Friday Night Guest Speaker: South Head welcomes Shmuel Rosner - Senior Political Editor for The Jewish Journal - senior fellow at The Jewish People Policy Institute - and the non-fiction editor of Israel's largest publishing house Kinneret-Zmora-Dvir
Dear[first_name]
After several weeks of travel, it's good to be finally back in the familiar surroundings of our own home and community.
To be in countries where it's often a struggle to understand and make yourself understood is certainly a very humbling experience. Yet, in spite of concerns of violence and anti-semitism in Europe based on what we had previously read in the media, we are happy to report that we neither experienced nor saw either. This in spite of the fact that for the most part I walked around with a kippah, rather than with a hat or cap, because of the often intense heat.
This of course doesn't mean that there is no cause for concern. The security around shules in Europe is substantial and the presence of armed soldiers in Jewish neighborhoods in France is confronting. The growth of Islam is highly visible - as seen both by modes of dress and the presence of mosques. Yet although we often found ourselves walking in areas with large Muslim populations we personally did not feel at risk.
While it's always important to be vigilant and not take unnecessary risks, it's no less important to be proudly and fearlessly Jewish wherever we are. And while a large number of French Jews are choosing to migrate to Israel, a Jew should make Aliyah out of love of Israel rather than fear. Certainly Israel is our national home and we cannot live without her. But a Jew should never have to run away. Rather we must work for a world where a Jew is safe no matter where he or she chooses to live.
With best wishes for a good and peaceful Shabbos, on behalf of all of us at South Head
Rabbi Benzion and Henya Milecki
Youth Report
Check out how much fun we had at Kosher Chef Class making Chocolate Trifle!!! And we learnt about the #Kosher way of checking eggs for any bloodspots before using it....
• MUMMY & ME IS BACK THIS COMING WEEK……. With our new Morah, Danit Harkham who’s so excited to meet all the little learners and their Mums……
Thursdays 10:00 - 11:30 am starting August 20… Register here
See you all in Shule for Children's Services
Shaya, Shmuli & Tzemach
For more info on all programs: youth@southhead.org Tzemach Yemini 0412 482 770 or Shaya Greene 0412 542 770 or Shmuli Rosenbaum 0432 876 770
The Modern Orthodox Rabbi who was a Chassid
Herbert (Chaim Zev) Bomzer was ordained a rabbi by Rabbi Moshe Feinstein, and also by Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik at Yeshiva University. Yet in 1987, at the behest of the Rebbe, he made a trip to Russia, where for all intents and purposes — he was the Rebbe’s emissary....." full story
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SHCHARANSKY HERO OF OUR TIME, by Martin Gilbert
In July 1978 Anatoly Shcharansky was accused of treason and sentenced by a Moscow court to thirteen years in prison and labour camp. He was part of a group of Jews who had been refused exit visas from Soviet Russia to go to Israel. They alerted the Western world to the plight of the "refuseniks' as they were called. This is the story of a brave person, a lover of freedom and a devoted Jew.
Mazal Tov to Lawrence & Nadia Wolf, David & Felicity Wolf and Alfred & Freida Abrahamsohn on the BarMitzvah of Jacob this Shabbat at South Head.
Mazal Tov to Ben & Eve Friedman on birth of a grand-daughter in Canada on Aug-7th; to parents Rabbi Daniel & Batya Friedman & grandparents Yosef Dovid & Sylvia Ivry
Mazal Tov to Neill & Kathy Miller, parents Gary & Misty Miller and grandparents John & Marilyn Lebovits on the BatMitzvah of Miriam this Shabbat.
Condolences to Dr Maurice Haifer, Michael, Rosemary, Glenn, Hayley, Wendy and their families on the passing of their wife and mother, Henrietta "Rietta" ע׳ה on Aug 13 / 28 Menachem Av
Condolences to Miriam Levy and David Levy and their families on the passing of their husband and father, Michael "Mickey" Levy ע׳ה on Aug 9 / 24 Menachem Av
Happy Jewish Birthday to...
Friday Cheryl Kaftel Harold Boas Leah Cohen Raymond Berger Rozanne Border Saul Fine
Shabbos Brian Super Jacob Wolf Jonathan Sankey Berk Ronnie Kessler
Sunday Adam Hochroth Amy Lurie Bradley Ellerine Julian Levin Kenzi Lily Rosmarin Kerry Gottlieb Linda Skorupa Noah Asouline Toby Levine-Evans
Monday Daniel Kawalsky Emma Hill Howard Bachmann
Tuesday Kerri - Krawchuk Goldberg Leanne Katz Ryan Hoffman Tony Coto
Wednesday Alexander Tanchel Lara Biggs Marion Warms Venetia Kalinko
Thursday Leora Bauer Pamela Levy Rebecca Dunkel Stephen Jankelowitz
We wish "long life" to...
Friday Elaine Bolon for husband Stephen Bolon Esmond Kilov for friend Stephen Bolon Marcia Rosen for mother Janie Leah Karpelowsky Michelle Mekler-Peled for father Elly Mekler Simonne Mekler for father Elly Mekler
Shabbos Cecil Albert for mother Miriam Albert Des Miller for mother Rose Miller Hazel Stein for father Ivan Greenberg Rhona Clennar for father David Bobrow Yvette Pillemer for mother Phylis Nagle
Sunday Alan Goldberg for mother Freda Goldberg Elaine Bolon for father Gerald Sender Rolene Berkowitz for mother Pauline Friedman Selwyn Sack for cousin Allan Sack Sorrel Sher for brother Issy Bacher
Monday Darryl Mallach for mother Tamara Mallach Isadore Gadd for father-in-law Aharon Kagan Ruth Bass for father Morris Nathan Saidman Shani Diamond for grandfather Morris Cohen
Tuesday Cecille Levin for husband Gerald Philip Levin Gary Weiss for uncle Berl Yisosko Dov Frankl Ingrid Naumburger for mother Hildegard Ehrilich Stanley Kaftel for mother Gertie Nancy Kaftel
Wednesday Ian Tolkin for grandfather Georges Arras Judin Pauline Stein for father Wolf Zajfman
Thursday Yvonne Woolf for father Isaac Abel
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Dear [first_name]
The Modern Orthodox Rabbi
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