Should I Limit My Options?

Chess Tournament Feb 16

NEFESH CHESS TOURNAMENT - BOOKINGS NOW OPEN OPEN TO ALL AGES (BASIC & ADVANCED CATEGORIES)  Question of the Week: My Jewishness is making it harder for me to find love. The more I get involved in Jewish life, the fewer options I have with girls to date. To be honest, it is making me hesitate before becoming more observant. What should I do, take on more Judaism and limit my options, or keep my options open and put the Jewish thing on hold? Answer: It depends what you are looking for. If you are just after a partner, any partner that suits, then it is a simple numbers game, and the more options in front of you the better chances you have. If you have a wider pool of potential partners, the odds are higher that you will be successful in your search. In this equation, the vaguer you are about yourself, the more potential partners you will find.   But that's only if you are merely looking for a partner. If you are looking for your soulmate it's another story entirely.   Your soulmate is the other half of your soul, the missing part of your very being. You can only recognise your soulmate if you first get to know your own soul. When you know where you are going in life, when you are clear on your own identity, when you know who you really are, then and only then are you equipped to identify the other half of your soul.   Some people have it backwards. They think that when it comes to describing whom you're looking for, you need a long and detailed list of specifications, but when it comes to describing who you are, you are better off being blurry and general. The opposite is true. Know yourself and your own soul. Explore your Jewish identity and become comfortable with it. You are not limiting your options, you are refining your search.   Good Shabbos, Rabbi Moss To subscribe, CLICK HERE or email rabbimoss@nefesh.com.au LOOKING FOR A CUPBOARD Do you have a cupboard to give to the Nefesh kids' room? We are looking for one which can either be locked or which we could place a chain and lock upon. Please get in touch if you do. office@nefesh.com.au Would you like to sponsor a Kiddush?  We currently have some dates available to sponsor.  FRIDAY NIGHT 14 February: $120 Basic Kiddush      $200 Deluxe Kiddush     SHABBOS DAY 22 February:  $350 Standard Kiddush    Email office@nefesh.com.au with any questions SHABBOS SERVICES & COMMUNITY INFORMATION: BESHALACH ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Friday, 7 February| 12 Shevat 5780 Candle Lighting.......... 7:38pm (not before 6:35pm) Shabbos Service ........ 6:30-7:20pm No Kids Program Followed by Kiddush   Shabbos Day, 8 February 2020 | 13 Shevat 5780 Morning Meditation....................... 9:00am Shabbos Service......................... 10:00am-12:20pm STORY TIME for children ages 3-10 with Rabbi Sufrin.....    11:45am   Followed by Kiddush Shabbos Shiur with Nechama Dina - not on this week   Shiur with Rabbi Sufrin..........................6:35pm Mincha followed by Seudah Shlishis ........7:35pm Gematria and Story with Rev Amzalak.... 8:05pm Shabbos ends...................................... 8:35pm Followed by Havdalah   WEEKDAY SERVICES Sunday ............................................... 8:00am Mon - Fri.............................................. 7:00am Latest Shema this week.......................... 9:43am   HAPPY BIRTHDAY Valerie Smaller...... 14 Shevat / Sunday 9 February Mendel Moss.......... 15/16 Shevat/ 10/11 February Zac Weinberg ........ 17 Shevat/ Wed 12 February Mitchell Deubler..... 18 Shevat / Thurs 13 February   LONG LIFE Les Pozniak for his late father Maurice Pozniak Moshe Ben Yeshiou... 14 Shevat/ Sunday 9 February Nick Hedges for his late grandmother Irene Stark Rachel bat Jacov... 17 Shevat/ Wednesday 12 February Jacqueline Rosenberg, David Eliovson and Natalie Lipson for their late husband and father Peter John Eliovson, Perach ben Ezra... 18 Shevat/ Thursday 13 February   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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Isn't This Disgusting?

