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KOL KINLOSS
NEWSLETTER OF FINCHLEY SYNAGOGUE
‫בס׳׳ד‬
‫תרומה‬
Terumah
12/13 February 2016
‫ ד׳ אדר תשע׳׳ו‬Volume 20/Number 19
Shabbat commences at 4:55pm and terminates at 6:00pm.
Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat at 4:55pm.
WWW.KINLOSS.ORG.UK
This Shabbat we will be holding a
Shabbat Forum with
Jonathan Arkush QC,
President of the Board of Deputies.
The forum will take place in
the Main Shul,
at the end of our Shabbat Services.
HASHKAMA 7:45am
in the Liora Graham Beit Hamidrash,
followed by Kiddush and a short
shiur.
After the Forum,
the entire community is invited to a
Kiddush in the Kinloss Suite.
MAIN SYNAGOGUE 9:15am
led by Eli Sufrin. Kriat Hatorah by
David Garbacz. Rabbi Lawrence
will speak before Musaph.
SHABBAT LEARNING AT KINLOSS
Friday Night
Devar Torah on the weekly parasha
by Rabbi Laitner.
Shabbat Morning
8:30am: (Sephardi Synagogue) Sefer Hachinuch
by Rabbi Heller.
9:00am (Deal Hall)
Rambam: The Laws of Shabbat
by Rabbi Dr Raphael Zarum.
9:15am (Benchers Cafe) Youth Breakfast and Shiur.
Rabbi Laitner’s Study Group will not be taking
place this Shabbat. It will resume next Shabbat.
Shabbat Afternoon
12:35pm: Early Mincha.
4:00pm Daf Yomi shiur with Jeffrey Sagal.
Mincha at 5:00pm.
Between Mincha and Ma’ariv
RABBI LAITNER
will give a shiur on
“Which is the real Adar, rishon or sheini,
and what are the implications?”
All welcome. Followed by Ma’ariv at 6:00pm.
SHABBAT AT KINLOSS
THE MINYAN 9:30am
in the Nissan and Rifca Deal Hall.
Kriat Hatorah by Benjy Falk. Rabbi
Lawrence will speak. The Minyan
Kiddush is sponsored by Jack
Steinberg.
SEPHARDI SERVICE 9:00am
in the Sephardi Synagogue, led by
Rabbi Heller and Reuben Gorji.
YOUTH SERVICE 9:45am
in the Liora Graham Beit Hamidrash,
under the direction of our Youth
Directors, Chaya and Barry
Colman.
This week’s newsletter is sponsored by Linda and Michael Weinstein
on the forthcoming Yarzeit of Linda’s mother, Nellie Grinberg –
Nechama Bat Avraham ‫ע׳׳ה‬
PURIM 2016
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In last week’s
essay on the
Kashrut of quail,
I noted that the
London Beth
Din does not
permit quail
eggs and states
on the KLBD
website that
the Beth Din
cannot verify a continuous tradition of the local
eggs being kosher. I understand, though, that
quail eggs are served at events supervised under
the Federation. It is important to note that these
eggs are sourced directly from a farm where the
species of quail is approved.
It was great to see so many join us for Neil
Lazarus’ dynamic presentation on ISIS and the
current state of play in the Middle East. On
the one hand, he painted a grim picture of the
interplay of ethnic conflicts and the threats to
Israel from Gaza tunnels (Hamas), Golan rockets
(Hizbollah) and a potential tsunami of refugees
pushing westwards from Jordan. On the other
hand, he was optimistic that Israel would
weather this storm. He was definite that one of
the most significant contributions we can make
is to bolster Israel advocacy through getting
our kids, students and young professionals to
visit Israel – ideally on a structured programme.
In Esther Unmasked we looked at the portrayal
of Esther. Why is the Megillah named after
her (rather than Mordechai or the two of them
together)? What was her specific contribution
and how did she grow into her role? Having
looked at some Midrashim last week from the
rationalist standpoint of the Ibn Ezra (10891167), this week we saw a completely different
perspective through the gematriyas of R’
Eleazar of Worms (1176-1238). He weaves a
masterful numerological interplay between the
text and the Midrashic texture.
century’s most significant Jewish phenomena.
That’s Thursday evening 18th Feb, at 7:45pm,
in the Deal Hall.
Make a note of Sunday May 15th in your diary.
It’s the Sunday after Yom Hazikaron & Yom
Ha’atzmaut. Kinloss will be “Celebrating our
People and our Land.” It’s an exciting project
and you’ll be seeing the publicity and further
details very soon.
