Both the Jews as well as all the Egyptians witnessed the same set of miracles, the plagues and all the wonders from G-d’s own hand. It would seem that all of these supernatural events over the course of a year were geared to developing a sense of real belief, that Mother Nature has a Father [...]
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- 2013.04.25 – Mazeltov to Chazen Avron and Judy Alter on the birth of a grandson, parents Gidon and Pamela Alter
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- 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.
Jews
Succot
How wonderfully weird is Succot. Everything is upside-down! We leave our comfortable homes and live, eat and sleep in a temporary dwelling to reenact and to remember the time our ancestors spent under the protection of the clouds of glory that accompanied them everywhere. It is also to remind ourselves about the actual physical booths [...]
The entire community lifted up their voice
And then the entire community lifted up their voice and gave it free rein, and the people wept all through the night. Then all the sons of Israel murmured against Moshe and against Aharon… (Bamidbar 14:1, 2) The Gemara in Taanit (29) tells us that this took place on the ninth of Av. The Jews [...]
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