The CoronaShabbos Message

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WHO AM I? I move fast, and news of me spreads even faster. I grab the attention of the entire world like no one else can. I affect you, even if you don't believe in me. I come from one place in the world, but I reach every corner of the world.  I started with one nation, but I take over all nations and all religions.  Because of me, you will change everything you do. All of your habits and routines will be disrupted. You will have to rethink your entire day, and change all of your plans.  Families will become closer because of me. Communities will become tighter because of me.  I will make you less selfish and more sensitive. You will care for the weak and the vulnerable because you know I am coming.  I will make you turn to G-d. I will remind you what's really important.  I am mightier than your wealth, smarter than your technology.  The world has not seen anything like me before. Because of me, things will never be the same. But you need to wake up. There's no time to waste. You need to realise I am coming, and I'm coming now.  Who am I? I am Moshiach.  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ My dear friends, this Shabbos is an amazing opportunity. Shuls around the world are closed. YOUR HOME IS THE SHUL. YOU ARE THE RABBI, REBBETZIN, CHAZAN, KIDS COUNSELOR. MAKE YOUR HOME A SANCTUARY THIS SHABBOS. If you don't usually keep Shabbos fully, try to do it this Shabbos. Prepare all food and SWITCH OFF YOUR PHONE AND ALL MEDIA FROM CANDLE LIGHTING TONIGHT UNTIL NIGHTFALL TOMORROW. And if you do usually keep Shabbos, make it even deeper this week. DON'T TALK ABOUT THE NEWS, TALK ABOUT TORAH, TELL MEANINGFUL STORIES, SING TOGETHER. If you are all alone this Shabbos, YOU ARE NOT ALONE. THE ENTIRE JEWISH PEOPLE IS WITH YOU. WE ARE THINKING OF YOU. WE ARE SINGING WITH YOU. Let's make this Shabbos the one that we have all been waiting for, the one that will bring Moshiach. Good Shabbos  Rabbi Moss To subscribe CLICK HERE or email rabbimoss@nefesh.com.au ASK THE RABBI SESSION  Kabbalistic Response to Corona SHABBOS SERVICES & COMMUNITY INFORMATION: VAYAKHEL/ PEKUDEI ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Nefesh will not be holding any services until further notice.  We strongly advise you to stay home and not leave the house except for absolute necessities. If you are over age 70 or have health issues you should self-isolate.  There are community initiatives being put into place for those who need assistance shopping, preparing for Pesach or acquiring medicines. Please be in touch if you need any help. We are here for you always, and offer our support in any way we can. If you are not on our WhatsApp group please text me so I can add you on. That is where we connect and keep informed so please join.  Remember to keep calm. Breathe, pray and sing and smile! Friday, 20 March| 24 Adar 5780 Candle Lighting.......... 6:48pm (not before 5:54pm) Services at your home!   Shabbos Day, 21 March 2020 | 25 Adar 5780 Services at your home! New moon Tuesday 10:14:11am VIRTUAL KIDDUSH sponsored by Doron and Angela Kalinko in honour of Chabad Worldwide Please fill a glass of grape juice, wine or whatever at 1pm and say LECHAIM with us all! Shabbos ends............ 7:42pm   WEEKDAY SERVICES No Services this week Rosh Chodesh Nissan Thursday   Latest Shema this week.... 9:58am MAZEL TOV Jeremy and Nikki Kinstlinger on the birth of a baby boy! Virtual Sholom Zochor tonight at 10pm, say lechaim at your house!   CONDOLENCES Debbie Parker and family on the passing of her mother in South Africa.   HAPPY BIRTHDAY Jojo Reuben........... 27 Adar/ Monday 23 March Felix Gold.............. 29 Adar/ Wednesday 25 March Noach Kessel......... 29 Adar/ Wednesday 25 March Michael Barel......... 1 Nissan/ Thursday 26 March Yisroel Moss........... 2 Nissan/ Friday 27 March   HAPPY ANNIVERSARY Barry & Taryn Glick.............. 24 Adar/ Fri 20 March Allen & Jacqui Rosenberg ..... 24 Adar/ Fri 20 March Sarah & Matt Michael............ 24 Adar/ Fri 20 March Rabbi & Nechama Dina Moss...29 Adar/ 25 March Ben & Laurel Weinberg ..........2 Nissan/ Friday 27 March Cliff & Jessica Baskin............. 2 Nissan/ Friday 27 March LONG LIFE William Feuermann for his late father Felix Feuermann Zelig Ben Gitel HaLevi... 27 Adar/ Monday 23 March Jackie & Les Regos for their late Sister & Sister-in-Law Sue Josef Shoshana bas Miriam... 27 Adar/ Monday 23 March Gavin Krawchuk for his late grandfather Sam Krawchuk Shlomo ben Eliezer Mendel... 27 Adar/ Monday 23 March Toni Kleiner, Ann Saltoon & Jacki Saltoon for their late mother and grandmother Edna Isaacs, Esther bat Menachem Mendel... 1 Nissan/ Thursday 26 March     If you would like Nefesh to include your Birthday, Anniversary or Yortzheit in our newsletter and send you an email reminder, just fill in this quick ONLINE FORM.