Congratulations to all the Morasha students
who celebrated their Chagigat Siddur this
week. We need to sustain the children’s
enthusiasm – for Tefillah and for Sifrei Kodesh.
Much as I like having access to countless tomes
on my Bar Ilan University Jewish Virtual Library
USB drive – and the knowledge that so much
Jewish wisdom is but a Google Search away,
it’s the real books that have meaning for me.
Sometimes it’s the dedication from a friend or
family member. Sometimes it’s the memory
of using that volume in a Shiur; I hear the
presenter’s voice and remember the thrill of
being enlightened. Sometimes it’s the margin
note I’ve made which takes me back in time to
a particular moment and thought. Sometimes
it’s the volume’s own story – printed 200 years
ago and a family heirloom that has been held
by my grandparents and their grandparents.
I know some people get nostalgic about the
different wine stains in their Haggadas. Like
the rings in a tree, they chart its age.
Getting our children interested in reading
is like planting a tree – quite literally a tree
of knowledge. We nurture our saplings and
encourage them to dig deep roots of wisdom
and wide roots - cultural breadth. What a thrill
to watch them grow in stature and for us to
see their individual branches of interest and to
savour the fruits of learning.
Join me in extending a warm welcome to
Jonathan Arkush QC, President of the Board
of Deputies. He’ll address us after the service.
Next week, join us as I interview Rabbi David Wishing you and all your families a Shabbat
Eliezrie, whose recent book, “The Secret of Shalom.
Chabad,” provides fascinating insight into the
message and marketing of one of the 20th
Mr C Richard Cohen MD FRCS
Chicken Soup: Jewish Penicillin?
Lifestyle and Disease Prevention
Some Thoughts on the Sidra,
TERUMAH BY LAUREN LEVIN
My Israeli cousins always give their children wonderful and original names. A few years
ago one of my cousins had a baby born and his circumcision was on Yom Ha’atzmaut.
Everyone waited with baited breath to hear what he would be called. Yet when the
Chazan proclaimed it, it was not a name I was all that familiar with…Dvir. What did
it mean?
In fact the word ‘Dvir’ is used in the Bible as part of a description of King Solomon’s
building of the first temple (Kings 1:6:5). It refers to the Holy of Holies. ‘Dvir’ is from
the verb ‘ledaber’ – to speak. The Holy of Holies is called ‘Dvir’ because it was from
that place, in between the two Cherubs that G-d spoke to the Jewish nation. At the
heart of the Mishkan and later the Temple was the Holy of Holies, the dvir, the place
where there was direct communication, revelation; a meeting place for man and G-d.
As we receive the command to make G-d a ‘dwelling place’ in this week’s parsha, we
ask ourselves if this was then the purpose of the Temple. There is much to indicate that
it is, and in fact Nachmanides (1194-1270) argues strongly that this was the purpose of
the Temple. To this end, he holds that the most important feature of the Temple was
the ark, as he says, “Therefore, He first gave the commandment about the ark and the
kaporet, for they are first in importance.”
By contrast Maimonides (1135-1204) views the command to build a temple differently.
He writes, “It is a positive commandment to make a house unto the Lord, designed
for the offering of sacrifices and for making thereto a pilgrimage three times every
year. For it is said: ‘And let them make Me a sanctuary’”. According to this the central
feature of the Temple was the alter, and the sacrificial service. This shifts the purpose
of the ‘dwelling place’ to a way for humankind to serve G-d, and to be constantly
active in this regard.
Whilst it is unclear which feature is ultimately more important, we can integrate both
schools of thought and view the Temple as having a dual purpose. In Exodus 25:8 G-d
says ‘build me a sanctuary and I will dwell within them’. The sages teach that this is
written in the plural to remind us that G-d will dwell within each and every individual
if we make room for Him in our lives. Our relationship with G-d is based on how we
act down in this world. Today the sacrificial service is replaced by prayer and good
deeds. We hope that elicited by our good deeds, we will be met in kind, through G-d’s
dwelling amongst us as a community, in our homes and within ourselves.
Terumah Statistics
Mitzvot: 3 of the 613 Mitzvot, 1 positive and 2 prohibitions
Verses: 96 (16th shortest of the 54 Sidrot)
Words: 1145 (9th shortest)
Letters: 4692 (13th shortest)
Page No.
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RABBI LAWRENCE:
ON ONE FOOT
Mezuzah Matters
I’m often asked
questions
about Mezuzot
and this week,
while
the
Lawrence family
is in the midst
of moving house a number of mezuzah matters
come to mind.
