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29/09/2025

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05/09/2024

Message from our Rabbi

We have now entered a new zone. The month of Elul has started, the month that precedes the High holidays. 40 days from now we will be in the aura of Yom Kippur. These 40 days are a very exceptional period of time. These moments present a unique chance for change and growth.

The number 40 is found many times in Jewish history as a timeframe for transition and renewal. The flood in the times of Noah was for 40 days and nights. The Jewish people spent 40 years in the desert before the transition into the Land of Israel. Whenever Moses went up to Mount Sinai to interface with G-d, it was for 40 days.

When it comes to progress in life, we also find the number 40 becoming a common theme.

The Talmud says that a diligent student of Torah can become a Halachic authority only once one has reached the age of 40. And in Prayer, after 40 days, a Prayer has more power to break through the gates of heaven.

The same thing applies to our 40 day period until Yom Kippur. We can take this time and begin a new shift in our life that can take hold and become second nature.

One of the early great Chassidic masters R' Elimelech of Lizensk writes, “One who is born with a nature of stubbornness, should break his nature for 40 consecutive days by doing the opposite of what comes to mind. Similarly, one who is naturally lazy, should train himself for 40 consecutive days to do everything with diligence, whether going to bed or waking up in the morning.”

It takes 40 days for real change.

Wishing everyone a Shana Tova U'metuka,
Happy sweet new year.

Shabbat Shalom!
Rabbi Zalman and Esty 😊

05/09/2024

👉Shabbat Times
Candle lighting 5.23 pm
Shabbat ends 6.18 pm

04/09/2024

Rosh Chodesh at

02/09/2024

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30/08/2024

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30/08/2024

Mazal Tov to Zoe Chorn on her bat-mitzvah this weekend! 😍

29/08/2024

🔥 SHABBAT TIMES 🔥
Candle lighting 5.18pm
Shabbat ends 6.14 pm

29/08/2024

🌸 Message from our Rabbi 🌸

This week, we will enter the Jewish month of Elul, a time of introspection and self-refinement. Every weekday morning, starting Wednesday we will blow the shofar, reminding us that Rosh Hashanah is just around the corner.

Although this blowing of the Shofar is not an actual “Mitzvah,” it is still an important custom. It is a powerful and moving experience to get into the spirit of the High holiday season. I encourage you to come and join us at Shule during the week to hear the Shofar in the morning services during this month.

It is not too early to start thinking about Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. The High Holiday prayer service is rich and nuanced, but often, we can miss the beautiful and meaningful messages in the prayers, in the tunes, and in the sounds of the Shofar.

So now is the time, take a Rosh Hashanah Machzor, read through some of it, contemplate its meaning, and you’ll feel like you are right in it, when the days of Awe arrive.

More than ever, this year is a time to connect to our heritage. The Jewish people have been through a difficult and challenging time this past year. As a nation we can heal and build through connection and community.

Throughout the Holiday season there are many different ways to connect, and celebrate, our heritage.

We are also finishing up a Jewish leap year. There is an important lesson to learn from the reason and meaning behind this unique type of calendar set up.

The lunar year is approximately 11 days shorter than the solar year, so an extra month was added every few years to compensate for this difference. This allows the Chagim to also coincide with the seasons of the solar year.

It was this year that cleared up some past discrepancies so we can move forward.

One of the lessons we can derive from this practice is that G-d always gives us the opportunity to catch up, and to complete whatever was left undone, even if we are behind or at fault and didn’t use our time wisely. It teaches us that we can fix the past and even fix mistakes from a distant past.

Indeed, the leap year is there to fix a discrepancy that started a few years back. We can clean the guilt that may have accumulated from even years ago, and be given the chance to begin a brand new year with fresh energy.

Shabbat Shalom!
Rabbi Zalman and Esty