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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Judaism from A to Z—”G: Gan Eden and Gehinnom”
Judaism from A to Z—”G: Gan Eden and Gehinnom” You might have heard before that we Jews can be quite relaxed when someone curses us, saying “we should go to […]
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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 […]
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Ancient of Days
Or from Soweto to the Wilderness A conversation with Ke-tu-rah Dhlamini-Kush Shabbat, 14 March @ 12.00 Ke-tu-rah Dhlamini will talk about dealing with repression, and how past and current systems […]
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Corona Virus letter from the Rabbi & ManCom
Dear Bet David Families, We are writing to you at a time when health is a serious concern, not only in faraway countries, but also now here in South Africa. […]
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Community News
Corona Virus Besides the little joke above, we take the Corona-Virus seriously at Bet David and will take every precaution to minimise the risk of infection to you and our […]
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Judaism from A to Z—”F: Free will (a different perspective)”
Judaism from A to Z—”F: Free will (a different perspective)” Since every human being is endowed with free will, even if a superior orders you to perform an evil act, […]
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Shabbat Teruma @ Bet David
Dear Congregants and Friends, With the beginning of March, we enter the joyful season of Purim and Pesach with its special celebrations and services. We open with a bring-and-share Shabbat […]
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Judaism from A to Z—E: “Eye for an Eye”
Judaism from A to Z—E: “Eye for an Eye” If one could speak of biblical verses being vilified, then “an eye for an eye” would be the most vilified of […]
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Judaism from A to Z—”Diaspora”
Judaism from A to Z—”Diaspora” Diaspora identifies any place outside of the land of Israel where Jews live. The term derived from the Greek διασπείρω diaspeiro (“scatter”). The first diaspora began with […]