MIZRACHI MATTERS SHABBAT LECH LECHA (Vol 10, No 6) Rabbi Mottel Krasnjanski will speak from the Pulpit Friday night. Friday, 23 October (10 Cheshvan)

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1 Shacharit EARLY SHABBAT Plag Mincha: 6:10pm 1 Candle Lighting between 6:30 6:35pm MIZRACHI MATTERS SHABBAT LECH LECHA (Vol 10, No 6) Rabbi Mottel Krasnjanski will speak from the Pulpit Friday night. Friday, 23 October (10 Cheshvan) LATER SHABBAT Mincha: 7:15pm Candle Lighting: 7:26pm 1. Beit Yehuda 2. Beit HaRoeh 3. Kehillat Ohr David/Beit Midrash 4. Bnei Akiva 5. Elsternwick 6. Midrashah 7. Goldberger Hall SHABBAT 24 OCTOBER 11 CHESHVAN SUNDAY 25 OCTOBER 12 CHESHVAN MONDAY 26 OCTOBER 13 CHESHVAN TUESDAY 27 OCTOBER 14 CHESHVAN WEDNESDAY 28 OCTOBER 15 CHESHVAN THURSDAY 29 OCTOBER 16 CHESHVAN בס"ד FRIDAY 30 OCTOBER 17 CHESHVAN 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 5.11am 5:09am 5:08am 5:07am 5:06am 5:04am 5:03am Tallit & Tefillin 5:29am 5:28am 5:26am 5:25am 5:24am 5:22am 5:20am Sunrise 6:24am 6:23am 6:22am 6:20am 6:19am 6:18am 6:17am Sh ma (גרא) 9:44am 9:43am 9:42am 9:42am 9:41am 9:40am 9:40am Earliest Mincha 1:38pm 1:38pm 1:38pm 1:38pm 1:38pm 1:38pm 1:38pm EARLY SHABBAT Early Mincha: Candles between: 6:15pm 6:35-6:40pm Candles 7:34pm Minchah followed by Ma ariv 7:20pm 1 6:10pm 1 6:10pm 1 6:10pm 1 6:10pm 1 6:10pm 1 7:15pm 1 Plag HaMincha 6:22pm 6:22pm 6:23pm 6:24pm 6:25pm 6:26pm 6:27pm Sunset 7:45pm 7:46pm 7:47pm 7:48pm 7:49pm 7:50pm 7:51pm Night 8:27pm 8:28pm 8:30pm 8:31pm 8:32pm 8:33pm 8:34pm SECOND MA ARIV 9:30pm 3 9:30pm 3 9:30pm 3 9:30pm 3 9:30pm 3 SHIURIM R Leor Broh 9:00am R James Kennard 9:30am (Kinder) Drashot R Leor Broh 2 R Danny Mirvis 3 Kehillah Kiddush after davening 7 Parashat HaShavua Shiur R James Kennard Not this week Rina Pushett Shabbat Shiur Dr Michal Kaufman 6:00pm Daf Yomi 8:45am 6 Daf Yomi 8:15am 6 Ramban Shiur for Ladies with Rabbi Danny Mirvis 9:30am 6 Bein Haftara leparasha Shuir Adina Bankier- Karp Shiur for post high school girls 8:30pm 6 R Chezy Deren Contemporary Halacha 7/93 Hotham St 8:30pm Michal Kaufman (Lewis house) 9:00pm Daf Yomi 8:15am 6 Minchat Chinuch Shiur with Rabbi Danny Mirvis L1 Capital, Lvl Collins Street, Melbourne 1:00-2:00pm Hilchot Shabbat Shiur in Hebrew with Rabbi Danny Mirvis 8:30pm 6 Daf Yomi 8:15am 6 Weekly Parashah Shiur for ladies & girls 11:00am 7 Morrice St Rabbi Gourarie Daf Yomi 8:15am 6 Chaburah for women in high school and university students 8:30pm 7 Parasha Shiur (Ivrit Kala) with Rabbi Danny Mirvis 8:45pm 3 Daf Yomi 8:15am 6 MISHNAH YOMIT Taharot 10:5-6 Taharot 10:7-8 Mikavot 1:1-2 Mikavot 1:3-4 Mikavot 1:5-6 Mikavot 1:7-8 Mikavot 2:1-2 7:10pm 1 Between Mincha and Ma ariv 1 Between Mincha & Ma ariv 1 Between Mincha & Ma ariv 1 Between Mincha & Ma ariv 1 Between Mincha & Ma ariv 1 7:05pm1 EVENTS Bnei Akiva 5:30pm Seudah Shlishit: Rabbi Shlomo Kohen Yad L Achim Holy Bagel 9:00am 3 Mizrachi Committee Meeting 8:00pm 7 Chillen Chulent 9:45pm 3 YAHRTZEITS David Slonim (Mother) Jeff Morrison (Father) Yitzchak Rabin z l Adina Parkes (Father) John Kraus (Father) Robert Epstein (Father) Geoff Seidner (Father) Judy Slonim (Husband) Issi & Michael Slonim (Father) Philip Rubinstein (Mother)

