CONSECRATIONS 21/08/2016 Late Stanley Isidore Zeffertt 1.30 pm Bushey Cemetery 01/09/2016 Late Eric Linton 10.00 am Bushey Cemetery 04/09/2016 Late Ronald Marks 4.30 pm Bushey Cemetery 18/09/2016 Late Anne Saphir 11.00 am Willesden Cemetery 18/09/2016 Late Harold Tucker 2.15 pm Willesden Cemetery SOCIAL & PERSONAL THOUGHTS ON THE SIDRA FATHER OF MERCY This coming Shabbat we will be reciting an extra prayer before Ashrei called Av Harachamim “Father of Mercy.” Its origins lie in the wake of the First Crusade. Many Jewish communities in Germany were decimated as mobs found an outlet for their religious zeal in killing Jews before making their way to the Holy Land to wrest it from the Muslims. Thousands of men, women and children lost their lives in the communities of the Rhineland. Mainz, Worms, Speyer were ravaged over the course of a few weeks as the Crusaders made their way down Europe. Most of the killing of the First Crusade took place during the spring, corresponding to the Jewish months of Nissan, Iyar and Sivan. The martyrs were commemorated in volumes known as a Memorbuch (Book of Remembrance). An anonymous author composed a communal memorial prayer, Av Harachamim, to be said in association with the recital of the names in the Memorbuch. The prayer was originally said on the Sabbaths between Pesach and Shavuot, when the massacres occurred. The prayer reflects the request to avenge the blood of those who had been killed. But as the late Chief Rabbi Hertz points out in his commentary: “Vengeance was prayed for – and left to G-d.” As the black plague swept across Europe during the mid-fourteenth century, annihilating nearly half the population, Jews were taken as the scapegoat and were accused of having brought about the plague and were persecuted and killed. Many hundreds of Jewish communities were destroyed during this period. As a result many more names were added to the martyrs’ lists and Av Harachamim was recited on other Sabbaths as well. Two main customs arose: to recite Av Harachamim on most Sabbaths of the year, unless it was a Shabbat of heightened festivity, or to recite it on just two Sabbaths of the year: the Shabbat before Shavuot representing the culmination of the First Crusade persecutions and the Shabbat before Tisha B’Av, representing the culmination of the persecutions associated with the Black Death. It is the second custom that is practiced in the United Synagogue and after the personal memorial prayers Av Harachamim (NS 426) will be said. This prayer becomes particularly poignant as we reflect on what is happening in parts of the world today. Islamic State is targeting the killing of innocent people and radicalizing and terrorizing the lives of others. As yet, there is no effective concerted strategy to confront this hydra of the twenty-first century. Our synagogue prayers encompass our concerns for all innocent people, whoever, and wherever they may be. As we mourn the tragic loss of life of our martyrs centuries ago, we look forward, in the concluding words of Av Harachamim, to a time of “Al Ken Yarim Rosh - he will hold his head up high”, when all peoples will be able to enjoy peace and security. Dayan Ivan Binstock PARTICIPATE IN YOUR SHUL SERVICES Would you like to learn to read a Sidra or Haftarah? Please speak to Dayan Binstock or the Honorary Officers for more information. MAZEL TOV Mazel Tov to Ruth and Lionel Curry on the birth of a grandson Mazel Tov to Nadia and Brian Glenville on the birth of a granddaughter CONDOLENCES Chaim aruchim, long life to Dr Spencer Phillips on the passing of his mother Anita Phillips Chaim aruchim, long life to Patricia Tibber on the passing of her husband, and Richard Tibber and Katy Wiseman on the passing of their father, Stuart Tibber Chaim aruchim, long life to the family on the passing of Lily Goodkind Dayan Ivan Binstock will give a Chumash Shiur before the service at 9.00 am Jonny Fishel will lead the services Howard Turner will lein Dayan Binstock will read the haftarah Dayan Binstock will deliver the sermon Elijah Summer will sing anim zemirot Dayan Binstock will give a shiur from 9.00 pm until maariv This week Shabbat begins 8.15 pm. Earliest candle lighting time 6.57 pm. Mincha & Kabbalat Shabbat 7.00 pm. Shabbat is brought-in in shul at 7.30 pm. Shabbat ends