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Shabbat Shalom 

Candlelighting Times:
Shavuot
Thursday, 25 May 2023/06 Sivan 5783
Candlelighting: 4:55 pm
Friday, 26 May 2023/07 Sivan 5783
Candelighting (from pre-existing flame): 4:54pm
Saturday, 27 May 5783/08 Sivan 5783
Havdalah: 6:01  pm
Torah reading taken from Yitro (Shavuot) and Re'eh (Shabbat)

Message from Rabbi Yonatan 

Shabbat Shalom and Chag Shavuot Sameach!

וְאָהַבְתָּ לְרֵעֲךָ כָּמוֹךָ

Love your neighbour as yourself (Leviticus 19:17) is the theme of this year's Tikun Leyl Shavuot.

Click here for a short word of Torah on the theme and content of our Shavuot study…and Shabbat Shalom!

Rabbi Yonatan Sadoff

LUNCH & LEARN

What is G-d's Gender?
We all know that the metaphors that we use to talk about G-d in
Jewish tradition are largely male, yet this is not the whole of the story.
In this session, we will study text from Torah, midrash and kabbalistic sources,
and draw on feminist, queer and trans interpretations to find that the
question of G-d's gender is not so certain as we might think, offering us
new possibilities for understanding not only the divine but ourselves.
Presented by Dr Emily McAvan, a writer and lecturer on religion and culture, as well as an Honorary Fellow in Writing and Literature at Deakin University.

Date: June 10, immediately following the Shabbat service.

KESHER / B'NEI MITZVAH KORNER
 

We learned about Shavuot and what it means to be a bar/bat mitzvah in relation to making decisions about keeping the commandments, especially the 10 Commandments. The kids decided which commandment they wanted to learn about or practice more. Some said ‘honouring your parents’, and others mentoned ‘keeping Shabbat.’ We had a robust conversation about things like why God is allowed to kill if we’re not, a very thought-provoking discussion! We enjoyed a dairy snack and learned about ‘Revelation’ and ‘Masorti’ and how it makes us ‘Egalitarian.’ We looked at the first prayer of the Amidah, learned the Matriarch's and Patriarch's names, and discussed why some shules include the foremothers, yet some exclude them. We finshed off by preparing some art based on the 10 Commandments - it was a big week!

If you know of a student age 9-12, invite them and their family to check out our Kesher/Bnei Mitzvah program. You'll be glad you did. For more information contact Kehilat Nitzan on 9500 0906 or programs@kehilatnitzan.org.au

FAMILY SHABBAT DINNER

The Yom Yerushalayim Shabbat Dinner and Sing-a-Long was a great
success! Many thanks to Miriam Faine, Judy Feiglin, Alice Peer, Anna Shalit
and the entire Schwartzbord family for their efforts to make our communal
event such a lovely occasion. Special thanks also to Merav and Rabbi Sadoff
for leading us in song and poetry to celebrate Yom Yerushalayim. 
Stand by for the next Shabbat dinner in July or August!

And join us for a Winter Play in the Park and beautiful
Havdalah service on Shabbat June 17 (details below). All welcome!  

LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS TO JOIN THE
KN HOSPITALITY TEAM
Whether you are an enthusiastic cook or just a schlepper who enjoys a
gossip in the kitchen, we'd love you to join us occasionally for cooking
and setting up KN events like our famous Shabbat dinners.
Email Miriam at miriam.faine@bigpond.com to add your name to the list.

WEDNESDAY MORNING SHIUR 
"Medical Triage from a Jewish Halachik Perspective"
with Rabbi Yonatan

Wednesdays at 8:30 am at Kehilat Nitzan or via Zoom
This  halachic responsa on medical triage ​​​​​​​ is the material that we
will be studying throughout these sessions every week until June 14

Bagels included!

BOOK CLUB
  For our next book Club meeting, we will be reading 'My Father's House' by Joseph O'Connor.

Joseph O'Connor, a master of historical fiction, has created an unforgettable novel of love, faith and sacrifice, and what it means to be truly human in the most extreme circumstances.

This literary thriller is based on the extraordinary
true story of an Irish priest in the Vatican during the war. He rescues 6,500 victims of the Nazis in Rome
from under the nose of his SS officer nemesis.

Date/time: 2:00 pm Wednesday 14 June at KN

Kavanah
Join us every Shabbat Morning for “כוונה”. What is Kavanah?!
Kavanah means intention and these sessions are designed to direct our intention (or attention) towards the divine source within each one of us through intentional breathing,  chanting phrases from Jewish prayer/Torah and simply finding space to prepare ourselves for a meaningful day of Shabbat and the traditional services that follow.
When: 9am Shabbat Mornings
Where: Meet in the Rabbi’s office (at KN)

Services

• Tikkun Leil Shavuot from 7.30pm Thursday
   
• Shavuot Morning service 9:30am Friday. The kiddush after the service is being sponsored by Jessica, Tamara and Sophie Klein in honour of their mother Pearl's yarzheit. 
   
• ​​​​​​​Kabbalat Shabbat 6:00 pm Friday
   
• Shabbat Morning 9:30 am Saturday
   
• Weekday Minyanim - Monday to Friday 7:30 am (in person at KN on Wednesday only) or on Zoom (M-F)    
    

Birthdays of the Week 
Nicholas Marks
Toby Krug
Michelle Hyams
Ruth Kingsley
Rae Silverstein
Ella Felstead
Orlando Rubin
Ian Freeman
Daniel Korman
Daniel Arber
Saul Davidoff
Kerryn Pinkus
Karen Shnider

Yahrzeits This Coming Week
May the memories of your loved ones be a blessing

Tillie Entel, Grandmother of Alexandra Silver
Sidney Gelb, Father of Janice Gelb
Esther Gingold, Mother of Elliot Gingold
Rosylin Groschler, Mother of Lauren Sokolski, Grandmother of
Leon and Ilani Sokolski, Mother-In-Law of Mark Sokolski
Dora Hiller, Mother of Janet and Deborah Hiller,
Grandmother of Ellie Gurgiel and Rafi Schmideg
Karen Kozica, Sister of Robyn Nissen and Peter Berkowitz,
Mother of Jason, Lauren and Samantha Kozica, Wife of Alan Kozica
Pearl Klein, Mother of Tamara, Jessica and Sophie Klein,
​​​​​​​Grandmother of Rosa, Lotte, Joe and Pearl