Parsha: Vayelech (2025)
What a beautiful Rosh Hashana we had ! I personally felt uplifted and inspired, I hope it was as inspiring and uplifting for you as well. It also was so exciting to come into the newly and beautifully refurbished Shule! After Rosh Hashana we have entered a new sacred time. The “Ten days of Teshuva…
Parsha: Netzavimv (2025)
Rosh Hashana is just around the corner! Soon we will all get together in Shule and bring our families together for the Yom tov meals. Amongst all the beautiful experiences of Rosh Hashana, Jewish unity is one of them. It is the most important prerequisite to have, in order for our prayers to be answered.…
Parsha: Ki Tavo (2025)
Yoni Kahan leads a company that provides vacation packages for Jewish people who want kosher food and other Jewish needs while on a holiday. While on one of his many business trips to the alps in Italy, he missed out on his booking that he made for a hotel, due to flight delay and traffic.…
Parsha: Ki Teitzei (2025)
There is a heart-warming story of a husband who worked faithfully for his employer for many years. He knew he should ask for a raise, but found it to be too difficult to approach his boss, so kept procrastinating. One day his wife said, “Go ask him, you got this.” He finally approached his employer.…
Parsha: Shoftim (2025)
Dear Kehilla, The past few weeks many schools celebrated “book week,” an annual event, that promotes the importance of reading. While many books have brought so much vital and impotant information, it is the Torah that still holds the record of fetching the highest price ever spent on a book. The Codex Sassoon, an ancient…
Parsha: Re’eh (2025)
One of the foundations and pillars of Judaism is Charity, Tzedakah. During our Bar Mitzvah courses here at Shule, I often point out that Charity isn’t an accurate translation for Tzedakah. Charity denotes act of volunteerism, where you choose to do something out of the kindness of your heart. Charity means we weren’t obligated to…
Parsha: Eikev (2025)
Dear Kehilla, On Tuesday night, I attended a very special evening with Josh Frydenburg at the Mount Sinai foundation. It was inspiring to hear Josh sharing his story. His mother arrived here in Australia as a stateless child from a refugee camp after escaping the Holocaust. Years later, her son Josh climbed the ranks of…
Parsha: Va’etchanan (2025)
The past week has been a challenging one for many of us. On the day of Tisha bav, a day of mourning for all the Jewish people, we witnessed a deeply disturbing rally right here in Sydney. Naturally this can cause fear, and uncertainty. How fortunate are we, that we are a strong people. We…
Parsha: Devarim (2025)
This coming Motzei Shabbat (Saturday night) and Sunday we will commemorate the sad day of Tisha ba’v. The day of fasting and mourning, over the destruction of Jerusalem and the Holy Temple. This Shabbat is given a special name, it is called “Shabbat Chazon” literally the “Shabbat of vision.” This is because this week we…
Parsha: Matot-Massei (2025)
This past Sunday evening we were honoured to welcome a distinguished guest from Israel, Rav Doron Perez, who shared his deeply personal and powerful story with our community. Â He spoke with profound grace about having faith in a time of crisis. With a heavy heart, he also recounted the tragic loss of his son,…