חקת. Mazeltov to Ellie Marantz on her Bat Mitzvah. We extend a warm welcome to her family and guests.

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1 KOL KINLOSS NEWSLETTER OF FINCHLEY SYNAGOGUE 22 / 23 JUNE 2018 י תמוז תשע ח Shabbat commences at 9:08pm and terminates at 10:28pm Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat at 7:30pm (Main Synagogue) There will be a Kiddush in the Kinloss Suite this week following the services sponsored by Gillian and Jason Marantz on the occasion of Ellie s Bat Mitzvah SHABBAT LEARNING AT KINLOSS Friday night 7:30pm: Mincha followed by Kabbalat Shabbat in the Main Shul Shabbat Morning 8:30am: Sephardi Synagogue Talmud Tractate Berachot by Rabbi Heller 8:45am: Deal Hall Rambam: The Laws of Yom Tov by Rabbi Dr Raphael Zarum 9:15am: Youth Breakfast Banter Breakfast and Parasha Shiur Benchers Cafe with Barry Colman 10:30-10:50am in the Rabbi s Office Study Group with Rabbi Laitner titled The Prayers of Friday night Shabbat Afternoon 7:55pm: Daf Yomi Shiur in the Newman Room 8:30pm: Pre-Mincha Shiur by Rabbi Michael Laitner 9:10pm Mincha followed by Seuda Shlishit Crowd-funded in honour of the Seuda Team Shiur by Rabbi Lawrence titled When in Rome Everyone is welcome 10:28pm: Ma ariv חקת Chukat בס ד Mazeltov to Ellie Marantz on her Bat Mitzvah. We extend a warm welcome to her family and guests. FRIDAY NIGHT 7:30pm in the Liora Graham Beit Hamidrash, Ellie Marantz s Bat-Mitzvah: Women for Women Kabbalat Shabbat Service SHABBAT AT KINLOSS HASHKAMA 7:45am in the Liora Graham Beit Hamidrash, followed by Kiddush and a short shiur. MAIN SYNAGOGUE 9:15am led by Chazan Eli Sufrin. Kriat Hatorah by Robert Owen. Rabbi Andrews will speak. THE MINYAN 9:30am in the Nissan and Rifca Deal Hall. Kriat Hatorah by Vitek Frankel. Rabbi Lawrence will speak. SEPHARDI SERVICE 9:00am in the Sephardi Synagogue, led by Rabbi Heller and Reuben Gorji. YOUTH SERVICE 9:45am in the Liora Graham Beit Hamidrash, under the direction of our Youth Director, Barry Colman. THE KIDS MINYAN 10:45am in the Newman Room, Yrs 5 and 6 This week s newsletter is sponsored by Adrienne, Adam, Debra, Neal and Meg Sussman in loving memory of Leslie Sussman MBE - Always in our thoughts

