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Every week we experience the Shabbos
On Shabbos Parshas
Lech Lecha,let’s deepen this
experienceUKשבתIn conjunction with
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Dear Members of the NW London Kehilla,
This year, Shabbat UK is on Parshas Lech L’cha, 25th October.
This project mainly targets those who have not truly experienced Shabbos observance. But it is an opportunity for everyone (religious and not-yet-religious alike) to together celebrate the beauty of Shabbos and enhance their appreciation of this mitzvah.
Last year, the Frum community mobilised itself quite late in the day. A number of events and activities were organised which left an indelible impression on the participants.
This year the organisers are looking to build on last year’s incredible success with the kiruv element of the Shabbat UK to encourage the frum kehillos of NW London to participate in their own way. This will heighten Shemiras Shabbos and foster a sense of unity generated undertaking cross communal activities.
Highlights of activities to be announced over the coming two weeks will אי”ה include a large Oneg on the Friday night with boy’s learning session (possibly incorporating the launch of this Avos u’Bonim cycle) as well as stories, food, and singing in a warm and uplifting atmosphere in two parallel functions (Golders Green and Hendon). This will be matched with a Friday night Oneg for the Girls.
Rabbi Daniel Rowe, Moshie Kahan, Osher Levene, Marc Rogoff, Mordechai Ullmann, Duddy Itzkowitz, Jack Ostreicher, Danny Sanger, Rabbi Jonny Chodie, Danny Wulwick, Lipi Werjuka, Rabbi Amram Landau, Jonny Wolf, David Rosenthal, Danny
Brodie, Dov Philips, Shia Stobiestski, Greg Reodiger, Dovid Guttentag, Eli Katz, Yossi Fachler, Itzik Feder, Yitzi Lerner
We the undersigned fully endorse this event and strongly encourage all Rabbonim and Askonim to join in this קריאה של .מחזק מצות וקדושת שבת, וגדול המעשה יותר מן העושה to be חיבה
Dayan C Ehrentreu Rabbi YM Greenberg Rabbi S Winegarten
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Shared LearningAn initiative has been setup to Split the 39 Melochos amongst shuls (this allows each shul to learn it in the way that suits them)To get your shul involved and to request a melacha please contact:
RABBI JONNY [email protected]
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Boys SchoolsLets Complete it together!Grammar Schools to split Mishnayos Shabbos
To get your school involved please contact:
MARC [email protected]
Primary Schools to learn 39 Melachos via a worksheet
To get your school involved please contact:
RABBI AMRAM [email protected]
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Shul Communal or Joint Shul shalosh seudosIt was suggested that shuls join together with a shul close to them for joint shalosh seudosTo get your shul involved please contact:
JACK [email protected]
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Oneg Friday Night for BoysAll school boys are invited to one of two special communal Onegs on Friday night at 8.30pmNer Yisroel (Hendon)or
Golders Green Beis Hamedrash – Munks (Golders Green)For more information please contact
LIPI [email protected]
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Oneg Friday Night for GirlsInviting all Grammar School Girls - Venue to be confirmedFor more information please contact
RABBI SHIMSHON [email protected]
OSHER [email protected]
CHANI [email protected]
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Shabbos Shiurim weekMENTorah Way have offered to supply speakers for individual shuls who wish to host a shabbos shiur or shiurim during the week of SUK.
To request a speaker please contact:
DUDDY [email protected]
LADIESOrah have offered to supply speakers for Ladies shiurim
To request a speaker please contact:
OSHER [email protected]
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?? Quiz Time??Answers can be found on back page
1. Which passuk is said in a sad tune in the parshah and why?
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A Stronger Desire To ReturnRabbi Elchonon Feldman Belmont United Synagogue
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Tragedies sadly come in all shapes and sizes but Chazal pinpoint a specific event that was so grossly unfortunate that it acted as the forerunner, the precursor, of all tumultuous misfortunes that would befall our people throughout history. This episode is the chet hameraglim (sin of the spies) as the Talmud states:"Today you cried for nothing; in the future I'll give you a real reason to
cry." (Ta'anis 29a)The immediate fall-out of this incident was the Divine decree that an
entire generation would die in the wilderness never entering into the land
of Israel. This led to a most harrowing custom which would take place on
Tishah b’Av during our people’s 40 years wanderings through the desert.
