MIZRACHI MATTERS בס"ד SHABBAT PARASHAT PINCHAS (Vol 8, No 45) Friday, 11 July (13 Tammuz) SHABBAT Candle Lighting by 4:59pm To sponsor the newsletter please call Minchah at 5:05pm 2 the Mizrachi office on 8317 2504 1. Beit Yehuda 2. Beit HaRoeh 3. Beit Midrash 4. Bnei Akiva 5. Elsternwick 6. Midrashah 7. Rabbi s Home 8. Goldberger Hall 9. Nachalat David Z manim SHABBAT 12 JULY 14 TAMMUZ SUNDAY 13 JULY 15 TAMMUZ MONDAY 14 JULY 16 TAMMUZ TUESDAY 15 JULY 17 TAMMUZ WEDNESDAY 16 JULY 18 TAMMUZ THURSDAY 17 JULY 19 TAMMUZ FRIDAY 18 JULY 20 TAMMUZ Shacharit 7:30am 1 7:00am 1 9:30am 1-4 8:00am 1 6:30am 1 6:25am 1 6:30am 1 6:30am 1 6:30am 1 9:00am 3 7:25am 1 7:15am 1 7:30am 1 7:25am 1 7:30am 1 Dawn 6:22am 6:22am 6:21am 6:21am 6:20am 6:20am 6:19am Fast Begins 6:21am Tallit & Tefillin 6:38am 6:38am 6:37am 6:37am 6:37am 6:36am 6:36am Sunrise 7:34am 7:34am 7:33am 7:33am 7:32am 7:32am 7:31am Sh ma (גר"א) 10.00am 10:00am 10:00am 10:00am 9:59am 9:59am 9:59am Earliest Mincha 12:56pm 12:56pm 12:56pm 12:56pm 12:56pm 12:56pm 12:56pm Minchah followed by Ma ariv 4:50pm 1, 3 5:10pm 1 5:10pm 1 5:00pm1 Ma ariv at 5:45pm 1 5:10pm1 5:10pm 1 SHABBAT Candles: 5:04pm Mincha: 5:10pm 1 Sunset 5:17pm 5:18pm 5:19pm 5:19pm 5:20pm 5:21pm 5:22pm Fast Concludes 6:00pm Night 5:59pm 6:00pm 6:01pm 6:01pm 6:02pm 6:03pm 6:04pm SECOND MA ARIV 9:30pm 3 9:30pm 3 9:30pm 3 9:30pm 3 9:30pm 3 Shiurim Mishnah Yomit Events Yahrtzeits R Bert Mond 8:45am 3 R Leor Broh 9:00am 2 R Kennard 9:30am 6 Drashot R Yaakov Sprung 1 The Brokenness of Zealotry R Leor Broh 2 3 R Chezy Deren 9 Parashat Hashavuah Shiur with Rabbi Kennard 4:10pm 3 8:45am 3 Sefer HaKuzari 8:45am 6 9:45pm 3 8:15am 3 (for women) 9:30am 6 Practical Halachah in the 21 st Century 8:30pm 2 R Dovid Segal Gemara B iyun 8:30pm 2 R Chezy Deren Contemporary Halacha 7/93 Hotham Street 8:30pm Michal Kaufman (Lewis house) 9:00pm 9:45pm 3 8:15am 3 R Yaakov Sprung Chumash Shiur for women 10:00am 6 - Chabura Gemara for female uni students 7:30pm 6 Rav Kook 8:30pm 6 Not this week 9:45pm 3 8:15am 3 Weekly Parashah Shiur for ladies & girls 11:00am 7 Morrice Street Caulfield Aliza Brown R Yaakov Sprung Gemara B iyun for uni men returning from Yeshivot 6:30pm 6 R Yaakov Sprung Masechet Brachot 8:00pm 6 Chani Winkler (for women) 8:15pm 2 9:45pm 3 8:15am 3 Gemara Shiur 8:00pm 3 R Yaakov Sprung Shiur for men 8:30pm 7 Chani Winkler Chabura for female uni students 8:30pm 6 Parashat HaShavua in easy Hebrew 8:45pm 3 Chillen Cholent 9:45pm 6 9:45pm 3 8:15am 3 Bechorot 9:7-8 Erchin 1:1-2 Erchin 1:3-4 Erchin 2:1-2 Erchin 2:3-4 Erchin 2:5-6 Erchin 3:1-2 4:40pm 1 Between Mincha and Ma ariv 1 Between Mincha and Ma ariv 1 Between Mincha and Ma ariv 1 Between Mincha and Ma ariv 1 Between Mincha and Ma ariv 1 5:00pm1 Gan Shabbat 10:15 11:30am Bnei Akiva 3:30pm Seudah Shlishit Rabbi Shlomo Kohn - Yad L'Achim Jack Cherny (Mother) The Holy Bagel 9:00am 3 Norman Kappel (Father) Norman Lourie (Father) Rav Yoni Rosensweig "Vengeance vs. Unity - The two extremes of our conflict with the Palestinian people" 8:30pm 3 Rebbetzin Sprung (Father) Theo Tempelhof (Sister) Robert Lowinger (Father) Les Feiglin (Father)
MIZRACHI S VIRTUAL NOTICEBOARD To the Mizrachi Community of Melbourne, Thank you very much for your donation to the Pinah Chamah. Knowing that there is a community so far away thinking of us makes our service here in Gush Etzion and Hebron a little easier. If you are in the area feel free to drop in and see the wonderful work the "Aunties" are doing here. We wish a hearty Mazal Tov to Eli Goodhardt and Lauri Cohen on their engagement Mazal Tov to the parents Rabbi Ian & Sharon Goodhardt (Melb) and Mark & Debi Cohen (Melb) Mazel tov to the grandparents Valerie & Prof Gerald Goodhardt (London), Helen & Albert z l Brooks (London), Jeanette & Jack z l Zall (Jo