at 9.20 pm. Next Shabbat begins 20.01 pm See joint Tisha B’Av Programme for more details Service Times Shacharit Mincha Ma’ariv Shabbat Erev Tisha B’Av 9.15 am 5.30 pm fast starts 8.27 pm 9.30 pm Sunday Tisha B’Av 8.30 am 1.45 pm & 7.00 pm Follows 2 nd Mincha Fast ends 9.12 pm Monday 7.15 am 7.30 pm Follows Mincha Tuesday 7.25 am 7.30 pm Follows Mincha Wednesday 7.25 am 7.30 pm Follows Mincha Thursday 7.15 am 7.30 pm Follows Mincha Friday 7.25 am 7.00 pm Follows Mincha Next Shabbat 9.15 am 7.30 pm 9.04 pm The Honorary Officers invite the congregation to Kiddush in the Moritz Gertler Hall after the service PLEASE DO NOT REMOVE THIS LEAFLET FROM THE SHUL ON SHABBAT AS THERE IS NOT YET AN ERUV! For information on our eruv planning application please contact [email protected]13 TH AUGUST 2016 9 TH AV 5776 דבריםDEVARIM SHABBAT CHAZON - EREV TISHA B’AV HERTZ 736/750 - STONE 938/1195
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CONSECRATIONS 21/08/2016 Late Stanley Isidore Zeffertt 1.30 pm Bushey Cemetery
01/09/2016 Late Eric Linton 10.00 am Bushey Cemetery
04/09/2016 Late Ronald Marks 4.30 pm Bushey Cemetery
18/09/2016 Late Anne Saphir 11.00 am Willesden Cemetery
18/09/2016 Late Harold Tucker 2.15 pm Willesden Cemetery
SOCIAL & PERSONAL
THOUGHTS ON THE SIDRA
FATHER OF MERCY
This coming Shabbat we will be reciting an extra prayer before Ashrei called Av Harachamim “Father of Mercy.” Its origins lie in the wake of the First Crusade. Many Jewish communities in Germany were decimated as mobs found an outlet for their religious zeal in killing Jews before making their way to the Holy Land to wrest it from the Muslims. Thousands of men, women and children lost their lives in the communities of the Rhineland. Mainz, Worms, Speyer were ravaged over the course of a few weeks as the Crusaders made their way down Europe.
Most of the killing of the First Crusade took place during the spring, corresponding to the Jewish months of Nissan, Iyar and Sivan. The martyrs were commemorated in volumes known as a Memorbuch (Book of Remembrance). An anonymous author composed a communal memorial prayer, Av Harachamim, to be said in association with the recital of the names in the Memorbuch. The prayer was originally said on the Sabbaths between Pesach and Shavuot, when the massacres occurred. The prayer reflects the request to avenge the blood of those who had been killed. But as the late Chief Rabbi Hertz points out in his commentary: “Vengeance was prayed for – and left to G-d.”
As the black plague swept across Europe during the mid-fourteenth century, annihilating nearly half the population, Jews were taken as the scapegoat and were accused of having brought about the plague and were persecuted and killed. Many hundreds of Jewish communities were destroyed during this period. As a result many more names were added to the martyrs’ lists and Av Harachamim was recited on other Sabbaths as well.
Two main customs arose: to recite Av Harachamim on most Sabbaths of the year, unless it was a Shabbat of heightened festivity, or to recite it on just two Sabbaths of the year: the Shabbat before Shavuot representing the culmination of the First Crusade persecutions and the Shabbat before Tisha B’Av, representing the culmination of the persecutions associated with the Black Death. It is the second custom that is practiced in the United Synagogue and after the personal memorial prayers Av Harachamim (NS 426) will be said.
This prayer becomes particularly poignant as we reflect on what is happening in parts of the world today. Islamic State is targeting the killing of innocent people and radicalizing and terrorizing the lives of others. As yet, there is no effective concerted strategy to confront this hydra of the twenty-first century. Our synagogue prayers encompass our concerns for all innocent people, whoever, and wherever they may be. As we mourn the tragic loss of life of our martyrs centuries ago, we look forward, in the concluding words of Av Harachamim, to a time of “Al Ken Yarim Rosh - he will hold his head up high”, when all peoples will be able to enjoy peace and security. Dayan Ivan Binstock
PARTICIPATE IN YOUR SHUL SERVICES Would you like to learn to read a Sidra or Haftarah?
Please speak to Dayan Binstock
or the Honorary Officers for more information.