Chess Tournament Feb 16

NEFESH CHESS TOURNAMENT - BOOKINGS NOW OPEN OPEN TO ALL AGES (BASIC & ADVANCED CATEGORIES)  Question of the Week: I'm 11 years old and I'm studying about the specific laws of the Temple in Jerusalem. I learned that it was built in the most beautified way, with gold, silver and copper. Then I learned the laws of the sacrifices which were brought in the Temple, and that blood was sprinkled (and maybe splattered?) all over the place. I'm wondering how that makes the Temple beautiful to have animal's blood everywhere? It seems to be ugly and a bit disgusting. I understand that it was a mitzvah to bring sacrifices, but how is blood on the floor BEAUTIFUL? Answer: Sometimes, beauty appears in the most unexpected places. The blood in the Temple is one of them. The Talmud explains that there was a drainage system in the Temple. The blood of the sacrifices was washed into gutters that flowed out of the Temple and into the Kidron River below the Temple Mount. This allowed the sanctuary to remain clean.  So the Temple was kept clean. But what about the Kidron? Was that just a putrid dump? Not really. This bloody river made excellent fertiliser. Garden owners of Jerusalem would pay good money for the mineral-rich water of the Kidron to irrigate their gardens. Exquisite plants and colourful flowers adorned the city thanks to the messy gutters of Kidron.  There's something we can learn from this little piece of Temple trivia. You choose how you view the world, as a garbage dump or a garden of G-d. Where one person sees a sewer, another sees a flowerbed. As they say, when life gives you a bloody river, make fertiliser.  Good Shabbos, Rabbi Moss Sources: Mishnah Yoma 5:6 Maamorim Bosi Legani To subscribe, CLICK HERE or email rabbimoss@nefesh.com.au   IT'S JUST A FACADE! Would you like to sponsor a Kiddush?  We currently have some dates available to sponsor.  FRIDAY NIGHT 7 February: $120 Basic Kiddush      $200 Deluxe Kiddush     SHABBOS DAY 8 February:  $350 Standard Kiddush    Email office@nefesh.com.au with any questions SHABBOS SERVICES & COMMUNITY INFORMATION: BO ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Friday, 31 January| 5 Shevat 5780 Candle Lighting.......... 7:44pm (not before 6:39pm) Shabbos Service ........ 6:30-7:20pm No Kids Program Kiddush sponsored by Malka Kurta in honour of the yortzheit for her late father, Alexander Rees (Shlomo Ben David HaLevi) on 7 Shevat/ 2 February - Long Life   Shabbos Day, 1 February 2020 | 6 Shevat 5780 Morning Meditation....................... 9:00am Shabbos Service......................... 10:00am-12:20pm STORY TIME for children ages 3-10 with Rabbi Sufrin..... 11:45am Followed by Cholent   Parsha Shiur with Rabbi Sufrin............... 6:40pm Mincha followed by Seudah Shlishis ........7:40pm Gematria and Story with Rev Amzalak..... 8:10pm Shiur with Rabbi Moss........................... 8:25pm Shabbos ends....................................... 8:41pm Followed by Havdalah   WEEKDAY SERVICES Sunday ............................................... 8:00am Mon - Fri.............................................. 7:00am Latest Shema this week......................... 9:39am   HAPPY BIRTHDAY Naomi Ziv................. 6 Shevat/ Saturday 1 February Golda Moss............... 6 Shevat/ Saturday 1 February Linda Lenn................. 6 Shevat/ Saturday 1 February Evelyn Tobin.............. 6 Shevat/ Saturday 1 February Natalie Dabscheck...... 7 Shevat / Sunday 2 February Alessia Maksimovich .. 8 Shevat/ 3 February   HAPPY ANNIVERSARY Nikki & Eyal Kirshner ...... 9 Shevat/ Tuesday 4 Feb Dani & Adam Goldwater... 9 Shevat/ Tuesday 4 Feb   LONG LIFE Malka Kurta for her late father Alexander Rees Shlomo Ben David HaLevi... 7 Shevat / Sunday 2 February Jonathan Isdale for his late father Nathan Israel Natan Ben Avraham... 9 Shevat/ Tuesday 4 February Estella Kantor for her late husband Louis Kantor Leiba ben Shimon... 10 Shevat/ Wednesday 5 February   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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Who Is Adina?