Mezuzot should be on all doorways to almost
all rooms in a house, not just the front door. A
doorway in halacha is defined by two uprights
and a lintel across the top. This includes archways
between rooms (as long as the vertical uprights
are 80cms before they begin to curve).
Gates without a lintel (which is common on
garden gates) don’t require a Mezuzah. Garages
do. Toilets and bathrooms should not have a
Mezuzah. If a room is smaller than 4 cubits by
4 cubits (about 6’ by 6’), it does not need a
mezuzah. This determines whether utility rooms
and laundry rooms need.
The Mezuzah should be placed on the right
hand doorpost entering the house. It should be
angled into the room and within the top third of
the doorway. With interconnecting rooms, there
are two traditions concerning which room’s righthand doorpost should be used. One is that it
should be on the right hand side of the doorpost
where the door opens away from you. The other
is that it is on the right hand doorpost of the room
leading into a more important room. Bedrooms
and dining rooms count as “important”. Where
there are multiple doorways (such as onto a patio
or garden) each requires a mezuzah. The house is
more important than the garden, so the mezuzah
should be on the right hand side coming in from
the garden
On sliding doors, some place the mezuzah on
the permanent wall to the right. However, if the
door slides to the right, it is preferable to place it
on the left hand side of the sliding partition itself
as this forms the right hand doorpost when you
walk through!
When you leave a property which will
subsequently be occupied by Jewish people, your
mezuzot should be left behind on the doors. If
you have particularly valuable Mezuzot, they can
be replaced with cheaper ones (so long as they
are kosher). If the new family wish to bring their
own Mezuzot, then you can take yours away.
In Israel, Mezuzot have to be put up on the day
of occupancy. In the Diaspora one can delay for
up to a month. This is because we hold that all
houses in Israel are permanent but in Diaspora
they are considered temporary. The notable
exception to the rule is a Succah. As this is by
definition temporary, even in Israel, it needs no
Mezuzah.
Mezuzot should be checked periodically (twice
every seven years). Mezuzot which are on outside
doors are particularly vulnerable to changes in
temperature and moisture which can affect the
parchment and the ink. It’s preferable to place
them in sealed cases.
Checking should be undertaken by a qualified
Sofer. At Kinloss, we use Rabbi Bennaroch (020
8922 5958).
...And finally, some Mezuzah trivia. You know
that the Mezuzah contains two paragraphs from
the Torah (“Shema” Devarim 6:4-9 and “Vehaya”
Devarim 11:13-21). These are the Biblical sources
of the mitzvah.
You’ve probably seen the outside of a rolled
Mezuzah and noticed the “Shin Daled Yud”, one
of the holy names of G-d.
Also on outside of a Mezuzah and written upside
down is the strange expression KUZU BMUKSZ
KUZU. In fact these are the letters Khaf Vav Zayin
Khaf, Bet Mem Vav Khaf Samech Zayin, Khaf Vav
Zayin Khaf. It’s a “code”. If you go back one letter
this transposes to Yud Hay Vav Hay, Aleph Lamed
Hay Yud Nun Vav, Yud Hay Vav Hay – more familiar
words – Hashem Elokaynu Hashem.
Of course, it’s not enough that our houses and
doorways look Jewish from the outside; it’s the
Jewish life on the inside that matters. On the
one hand the Mezuzah represents Hashem’s
protection of our homes. On the other, it is a
warning and reminder of the message of this
week’s parasha, that Hashem wishes to dwell
amongst us, even within the privacy of our homes.
What a prestigious houseguest we have. And
what a responsibility to have a home that makes
Him welcome!
And when we’re unpacked, we very much look
forward to the chance to host you!
KINLOSS YOUTH
Father & Son Barmitzvah Programme
Neil Lazarus presenting to L2L
L2L Vounteer
packing clothes for refugees
This Shabbat
Youth Pre-Shacharit Breakfast & Shiur, 9.15am in Benchers Café. Youth Minyan, 9:45am in the Liora Graham Beit Midrash.
Year 11 Shabbat Lunch in the Youth Flat
This Shabbat 13th February, from 12:30 – 3:30pm. 6th Form Shabbat Lunch, 27th February.
Club 78 is Going to the Movies
This Motzei Shabbat - Saturday, 13th February, Years 7 & 8. 7:30 - 9:00pm (ish), Avram Nemetnejad Room.
£5 per person.
Half Term Charity Walk
Calling all youth! Years 7 - 13. Wednesday 17th February, meeting outside Kinloss at 10:00am. Kinloss to
Buckingham Palace.Minimum £10 sponsorship. Our L2L Volunteer group have picked GIFT as our chosen charity.
