MIZRACHI MATTERS SHABBAT YITRO (Vol 10, No 20) Rabbi Mottel Krasnjanski will speak from the Pulpit Friday night Friday, 29 January (19 Shevat)

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1 EARLY SHABBAT Mincha: 7:00pm Candle Lighting: 7:20-7:25pm MIZRACHI MATTERS SHABBAT YITRO (Vol 10, No 20) Rabbi Mottel Krasnjanski will speak from the Pulpit Friday night Friday, 29 January (19 Shevat) LATEST TIME TO LIGHT CANDLES 8:18pm This week's newsletter is sponsored in memory of the late Eliyahu ben Chaim Nuchem ע"ה (Mr Ellis Greenberg), grandfather of Rae Bower, on the thirteenth Yahrzeit, 23 Shevat. 1. Beit Yehuda 2. Beit HaRoeh 3. Kehillat Ohr David/Beit Midrash 4. Bnei Akiva 5. Elsternwick 6. Midrashah 7. Goldberger Hall בס"ד Shabbat 30 January 20 Shevat Sunday 31 January 21 Shevat Monday 1 February 22 Shevat Tuesday 2 February 23 Shevat Wednesday 3 February 24 Shevat Thursday 4 February 25 Shevat Friday 5 February 26 Shevat Shacharit 7:30am 1 7:00am 1 8:00am 1 6:25am 1 6:30am 1 6:30am 1 6:25am 1 6:30am 1 9:30am 1 9:00am 4 7:30am 1 7:30am 1 7:30am 1 7:30am 1 7:30am 1 Dawn 5:19am 5:20am 5:22am 5:23am 5:24am 5:25am 5:26am Tallit & Tefillin 5:33am 5:34am 5:36am 5:37am 5:38am 5:40am 5:41am Sunrise 6:31am 6:32am 6:34am 6:35am 6:36am 6:37am 6:38am Sh'ma (גר א) 10:02am 10:02am 10:03am 10:03am 10:04am 10:05am 10:05am Earliest Mincha 2:09pm 2:09pm 2:09pm 2:09pm 2:09pm 2:09pm 2:09pm Early Shabbat Early Mincha: 6:50pm Candles between: 7:10-7:15pm Candles 8:12pm Mincha followed by 8:10pm 1 6:55pm 1 6:55pm 1 6:55pm 1 6:55pm 1 6:55pm 1 7:15pm 1 Plag HaMincha (גר א) 7:07pm 7:06pm 7:06pm 7:05pm 7:04pm 7:04pm 7:03pm Sunset 8:35pm 8:34pm 8:33pm 8:32pm 8:31pm 8:31pm 8:30pm Night 9:19pm 9:19pm 9:18pm 9:16pm 9:15pm 9:14pm 9:13pm Second Ma'ariv 9:30pm 3 9:30pm 3 9:30pm 3 9:30pm 3 9:30pm 3 SHIURIM MISHNAH YOMIT R Leor Broh 9:00am 2 R James Kennard 9:45am 7 Drashot R Danny Mirvis 1 R Leor Broh 2 R Chezy Deren 3 Rinah Pushett Emunah Shiurim R Danny Mirvis 6:00 pm Parashat HaShavua Shiur Rabbi James Kennard 7:00pm Machshirin 5:8-9 8:00pm Daf Yomi 8:45am 6 Pre Bar-Mitzvah Shiur 3 R Danny Mirvis 6:00 pm Post Bar-Mitzvah Shiur 3 R Danny Mirvis Starting 7 February Machshirin 5:10-11 Between Mincha and Ma'ariv Daf Yomi 8:15am 6 Ramban Shiur for Ladies with Rabbi Danny Mirvis 9:30am 6 Adina Bankier-Karp Nashim Nistarot Ba Tanach Shiur 8:30pm 6 Restarting 15 February R Chezy Deren Contemporary Halacha 7/93 Hotham St Restarting 8 February Michal Kaufman Sefer Shemot Shiur (Lewis house) 9:00pm Daf Yomi 8:15am 6 Scotch & Shiur with Rabbi Danny Mirvis 1.00 pm 3 (back to 12:00pm on 10 February) Daf Yomi 8:15am 6 Gary s Gemara Shiur 3 Robbie Berkowitz 8:30 pm Following in the Footsteps Weekly Parashah Shiur for ladies & girls 11:00am 7 Morrice St Rabbi Zvi Telsner Daf Yomi 8:15am 6 Lunch and Learn 1:00 2:00pm Lvl 51, 101 Collins St Iyun on Parsha 3 Doodie Bankier 8:30 pm Gemara Shiur for Women For women in high school and University In Recess Parasha Shiur (Ivrit Kala) with Rabbi Danny Mirvis In Recess Daf Yomi 8:15am 6 Machshirin 6:1-2 Machshirin 6:3-4 Machshirin 6:5-6 Machshirin 6:7-8 Zavim 1:1-2 Between Mincha and Ma'ariv Between Mincha and Ma'ariv Between Mincha and Ma'ariv Between Mincha and Ma'ariv 6:40pm EVENTS Seudah Shlishit: Dr Norman Goldwasser Holy Bagel 9:00am Chillen Cholent 9:45pm YAHRTZEITS Eva Menahem & Lynette Schachna (Mother) George & Robert Lowinger (Mother) Geoff Bloch & Sue Boltin (Father) Judy Seigel & Ruth Paneth (Mother) Max Stern (Wife) Adina Parkes (Mother) Bruce & Gary Esterman (Father)

