Metzorah 5776

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Parshat Metzorah Shabbat HaGadol

Service Times

7 Nisan 5776 15 April 2016

Shabbat Kabbalat Shabbat

19:00

(Candle Lighting)

19:00

Shacharit

09:15

Leining

10:15

Mincha, Seudah & Rabbi’s Shabbat HaGadol Schmooze

19:20

Shabbat terminates

21:06

Weekday Shacharit Mincha & Ma’ariv

Security team: Yellow

Page No.s Artscroll Gutnick Hertz

Leining

Haftarah

620 718 689

1172 1433 702

Thought For The Week The Second Look

Sun

09:00

19:30

Mon

07:00

19:30

When the Torah describes the initial meet-

gave the man a sizeable amount of money

Tues

07:00

19:30

ing between a Kohen and a suspected

and sent him on his way. His students

Wed

07:00

19:30

Thur

07:00

19:30

metzorah (a person afflicted with tzara’at),

pressed him to explain his actions. After

Fri*

06:45

19:30**

it says that the Kohen must inspect the

all, he never answered the question!

* Fast of the Firstborn

suspected patch of skin. However, the

** For times of Yom Tov services over Pesach please refer to the timetable

Torah employs the word for looking on

Chayim Arukim

Torah repeat itself?

to Angela Cohen on the loss of her mother, to Hilary Black on the loss of Lionel, to Amanda Falk on the loss of her father, and to Sandra Stewart on the loss of her father, and to all those who have Yahrzeit this week as follows

Sun 17 April

9 Nisan

Mon

18 April 10 Nisan

Tues

Norma Freeman

Mother

Ronnie Abrahams Father Steve Talbot Mother Mark Hilton Father

19 April 11 Nisan

David Zucker

Father

Wed

Deana Berger Jonathan Feingold Stephen Lentin

Husband Father Daughter

Linda Science Mavis Marsh

Mother Father

Bernard Cohen Denise Simon

Father Father

20 April

12 Nisan Fri

22 April 14 Nisan

‫שבת‬

23 April 15 Nisan

two separate occasions. Why does the

He explained that anybody asking if they can use milk must not have enough money for wine, so he gave him money for wine. Further, anyone asking if they can

One answer is to teach us that when we

have milk, must not have enough money

are observing any situation, we must take

to afford meat, so he gave enough money

a ‘second look’. It is not enough to form

to buy meat too.

opinions based on initial impressions. We are encouraged to pause and reflect on our initial reactions, and to ensure that we have not misjudged. This can have far-reaching ramifications for our interpersonal relationships.

He could only react like this because he took a ‘second look’; analysing the true implications of the man’s question. Imagine how miserable the man’s Pesach would have been if he had taken the question at face value!

The story is told of a man who came to

Rabbi Nick Kett

Rabbi Akiva Eiger to ask if he may use milk to fulfill the mitzvah of the four cups of wine at his Pesach seder. Instead of answering the question, Rabbi Akiva Eiger

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