16 / 17 March 2018 ד ׳׳ בסKOL KINLOSS NEWSLETTER OF FINCHLEY SYNAGOGUE SHABBAT AT KINLOSS WWW.KINLOSS.ORG.UK Shabbat commences at 5:52pm and terminates at 6:55pm Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat at 5:55pm Shabbat HaChodesh / Rosh Chodesh HASHKAMA 7:45am in the Liora Graham Beit Hamidrash, followed by Kiddush and a short shiur. THE MINYAN 9:30am in the Nissan and Rifca Deal Hall. Kriat Hatorah by Neil Nachshen. Matthew Weineger will speak. Kiddush sponsored by Cynthia and Harvey Bengen. SEPHARDI SERVICE 9:00am in the Sephardi Synagogue, led by Rabbi Heller and Reuben Gorji. MAIN SYNAGOGUE 9:00am led by Chazan Eli Sufrin. Kriat Hatorah by Leslie Rotenberg. Rabbi Andrews will speak. Vayikra SHABBAT LEARNING AT KINLOSS Friday night 5:55pm Mincha followed by Kabbalat Shabbat D’var Torah by Rabbi Nisan Andrews Shabbat Morning 8:30am: Sephardi Synagogue Talmud Tractate Berachot by Rabbi Heller Rabbi Dr Raphael Zarum’s Shiur will not be taking place this week. Next Shiur will be on 24th March, away for Pesach commencing again on the 14 April 9:15am: Youth Breakfast Banter Breakfast and Parasha Shiur Benchers Cafe with Barry Colman 10:30 - 10:50am: in the Rabbi’s Office Study Group with Rabbi Laitner titled “Insights into the Haggadah” Shabbat Afternoon 12:40pm Early Mincha No Bnei Akiva until after Pesach 5:00pm: Daf Yomi Shiur in the Nemetnejad Room 6:00pm: Mincha followed by Shiur by Rabbi Laitner titled “Celebrating the North West London Eruv: How to apply the laws of Eruvin in 21st century North West London!” 6:55pm: Ma’ariv There will be a Kiddush in the Kinloss Suite this week at the end of the Services FAMILY SERVICE 10:15am in the Kinloss Suite with Rabbi Lawrence ויקראTHE KIDS’ MINYAN 10:45am in the Newman Room, Yrs 5 and 6 א׳ ניסן תשע״חYOUTH SERVICE 9:45am in the Liora Graham Beit Hamidrash, under the direction of our Youth Director, Barry Colman.
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16 / 17 March 2018
KOL KINLOSSבס׳׳דNEWSLETTER OF FINCHLEY SYNAGOGUE
SHABBAT AT KINLOSS
WWW.KINLOSS.ORG.UKShabbat commences at 5:52pm and terminates at 6:55pm Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat at 5:55pm Shabbat HaChodesh / Rosh Chodesh
HASHKAMA 7:45amin the Liora Graham Beit Hamidrash, followed by Kiddush and a short shiur.
THE MINYAN 9:30amin the Nissan and Rifca Deal Hall. Kriat Hatorah by Neil Nachshen. Matthew Weineger will speak. Kiddush sponsored by Cynthia and Harvey Bengen.
SEPHARDI SERVICE 9:00amin the Sephardi Synagogue, led by Rabbi Heller and Reuben Gorji.
MAIN SYNAGOGUE 9:00amled by Chazan Eli Sufrin. Kriat Hatorah by Leslie Rotenberg. Rabbi Andrews will speak.
Vayikra
SHABBAT LEARNING AT KINLOSS
Friday night
5:55pm Mincha followed by Kabbalat ShabbatD’var Torah by Rabbi Nisan Andrews
Shabbat Morning8:30am: Sephardi Synagogue
Talmud Tractate Berachot by Rabbi Heller
Rabbi Dr Raphael Zarum’s Shiur will not be taking place this week.
