Va'etchanan 5776

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Parshat Va’etchanan 15 Av 5776 19 August 2016

Shabbat Kabbalat Shabbat

19:00

(Candle Lighting)

19:00

Shacharit

09:15

Leining

10:15

Mincha followed by Seudah

20:10

Ma’ariv

21:20

Weekday Shacharit Mincha & Ma’ariv*

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Page No.s Artscroll Gutnick Hertz

Leining

Haftarah

958 1146 755

1196 1470 776

Thought For The Week

Sun

08:00

19:30

Mon

07:00

19:30

Let It In

Tues

07:00

19:30

Wed

07:00

19:30

I have had several conversations with

us that the mitzvot should be on our

Thur

07:00

19:30

teenagers who have told me that they do

hearts. This is strange. Surely we should

Fri

07:00

19:00**

not believe in G-d. This is quite a conclu-

want our commitment to His mitzvot in

sion to reach at their age, considering how

our hearts?

Candle Lighting

19:00

* In Bowdon ** Mincha & Kabbalat Shabbat

issue thoroughly enough to have formed

Chayim Arukim

to all those who have Yahrzeit this week as follows Sun

21 August 17 Av

Mon

Tony Alex

Father

Sharon Cohen

Wed

Malcolm Jaffa Charmaine Mattison

Father Father

Sidney Kaye Nadine Wagman

Mother Father

Doreen Torz Mavis Marsh Ella Lentin Hilary Black Susan Kaitcer Steven Falk

Thurs

25 August

21 Av Fri

26 August 22 Av

‫שבת‬

27 August 23 Av

such an important opinion. Upon further probing, it transpires that they struggle with one or two, (or more), deep questions, which without an answer that they

22 August 18 Av 24 August 20 Av

unlikely it is that they have researched the

Father

can understand, or are willing to understand, creates an obstacle in believing in G-d.

The Sfat Emet explains that at the very least a person should put Hashem and His mitzvot on our hearts. At least they are there, ready for absorption whenever we are ready. There may be several mitzvot and traditions that we are not ready to bring into our lives, and there may be several reasons why not. But this lesson teaches us to not be afraid of them and

I choose to tell them that instead of

throw them away. Don’t ignore them.

Father Mother Brother

“casting G-d away”, it can be possible to

Just let them sit there. Become aware of

believe that G-d exists, but to admit that

them. Learn about them. By doing so, it

Father Father Father

they are not yet ready to have a mature

will make it easier to mature and develop

relationship with Him. At the very least,

our relationship with Hashem as time

let G-d into your life, and speak realisti-

goes on.

Kiddushim

Rabbi Nick Kett

20 August Ginni & Jonathan Steinberg

cally to Him. At least this keeps G-d pres-

27 August Clare & Mark Savinson

that faith and that relationship.

Shabbat Weather

3 September Nicola & Simon Fine

It was only recently that I discovered a

AM Rain

source for this approach. The Shema tells

17o High

ent, and in time you can come to develop

14o Overnight Low


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