ShabbatUK in Hendon & Golders Green by Oneg Shabbos

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‫בס”ד‬ Dear Members of the NW London Kehilla, This year, Shabbat UK is on Parshas Lech L’cha, 25th October. This project mainly targets those who have not truly experienced Shabbos observance. But it is an opportunity for everyone (religious and not-yet-religious alike) to together celebrate the beauty of Shabbos and enhance their appreciation of this mitzvah. Last year, the Frum community mobilised itself quite late in the day. A number of events and activities were organised which left an indelible impression on the participants. This year the organisers are looking to build on last year’s incredible success with the kiruv element of the Shabbat UK to encourage the frum kehillos of NW London to participate in their own way. This will heighten Shemiras Shabbos and foster a sense of unity generated undertaking cross communal activities. Highlights of activities to be announced over the coming two weeks will ‫ אי”ה‬include a large Oneg on the Friday night with boy’s learning session (possibly incorporating the launch of this Avos u’Bonim cycle) as well as stories, food, and singing in a warm and uplifting atmosphere in two parallel functions (Golders Green and Hendon). This will be matched with a Friday night Oneg for the Girls. Rabbi Daniel Rowe, Moshie Kahan, Osher Levene, Marc Rogoff, Mordechai Ullmann, Duddy Itzkowitz, Jack Ostreicher, Danny Sanger, Rabbi Jonny Chodie, Danny Wulwick, Lipi Werjuka, Rabbi Amram Landau, Jonny Wolf, David Rosenthal, Danny Brodie, Dov Philips, Shia Stobiestski, Greg Reodiger, Dovid Guttentag, Eli Katz, Yossi Fachler, Itzik Feder, Yitzi Lerner We the undersigned fully endorse this event and strongly encourage all Rabbonim and Askonim to join in this ‫קריאה של‬ ‫ חיבה‬to be ‫ וגדול המעשה יותר מן העושה‬,‫מחזק מצות וקדושת שבת‬.

Rabbi YM Greenberg

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Shared Learning

An initiative has been setup to Split the 39 Melochos amongst shuls (this allows each shul to learn it in the way that suits them) To get your shul involved and to request a melacha please contact: RABBI JONNY CHODIE jchody@btconnect.com

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ELI KATZ eli@familykatz.co.uk

Boys Schools

Lets Complete it together! Grammar Schools to split Mishnayos Shabbos To get your school involved please contact: MARC ROGOFF marc.rogoff@ashleypage.co.uk Primary Schools to learn 39 Melachos via a worksheet To get your school involved please contact: RABBI AMRAM LANDAU amraml@gmail.com

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Shul Communal or Joint Shul shalosh seudos

It was suggested that shuls join together with a shul close to them for joint shalosh seudos To get your shul involved please contact:

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JACK OSTREICHER jack@avongoc.com

Oneg Friday Night for Boys

All school boys are invited to one of two special communal Onegs on Friday night at 8.30pm Ner Yisroel (Hendon) or

Golders Green Beis Hamedrash â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Munks (Golders Green) For more information please contact

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LIPI WERJUKA lipiwerjuka89@gmail.com

Oneg Friday Night for Girls

Inviting all Grammar School Girls - Venue to be confirmed For more information please contact RABBI SHIMSHON SILKIN sdsilkin@yahoo.com OSHER LEVENE osher.levene@googlemail.com

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CHANI ROWE chanirowe@gmail.com

Shabbos Shiurim week MEN Torah Way have offered to supply speakers for individual shuls who wish to host a shabbos shiur or shiurim during the week of SUK. To request a speaker please contact: DUDDY ICZKOVITS info@torahway.org.uk

LADIES Orah have offered to supply speakers for Ladies shiurim To request a speaker please contact: OSHER LEVENE osher.levene@googlemail.com

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Oneg Shabbos Publication Oneg Shabbos is looking for each shul to get their Rabbi to write a Devar Torah for the SUK week (Lech Lecha) Approximately 700 words in English (due to time restrictions some shuls may need one of the mispallelim to write it for the Rov). Deadline for entry is Sunday 11th October 2015 10.00pm To confirm or for further information please contact: OnegShabbos ‫פרשת דברים‬ ‫ערב תשעה באב‬