2 MAZAL TOV We would like to wish Mazel tov to Shmully & Faigie Ulman (Sydney) on the birth of their baby boy. Mazal tov to the grandparents: Dovid & Devora Rochel Herszberg, Rabbi Yoram & Shternie Ulman (Sydney) Mazal tov to the great-grandparents: Myer & Evi Herszberg, Rabbi Sender & Gittie Munitz (Los Angeles), Michoel & Sophia Ulman (Sydney) Mazal tov to the great great-grandmother: Mrs Shoshana Rodan ****** Yakov & Esther Cohney (Israel) on the birth of their baby boy. Mazal tov to the grandparents: David & Ilana Cohney and Mr & Mrs E Katz (Los Angeles) Mazal tov to the great-grandparents: Benjamin & Tamara Cohney and Leah Blatt BAR MITZVAH ANNIVERSARIES David Zimmermann, Eli Lipshatz, Joshua Felman, Yoni Savicky, Michael Gurgiel HAPPY BIRTHDAY Shabbat: Edward Lichtig (HBD) Sunday: Daniel Morris, Ortal Rachel & Ariel Ephraim Kaufman, Robbie Reisner Tuesday: Anna Bankier Wednesday: Ian Waller, Noa Strum, Sue Boltin Thursday: Darron Cook, Reuben Wein Friday: Caleb Epstein, Ruth Epstein 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 NEWSLETTER FOR THE ELSTERNWICK JEWISH COMMUNITY 30 January Shevat 5776 Parshat Yitro Yahrzeits during the coming week Joel Freedman (Father) [30 January] George Schimmel (Father) [31 January] David Bernshaw (Mother) [31 January] Neil Brand (Mother) [5 February] Contact numbers Rabbi Rabbi Chaim Cowen Chairman Mark Kras Shabbat times Candle Lighting this week Candle Lighting time if attending Kabbalat Shabbat Kabbalat Shabbat this week Pre-Shacharit Shiur Shacharit Rabbi s Shabbat Shiur Mincha at Shabbat ends at Candle Lighting next week Candle Lighting next week if attending Kabbalat Shabbat Kabbalat Shabbat next week 8.18 pm 7.08 pm 6.45 pm 9.00 am 9.30 am 8.40 pm 7.15 pm 9.19 pm 8.12 pm 7.04 pm 6.45 pm Gabbai Elan Jacobs elanjacobs@hotmail.com Secretary Sally-Ann Jaye ejc@mizrachi.com.au Haftorah requests Dennis Max classact@werple.net.au Contributions to Newsletter (please) Sally-Ann ejc@mizrachi.com.au The Rabbi s Shabbat Shiurim The early shiur (9.00am, before Shacharit) - come join the Rabbi for cake, coffee and an exploration of the mystical parsha Birthdays this week Timothy Hain turns 19 on 4 February Emma Behr turns 3 on 4 February Mazal Tov Lisa & Josh Goldstein on the birth of a son Deidre & Jacob Goldstein and Bronia & Bill Kornhauser on the arrival of a grandson Danny Berhang & Romy Sachwald celebrating their Aufruf in Shule on Shabbat afternoon Sara & John Berhang and Claudine & Henry Sachwald on the Aufruf this Shabbat and forthcoming marriage of their children Danny & Romy In shule this week Dennis Max will be leading Kabbalat Shabbat, Rabbi Cowen will be leading Shacharit, Daniel Lowinger will be leining, Michael Schmulian will be saying the Haftorah, and Jordan Simai will be leading Mussaf. Kiddush this Shabbat You are all invited to the kiddush, which will be sponsored by Pirrie & Bernie Simai in celebration of Benji s return from his year in Israel. Weekday times Sunday: Tefillin beginners class, including breakfast Monday and Thursday Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday 8.00 am 6.30 am 6.45 am

