BS'D BARUCH DAYAN HA'EMETWith deep sorrowOur dear grandmother and mother in law Rochel bas Sneer Shmerlin ז''ל Wife of ז׳ל załam ben Reuven kerbel |
הקומת מציבה
CONSECRATION
The consecration of the tombstone
erected in loving memory
of
Michael Ari Felberbaum O"BM
אהרן יונה בן אברהם חיים
(Beloved son of Fred Felberbaum O"BM and Noemi Wilshansky, Loving father of Chanie Felberbaum and Sarah Weinstock)
will take place
11:00am – Sunday 4th February 2024
at the
Adass Israel Cemetery
712 Princes Highway, Springvale
Compartment D, Number 139.
BS'D BARUCH DAYAN HA'EMETWe regret to inform you of the passing ofMrs Baila Sztillerman ob'mThe levaya will be held at Adass Chevra Kadisha Springvale Friday 26 January 12noon Hamakom Yenachem Etchem Betoch She'ar Aveilei Tzion ViYerushalayim המקום ינחם אתכם בתוך שאר אבלי ציון וירושלים |
This week's Torah reading contains the "song at the sea" sung by the Children of Israel upon their deliverance from the Egyptians, when the Red Sea split to allow them to pass and then drowned their pursuers. Hence this Shabbat is designated as Shabbat Shirah, "Shabbat of song."
Our sages tell us that the birds in the sky joined our ancestors in their singing; for this reason it is customary to put out food for the birds for this Shabbat (to avoid the possibility of transgressing the laws of Shabbat, the food should be put out before Shabbat).
Links:
Parting of the Red Sea
Miriam: Tambourines of Rebellion
There was the cloud and darkness, and it illuminated the night (14:20)
The column, which traveled before the Israelite camp as a pillar of cloud by day and of fire by night, moved to interpose between the two camps and to protect the Israelites from the Egyptians. It now was a "cloud and darkness" for the Egyptians while "illuminating the night" for the Israelites.
(Rashi)
According to the natural order of the world, can a person who lights a candle say, "So-and-so, who is my friend, may use the light, while so-and-so, who is my enemy, may not"? But G‑d is not so confined. . . . His cloud produced light for Israel and darkness for Egypt.
(Midrash Tehillim)
We would like to wish Mazel tov to
Yossi & Lisa Procel
on the birth of their baby boy.
A warm Mazel tov to the grandparents
Avrohom & Gita Procel
Danny Gluck
Sylvia Gluck
and also a warm Mazel tov to the great-grandparents
Mrs Esther Procel
Mrs Esther Liba Tuvel (Sydney)
Robert & Mary Gluck
May the newborn be a source of nachas to his parents, grandparents and great-grandparents. May he grow up to be zocheh to Torah, chuppah and maasim tovim.
The community is invited to a Sholom Zochor to be held IY'H at 166 Alma Rd, St Kilda East on Friday January 26 after 8.45pm.
BS'D MAZAL TOVOsher and Sarah Kluwgant(nee Shtiefel) are thrilled to announce the arrival of A Baby GIRL in Amsterdam |
Miscarriage is the most common pregnancy complication. One woman in Australia suffers a miscarriage every five minutes. This suffering is usually done silently. Please join AJFN for another not-to-be-missed webinar with an incredible panel of speakers, where we will be talking all about miscarriage and unpacking the unspoken dimensions of pregnancy loss with evidence, empathy and shared experiences. Registration is free, but essential www.events.humanitix.com/let-s-talk-about-miscarriage
We will go with our young and with our old, with our sons and with our daughters (10:9)
Pharaoh was willing to let the menfolk go, as long as the children remain behind; for as long as the younger generation remains "in Egypt," there would be no future for the people of Israel.
The "Pharaohs" of our day have the same attitude. If the older folk wish to cling to Jewish tradition, that is perfectly acceptable; but the youth should be raised in "the spirit of the times" . . .
(Maayanah Shel Torah)
https://w2.chabad.org/media/pdf/62696.pdf
BS'D MAZAL TOVare thrilled to announce the arrival of A Baby GIRL in Philadelphia |
I will bring you out, I will save you, I will redeem you, I will take you (6:6–7)
The four expressions of redemption (represented at the Passover Seder by the Four Cups of wine) relate to the four aspects of our liberation from Egypt:
1) "I will bring out"—our physical removal from the geographical boundaries of Egypt;
2) "I will save"—our delivery from Egyptian hegemony (Egypt was a superpower that enslaved and oppressed many nations and peoples outside its borders);
3) "I will redeem"—the elimination of any future possibility of enslavement, by the "great judgments" inflicted upon the Egyptians;
4) "I will take you to Myself as a nation, and I will be to you a G‑d"—our election as G‑d's chosen people at Mount Sinai, the purpose of the Exodus.
(Nachmanides; Soforno)
