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Shabbat Noach—Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan

20—21 October 2017; 1 Cheshvan 5778

Rabbi Adrian M Schell Rabbi Emeritus: Hillel Avidan Calendar

Friday 20 October: *Kabbalat Shabbat Service followed by a l’chaim (18:00) *Kids’ Club (18:00)

Saturday 21 October: *Cheder (8:30) *Torah Breakfast (8:45) *Shabbat morning service including the Hebrew naming of Baby Farber-Jackson (10:00) *Kids’ service and activities (10:00)

Thursday 26 October: *ITJ Class resumes

Friday 27 October: *Shabbat Beyachad service and October birthday blessings—followed by light pizza supper sponsored by Darren Winer (18:00)

Saturday 28 October: *Cheder (8:30) *Torah Breakfast (8:45) *Shabbat morning service (10:00) *Kids’ service and activities (10:00)

Friday 3 November: *Kabbalat Shabbat Service (18:00) * Kids’ Club (18:00)

Saturday 4 November: *Cheder (8:30) *Torah Breakfast (8:45) *Shabbat morning service including the Bar Mitzvah of Brandon Chatzkelowitz (10:00) *Kids’ service and activities (10:00)

Guest speaker on Friday (20/10)

On Friday we welcome Gusti Yehoshua

Braverman to our service. Gusti holds a

BA in Social Work and Mass

Communication, and an MA in Mass

Communication. Gusti served as the

director of the Tamar Dance Company

from 1990–1992, and as the Associate

Director of Israeli Movement for

Progressive Judaism from September

1993-July 2010.

Gusti represented the Reform

Movement at the World Zionist

Congress, and was elected to the World

Zionist Organization Executive at the

36th World Zionist Congress, as the co-

chair of the Department for Zionist

Activities in the Diaspora in 2010. She

currently serves as the Chairman of the

Department for Diasopra Activities.

Additionally, she has been a member of

the Board of Governors of the Jewish

Agency for Israel since 2010, and of the

Public Council to

Commemorate Theodor Herzl. She will

give the sermon.

Dear Congregants and Friends

The opening of our new Shul and the

many outstanding services we

celebrated together in the past few

weeks have left a good feeling of

community and gratitude in our hearts.

The fact that we not only achieved but

even surpassed our self-imposed goals

for the High Holy Days, was only

possible because of the many helping

hands, most of them behind the scenes.

We would like to thank first of all, all of

you, the members of our community.

Your support is much appreciated and

we are thrilled to have you. We thank

all our donors (please see page three),

our staff, the Rabbi, the Choir, the many

volunteers and all who contributed in

so many ways to the services and kept

us save. T H A N K Y O U!

Bet David Management Committee

Pictured: Kallot and Chatan Torah: Ruth, Greg and Janis Jordan

FOR SECURITY REASONS PLEASE WILL

ALL CONGREGANTS REVERSE PARK ON

SHUL GROUNDS. THIS WILL MAKE IT

EASIER TO LEAVE THE SHUL GROUNDS IN

A CASE OF ANY EMERGENCY.

BIRTHDAYS

Yom Huledet Sameach to the

follow members:

Jules Keet Shannon Prestia

Tanya Cohen Robert Appelbaum

Eric Milner Ronnie Burg

Sonya Klugman Darren Winer

Raymond Chatzkelowitz

Ian Allschwang Hylton Appelbaum

Leslie Bergman

CHILDREN UNDER 14:

Ethan Harris Erin Caminsky

Antonia Bergman

Maia Bergman

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Refuah Sheleimah/ Speedy Recovery

Alan Elston

Dr Arnold Levin

Arthur Kruger

Barry Sinclair

Denis Goldberg

Keith Falcke

Marilyn Trujillo

Michelle Klipin

Rosemary Ndlovu

Sally Steingo

Shelly Anne Jutan

To Jody Farber & Tom Jackson on the birth of their first child, a daughter, who will be named in shul this Shabbat.

To Gabriel Kaslassy & Juan-Mari O'Neill on the birth of son, brother to Xander, Ethan and Ruben.

To Lesley & Martin Rosenberg on the birth of a grandson, born to parents Adrian & Nikki Rosenberg.

To all the Mitzvah School students and teachers on a wonderful prizegiving last weekend. BeHatzlacha to the students as they sit their final Matric exams in the upcoming weeks.

To new members of Bet David: Marlene Nelson and Audrey Weiner.