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What's More Contagious than COVID-19?

Guidelines for our community

CORONAVIRUS ADVICE FOR NEFESH COMMUNITY (the following applies to Sydney at the moment) Use common sense and follow medical advice from official sources, without losing perspective. Panic and hysteria are not helpful.  If you are healthy you should continue attending Synagogue as usual, ensuring proper hygiene by washing hands regularly with soap and/or hand sanitizer, which is provided at the shul entrance and in the bathrooms.  If you are experiencing symptoms of the COVID-19 virus you should not attend Synagogue and should seek medical advice. Details of the symptoms and other relevant information can be found at - https://www.health.gov.au/health-topics/novel-coronavirus-2019-ncov  If you have recently travelled or have had contact with someone with the COVID-19 virus, please seek medical advice before attending synagogue The elderly or those with compromised immune systems should avoid crowds Following advice of health authorities, we will avoid hand shaking and direct contact between people Kiddush food will be served by gloved volunteers Please cover your mouth when coughing or sneezing with a tissue or your arm IF YOU KNOW SOMEONE WHO IS VULNERABLE OR ALONE, REACH OUT TO THEM AND OFFER SUPPORT. IF YOU KNOW SOMEONE WHO IS QUARANTINED, CALL THEM AND BE A FRIEND.   Question of the Week:   This coronavirus thing has really thrown me. I feel like I've lost all sense of certainty. No one knows what will happen next. How do we stay sane when we don't know what's lurking around the corner?    Answer:   It is not that we have lost our sense of certainty. We have lost our illusion of certainty. We never had it to begin with. This could be majorly unsettling, or amazingly liberating.  This tiny virus of 125 nanometres* has sent the entire world into chaos. All of our plans are up in the air, markets are going crazy, entire countries shutting down, and we have no clue what the future holds.  But that is always the case. We never know what the future holds. We only think we do, and keep getting surprised when things don't pan out the way we expected. Now the mask is off. We have to admit our vulnerability.  What will happen next? We don't know. Our experts don't know. Our leaders don't know. Only G-d knows. And that is the point. Only G-d knows.  Close your eyes and feel the uncertainty, make peace with it, let yourself be taken by it. Embrace your cluelessness. Because in all the confusion there is one thing you know for sure. You are in G-d's hands.  Keep calm. Panic and fear are also contagious. Take every precaution as advised by health authorities. Wash your hands well. And every time you do, remember whose hands you are in. Good Shabbos  Rabbi Moss *A nanometre is one billionth of a metre.  To subscribe CLICK HERE or email rabbimoss@nefesh.com.au EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST NOW OPEN - NEFESH BAT MITZVAH COURSE office@nefesh.com.au to register your interest Would you like to sponsor a Kiddush?  We currently have some dates available to sponsor.  