burg) and Maureen & Percy z l Cohen (Melb.) *** We wish a hearty Mazal Tov to Joel Kalkopf and Battie Gampel on their engagement Mazal Tov to the parents Morry & Melanie Kalkopf and Shaina & Paul Gampel Mazel tov to the grandparents Harry & Shirley Kanter (London), Buzzy & Melanie Gampel and Ethel Greis *** We wish a hearty Mazal Tov to Lydia Slonim and Marcus Rosenberg on their upcoming marriage Mazal Tov to the parents Louisa Gibson & Adam Slonim and Ruth & David Rosenberg Mazel tov to the grand-parents Helen & Walter Gibson and Tamara & Ossie Tofler We wish Happy Birthday to the following members who celebrate their birthday during the coming week: Hannah Friedman (Shabbat) Doodie Bankier (Hebrew) (Shabbat) Sonia Slonim (Sunday) Andrea Esterman (Tuesday) Aron Bell (Wednesday) Joel Steiner (Thursday)
ב ס "ד NE W S L E TT E R FOR T HE ELSTERNWICK JEWISH COMMUNITY 12 July 2014 14 Tammuz 5774 Parshat Pinchas Yahrzeits during the coming week Janette Richter (Father) [13 July] Vivien Leizerovitz (Grandmother) [14 July] Basil Krawitz (Grandfather) [14 July] Robert Wald (Mother) [15 July] Bonnie Rosen (Father) [15 July] Lorraine Fantl (Brother) [17 July] Hazel Shapiro (Brother) [17 July] Contact numbers Rabbi Rabbi Chaim Cowen 0433-308-584 cowen.chaim@gmail.com Chairman Mark Kras 0410-460-970 imkras@gmail.com Gabbai Elan Jacobs 0419-527-227 elanjacobs@hotmail.com Secretary Sally-Ann Jaye 0437-625-350 ejc@mizrachi.com.au Haftorah requests Dennis Max 9528-6865 classact@werple.net.au Contributions to Newsletter (please) Sally-Ann ejc@mizrachi.com.au Shabbat times Candle Lighting this week Mincha (followed by break inc shiur) Kabbalat Shabbat this week Pre-Shacharit Shiur Shacharit Mincha at Shabbat ends at 4.59 pm 5.10 pm 5.30 pm 9.00 am 9.30 am 4.45 pm 5.59 pm Tuesday 15 July - Fast of 17 Tammuz Starts 6.21 am Ends 5.58 pm Candle Lighting next week Mincha (followed by break inc shiur) Kabbalat Shabbat next week 5.04 pm 5.05 pm 5.45 pm 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 Gila Bloch turns 11 on 15 July Alyssa Kaplan turns 5 on 15 July Jack Kamien turns 2 on 16 July In shule this week Rabbi Cowen will be leading Kabbalat Shabbat, David Bernshaw will be leading Shacharit, David Bernshaw will be saying the Haftorah, and Elan Jacobs will be leading Mussaf. 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 For All The Monday Night Shiur Talmudic Philosophy: Exploring the mind of a Genius on Monday (obviously) 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, Tuesday and Thursday Wednesday and Friday 8.00 am 15 minutes before Shacharit 6.30 am 6.45 am
Naftali Herc s xc at Arnold Bloch k z Memorial Lecture Series presents a lecture by Rabbi James Kennard Beit Midrash 2012 The Shabbat Amidot Past, future and what links one to the other? Sunday 7.30pm on 20 July (for all ages) Sunday 7.30pm on 27 July (for Years 11 and 12 and Young adults) Venue Beit Midrash, Mizrachi 81 Balaclava Road, North Caulfield Enquiries 9523 9664 Some of the Regular Shiurim on offer at the Beit Midrash, Mizrachi (all welcome) Kuzari: Rav Dudi Winkler, 8.40am Sundays Shiur for women: Rav Dudi Winkler, 9.30am Mondays Practical Halachah: Rav Dudi Winkler, 8.30pm Mondays Supported by Supported by Chumash shiur for women: Rabbi Yaakov Sprung, 10am Tuesdays Rav Kook: Rav Dudi Winkler, 8.30pm Tuesdays Masechet Brachot: Rabbi Yaakov Sprung, 8.30pm Wednesdays Shiur for women: Chani Winkler, 8.15pm Wednesdays Gemarah Shiur: Rav Dudi Winkler, 8pm Thursdays Uni students (women): Chani Winkler, 8.30pm Thursdays Parsha in Simple Hebrew: Rav Dudi Winkler, 8.45pm Thursdays One on one or small group learning with Hesder boys (topic or text of your choice) FiSHeR GRapHiCS