Mazel Tov

Joyce Brower remembered by Arnold Brower Colin Klipin remembered by Ron Klipin Frances Barrell remembered by Marilyn Trujillo Julius Eliason remembered by Michael Eliason Alex Brittan remembered by Ryan Brittan Isaac Aronson remembered by Adrienne Yates Molly Goodman remembered by Mike Goodman Lionel Helfer remembered by Gail Scheuble Louie Becker remembered by Lydia Kruger Sarah Keet remembered by Jules Keet Edie Hacker remembered by Monty Hacker Julius Garb remembered by Mark Garb David Isaac Rose remembered by Madeleine Hicklin Annie Kupowitz remembered by Bucca Jankes Joan Plimsoll remembered by Pam Sher Emmanuel Baker remembered by Carol Alexander Betty Ann Weitzmann remembered by Ashley Sweke

Zichronam livracha, May their memory be for a blessing.

Weekly Yahrzeits

Thank You A heart-felt thank you to Theresa Sobel and Pat van Flymen for the

beautiful new Ark curtains and decorative coverings for the pulpits. To Gail Saul for the beautiful candle sticks donated to the shul. To Jodi & Mike Jankelowitz for the palm fronds (schach) for our sukkah.

To Ashley Sweke for sponsoring the Shabbat chocolates this week in honour of her late mother, Betty Ann Weitzmann.

To Len & Lali Gerber for sponsoring the l'chaim this Friday night in honour of National Down Syndrome Day for their nephew, Loukie.

To Jody Farber & Tom Jackson for sponsoring the brocha on Shabbat morning in honour of their little girl’s naming.

To Roy Licht for the recent yahrzeit donation in memory of Hilda Licht.

To John Brittan for the recent yahrzeit donation in memory of Sam Brittan.

Pictured: The beautiful ark

curtain in our new shul

Pictured: Mitzvah Students

performing a traditional dance

Please contact our office

to report illness and advise

whether you would like a

visit from our Chesed team

or from the Rabbi.

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Netzer Machaneh Kol HaNeshama Appeal

Netzer South Africa is a non

-profit community

organisation. It is the policy

of our movement to not

turn away any camper for

financial reasons.

Unfortunately, as the cost

of living increases and many

more families experience

economic difficulties during

these times, so too do the

number of requests for

financial assistance

increase. It is thanks to the

generosity of parents who

can afford to assist those in

financial need that has

contributed to the ko’ach

(strength) of our

movement. We are also

incredibly grateful for the

continued and generous

support of the Reform

community and its

congregations. Each year

we are in danger of not

being able to maintain our

policy of not turning

campers away.

Please help us give each

Jewish child the

opportunity to experience

our rich and vibrant

Machaneh Kol HaNeshama.

Pledge an amount to the

Assist-A-Camper Appeal via

finance@netzer.org.za, and

make a positive impact on

our community. All financial

information is available via

Thandi (treasurer) or

Kendyll (Rosh Machaneh).

No contribution is ever too

small. Thank you.

Hanhallah of Machaneh

2017

High Holy Day Donations

Jewish Philosophy Shiurim

On Saturday 18 November and every 3rd Shabbat therefore, we will resume our

classes on Jewish Philosophy with Brett Steingo. This takes place immediately after

the Shabbat morning service. If you would like to be added to the email list please

contact the office during the week.

Tina Miller

Martin & Cynthia Rosen

Marilyn & Peter Trujillo

Anne Martin

Lauren Hillidge

Wendi Maxwell

Herman Rothenberg

Leslie Berman

Mike Lipman

Rod & Jean Weinstein

Helen Kaplan

David & Andrea Berzen

Ron Klipin

Keith Falcke

Jo & Mike Norris

Jackie Meltz

Eric Milner

Jonathan & Yolande Fisher

Ryan Brittan

Ruth, Greg & Janis Jordan

Theresa & Gerald Sobel

Myrna Margo

Leslie Shipton

Ronen & Angie Bar

David Lurie

Gail & Roger Scheuble

Marlene Nelson

Ruth Wallach

Kevin & Jeremy Kahn

Karen Bass

Giddy Lief

Mendel & Elaine Levin

Barry & Val Sinclair

Gail Saul

Jules Keet

David Abramsohn

Mike Beder

Nikki Mokoena

Len & Lali Gerber

Clayton Donnelly & Kym Evans

Margaret Fish

Antonio Coreejes

Adrian & Beatrice Lewis

Vicky Heger

Warren Oshry

Molly Smith

Jason & Thalia Hoff

Brendan Smith

Rowan Fine

Justin Joffe

Les & Bev Kroll

Tamar Abrams

Roy Licht

Brett Steingo

Len Gronemann

Jacob Thobakgale

Brad Soekoe

Lewis Kling

Julian Lipson

Brett & Marelize Caminsky

Roland Linde

Tanya Kovarsky & Andrew Kemp

Chayim Schell

Pat Farrell

A heartfelt thank you to each and everyone of you for your generous donations in

response to our High Holy Day appeal. All names listed below are in no particular

