Pesach is known as Chag Ha’Aviv – The festival of spring. Our sages explain the rationale behind this name is to emphasize how Hashem took us out from Egypt in spring, when the weather is mild and temperate, as an act of Chessed, kindness to the Jewish People on their journey towards the Holy land. [...]
Announcements
- Condolences to Jill Kussel on the loss of her mother. Funeral tbc.
- 2013.04.25 – Mazeltov to Chazen Avron and Judy Alter on the birth of a grandson, parents Gidon and Pamela Alter
- Mazeltov to Ivan and Pam Schapkaitz on the birth of a granddaughter in London, Ivan 083 698 7155, Pam 083 325 9702
- Mazeltov to Brian and Rochelle Swaine on the occasion of Justin’s engagement to Rochel daughter of Russel and Janice Seider, Brian 083 265 7864, Rochelle 084 447 0418, Justin 082 346 4644
- GOLF DAY – SAVE THE DATE!! Sandton Shul is going green! Teeing off on 29th May 2013 at Houghton Golf Course Shotgun Start In Celebration of our Barmitzvah Year! Call the Shul Office to book your 4-Ball
- NEW SERIES called BODY AND SOUL. Mystical secrets behind some superstitions and ‘Bubbe Meises’. 2NITE at Rabbi David Shaw’s home @ 19h30. Please call the office for more details 0118834210
- The refurbished Shelley Lutrin Mikveh has opened. Please call the Shul office for further details.
Egypt
This week’s Parasha
If I were to ask you what you reckon would be one of the saddest episodes in our long history, it would no doubt generate a number of suggestions and really we would be able to choose from a longish list. Don’t get me wrong. We have shared some awesome times together as a people [...]
The spies reticence to enter the Land of Israel
The spies reticence to enter the Land of Israel that we encountered in last week’s Parasha, was perhaps because they sensed that the marvellous miracle days of leaving Egypt and surfing through the desert were coming to an end. No more manna from heaven. No more miraculous well, gushing forth sweet water or protective clouds [...]
No filters available.post_type:events
© 2012. Beth Hamedrash Hagadol Sandton. All rights reserved.