Youth Beit Midrash
Every Thursday, from 8:00 - 9:00pm. For School Years 8 and above, in the Liora Graham Beit Hamidrash. This
term we are learning the 39 Malachot (prohibited work) of Shabbat. £4 for pizza, chips & drinks.
(We are taking a break for half term, Thursday 18th February)
L2L Volunteer
Continues Tuesday, 23rd February, 8 – 9pm, in Benchers Cafe.(Learn 2 Lead - continues Tuesday, 1st March).
Chaya & Barry Colman
youth@kinloss.org.uk
07792 460 091
Rabbi Eliezrie will be iInterviewed
by Rabbi Jeremy Lawrence
Thursday, 18th February
Doors Open 7.45pm
8 - 9pm
Deal Hall, Kinloss
Cost £5
Save the Date:
Gila Fine, Shabbat Ki Tissa, 27th February
Rabbi Hanoch Teller, Shabbat Pekudei, 11th & 12th March
Book Launch, Heroic Children - R’ Hanoch Teller, Sunday 13th March
KINLOSS NOTICE BOARD
0 - 4 year olds with Sara Keen in the Kinloss Suite Foyer
Reception up to School Year 2 with Natalie Sommer in the Avram Nemetnejad Room (2nd Floor).
School Years 3 - 4 with Yehonatan Malachi in the 1st Floor Classrooms.
School Years 5 - 6 with Jason Marantz in the 1st Floor Classrooms.
Children’s Services from 0-School Year 6 will start at 10:45am.
All Services to be followed by a Kiddush.
Mazaltov to the children in our community
celebrating their birthdays this week:
Max Bergman (12)
Ella Burns (11)
Lottie Cohen (4)
Lielle Field (5)
Tais Hannuna (4)
Amelie Ison (6)
Amitai Jesner (7)
Louis Jesner (8)
Keren Levinson (8)
Maya Levy (6)
Eliana Panas (8)
Natan Ruback (10)
Nathan Samuels (6)
Eli Taylor (6)
Ari White (9)
Aron Yona (11)
SHABBAT UK 2016
11TH/12TH NOVEMBER
Kinloss has a fantastic programme of events
planned for this year’s Shabbat UK.
To join the many volunteers on the team, please
email Fleurise Lewis at shabbatuk@kinloss.org.uk
There is something for everyone!
Will not take place this Wednesday. it will
resume on Wednesday 24th february,
with guest speaker, Rabbi david mason.
KINLOSS ANNUAL SUPPER QUIZ
Last remaining tickets for our Supper Quiz on Motzei
Shabbat, 27th February at 8:00pm. £20 per person. For
more information, or to make up at table, please call
Jacqui Gittelmon on 07967 184 612.
KINLOSS SHABBAT LUNCHEON CLUB
Our next Shabbat Luncheon Club
will take place on
Shabbat 19th March.
For more details, please speak to
the Shul Office on 020 8346 8551.
ANIM ZEMIROT CLUB
Come and learn to sing Anim Zemirot.
Our club meets every Shabbat at
10:15am in the Robing Room. Boys
of 6 and over welcome. Led by Alan
Rubinstein.
Please just come along.
KINLOSS BNEI AKIVA
Thank you to the more than 150
chanichim that attended our
Shabbat Ha'irgun last week.
Bnei Akiva continues this week,
for Years 2-10, from 3:30-5:30.
Hope to see you there!
If you require help or support,
please call 0208 349 5263, or email
welfare@kinloss.org.uk
All messages treated in the strictest
confidence.
THANK YOU TO:
* Security Team 3. If you have any
queries please speak to Martin
Shiers on 07831 836 031, or email
securekinloss@yahoo.co.uk
* Adrienne Sussman’s Kiddush Team:
Felice Crown, Judy Krais, Eve Kugler,
Sara Levene, Alicia Lewis and Valerie
Selwyn.
* Karen and Darren Cooper of our
Welcoming Committee.