Next Shiur will be on 24th March, away for Pesachcommencing again on the 14 April
9:15am: Youth Breakfast Banter Breakfast and Parasha Shiur
Benchers Cafe with Barry Colman
10:30 - 10:50am: in the Rabbi’s OfficeStudy Group with Rabbi Laitner titled
“Insights into the Haggadah”
Shabbat Afternoon
12:40pm Early Mincha
No Bnei Akiva until after Pesach
5:00pm: Daf Yomi Shiur in the Nemetnejad Room
6:00pm: Mincha followed by Shiur by Rabbi Laitner titled
“Celebrating the North West London Eruv: How to apply the laws of Eruvin in 21st century North West
London!”
6:55pm: Ma’ariv
There will be a Kiddush in the Kinloss Suite this week at the end of the Services
FAMILY SERVICE 10:15amin the Kinloss Suite with RabbiLawrence
ויקרא
THE KIDS’ MINYAN 10:45amin the Newman Room, Yrs 5 and 6
א׳ ניסןְתשע״ח
YOUTH SERVICE 9:45amin the Liora Graham Beit Hamidrash, under the direction of our Youth Director, Barry Colman.
Some Thoughts on the SidraBY RABBI NISAN ANDREWS
Vayikra StatisticsMitzvot: 16 of the 613 mitzvot, 11 positive and 5 negativeVerses: 111 (26th longest of the 54 Sidrot)Words: 1673 (20th longest)Letters: 6222 (20th longest)Haftarah: 34 verses (9th longest of the 80 Haftarot)
The Book of Vayikra has 247 of the 613 mitzvot, which is more than 40% of the mitzvot in less than 15% of the content of the Torah. The Book of Vayikra averages one mitzvah every 3.5 verses (by comparison, Devarim has one mitzvah every 5 verses, Shemot one per 11 verses, Bemidbar one per 25 verses and Bereishit one per 511 verses).
Page No. SONCINO HERTZ ARTSCROLL
Sidra 540 429 544
Shevi’i 944 695 890
Maftir 386 253 348
Haftarah 1195 1001 1218
Frequently, a new section of the Torah begins with the phrase “And the Lord spoke to Moshe (Moses) saying”. This week's Parsha (and book) of Vayikra also begins with a double "talking" as Hashem “CALLED to Moshe, and the Lord SPOKE to him". Why the double communication?
Rashi addresses this element of repetition:For every communication between God and Moshe, whether denoted by the expressions: “And He spoke,” “and He said,” “and He commanded,” all were preceded by a prior summons (ויקרא). To the prophets of the nations of the world, however, He revealed Himself through expressions denoting coincidence and impurity, as the verse says, “and God happened upon (ויקר) Bilam (Balaam)” (Num. 23:4).
Rashi suggests that Hashem called out to Moshe before engaging him in conversation or instruction, giving him the opportunity to prepare himself and to enter the encounter in the appropriate frame of mind. God is sensitive to Moses in that he doesn’t want to take him by surprise. The upshot of this comment is that a Godly meeting necessitates one to be primed and focused.
Rashi adds a further point. He suggests that a spontaneous communication by God reflects “impurity.” The result then is that sanctity requires an atmosphere of preparation, planning, and forethought. This contradicts an undercurrent I, perhaps erroneously, detect within contemporary society in that it romanticises spontaneity. It sometimes feels as if immediate, instinctive and impulsive actions are implied to be an ultimate test of truth or a window into one's heart. Rashi here is proposing an alternative model of authenticity.
Some additional depth to this discussion might be found were we to read the concluding verse from the Book of Shmot which immediately precedes our Parsha:
"And Moshe was not able to enter into the Tent of Meeting, because the cloud abode on it, and the glory of the Lord filled the Tabernacle"(Shmot 40:36).
Moshe is waiting for God to invite him in. While our Parsha starts with "Vayikra" - God calls him in and "VaYedaber" - he speaks to him.
There is value in the wait. It prepared Moshe for the great meeting with Hashem. God teaches us that when something is valuable, it would be good to adjust and focus our senses, to purify our thoughts and minds.