2 Faith Enabled Enterprise I was privileged to spend last Shabbat in the Vatican at the Rome Roundtable of the Global Foundation. We were hosted by Bishop Marcelo Sanchez-Sorondo, who is the Chancellor of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences in the Casina Pio IV, their stunning late 16 th century headquarters in the Vatican Gardens. The Roundtable is faith-enabled discussion on a variety of concerns; co-operative globalisation, the New Silk Road (China s development and growth), climate change, building sustainable communities around mining, eradicating human trafficking and forced labour (including the trafficking of organs) and looking at models for better and best practice. The sixty participants were drawn from diverse backgrounds, including Larry Summers, (former US undersecretary for International Affairs and Senior economist of the World Bank), Kevin Rudd (former Prime Minister of Australia), Pascal Lamy (Former director of the WTO), Professor Enrico Giovannini (recent Italian Minister for Labour) and Dr Lebin Wu (Chair of the Chinese Academy of Science Holdings CASH ). Amongst those joining me in the faith component were Archbishop Dr Thabo Makgoba, (Anglican Primate of South Africa), Archbishop Sir Bernard Ntahoturi, the Archbishop of Canterbury s representative to the Vatican, Archbishop Kay Goldsworthy, Anglican Archbishop of Perth, Rev Justin Lewis-Anthony (Deputy director of the Anglican Centre in Rome). Faith enabled dialogue entails bringing religious teaching into the discussion of enterprise and building upon religious perspectives of spiritual worth, employers /employees rights and responsibilities, the environment and management of resources. This was not a forum for motherhood Golden Rule blandishments but a look at the nitty gritty of halacha / applied Scripture. The Torah encourages enterprise and growth, but at the same time is firm on establishing social responsibility with a strict ethical code. In our session I traced a path from Ben Zoma in איזהו עשיר השמח בחלקו Avot 4,1 Who is rich? One who is happy with his portion to our לתקן Aleinu, universal mission stated at the end of to repair or heal the entire world עולם במלכות ש-די under the dominion of the Almighty. Our portion is not just our assets, but our portfolio of responsibilities. Contentment in this light is not merely a reflection on accrued wealth but also on appreciating the discharge of personal religious liabilities, to one s family, staff, community and the world at large. Ultimately, our purpose is uplift with a Global reach. When, for example, our mining companies exploit others or despoil their locale, diminish their resources and abandon them once they have nothing more to offer, that is not only a throwback to abuses of the colonial era it is a religious wrong for which we are collectively and individually accountable. How, though, do we encourage our executives and CEOs to present fair-trade options to their shareholders and encourage them to do what is right even though it yields less immediate return? Addressing this, we heard from Steve Waygood, who chairs the Corporate Human Rights Benchmark, and from Maurice Ostro, son of a Shoah Survivor, who spearheads Fayreshare and Entrepreneurial Giving. Microfinance initiatives, such as those championed by Tzedek, are an excellent way to transform lives, build hope, empower individuals and build up communities. Last Shabbat as Korach vied with Moshe for the role of leader, Moshe retorted to the Leviim, is it not enough for you to be distinguished with the privileges of serving Hashem in your avoda and song, ה מ ע ט מ כ ם כ י ה ב ד י ל א- לה י י ש ר א ל א ת כ ם מ ע ד ת י ש ר א ל It was indeed an honour to spend.ל ה ק ר יב א ת כ ם א ל יו that Shabbat with people who genuinely appreciated the privilege of using our resources and enterprise for the betterment of others, for a better world as a Divine imperative for His world and in His Name. Shabbat Shalom R Jeremy Lawrence

3 Rock-Fall Parshat Chukkat includes the narrative of Moshe striking the rock, though Hashem had instructed that he speak to it. The well which had miraculously followed Miriam vanished with her death. There was no water. The children of Israel were thirsty and complained. Hashem tells Moshe to speak to the rock and bring water out of it. Moshe loses his temper with the children of Israel and strikes the rock with his rod. Water does pour out. The children of Israel have their thirst quenched. However, for defying Hashem, Moshe is told that he will be punished and not allowed to into the Promised Land. It is one of the harshest narratives in the whole of the Torah. And one of the most paradoxical. Clearly Moshe should have followed Hashem s instruction to the letter... but given that he did not and was punished so severely, how come he was successful and water flowed from the rock? For sure, Moshe was wrong to lose his temper. Perhaps, too, we are shown that a man in his position is judged rigorously. After all, Moshe teaches and represents absolute fidelity to the word of Hashem. To that extent it was necessary that Moshe be seen to have been held accountable and to incur a very real penalty. And yet, Water did flow out Despite his anger, Hashem didn t embarrass Moshe and didn t let him down. Hashem didn t hold Moshe up to ridicule nor let him become a laughing stock in front of the people. Hashem didn t choose to let the miracle fail until Moshe put his rod down and apologised. Moshe own contrition is not even mentioned at this point. We note also, that the eventual punishment for violating Hashem s instruction was a punishment delivered and implemented by Hashem alone. Chazal take from this story a couple of valuable lessons. For our leaders in the religious and also the lay world. Leadership is an onerous responsibility and the people who take on that charge make many sacrifices, however much they might enjoy the limelight. For sure they must be true to their charge and accountable. The fact that Moshe was punished is a reminder that one s prestige, one s prominence and one s track record don t mean that one has risen above normal religious obligations. Far from it. Even Moshe is held to account. From the fact that Hashem made the miracle happen despite Moshe doing the wrong thing, there is a second significant lesson. People make mistakes. Sometimes their passions get the better of them. And it happens to the greatest of people. However, not every mistake by a leader is one which must result in immediate uproar, in scandal or humiliation. Moshe s impropriety here was between him and Hashem. Hashem would resolve that himself and in His own time. Disciplining Moshe was not a job for every grumbling Israelite. It was important to Hashem that the good and vital work that Moshe was doing, alongside the recognition of all the good that he had already done was not sacrificed in the face of a single injudicious lapse. We are quick to criticise and to judge. Judgement is not wrong. We are not supposed to sit back and acquiesce in the face of wrongdoing or injustice. Nonetheless, we should offer commentary that is appropriate and constructive. We should appreciate the good even when criticising the bad. We learn from Hashem s handling of Parashat Chukkat not to leap at every opportunity to chop down tall poppies and leave our field barren. Shabbat Shalom. R Jeremy Lawrence

