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The President, Dr Robert Sward, on behalf of the Board and staff of Temple Beth Israel welcomes you to our community.
SHABBAT PINCHAS Parashah: Numbers 29:12-34 (page 1213) Haftarah: First Kings 18:46-19:21 (page 1275)
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SHABBAT 22 - 23 JULY 2016 / 17 TAMMUZ 5776
WeeklyKOL YISRAEL
Please note: For safety and security, the TBI parking lot closes 15 minutes before the commencement of services.
DRASH FOR SHABBAT PINCHAS BY RABBI YOEL H. KAHN, CONGREGATION BETH EL, CALIFORNIA USA
One of the last parashiyot in Numbers, Pinchas includes a diverse set of stories. It advances the narrative to date, reports on yet another census, and details the offerings to be brought on various sacred occasions. The portion is also known for its declaration that daughters can inherit their father’s ancestral property, based on the suit pressed by the daughters of Zelophehad, whose story points to the possibilities and challenges that we face when seeking guidance from the Torah.In the Torah’s imagination, land holdings in Israel, once assigned to specific individuals, should remain in the family, passed down via the male heir. In Numbers 27, the daughters of Zelophehad appear before Moses and the assembly gathered at the Tent of Meeting. Their father has died without male heirs; will his name and his relationship to the land be erased? “Give us a holding among our father’s kinsmen!” they ask. Moses takes the issue to the Eternal, who affirms the validity of the daughters’ case, and orders that henceforth daughters may inherit their fathers’ land.Is this a story of biblical feminists standing up to patriarchal oppression? Sort of. It is a story of women appealing for equal justice and, within the cultural norms of their world, attaining it, at the explicit instruction of God!
Israelite daughters, however, inherit only when there are no male heirs; they maintain their father’s lineage and house, and do not create their own.This and other biblical stories featuring independent women exercising agency are precious to us precisely because they are so few. Until recently, Jewish religious tradition was overwhelmingly androcentric. For our generation of Reform Jews, though, the equality of people, regardless of gender, is a core religious value, and a message that we have proudly taught to the wider Jewish and faith communities.In Genesis 1:27 we learn of the worth and dignity of every human being: ‘God created the human beings in [the divine] image, creating [them] in the image of God, creating them male and female.’ This verse, however, much as we value it today, was never the foundation for any rabbinic mitzvot, nor invoked as a primary proof text. Its elevation to one of our most cherished only came about when we needed to look back into Torah in support of teachings whose truth we could not deny but which previously had not been affirmed. Jewish participation in the modern world, and lessons we learned from the Western political tradition, were used as a standard against which we measured our received tradition… and found it wanting.
KABBALAT SHABBAT MAIN SYNAGOGUE 6.15pm Friday Night Shabbat Service Board members: Robert Sward, Rebecca Silk, Alla Medownick and David Freedman Shammash: Denise Joyner Music: Cantor Michel Laloum and Toby Glaser accompanied by Patrick Prunster
SHACHARIT SHABBAT MAIN SYNAGOGUE 10am Saturday Morning Shabbat Service Board members: Robert Sward, Rebecca Silk and Sue Silberberg Shammashim: Dot Nathan, Eve Stupel and Esther Kahn Music: Cantor Michel Laloum and Toby Glaser accompanied by Joe Stupel Bat mitzvah: Sasha Lippman Torah readers: Rena Langberg, Tammy Cohen and Sasha Lippman Kiddush: Kindly sponsored by the Lippman family
TBI LUNCHKeynote Speaker: Helen Kapalos, Chairperson of the Victorian Multicultural Commission
Guest Speaker: Father Bob Maguire AM
Tuesday 6 September 12pm “feeding community spirit”
Bookings: tbi.org.au Table: $800 Friend of TBI: $100Funds raised from this event will go towards expanding and improving the nourish program, undertaken in partnership with the FR Bob Maguire Foundation.
FRIEDLANDER CULTURAL CENTRE 12.30pm Lunch’n’Learn Rabbi Fred Morgan - ‘Brexit and the Jewish Question’
FRIEDLANDER CULTURAL CENTRE 7.30pm Young TBI Shabbat Dinner Please bring an Israeli-themed vegetarian dish to share.