Our tradition teaches the power of preparation. The month of Elul precedes Rosh-Hashanna, Halakha mandates preparations on Friday for Shabbat; how can Pesach be adequately observed without the planning beforehand? To enter the Temple, many forms of purification were necessary. For something to be worthwhile, it needs prior planning and forethought. The Mishna tells us that the Chassidim HaRishonim (early pious men) would sit and prepare for an hour before they prayed. We should not expect prayer to be deep and moving if we run off the street with a hundred things on our minds and then say the words. Proper prayer needs serious planning.
To reach a genuine contact with God, one needs a “קריאה”, a preparation via a slow, gradual process. Hard, persistent work and not spontaneity must precede our Encounter with God.
Supporting Boundaries – A Kinloss Drive to Support the Eruv.This Shabbat we are highlighting the North West London Eruv and will be following up with calls for support with its maintenance.
Eruvin are increasingly prevalent, though remain one of those halachic mechanisms that arouse great passions even within the communities which they benefit. While most of our Kinloss members do rely on the Eruv every week, we certainly have some who prefer not to. It is an area where Sephardim tend to be stricter.
I certainly do depend on it, and while it makes our lives much easier, it should not be taken for granted.
In the West End, where I grew up, we didn’t have an Eruv. I recall a visiting Rosh Yeshiva from Israel carrying to and from shul. When it was gently mentioned to him that he should not be carrying, he admitted that he was so used to having an Eruv wherever he went, he didn’t imagine for a moment that the centre of London would not.
Indeed, we had one wintry Shabbat in Jerusalem where the Eruv went down during the morning. Many people who were aware, even amongst the generally knowledgeable Orthodox, really did not know what to do. They, and even their parents had grown up able to carry keys and push prams.
Amongst local Rabbonim, some held that they should not announce from the pulpit that the eruv was down. Rather, they should tell people individually; and only those who they knew would be able to cope. Their apprehension was that some, who were in shul with kids and prams, who would shortly leave shul to go back home, or were expected out to guests, might be so flummoxed that, despite, being told the Eruv was down, they would not leave their keys or prams behind and would then be deliberately breaking Shabbat. If they didn’t know the Eruv was down, then the violation would be BeShoggeg גגבשו (inadvertent) rather than BeMayzid ידבמז (knowingly and deliberately.)
It was with such eventualities in mind that some authorities, such as the late Lubavitcher Rebbe, insisted that there should not be all-embracing city-wide Eruvin. People should always have in mind that while they might be within the Eruv perimeter, there were near neighbours/suburbs which were beyond it and for whom the full barrage of Shabbat restrictions continued to apply.
The purpose of the Eruv is to define an area within a Karmelit, a domain identified by the Rabbis, where carrying and transfer of commodities is not a violation of the Torah laws of Shabbat.
The Gemarra (Shabbat 6a) identifies four classes of Reshut or domain. Reshut HaRabim יםרשות הרב is a public space, a street 16 amot (cubits approx. 50cms) wide. There is an opinion that it must be open to 600,000 people daily, or conversely, that the flow of 600,000 people daily would elevate any Reshut to Reshut HaRabim. One cannot carry in Reshut HaRabim.
Reshut HaYachid רשות היחיד, by contrast is a private domain of at least 4 Tefachim (handbreadths approx. 10cms) square with walls of at least 10 Tefachim. One’s house or flat is a private domain and one can carry within it. However, the shared corridors between flats and common areas are not private and (absent a local Eruv)
correctly need an Eruv Chatzerot to facilitate carrying between units. The same is true within hotels and hospitals.
A Makom Patur מקום פטור is an Exempt Area within Reshut HaRabim, less than 4 Tefachim square and at least 3 Tefachim high (or deep). Two people sitting on a bollard when Shabbat came in could pass a sandwich between them. But they would have to finish it as they couldn’t dismount and carry it home!
The Karmelit יתכרמל is a middle-ground undefined by the Torah. It is minimally 4 Tefachim square with walls less than 10 Tefachim high or unbounded or partially bounded areas such as fields or streams. It is less frequented than Reshut HaRabim. Absent an Eruv, the Rabbis are strict and prohibit carrying and transfer in a Karmelit. The Eruv designates an area within a Karmelit, or an exclusion of Reshut HaRabim, where carrying and transfer are permitted (according to the permissive authorities!)