2 MAZAL TOV Ariella Franks on her BAT MITZVAH Parents: Karen and Mark Franks Grandparents: Kathy Franks, Howard Franks and Les Feiglin Mazel tov to our new Bnei Akiva Hanhalah of 2016!! Merakez: Nathaniel Pizmony Sgan Merakez: ZeeCee Vorchheimer Gizbar: Yoel Dodge Rosh Chinuch: Hadar Slonim BAR MITZVAH ANNIVERSARIES Jack Goldberg, David Hyman, Selwyn Hyman, Jeremy Leibler, Brendan Rothschild, Adam Shnider, Ashley Tugendhaft HAPPY BIRTHDAY Shabbat: Darren Katz, Ariel Hersh Monday: Julian Fishman, Daniel Goodhardt (HBD) Wednesday: Daniel Goodhardt Thursday: Noah Epstein If you have an occasion or milestone event that you would like to be mentioned in Mizrachi Matters, please it to by 12:00pm on Thursdays [Type text]

3 ב ס "ד N EWSLETTER FOR THE ELSTERNWICK JEWISH COMMUNITY 24 October Cheshvan 5776 Parshat Lech Lecha Yahrzeits during the coming week Avi Paluch (Wife) [24 October] Ray Miller (Father) [24 October] Sharon Sloshberg (Father) [26 October] David Bernshaw (Father) [27 October] Tom Slomovic (Mother) [28 October] Basil Krawitz (Grandmother) [28 October] Danny Fantl (Grandmother) [28 October] Carol Shapiro (Father) [28 October] Stephanie Sack (Mother) [29 October] Danny Fantl (Grandfather) [30 October] Contact numbers Rabbi Rabbi Chaim Cowen cowen.chaim@gmail.com Chairman Mark Kras imkras@gmail.com Gabbai Elan Jacobs elanjacobs@hotmail.com Shabbat times Candle Lighting this week Candle Lighting time if attending Kabbalat Shabbat Kabbalat Shabbat this week Pre-Shacharit Shiur Shacharit No Rabbi s Shabbat Shiur this week Mincha at Shabbat ends at Candle Lighting next week Candle Lighting next week if attending Kabbalat Shabbat Kabbalat Shabbat next week 7.26 pm 6.20 pm 6.30 pm 9.00 am 9.30 am 7.10 pm 8.26 pm 7.34 pm 6.26 pm 6.30 pm Secretary Sally-Ann Jaye ejc@mizrachi.com.au Haftorah requests Dennis Max classact@werple.net.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 In shule this week Josh Akerstein will be leading Kabbalat Shabbat, Daniel Lowinger will be leading Shacharit and leining, David Bernshaw will be saying the Haftorah, and Elan Jacobs will be leading Mussaf. Contributions to Newsletter (please) Sally-Ann ejc@mizrachi.com.au Kiddush this Shabbat You are all invited to the kiddush, which will be sponsored by EJC. At the Rabbi s For the Young Adults the Wick on Thursday evenings from 8.00 to 9.00pm at the Rabbi s home, Unit 3, 301 Glen Eira Road, Caulfield North Weekday times Sunday: Tefillin beginners class, including breakfast Monday to Friday pre-shacharit Shiur Monday and Thursday Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday 8.00 am 15 minutes before Shacharit 6.30 am 6.45 am