order and are what we have received at time of going to print. Please note; we

apologise if there are any names left off, please inform the office if your name is

not mentioned.

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Above & Left:

Our Simchat

Torah service.

More

pictures:

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Left: Kids‘ Yoga

service & youth

activities. Right:

Megan and

Samantha Glover

handing over at the

Edenvale Child &

Family Welfare

Bar Mitzvah Celebration of Ethan Lewis.

Below left: Ethan with his parents Beatrice and Adrian, his brother Jarod and Rabbi Schell.

Above: Brit Milah of Adam Eli

Gillman on 26 September 2017

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Noach, the central figure of this week's parshah, is a bit of a conundrum. On one hand, he is described as ‘a righteous man, blameless in his generation' (Gen. 6: 9), but on the other hand, when told by God that every living thing on earth is about to be wiped out in a huge flood, he doesn't turn a hair. He doesn't protest - as Abraham does later on, when told by God of the impending destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah - and he doesn't rush off and warn his contemporaries. In fact, he doesn't say anything at all to anyone until he comes out with a curse against his grandson Canaan and a blessing for his sons Shem and Japhet. For most of the parshah he silently obeys God's commands, but shows no reaction and no initiative.

The rabbis of the midrash were aware of Noah's shortcomings, and interpreted the phrase ‘blameless in his generation' to mean that, in any other generation - such as that of Abraham - he wouldn't have been considered particularly virtuous (Midrash Tanchuma, Noach: 5). He, so the rabbis, is not a bad person, but he has a certain passive quality that holds him back from true greatness.

Another midrash (Tanchuma, Noach: 14) compare Noach and Abraham as follows: Noach invents agriculture, cursing, slavery, and drunkenness - one positive and three negative. Abraham is responsible for old age, suffering, hospitality and inheritance - three positives (depending on how you view old age!) and one negative. There seems to be a continuum here, from the negative pole , through to the positive pole of Abraham.

Thus the rabbis see Noach as someone with potential, but limited by a lack of maturity, independence, and imagination. Abraham represents the next stage in the long, slow process of perfecting oneself: he is more active, more questioning, more likely to take the initiative and act, whether in welcoming strangers, defending sinners, or rescuing those in trouble, but not perfect, as we can read in a short while, when he is willing to sacrifice his own son.

We can learn something from both these figures, and in particular, can resolve to move on from our Noach-level to a more engaged and energetic Abraham-level.

Shabbat Shalom

Rabbi Adrian M Schell (Source: Lindsey Taylor-Guthartz)

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"Noach—a righteous man?!” Torah Reading

Shabbat Noach—Rosh

Chodesh Cheshvan

(01 Cheshvan 5778)

Genesis 6:9-11:32

Reading: Gen 7:22-8:22

Plaut p.61; Hertz p.29

Haftarah: Isaiah 66:1-13,

23 (Rosh Chodesh)

Plaut p.1492; Hertz p.944

Summary:

* God decides to cause a

flood that will destroy

the world, sparing only

Noah's family and the

animals that Noah

gathers together on the

ark. (6:9-8:22)

* Life starts over again

after the Flood. The

Noahide Commandments

are listed, and God uses a

rainbow to make a

symbol of the first

covenant. (9:1-17)

* People start to build a

city and the Tower of

Babel. God scatters the

people and gives them

different languages to

speak. (11:1-9)

* The ten generations

from Noah to Abram are

listed. (11:10-29:2)

Introduction To

Judaism—New

Intake Registration to join the ITJ

classes in January ’18 is

now open. Those

interested should please

contact the office to make

an appointment to meet

with Rabbi Schell.