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5 EMUNAH RELIGIOUS WOMENS ZIONIST ORGANISATION RINA PUSHETT SHABBAT SHIURIM 5776 ז "ל RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF RINA PUSHETT BET YEHUDA - WEISS MIZRACHI CENTRE 81 Balaclava Road, Caulfield North בס"ד Rina Pushett (nee Kozak) born in Tel-Aviv, migrated to Melbourne in 1954 and easily settled into the community. She married Yankel Pushett in 1958 and had three 3 children, Tamara, Benjy & Leora. Rina established and taught at the Yavneh kindergarten that gradually evolved into Yavneh College. Rina furthered her own education, graduating from Melbourne University with a B.A. majoring in Linguistics, Spanish and Middle Eastern studies, eventually lecturing in Middle Eastern studies. Rina joined Emunah in 1959 and became an active and committed member. She undertook the position of Education officer, establishing the Annual Emunah Education day. These were held as daylong workshops, focussing on global and local issues pertaining to Jewish activities and problems. In addition Rina introduced the Emunah Summer Shabbat Shiurim, inviting speakers from the whole Jewish community. The concept of these shiurm as well as the Annual Education day were recognized by World Emunah and replicated by most other Emunah member nations as well as other organisations. Shabbat Yitro 30 January 6:00pm Rabbi Danny Mirvis Shabbat Mishpatim 6 February 6:00pm Joint Seudah Shlishit with the Midrasha Shabbat Terumah 13 February 6:00pm Rabbi Ryan Levin Shabbat Tetzaveh 20 February 6:00pm Sonia Slonim Shabbat Ki Tissa 27 February 5:30pm Althea Mirvis Shabbat Vayalkhel 5 March 5:30pm Joint Seudah Shlishit with the Midrasha Shabbat Pekudei 12 March 5:15pm Doodie Bankier Shabbat Vayikra 19 March 5:15pm Ruth Rosenberg Shabbat Tzav 26 March 5:00pm R Chezy Deren ALL WELCOME

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7 Yitro 20 Shevat 5776 January 30th, 2016 Issue 636 Mazal Tov to Adina, daughter of Shelly and Rav Doron Perez (Executive Director of World Mizrachi), on her Bat Mitzvah Rav Reuven Spolter Former Community Rabbi in Oak Park Detroit Currently a Jewish Studies Instructor and administrator at the Orot College of Education in Elkana, and the Overseas Rabbinic Coordinator for Irgun Rabbanei Tzohar Facing the Difficult Questions - A Thought for Parshat Yitro Over ten years ago, when I was a community rabbi in Metro Detroit, I invited the Rosh Kollel of the Kollel Torah Mitzion to a brief meeting. Rav Shlomo, I said to him, the programming at the kollel is incredible. You guys have so much energy, passion and excitement. The community members really love you. But I need to you to do something for me. Sure, he said. What do you need? He never saw the next sentence coming. I need you to stop talking about Aliyah. He seemed momentarily stunned. What do you mean Stop talking about Aliyah? That s what we re here for. We believe passionately in the value of Aliyah. Why would we stop talking about it? He was right, but so was I. Many community members, tired of hearing the same message over and over again, were simply tuning the members of the Kollel out. I wanted the Kollel to continue to have an influence over the members of the community, so I encouraged them to broaden their message. I often feel that same estrangement from Diaspora Jewry today. If I write a piece about