While it is easy to accept the notion that the confines of a walled city or gated community create a designated zone, the idea that some poles and wires have the same effect is pooh-pooed by everyone from secularists against any religious presence to sceptic Jews (or those wanting to keep those whom they consider “meshuggene frummers” from their neighbourhoods.) It is not a modern question. Within the Kuzari, R’ Yehuda HaLevi (d.1141) posits “How can you permit that which G-d forbade using such a despicable and lowly legal subterfuge?”
The answer given (3:50-51) is that the Torah does not prohibit carrying within a Karmelit. This is a stringency instituted by the Rabbis as a fence around the Law. Having enacted the stringency, they incorporated a leniency so that people should have some freedom in performing regular activity germane to their Shabbat. The setting up and maintenance of the Eruv is one of the most complex areas of Halacha. The intricate requirements of walls, poles and wires, creating a conceptual gateway or Tzurat HaPetach
תחצורת הפ , is so that the domains are marked and distinguished from Reshut HaRabim and to avoid the trivialisation of the underlying prohibition.
It is important to note that the Eruv does not allow for the carrying of things which are Muktze (cannot be handled, moved or used on Shabbat) such as car keys or objects such as theatre tickets, which will only be required once Shabbat is out.
We are indeed fortunate to live with an Eruv that enables young families to come to shul and go out to eat, to carry handkerchiefs, reading glasses and our house-keys, enabling us to carry books, to play ball in parks etc. It is a high-quality Eruv, halachically endorsed by Dayan Ehrentreu and physically maintained by volunteers and experts.
Our Eruv adds greatly to our Shabbat and supports our community. This Shabbat, we request that you do not take the Eruv for granted and hope that you will be receptive to our Kinloss “drive” to support the North West London Eruv.
Shabbat Shalom
THIS WEEK’S HAFTORAH BY RABBI ANDREWS The Haftorah read this week is part of Yichezkel’s (Ezekiel) prophecy regarding the messianic era. Specifically, he discusses the future leader of the Jewish people, the division of the Land of Israel, the building and structure of the third temple, as well as its regime of sacrifices.
While the reading begins with a description of the seven-day inauguration, it also mentions the paschal sacrifice offered on the 14th of Nisan. This is the apparent connection to the Maftir as the Korban Pesach is the primary instruction of this week’s particular reading.
That said, there are some serious differences between these two portions. The Korban Pesach earns the central focus of the maftir reading, while only appearing in but one verse in the Haftorah.
This prophecy may have been selected as the Haftorah for Shabbat Ha-Chodesh precisely to contrast this prophecy with the maftir reading. The maftir focuses on the beginning of the redemption while the Haftorah speaks of its culmination. The process began with the sacrifice in Egypt and will conclude with the rebuilding of the Bait HaMikdash (Temple). This is precisely the picture that emerges from the listing of God’s acts of kindness that we recite in the Haggada (“Dayenu”). We begin with “hotzi’anu mi-Mitzrayim” - the Exodus from Egypt - and end with “bana lanu et Bet Ha-bechira” - the building of the Bet Hamikdash.
If you find yourself at Kinloss over the course of the day, please stop by the office to say hello! I can usually be found there during the regular office hours (except Thursday).
We desperately need your help for our security teams!!
Become a security volunteer and give ONE HOUR every eight weeks.If you are over 18 and wish to volunteer for our security teams,
we provide on-the-job training. To help to provide full security for our busy vibrant community
The“Lost Property Box” in the Kinloss office is full and many items have been
there for a very long time.
Please come in to check the box if you think any items could possibly belong to
you.
We will dispose of all items not claimed on FRIDAY 23RD MARCH 2018
ANIM ZEMIROT CLUBCome and learn to sing Anim Zemirot.
Our club meets every Shabbat at 10:15am in the Robing Room.Boys of 6 and over welcome.
