SHABBAT T’TZAVEH ZACHOR Parashah: Exodus 28:31-2914 (page 620), Deuteronomy 25:17-19 (page 1507) Haftarah: Esther 7:1-10, 8:15-17 (page 1649)

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SHABBAT 23-24 FEBRUARY 2018 / 9 ADAR 5778

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SHACHARIT SHABBAT MAIN SYNAGOGUE 10am Saturday Morning Shabbat Service Board members: Gary Lewis and Joanne Loewy Irons Shammashim: Denise Joyner and Jadwiga Holcdorf Darshanit: Rabbi Kim Ettlinger Bar mitzvah: Jonathan Henquin Shira: Rhondda Hall and Sharon Mattatia Torah readers: Ruja Varon, Caroline Paz, Sharon Mattatia and Jonathan Henquin Kiddush: Kindly sponsored by the Henquin family

KABBALAT SHABBAT MAIN SYNAGOGUE 6pm Kabbalat Panim 6.15pm Friday Night Shabbat Service Board members: David Freedman, Sue Silberberg and Joanne Loewy Irons Darshanit: Miriam Bass - NCJW Shira: Cantor Michel Laloum, Max Jared Einsohn, Sharon Mattatia, Yuliya Mik, Elad Tal, Mary Lascaris, Ronen Shoshan and Joel Reicher

In Parashat T’tzaveh we read the ongoing instructions for the organisation of the Temple in Jerusalem; the ordination of Aaron and the priests; the details of their uniforms; and the installation of the eternal light. The sages saw the eternal light that was to burn perpetually in the tabernacle as a symbol for the people of Israel who were to be a “light unto the nations”. Today, the ‘ner tamid’ continues to shine in every synagogue around the world. Already by the 1400s, the anonymous publication Kol Bo, teaches us that the eternal light was a universal custom, intended to give honour to the Divine presence, which ”rests wherever a quorum of Jews gather to pray”. The ner tamid specifically represents the light of the Menorah, which was to play such a pivotal role in the Chanukah story. Hanging right above the ark in which we keep the Torah, the eternal light symbolises the permanence of Torah and the radiance of the Jewish people. Its light burns despite adversity and despite each and every re-incarnation of Amalek, the enemy of the Jewish people throughout history.Parashat T’tzaveh falls on the Shabbat prior to Purim, and so we also call this Shabbat “Shabbat Zachor”, meaning memory or remember. On this Shabbat, we are called on to remember the Amalekite plot to eradicate the Jewish people. Throughout Jewish history, so many of our festivals remember attempted genocide: Haman at Purim; Chanukah and the Seleucids army; Tisha B’Av and the destruction of the Temples; Pesach and the Egyptians etc. The archetypal Amalek is also reincarnated in other genocidal tendencies throughout

history - whether the Inquisition, Hitler or any of the other innumerable historical persecutions of the Jewish people.While Purim has become a festival associated with children in which we primarily celebrate joy through fancy dress and a spiel, the underlying story of Purim is Haman’s intended genocide of the Jewish people. The biblical Amalekites defined evil not only because they attacked the Israelites, but also because they attacked the wounded and the helpless civilians from the rear. The abhorrence of tactics targeting civilians rather than fighting the army facing them, remains a basic principle in the rules of war today. In an era where there is a level of ‘compassion fatigue’, people still experience an increased level of outrage when armed groups target civilians.If Jews are to continue to be a light unto the nations, how do we take this permanence of Torah and the impetus to be a beacon of inspiration and integrate this into our daily lives? How can the small pinpricks of light burning in each synagogue become a bright light of unity against the ceaseless encroachment of darkness? Parashat T’tzaveh on Shabbat Zachor is a reminder to us to rekindle our individual dedication to condemning evil and healing the world.While in Pirke Avot we read “You are not expected to complete the task, but neither are you free to avoid it.”, this parashah invites us to ask –what can I do today to bring about greater light or greater good? What can I do, on whatever scale it might be, whether within my family, amongst my friends, or within my wider community to bring about the improvement of our world?

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WHAT’S ON

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CALENDAR Sunday 25 February 11am Purim Carnival 2pm Purim Spiel rehearsal at LBC Tuesday 27 February 10am TBI Archive Group 4pm TBI Tamid 7pm Purim Spiel rehearsal 7.30pm Introduction to Judaism 7.30pm Parashat Haftorah Wednesday 28 February 10.30am Drop In and Chat 7pm Purim Megillah Reading 8pm Purim Spiel Thursday 1 March 10am Melton School - Israeli Literature 6pm Binah Program - Binah Aleph 7pm NIF Forum - Anat Hoffman Friday 2 March 10am Bubs & Bagels 4.15pm Emmy Monash Kabbalat Shabbat (offsite) 6.15pm Family Shabbat service 6.15pm Kabbalat Shabbat service 7.30pm Community Dinner Saturday 3 March 10am Shabbat Ki Tisa service Joshua Levine bar mitzvah

REMEMBRANCE

SHLOSHIM • Raymond Benson Father of Claire and Nicola • Henry Bliss Brother of Philip • Jenny Chaenkel Friend of TBI • Wolf Goldman Father of Adam, Susan and Joanna, brother of Sara Saubern • Leigh Matheson Uncle of Nick Dyrenfurth • Rachel Ryzowy Mother of Eric Herszfeld • Edith Skutezky Mother of Yvonne and Susan • Daryl Stupel Husband of Janet, son of Joe and Eva, father of Simon and Joshua z”l, brother of Michael and Jacqui • David Wittner Husband of Rosette, father of Michael, Peter and Debbie, Brother of Lady Anna Cowen and Arnold Wittner

YAHRZEITS OBSERVED THIS SHABBAT • Fay Aarons • Arthur Abrahams • Walter Bliss • Ottavio Cavallaro • Maurice Charcon • Mervyn Cohen • Mirri Curtis • Lea (Lydia) Donald • Charles Fuerst • Arthur Hartmann • Mary Indikt • Anna Jepson • Robert Jepson • Charles Kalnoky • Max Kelman • Maurice Harry Lazarow • David Margolis • Sarah Marks • Georgina McKenzie • Harry Moses Joseph Nathan • Helina Penner • Kurt Popper • Benjamin Portnoy • Esther Radler • Rosa Rochman • Eric Rogers • Leaza Samuels • Ron Sauvarin • Elstynne Sive • Magdee Taryan • Jacob Leib Tepper • Zsuzsa Vati

TBI FILM CLUB SUNDAY 4 MARCH, 6.30PM ENTRY, 7PM START Come down for a free moving screening and enjoy the popcorn, film and most importantly, great company. To join the TBI Film Club mailing list, email vklooger@netspace.net.au

‘Aleph Isn’t Tough’ Beginner Adult Hebrew Tuesdays 6-7.15pm from 6 March Course cost: $180tbi.org.au/learn/adult-education/aleph/

We mourn the loss of the young lives so senselessly taken in the Florida shooting last week. Our hearts are with the victims and their families.