4 Kehillat Ohr David invites you to join us for a Shabbat Party Come celebrate Shabbat with us! Who: All children from 3-8 years old* Where: Upstairs in the Bnei Maon. When: Shabbat Parshat Lech Lcha. 24th October am am Food will be provided! No outside food to be brought in. *children younger than three are invited but MUST be accompanied by a parent at all times!

5 The Shabbas Project: Women s Mosaic Madness Monday 19th October 2015

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7 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 Lech Lecha 24 October 6:00pm Dr Michal Kaufman Shabbat Vayeria 31 October 5:30pm Reb Leor Broh Shabbat Chayei Sarah 7 November 5:45pm Dr Penina Neuwirth (Will take place at Caulfield Shule) Shabbat Toldot 14 November 5:45pm Dr Yael Ziegler Shabbat Vayeitzei 21 November 5:45pm Rabbi James Kennard Shabbat Vayishlach 28 November 6:00pm Rabbi Danny Mirvis Shabbat Vayeishev 5 December 6:00pm Midrasha Shabbat Miketz/Chanuka 12 December 6:00pm Mrs Beruria Tenenmaum Shabbat Vayigash 19 December 6:00pm Mr Roy Steinman ALL WELCOME

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10 Cocktail Dinner Party Please join us in launching Mizrachi's Young Adult Minyan Kehillat Ohr David & welcoming the Mirvis Family Monday 2 November 7.30 PM Start Spirit Station Pier 6 Waterfront Place, Port Melbourne Victoria 3207 Dress: Cocktail Early Bird Price $30 Members $40 Non Members ~ expires 21 October~ Regular Price $35 Members $45 Non Members Bookings are essential RSVP by 29 October To book:

11 MIZRACHI BEIT MIDRASH ANNUAL DINNER SUNDAY NIGHT SEVEN O CLOCK KEYNOTE SPEAKER DR YAEL ZIEGLER YAVNEH SCHOOL HALL BOOKINGS

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13 Shabbat Mitzion - Lech Lecha of 5 22/10/2015 8:28 AM Subscribe Share Past Issues Translate View this in your browser Lech Lecha 11 Cheshvan 5776 October 24th, 2015 Issue 622 Mazal tov to David Baras (Melbourne ) on his engagement Mazal Tov to Oren Sheffer (Memphis ) on his marriage Rabbi Ilan Goldman Educational Director at Mibereshit Speak the Language of the Hebrew Man Rabbi Yehuda HaLevi, in his masterpiece The Kuzari, discusses the Hebrew language, Ivrit. The Midrash explains that Avraham was given the name Ivri (a Hebrew) because the entire world was on one eiver (side) and Avraham on the other. The Kuzari, however, offers an alternative explanation. Our nation is named Am Yisrael, or Bnei Yisrael, after our patriarch Yaacov (Yisrael). Examples for this are endless, the first being at the beginning of Chumash Shemot, when we first became a nation: "He (Pharaoh) said to his people, 'Behold, the people of the children of Israel are more numerous and stronger than we are'". (1:9) Another name is used to refer to us: Jews, relating to the kingdom of Judea at the time of the first Beit HaMikdash (from which most of us descend). The first "Jew" was Mordechai: " יהודי "איש, "There was a Jewish man in Shushan the capital, whose name was Mordechai" (Ester 2:5).