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Rashi of these words by level, whereas the have to rather Klal You Master, gives an analogy not the Lord would that says: quotes you have been chosen Israel, Hashem b’Midyan.’ The use responded Ashrei. However, a Sifreithat he of a person in of Hosts, “Oh, I will console been with thethe waged was overlooked. others bottom line was that Moshe shul hearing Mighty it seemed he leaves early the battle which was to beBut since the spies were imminent avenge his the chazzan say of from My adversaries, afterOne a mere formality. and only hears the Myself of MyImagineMyself of the passuk: the Midrash, implies that sent until now, its enemy even if that resulted in of pain; imagine and one foes. 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I am and the wicked!” And I beginning; afterwards a lessofaffectionate lifetime, so that Klal Yisrael being fought in revenge Why nottin. in your head first and your else! his so to teach years protects me? 1000 counsellors up If over he passuk: The us give all the to form of arrives late he that during those you shall and which time the over again. You “… es kol ohavav as Faithful City. the thoughts would resound be called only hears the entire 38 years morning Israelites were would beinfaced to. v’es kol hareshaim City of Righteousness, themduring Zion against Klal Yisrael. end of the shall when you wake fair, Hashem hadbyinstructed under ban with the same yashmid” and what Hashem up. You would through righteousness.” be redeemed destroys the ones the two through G-d, the Divine pain every he thinks, “that’s He loves together words ‘nikmas Hashem’ that speech points out, that Hashemyou see your previous team justice andbe had he been in herfaced with not Zilberstein Indeed Rashi notes on the Amen, may it with the wicked.” mates perform penitent the same pain every time shul to hear the are Conversely, Rabbi Yitzchok be Hashem’s when you have whole passuk, Of course, Yet When verse. He would who stand against Klal Yisrael been sidelined. he would make have been able to take revenge against Midyan.” his will.the kehunah was introduced are inextricably linked. Those sense of the entire to put the comma to Klal Yisrael, Hashem es kol had told Moshe, “I want you to speak sons and any other future Hashem appointed ohavav, v’es in the correct grandsons as handed the mission over so kol hareshaim place: “shomer enemies of Hashem. Aharon, ito, from Above and Kohanim (Kach yashmid!” Everything the Midrash says that Moshe can (Vayikra 8:2)). However, Pinchas, everything fits something es Aharon v’es is coordinated into an ultimate Moshe’s rationale was, ‘how he was not anointed. banav on this point and says the son of Elazar plan. By definition, The Midrash elaborates had already been to the rest of the Jewish people. According to we enter this the Maharal he the precise words born so He was from exactly can I engage in battle with switching How world in after Midyan? in was Rabbeinu the the against too middle of “davening” the same family, beginning and young to be anointed. I take revenge fascinating. Moshe we all leave before his pain, imagine but was not appointed Mitzrayim?’ Hashem so – we all arrive picture. We need amongst when I fled from his anguish! conveying a message to as a Kohen. Imagine to have the awareness it ends. 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To be Yet, when it came done by and overlooked. gave him shelter in a difficult So the next time towards us is due to our to standing up this revenge we see ourselves for the glory of forward and rather he was stating that skills and talents, avenged the Hashem, he zealously as having been them. was not blaming Hashem, honour of Hashem: let us remember overlooked, despite Answers can stepped and nobler 1. Which passuk paradigm of mesiras nefesh and that what appears out to be our “Haeshiv es chamosi our it was for a much greaterbe found on back page salvation. Even unjust at first, mei al Bnei was not a personal one, Moshe Rabbeinu: a true is said in a sad tune if we are not initially might turn His Torah. end up being in the parshah picked for the the captain. for the sake of Hashem and and why? team, we may cause, to take vengeance hakoras hatov. yet says this the mitzvah to Klal Yisrael Therefore, Moshe in conveying

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