FRIDAY NIGHT 20 March: $120 Basic Kiddush      $200 Deluxe Kiddush     SHABBOS DAY 21 March:  $350 Standard Kiddush    Email office@nefesh.com.au with any questions Huge Thank You to All of Our Amazing Purim Supporters and Volunteers:   Cook-in Volunteers: Shiran Garber, Anastasia Raines, Miri Mill, Bluma Moss, Batya Moss, Dove and Angela Meguideche   Purim Party Sponsors: Joe Newman, Alicia Anderson, Jeremy and Deborah Parker, Deborah Bui, Hannan Bouskila, Tony Mann, Sherie Anderson, Anastasia & Howard Raines, Stephen & Robyn Brookes, Libby & Ron Moss, Ben & Jodi Sebel.   Care Packages for the Elderly Sponsors: Justin Moddel, Hannan Bouskila, Tony Mann, Sherie Anderson, Anastasia & Howard Raines, Stephen & Robyn Brookes, Ben & Jodi Sebel, Gary & Karen Lazarus, Andrew & Jacqui Weinman.   Dessert Sponsors: Ben & Jodi Sebel   L'Chaim Sponsors: Samantha Cohen, Stephen & Robyn Brookes, Ben & Jodi Sebel.   SHABBOS SERVICES & COMMUNITY INFORMATION: KI SISA ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Friday, 13 March| 17 Adar 5780 Candle Lighting.......... 6:58pm (not before 6:02pm) Shabbos Service ........ 6:30-7:20pm Followed by Kiddush sponsored in memory for the yortzheit of Israel Ben Dovid A"H, also known as Emil Ehrenreich. Shabbos Day, 14 March 2020 | 18 Adar 5780 Morning Meditation....................... 9:00am Shabbos Service......................... 10:00am-12:20pm Kids Program............................. 10:30am   STORY TIME for children ages 3-10 with Rabbi Sufrin.....    11:45am   Followed by Kiddush sponsored anonymously by a friend of Nefesh. Shabbos Shiur with Nechama Dina............. 5:00pm   Shiur with Rabbi Sufrin............................. 5:50pm Mincha followed by Seudah Shlishis ............6:50pm Gematria and Story with Rev Amzalak......... 7:20pm Shiur with Rabbi Moss............................... 7:35pm Shabbos ends.......................................... 7:52pm Followed by Havdalah   WEEKDAY SERVICES Sunday .............................. 8:00am Mon - Fri............................. 7:00am Latest Shema this week........ 9:56am   MAZEL TOV Alan Hedges & Bianca Goott and their extended families on their wedding this weekend!   HAPPY BIRTHDAY Michael Lenn............. 18 Adar/ Saturday 14 March Jack Reuben..............18 Adar/ Saturday 14 March Russell Klein..............19 Adar/ Sunday 15 March Melanie Schwartz....... 22 Adar/ Wednesday 18 March   HAPPY ANNIVERSARY Brandon & Deborah Rieders..... 21 Adar/ 17 March Danny & Romy Lessem............. 22 Adar/ 18 March Kevin & Valerie Smaller............ 23 Adar/ 19 March Barry & Taryn Glick................... 24 Adar/ 20 March Allen & Jacqui Rosenberg......... 24 Adar/ 20 March Sarah & Matt Michael.............. 24 Adar/ 20 March LONG LIFE Gary Lazarus for his late father  Avraham Yitzchak ben Chaim ....... 20 Adar/ Monday 16 March Magda Schaffer for her late mother  Yittel bat Malka...... 21 Adar/ Tuesday 17 March Michael Franks for his late father Leopald Franks Ephraim ben Shlomo...... 22 Adar/ Wednesday 18 March Darren Segal for his late brother Ryan Segal Shalom Yisroel Ben Zalmen...... 22 Adar/ Wednesday 18 March Peter Berger for his late mother Eva Berger Genendel bat Yosef...... 23 Adar/ Thursday 19 March   If you would like Nefesh to include your Birthday, Anniversary or Yortzheit in our newsletter and send you an email reminder, just fill in this quick ONLINE FORM.