A special Thank you to all who were involved in supporting and making the internship of Student Rabbi Max Feldhake so special and meaningful: Bet David and Beit Emanuel for covering the costs of his flight and other expenses, Chayim and Rabbi Schell for hosting him, Eric Milner, Bianca Shakinovsky, Giddy Lief, Steven and Monica

Solomon for the Dinner invitations, Wilfred Lautenberg, James Lomberg, Adriaan Louw , and Giddy Lief for being such wonderful tour guides, to our four Gauteng congregations for offering him the opportunity to lead services, our two rabbis who guided him, and to all our members who supported him and made him so welcomed. (Pictured: Lola & Len Gronemann, Rabbi Schell, Reeva Forman and Max Feldhake)

We have started a new cycle in our Shabbat breakfast study, focusing this year on

the prophets. Everyone is welcome to join. We meet every Shabbat at 8.45am .

Friday evening: Kabbalat Shabbat: 18:00

Kids’ Club Youth Activities: 18:00—19:00 (for ages 3 –10) weekly with Kendyll,

Shabbat Beyachad: 18:00 (followed by a light ‘pizza’ supper) 27 October

Monthly Birthday Blessings: 27 October

Shabbat Morning: 8:30—12:00 Cheder

8:45 Torah Breakfast

10:00 Shacharit Service

10:00—12:00 Children’s service and activities with Kendyll every Saturday

Bet David Kehillah monthly meeting: 8 November (all welcome, please RSVP)

Rabbi Adrian M Schell : rabbi.schell@betdavid.org.za (for emergencies SMS 076 448 6672)

Office: admin1@betdavid.org.za (Glynnis); admin2@betdavid.org.za (Sharon)

Management Committee: mancom@betdavid.org.za

Bookkeeper: accounts@betdavid.org.za (Diane)

Youth: youth@betdavid.org.za (Kendyll)

+27 11 783 7117 (Mon - Thurs 9:00 - 14:30; Fri & Erev Yom Tov 9:00 - 13:00

www.betdavid.org.za / http://www.facebook.com/BetDavidSandton CSO 24 Hour Emergency 086 18 000 18 / Hatzolah 0860 100 101

Banking Details: Acc name: Bet David ; Branch: FNB Wierda Valley ; Acc no: 59210012529 (IBT no: 260950)

Regular Shabbat Service Info

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Page? www.facebook.com/

BetDavidSandton

and

www.betdavid.org.za

Bar / Bat Mitzvahs for children born

2005 and 2006.

We are currently scheduling 2018

and 2019 Bar & Bat Mitzvahs. If your

child was born in 2005 or 2006

should please contact Glynnis in the

office in this regard.

Kehillah

TAKE HOME ORDERS FROM THE BET DAVID KITCHEN: Weekly orders must be placed by Monday (for collection on Friday). To place an order, call Sharon (office) or email to admin2@betdavid.org.za FEEDING SCHEME FOOD COLLECTION: The next collection will be on Sunday 22 October. Please contact Lesley Rosenberg on 0832366823 if you are able to assist for an hour or more at PnP South Rd, Hyde Park or Morningside. KEHILLAH BANKING DETAILS: For brocha payments, take-home orders or donations to Kehillah: Bet David Sisterhood Nedbank Sandton Acc no: 1970 476 214 IBT no: 197005. Brocha @ Bet David

“We have observed the High Holy Days in our beautiful new Sanctuary.

I would like to thank all those who helped to make them meaningful.

The team who led us in inspirational prayers: our Rabbi, student Rabbi Max, the

wonderful choir, the Gabbaim and congregants: your readings and songs guided us

on our way to achieving the purpose of these days.

The team behind the team: the Shamassim Roger Scheuble, Rudi Buirski, Len

Gerber, Brett Steingo, Eric Milner, Gerald Sobel and Mike Eliason. The doctors,

nurses and paramedics Jared Lipsitz, Monika Stransky, Maddie Hicklin, Chayim

Schell, Ian Hacker, Bev Bancroft and Dyllan Wills. On emergency standby Mike

Eliason, Rudi Buirski, Roger Scheuble and Jack Bancroft. Our security team led by

Gerald Sobel who spent the majority of his time outside ensuring our safety.

You are the volunteers who enabled the services to proceed smoothly.

My thanks to you all. May you have a healthy, happy and blessed year.“

Steven Solomon

Vice-Chairman of the Management Committee

Tree Of Life—Eitz Chayim

Please advise the office if your loved

ones’ leaf from the Tree Of Life is

damaged or missing.

In the new year we will be replacing

and/or fixing the Tree Of Life, as it is

an integral part of Bet David.

Greetings

Notices