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MIZRACHI MATTERS - SHABBAT KI TAVO Friday, 20 September (20 Elul)

Mincha & Ma’ariv: 6:00pm1 Candle Lighting: 5:56pm Drasha: R’ Mottel Krasnjanski

Friday

20 September 20 Elul

Shabbat 21 September

21 Elul

Sunday 22 September

22 Elul

Monday 23 September

23 Elul

Tuesday 24 September

24 Elul

Wednesday 25 September

25 Elul

Thursday 26 September

26 Elul

Friday 27 September

27 Elul

1. Beit Yehuda 2. Kehillat Ohr David 3. Beit Midrash (Beit Haroeh Shabbat Morning) 4 . Bnei Akiva 5 . Elsternwick 6 . Midrashah 7 . Goldberger Hall

Shacharit 6:30am1, 7:00am2

7:30am1 7:30am1

9:30am1,2,3,4 7:00am1; 8:00am1:

9:00am2 5:55am1

7:00am1 6:00am1 7:00am1

6:00am1, 7:00am1

5:55am1 7:00am1

6:00am1

7:00am1 Dawn 5:02am 5:01am 4:59am 4:58am 4:56am 4:55am 4:53am 4:51am Tallit & Tefillin 5:23am 5:21am 5:20am 5:18am 5:16am 5:15am 5:13am 5:12am Sunrise 6:14am 6:13am 6:11am 6:10am 6:08am 6:07am 6:05am 6:03am Sh'ma (גר״א) 9:14am 9:13am 9:12am 9:11am 9:10am 9:09am 9:08am 9:07am Earliest Mincha 12:45pm 12:44pm 12:44pm 12:44pm 12:44pm 12:43pm 12:43pm 12:43pm Plag HaMincha (גר״א) 4:59pm 4:59pm 5:00pm 5:01pm 5:01pm 5:02pm 5:02pm 5:03pm Mincha / Maa'riv 6:00pm1 5:40pm1 6:05pm1 6:05pm1 6:05pm1 6:05pm1 6:05pm1 6:10pm1 Sunset 6:14pm 6:15pm 6:15pm 6:16pm 6:17pm 6:18pm 6:19pm 6:20pm Night/Shabbat Ends 6:54pm 6:55pm 6:55pm 6:56pm 6:57pm 6:58pm 6:59pm 7:00pm Second Ma'ariv 9:30pm 9:30pm 9:30pm 9:30pm 9:30pm Slichot 12.12am1 10:45pm3 10:45pm3 10:45pm3 10:45pm3 10:45pm3

DAF YOMI Meilah 3 Meilah 4 Meilah 5 Meilah 6 Meilah 7 Meilah 8 Meilah 9 Meilah 10 8:15am 8:45am 8:15am 8:15am 8:15am 8:15am 8:15am

SHIURIM

R’ Leor Broh 9:00am

R’ Danny Mirvis 9:30am7 Drashot

R’ Danny Mirvis1 R’ Yehoshua Asulin2

R’ Leor Broh3 Shabbat Afternoon

Shiur R’ Marcus Rosenberg

4:45pm

“(Trying to) Truly Understand Rashi” shiur for students

& young adults with

R’ James Kennard 8:30pm

Ohr HaChaim on the Parsha for women

R’ Danny Mirvis 9:30am6

Tzurba Communal Shiur with

R’ Yehoshua Asulin for men & women

8:30pm Sefer Devarim

for women Michal Kaufman

9:00pm

Lunch and Learn R’ Danny Mirvis

1:00pm6

Gemara B’Iyun Shiur with

R’ Yehoshua Asulin 8:30pm

Pre Rosh Hashana Communal Shiur

with R’ Danny Gold 8:30pm6

Topic: Malchuyot, Zichronot and

Shofarot. מלכויות זכרונות

ושורות

“Following in the Footsteps of our

Fathers” **11:00am**

11 Morrice Street Ettie Spigelman Gary’s Gemara Shiur @ 8:30pm

R’ Yehoshua Asulin – “Exploring

Emunah - A Journey in Understanding Hashem to Deal

with our Personal Challenges”