Led by David Lesser
Bereavement Training Course
US Chesed is offering a Bereavement Training Course for
those interested in becoming Bereavement Befrienders. Four sessions : April 12th,
April 19th, May 26th and May 3rd
The training is given by Bereavement Counsellor,
Bobbie Reisel.
For further details please contact Rochelle: 0208 349 5263
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PESACH 2018SALE OF CHAMETZForms are available online www.kinloss.org.uk/pesach-2018 in the Office and Beit Midrash. Please ensure that they are returned to the Office no later than Thursday 29th March or to Rabbi Lawrence by the end of Shacharit on Friday 30th March. If you are selling chametz that is in more than one country or time zone (eg here and in Israel) please complete separate forms for each. Multiple properties in the one country (eg Home and Office) can be listed on the same form.
SEATS IN MAIN SYNAGOGUEPlease remember to clear your seat boxes in the Main Synagogue by Sunday 25th March, and return all Siddurim and Chumashim to the shelves.
THROUGHOUT PASSOVER THERE WILL BE A COMBINED SERVICE There will be additional seating (G1 - G239 - odd numbers) for women within the downstairs of the Main Synagogue.
If you have a seat in this area, please can you move your talitot and siddurim if you require them for Yom Tov.
Thank you to all those men who are giving up their seats for their co-operation and understanding.
HAGGALAT KELIM FOR PESACH (KOSHERING OF KELIM) In conjunction with Rabbi Gruber, we will be kashering cutlery, metal pots, oven racks and Kiddush cups etc on Monday 26th March after Maariv (8pm onwards).
HOSPITAL KOSHER MEALS Please note that special “Kosher for Passover” meals will be provided to hospitals for Pesach. Should you or your family be in the unfortunate position to be in hospital during Pesach, please ensure that the meals provided by the Hospital Kosher Meals Service carry the “Kosher for Passover” logo.
BARNET COUNCIL’S PESACH REFUSE COLLECTIONWe have been advised that Barnet Council will again be providing Pesach refuse collection services. This service will be in operation at houses and flats along 300-plus pre-designated roads, making it simple for residents to dispose of Pesach refuse and Chametz before Pesach. The collection arrangements are different from last year, there is an electronic leaflet that sets out the collection plans which vary depending on residents’ normal refusecollection day and the road that they live on. Further information is available on the Barnet website:https://www.barnet.gov.uk/citizen-home/rubbish-waste-and-recycling/Pesach-collection-service
* Haya and David Lewi on the marriage of their son Allon to Abigail Cohen, daughter of Denna and Gerry Cohen.
* Suzanne and Henry Clinton-Davis are delighted to announce the engagement of their son Sam to Ariella, daughter of Manda and Lenny Kristal of New York
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7:30 - 10:00 pm
Finchley Synagogue, Kinloss Gardens, N3 3DU
Exhibits include;
paintings
sculpture
jewellery
millinery
embroidery
fused glass
Sunday 28th january
with Scholar in Residence: Shani Taragin
Including Rabbis & Educators: Alex Israel, Ari Kahn, David Ebner, David Milston, Doron Perez, Menachem Liebtag, Moshe Taragin, Pesha Fisher, Rachelle Fraenkel, Reuven Taragin, Shani Taragin, Tova Ganzel, Yehoshua Grunstein… and more...
Moses Hess, Leon Pinsker, Theodor Herzl, Rav Kook, Ze’ev Jabotinsky, Max Nordau, AD Gordon, Israel Zangwill...
Spring 2018 - Dates to Be Confirmed
with Rabbi Jeremy Lawrence & Rebbitzen Ilana Epstein
in conjunction with Mizrachi UK and US Living & Learning
KINLOSS YOUTHKinloss Youth
Express Yourself! Shabbat Vayikra & Hachodesh
Breakfast Banter 9.15am in Benchers Café – Breakfast and Parsha ShiurYouth Minyan 9.45am in the Liora Graham Beit Hamidrash.
Thank you to Gabriel Bor who will be leining his Bar Mitzvah Sedra, Noah Lazarus who will be leining his Bar Mitzvah Maftir and Haftorah and to Family Bor for sponsoring this
week’s Youth Kiddush in celebration of Gabriel’s 16th birthday.
