April 15, 2011 – Achrei Mot: Shabbat HaGadol

In This Issue
Candle Lighting
Prayer Services
Passover Tidbit

Candle Lighting

Candle Lighting Friday Night – 7:52PMHavdallah Saturday Night – 9:04PM

Prayer Services
Friday Evening Services are at 6:30PM at the Shaar HaShomayim Synagogue.Join us after the service for our A
pril Oneg Shabbat.

RSVPs are appreciated.

Passover Tidbit: Miriam’s Cup
Here is a quick Passover Tidbit. I will try to put together some more interesting information before the holiday.

In honour of Miriam who had an important role in the exodus from Egypt, some families have the custom of adding ‘The Cup of Miriam’ after the second cup of wine – before רחץ (the washing of the hands). A cup is filled with water to be placed at the Seder table. Some have a custom of reciting a short passage describing the role of Miriam in the story of the Exodus.
Miriam watched over her little brother as he was placed in the nile, convinced the daughter of Pharoh to take him, led the nation in song after crossing the Red Sea, and because of her, the nation had water during their journy in the desert. After she died, there was no longer any water and alternate sources were needed.

Have a great weekend and Shabbat Shalom!

SIN, REPENTANCE AND FORGIVENESS

SIN, REPENTANCE AND FORGIVENESS: AN INTERFAITH DIALOGUE OF JEWISH, CHRISTIAN AND ISLAMIC INSIGHTS AND SHARED WISDOM
Thursday March 17th, 2011
7:00 to 9:00 p.m.
at
St Patrick’s Catholic Church, 39 Walford Road, Sudbury, ON.
Discussants:
Dr. Roger Nash, Shaar Hashomayim Synagogue
Dr. Alicia Batten, Department of Religious Studies, University of Sudbury
Imam Abdul-Hak Dabliz, Greater Sudbury Mosque

Celebrating the Sudbury Jewish Community

After long delays, we are finally compiling a page on our website honouring and celebrating achievements of the members of our Jewish community.
Please forward any information on yourself or others in our community (even if they no longer live here) that should be mentioned on our website – with dates if possible. There is pretty much no limit or requirements for submitting anything. So, if you think it is important – it is!

Apology

Roger and Chris Nash hosted a DVD night at their house on Thursday January 27th at 7pm.  A film was shown about the Synagogue on the U.S. Virgin Island of St. Thomas: the oldest continuously running synagogue in the U.S.  The St. Thomas synagogue caters to many forms of Jewish worship, and has self-evaluated and adapted significantly over time.
Due to an avoidable mistake, I did not get the notification out in time for the community at large. Only a select few that were on a different list received the notification. I have addressed the source of my error and this should not happen again. My sincerest apologies to the Nash family.