Shul

The Sandton Shul will be hosting it’s annual Pesach Seder under the direction of Rabbi David Shaw. Please call the Shul office on 011-8834210 to book and to get any further details. Rabbi Suchard will be running a two-part course ‘Prepare with Rabbi Suchard’. [...]

For the Past few weeks in Shul, each Shabbat, we have read about our ancestors experience in the land of Egypt. How they were slaves to Pharaoh and how Moshe Rabbeinu was sent by Hashem to deliver them from slavery to freedom. We read about the multitude of miracles that demonstrated to us and to [...]

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 [...]

How come it is that sometimes we feel our Rosh Hashana and Yom Hakippurim prayers are nothing short of awesome and sometimes they seem somewhat flat? Wherein lies the difference one year from the next? The speeches, perhaps? The Chazan and Choir? The people between whom you may find yourself squished? How about the weather? [...]

This week the Torah portion we read in Shul, Bamidbar, begins with the commandment to count Klal Yisrael. I heard from Rabbi Weiss the most remarkable observation. Rashi comments on the opening of the portion with an explanation as to why Hashem wanted us counted. We always count that which is precious! It is because we [...]