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SHABBATON RETREAT IN NATURE SAVE THE DATE August 24-26 bookings open next week   Question of the Week: You are obviously very passionate about the Jewish religion. But that is because you were born into it. Had you been born a Hindu, a Muslim, a Catholic or a Zoroastrian, you would be equally as passionate. So how can you take your beliefs seriously, or see them as truth, when really they are no more than an accident of birth? Answer: There are some big assumptions behind your question. You are assuming that I was born. That is a fair assumption. But you also assume that I am Jewish by accident. That is false. There is no such thing. The very premise makes no sense. The postulation "what if I would be born someone else" is as absurd as asking what if a tomato was actually a carrot, or an apple was a Samsung. I am what I am and I can be no one else. My family, my birthplace, my heritage - this is me. My soul was chosen to be born into a Jewish family. This means that I am the product of thousands of years of Jewishness. I may question it. But it is who I am. Sometimes a question is a question. And sometimes a question is a cop out. Asking "what if I were someone else?" is an example of the latter. But even that probably comes from my Jewishness. Questioning our beliefs is an age old Jewish practice we inherited from our forebears. You are born Jewish and you are born questioning. And with all the questions and all the challenges over all the generations, Judaism is still standing strong. You and I, and all Jews of today, are living testament to the eternity of Judaism. Just by you being you, and me being me. Good Shabbos, Rabbi Moss   To subscribe CLICK HERE or email rabbimoss@nefesh.com.au     VIDEO: Shiur on the Parsha of the Week     Bilam Names Moshiach   We did it!  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The community rallied around us last Sunday. We are overwhlemed by the love and support that we were shown. We managed to raise $1 million toward the building of our new centre. Special thank you to the 800+ donors who responded on the day, to our major donors who matched every dollar x3, to our team of energetic and enthusiastic volunteers for making hundreds of calls, to board member Jack Reuben who spearheaded the campaign, and to Charidy for their guidance and support. We are getting close to our goal!    FOMO?   We are still taking donations as we are not all the way there yet!     Make your tax deductible donation HERE  or direct deposit with your name here: Nefesh Building Fund  BSB 082309  ACC 846467026   In spite of more wet weather, we have made progress this week. We have cleaned up a lot of the site and more material deliveries have been dropped in by crane. I guess we just have to stick to the old saying: slow and steady wins the race. When the weather changes things will speed up. Shabbat Shalom. Brent.

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