The Gemara Yerushalmi records that Moshe would instruct the Children of
Israel on the eve of Tishah b’Av to dig their own graves. Then as the sun
set and the fast commenced they would climb within, lie down and wait
until the morning. Those whose decree it was to die within that year did not
rise and the remainder ascended, repeating the process each year. Words
fail when trying to articulate the gross anxiety that each person most have
felt as they lay in their own tomb and this annual experience must always
be considered when we think imagine the idyllic life of the generation who
left Egypt. However, just as when a parent metes out punishment to a wayward
child, when Hashem must discipline us, it causes him great pain. In parshas
Devarim we see a fascinating juxtaposition when discussing the final leg of
the journey into the land of Israel. The Torah says:So it was, when all the men of war finished dying from among the people, that the Lord spoke to me saying, (Devarim 2:16-17)
Why, asks Rashi and many other commentators, does Moshe specify
only now that Hashem spoke directly to him? Rashi quotes a Sifrei
(midrashic compilation) that says:But since the spies were sent until now, the Hebrew word vayidaber (denoting G-d’s speaking to Moses with endearment) is not mentioned in [this] section, only vayomer (denoting a less affectionate form of communication), to teach us that during those entire 38 years during which time the Israelites were under ban by G-d, the Divine speech
was not directed towards Moshe in an expression of affection, face to face, and with peace of mind. This is to teach us that the Divine Presence rests upon the prophets only for Israel’s sake.
This is so poignant. Moshe was the greatest prophet that will ever exist.
A human being who is considered to be a true servant of G-d, a beloved
even. Still, he was kept at arm’s length during the period when our people
were being punished and felt distant from Hashem. If G-d cannot be close
to us in His manifest presence, then we see from this juxtaposition, He will
not be close to anyone, even Moshe. There is no greater pain, no stronger
anguish, than Hashem’s feelings (koviyachol) of having to hide and be
distant from us. This much is clear from our Torah.As we sit at our table this Shabbos we know that today is the ninth of
Av. If this calendar date would have fallen on a weekday, no food or drink
would have passed our lips and we acknowledge as well the great sadness
that we would be feeling in commemorating through communal mourning
the destruction of our Temple and many other tragedies of Tishah b’Av.
However, now that the fast has been relegated to Sunday we have a great
opportunity for reflection. Shabbos isn’t simply the postponement of the
fast, rather it now plays the role of an oasis, a small moment of pause in
which we can sense the deep and powerful unconcealed relationship that
Hashem yearns to have with us even in the midst of our chastisement. This
Shabbos more than any other can bring us to greater appreciation for the
eternal love that Hashem has for us and His pain in our distance from Him.
In this way perhaps as we enter this year into Tishah b’Av, we too will
feel a greater longing, a stronger desire to return. Our sadness and longing
for a relationship with Hashem will be more acute and our annual day of
mourning will be so much more than an anniversary date. In doing so
perhaps we will truly all merit together the fulfillment of the prophecy in
Yeshayah that is read in this week’s haftarah:“Therefore,” says the Master, the Lord of Hosts, the Mighty One of Israel, “Oh, I will console Myself from My adversaries, and I will avenge Myself of My foes. And I will return My hand upon you and purge away your dross as with lye, and remove all your tin. And I will restore your judges as at first and your counsellors as in the beginning; afterwards you shall be called City of Righteousness, Faithful City. Zion shall be redeemed through justice and her penitent through righteousness.”Amen, may it be Hashem’s will.
OnegShabbos בס"ד
North West London's Weekly Torah and Opinion Sheets
For Questions on Divrei Torah or articles, to receive this via email or for sponsorship opportunities please email [email protected]
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25 July ’15 ט' אב תשע”ה
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הפטרה: ישעי א' א' - כ"זפ' דברים שבת חזון
London 8:46 pm הדלקת נרות
מוצש’’ק London: 10:06 pm
?? Quiz Time?? Answers can be found on back page.