4 THIS WEEK S HAFTORAH BY RABBI ANDREWS The focus of this Haftorah is the Shofet (Judge) Yiftach (Jephthah). In last week s Haftorah, when Shmuel (Samuel) rebukes the Jews for rejecting God s leadership in favour of a king, he lists six leaders who had saved the Jewish people. Chaza l (the Sages) explain that this list is divided into great and mediocre leaders, and put Yiftach in the latter group. The Gemora (Talmud, Rosh Hashanah 25b) shares this sentiment when it reiterates our obligation to listen to the leaders of our generation by saying, Yiftach in his generation is like Shmuel in his. Yiftach s father was Gilead, a mighty warrior. After his father s death, as the child of a second wife, his half-brothers prevented him from claiming his inheritance and expelled him from their home. Targum Yonatan (Jonathan) explain that Yiftach s mother, described as a zona, was an innkeeper, while the Radak (Rabbi David Kimchi) assumes she was a concubine. Yiftach left his family and settled in the land of Tov, where we are told empty people gathered to him. Years later, Gilead s tribe was attacked by the nation of Amon. Fearing for their lives, the men of the tribe who had once shunned him approach Yiftach and request that he lead them in battle. Yiftach drove a hard bargain with the elders who sought his assistance. We see that his brothers mistreatment and the local elders failure to protect him still irked him. Once he secures their agreement that he will be their leader, he sends messengers to the B nei Amon (Ammonites), who claim the B nei Yisroel took their land on the way up from Egypt. Yiftach knew the details of what occurred three hundred years before. In explaining their claim to the land, Yiftach s message recounts the history taken directly from this week s Parsha. The messengers outline how they attempted to cross through Edom to the land of Israel, but Edom refused to grant them entry. They had the same result with Moav. The next kingdom they tried was Cheshbon. However, fearful of the Jewish people, Heshbon attacked. Ultimately, with God s help, the B nei Yisrael emerged victorious. 3 weeks at Kinloss If I forget You, Jerusalem: New And Old Perspectives On Exile Mondays from 8-9pm 2 nd July Battle for the Soul of Jerusalem: Secular-Religious Tension in the Holy Land Rabbi Rashi Simon, Founding Director of Kesher 9 th July Exile and Redemption: a Chassidic Perspective Rabbi Mordechai Twerski, Yeshivat Meirim 16 th July A Day We Cannot Ignore: The history and future Of Tisha B av Rabbi Michael Laitner, Kinloss Assistant Rabbi and Director of Education for the United Synagogue Tisha B Av at Kinloss 21 st July Fast in 9:05pm Shabbat Ends, Maariv & Eicha - 9:57pm 22 nd July 8:00am 2:00pm 6:30pm Joint Shacharit (Main Synagogue) Early Mincha 2 nd Mincha 7:00pm Denial Film When university professor Deborah E. Lipstadt includes World War II historian David Irving in a book about Holocaust deniers, Irving accuses her of libel and sparks a legal battle for historical truth. With the burden of proof placed on the accused, Lipstadt and her legal team fight to prove the essential truth that the Holocaust occurred. 8:50pm James Libson, Partner, Executive Partner of Mishcon de Reya and Head of Mishcon Private and Lawyer for Deborah Lipstadt on Denial and misappropriation of the Shoah today. 9:30pm 9:57pm Maariv Fast terminates For more information contact Rabbi Andrews - rabbi.andrews@kinloss.org.uk

5 * Nechama and Chazan Eli Sufrin and Michele and David Ellis on the wedding of their children Dina to Adam. Mazeltov also to Grandparents Mrs F Sufrin and Dr & Mrs Chalk. Remembering Grandparents Rabbi M Y Sufrin Z L, Rose and Stephen Ellis Z L, and Mr & Mrs Isaacson Z L on this happy occasion. * Gillian Marks and Jason Marantz on the Bat Mitzvah of their daughter Ellie. Mazel Tov to grandparents Ann and David Marks and Howard and Bonnie Marantz of Winnipeg, Canada. * Sally and Scott Saunders on their daughter Abigail s wedding to Yossi Feldman, son of Brochie Zaltz and Mendy Feldman. Mazeltov also to Grandparents Benny Moses, Pat and Basil Saunders, Rifka and Mendel Schechter. Remembering Diana Moses Z L, and Shirley and Itzik Feldman Z L on this happy occasion. * Zena Syder on her 100th birthday. ELLIE MARANTZ Mazeltov to Ellie on her Bat Mitzvah Ellie has three siblings, Ora, Mark and Keren. She attends Hasmonean High School Hobbies are football and guitar Ellie is twinning her Bat Mitzvah with a girl called Yael who lives in Netanya through Jewish Child s Day. Ellie will be climbing Mount Snowdon with her mother Gillian to raise funds for Yael s Batmitzvah Chukat Statistics Mitzvot: 3 of the 613 Mitzvot, all positive Verses: 87 (12th shortest of the 54 Sidrot) Words: 1245 (15th shortest) Page No. SONCINO HERTZ ARTSCROLL Sidra Haftarah

