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Parshat Beha’alotecha 18 Sivan 5776 24 June 2016
Shabbat Kabbalat Shabbat
19:30
(Candle Lighting)
19:55
Shacharit
09:15
Leining
10:15
Summer Seudah with Mincha, at the Portnoys
20:30
Shabbat terminates
23:00
Security team: Red
Weekday
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Thought For The Week
Shacharit
Mincha & Ma’ariv
Sun
09:00
19:30
Mon
07:00
19:30
Tues
07:00
19:30
When the Kohanim (priests) are com-
ignited in the hearts of our children and
Wed
07:00
19:30
manded in this week’s Parasha to light
our students.
Thur
07:00
19:30
the wicks of the Menorah in the Mishkan,
Fri
07:00
19:30*
Candle Lighting
20:00
the Torah uses the word ‘lehaalot’ – to
In the first Mishnah of the Ethics of
raise up the lights, rather than the more
the Fathers we find a similar message
obvious verb ‘lehadlik’ – to light the lights.
– ‘haamidu talmidim harbeh’- ‘establish
Since the whole Parasha takes its name
many students’. Again, the more unlikely
from this word, there is clearly a message
injunction ‘establish’ is chosen instead of
here which is designed to illuminate our
‘teach’. Education is about making sure
lives in some way!
that students have properly absorbed
* Mincha & Kabbalat Shabbat
Chayim Arukim
to all those who have Yahrzeit this week as follows Mon
June 2721 Sivan
Robert Goldwater
Mother
Valerie Beaver Susan Sallon Charles Levine
Mother Sister Mother
Jackie Cohen
Mother
30 June 24 Sivan
Mark Hilton
Mother
1 July 25 Sivan
Robert Goldwater
Father
שבת
Robert Goodall Adam Wiseberg Gillian Cohen Howard Hymanson
Father Mother Mother Mother
Tues
28 June 22 Sivan
Wed
29 June 23 Sivan
Thurs
Fri
2 July 26 Sivan
More Than Just A Spark
what we teach them. It is not enough to Anyone who has tried to light candles
wave the light in their direction and hope
knows that you sometimes have to hold
they ‘catch fire’. It is important to ensure
the fire to the wick for a few extra sec-
that each child reaches his or her poten-
onds to make sure that it ignites. This is
tial and stays Jewishly alight, so that they
the message that Hashem wanted Moshe
can go on to give light to the world and
Rabenu to pass on to the Kohanim – that
ignite future generations with ohr haTorah
they should be patient and careful to
– the light of our Torah.
make sure that the wicks didn’t go out
Kiddushim
when the flame was withdrawn. This is
25 June Rebecca & Craig Lewis
also the Torah’s eternal message to all of
2 July Linda & Barry Price
importance of watching to check that
9 July Lynne Attias
us, as parents and educators, about the the flame of Judaism has been properly
Rabbi Joel Portnoy Shabbat Weather AM Showers 17o High 11o Overnight Low