Russell Cohen
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Apr 01
Beit Emanuel Matters, 1/2 April 2022
Happening this Shabbat Please join us in the Shul (or on Zoom) on Friday evening at 18h00 for our Kabbalat Shabbat hybrid service. This will be followed by a Brocha in the Janks Hall. Our Shabbat Morning Service will be in the Veranda/Garden area at 09h30 on Saturday morning, and will be followed by a …
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Mar 04
Beit Emanuel Matters, 4/5 March 2020
Temple/Beit Emanuel 27th Annual General Meeting (AGM) Our 27th (hybrid) AGM will take place in Shul (rather than the Slome Auditorium) and on Zoom on the evening of Thursday, 10 March 2022 at 19h00 (7 PM). The formal notice of the meeting was sent out to all members last Friday. If you’re a member in …
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Feb 24
Beit Emanuel Matters, 25/26 February 2020
Happening this Shabbat This Shabbat sees our usual line-up of hybrid services, with the Shabbat evening service in the Shul and on Zoom at 18h00 on Friday evening, followed by a Brocha in the Janks Hall. This week’s Brocha was kindly sponsored by Mickie Jacobs. Toda Raba Mickie, and Yom Huledet Sameach for Saturday! Our …
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Feb 17
Beit Emanuel Matters, 18/19 February 2020
Happening this Shabbat Bar Mitzvah Gabriel Ritchken Gabriel Ritchken will become Bar Mitzvah in Shul this Saturday morning. A hearty Mazal Tov to Gabriel, proud parents Edwin and Alex, sister Lila and the rest of Gabriel’s family. The service will be hybrid (on the usual Shabbat morning service link) for those who are unable to …
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Feb 04
Beit Emanuel Matters, 4/5 February 2022
Happening this Shabbat Our Shabbat Evening Service takes place in Shul and on Zoom at 18h00 (6 PM) on Friday evening. Please join us at either “venue”, and if you choose to be there in person, please join us for the Brocha in the Janks Hall thereafter. The Shabbat Morning Service will be on the …
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Feb 01
Beit Emanuel Matters, 28/29 January 2022
Happening this Shabbat Our Shabbat Evening Service takes place in Shul and on Zoom at 18h00 (6 PM) on Friday evening. Please join us at either “venue”, and if you choose to be there in person, please join us for the Brocha in the Janks Hall thereafter. The Shabbat Morning Service will be on the …
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Jan 27
Beit Emanuel Matters, 21/22 January 2022
Happening this Shabbat Aaron Greenblatt’s Barmie Aaron Greenblatt will become Bar Mitzvah in Shul this Shabbat. A hearty Mazal Tov to Steve, Lee and Aaron Greenblatt on this milestone! The late Simon Hochschild would be Kvelling with Naches! Due to COVID-19 restrictions and protocols, we request that attendance in person be limited to immediate family …
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Jan 13
Beit Emanuel Matters, 14/15 January 2022
Happening this Shabbat Our Shabbat evening and morning services will be hybrid, taking place in Shul. The services will be followed by our much-loved Friday evening Brocha in the Janks Hall, with the Saturday morning Brocha in the Courtyard/Garden. We look forward to seeing all of you there again, suitably vaccinated, masked and sanitised, of …
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Dec 16
Beit Emanuel Matters, 17/18 December 2021
Schedule for the Summer Break In case you missed the updates in last week’s Bulletin, here’s quick wrap-up of Beit Emanuel’s schedule over this (unfortunately) not-so-Festive Season: Shabbat evening and morning services. We have reverted to online-only Shabbat evening and morning services from 10/11 Dec 21 through 7/8 Jan 22. Hybrid services in/broadcast from the …
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Dec 10
Beit Emanuel Matters, 10/11 December 2021
Festive Season Schedule A quick recap of what you can expect over the summer break: We’ll revert to online-only Shabbat evening and morning services from this Shabbat (10/11 Dec 21) through 7/8 Jan 22. Hybrid services in/broadcast from the Shul will resume on 14/15 Jan 22. The Shul’s administrative offices will effectively be closed from …
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Dec 03
Beit Emanuel Matters, 3/4 December 2021
Happening this Shabbat It’s been something of a roller-coaster ride this week, in the wake of a resurgence of COVID-19 cases, portending the predicted fourth wave, and with a new SARS-COV-2 variant thrown in to spice things up even more. As a result, we’ve had to cancel or postpone several activities we had planned for …
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Dec 03
Beit Emanuel Matters, 19/20 November 2021
Happening this Shabbat This Shabbat we’ll take the opportunity to wish Andrew and Mickie Jacobs “Bon Voyage” and to thank them for their amazing contribution to the congregation (in so many different roles) in the years since they became members. Fortunately this is not a final goodbye, as Andrew and Mickie will be dividing their …
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Nov 11
Just a little, brings BIG cheer | The Sarmies Project’s Christmas Hamper Campaign
Over the next few weeks, we will be collecting goods as part of the Sarmies Project’s Christmas Hamper Campaign. This will be a very special treat for the people who have really suffered this year and we hope it will bring some joy to them at Christmas. Please start collecting the following goods: Tins: baked …
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Nov 11
Beit Emanuel Matters, 13 November 2021
Happening this Shabbat Our Shabbat evening and morning services this weekend will be hybrid, i.e. some of us will be in Shul, where you’re welcome to join us, or you can participate on Zoom (at the links above). We’ve started serving a light Brocha after both services, and you’re welcome to join us for that …
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Oct 11
Beit Emanuel Matters, 9 October 2021
Micah’s Battie Micah Shapiro became Bat Mitzvah last Saturday and it was a memorable event, with Micah bringing credit to herself, her family, her teachers and the Shul. As there was a videographer on site, I unfortunately didn’t record the Zoom proceedings, which in hindsight was not a great call. My apologies to the family …
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