A Message from Solly Sacks Shalom Chaverim You have no doubt seen on the media that we are facing a unprecedented attack of rockets and missiles which have now reached the Carmel shores near Haifa and we have half the population in air raid shelters. This is made much more difficult because the schools are now on holiday and many of the daily summer programs and activities have been cancelled. So far everybody still has high spirits and is we are coping as well as possible under the circumstances. What has been seen is that the Hamas have rockets that can reach up to 120km where previously this was only 40km. These were the rockets discovered on the Klos C boat captured by us and headed for Gaza in March. Obviously they have managed to smuggle these through the tunnels. These rockets also carry a much heavier explosive load. The rocket fired at Hadera last night was a M302 Syrian produced rocket. Last night, in a further development and on another front we prevented a group of terrorists who came from the sea off Zikim Beach in the south from infiltrating further into Israel. The hero of this war so far has been the Iron Dome air defense system that strategically intercepts rockets heading for the cities allowing others to land in open fields. Miraculously " Min Hashamayim" there has not been any casualties on our side except for a few cases, who were treated for shock. We are carefully watching the Syrian border that could erupt at any moment and at the same time just yesterday we took in a number of injured Syrians from the conflict. So far this year we have had a record tourist trade but this is now affected by the escalation from Gaza. One or two groups of youngsters have already gone home and some anxious parents are also requesting their children to leave Israel. In addition two major cultural events that should take place tomorrow in Jerusalem have been postponed. The Government yesterday approved a call-up of 40,000 reservists but we are hoping and praying that this won't lead to the situation where we would have to send our soldiers back into Gaza and which would lead to a full-scale war. We continue to pray for peace and security in our country. Solly Sacks Director-General
Pinchas Issue 539 14 Tammuz, 5774, July 12th, 2014 שבת מציון Shabbat MiTzion In memory of Pnina Foox z l, mother of Amit Foox, former shaliach TMT together with his wife Tzila in Memphis 2006-2008 בס ד The Two Faces of Israel Rabbi Reuven Spolter - Former Community Rabbi in Oak Park Detroit. Currently Overseas Rabbinic Coordinator at Rabbanei Tzohar and teacher at Orot College in Elkana The past week has been truly trying for the Jewish people around the world, as we learned of the brutal murder of the three teens we had hoped and prayed for so fervently. I learned the news immediately after getting off flight from Israel to New York. It felt strange wrong to be in the United States, when I should be mourning back at home with my family, community and people. Yet, as the week I spent in America progressed, I came to recognize that the view of Israel from America is skewed. Sure, it was a hard week; a week of pain and anguish, tears and questions. But in the United States, I missed the other side; the point of view that would have helped put things in the proper perspective. Immediately after conducting yet another census, God tells Moshe to go up to the mountain and see the Land of Israel עלה אל הר העברים הזה וראה את הארץ Climb up this Mount Avarim and see the Land. (27:12) God tells Moshe, Moshe - - you won t make it into the Land of Israel, so I m giving you a chance to see the Land before you die. This is the end of the line for Moshe. Or is it? The Torah really isn t clear. At the end of Devarim in Parshat Ha azinu, God again seems to instruct Moshe in a similar manner. There God עלה אל הר העברים הזה הר נבו Moshe, tells Go us to this Mount Avarim Mount Nevo (Devarim 32:49). Yet, the second time, God still calls the mountain Mount Avarim but also calls it Mount Nevo. Is it the same commandment and the same mountain, or a different instruction, in different places, at different times? Malbim explains that God commands Moshe to climb two different mountains at two different times. Mount Nevo is not Mount Avarim. It s a different place and a different time. Why does God ask Moshe to climb two different mountains? Continued on page 2. Shabbat Times Jerusalem Begin 19:12 End 20:28