Connect Day Current Year 5 students attending any school are invited to experience a tast of life and learning at
Monday 15 August 8:35am-3:40pm 517 Orrong Road, Armadale
Bookings: 9527 0102 or [email protected]
Contact TBIPh: +613 9510 1488
MISSION: Temple Beth Israel is a kehilla kedosha (spiritual community) bringing innovation and creativity to Jewish traditions. We provide multiple pathways for our members and friends to enjoy an engagement with Progressive Judaism that enhances their lives through spiritual enrichment, learning and community. We are guided by principles of egalitarianism and respect for others. We are inspired to continually develop and grow and to provide a spiritual home for all who wish to embrace our values. Temple Beth Israel acknowledges that we are assembled on land whose traditional custodians are the people of the Kulin Nation. tbi.org.au
Twitter: @TBIMelbournePlease take this news sheet with you
WHAT’S ON
PO Box 128 / 76-82 Alma Rd, St Kilda VIC 3182Email: [email protected]
CALENDAR
Tuesday 26 July 4pm TBI Tamid 7.30pm Intro to Judaism 7.30pm Parashat Hashavua
Wednesday 27 July 10.30am Drop In and Chat 7pm ‘Aleph Isn’t Enough’ 8pm TBI Choir Rehearsal
Thursday 28 July 7.30pm Living with Dementia Support Group
Friday 29 July 6.15pm Kabbalat Shabbat Service
Saturday 30 July 9.45am Binah Program 10am Gesher Service 10am Shabbat Matot Service Nico Berelov bar mitzvah
REMEMBRANCE
SHLOSHIM• Vera Danos Wife of Robbie, father of Tom and Tony • Ann David Mother of Colin, Joe and Phil • Peter Grodeck Father of Anton, Damien and Kate • Julie Jarny Wife of Ivan, mother of Peter and Vivienne • Daniel Lewis Father and father-in-law of Gary and Vivien Lewis • Jack Mendleson Husband of Myra, father of Nicola, Barbara and Judy • Alan Michael Husband of Esther, father of Tony, Peter and Rob • Catherine Soveny Mother of Claire Rosedale, grandmother of Kim and Paul • Rafael Tasman Father of Sam Salcman
• Tzvia Zimring Wife of Mikki, mother of Yinon
YAHRZEITS OBSERVED THIS SHABBAT• Bianca Kate Aubor • Sara Beilin • Geoffrey Berman • Rachel Bloom • Henry Cass • Marion Copeman • Ignacy Drzewiecki • William Glaser • Arthur Goldsmith • Nathan Kaye • Richard Langfelder • Esther Lazaras • Ralph Lazarus • Arthur Lehner • Derek Jack Levi • Lily Levy • Wayne Barry Lewis • Benjamin Miller • Shimon Mohrer • David Opat • Maurice Rose • Zelik Rosenfeld • Paul Rosta • Michael Sadlon • Kurt (Bobby) Schindler • Sally Schonfeld • Abraham Shneider • Martha Steiner • Alfred Sussman • Geoffrey Sward • Gilberto Tam • Chaim (Henry) Weiss • Katerina Yarowyi
DROP IN AND CHAT / KNITTING CIRCLE WEDNESDAY 27 JULY 10.30AM Schmoozing, word games and (optional) knitting for seniors. Entry $2, includes refreshments.
LIVING WITH DEMENTIA SUPPORT GROUP THURSDAY 28 JULY 7.30PM A Jewish support group for family and carers of people with dementia. Information, strategies, discussion and questions.
TBI FRIENDSHIP CLUB WEDNESDAY 3 AUGUST 11AM “Opera in the Shul” with Georgia Wilkinson and Kiran Rajasingam. Chat, listen to music, and enjoy a meal with other seniors. $10 entry includes lunch, entertainment and a raffle ticket.
Current Year 5 students attending
any school are invited to experience a taste
of life and learning at The King David School
Monday 15 August 8:35am–3:40pm517 Orrong Road, Armadale
Bookings essential. Contact the Admissions Department on 03 9527 0102 or [email protected]
Connect Day
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4, 11, 18, 25 August 7.30-9pm
TASTE OF JEWISH HISTORY with Rabbi Gersh Lazarow
1. Yavneh and the Palestinian Talmud 2. Babel and the Babylonian Talmud 3. Crescent to the Golden Age of Spain 4. Haskalah - The Age of Enlightenment
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a taste of
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Cost: $90
To register: call 9533 9930 or email [email protected]
a four-part educational series designed for beginners - Jewish or not
judaism
Rabbi Jonathan Keren-Black
V7:30-9:30PM
8, 15, 22 & 29 AUGUST
explore such topics as Who is a Jew, Jewish Life Cycle, Jewish History, Beliefs and Values
LEO BAECK CENTREFOR PROGRESSIVE JUDAISM EAST KEW
a taste of
Venue:
Cost: $90
To register: call 9533 9930 or email [email protected]
a four-part educational series designed for beginners - Jewish or not
judaism
Rabbi Jonathan Keren-Black
V7:30-9:30PM
8, 15, 22 & 29 AUGUST
explore such topics as Who is a Jew, Jewish Life Cycle, Jewish History, Beliefs and Values
LEO BAECK CENTREFOR PROGRESSIVE JUDAISM EAST KEW
a taste of
Venue:
Cost: $90
To register: call 9533 9930 or email [email protected]
a four-part educational series designed for beginners - Jewish or not
judaism
Rabbi Jonathan Keren-Black
V7:30-9:30PM
8, 15, 22 & 29 AUGUST
explore such topics as Who is a Jew, Jewish Life Cycle, Jewish History, Beliefs and Values
LEO BAECK CENTREFOR PROGRESSIVE JUDAISM EAST KEW
a taste of
Venue:
Cost: $90
To register: call 9533 9930 or email [email protected]
a four-part educational series designed for beginners - Jewish or not
judaism
Rabbi Jonathan Keren-Black
V7:30-9:30PM
8, 15, 22 & 29 AUGUST
explore such topics as Who is a Jew, Jewish Life Cycle, Jewish History, Beliefs and Values
LEO BAECK CENTREFOR PROGRESSIVE JUDAISM EAST KEW
8, 15, 22 & 29 August 7.30pmCost: $90
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