SHABBAT BULLETIN - Emanuel Synagogue

SHABBAT
BULLETIN
15/16 February 2013 - 6 Adar 5773 Shabbat Terumah
Reminders of Creation
“Build me a sanctuary so I may dwell among you” says God to Moses and
the children of Israel at the opening of this parashah, Terumah. How can
God, the source of all Creation, need a place to dwell? As King Solomon
said upon the dedication of the First Temple, modelled upon the Tabernacle
whose construction is first told of in this parasha, “But will God really dwell
on earth? The heavens, even the highest heaven, cannot contain you. How
much less this Temple I have built.” (1 Kings 8: 27) If God dwells in all that
is, it seems superfluous to create a sanctuary in which to dwell. However,
what our ancestors knew is that God’s infinite presence can only only be
approached and encountered by finite humans through space and in time that
is constructed with right intention.
Many commentators have noted that the construction of the tabernacle parallels
the story of creation. As Rabbi Jonathan Sacks writes, “The tabernacle was,
in other words, a micro-cosmos, a symbolic reminder of the world God made.
The fact that the Divine presence rested within it was not meant to suggest that
God is here not there, in this place not that. It was meant to signal, powerfully
and palpably, that God exists throughout the cosmos. It was a man-made
structure to mirror and focus attention on the Divinely-created universe. It was
in space what Shabbat is in time: a reminder of creation.”
The funding for the construction of the Tabernacle comes from the gifts, or
“terumot”, that give this week’s parashah its name. “Tell the Israelite people to
bring Me gifts; you shall accept gifts for Me from every person whose heart so
moves him.” (Exodus 25:2) The word itself means “to raise up”, teaching that
each time we give, we are elevated spiritually. Further, the word contextually
translated in English as “bring” in the Hebrew is actually “take”. One of the
main lessons our which commentators have noted is that the gifts we give were
originally God’s – everything we possess, our very lives, are basically gifts. As
we give, we are raised and we receive; the personal benefit of generosity is
greater than its cost.
Our sages have understood that since the time of the destruction of the Temple,
every synagogue and study hall is considered a mini-sanctuary (See Talmud,
Megillah 29a).In a sense, every communal institution – from those who provide
for the elderly, the ill, or our children’s learning – are mini-sanctuaries worthy
of our support.
MAZAL TOV !!
Jade Laishevsky on her
Bar Mitzvah
Mitch Lippmann on his
Bar Mitzvah
Joel Nothman and Jennie
Greene on the naming of
their baby Kinneret
CANDLE LIGHTING
Friday 7:29pm
HAVDALAH
Saturday 8:26pm
TORAH
Exodus (Shemot)
25:1 - 27:19
Etz Chayim Chumash
Pg 485
HAFTARAH
1 Kings 5:26 - 6:13
Etz Chayim Chumash:
pg. 499
SERVICES
Mondays and Thursdays
6:45am
Erev Shabbat:
6:15pm
Shabbat Live Main Sanctuary
Carlebach in Neuweg
Shabbat Morning:
9:00am Masorti (Neuweg)
10:00am Progressive (Main)

Rabbi Jeffrey B. Kamins
Rabbi Jacqueline Ninio
Rabbi Paul Jacobson
Rabbi Dr Orna Triguboff
In turn, each institution must be transparent in its fundraising and operating
expenses, as was the done in the construction of Tabernacle and Temple.
Emanuel Synagogue is committed to this model, and now is the time for each
of us to give the gifts to make Emanuel Synagogue a beautiful, harmonious and
sacred space for the generations to come – a mini-sanctuary. Each time we give
something of physical value we gain something of spiritual worth.
Rabbi Kamins
Purim Carnival - Call for Volunteers
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Our annual Purim Carnival for kids will feature stations with craft activities, face
painting, nail painting, and more and we are seeking volunteers who will sit at
the stalls and help the children with their activities. We supply all materials -
you just need to be there, a smiling, happy face to guide and supervise.
If you can help please contact Sandy: sandy@emanuel.org.au
When: Sunday 24 Feb, arrive at 9:45 (carnival starts at 10) finish at 11:30
Irris Makler on her new book: Hope Street Jerusalem
The book charts her journey from Bondi girl to ABC journalist, foreign
correspondent and author, covering the war on terror and the ‘Arab Spring’.
Emanuel Synagogue, Sunday 3 March 4:00pm.
Important Notice Regarding Tax-Deductible Receipts
As you may be aware, over the past few months we have been upgrading our
old membership database to a new more efficient and effective one.
As a consequence of this upgrade you will not have received receipts for
donations given since November. You will receive these outstanding receipts
over the coming months. We thank you for your understanding during this
changeover. For more info on our new system please see the update from our
General Manager, Sam Zwarenstein, in the latest edition of Tell.
Board Member Hosting
Shabbat Morning: Louise Thurgood (Progressive), Rodney Brender (Masorti)