8:30pm Beginners

Gemara Shiur for Women with

Rabbanit Ahuva Tsykin at 8:30pm6

Lunch and Learn R’ Danny Mirvis

Lvl 28, 101 Collins St 1:00pm

Tzurba Shiur R’ Mark Steiner

8:30pm Parasha Shiur

(Ivrit Kala) R’ Yehoshua Asulin

8:45pm Advanced

Gemara Shiur for Women with

Rabbanit Ahuva Tsykin at 8:30pm6

Masechet Rosh Hashana Shiur

R’ Yehoshua Asulin & R’ James Kennard

9:45pm

R’ Yehoshua Asulin & R’ James Kennard

9:45pm

R’ Yehoshua Asulin & R’ James Kennard

9:45pm

R’ Yehoshua Asulin & R’ James

Kennard 7:00pm

R’ Yehoshua Asulin & R’ James Kennard

9:45pm

MISHNAH YOMIT

Avot 4:16-17

Avot 4:18-19

Avot 4:20-21

Avot 4:22-5:1

Avot 5:2-3

Avot 5:4-5

Avot 5:6-7

Avot 5:8-9

5:50pm 5:30pm Between Mincha and Ma'ariv

Between Mincha and Ma'ariv

Between Mincha and Ma'ariv

Between Mincha and Ma'ariv

Between Mincha and Ma'ariv 6:10pm

EVENTS

MizKidz 10:45am

Bnei Akiva 4:30pm

Seudah Shlishit Welcome to our Kollel Tzevet &

B’not Sherut

Holy Bagel 9:00am3

Chill & Cholent 9:45pm in the Hesder House

YAHRZEITS Howard Finger

(Mother)

Sam Parasol (Mother)

Harry Mainzer (Sister)

Sarah Jotkowitz (Father)

R’ Hillel Bick (Mother)

We wish a hearty Mazal Tov to:

Tzippy & Shimmy Lowinger

on the birth of their son. Mazal Tov to his grandparents: Sally Lowinger and Bernie & Mark Bird

Tori Balter on the occasion of her Bat Mitzvah

Mazal tov to her parents: Leah & Sooly Balter Mazal tov to her grandparents: Sala & Hershal Balter and Vivian & Leon Falk

Rochelle Herz and Aaron Wunsh

on their wedding. Mazal Tov to their parents: Debbie & Jeff Herz and

Francine & Charles Wunsh (London) Mazal Tov to their grandparents: Toni & Malcolm Cooper and

Gillian & Ronald Wunsh (London) Mazal Tov to their great grandmother: Stella Shupick (London)

Mazal Tov to the morning Daf Yomi Shiur for having Completed Masechet Kritut this past week.

BAR / BAT MITZVAH ANNIVERSARIES: Lenny Schmidt, Raphael Leibler, Avi Lazar, Dov Fixler

HAPPY BIRTHDAY: Saturday: Shira Rosenblum

Sunday: Gary Herz, Nathan Pyke Monday: Moishe Tawil (HBD)

Tuesday: Ellie Casper Wednesday: Ari Barr, Adina Bankier-Karp (HBD)

Thursday: Ronnie Feldman Friday: Zoe Heinrichs, Julie Isman

If you have an occasion or milestone event that you would like to be mentioned in Mizrachi Matters, please email it to office@mizrachi.com.au by 12:00pm on Thursdays

כל זמן שישראלחוטאין יעשו לפניכסדר הזה ואני

מוחל להם

Whenever Israel sins, let

them recite this in its

proper order and I will

forgive them.

First Night SelichotMotzei Shabbat, 21 September12:12am in Beit Yehuda

Preceded by a Tisch in the Bnei Akiva Maon at 11.00pm

Times for first

week of Selichot

Mon 23/09 & Thu 26/09

5:55am / 7:00am

For further details

please contact the

office on

8317 2504 or office@

mizrachi.com.au

Tue 24/09, Wed 25/09

& Fri 27/09

6:00am / 7:00am

Sun 29/09

6:10am / 7:15am /

8:40am

בס"ד

From the Gush Rav Moshe Taragin Parshat Ki Tavo - Selichot, Teshuva and Elections in Israel

As Selichot commence this Saturday night (for Ashkenazim), the buildup to the

Great Days begins in earnest. These are days of Judgement, of pronounced Divine

Presence but also days of identity-crafting. During this period, we fashion the person

we would “like to be” from the shards of the person we “have become”. Teshuva and

penitence are an odyssey through the inner self, in search of rescue, absolution and

heightened identity. Teshuva itself can be experienced as a ‘process’ or, alternatively,

it can be transformational to our very identities. Chazal refer to a “ba’al teshuva” and

not just someone who experiences teshuva- implying a deeper character renovation

catalyzed by teshuva. The process can be limited to forty days or it can continue to

shape our moral journey. Ideally, we don’t hide from our failures but live with the

abiding frustration of wasted opportunity- a frustration which hopefully motivates

greater commitment and greater focus. This period in our calendar spotlights our

ongoing search for renewed identity.

This past week in Israel we were temporarily distracted from this pursuit by national

elections- for the second time in six months. Our inability to form a government after

the previous elections, prompted a snap second round of voting. As the time that article

is being drafted it is not altogether clear that a second election will produce

dramatically different results or help avoid the political gridlock of six months ago. All

expectations indicate that, once again, the formation of a government will be

complicated.