Chess Tournament Feb 16

Question of the Week:   My name is Adina. I have always been proud of having a Hebrew name, and I love its meaning ("delicate"). But someone asked me who the original Adina was. And I had no idea what to answer. Is it a biblical name? I don't remember hearing of an Adina in the Torah. So where is my name actually from? Answer:   You may be surprised to learn the origins of your name. The first Adina was none other than the wife of Lavan the Aramean. That is Lavan the famous fraudster, sorcerer and crafty crook, about whom we read in the Haggadah on Pesach: "Lavan wanted to destroy everything."  Lavan was not known for his good moral values. And yet, this piece of work was the father of Rachel and Leah, the righteous matriarchs of the Jewish people. How did such a shady character have such wonderful children? This was most likely due entirely to his delicate wife, Adina.  All we know about her is her name. And that's all we need to know. Adina the delicate one. Don't be fooled by her soft and gentle nature. With her subtlety and quiet strength, she had the power to counter her husband's negative character, and bring up children who enlightened the world. So that's where your name comes from. The delicate woman who singlehandedly instilled her children with good character, and thereby shaped the Jewish future forever. She did it without her husband's support. Imagine what a likeminded couple can do.    Good Shabbos, Rabbi Moss    Source:  Sefer Hayashar, quoted in Seder Hadoros Year 2164. See also Year 2217, where it mentions another Adina, wife of Levi, daughter of Yovav ben Yoktan. This second Adina, unlike the first, joined the Jewish people, which is probably how the name became popular. We can only imagine how Leah felt when her son Levi married a woman with the same name as her mother.  To subscribe, CLICK HERE or email rabbimoss@nefesh.com.au Would you like to sponsor a Kiddush?  We currently have some dates available to sponsor.  FRIDAY NIGHT 7 February: $120 Basic Kiddush      $200 Deluxe Kiddush     SHABBOS DAY 1 February:  $350 Standard Kiddush    Email office@nefesh.com.au with any questions SHABBOS SERVICES & COMMUNITY INFORMATION: VA'EIRA ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Friday, 24 January| 27 Teves 5780 Candle Lighting.......... 7:48pm (not before 6:42pm) Shabbos Service ........ 6:30-7:20pm Kiddush sponsored by Susskind and Bierman family in honour of their late mother Susan Ann Susskind (Ruth bat Sarah). We miss you every day.   Shabbos Day, 25 January 2020 | 28 Teves 5780 Morning Meditation......................... 9:00am Shabbos Service including the Aufrufs of Stephen Brookes & Gaby Anger...10:00am-12:20pm STORY TIME for children ages 3-10 with Rabbi Sufrin.....11:45am   Kiddush in honour of the Aufrufs and Weddings of Stephen Brookes and Robyn Greenstein; and Gaby Anger and Terri Katz - Mazal Tov! Shabbos Shiur at Wellington St with Nechama Dina Moss... 5:00pm   Parsha Shiur with Rabbi Sufrin................ 6:45pm Mincha followed by Seudah Shlishis .........7:45pm Gematria and Story with Rev Amzalak...... 8:15pm Shiur with Rabbi Moss............................ 8:30pm Shabbos ends....................................... 8:47pm Followed by Havdalah   WEEKDAY SERVICES Sunday & Monday (Pub.Hol) ...................... 8:00am Tues - Fri................................................. 7:00am Latest Shema this week............................. 9:35am New Moon/ Molad................... Sat 25 Jan 8:46:9am Rosh Chodesh Shevat ................Monday 27 January MAZAL TOV Stephen Brookes & Robyn Greenstein and their extended families on their upcoming wedding.  Gaby Anger & Terri Katz and their extended families on their upcoming wedding.    HAPPY BIRTHDAY David Tobin................. 5 Shevat/ Friday 31 January   LONG LIFE Rosie Stern for her late mother Leah Friedman... 28 Tevet/ Saturday 25 January Tauba Tanchum for her late brother Percy Kaplan Pesach ben Tevia... 1 Shevat/ Monday 27 January Annabel Sherell De Florence for her late father Isaac Leo Sherrel de Florence... 1 Shevat Monday 27 January Adam Ensly for his late father Gideon Ensly Gideon ben Shlomo... 2 Shevat/ Tuesday 28 January Tina Moddel for her late brother Juan Carlos Yonatan ben Arye... 4 Shevat/ Thursday 30 January Harry Kornfeld for his late mother Regina Kornfeld Rivka bas Alexander ... 5 Shevat/ Friday 31 January     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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