MAZEL TOV Mazel Tov to Ruth and Lionel Curry on the birth of a grandson
Mazel Tov to Nadia and Brian Glenville on the birth of a granddaughter
CONDOLENCES Chaim aruchim, long life to Dr Spencer Phillips on the passing of his mother Anita Phillips
Chaim aruchim, long life to Patricia Tibber on the passing of her husband, and Richard Tibber and
Katy Wiseman on the passing of their father, Stuart Tibber
Chaim aruchim, long life to the family on the passing of Lily Goodkind
Dayan Ivan Binstock will give a Chumash Shiur before the service at 9.00 am
Jonny Fishel will lead the services
Howard Turner will lein
Dayan Binstock will read the haftarah
Dayan Binstock will deliver the sermon
Elijah Summer will sing anim zemirot
Dayan Binstock will give a shiur from 9.00 pm until maariv
This week Shabbat begins 8.15 pm. Earliest candle lighting time 6.57 pm.
Mincha & Kabbalat Shabbat 7.00 pm. Shabbat is brought-in in shul at 7.30 pm.
Shabbat ends at 9.20 pm. Next Shabbat begins 20.01 pm
See joint Tisha B’Av Programme for more details
Service Times Shacharit Mincha Ma’ariv
Shabbat Erev Tisha B’Av 9.15 am 5.30 pm fast starts 8.27 pm
9.30 pm
Sunday Tisha B’Av 8.30 am 1.45 pm & 7.00 pm Follows 2nd Mincha Fast ends 9.12 pm
Monday 7.15 am 7.30 pm Follows Mincha
Tuesday 7.25 am 7.30 pm Follows Mincha
Wednesday 7.25 am 7.30 pm Follows Mincha
Thursday 7.15 am 7.30 pm Follows Mincha
Friday 7.25 am 7.00 pm Follows Mincha
Next Shabbat 9.15 am 7.30 pm 9.04 pm
The Honorary Officers invite the congregation to Kiddush
in the Moritz Gertler Hall after the service
PLEASE DO NOT REMOVE THIS LEAFLET FROM THE SHUL ON SHABBAT AS THERE IS NOT YET AN ERUV!
For information on our eruv planning application please contact [email protected]
A number of Psalms, quoted in the siddur, are introduced as being dedicated to David, like Mizmor LeDavid or a number of other such superscripts,…LeDavid. How many examples can you find? Answer: These are some examples : Mizmor Shir Chanukat Habayit LeDavid NS 36; Tehila LeDavid NS 46; Lamnatzeiach Mizmor LeDavid NS 134; Michtam LeDavid NS 160;
BRIDGE CLUB Duplicate Bridge, Mondays from 1.00 to 4.00pm. Supervised Bridge 1.15 to 3.45pm.
Donation £8 a session including tea.
Director: Mike Eden.
Contact: Sandra Stecker on 020 7586 2532
or Gillian Burr on 020 7586 0156
BOOK CLUB.
The next meeting is on Tuesday 30th August
at 8.30 at the home of Valerie Garston.
The book being discussed is ‘Vinegar Girl’
by Anne Tyler.
For details contact Valerie Garston on
020 7435 7507
KEEP FIT FOR WOMEN - WEEKDAYS
with Stevie Sillers on 07836 784823
LADIES GUILD
23rd August - Visit to ‘Painters’ Paintings’ at The
National Gallery at 11.00 am. Members £12,
guests £14
1st September - Visit to Nuffield Place at 2.00pm.
Coach leaving SJWS at 10.30am. Members £28,
guests £30
11th September - Visit to ‘ The Beth Shalom
Nottingham HOLOCAUST CENTRE at 9.30am.
Members £43, guests £49
15th September - Visit to ‘Records & Rebels-
1966/70’ at the V & A Museum at 11.30 am.
Private Talk. Members £25, guests £28
Gentlemen welcome to all events
Contact Gillian Burr on 020 7586 0156
COMMUNAL LUNCH Next lunch date: Tuesday 16th August
Drinks 12.30pm. Home cooked lunch
1.00pm. £7.00 for Synagogue members,
£8.00 non-members.
BOOKING ESSENTIAL!!!
Contact Gillian Burr on 020 7586 0156 or
Melody Salem on 020 7286 9810
HELP AVAILABLE If you are housebound and would like a visitor or a regular phone call, if you need advice or information on local services and activities or if you would like a lift to the Shul's Communal Lunches, please get in touch. Please contact Gillian or Melody