To many, these political stalemates or hung elections indicate a dysfunctional

democracy or a chronically divided society. In many ways this is misleading, and

elections aren’t a precise barometer of social unity in Israel. Indeed “society” in Israel

is fractured along four major fault lines of disagreement: right wing as opposed to left

wing, religious as opposed to non-religious, Ashkenazi as opposed to Sephardi and

wealthy vs poor. Effectively, it is almost impossible to sit across from another Israel

with whom you completely agree on every one of these issues. However, despite these

fault lines, under normal day-to day conditions, life in Israel feels deeply united and

deeply connected. The common project of resettling our homeland and defending our

vulnerable State unites us despite our dissimilarities. Under normal conditions, and

on a person-to-person level, we find a way to “make it work” in this small country we

call ours.

In fact, many of these differences and distinctions are endemic as part of our national

mission of collecting Jews from across the globe. If “scattered” Jews are finally flocking

to Israel from different climates and bearing different cultural traditions, we expect

them to arrive with different cultures, heritages and religious perspectives. This once-

in-history congregation is bound to produce a kaleidoscope of humanity. Our small

country’s uncanny ability to distill so much diversity is one of the charming parts of

life in Israel just as it is a glimmer of Jewish history.

In stark contrast to the national unity we typically live with, elections are very

polarizing experiences as parties jockey with one another for our precious votes.

From the Gush Rav Moshe Taragin Parshat Ki Tavo - Selichot, Teshuva and Elections in Israel

Attempting to distinguish themselves from their rivals, each party radicalizes its

platform to accentuate differences between parties to land your vote. Six months ago,

we failed to form a government precisely because the electorate was split along TWO

of the previously stated ideological/cultural fault lines. The primary electoral rift

existed between the Likud and the Blue and White party whose differ primarily about

the Palestinian issue. However, a secondary rift emerged between religious parties and

a party which adopted a staunch anti-religious platform. Unable to merge all these

interests and facing a splintered electorate the process of forming a government

collapsed.

Those elections and its splintered results created a mirage of political strife. The past

few months in Israel, in the aftermath of this political fissure and democratic

breakdown, haven’t been particularly contentious or quarrelsome. While politicians

have radicalized their messages, most middle-of-the-road Israelis have simply

continued where we left off before elections (despite the great financial waste).

Voting for a particular party is not and should not be an “identity moment” (24 hours

before the election I am still not certain which party I will vote for). Identity is defined

by more lasting and formative values and my vote is just a manner of maximizing our

democratic voice and lending support to a particular party whose platform we deem

impactful. Identity should not be wedded to politics.

Parshat Ki Tavo chronicles the ritual at the two mountains of Gerizim and Eival. The

Divine Covenant was re-enacted as one mountain hosted “blessings” for righteous

behavior while one hosted “punishments” or “curses” for errant behavior. Noticeably,

the Torah describes the blessings in a direct manner: “these are the [tribes] who will

bless the nation”. By contrast, others merely announce general “punishments” which

are projected upon the mountain but unattached to a nation. We are fundamentally

virtuous and noble and inherently deserving of beracha for moral and religious

behavior. If and when we fail it and we suffer, it doesn’t and shouldn’t define us.

Indeed, there are consequences to religious malfunction, but our inner core is one of

blessing and potential- even when we squander some of that unlimited potential. If we

search for identity during this period, it should be with the confidence that we look to

restore an inner goodness which has been marred by life’s hardships and by our own

failures. We aren’t creating inner virtue but merely replenishing it.

Elul 5779 September 2019

Dear Friends, Rosh Hashana is fast approaching and as we begin to focus ourselves on teshuva and m’asim tovim it is a perfect opportunity to consider the needs of others especially those that rely on support from our community. Throughout the year the Mizrachi Charity Fund (MCF) is committed to providing members of our extended community with the necessary support to ensure that they are able to provide for their families adequately. The need is constant and the requests endless. Unfortunately, there is an increasing number of families within the community that rely on our support in order to manage their financial burden. The range of support we offer is diverse and we are committed to finding the most beneficial form of support for each individual case. *David recently approached MCF following a serious workplace accident which has left him severely impaired and unable to work. David has a large family and unfortunately the disability payments he receives are inadequate to cover the full extent of the expenses incurred. David is suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder and the additional stress which he is experiencing due to financial pressures is impacting upon him greatly. *Rachel is an orthodox single mother who is the sole provider for her son. Her limited resources render it impossible for her to be able to afford to live in an area where there is a shule or any other communal resources. Rachel and her son both desperately wish to be involved in the community however their financial limitations result in them feeling isolated and disconnected. David and Rachel, and their families are just two examples of families who turned to Mizrachi Charity for assistance when they found themselves so vulnerable. We receive requests from families within our community and beyond. The most alarming feature is that many of these requests are coming from families that are deeply integrated in our close knit community. The need is literally on our doorstep and it is something that we cannot ignore. We are pleased to be able to assist those families that seek our support and the only hurdle we face is having limited funds which restricts our ability to assist to the full extent required. We are completely reliant on the support of our generous community which ensures that we sustain our record of distributing approximately $180,000 a year to those who find themselves hungry, homeless, jobless and with few avenues of support. Every month, funds are disbursed to provide food vouchers, rental assistance, medical assistance, payment of utilities and occasionally, financial support in order to retrain or re-educate an individual so that they can return to the workforce. We hope to do more of this. Obviously the more money we raise the more capability we have to assist. Sometimes what we provide is only enough to help our clients out of a drastic predicament and we always wish we had the ability to help on a grander scale. Please consider those families whose added challenges can be alleviated by our thoughtful assistance by supporting our Rosh Hashana Appeal. We are so grateful for your continued support and are delighted to advise that donations can now be made online by clicking on our website charity.mizrachi.com.au . Wishing you all a Shana Tova and Gmar Chatima Tova. Warm regards,