1. What is the connection between the end of Parshas Pinchas and the beginning of
Parshas Matos that discusses nedarim, vows?
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Moshe Rabbeinu - Mesiras Nefesh and Hakoras Hatov Personified
Rabbi Zvi PortnoyLoughton & Chigwell Synagogue
Kindly Sponsored לעילוי נשמת הש"ץ שלמה בן אברהם משה ז"ל לעילוי נשמת חנה בת אלעזר ע"ה
SPONSOR A SHABBOS KIT FOR A FAMILY’S FIRST SHABBOS
In association with the
Shabbos Project
UKשבת contact Roz Goldschneider [email protected]
S P O N S O R E D
In Parshas Matos the Torah discusses the
nekamah, revenge, that Hashem instructs
Moshe to wreak against the nation of Midyan.
The Midrash Tanchuma notes that the use of words in Hashem’s
instructions to Moshe are (Bamidbar 31:1) ‘nekom nikmas Bnei
Yisrael’ which loosely translates as ‘take revenge against them for
that which they did to the Bnei Yisrael.’ Yet the Midrash points out
that in Moshe’s subsequent instruction to the Bnei Yisrael (31:3)
he tells the Jewish people to fight against Midyan ‘lo’seis nikmas
Hashem b’Midyan.’ The use of these words by Moshe, suggests
the Midrash, implies that the battle which was to be waged was
fundamentally one being for fought for Hashem rather than one
being fought in revenge for the evil machinations of Midyan
against Klal Yisrael.
Indeed Rashi notes on the words ‘nikmas Hashem’ that the two
are inextricably linked. Those who stand against Klal Yisrael are
enemies of Hashem.
The Midrash elaborates on this point and says something
fascinating. Moshe Rabbeinu in switching the precise words
Hashem gave to him, was conveying a message to Hashem so
to speak. The only reason Klal Yisrael has these enemies is due
the Torah and mitzvos that You Hashem gave to us! Their hatred
towards us is due to our allegiance to You. To be clear, Moshe
was not blaming Hashem, rather he was stating that this revenge
was not a personal one, it was for a much greater and nobler
cause, to take vengeance for the sake of Hashem and His Torah.
Therefore, Moshe in conveying the mitzvah to Klal Yisrael says this
is Hashem’s nekamah, G-d’s revenge, which we the Jewish people
are carrying out on His behalf.
The meforshim, Rashi amongst others, point out something
incredible. Hashem tells Moshe that once the mission against
Midyan has been carried out ‘tei’asef el amecha’ you will bought in
to your people and will pass on from this world. Yet immediately
Moshe went ahead with this mission with happiness, knowing
only too well that his death depended on its completion. The
Yalkut Shimoni and the Midrash Rabba both elaborate on this
point even more emphatically. Hashem told Moshe, if you want
to live another thousand years that’s fine just don’t battle against
Midyan! Exactly what that means is another discussion, yet the
bottom line was that Moshe responded that he would rather Klal
Yisrael vanquish its enemy even if that resulted in his imminent
death. What enormous self sacrifice! Moshe Rabbeinu, prepared
to give up 1000 years of his lifetime, so that Klal Yisrael could do
what Hashem had instructed them to.
Conversely, Rabbi Yitzchok Zilberstein points out, that Hashem
had told Moshe, “I want you to take revenge against Midyan.” Yet
the Midrash says that Moshe handed the mission over so to speak
to the rest of the Jewish people. Moshe’s rationale was, ‘how can
I take revenge against Midyan? How can I engage in battle with
a nation who I took refuge amongst when I fled from Mitzrayim?’
despite the fact that this same Midyan shunned his father-in-law,
his wife and their entire family! Yet for Moshe it sufficed that they
gave him shelter in a difficult time for him not to wage war with
them.
Moshe Rabbeinu: a true paradigm of mesiras nefesh and
hakoras hatov.
OnegShabbos בס"ד
North West London's Weekly Torah and Opinion Sheets
For Questions on Divrei Torah or articles, to receive this via email or for sponsorship opportunities please email [email protected]
Now in Yerushalayim, Antwerp, Baltimore, Bet Shemesh, Borehamwood, Cyprus, Edgware, Elstree, Gibraltar, Hale, Holland, Ilford, Johannesburg,
London, Los Angeles, Manchester, Miami, New York, Petach Tikva, Philadelphia, South Tottenham, Radlett, Toronto, Vienna, Zurich
18 July ’15 ב' אב תשע”הפרשת מטות מסעי
פ' מטות מסעי הפטרה: ירמי ב' ד' - כ"ח, ג' ד'
הדלקת נרות פרקי אבות: פרק ב' London 8:55 pm מוצש’’ק
London: 10:18 pm
Oneg Shabbos PublicationOneg Shabbos is looking for each shul to get their Rabbi to write a Devar Torah for the SUK week (Lech Lecha)Approximately 700 words in English (due to time restrictions some shuls may need one of the mispallelim to write it for the Rov).
Deadline for entry is Sunday 11th October 2015 10.00pm
To confirm or for further information please contact:
MARK [email protected]
?? QUIZ TIME??Answers can be found on page 11
1. How many miracles happened to Pinchas when he went to kill Zimri and Kozbi and what
were they?
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What Appears Unjust May Be Our SalvationR' Barry KaganJFS
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WHAT WILL YOU BE DOING?In association with the International Shabbos Project שבתUK
S P O N S O R E D
Imagine you are a rising star in your chosen sport, you have been selected to play in all the top youth teams and you have been training every day for most of your life with the same group of talented youngsters. You have been through a rigorous regime, honing your skills and fitness and planning the perfect strategies. Your group has risen through the ranks and you are about to embark on a promising career as a multi-million pound star. Your future is guaranteed. Nothing could go wrong.
But then, you wake up one morning and read the morning press: your training
partners have all been selected for the next step up, they’ve all been selected to
represent their country at international level, whereas you have been overlooked.
You have not been chosen with the others after it seemed a mere formality.Imagine the feeling of pain; imagine the feeling of disappointment, anguish
and heartache. It could have been; it should have been! Why not me? I am so
good; I am as good as anyone else! Why not me? The thoughts would resound
in your head over and over again. You would be faced with the same pain every
morning when you wake up. You would be faced with the same pain every time
you see your previous team mates perform when you have been sidelined.When the kehunah was introduced to Klal Yisrael, Hashem appointed Aharon,
his sons and any other future grandsons as Kohanim (Kach es Aharon v’es banav
ito, (Vayikra 8:2)). However, Pinchas, the son of Elazar had already been born so
he was not anointed. According to the Maharal he was too young to be anointed.
He was from exactly the same family, but was not appointed as a Kohen. Imagine
his pain, imagine his anguish! He might think: “Am I worse than anybody else?
My father is a Kohen, my uncle is a Kohen, all my cousins will be Kohanim, why
not me?” Every morning he would be faced with the same reality, the same
missed opportunity. He may be excused for feeling hard done by and overlooked. Yet, when it came to standing up for the glory of Hashem, he zealously stepped
forward and avenged the honour of Hashem: “Haeshiv es chamosi mei al Bnei
Yisrael b’kanoy es kinosi” – “he turned My wrath away from the Bnei Yisrael, in
that he was zealous for My sake.” For this act of killing Kozbi and Zimri he was
rewarded with the “bris kehunas olom” and “brisi Shalom,” eternal priesthood and
a covenant of peace. Not only was Pinchas recompensed by becoming a Kohen,
but the Ibn Ezra says that the line of the Kohanim Gedolim would originate from
him. Indeed, according to the Yalkut Shimoni, he will be the one to usher in the
ultimate geulah as Eliyahu Hanavi. He ended up receiving a much greater reward
than he would have received had he been included at the outset. We never know what the future may yield. When we view events as isolated
and disconnected, then events in our life can appear burdensome. The whole
picture does not make sense and we wonder why things have not worked out the
way we desired. But then, the very negative itself transpires to be the source of
positivity, growth and success. It is easy to recognize this in hindsight, but as
Rav Mattisyahu Salomon says, we need to recognize this in foresight. Rabbi Zev Leff gives an analogy of a person in shul hearing the chazzan say
Ashrei. However, he leaves early and only hears the chazzan say the beginning
of the passuk: “shomer Hashem es kol ohavav v’es kol hareshaim …” he misses
the last word of the passuk and thinks, “that’s not fair, Hashem protects all the
ones He loves and the wicked!” If he arrives late he only hears the end of the
passuk: “… es kol ohavav v’es kol hareshaim yashmid” and he thinks, “that’s not
fair, Hashem destroys the ones He loves together with the wicked.” Of course,
had he been in shul to hear the whole passuk, he would make sense of the entire
verse. He would have been able to put the comma in the correct place: “shomer
Hashem es kol ohavav, v’es kol hareshaim yashmid!” Everything is coordinated
from Above and everything fits into an ultimate plan.By definition, we enter this world in the middle of “davening” – we all arrive
after the beginning and we all leave before it ends. We cannot envisage the whole
picture. We need to have the awareness that all events are directed towards our
good and the perfection of the world. The account of Pinchas teaches us to keep
perspective, to maintain a broader view and recognize that everything transpires
for our ultimate good. So the next time we see ourselves as having been overlooked, despite our
skills and talents, let us remember that what appears unjust at first, might turn
out to be our salvation. Even if we are not initially picked for the team, we may yet
end up being the captain.
OnegShabbos בס"ד
North West London's Weekly Torah and Opinion Sheets
For Questions on Divrei Torah or articles, to receive this via email or for sponsorship opportunities please email [email protected]
Now in Yerushalayim, Antwerp, Baltimore, Bet Shemesh, Borehamwood, Cyprus, Edgware, Elstree, Gibraltar, Hale, Holland, Ilford, Johannesburg,
London, Los Angeles, Manchester, Miami, New York, Petach Tikva, Philadelphia, South Tottenham, Radlett, Toronto, Vienna, Zurich
11 July ’15 כ"ד תמוז תשע”ה
פרשת פינחסמברכין החודש
פרקי אבות: פרק א'הפטרה: ירמי א' א' - ב' ג' פ' פינחס
London 9:01 pm הדלקת נרות
מוצש’’ק London: 10:27 pm
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HostingInvite guests that you know (from work or neighbours) for a mealTo register as a host please contact:
DAVID [email protected]
DANNY [email protected]
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Newspaper ArticlesCreate a buzz through Newspapers.If you have any pictures, stories from this year or last year please email
HEAD OF PR J [email protected]
or directly to
JEWISH TRIBUNE: MORDECHAI [email protected]
HAMODIA: YEHOSHUA [email protected]
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Estate Agent SignsWe are excited to announce the launch of the Shabbat UK EAB (Estate Agent Boards) Campaign.Estate Agents around London have agreed to place their boards in front of properties promoting Shabbat UK.
Now we just need places to put them!
It is a great chance to show the community we are all #keepingittogether
To sign up to the Shabbat UK EAB Campaign visit www.shabbatuk.org/boards
For more information email [email protected]
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Email UpdatesWe are looking for point of contacts from your shul.Please could you email the contact details for your dedicated member to [email protected]
To receive updates of local events please email [email protected] and request updates for Shabbat UK events in the Hendon and Golders Green
This year’s Great Challah Make is sure to sell out.
Don’t miss out - register NOW at:
www.shabbatuk.org/ challah-make/
Ready...Steady...
Bake!
‘Shabbat is the choicest fruit and flower of the week. The coming
of the Queen transforms
even the humblest home into a palace.’
(Rav Yehuda HaLevi, Kuzari III 5)