What’s On at Emanuel?
Shabbat Renewal Service - meditation, movement and discussion. Saturday 16 February
10:00am
Hamentaschen baking - all welcome - Come and get your fingers sticky! Sunday 17 February
from 10:00am ‘til we’re done.
Purim - Megilah reading followed by the Spiel: “The Spy Who Fed Me: You Can’t save the
World on an Empty Stomach.” A megilah spy thriller: an evening of fun and laughter, shaken, not
stirred. Saturday 23 February 7:30 pm read megillah, followed by spiel.
Purim Carnival for Children: Dress up and join us for activities, a costume parade and retelling
of the Purim story. Sunday 24 February 10:00 am.
Musical Auditions with Matias Chapiro for various paid and volunteer musical roles in our
community. Sunday 24 February 2:00pm. (This date also marks the beginning of three weeks
of intense workshops and rehearsals with Matias, which will culminate in our community song
festival on Sunday 17 March. For more information see opposite page, and our latest Tell
magazine.)
Mardi Gras Shabbat Service and Dinner - a special bar mitzvah: together we will celebrate that
DAYENU has now been marching in the Mardi Gras for 13 years. $30 members $35 non-members.
Bookings essential on 9328 7833. Friday 1 March 6:15pm. You can also show your support by
marching with Dayenu on their float on Saturday March 2. For further details info@dayenu.org.au
Byron Bay: Friday Night Delight As part of the Byron Bay Spirit Fest, Avishai Barnatan, Amir
Paiss (both original members of the Israeli band ‘Sheva’) and Rabbi Orna Triguboff will be leading a
Friday night musical meditative session to bring in the Shabbat. If you have friends or family in the
area please let them know about it. Friday 1 March
Lunch n’ Learn with shaliach Yuval Nemirovsky. Topic to be announced.
Saturday 9 March 12: 30 - 2:00pm
Jewish Renewal Service with guest musician Matias Chapiro. You are invited to join us for a
special musical Shabbat service with Matias, our visiting maestro from Argentina. Saturday 9
March 10:00am
Rosh Chodesh Women’s Group Call 9328 7833 to find out location Monday 11 March 8:00pm
Community Song Festival An afternoon of song when different groups from within the Synagogue
Community will come together to showcase the pieces they have worked on with guest musician
Matias. Sunday 17 March - 3:00pm - 5:30pm

In Memory
Shiva: There are mourners in our community to whom we extend our sincerest sympathies on the death of
their loved ones: Ronald Quilter- Fienberg, Evelyn Mintz, Abe Charney.
Shloshim: Irma Nemeny, Sam Roden, Dr Frank Silberberg, Betty Dyce, Robyn Gorell, Leah Kidron,
Hermina Sapera, Samuel Cowper, Marie -Therese Punin, Eva Rubner, Bernard Montague Marks,
Eleonora Samu.
This Week We Observe the Yahrzeits of (observed by):
* Memorial Light
Gretel Baer (Stephen Baer)
Suzanne Lawford (Michelle Lawford)
Patricia Temple Berkon (Michelle Berkon)
Mark Lichtenstein (Renee Kurz)
Maggie Bognar (Sue Bognar)
Mark Lichtman (Mitchell Lichtman)
Sydney Benjamin Brandt-Sarif
Marianne Lipson (Leslie Solar & Peter Lipson)
(Alicia Brandt- Sarif)
Dana Judith Lowe (Michael Loewenstein)
Shura Broch (Sylvia Maehrischel)
Eva Lucas (Stephen Lucas)
Trudy Brown (Lawrence Brown)
Nell Franck Lunney (Helen-Lorain Rasko OAM
Anita Caplan (Ilona Lee A.M.)
J.P.)
Margaret & Harry Castle (David Castle)
Cissie Maybloom (Bernard Maybloom)
Gweneth Ivy Cohen (Jeffrey Cohen)
Sydney Simon Maybloom
* Elizabeth Louise Dare (Benjamin Isaacs)
(Bernard Maybloom)
Lydia Eisenberg (Debbie Manser)
Zipora Bat Mordekhai Meller (Andre Menash
Zaro Elizov (Judith Brandl)
AM)
Edith Engel (Elizabeth Green)
* Abraham George Montajees
Michael Epstein (Marlene Epstein)
* Ester Moses
Emery Foldes (Susie Phillips)
Chava Oren (Dahlia Dior)
Joe Gold (Carol Reismann)
Eva Perl (Peter Perl)
Louis Greenblatt (Glenda Cohen)
Fernande Poppel (Odette Lobelson)
Faye Greenberg (Lisa Davey)
Leib Romanov (Anatoly Romanov)
* Miklos Grunberg
Henrietta Rotenstein (George Rotenstein)
George Guth (Harry Guth)
Maude Said (David Said & Cathy Laurence)
Emil Halsted (David Castle)
Mozelle Hannah Saul (Reuben Saul)
Arleen Hardie (Rebecca Pal)
David Schwarz (Peter Adler)
* Dora Harris
* Henry Seamonds (Morris Seamonds)
Louis Heimann (Judith Gleiber)
Fred Stern (Eva Engel)
Michael Igra (Anthony Igra)
Hyman Stern (Roger Davis)
Lena Jacobs (David Jacobs)
Margaret Stern (Eva Engel)
Jacob Jacoby (Lesley-Ann Hellig)
Wolfe Tanner (Lorna Graham)
Bernard Kerlander (Jessie Kerlander)
Andor Tauszik (Magda Gesztesi)
Daniel Klein (Deborah Klein)
Renee Van Der Biezen (Maurice Segura)
Armand Kohan (Evelyn Kohan)
Stanley Wainer (Devorah Wainer)
Paulette Kushe (Rae Kushe)
Louis Watson (Maurice Watson)
Norman Lander (Judith Lander)
* Dora Wolfson
Jack Lang OAM (Joan Lang, Sue Lang &
Robert Wolfson (Thea Weiss)
Steven Lang)
Chaya Bat Yitzchak (Mathew Klein )
Shoah Remembrance: This week we remember Sarlota Gluck born 1910 in Nagyleta,Hungary. She
died in Auschwitz at an unknown date.