14 Shabbat Mitzion - Lech Lecha of 5 22/10/2015 8:28 AM Subscribe Share Past Issues Finally, we are also named Hebrews. The first Hebrew was Avraham: And the fugitive came and he told Abram the Hebrew" (Bereshit 14:13). Translate Whilst two of these three names are historic, connecting us to a common patriarch or kingdom, according to The Kuzari, the title Hebrews ( Ivrim ) links us to a language. In most cases one may assume that the language is named after the nation, be it English, Chinese, Arabic or any other language. However, Hebrew, according to The Kuzari, is the exception. Why would a nation be named after its language? Furthermore, a language is supposedly merely a means to an end; it is a method of communication agreed upon between people to enable everyday contact. Yet, we find that both the Midrash and Halacha state that it is a Mitzvah to teach the Hebrew language to our children. The world was created in Ivrit. Hashem spoke to Adam in Ivrit, and Adam spoke it. Hebrew was used by the entire world for the first twenty generations of humanity. It was only when the united language of Ivrit was misused and abused to allow the building of Migdal Bavel, that Hashem used language to disperse and confuse the builders of the tower. For once the builders lost the ability to communicate they were no longer able to build the Tower of Babylon. Avraham was soon after to represent the original language of the universe, and was to be named after it. The language itself was named after the one who maintained it at the time when languages were confused his ancestor Eiver. The Kuzari believes that different tongues have more in common than one might think, because they are all derived from one original language and all of humanity is descended from the same father. After 2,000 years of exile, Ivrit remains the richest and noblest of languages; this can be demonstrated simply by opening any book of Tanach. The richness of the language is apparent in every book of the Tanach; in the exclusive language of the different prophets, in the psalms of King David, and in the wisdom of King Solomon. Yet there is more to Ivrit than simply its beauty: Ivrit is the language of prophecy and the receptacle of Kedusha. When one learns or speaks Ivrit he is elevating himself. The Midrash teaches us that just as the Torah can elevate us so too can the language of the Torah. When speaking a language a person is connecting to the essence of that language. For example, if a person were to learn Chinese and yet never go to China and never meet a Chinese person, they would nevertheless be connecting to the essence of the culture of the Chinese. Therefore when people speak Hebrew, they are connecting to the highest form of speech. As Hebrew is the language in which the world was created, Hebrew is the language of prophecy. It is taught that one of the reasons why our ancestors merited the redemption from Egypt was because they preserved their language. How close are we to that today? Perhaps the time has come for us to prioritise the acquisition and use of our very own national tongue. Around The World

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16 Shabbat Mitzion - Lech Lecha of 5 22/10/2015 8:28 AM Subscribe Share Past Issues lovers have been trying to locate the place where Jacob dreamed about the famous ladder reaching to heaven. Translate The first to recognize Beit El, a city of central importance in the Bible, was Robinson in He relied on geographic data and the Arab tradition of preserving Hebrew names, and identified it with Beitin village, about 20 kilometres north of Jerusalem. About 100 years later (in 1927) a delegation of archaeologists headed by Prof. William Albright came to the village and started excavations which continued intermittently until 1960, during which they discovered a large Canaanite city, Luz. Albright was looking for the site of Jacob's dream around the city of Beit-El, and identified it at a ruin, about half a kilometer south of the village Beitin - Burj Beitin. On the site the remains of an ancient church were found, presumably built on the site where Jacob slept and dreamed his dream. However, during a tour with Beit El settlers in 1980 Professor Zeev Vilnai z"l identified it elsewhere - at the Maqam of Sheikh Abdullah, atop Mount Pisgat Yaakov (Artis). This was last week's picture. This location has a few advatages over the Burj Beitin theory. An interesting one is the fact that this site is the heightest mountain in the area, which would be ideal for Jacob to see the land that God promised to give to his descendants. Another important discovery that strengthened that theory is the fact that it precisely there that Jeroboam, the first king of the Kingdom of Israel after its separation from the kingdom of Judah, built the so-called alternative temple for the Temple in Jerusalem. Yasher Koach to Gil Ben Yashar 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 name of the first person to recognize this site will be published in next week s edition.

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