Wednesday, 23 April 2025

Abraham Hamra in conversation with Zara Cooper

Sunday 4 May 2025, 7:30pm

In honour of Yom Ha'atzmaut

Join us for an unmissable Yom Ha'atzmaut evening as we welcome Abraham Hamra - Syrian-born lawyer, activist, and passionate advocate for Israel and Jewish identity in conversation with Zara Cooper, founder of Digital Defence and one of Australia's most compelling voices against antisemitism and online hate.

Together, they'll explore Jewish pride, resilience in the face of adversity, the power of storytelling, and what it means to stand up for truth in today's complex world. With their shared passion and unique lived experiences, this will be a conversation to remember.

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YACS Oneg Shabbat with Abraham Hamra

Friday 2 May 2025, 9pm

For Young Adults in their 20's & 30's

Join us for a meaningful and engaging Oneg Shabbat as we welcome Abraham Hamra, Syrian-born lawyer and passionate advocate for Jewish identity and Israel, in conversation with Ramona Chrapot, a dedicated activist and co-founder of the educational platform @_didjewknow.

After Shabbat dinner, enjoy an open bar and delectable desserts. Abraham and Ramona will delve into topics of Jewish resilience, social media influence, identity, and the challenges facing our community today.

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Tuesday, 22 April 2025

Yom HaAtzmaut at Caulfield Shule

Sunday 4 May 2025, 10am – 12pm
Guest Speaker: Abraham Hamra

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SCHC - Keren Tov Event - A talk with Dr Dawn Macintyre

Dr. Dawn will share the challenge of living with chronic pain and navigating a way forward.
Sunday, 27/4/2025 7:45 PM - 10:00 PM 
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St Kilda Shule Events

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Sunday, 20 April 2025

Introduction to Patchwork Workshop

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Yehuda Leib Greenwald Yahrtzeit

The Greenwald family invites all to the Yahrtzeit gathering for Yehuda Leib Greenwald of blessed memory. 


Friday, 18 April 2025

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Thursday, 17 April 2025

Tzetl: Shabbos & Shevi'i-Acharon Shel Pesach

FRIDAY
5:31pm - Shabbos-Pesach VII Candle Lighting
SATURDAY
6:27pm - Pesach VIII Candle Lighting, after*
SUNDAY
6:26pm - Yom tov concludes
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PARSHAH IN A NUTSHELL
On the SEVENTH DAY OF PASSOVER we read how on this day the sea split for the Children of Israel and drowned the pursuing Egyptians, and the "Song at the Sea" sung by the people upon their deliverance (Exodus 13:17-15:26; full summary with commentary here).

On the EIGHTH DAY OF PASSOVER we read Deuteronomy 15:19-16:17. Like the reading for the second day, it catalogs the annual cycle of festivals, their special observances, and the offerings brought on these occasions to the Holy Temple in Jerusalem. The Eighth Day's special connection with the Future Redemption is reflected in the Haftorah (reading from the Prophets) for this day (Isaiah 10:32-12:6).

HAFTORAH IN A NUTSHELL
Seventh Day of Passover
II Samuel 22:1-51
This week's haftorah describes the song King David composed in his old age, echoing the weekly Torah reading, where Moses delivers his parting words to the Jewish nation in song form.

David's song expresses gratitude to G‑d for saving him from all his enemies. He starts with the famous words, "The L-rd is my rock and my fortress." He goes on to describe the pain and hardships he encountered and reiterates that he always turned to G‑d in his moments of distress. He recounts G‑d's reaction to those who tormented him: "The Lord thundered from heaven; and the Most High gave forth His voice. And He sent out arrows and He scattered them, lightning and He discomfited them. . . I have pursued my enemies and have destroyed them; never turning back until they were consumed."

The King attributes his salvation to his uprightness in following G‑d's ways: "The Lord rewarded me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands He recompensed me..."

The song ends with David's expression of thankfulness: "Therefore I will give thanks to You, O Lord, among the nations, and to Your name I will sing praises. He gives great salvation to His king, and He performs kindness to His anointed; to David and to his seed, forevermore."

Eighth Day of Passover
Isaiah 10:32-12:16
This haftarah is a prophecy by Isaiah regarding the messianic time to come. He foretells of "a staff from the shoot of Jesse," father of King David, upon whom the Divine spirit will rest and who will be able to judge honestly by way of smell.

The prophet tells us that "the wolf will dwell with the lamb, and the leopard will lie with the kid goat; the calf and the young lion will graze together, and a young lad shall lead them."

He continues to describe how G‑d will gather the exiled Jews from all over the world, to bring them back home to the Holy Land. In the newly constituted Jewish kingdom, the ancient rivalry between Judah and Ephraim will end, and they will join forces to subdue their historic enemies.

