V'zot Habracha 5776

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In loving memory of Simon Rothburn z”l Shimon Zvi ben Menachem Mendel z”l

Service Times

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Shabbat Chol Hamoed Sukkot 19 Tishrei 5777 21 October 2016

Shabbat Kabbalat Shabbat

17:40

(Candle Lighting)

17:40

Shacharit

09:00

Leining

10:15

Mincha followed by Seudah & Ma’ariv

17:35

Shabbat Ends

18:46

Weekday

Sun*

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Shacharit

Ma’ariv Only

08:00

17:35**

Mon

As per the Yom Tov

Tues

Timetable

Security team: Purple

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Leining

Maftir

Haftarah

504 961 574 362

894 971 1968 697

1243 973 1528 979

Thought For The Week It Takes Two

Wed

07:00

19:30

One of the four plant species that we are

among pregnant women in some commu-

Thurs

07:00

19:30

instructed to use to celebrate Sukkot is

nities to bite the pittom off an Etrog (after

Fri

07:00

17:25

the Etrog – a large yellow citrus fruit,

Sukkot!) to ensure an easy birth.

17:25***

which is described as ‘pri etz hadar’ –

Candle Lighting

* Hoshanah Rabbah ** Mincha & Ma’ariv *** Mincha & Kabbalat Shabbat

the fruit of a beautiful tree. One of the requirements for a kosher Etrog fruit is

Chayim Arukim

to all those who have Yahrzeit this week as follows

‫שבת‬ 22 October 20 Tishrei

Sun

Mark Rubin Ivor Harris

Father Wife

23 October 21 Tishrei

Sonia Lee

Mon

Colin Gee Adrienne Paul Wendy Knopf

Father Father Mother

25 October 23 Tishrei

Harvey Burman

Sister

Fri

Behjat Sarir Marilyn Segal Sonia Lee Adrienne Paul Avril Sapier

Brother Father Mother Mother Mother

24 October 22 Tishrei

Tues

28 October 26 Tishrei

Father

that it must be perfect, meaning that it still has both the nodule by which it was attached to the tree – called the uketz – and the bud which appeared before the fruit grew – the pittom or shoshanta – so called because of its rosette shape. Should either of these fall off, the Etrog is no longer considered beautiful and kosher for use on Sukkot. Our Rabbis draw an important lesson from this requirement. It is not enough that we are connected to the past and true to the

Children are the key to the future of our families, our Community, and indeed the entire Jewish people. Every year statisticians announce how many Jewish people there are in the world, and how many live in Israel, where the demographic balance is crucial for the survival of the Jewish State. When we sit in the Sukkah and celebrate the festival of Sukkot, it is not enough to reflect on the past – our glorious history and heritage. We have to make sure that we are also investing ourselves in our glorious future. Our children should be our priority.

Kiddushim

‘tree’ from which we originate – our fam-

22 October Sara & Eugene Esterkin

ily, our heritage and our roots. We must

29 October Unsponsored

The pittom is what remains of the flower

Shabbat Weather

which produces the fruit and it represents

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reproduction. There is even a custom

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5 November Unsponsored

Rabbi Joel Portnoy

also hold on to the key to our future.

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