Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur
The High Holyday season is almost upon us. For our Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur services Or Chadash will be returning to the Swiss Grand Hotel, Bondi Beach. This year the services will be led by Rabbi Simcha Jacob and members of our community, including special overseas visitor Allon Franklin.

As in previous years, we will be running a children's service both days Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur - our trained leaders will deliver age-appropriate programming, with both educational and fun content.

Obviously there are costs involved in running these services (for both adults and children), and for this reason we do ask that you make sure that you book your seats.

For Or Chadash members, the cost of the seat rental is included in your annual membership fee. Even if you have already paid membership, please complete the booking form to confirm your attendance for Yom Tov. For booking form please contact Or Chadash.

If you haven't yet paid, please complete the form and pay membership as well.

The form also includes rates for non-members wishing to attend Or Chadash Yom Tov services.
Payments can be made by cheque or credit card (posted to PO Box 330, BONDI NSW 2026), BPay (see details on attached form) or direct deposit (BSB 082 140; A/C 67 285 3110). Please annotate direct deposits with the appropriate code (again, see form) and your name.

We are looking forward to you joining us for spiritual and inspirational services!
Posted by Site Administrator on 12 August 2010

Rabbi Simcha Jacob shiur
Rabbi Jacob is giving a series of shiurim on Hilchot Shabbat - the laws of Shabbat - Tuesday nights at 8:30. Fascinating discussion based on Talmudic and later sources, to explore what the 39 melachim are all about, and how to knit them into our lives. So far, the number of issues arising from the use of a lemon on Shabbat is well over 6. Come and be challenged! Call Jacquie on 0412 10 48 51 for more details.
Posted by Jacquie Seemann Charak on 10 June 2010

Leonie Jacob shiur
Leonie Hardy Jacob is giving a Monday night Tanach shiur for women. The idea is to attain an overview of each of the books in Tanach and the overarching thematic message for us today. 8.15pm, 4/25 The Avenue, Rose Bay. All welcome! Everyone is requested to bring a Tanach if they have access to one.

Posted by Site Administrator on 10 June 2010

Shavuot - a learning fest...
We joined Rabbi Simcha Jacob in a series of shiurim in preparation for Shavuot: Not in Heaven...The challenge of understanding the human contribution.

THEN 30 of us braved the worst Shavuot rain in a few years and met for a night of food, celebration and learning, for the fifth year in a row, at the Charaks' home. Thanks to Lior Misrachi, Paul Turner, Jacquie Seemann Charak, Rabbi Jacob, Joel Nothman and Jenny Green for the learning program, and to Marion Marsh, Jack and Miriam Stein, and the Charak children (with help from Grunfeld's Catering) for our delicious dinner.
Posted by Site Administrator on 6 May 2010

Or Chadash news
The committee is delighted to announce that OC has engaged Rabbi Simcha Jacob as Baal Koreh (that is, to be our backstop leyner, providing support for our volunteer crew) until the end of June. Rabbi Jacob will also continue giving the very successful pre-Shabbat davening shiur that he has been giving for the past few weeks. All are welcome - 9am, Shabbat mornings, at BJE.

We have launched our very own Or Chadash hadracha (leadership) training program for our children's service leaders. Designed and taught by two experienced former Bnei Akiva madrichot, Tarryn Gnesin Hersh and Natalie Karlikoff Steiner, this initiative should bring a new edge to our children's service program over the coming months.

We look forward to involving the community generally in further discussions about what our next steps should be.
Posted by Site Administrator on 18 March 2010

Torah reading: Nitzavim-Vayelech - Standing & Taking a Stand
Today's first sidra derives its name, as sidrot always do, from the first important Hebrew word. In this case it is "Nitzavim", "standing".
Posted by Rabbi Dr Raymond Apple on 02 Sep 2010

Ask the Rabbi - How long is a shofar?
Q. Is there a minimum length for a shofar?
Posted by Rabbi Dr Raymond Apple on 02 Sep 2010