At that time, Israel will sing G‑d's praises, thanking Him for all that he did and does for them, even that which had once appeared to be punishment but has now been revealed to be goodness in disguise.


SAGES ON THE PARSHAH

Then Moses and the children of Israel sang this song to G‑d, and they spoke, saying . . . (15:1)

How did they render the song? Rabbi Akiva says: Moses said "I will sing to G‑d," and they responded "I will sing to G‑d"; Moses said "For He has triumphed gloriously," and they responded "I will sing to G‑d" (and so on with each verse—Moses would sing a phrase, and they would respond with the refrain "I will sing to G‑d").

Rabbi Eliezer says: Moses said "I will sing to G‑d," and they responded "I will sing to G‑d"; Moses said "For He has triumphed gloriously," and they responded "For He has triumphed gloriously" (and so on—they repeated each phrase after Moses).

Rabbi Nechemiah says: Moses sang the opening words of the song, after which they each sang it on their own.

(Talmud and Rashi, Sotah 30b)

These three opinions represent three levels of leadership.

Rabbi Akiva describes an ideal in which a people completely abnegate their individuality to the collective identity embodied by the leader. Moses alone sang the nation's gratitude to G‑d, their experience of redemption, and their vision of their future as G‑d's people. The people had nothing further to say as individuals, other than to affirm their unanimous assent to what Moses was expressing.

At first glance, this seems the ultimate in unity: hundreds of thousands of hearts and minds yielding to a single program and vision. Rabbi Eliezer, however, argues that this is but a superficial unity—an externally imposed unity of the moment, rather than an inner, enduring unity. When people set aside their own thoughts and feelings to accept what is dictated to them by a higher authority, they are united only in word and deed; their inner selves remain different and distinct. Such a unity is inevitably short-lived: sooner or later their intrinsic differences and counter-aims will assert themselves, and fissures will begin to appear also in their unanimous exterior. So Rabbi Eliezer interprets the Torah's description of Israel's song to say that they did not merely affirm Moses' song with a refrain, but repeated his words themselves. Each individual Jew internalized Moses' words, so that they became the expression of his own understanding and feelings. The very same words assumed hundreds of thousands of nuances of meaning, as they were absorbed by each of the minds, and articulated by each of the mouths, of the people of Israel.

Rabbi Nechemiah, however, is still not satisfied. If Israel repeated these verses after Moses, this would imply that their song did not stem from the very deepest part of themselves. For if the people were truly one with Moses and his articulation of the quintessence of Israel, why would they need to hear their song from his lips before they could sing it themselves? It was enough, says Rabbi Nechemiah, that Moses started them off with the first words of the song, so as to stimulate their deepest experience of the miracle, with the result that each of them sang the entire song on their own.

(The Lubavitcher Rebbe)



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    Tuesday, 15 April 2025

    Women's Circle

    Think you're a talented tambourinist? Join us this Wednesday for a Women's Circle channeling the synesthesia at Sinai as we experience the sweet sounds of Passionate Dessert. Please RSVP for catering purposes.

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    Monday, 14 April 2025

    Caulfield Shule Events

    Tuesday 22 April, 10:30am
    Schmoozeday
    Entertainment by Joshua Moshe & Jonathan Skovron

    Wednesday 23 April, 10am
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    Thursday, 10 April 2025

    Tzetl: Shabbos HaGadol, Tzav & Pesach

    FRIDAY
    11:23am - Sell & burn chametz before
    5:41pm - Shabbos Candle Lighting
    SATURDAY
    10:27am - Finish eating chametz before
    11:23am - Nullify chametz before
    6:37pm - Pesach I Candle Lighting, after*
    SUNDAY
    6:35pm - Pesach II Candle Lighting, after*
    MONDAY
    6:34pm - Yom tov concludes
    (Melbourne Australia)
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    Good Shabbos!
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    Burning of Chametz 
    at 53 Ercildoune, 9:00-10:30am Friday.



    PARSHAH IN A NUTSHELL
    Leviticus 6:1–8:36
    The name of the Parshah, "Tzav," means "command" and it is found in Leviticus 6:2.

    G‑d instructs Moses to command Aaron and his sons regarding their duties and rights as kohanim ("priests") who offer the korbanot (animal and meal offerings) in the Sanctuary.

    The fire on the altar must be kept burning at all times. In it are burned the wholly consumed ascending offering; veins of fat from the peace, sin and guilt offerings; and the "handful" separated from the meal offering.

    The kohanim eat the meat of the sin and guilt offerings, and the remainder of the meal offering. The peace offering is eaten by the one who brought it, except for specified portions given to the kohen. The holy meat of the offerings must be eaten by ritually pure persons, in their designated holy place and within their specified time.