Pinchas Page 2 Why go up to see the land now and then go back up again to see it later at the end of his life? Malbim explains that when Moshe climbs the first mountain Har Nevo there s still much to do: he כי was היה מוכן למלחמת מדין ולכמה דברים ready for the battle with Midyan and a number of other things. When Moshe sees the land of Israel for the first time, he sees the land as a leader a military leader, a national and political leader. Each of us looks at things from our own personal perspective, depending upon our station in life. At this juncture in time, Moshe still leads the Children of Israel. So when he climbs up the mountain and looks down upon the valley and the Land, all he can see are objectives, issues, potential problems and crises. He looks down and sees military adversaries. He sees difficult agricultural terrain; economic challenge and security problems. That s all he can allow himself to see, because he feels burdened by the weight of millions of people, looking to him for guidance and counsel. But later, at the very end of his life, Moshe has already passed the mantle of leadership to his trusted student Yehoshua. When his knees no longer buckle under the sheer weight of worry for the nation, God, in an ultimate act of kindness tells Moshe, go up and see the Land I m going to give to the people. When Moshe ascends the second mountain, Mount Nevo, and looks down upon the country, this time he looks down at the land not as a national leader, but as a private citizen; not as the commander-in-chief, but as a father and grandfather, whose children will soon inherit that land. This time he sees an entirely different land. Instead of seeing potential problems and challenges; treacherous terrain and security threats, Moshe sees the Land flowing with Milk and Honey, and it s a wondrous, beautiful sight to see. We will soon begin the three weeks, a period of tension and strain for the Jewish people. We will, and appropriately so spend this time focusing on the most difficult periods of Jewish history our greatest tragedies and disasters. And, hopefully, we try to correct some of the behaviors that brought about that suffering. Especially today, we think of the pain and suffering of the people in Israel, who continue to deal with the tragedy of the recent past, and the citizens of Israel s south, cowering under a rain of rocket fire. בס ד Sometimes I fear that Jews in the Diaspora (and perhaps in Israel as well) too often view the Holy Land Israel through darkened glasses, focusing too often on the pain and suffering. I realized, watching the news from the States, that the only exposure to Israel is what they show on Fox News and CNN, in the New York Times or even the English-language Israeli websites (Never forget the news maxim: If it bleeds, it leads ). We know about the bombings and terrorism, the security threats and economic issues. We re all ambassadors and dignitaries, concerned and consumed with economy, military and security. But we also forget to take off those glasses and see things the way they truly are. For all the difficulty and pain of the past week, after the funerals, life in Israel went on as well. Children went to camp. Businesses returned to work. The streets are packed