8 the importance of living in Israel, the response I get is tepid, indifferent, or hostile. You made a choice for yourself they say but why do you insist on imposing your ideology on us? I preach Aliyah, of course, because I believe that it s the right thing to do. If so, why do we tune out the messenger when we don t like what he has to say? One answer lies in a quality of Moshe Rabbeinu that emerges from advice he receives from Yitro. After settling in during his visit with Moshe in the desert, Yitro decides to join his sonin-law at the office. There he finds an intolerable situation, as the people stand from רבדה בוט אל words: morning till night, waiting to speak with Moshe. Yitro doesn t mince the thing that you re doing is not good. (Shemot 18:17) Yitro gives השוע התא רשא Moshe what would seem to be obvious advice: You need to delegate. You can t handle everything on your own. It s not good for you, and it s not good for the people either. Moshe heeds Yitro s advice and establishes a system to allow lower judges to handle the easy questions, while the more challenging queries made their way up the line to Moshe. If we think about it, Yitro s advice isn t all that unusual nor surprising. Wikipedia calls delegation a core concept of management leadership. If it s so obvious, why didn t Moshe think of it himself? And, if we assume that he did which I believe is a fair assumption why did he not delegate until Yitro came along and insisted that he do so? According to the Harvard Business Review, There are plenty of reasons why managers don t delegate. Some are perfectionists who feel it s easier to do everything themselves, or that their work is better than others. It s very easy to see Moshe Rabbeinu fall into that trap. After all, he really could do it better. The people really did want to speak specifically to him. Who wouldn t want to talk to Moshe about their problems or questions? If the people want to wait, why should he stop them? When Yitro insisted that he delegate, he also forced Moshe to ask himself some challenging questions: Why wasn t he delegating? Why hadn t he implemented the obvious system to deal with the impossible crush of people? It s not easy to ask yourself questions like these, and many times we simply don t want to hear the answers. They re deeply personal, and oftentimes, the answers reveal aspects of our personalities that we d rather leave unexplored. The greatness of Moshe lay in the fact that rather than ignore Yitro s advice and put the challenging questions aside, Moshe confronted them head-on. He was willing to honestly ask himself: Why don t I ask other people for help? Why haven t I changed? And, after asking the questions (and discovering the honest answers), he exhibits a willingness to make the appropriate and obvious course adjustment. If you re still with me, you probably can see where I m going here. If you ve read this far in a D var Torah in the Torah Mitzion Parshah sheet, you ve either made aliyah, or appreciate the fact that aliyah must be a strong priority in the value system of every Torah Jew. Yet, too many people fear the difficult questions that they d have to ask themselves if they actually confronted the issue head-on. (Why don t we make aliyah? What am I really afraid of?) So they shun the messenger (or the message) and tell them to stop preaching Aliyah, and instead ask their scholars-in-residence from Israel to share fun stories about the IDF from the pulpit instead. The story of Yitro s advice teaches us that greatness stems not from knowing all the answers, but from the ability and willingness to confront the most difficult, challenging questions inside of us.