Rabbi’s Monthly MunchJoin Rabbi Lawrence for Davening, breakfast and a morning schmooze!
This Sunday 18th March - Second Shacharit 8.15am in the Liora Graham Beit HaMidrashParents and boys & girls in years 7 & 8.
Pre-Bar Mitzvah boys are encouraged to bring tefillin with them.
Learn2Lead Holocaust Education with Scott Saunders, Founder of March of the Living UK
Tuesday 20th MarchFor youth in years 9 & 10, alternate Tuesday nights
Our A* leadership programme resumes with incredible speakers, workshops and presentations from some of the country’s leading educators.
£60 per person/year, 2 year programme. Recognised by Duke Of Edinburgh Award for Skills Bronze & Silver
Register at www.kinloss.org.uk/learn2leadLearn2Volunteer continues Tuesday 27th February
Daf YummyThursdays during term time
Join us every Thursday evening from 7.45 – 9pm in the Liora Graham Beit HaMidrashas we tuck into fresh Pizza and learn the ‘Daf’ in Gemara Succah and topical Jewish
subjectsGirls and Boys years in school years 8 - 11
£5 per person, includes Pizza, chips and drinks
Club 78 is Going to the MoviesMotzei Shabbat, 24th March
8 – 10pm (ish) in the Nemetnejad Room£5 including pizza
Pesach Youth MinyanWe will be running Breakfast Banter and full Youth Minyan each day of both first half and
second half Pesach!1st & 2nd days – Breakfast Banter, 9.15am, Youth Minyan 10am
Youth Haggadah Workshop1st Day Pesach, Shabbat 31st March
6.15pm in the Liora Graham Beit Hamidrash Join us as we delve in the text of the Haggadah sharing ideas that we can teach to our
parents at Seder that evening.
Save the Date! Survivor DinnerFriday 20th April
School Years 9 - 13
Shabbat ShalomBaz, Chaz, Micholi and Amalia [email protected] 07792 460091
KINLOSS NOTICE BOARD
THANK YOU TO:
* Security Team 2. If you have any queries, please speak to Martin Shiers on 07831 836 031, or email [email protected]
* David Elek, Aviva Steinberg, Judy Daniel of The Welcoming Committee
* Jacqui Caplins Kiddush Rota Team
Alex Levin (11) Eliana Summers (5)Sienna Hart (2) Mia Fhima (5)Isabella Fhima (10) Daniel Lieberman (10)Lyla Taylor (4) Olivia Rodney (2) Elias Cohen (11) Danny Gershon (7)Rafael Ben-Soussan (12) Max White (9)Amalia Colman (1)
Mazeltov to the children in our community celebrating their birthdays this week:
9:45am Games Room in the Newman Room with Rav Melachi0 - 4 year olds with Sara Keen in the Kinloss Suite Foyer Reception up to School Year 2 with Natalie Sommer in the Avram Nemetnejad Room (2nd Floor)School Years 3 - 4 - with Dina Sufrin in the First Floor ClassroomsThe Kids’ Minyan - with Rav Melachi in the Newman RoomYrs 5-6 Children’s Services from 0-School Year 6 will start at 10:45am. All Services to be followed by a Kiddush.
BEREAVEMENTS:* Simon Sherrard on the passing of his father Barry Sherrard Z’L
TOMBSTONE CONSECRATIONS:SUN 25 MAR 12:00pm in Bushey in memory of Walter Toubkin SUN 25 MAR 13:30pm in Waltham Abbey in memory of Dinah ChowcatSUN 15 APRIL 10:00am in Bushey in memory of Alan FoxSUN 6 MAY 11:00am in Bushey in memory of Seymour Kraft
A chance to discuss and reflect:Open to those who have been bereaved
in the past year.
Rabbi Lawrence would like to invite you to join him for coffee on Sunday 25th March 2018
from 9am to 10am at Kinloss Shul
Please call Rochelle on 020 8349 5263 if you would like to attend
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