with tourists, and are teeming with life, vitality, excitement and even joy. Even during those challenging eighteen days, when the fate of our boys wasn t clear, life still continued. In my family we celebrated a simcha during those difficult days. We remembered the boys, but proceeded to celebrate nonetheless, determined to continue to build a fully Jewish life in the Holy Land. We can never allow ourselves to forget that Moshe saw the Land of Israel twice. He didn t only see the challenges and struggle. He also saw the beauty, the future, and the promise of the Land. While we begin the three weeks and move into a somber, serious time in the Jewish year, we must also remember to sometimes step back and see the bigger picture. We must let ourselves see the beauty and majesty of Israel, and the tremendous Blessings that we as a people enjoy today. And then, when we do see that good, we can look back at the tragedy of this past month, turn to the difficulties of the three weeks and Tisha B av and ask ourselves: What do we need to do to make that good even better?
Pinchas Page 3 Bs d ISRAtag Arik Speaker "The Port of Eilat, which is considered to be the southern gate of of Israel, is located at the northern tip of the Red Sea and serves as a land bridge between Europe and Asia, Australia and the Far East. The Government of Israel declared the Port of Eilat as an having national strategic importance while serving as an essential enterprise for the city of Eilat. The main operations of the port are exports and imports of vehicles from the East. The port's activity in these areas increased between 2004-2008 by approximately 50%. In its infancy the State did not recognize the strategic importance of building a port in Eilat. The importance is due to its location allowing for the movement of goods parallel to the Suez Canal, from the Eastern Hemisphere to the West, without having to round the African continent. During the first years only a handful of ships arrived in the area and they were unloaded at High-Sea. The building of the first dock started in 1955. Following the increasing volume of traffic at the port and after signing trade agreements with countries in the Far East, it was decided to build a new port to serve as the southernmost port serving Israel. Construction began in 1962 and the new port was inaugurated in 1965 including a new jetty port for unloading oil tankers for transfer via a pipeline to the north. Since February 2013 the port's ownership was transferred from the government to a private company - Papo shipping, owned by the Nakash family. In recent years, much there has been much talk about a plan to build a railway line to Eilat, mainly as competition to the Suez Canal, and to allow fast and efficient movements of goods from Eilat to the ports of Ashdod and Haifa, something which today is possible only by trucking. Quite interestingly Israeli law dictates that all automobiles imported from Eastern Asia must enter through the Port of Eilat exclusively (and not through the Suez Canal and Port of Ashdod). Thus automobiles are the Port of Eilat's primary import as anyone passing the port on the main coastal road can usually catch a glimpse of brand new cars parked in the huge lots beside the port. Yasher Koach to Omer Sacks for providing the correct answer To advertise in Shabbat MiTzion contact: Ph. 02 620 9022 shabatmitzion@ torahmitzion.org Dedicate an issue of Shabbat MiTzion on the occasion of a yoretzeit Ph. 02 620 9022 Shabbatmitzion @torahmitzion.org 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. 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 eighteen years Torah MiTzion's shlichim have inspired and enriched their host communities through a wide range of formal and informal educational programs.