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If you are commemorating the yahrzeit of a loved one or celebrating a simcha, a wedding, a new baby, a birthday, an anniversary or some other happy occasion, please consider […]
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Yizkor Memorial Booklet 5782/2021
Merciful God,God Most High: Let there be perfect restfor the souls of our loved ones who have gone into eternity.May they find shelter in Your presenceamong the holy and purewhose […]
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A guide for Pesach 2020
Dear congregants and friends, Based on the famous four questions we ask during the Pesach seder, Ma nishtanah ha-laylah hazeh mikol ha-leilot? – Why is this night of Passover different […]
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The two pockets – a thought for the day – 31.3.2020
For today I’d like to share with you a text, my colleague Rabbi Steven Moskovitz wrote. It echos in a wonderful Jewish way the words of President Ramaphosa from last […]
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God wishes to see people happy – Thought for the day
The best remedy for those who are afraid, lonely or unhappy is to go …, somewhere where they can be quite alone with the heavens, nature and God. Because only […]
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A shelter of peace – thought of the day by Rabbi Adrian Schell
Hashkiveinu as it appears in the Mishkan T’filah, our siddur: הַשְׁכִּיבֵֽנוּ, יְיָ אֱלֹהֵֽנוּ, לְשָׁלוֹם,וְהַעֲמִידֵנוּ שׁוֹמְרֵֽנוּ לְחַיִּים,וּפְרֹשׂ עָלֵֽנוּ סֻכַּת שְׁלוֹמֶֽךָ,וְתַקְּנֵֽנוּ בְּעֵצָה טוֹבָה מִלְּפָנֶֽךָ,וְהוֹשִׁיעֵֽנוּ לְמַֽעַן שְׁמֶךָ.וְהָגֵן בַּעֲדֵֽנוּ, וְהָסֵר מֵעָלֵֽינוּ אוֹיֵב, דֶּֽבֶר, וְחֶֽרֶב, […]
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From our chairman
A message of support during a crisis is never easy to write. It is more difficult now that we are facing the menacing threat of the unknown. Each of us […]
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Shabbat HaChodesh @ Bet David
Dear Congregants, In response to the growing number of Covid 19 positive cases in South Africa, the guidelines published by the government, and in the interest of staff members who […]
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Updated information re the Corona Virus and Weekly Bulletin for Shabbat Parah (13-14 March 2020)
Dear Congregants, There is consensus around one fact regarding COVID-19: we are in an evolving situation. Some experts now encourage social distancing – avoiding large group gatherings and situations where […]