6 Sponsor a Children s Siddur We are purchasing new Siddurim and offering all members the opportunity to donate a Siddur. 10 per Siddur For all enquiries please contact: Deborah on banqueting@kinloss.org.uk

7 See the award winning documentary at Kinloss on 4 th 8pm. Screenagers looks at how technology impacts children s emotional, mental & social development, offering insights and interviews with experts, and exploring the challenges of growing up in the digital age. Screening will be followed by a panel discussion with experts in the field of mental & digital wellbeing. Pre-book at KINLOSS MONDAY BEIT MIDRASH PROGRAMME WITH RABBI MICHAEL LAITNER IN THE LIORA GRAHAM BEIT HAMIDRASH ON 25TH JUNE 2018 AT 8:00PM TITLED INTRODUCTION TO TALMUD ALL WELCOME

8 KINLOSS YOUTH Kinloss Youth Express Yourself! Shabbat Chukat Breakfast Banter 9.15am in Benchers Café Breakfast and Parsha Schmooze Youth Minyan 9.45am in the Liora Graham Beit Hamidrash Year 13 Leavers Shabbat Lunch, pm in the Youth Flat Summer Chill 6.30pm Minchah in the Nemetnejad Room followed by Seudah Shlishit with the community Board games, table tennis, friends, nosh and much more. Youth Shabbat Speakers 8pm in the Nemetnejad Room Simon Johnson, 30th June Rabbi Yossi Fachler, 14th July the Community Fun Run This year we are putting a team together to run on behalf of Norwood s Bucket & Spades Centre here in Finchley Sunday 24th June Participants have the opportunity to run, walk or skip in the 10k, 5k and 1k races Register at Fifa World Cup with Kinloss Youth England Vs Panama, Sunday 24th June 6.30pm, 7pm Kick off Nemetnejad Room 5 include pizza & chips England Vs Belgium, Thursday 28th June 12.30pm, 1pm kick off Nemetnejad Room 5 include pizza & chips Tribe World Cup Sunday 8th July, Power League, Mill Hill 5-a-side football tournament Years 7&8 and Years 9&10 12 per player Register at Shabbat Lunches in the Youth Flat Shabbat 30th June Year 11 Shabbat 7th July Year 12 Shabbat 14th July Year 9 Save the Date! Tisha B Av Youth programme Sunday 22nd July Save the Date! End of Year Roller Disco Monday 23rd July Shabbat Shalom Baz, Chaz, Micholi and Amalia youth@kinloss.org.uk

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10 KINLOSS NOTICE BOARD 9:45am Games Room in the Newman Room with Rav Melachi 0-4 year olds with Sara Keen in the Kinloss Suite Foyer Reception up to School Year 2 with Natalie Sommer in the Avram Nemetnejad Room (2nd Floor) School Years with Rochelle Belmont in the First Floor Classrooms The Kids Minyan - with Rav Melachi in the Newman Room All Children s Services will start at 10:45am followed by Kiddush Mazeltov to the children in our community celebrating their birthdays this week: Matan Dahan (5) Talia Kogan (4) Eliav Morris (5) Tamara Ezra (5) Tomer Doctors (11) Ava Falk (5) WE NEED VOLUNTEERS FOR THE WELCOMING DESK ON ROSH HASHANAH AND YOM KIPPUR If you are able to help, please dalia@hajioff.com THANK YOU TO: * Security Team 5. If you have any queries, please speak to Martin Shiers on , or securekinloss@yahoo.co.uk * David Elek, Stephen Harrison and Lisa Harrison of The Welcoming Committee * Jacqui Caplin s Kiddush Rota Team Anim Zemirot Club No club this Shabbat it will resume on 30th June lunch and learn will not be taking place on the 27th june next session will be on the 4th july SERVICES see front שבת) page) Shacharit 1 Shacharit 2 Sun Mon Tues Weds Thurs Fri 7:30am 7:00am 7:00am 7:00am 7:00am 7:00am 8:15am 8:00am 8:00am 8:00am 8:00am 8:00am Sephardi Shacharit 8:00am 6:45am 6:45am 6:45am 6:45am 6:45am Mincha & Ma ariv 7:30pm 7:30pm 7:30pm 7:30pm 7:30pm Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat 7:30pm