    Aaron and his sons remain within the Sanctuary compound for seven days, during which Moses initiates them into the priesthood.


    SHABBAT HAGADOL
    The haftorah for Shabbat Hagadol is from the Book of Malachi, who lived at the beginning of the Second Temple era. He foretells of the time of Moshiach, and rebukes the Jewish people for putting the wicked on a pedestal, for not serving G‑d, especially for not tithing, and ends with a proclamation about the Redemption.

    When and Why We Read This Haftorah?
    Many communities, including Chabad, read this haftorah only when Shabbat Hagadol falls on Erev Pesach. Others read it on every Shabbat Hagadol, whether or not it falls on Erev Pesach.

    We read this haftorah now because it speaks of giving tithes, and on Erev Pesach of the fourth and seventh years of the Sabbatical cycle, one is obligated to give whatever tithes are left in his possession. Another reason is that it tells about the future Redemption. Since Pesach is the holiday of Redemption and the most opportune time for the coming of Moshiach, we read about the Redemption before Passover, most appropriately the prophecy of Elijah the Prophet heralding Moshiach's coming


    SAGES ON THE PARSHAH

    G‑d spoke to Moses, saying: Command Aaron and his sons . . . this is the law of the ascending offering . . . (Leviticus 6:1–2)

    The expression tzav ("command") implies an urging for now and for future generations.

    (Torat Kohanim; Rashi)

    The king Moshiach will arise and restore the kingdom of David to its glory of old, to its original sovereignty. He will build the Holy Temple and gather the dispersed of Israel. In his times, all the laws of the Torah will be reinstated as before; the sacrifices will be offered, the Sabbatical year and the Jubilee year instituted as outlined in the Torah.

    (Maimonides)

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    Tuesday, 8 April 2025

    St Kilda Shule Events

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    Monday, 7 April 2025

    Sparkling White & Sparkling Rose in Cans - OUP

    Burning Chametz

    Friday morning 9:00-10:30am
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    Sunday, 6 April 2025

    New store, kosher knitwear

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    Saturday, 5 April 2025

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    Thursday, 3 April 2025

    New Local Kosher Wine Launch!

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    Shabbos Tzetl: Vayikra

    6:00pm - Early candle lighting
    6:51pm - Candle Lighting, Friday
    7:47pm - Havdalah, Saturday
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    LAMPLIGHTER
    Leviticus 1:1–5:26
    The name of the Parshah, "Vayikra," means "And [He] called" and it is found in Leviticus 1:1.
    G‑d calls to Moses from the Tent of Meeting, and communicates to him the laws of the korbanot, the animal and meal offerings brought in the Sanctuary. These include:
    • The "ascending offering" (olah) that is wholly raised to G‑d by the fire atop the altar;
    • Five varieties of "meal offering" (minchah) prepared with fine flour, olive oil and frankincense;
    • The "peace offering" (shelamim), whose meat was eaten by the one bringing the offering, after parts are burned on the altar and parts are given to the kohanim (priests);
    • The different types of "sin offering" (chatat) brought to atone for transgressions committed erroneously by the high priest, the entire community, the king or the ordinary Jew;
    • The "guilt offering" (asham) brought by one who has misappropriated property of the Sanctuary, who is in doubt as to whether he transgressed a divine prohibition, or who has committed a "betrayal against G‑d" by swearing falsely to defraud a fellow man.

    HAFTORAH IN A NUTSHELL
    Isaiah 43:21-44:23.
    This week's haftorah starts with a rebuke to the Israelites for abandoning the Temple's sacrificial service. Sacrifices are the dominant topic of the week's Torah reading, too.
    The prophet Isaiah rebukes the Israelites for turning away from G‑d and refraining from offering sacrifices, turning to idolatry instead. G‑d exhorts the people to return to Him, promising to forgive their transgressions, as is His wont.
    The prophet then mentions the futility of serving empty idols which may be crafted by artisans but "neither see nor hear nor do they know…" The haftorah concludes with G‑d's enjoinder to always remember Him and to return to Him.

    SAGES ON THE PARSHAH

    He shall remove its crop with its feathers, and cast it beside the altar (1:16)

    The bird flies about and swoops throughout the world, and eats indiscriminately; it eats food obtained by robbery and by violence. Said G‑d: Since this crop is filled with the proceeds of robbery and violence, let it not be offered on the altar. . . . On the other hand, the domestic animal is reared on the crib of its master, and eats neither indiscriminately nor of that obtained by robbery or by violence; for this reason the whole of it is offered up.

    (Midrash Rabbah; Rashi)

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