NEXT WEEK AT KINLOSS:
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MISHNA WITH
BARRY COLMAN
7:45-9:00PM
(Liora Graham Beit Hamidrash)
9:00AM 10:00AM
(Marilyn Newman Room)
10:00AM 12 NOON
MOTHER &
BABY GROUP
10:30AM 2:30PM
10:30AM 1:00PM
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8:30AM9:00AM
ACE FITNESS
(Deal Hall)
FRIENDSHIP CLUB
(Small Deal Hall)
BRIDGE CLUB
(Avram Nemetnejad Room)
ACE FITNESS
(Marilyn Newman Room)
RAMBAM
WITH RABBI
LAWRENCE
(Liora Graham Beit Hamidrash)
10:00AM 12 NOON
MOTHER &
BABY GROUP
10:00AM 2:00PM
YOUTH CHARITY
WALK
(Deal Hall)
THURSDAY
8:00-9:00PM
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BEIT MIDRASH
PROGRAMME
(Liora Graham Beit Hamidrash)
8:15-9:00PM
WEDNESDAY
EVENT
8:15-9:00PM
FRIDAY
9:20AM 10:20AM
(Marilyn Newman Room)
ACE FITNESS
10:00AM 12 NOON
MOTHER &
BABY GROUP
(Deal Hall)
BOOK LAUNCH
The secret of Chabad
(Deal Halls)
ACE FITNESS
(Marilyn Newman Room)
SAVE THE DATE:
Shabbat Ki Tissa,
27th February
Mincha: 5:00pm
Special Guest Speaker: Gila Fine 5:25pm
Maariv and Shabbat Terminates 6:24pm
Gila Fine is the editor in chief of Maggid
Books (Koren Publishers, Jerusalem). She is a
teacher of Talmudic narrative and has taught
at the Hebrew University, Tel-Aviv University
and the Shalom Hartman institute. Gila is the
former editor of the quarterly journal azure:
Ideas for the Jewish Nation, and the ghostwriter behind several well-known books.
SERVICES
(‫ שבת‬see front
page)
Sun
Mon
Tues
Wed
Thurs
Fri
Shacharit 1
Shacharit 2
Sephardi Shacharit
7:30am
8:15am
8:00am
7:00am
8:00am
6:45am
7:00am
8:00am
6:45am
7:00am
8:00am
6:45am
7:00am
8:00am
6:45am
7:00am
8:00am
6:45am
Mincha (followed by
4:55pm
1:00pm
1:00pm
1:00pm
1:00pm
Next Shabbat
Mincha/Kabbalat
Shabbat 5:10pm
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7:30pm
7:30pm
7:30pm
7:30pm
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Ma’ariv on Sunday, only)
Ma’ariv
THE KEHILLA WISHES ‫“ חיים ארוכים‬LONG LIFE”
TO THE FOLLOWING WHO HAVE YAHRZEIT
Saturday 13 February
Michael Abrahams
Mother
Josephine Cohen
Sister-in-Law
Frances ColtonFather
Stuart SelwynFather
Esther YellonHusband
Sunday 14 February
Margi AbelesMother
Natalie CohenFather
Richard Coleman
Sister
Judith JacksonFather
Carole JaysonFather
Shoshana Kashi
Husband
Harvey Perlmutter
Mother
Monday 15 February
Pari-Vash Fahimian
Mother
Gillian Geminder
Mother
Maurice Hajioff
Father
Cecilia JaySister
Susan RossMother
Evelyn SassoonMother
Spencer Weisbard
Mother
Tuesday 16 February
Judith BermanMother
Joan GoldsteinFather
Robert GradelBrother
Brian LeeFather
Irving SchryberMother
Sheila SoleimanMother
Linda WeinsteinMother
Wednesday 17 February
Pari Ebrahimoff
Brother
Rosemary Fisch
Mother
Rami KanzenMother
Carole MondFather
Jean RappaportFather
David WatsonSister
Thursday 18 February
Sandra Abraham
Mother
Caroline DavisMother
Marek Dominitz
Father
Simon Eisenberg
Father
Madeleine Rubins
Mother
Brian SanfordFather
Ruth WarrensMother
Monty ZeidSister
Friday 19 February
Maurice Bronze
Mother
Doreen CollerBrother
Marion DubowMother
Judith Freedman
Father
David HalperinMother
Diane HellerMother
David NathanMother
Irving SchryberFather
CONDOLENCES TO:
• Barry Frey and Gail Silver on the loss of their brother, Martin Frey ‫ע׳׳ה‬
• Justin and Nick Toper on the loss of their mother, Sybil Toper ‫ע׳׳ה‬
• David Watson, Rochelle Watson, Sylvia Grant and Michael Rinsler on the loss
of their mother and sister, Shirley Watson ‫ע׳׳ה‬
TOMBSTONE CONSECRATIONS
WEDS 16 MAR 12 noon at Bushey in memory of Renee Lessner ‫ע׳׳ה‬
SUN 3 APR
12 noon at Bushey in memory of Monty Chevin ‫ע׳׳ה‬
SUN 3 APR
12 noon at Waltham Abbey in memory of Lily Whyte ‫ע׳׳ה‬