Friday, 02 June 2023/14 Sivan 5783
Candelighting: 4:51pm
Saturday, 03 June 5783/15 Sivan 5783
Havdalah: 5:58pm Parshat Nasso
Message from Rabbi Yonatan
Shabbat Shalom
Who deserves to give a blessing, and who deserves to receive a blessing? Click here for an insight from this week's Parsha Nasso on this very important question!
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.
Vegetarian cholent will be served!
SHAVUOT CELEBRATIONS
What an inspiring Chag!
We kicked off with a thought-provoking and engaging Tikkun Leil Shavuot. Our first speaker, Rev. Uncle Glenn Loughrey, gave a brilliant pesentation on The Voice and what it means for Indigenous Australians. After cheesecake and coffee, we heard the remarkable stories of two of our members, Thu Fampidi (whose story can be read here) and Vigda Bernau, about their experiences as refugees. Miriam then inivited us to support present-day refugees, especially Hazara from Afghanistan.
On Friday morning, we had a lovely service which included many small children who presented bikkurim and heard the 10 Commandments. A delicious kiddush, sponsored by the Klein family in memory of their mother, was then served.
Our celebrations concluded on Shabbat with another well-attended service, more children's activities and, of course, a lot more cheesecake!
Many thanks to Miriam Faine for decorating the shul
with plants and flowers in honour of the Chag.
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.
We were so privileged to welcome a master educator and very active KN member this week - Brad Felstead. He taught us among the most valued skills one can acquire in our time; a time of total distraction! What did we learn? To breathe, be present, meditate, to calm our nerves and centre on the task at hand and yes - to FOCUS! These skills are essential for our kids on their B'nei Mitzvah and even more importantly - for LIFE! Thanks Brad! After snacks Rabbi Sadoff led us in some really enthusiastic singing of core blessings in our Shabbat Service. We really got into the swing of it!
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
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
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
Jean Cohen
Fiona Efron
Peter Joseph
Gabriella Rosenberg
Teddy Vickers
Ally Rubenstein
Szymon Pinkus
Leon Sokolski
Jessica Rachel Hyams
Ruth Mushin
Pam Feldman
Eli Mark Ivri Bloch Sofer
Yahrzeits This Coming Week May the memories of your loved ones be a blessing
Mally Aufrichtig, Mother of Brenda Marcus
Alfons Israel Avraham, Father of Dalia Furstenberg
Rodney Lloyd Benjamin, Father of Suzanne Zyngier and Benjamin,
Husband of Carmel Benjamin, Grandfather of Talia, Romy and Joel Zyngier
Gaspar Leopold Gyarmati, Father of Judith Burstyner,
Grandfather of David and Joel Burstyner
Henry Krug, Father of David Krug,
Grandfather of Ruby and Toby Krug, Father-In-Law of Simone Krug
Rose Rosenberg, Mother of John Rosenberg,
Grandmother of Mark Rosenberg and Rebecca Rubin
Peggy Selby, Grandmother of Monica Hyams
KN Tree of Life
Honour your family or life event at Shul by sponsoring a leaf on the Tree of Life.
Please contact the office on 9500 0906 or email us and Bev or Sue will call you back to discuss the details.
Recipe Of The Day
Watermelon Pops
Shabbat Recipes
Potato Kugel Cups
Meal Type
Healthy French Toast Casserole
