Jun 29
On Thursday, 28 June 2012 the huge collection of food from the Omer was officially handed over to the Woman for Progressive Judaism (Beit Emanuel Sisterhood) and the United Sisterhood who in turn will be distributing the food to the various organizations they support. They also received a substantial amount of money which will be …
Jun 29
Shabbat mornings at 8.30 a.m. Please join us for a light breakfast and listen to our guest speakers.This week Adina Roth will discuss: ‘Beyond the Male gaze: Reflections in the Well of Miriam’ Next week Rabbi Ash will continue exploring the ‘Prayers of Mishkan Tefilah’ >>Share your special occasion by sponsoring a Torah breakfast. R150 …
Jun 29
FRIDAY 29 JUNE Evening service at 6.00 p.m. Followed by a Kiddush sponsored by Liz & Andrew Gundelfinger celebrating their June birthdays. Chocolates sponsored by the Danker family on the occasion of Cody’s barmitzvah. Mazel Tov! SATURDAY 30 JUNE Morning service at 10.00 a.m. followed by a Kiddush sponsored by the Danker family on the …
Jun 29
Congratulations to Hannah Cohen on her outstanding achievement in becoming the Group 2/Under 28kg South African Judo Champion. Mazel Tov!
Jun 29
Hey – Netzer is having a day camp for grades 1 to 7 from the Tuesday 10 July to Thursday 12 July 2012. This will be held at Beit Emanuel, in the Brasch Youth lounge from 9.00 a.m. till 4.00 p.m. daily and will cost R100 per day which includes lunch and snacks. Please join …
Jun 21
Shabbat mornings at 8.30 a.m. Please join us for a light breakfast and listen to our guest speakers. This week Lewis Levin will continue exploring: ‘Texts from the Talmud which deal with highlights of Rabbi Akiva’s life’ Next week Adina Roth will discuss: Beyond the Male gaze: Reflections in the Well of Miriam’ >>Share your …
Jun 21
FRIDAY 22 JUNE Evening service at 6.00 p.m.Followed by a Kiddush sponsored by the Bertoldi family celebrating the naming of their daughter, Juliette Grace. Mazel Tov! SATURDAY 23 JUNE Morning service at 10.00am .followed by a Kiddush. Special Occasion? If you have a birthday, anniversary or similar occasion, why not sponsor a Kiddush? To avoid …
Jun 21
Rabbi Ash is preparing new material to be posted on our website. It is mostly educational, about Jewish practices and the synagogue. He would be most grateful if a few people would volunteer to read the material before it goes public, both to spot errors, such as spelling, and to highlight anything which is difficult …
Jun 21
We are pleased to announce that the mountain of food collected from the Omer appeal will be officially handed over to the Beit Emanuel and the United Sisterhoods at 10.00 a.m. on Thursday, 28 June 2012 in the Jankes Hall at Beit Emanuel. Once again we would like to thank everyone for their open-handed generosity …
Jun 21
The Management Committee would like to thank the Basic Judaism class of 2012 for their attendance and participation in a most successful Havdalah evening. We look forward to the next one.
Jun 21
Applications for the February 7 – 12, 2013 Beutel Leadership Seminar are now being accepted. Over the past ten years nearly 200 people from across the globe have participated in the Beutel Seminar for Progressive Jewish Leadeship. Looking at the leadership of communities throughout the World Union for Progressive Judaism we see Beutel alumni giving …
Jun 21
‘ I attended the 2012 seminar along with Jim Cherney, whose blog post appears below. I can heartily recommend the seminar to anyone involved in Progressive lay leadership’ RUSSELL COHEN, CHAIRMAN Reflections of my Beutel Seminar by Jim Cherney, Temple Sholom of Chicago – Published in RJ Blog, March 8, 2012 Last month, I had …
Jun 14
The South African Union for Progressive Judaism (SAUPJ)’s 80th Anniversary Conference came to an end late Sunday afternoon. Most of overseas guests have flown home, apart from a few lucky enough to be visiting South Africa’s game parks and other tourist destinations. Most of those who attended will agree that the event (which began on …
Jun 14
Saltz Center of the World Union for Progressive Judaism Programmes for 2012 W e are looking for participants for our two programmes: • The Bergman Seminar for Progressive Jewish Educators 5 to 15 July • The Roswell Social Justice Seminar 22 July to 1 August Full details and application forms are on our website www.saltz-center.org …
Jun 14
Shabbat mornings at 8.30 a.m. Please join us for a light breakfast and listen to our guest speakers. This week Jeremy Gordin will discuss: ‘On spiritual spies and weeping Jews…’ Next week Lewis Levin will continue exploring: ‘Texts from the Talmud which deal with highlights of Rabbi Akiva’s life’ >>Share your special occasion by sponsoring …