11 NEXT WEEK AT KINLOSS: DAY: COMMUNITY LEARNING: COMMUNITY PROGRAMMES: SUNDAY 08:00am Daf Yomi (NR) 09:00am Community Fun Run 12:00pm World Cup (NR) MONDAY 07:40am Daf Yomi (NR) 09:30am ACE Fitness (MN) 20:00pm Beit Midrash Prog (BM) 10:00am and Toddler (Upstairs) 20:15pm Pilates (MN) TUESDAY 07:40am Daf Yomi (NR) 10:30 Friendship Club (DH) 08:30am Shaarei Teshuvah with R Andrews (BM) 10:30am Bridge Group (PS) 20:00pm Gemorah Shiur with R Andrews (BM) 15:00pm Super Soccer Stars (PS) 20:00pm Ulpan Ivrit (MN) WEDNESDAY 07:40am Daf Yomi (NR) 10:00am and Toddler (Upstairs) 12:15pm Lunch and Learn (BM) 13:00pm Art Group (MN) THURSDAY 07:40am Daf Yomi (NR) 10:00am Hartbeeps (NR) 18:00pm Youth World Cup (NR) FRIDAY 07:40am Daf Yomi (NR) 10:00am and Toddler (DH) BC = Benchers Cafe BM = Liora Graham Beit Midrash DH = Nissim and Rifka Deal Hall NR = Nemetnejad Room MN = Marilyn Newman Room PS = Persian Synagogue United Synagogue Chesed Induction Training Session Wednesday 27th June 2018 at 7:45pm Kinloss Cares needs more Kinloss members to volunteer to help with visiting, befriending and general volunteering. This course explores the role, responsibilities and purpose of the work of volunteers with Chesed. For further details or to book a place please call: Rochelle at Kinloss Cares on: welfare@kinloss.org.uk or Orah at the United Synagogue on:

12 Shabbat 23 JUNE Bernard Goodwin Edna Kaye Brian Sanford Irene Scott Sunday 24 JUNE Pauline Aminoff Leon Benjamin Abraham Borman Sivi Harounoff Jane Jaffa Jacob Kut Andrew Shiers Martin Shiers Monday 25 JUNE Amos Azizoff Marilyn Azizollahoff Sheila Cameron Henry Garfinkel Charles Kaplan Alfred Young Elaine Young THE KEHILLA WISHES חיים ארוכים LONG LIFE TO THE FOLLOWING WHO HAVE YAHRZEIT Wife Husband Brother Brother Half Brother Husband Sister Tuesday 26 JUNE Robert Harris Sheila Kriger Norman Rose Maureen Sander Peter Sheldon Wednesday 27 JUNE Frank Caplan Norman Davis Esther Gorjian Michael Laitner Parvin Lavian Alan Levene Sally Saunders Sarah Weisz Thursday 28 JUNE David Basrawy Aubrey Moher Friday 29 JUNE Anthony Brittan Esther Ellis Deborah Laurier Rosalyn Liss Adam Sussman Debra Sussman Adrienne Sussman MBE Alexa Tapper YIZKOR BOOKLET Sister Brother Brother Husband Sister During Yizkor, we recite a special memorial prayer for each of our relatives whom we wish to remember, and this is your opportunity to include their names in the Yizkor Booklet. Letters have already been sent out by post. PLEASE COMPLETE AND RETURN THE FORMS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, BUT NO LATER THAN FRIDAY 20TH JULY If you have not received your letter, or have any queries, please contact the Shul office on or by to yizkor@kinloss.org.uk TOMBSTONE CONSECRATIONS: SUN 1 JULY SUN 1 JULY SUN 8 JULY WED 18 JULY SUN 29 JULY 11:00am in Bushey in memory of Alfred Finer 13:30pm in Bushey in memory of Sabine Landau 12:00pm in Bushey in memory of Catherine Addleson 11:30am in Bushey in memory of Evelyn Wiseman 12:30pm in Bushey in memory of Michele Tager FINCHLEY SYNAGOGUE USEFUL PHONE NUMBERS Rabbi Jeremy Lawrence: Rabbi Nisan Andrews: Shimon Gillis, Director of Operations: Shul Office: