MIZRACHI MATTERS SHABBAT VAYECHI. Friday, 21 December (13 Tevet)

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1 MIZRACHI MATTERS SHABBAT VAYECHI Friday, 21 December (13 Tevet) בס"ד This week s newsletter is generously sponsored by Robert Fixler in memory of his mother Frida Fixler, on her Yartzeit this Shabbat Mincha & Ma ariv: 7:00pm 1 Candle Lighting: 7:20-7:25pm Dvar Torah: R Yehoshua Asulin Friday 21 December 13 Tevet Shabbat 22 December 14 Tevet Sunday 23 December 15 Tevet Monday 24 December 16 Tevet Tuesday 25 December 17 Tevet Wednesday 26 December 18 Tevet Thursday 27 December 19 Tevet Friday 28 December 20 Tevet 1. Beit Yehuda 2. Kehillat Ohr David 3. Beit Midrash (Beit Haroeh Shabbat Morning) 4. Bnei Akiva 5. Elsternwick 6. Midrashah 7. Goldberger Hall Shacharit 6:30am 1; 7:30am 1 7:00am 1; 6:20am 1; 6:30am 1; 6:30am 1; 6:20am 1; 6:30am 1; 7:00am 2 9:30am 1 8:00am 1; 8:00am 1 8:00am 1 8:00am 1 8:00am 1 8:00am 1 Dawn 4:43am 4:43am 4:44am 4:44am 4:45am 4:45am 4:46am 4:47am Tallit & Tefillin 4:51am 4:51am 4:52am 4:52am 4:53am 4:54am 4:54am 4:55am Sunrise 5:55am 5:55am 5:56am 5:56am 5:57am 5:57am 5:58am 5:59am Sh'ma (גר א) 9:36am 9:36am 9:37am 9:37am 9:38am 9:38am 9:39am 9:39am Earliest Mincha 1:55pm 1:56pm 1:56pm 1:57pm 1:57pm 1:58pm 1:58pm 1:59pm Mincha Early Shabbat Candles 7:00pm 7:20-7:25pm 7:00pm 7:20-7:25pm Candle Lighting 8:23pm 8:26pm Mincha / Maa'riv 7:15pm 1 8:20pm 1 7:00pm 1 7:00pm 1 7:00pm 1 7:00pm 1 7:00pm 1 7:15pm 1 Plag HaMincha (גר א) 7:09pm 7:09pm 7:10pm 7:10pm 7:11pm 7:11pm 7:11pm 7:12pm Sunset 8:41pm 8:42pm 8:42pm 8:43pm 8:43pm 8:43pm 8:44pm 8:44pm Night/Shabbat Ends 9:29pm 9:30pm 9:30pm 9:31pm 9:31pm 9:32pm 9:32pm 9:32pm Second Ma'ariv 9:30pm 3 9:30pm 3 9:30pm 3 9:30pm 3 9:30pm 3 DAF YOMI SHIURIM MISHNAH YOMIT Chullin 24 Chullin 25 Chullin 26 Chullin 27 Chullin 28 Chullin 29 Chullin 30 Chullin 31 8:15am 8:45am 8:45am 8:45am 8:45am 8:45am 8:45am Bava Kama 10:10-1:1 6:50pm R Leor Broh 9:00am 2 R Yossi Fromer 9:30am 7 Drashot R Danny Mirvis 1 R Mark Steiner 2 Reb Leor Broh 3 Parashat HaShavua Shiur Reb Leor Broh 7:10pm Daf Yomi Shiur R Abba Levin 7:20pm 1:2-3 8:10pm 1:4-5 Ohr HaChaim on the Parsha for women R Yehoshua Asulin 9:30am 6 Modern Day Halacha R Yehoshua Asulin Lunch and Learn R Danny Mirvis till 1 Jan Following in the Footsteps of our Fathers for Women Gary s Gemara Shiur till 16 Jan 7 Minute Hilchot Brachot Chaburah R Mark Steiner 9:45pm 1:6-7 1:8-2:1 2:2-3 Lunch and Learn R Danny Mirvis Lvl 28, 101 Collins St till 17 Jan From Start to Finish: In-depth Halacha R Mark Steiner Parasha Shiur (Ivrit Kala) R Yehoshua Asulin 2:4-5 and Ma'ariv 2:6-7 6:50pm EVENTS Bar Mitzvah Ari Kraemer 1 Seudah Shlishit Farewell to Moshe & Leah Trebish YAHRTZEITS Irit Kave Rikki Mainzer Robert Fixler (Mother) Nechama Werdiger (Husband) Debbie Nossbaum David Parkes (Mother) Ian Fishman Sara Bell Anna Levin Sam Tatarka (Brother) Claire Hain (Mother) Mizrachi Matters can now be found on the Mizrachi website at or on Facebook at

2 We wish a hearty Mazal Tov to: Ari Kraemer on his Bar-Mitzvah Mazal tov to his parents: Hadasah and Yossi Kraemer Mazal to his grandparents: Marty & Susan Kraemer and Mrs Cyra Hoch (NY) Mazal tov to his great grand grandparents: Sam and Mirriam Woolf (Sydney) Paul Zuckerman and Natacha Krief on their wedding in New York on 18 Tevet 5779 BAR MITZVAH ANNIVERSARIES: Jeff Lipshatz, Daniel Kraus, Asher Diamond Noam Judah, Yoni Fisher, Michael Gilboa Norman Kappel HAPPY BIRTHDAY: Saturday: Menachem Broner, Paul Zuckerman (HBD) Monday: Zoe Goodhardt Tuesday: Daniel Hyman Wednesday: Mark Leibler Thursday: Adam Bierenkrant, Andy Olb, David Chester WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES: Sunday: Tamara & Benny Berkowitz, Tamara & Philip Rubinstein If you have an occasion or milestone event that you would like to be mentioned in Mizrachi Matters, please it to office@mizrachi.com.au by 12:00pm on Thursdays

3 ב ס "ד NE W S L E TT E R FOR T HE ELSTERNWICK JEWISH COMMUNITY 22 December Tevet 5779 Shabbat Vayechi Yahrzeits during the coming week David Lissek (Mother) [Monday] Arthur Kafka (Mother) [Tuesday] Debbie Searle [Wednesday] Berenice Laser [Wednesday] David Klein (Mother) [Thursday] Robbie Wyner (Grandmother) [Thursday] Contact numbers Chairman Robbie Wyner robert@foodsinternational.com.au Gabbai Elan Jacobs elanjacobs@hotmail.com Secretary Sally-Ann Jaye ejc@mizrachi.com.au Haftorah requests Dennis Max dennismax@bigpond.com Shabbat times Candle Lighting this week Kabbalat Shabbat this week Shacharit Mincha at Shabbat ends at Candle Lighting next week Kabbalat Shabbat next week Birthdays this week Gilad Lowinger turns 11 on 26 December Sam Laser (Sunday) and Alex Muller (Friday) both have birthdays this week 8.24 pm 6.45 pm 9.30 am 8.15 pm 9.29 pm 8.26 pm 6.45 pm Condolences Daniel & Louise Lowinger on the passing of Daniel s uncle, Gary Esterman a h a true mensch who will be missed by his family, friends and the Mizrachi Community In shule this week We warmly welcome Rabbi Mark Steiner for Kabbalat Shabbat, and Daniel Lowinger into the pulpit on Shabbat morning Bernie Simai will be leading Kabbalat Shabbat, Daniel Lowinger will be leading Shacharit and leining, Sam Laser will be saying the Haftorah and Bernie Simai will be leading Mussaf. Kiddush this Shabbat You are all invited to the Kiddush which will be sponsored by Berenice & Sam Laser in celebration of Sam s special birthday. Weekday times Sunday 23 December - including breakfast Weekdays now on break 8.00 am EJC Summer Break EJC s weekday morning minyan is on summer break and restarts on Tuesday 29 January all Shabbat services will continue over the summer period

4 בע" בע" ה SEUDA MIZRACHI י " ד ט ב ת ת ש ע " ט 2 2 D E C E M B E R M I N C H A A T 8 : 2 0 P M MOSHE TREBISH: YAAKOV'S BEST YEARS & ALIYA: REFLECTIONS ON ORTHODOXY IN MELBOURNE Moshe was born in 1947 in Tel Aviv to parents who managed to get out of Europe before the war and moved to Australia in He attended Yeshivah college and was in the first Matriculation class in 1965 after which he completed a diploma of commerce at RMIT. In 1966 Moshe started a weekly Gemara shiur in the home of Rabbi Groner AH for lasted for almost 50 years. In 1969 Moshe spent almost a year in Yeshiva Gedola. He married Leah in 1970 and together they raised three girls and three boys. After two of their sons learned at Shalavim and served in the Golani Brigade for nine months as part of the Hesder program. Four of their children with their families have made Aliyah, with their first grandson having served in the Givati Brigade and the second currently serving in Handasa Kravit (combat engineering). Moshe s involvement in communal organizations has been extensive over a number of years, having been involved with the Melbourne Jewish Charity Fund, Melbourne Jewish Friendly Society, Melbourne Eruv, COSV and as Gabbai at Yeshivah Shule for over 10 years. COMING UP 29 December: Guy Truzman, reflections of 18 months as a Torah Mitzion Hesder Bachur For more information or to sponsor Seuda Shlishit please contact the office on or office@mizrachi.com,au

5 Y EA R IN REV IEW Emunah - working to improve the lives of the people in Israel, one child, one family at a time. W HAT A YEAR! PURIM SPIEL CHESED DAY To say it was a big year for Emunah Australia would be quite the understatement. Receiving t ax deduct ibilit y st at us was undoubtedly the most significant achievement, but with this came an impetus to revive Emunah, get the younger generat ion involved and let them see the incredible work the organisation does in Israel. Let's have a look at some of the highlights of this big year! Star Drek was a triumph of the stage and the spirit. The spiel is an incredible Melbourne institution, an inclusive creative endeavour for the Jewish community that is without peer. On top of that, the Spiel was a financial success for Emunah. An amazing achievement for all involved. The inaugural Emunah Australia Chesed Day was held at Pesach time, and what a day it was! A full busload of excited Aussies hit the road for a day of fun and chesed. A rewarding time for all involved as we spent time at the Afula Children's Center. Memories were made and insipration was received. Everyone who travels to Israel should experience a day like this! SDEROT EM ERGENCY APPEAL Ella Leibler receiving a certificate in honour of her Bat Mitzvah from Emunah Co-President Debbie Nossbaum When things heat up in Israel's South, it is Emunah that is there helping the residents deal with the trauma. Emunah Australia's recent fundraising appeal for the Emunah Family Crisis and Counselling Center in Sderot, received tremendous support. We are pleased that we were able to send $11,000 to Israel for the funding of an extra therapist at the Center to help with the long waiting lists there. THE JEW ISH HOLIDAYS Emunah marks all the big moments in the year - Purim Cards start us off, followed soon after by Pesach Kits. Great fundraising initiatives that are useful too! And of course, the mighty Emunah Wall Calendar - how would Melbournians survive without it? This year we've gone hi-tech and added an online version too!

6 HIGH SCHOOLERS LEADING THE WAY COMMUNAL EVENTS We are blessed that the youth of our community are incredibly motivated to do acts of kindness. After the Chesed Day in the Afula Children's Centre in Israel, a number of the Yavneh students who attended wanted to do something to help. They started a fundraising campaign to raise money for shoes for the children in Afula. This campaign will continue next year. It was a fun-filled year with some great functions in both Melbourne and Sydney. Sydney kicked off with an awesome 'Israel at 70' Party, followed by a successful Trivia Night and an inspirational Melbourne Cup Function. Melbourne enjoyed a ripper Comedy Night, and a mother and daughter Karaoke Dance Party. Moriah College students ran a Tzedaka drive, where they collected school supplies and made up 50 pencil case packs for the children at Afula. Local businesses also assisted in the collection. The packs were taken to Israel in July were they were eagerly accepted by the children who normally don't receive such goodies. Emunah was also to be found at the MDA Unity Day, and combined with CCare to pack boxes of food for Mitzvah Day. And of course, the Emunah Summer Series of Shiurim continued in both Melbourne and Sydney EVENTS ALREADY IN THE W ORKS... Second Chesed Day in Israel - Jan 2019 Celebrat ing Israel BBQ (SYD) The first was such a success, by popular demand we have a January instalment. Will there be another at Pesach time? Let us know if you want one! Purim Spiel 'The Handmaid's Tallis' (MEL) Yom Ha'at zmaut Luncheon (MEL) and many more to come... EM UNAH.ORG.AU INFO@EM UNAH.ORG.AU