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Parshat Vayeira

18 Cheshvan 5776 31 October 2015

Service Times Shabbat Kabbalat Shabbat

16:25

(Candle Lighting)

16:25

Shacharit

09:15

Leining

10:15

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Mincha follows kiddush Shabbat terminates

17:30

Ma’ariv

17:45

Weekday Shacharit

Ma’ariv Only

Sun

09:00

19:30

Mon

07:00

19:30

Tues

07:00

19:30

Wed

07:00

19:30

Thur

07:00

19:30

Fri

07:00

Leining Haftarah 78 94 63

1134 1379 76

Thought For The Week A ‘Lot’ To Think About I am always keen to accept questions

nessed the annihilation of mankind, and

from the youth, and anyone else for that

they were the sole survivors. Therefore, in

16:10*

matter. I relish the challenge. Most of the

their eyes, they had only one choice.

Candle Lighting 16:10 *Mincha & Kabbalat Shabbat

time, I have a suitable answer close to

Chayim Arukim

to all those who have Yahrtzeit this week as follows Ben Solomons Marie Lewis Susan Kaitcer Helen Morris

Brother Father Mother Mother

Sun

Gwen Greene Ruth Abisgold

Mother Husband

Tues

Joanna Higson Joe Dwek Lauren Davies Anthony Horne

Sister Mother Father Father

‫שבת‬

7 November 25 Cheshvan

8 November 26 Cheshvan 10 November 28 Cheshvan

Wed

11 November 29 Cheshvan

Fri

13 November 1 Kislev

‫שבת‬

14 November 2 Kislev

David Finestein Father Tony Alex

Mother

Jimmy Attias

Mother

Unveiling For Adrian Matlow, the father of Nici Wertheim, will take place on Sunday at 2.00pm at Mill Lane Cemetery, Cheadle.

Mazeltov Marilyn and Alan Segal on the occasion of Amy’s forthcoming marriage to David Minc on Sunday.

hand, leaving the questioner disappointed

Secondly, the genealogical descendant

that he hasn’t been able to ‘stump’ me.

of one of the unions is Ruth, the pro-

However, in my second year here in Hale,

genitor of King David, and eventually, the

I was asked a question that I was totally

Moshiach. Hashem wanted to teach us

unprepared for.

a crucial lesson. Our greatest leaders, Moshiach included, were not born with a

The basis for this question was taken from

silver spoon. Even if you have skeletons in

this week’s parsha. We read about Lot and

your closet, and a deep, dark past, you still

his daughters escaping from Sodom and

have the potential to become great. The

taking refuge in a cave. During their time

Moshiach descends from one of the most

in the cave, Lot and his daughters ‘misbe-

tainted taboos imaginable, and yet he will

have’, and as a result of that, two children

lead our people from darkness to light, and

are born.

unite the world in peace.

The question was simple: How could G-d allow for such a forbidden act to take

May we merit to greet him in the very near future. Shabbat Shalom.

Rabbi Nick

place? I told him I would come back with an answer. Six months later, I told him the following two points:

Shabbat Weather AM Showers

Firstly, Lot and his daughters were absolutely convinced that they had just wit-

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