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Are You Willing to Bow?

LAST TICKETS TO PURIM SHOW

LAST CHANCE!!! CLICK FLYER TO BOOK Question of the Week:   In the Purim story, Mordechai the Jew refuses to bow down to the wicked Haman. As a result, Haman enacts a decree to annihilate the entire Jewish nation. Did Mordechai do the right thing? Technically, bowing to a dignitary is not forbidden by Judaism. So even if Haman thought he was god, shouldn't Mordechai have bowed down to him rather than risk the lives of the entire Jewish people?   Answer:   In my youth I attended a non-Jewish school. Jews made up about ten percent of the student body, and we felt quite comfortable there. But sometimes we stood out.   It wasn't a particularly religious school, but on occasion they did hold prayer services, in a big hall with a huge cross at the front. At a certain point during the service, everyone was told to kneel and bow before the cross. So everyone did.   But I didn't. I don't know why, but as everyone else went down on their knees, I just sat there. I was a little nervous that I would be caught not kneeling. But then I realized that anyone who saw me not kneeling was themselves not kneeling, so I was safe.   Here's the funny thing. Looking around I saw I was not alone. Scattered around the hall were others who did not bow. In fact, about ten percent of the room were sitting upright. None of the Jewish kids would bow down. It was quite a sight - a sea of bowed heads, with a few Jewish heads sticking out like protruding icebergs. Or maybe Goldbergs.   On reflection, this is astonishing. Where did we get this defiance from? We were all from irreligious homes and were for the most part completely uneducated in Judaism. No one ever told us not to bow down. In fact, for some of those boys, this non-bowing may have been the only public statement of being Jewish they ever made. So what inspired us to be different?   I believe we got it from Mordechai, the Jew who refused to bow down. Somehow his story of defiance has permeated the Jewish psyche, to the point that even two and a half thousand years later, Jews know in the depth of their soul that we don't bow down to anyone but G-d.    When Mordechai stood up to Haman, he wasn't putting the Jewish people at risk. On the contrary, he was saving countless Jews in all future generations who will be inspired by his singular act of bravery, refusing to bow to the forces that try to compromise our identity.    Our enemies will hate us no less if we bow to them, and our friends will only think higher of us for refusing to bow to pressure. Regardless of what anyone thinks of us, our job is to stand tall and proud like Mordechai, unabashedly stating our Jewishness. When we do, we play our part in the epic Jewish story, the story of an eternal nation that survives every attempt to make us bow.   Good Shabbos and Happy Purim! Rabbi Moss To subscribe, CLICK HERE or email rabbimoss@nefesh.com.au EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST NOW OPEN - NEFESH BAT MITZVAH COURSE office@nefesh.com.au to register your interest Rough in of cabling done to allow for intercom system, wifi access, security cameras, and audio-visual equipment for a state of the art function space. That's a lot of cables! Would you like to sponsor a Kiddush?  We currently have some dates available to sponsor.  FRIDAY NIGHT 13 March: $120 Basic Kiddush      $200 Deluxe Kiddush     SHABBOS DAY 14 March:  $350 Standard Kiddush    Email office@nefesh.com.au with any questions SHABBOS SERVICES & COMMUNITY INFORMATION: TETZAVEH ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Friday, 6 March| 10 Adar 5780 Candle Lighting.......... 7:07pm (not before 6:09pm) Shabbos Service ........ 6:30-7:20pm Kiddush sponsored by Pearl Barukh and family in honour of the Yortzheit of our father Moshe Ben Barukh A"H on 17 Adar.   Shabbos Day, 7 March 2020 | 11 Adar 5780 Morning Meditation...... 9:00am Shabbos Service........ 10:00am-12:20pm Reading of Parshas Zachor 11am  All men women and children should be in Shul! STORY TIME for children ages 3-10 with Rabbi Sufrin.....    11:45am   Kiddush sponsored by Pearl Barukh and family in honour of the Yortzheit of our father Moshe Ben Barukh A"H on 17 Adar. Shabbos Shiur with Nechama Dina......... 5:00pm   Shiur with Rabbi Sufrin......................... 6:00pm Mincha followed by Seudah Shlishis ........7:00pm Gematria and Story with Rev Amzalak.... 7:30pm Shiur with Rabbi Moss.......................... 7:45pm Shabbos ends...................................... 8:01pm Followed by Havdalah   WEEKDAY SERVICES Sunday ............................................... 8:00am Mon - Fri.............................................. 7:00am Latest Shema this week.......................... 9:54am See below for Purim Times THANK YOU Big thank you to Ellis Kahn for assembling our new kids room cupboard! MAZAL TOV Jason Alman & Jenni Mandel on their wedding this weekend!   HAPPY BIRTHDAY Vicki Lever............... 12 Adar/ Sunday 8 March Lisa Peles................. 12 Adar/ Sunday 8 March Adam Ensly.............. 13 Adar/ Monday 9 March Keshet Kessel........... 14 Adar/ Tuesday 10 March David Redelman........ 16 Adar/ Thursday 12 March Ruth Cromer............. 17 Adar/ Friday 13 March   HAPPY ANNIVERSARY Leah & David Dennes..... 17 Adar/ Friday 13 March LONG LIFE Les Regos for his late mother Mariska Regos Miriam... 13 Adar/ Monday 9 March Donald Levy for his late father Noel David Levy, Daniel Ben David... 13 Adar/ Monday 9 March Gilda Cohen-Shapira for her late mother Hessie Cohen Hessie bat Shlomo v'Irla... 14 Adar/ Tuesday 10 March Paul Ereira for his late mother Ida Ereira, Ida Bas Mordechai... 16 Adar Thursday 12 March   If you would like Nefesh to include your Birthday, Anniversary or Yortzheit in our newsletter and send you an email reminder, just fill in this quick ONLINE FORM. Purim Services and Megillah Reading Times: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  Monday 8 March, 2020 | 13 Adar 5780   Fast of Esther   Fast begins........ 5:30am   Shachris............ 7:00am    Maariv and Megillah Reading (in fancy dress)... 7:30pm   Fast Ends........... 7:47pm   Late Megillah reading at Rabbi Sufrin's home ... 9:30pm     Purim Day   Tuesday 10 March, 2020 | 14 Adar 5780   Shachris ........................7:00am   Megillah reading.............. 7:30am    Late Megillah Reading ...... 10:00am at Wellington St   Child Friendly Megillah reading ..... 4:00pm   Last minute Megillah Reading........6:00pm

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