You Are Good. You Are Very Good.

Rosh Hashana Service Times

14 SEATS LEFT FOR HIGH HOLIDAYS see below to book Question of the Week: We have this silly debate every year. Do we eat apples dipped in honey only on the first night of Rosh Hashana, or also on the second? I think it is just the first but I can't remember why... Answer: You can eat apples and honey any time you like. But the custom is to eat them on the first night of Rosh Hashana only. Perhaps we can suggest a deep reason why. Rosh Hashana is the day Adam and Eve, the first humans, were created. So what was G-d doing the night before? He was about to introduce into the world a dramatic and unprecedented phenomenon - free beings who will be able to determine their own destiny and impact the direction of the world. The long and turbulent relationship between G-d and man was about to start tomorrow morning. So what was going on that fateful night? The Midrash teaches that on the day man was created, there was a stormy debate in heaven. Some angels were all for the idea, and others were dead against. The Angel of Love supported the creation of man, because people will do acts of love. The Angel of Truth opposed, because people will be full of falsehood. The Angel of Justice argued for the affirmative, claiming that man will bring justice. But the Angel of Peace countered that people will be argumentative and fight all the time. But all these arguments were useless. G-d had already made up His mind the night before. He declared, "Man is very good." Not just good, but very good. He anticipated the sweetness that humans would generate, and He could already taste the apples (good) and honey (very good) of human goodness. So He created us. G-d saw the incredible beauty that only humans can create. Yes, we are fallible and imperfect beings, but that just makes our achievements even more special. Every day all over the world, ordinary people do extraordinary things. A busy mother delivers a meal for a family going through a crisis. A group of teenagers bring a smile to their unwell classmate's face. A community comes together to raise funds for a needy couple. A family sits around their kitchen table, and in all the messiness and noise of life, they share the warmth of human caring and goodness of a life with purpose. This is the sweetness G-d tasted before He made us, which is why He made us. So like G-d, we eat apples and honey the night of the new year. We declare in advance that things are going to be good. Very good. Our life is very good. Our world is very good. Our children are very good. And we are very good. If G-d believes in us, knowing our imperfections, we can believe in ourselves too. Good Shabbos and Good Yomtov, may you be inscribed in the book of life for a good and sweet new year! Rabbi Moss    To subscribe CLICK HERE or email rabbimoss@nefesh.com.au    CLICK THE FLYER BELOW TO RENEW OR SIGN UP FOR MEMBERSHIP AND CHOOSE YOUR YOM TOV SEATS ONLINE!   NEFESH HIGH HOLIDAYS SERVICES ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Erev Rosh Hashana at FLOOD STREET Sunday 9 September, 2018 Light Candles ............................... 5:24pm Mincha ........................................ 5:35pm Rosh Hashana evening Service: ...... 6:00-6:30pm   First Day Rosh Hashana at FLOOD STREET Monday 10 September, 2018 Morning Service: ............................9:00am - 1:00pm Children's Program, ages 0-12 yrs: ..10:30am Sermon followed by Shofar: ........... 11:00am The Mincha and Maariv service will be back at Nefesh Francis St Mincha ................. 5:00pm followed by Tashlich Candlelighting....... after 6:20pm Evening Service..... 6:15pm-6:45pm Second Day Rosh Hashana at FLOOD ST Tuesday 11 September, 2018 Morning Service: ..............................9:00 am - 1:00pm Children's Program, ages 0-12 yrs:.... 10:30am Sermon followed by Shofar: ............. 11:00am   The Mincha and Maariv service will be back at Nefesh Francis St Mincha ................... ......... 5:30pm Followed by Nigunnim and words of Torah Maariv and Yom Tov ends... 6:21pm      Now we have solid ground to build on, we will give the neighbours a couple of weeks of peace and quiet for the Jewish festival season. We hope that won't be the case next year :)   Shabbat shalom and Shana tova to all, Brent

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ALL SHABBOS SERVICES AT NEFESH    1 FRANCIS ST BONDI BEACH   (OFF CAMPBELL PDE, BEHIND NOAH'S BACKPACKERS)   SHABBOS TIMES & COMMUNITY INFO: NITZOVIM ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Friday, 7 September 2018 | 27 Elul 5778 Candle Lighting.................................... 5:23pm Mincha................................................ 5:30pm Shabbos Service................................... 6:00-6:50pm Kids Program....................................... 6:00pm Followed by HOT soup kiddush.   Shabbos Day, 8 September 2018 | 28 Elul 5778 In depth parsha class ........................... 9:00am Shabbos Service.................... 10:00am-12:20pm Kids Program ...................................... 10:30am Lunch & Farbrengen sponsored by Nechama Dina Moss, in honour of the yortzheit for her late father R' Yisroel Yoel ben Pinchas Hakohen on 27 Ellul; and by Reverend Amzalak in honour of the yortzheit for his late mother Fanny Amzalak (Fanny bat Yitzchak) on 28 Elul- Long Life.   Mincha and with Pirkei Ovos ............. Chapters 5 & 6 followed by Seudah Shlishis ........................ 5:15pm Gematria and Story by Rev Amzalak............. 5:40pm Shiur with Rabbi Moss................................. 6:00pm Shabbos ends............................................ 6:19pm Followed by Havdalah   WEEKDAY SERVICES Sunday Selichos, Shachris, Annulment of Vows....... 8:00am Wed- Fri............................................................ 7:00am   Fast of Gedaliah, Wednesday 12 September Fast begins..................................................... 4:41am Fast Ends....................................................... 6:10pm Latest Shema this week................................. 8:58am   MAZEL TOV Nick, Lilach, Ariel and Etai Weininger on the occasion of Omri's Bar Mitzvah this Shabbos in Israel!   HAPPY BIRTHDAY Vitali Broyde...... Saturday 8 September (6 Ellul)  Lior Hedges...... 28 Elul/ Saturday 8 September Eli Jones.......... 29 Elul/ Sunday 9 September Brian Schwartz..29 Elul/ Sunday 9 September Ari Dabscheck.....5 Tishrei / Friday 14 September   LONG LIFE Mark Gindin and Faina Strier for their late mother Yevgenia Gindin Hannah bat Leib... 28 Elul/ Saturday 8 September   Reverend Amzalak for his late mother Fanny Amzalak, Fanny bat Yitzchak... 28 Elul/ Saturday 8 September   Anne Sarzin for her late grandmother Fanny Levy, Feige ... 29 Elul/ Sunday 9 September   Anne Sarzin father Bartlett Arunicus Levy, (aka Ronnie) Aaron ben harav Avraham Halevi... 1 Tishrei/ Monday 10 September   Julie Nathan for her late mother Liba Luba Silberberg Liba bat Yoel... 2 Tishrei / Tuesday 11 September   Nurit Eckowitz for her late father Martin Wieder, Mordechai...2 Tishrei/ Tuesday 11 September   Nicky Golan for her late father Henry Herman Golan Hersch Tsvi ben Avraham... 4 Tishrei/ Thursday 13 September

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