9 TMT Spotlight: Nechama Porat Roshat Midrasha, Washington Position: Roshat Midrasha Community: Washington Years on shlichut: 2014-current Original Residence: Bat Ayin, Gush Etzion On shlichut with her husband, Menachem and their children, Nave, Dagan and Elchai What's your daily schedule? I teach in the school every day from 8:15 to 3:30. During that time I teach the 'Midrasha' class and an additional Gemara shiur. I also prepare my shiurim and have meetings with staff and students. Three evenings a week I give shiurim to the community, two in Tanach and one in Gemara. I also give occasional drashot, shiurim on Shabbat, Shabbatonim, etc. How does your presence affect the community? My activity has an effect on several levels. Firstly, I represent a model of serious and deep Torah learning led by a woman. I teach the highest level Gemara shiur for girls and an in-depth (Iyun) shiur on Tractate Baba Batra for the community. Girls and women see that they can have a significant place in the world of Torah learning. Secondly, I share the special Torah of Eretz Yisrael. Despite the community being very learned and Torani, that unique message can only be brought by shlichim from Israel. Many people here connect to our messages and find a deeper meaning in their Torah learning. Why did you choose to be a shlicha? I feel that there is a large gap between Eretz Yisrael and the Diaspora. I want to play a small part in connecting and closing the gap, in spreading the light of Eretz Yisrael. I hope that those Jews I teach will find the same meaning and depths that I find in the Torah. How was your being a Roshat Midrasha accepted in the community? My role was very well received in the community. I get a lot of encouragement and support and have not encountered any objections. How does the Shlichut empower you personally and professionally? On a personal and familial level the Shlichut is a very powerful, all-encompassing experience. There a many difficulties and challenges; adapting to a new country, a new language, new schools and a different culture. Added to that is the distance from our home, family and friends. But despite that, the overall experience brings us closer together as a couple and as a family. On a professional level I am also growing, as I gain experience teaching new and diverse audiences. What is the hardest part of being on Shlichut? Being far away from Israel and my usual sources of support. Integrating into a culture

10 and thought processes so different from mine. Share with us a success story: An especially good shiur I gave about Purim. Many people came up to me and told me that it totally changed the way they view Purim. Following that shiur I was asked to give several new shiurim and was invited to a Shabbaton to help plan it and serve as a Scholar-in-Residence. I felt that I managed to truly stir something inside them, which led to new connections. A tip for new Shlichim: Smile and be cheerful, even if you don't really feel that way. It opens doors and opens hearts in a truly significant way. Around The World Parent Child Learning (PCL) in Memphis about Tu B'Shvat Tu B'Shvat Seder with Israeli fruits and song in Munich Torah MiTzion Melborune's weekly 'Lunch and Learn' in the city Yonatan Hillel speaking at TMT Mexico's Tu B'Shvat Seder

11 ISRAtag Arik Speaker In cooperation with: 'Lilmod' Coordinator and Head of European Desk in Torah MiTzion Beit Midrash Migdal Oz was founded in 1997 in cooperation with and under the auspices of the Har Etzion Yeshiva. The Midrasha students benefit from a wide choice of Torah learning including: Talmud, Tanach, philosophy, Halacha and Chassidut, with an emphasis on chavruta learning. The Midrasha offers a program for girls before and after military or national service, a dedicated program for girls from abroad and a teacher's college. Kibbutz Migdal Oz was built in 1977 in the exact same location where in 1927 Migdal Eder, the first Jewish settlement in Gush Etzion in modern times once stood. Migdal Eder stood only for a short time. The living conditions were very difficult and immediately after the arrival of the first families a serious snow blizzard almost brought disaster to the settlers who were completely disconnected from the outside world. Thanks to the help of the nearby Arab village and of the Jewish settlers of Hebron, their lives were saved. Two years later during the infamous Tarpat (1929) riots, their lives was again saved from the wild mob by some of their Arab neighbors. This time however, they decided not to go back. The initiators of the settlement were residents of the religious Mea Shearim quarter of Jerusalem who sought to establish a religious colony outside of the city.

12 To construct the community, a small company was created named "Zichron David". After 1929 it was led by a Jew named Shmuel Zvi Holtzman who bought the abandoned lands of Migdal Eder. The name of the entire Etzion bloc stems from his name (translated from German - tree man - Etzion). Yasher Koach to Becky Moses for providing the correct answer Where was this photo taken? Please send answers to - arik@torahmitzion.org The answer, further information about this location, as well as the first person to recognize this site will be published in next week's edition.

13 Torah MiTzion was established in 1995 with the goal of strengthening Jewish communities around the globe and infusing them with the love for Torah, the Jewish People and the State of Israel. Over the past twenty years Torah MiTzion's shlichim have inspired and enriched their host communities through a wide range of high impact formal and informal educational programs. In cooperation with : Our friend Benjy Singer has a very useful website, which contains accurate and fresh information of what's going on in the Religious Anglo Community in Israel.