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Get Old but Stay Young!
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 Dear <~~First~~>,
What an uplifting and inspiring weekend we experienced last week! It truly was a Celebration!
A very big thank you to all those who made it happen. It was especially gratifying to see so many South Headers on the organizing committee including, Jodi Kofsky, Maxine Appel Cohen, Ian Charif, Brian Rosmarin, Brenda Jankelowitz, Janine Wolman, Norman Abel and Malcolm Kofsky. Thanks guys (and to Lawrence Jackson and Claudia Prosser) and Kol HaKavod for a truly magnificent, warm and inspiring Shabbat. We know that it was a huge effort, but one that was truly worth it.
And a big Yasher Koach to members of our Social and Cultural Committee: Les Kraus, Bernice Charif, Gail Bachman, Marianne Stern and Garry Lavan - for putting together a terrific event which saw 200 people in the Herbert Hall thoroughly enjoy a wonderfully melodious lunch with our special guests.
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This week we read about Abraham "getting old and coming in days". Our Rabbis explain that "ageing" began with Abraham. Abraham and Isaac were identical in appearance and people confused the two. "Someone who wanted to speak to Abraham spoke to Isaac; someone who wanted to speak to Isaac spoke to Abraham." So Abraham asked G-d to make him look older. (This was at a time when being older commanded respect...)
But was Abraham truly old? Listen to this week's podcast where I explain that we can "get old" but still remain fully engaged in the days of our lives. Click here
With best wishes for a Good Shabbos.
On behalf of the Rebbetzen and all of us at South Head
Rabbi Benzion Milecki OAM
Shabbos Afternoon Shiur
This week: Farbrengen with Rabbi Milecki starting at 6.45pm
JEWISH LEARNING @ SOUTH HEAD
 Week 3 provided participants with tools for aligning reason and emotion so as to live more decisively.
For lots more pictures of the Monday evening & Wednesday morning sessions please visit our JLI Gallery
Next JLI Courses
February 2009 - You Be the Judge II: Dive into the Sea of Talmud
May 2009 - Biblical Reflecons: Find Yourself in the Stories of the Bible
Please contact Helen 9371 7300 ext 4 or email
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 Hey there everyone!
CAMP SHALOM IS COMING .. Register NOW FOR EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT!!!
Next Birthday Club: Friday Nov-28th (next Friday night) for children over 3 and under Bar/BatMitzvah who celebrate birthdays in Tishrei & Cheshvan. Make sure you send in your RSVP. If you didn't receive an invite and think you should have contact Helen at the shul office.
Mummy & Me was another great success this week. Everyone enjoyed Music & Movement, Challah baking, tent painting, Circle Time and a Shabbat party. This program will run every Thursday until December 11 and is for Children 18mths - 31/2 yrs old. With Chanukah around the corner our last two weeks - Dec 4 & 11 - will have a special focus on the Festival of Lights. Please rsvp to Rivky 0404 055 643 to help us cater accordingly (for more see flyer below)
Childrens' Services: featuring Tefillah, Torah study, games, and snacks, Every Friday night at 6:30 pm and Shabbat day at 10:30 am. Please look at the signs in the foyer for the correct locations for your child. Be sure to check for all our special YomTov services and times.
New Programs at South Head
This new enrichment program has recently begun and features exciting Parasha, Hebrew reading and more ... we are planning for next year .. individual learning or small classes .. call us now so we can plan for you!
Jewish Birthdays: Any child who is having their Jewish birthday during the Hebrew Month of Kislev, please email us a picture of yourself.
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For more information about youth programs, contact Rabbi Yossi or Rivky Shuchat at 9371-7300 ext 3, or 0425-323-770 or email Youth@southhead.org
Good Shabbos from Rabbi Yossi and Rivky Shuchat
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A lawyer and an elderly Jewish man are sitting next to each other on a long flight. The lawyer is thinking that Jews are so dumb that he could get over on them easy...so the lawyer asks if the Jew would he like to play a fun game.
The old Jewish man is tired and just wants to take a nap, so he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer, you pay me only $5; you ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I will pay you $500, he says. This catches the Jew's attention and to keep the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' The elderly Jew doesn't say a word, reaches in his pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the lawyer.
Now, it's the Jew's turn. He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with three legs, and comes down with four?'
The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the Jewish man and hands him $500. The old Jew pockets the $500 and goes right back to sleep.
The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He wakes the elderly Jew up and asks, 'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and comes down with four?'
The Jew shrugs, reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5 and goes back to sleep.
Don't mess with us Jews
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Shabbat Chayei Sarah
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24 Cheshvan / Nov 21, 22
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| Service Times |
| Friday Nov-21 |
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| Earliest Candlelighting |
6.18pm |
| Preferred Candlelighting |
7.24pm |
| Mincha & Kabbalat Shabbat |
6.30pm |
| Shabbat Nov-22 |
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Shacharit |
8.45am |
| Shabbat Farbrengen |
6.45pm |
| Mincha |
7.30pm |
| Shabbat Ends |
8.25pm |
| Weekday Mincha throughout Summer |
6.30pm |
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South Head Simchas
Births
Mazal Tov to Paul & Caryn Kaplan on the birth of a daughter on 22 Cheshvan / Nov 19th. Mazal Tov to grandparents Myrna Kaplan and Gerald & Ashna Diamond.
Mazal Tov to Larry & Nicole Uria on the birth of a son on 22 Cheshvan / Nov 19th. Mazal Tov to grandparents Selwyn & Ann Uria, Brian & Zelma Schmaman and to great grandfather Natie Schmaman.
Brit Milah
Mazal Tov to Rolly & Margaret Nagel on the bris of grandson Dovid who was born on November 14th / 16 Cheshvan. Mazal Tov to parents Barry & Michelle Meskin, to grandparents Michael & Hazel Meskin and to great grandmothers Eva Geller and Gladys Jacobsohn.
Mazal Tov to Jack & Rosa Rosentraus on the bris of grandson Yoel Chaim (Joel Chaim) who was born on November 10th / 12 Cheshvan. Mazal Tov to parents Ben & Karen Kresner, to grandparents Bernie & Marcia Kresner and to great grandmothers Elwira Rosentraus, Fela Pelc and Rose Kresner.
Bar & Bat Mitzvah
Mazal Tov to Robert & Susan Sonnenschein on the BatMitzvah of their daughter Sophie. Mazal Tov to grandparents Egon & Miriam Sonnenschein and Richard & Shirley Symonds.
Mazal tov also to Egon & Miriam on the recent BarMitzvah of their grandson Yitzchak Weinstock; Mazal Tov also to parents Ron & Vivien Weinstock. |