Torah reading: Ki Tavo - What brings you to shule?
Opening words like "when you come into the land" (Deut. 26:1) offer an irresistible homiletical opportunity and challenge to a preacher in the weeks before Rosh HaShanah.
Posted by Rabbi Dr Raymond Apple on 26 Aug 2010

Ask the Rabbi - Communal Prayer
Q. Why does prayer require a minyan?
Posted by Rabbi Dr Raymond Apple on 26 Aug 2010

Torah reading: Ki Tetzei - Going off to war
"When you go off to war..." (Deut. 21:10) is the opening passage of the sidra.
Posted by Rabbi Dr Raymond Apple on 19 Aug 2010

Shabbat hospitality
Need a meal or two? We'll see what we can do!
Visiting from interstate or overseas or even over the Harbour Bridge?
We are a friendly modern Orthodox community in the Bondi area.
Contact Lior Misrachi if you require Shabbat hospitality and let us know:
Your name
Number of people
Number of children
Dates/meals required
Contact phone #
Contact email address
Any special dietary requirements

Mazal Tov to Rabbi and Ruth Freedman on the birth of a grandson, a son to Natalie and Ari in London, Wednesady August 18.

Mazal Tov to Jack and Miriam Stein on the birth of a grandson, a 4th son to Rivka and David Stein in New York, Monday 16 August.

Mazal tov to Shelley Einfeld on finshing her Masters.

Mazal tov to Michala Lander on finishing her Masters and winning the 'Young Planner of the Year' award.

We wish long life to Julie Kalman and Alan Charak and families on the passing of Julie's father, and Alan's uncle, Ari Kalman, in Melbourne

Nesia tova to Rabbi and Ruth Freedman, who are off to London where their daughter Natalie awaits the birth of her first child.

Mazal tov to Nathalie Hazan and Joel Camissar on their first wedding anniversary.

Happy birthday to Ashi Senator, who turned 8 on 24 July; and to his brother Coby, who turns 2 on 30 July; and to Yishaya Sterling, who turns 6 on 3 August.

Nesia tova to the Jacobs, who are off to New York for Leonie's brother's wedding; and welcome back to the Misrachis, returned from Israel and the US.

Mazal Tov to the Erlich family on the birth of another great niece in Israel. First child of Gila and Hillel Sitri and 4th granddaughter for Anat and David Erlich.

Mazal Tov to Hannah and David Newman on the birth of a granddaughter

We wish Miriam Stein a long life on the loss of her mother, Rebecca Atlas.

Mazal Tov to Alison and Derek Abrahams on the birth today, Thursday June 17, of their 4th son and brother to Isaac, Nathan and Joel.

We wish Phillip Wiseman a long life on the loss of his father.

Mazal tov to Lucy, Heath and Cal Baum on the birth of a daughter and sister, Chava Devorah.

Mazal tov to Yoni and David Wiseman, and Anne and Phillip Wiseman, on the birth of a daughter and granddaughter, Orly Shoshana, in Israel.

Kiddush this week is sponsored by Alan and Naomi Moss, who are leaving soon for a year in Toronto and will be sorely missed, and by Milton Massel in honour of his mother's yahrzeit.

Happy birthday to Aaron Kaplan, who will be 10 on 13 June, and to Asher Freedman, who will be 6 on 16 June.

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Mazal tov to Ari Lander on the production of his play, Redemption.

We wish long life to Robert Greenfield and family on the passing of his wife.

Mazal tov to David Newman on his bar mitzvah anniversary.

Mazal tov to Sarah Charak, who placed 4th in the Diaspora section of the International Bible Quiz and 9th overall. The Charak family is sponsoring kiddush in honour of Sarah's achievement and safe return. Rabbi Glogauer from Kesser Torah College and Frank Levy from the State Zionist Council will both speak, and Sarah will give a short report about her trip... And she would like to announce that she is once again available for babysitting.

Mazal tov to Anne and Philip Wiseman and family, on the birth on Rosh Chodesh Iyar of a son, Yehuda Menahem, to Sara Stein (after 6 granddaughters!).

Mazal tov to Ari Baram and Shelley, Paul and Liora on Ari's bar mitzvah.

Happy birthday to Danya Kaplan, who turns 8 on 27 April.

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