Karen Franks Mizrachi Charity Fund Executive Director

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Dear Mitpalel, The sale of kibbudim for the yamim nora’im in Beit Yehuda has always been an important source of revenue to help fund the many activities of the Mizrachi Organisation. As the sale of kibbudim by auction prior to k’riat ha’Torah can sometimes lead to a lack of decorum in the shule and lengthen the tefilah times, we are selling the kibbudim in advance of the yamim nora’im. Procedure: 1. We invite you to consider purchasing any of the following kibbudim, in advance, by completing the form below and returning it to the Mizrachi office via fax (9527 5665), post (81 Balaclava Road, Caulfield North 3161) or email (scan and send to office@mizrachi.com.au). 2. As we are not conducting an auction, you are required to indicate your bid(s) only once. The highest respective bids received by the deadline of COB on the respective dates will be successful. 3. The minimum bid that will be accepted for each kibbud is listed. Bids should be in $50 increments. 4. If the highest bid is shared by two people, and an alternative equivalent kibbud is not available, a phone conference will be held between the bidders to run an open, over the phone auction. Priority will be given to a chiyuv or anyone commemorating a special event so please make it clear if this is the case. Otherwise, there is no need to fill in the ‘Reason / For whom’ column.

Name: Mobile:

Email:

ROSH HASHANA Due back into the Mizrachi Office by

Friday 20 September at 2:00pm

Day 1 Day 2 Kibbud Min. bid Your bid Reason/For whom Min. bid Your bid Reason/For whom Petichah $400 $ $400 $ Kohen $400 $ $400 $ Levi $400 $ $400 $ Shlishi $400 $ $600 $ Revi’i $400 $ $400 $ Chamishi $400 $ $400 $ Shishi Shabbat only

Shevi’i Hagbah 1 $200 $ $200 $ Gelilah 1 $200 $ $200 $ Maftir $600 $ $600 $ Hagbah 2 $200 $ $200 $ Gelilah 2 $200 $ $200 $

Dear Mitpalel, The sale of kibbudim for the yamim nora’im in Beit Yehuda has always been an important source of revenue to help fund the many activities of the Mizrachi Organisation. As the sale of kibbudim by auction prior to k’riat ha’Torah can sometimes lead to a lack of decorum in the shule and lengthen the tefilah times, we are selling the kibbudim in advance of the yamim nora’im. Procedure: 1. We invite you to consider purchasing any of the following kibbudim, in advance, by completing the form below and returning it to the Mizrachi office via fax (9527 5665), post (81 Balaclava Road, Caulfield North 3161) or email (scan and send to office@mizrachi.com.au). 2. As we are not conducting an auction, you are required to indicate your bid(s) only once. The highest respective bids received by the deadline of COB on the respective dates will be successful. 3. The minimum bid that will be accepted for each kibbud is listed. Bids should be in $50 increments. 4. If the highest bid is shared by two people, and an alternative equivalent kibbud is not available, a phone conference will be held between the bidders to run an open, over the phone auction. Priority will be given to a chiyuv or anyone commemorating a special event so please make it clear if this is the case. Otherwise, there is no need to fill in the ‘Reason / For whom’ column.

Name: Mobile:

Email:

YOM KIPPUR Due back into the Mizrachi Office by

Friday 27 September at 2:00pm Yom Kippur Yom Kippur Minchah/Ne’ilah Petichah $400 $ $400 $ Kohen $400 $ $400 $ Levi $400 $ $400 $ Shlishi $400 $ Revi’i $400 $ Chamishi $400 $ Shishi $400 $ Shevi’i $400 $ Hagbah 1 $200 $ $200 $ Gelilah 1 $200 $ $200 $ Maftir $600 $ Yona 1000 $ Hagbah 2 $200 $ Gelilah 2 $200 $

Petichah Nei’ilah $750 $

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