2 February 2013 - 22 Shevat 5773 פרשת יתרו - Parashat Yitro שבת -ג‘‘תשע שבט ב‘כ
MazeltovMazeltovMazeltovMazeltov To Natalie & Michael Jayson
On the Barmitzvah of their son
Samuel.
Also to Samuel’s Grandparents
Jackie & Malcolm Shapiro & Sylvia Jayson.
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MazeltovMazeltovMazeltovMazeltov To Devorah & Ilan Weinstein
On the birth of a son.
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MazeltovMazeltovMazeltovMazeltov To Janet & Michael Goodman
On the engagement of their daughter
Rachel to James Segal.
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Rabbi Pinny Cohen’s Parsha Shiur will NOT take place this evening
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Jack Maurer’s Baking Demonstration Evening took place last
Sunday with Jack publicising many of his baking secrets for
the first time. Below is a picture of Jack and Joanne Lazarus
one of over 100 people who attended.
Shul Members Elaine Bermitz & Jennie Goldstone and former President Julian Rosenberg (now of Netanya) taking a break on
their recent trip to Israel on the Sarel programme.
******************** CLUB 13 will be making Tzitzis for Tikva Odessa Children’s Orphanage next Sunday at 9.45am. See the poster on the back
page for more details. ********************
The Forum will be holding a talk with Rabbi Malcolm Herman on Sunday evening at 8.15pm.
Please see the poster on the back page for more details.
Places are filling up
for the...
WHITEFIELD FAMILY SEDER
on 2nd night of Pesach
TUESDAY 26 MARCH 2013.
Price -£25 for Adults
£15 for Under 12s
Free to Under3s.
Please call the Shul office on
766 3732 to register or send an email to
Please see the poster on the back page. *********************
MOTHER & BABY GROUP
in the Youth Centre.
EVERY Tuesday 10am —12.
Minimum Donation £2
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Over 100 people attended the Whitefield Jewish Youth Centre
Youth Leadership Graduation Evening last Thursday.
Guest of Honour Sir Howard Bernstein presented
Certificates and First Aid Certificates to
20 new Leaders and 10 current Leaders from the Centre.
All had completed the training to become leaders at the
WJYC. The training was delivered under the direction of
Deborah Britstone.
Sir Howard said “Leadership is
so important not just for our
community but also the wider
community”. He commended all the graduates and looked
forward to the development of the Youth Centre.
The photo shows some of the graduates.
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The Congregation is invited to Kiddush after the Service
in the Evelyn Lubin Hall hosted by NATALIE & MICHAEL JAYSON.
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TIMES OF SERVICES
FRIDAY Mincha 4.30 pm
Shabbat commences at 4.37 pm
SHABBAT Hashkoma Minyan 8.15 am
Shachrit in Main Shul 9.15 am
Latest time for Shema 10.07 am
Explanatory Service in the Beit Hamedrash 11.00 am
Children’s Service (Ages 3-6 Upstairs Youth Centre) 11.00 am
Junior Service (Ages 7-12 Downstairs Youth Centre) 11.00 am
Rabbi’s Talmud Shiur 4.05 pm
Mincha followed by Seuda Shlishit 4.35 pm
Ma’ariv and Termination of Shabbat 5.47 pm
SUNDAY Shachrit - 1st Minyan 7.45 am
Shachrit - 2nd Minyan 8.45 am
Mincha 1.00 pm
Ma’ariv 7.45 pm
MONDAY &
THURSDAY Shachrit 7.05 am
TUESDAY,
WEDNESDAY &
FRIDAY Shachrit 7.15 am
MONDAY - FRIDAY
Shachrit - 2nd Minyan 8.05 am
SUNDAY - THURSDAY
Mincha 1.00 pm
Ma’ariv 7.45 pm
One to One learning in the Beit Hamedrash 6.45 pm
Daf Hayomi Shiur 7.00 pm
Ladies Tehillim Group at 6 Standmoor Road (Monday) 9.00 pm
Ladies’ One to One Learning - in the Beit Hamedrash (Wednesday) 8.30 pm
NEXT FRIDAY Mincha 4.45 pm
Shabbat commences at 4.51 pm
Parsha thoughts from The Whitefield Community
Mychiel Balshine presents
If You Can’t Beat Em….If You Can’t Beat Em….If You Can’t Beat Em….If You Can’t Beat Em…. English country guesthouses are ideal locations for short relaxing breaks. The quaint villages with their
poetic scenery create a very pleasing atmosphere. It was these thoughts that inspired Jonny to do just that
quite recently. As he was shown around his room, a book perched on the mantelpiece caught his attention.
He peered closer and saw the words ‘Holy Bible’ imprinted on it. Curious to discover what lay within, he
decided to peer inside. He was astounded to discover that it was simply a translation of the Jewish Torah
and prophets, followed by a few additions. Jonny wondered why Christianity regarded the Torah to be part
of their Bible and hadn’t simply rejected it. The matter lingered on the forefront of his mind for some time…
In 1956 a film called ‘The Ten Commandments’ was released. The film was so popular that it earned a
staggering one hundred and eighty five million dollars in profit, making it the fifth most successful film in
US history (1). However it was extremely misleading. It depicted G-d speaking to Moses, alone, whilst the
nation remained elsewhere, oblivious to what was happening.
The film didn’t just miss the boat; it didn’t even find the sea! The Torah clearly states (2) that ‘the entire
nation witnessed the revelation at Sinai’. The nation at that time must have comprised of at least two million
people (3). Other religions are based on private revelations; on individuals who claimed to have received G-
d’s message (4). Anyone can make such a claim and there’s no way of disproving it. Judaism however re-
mains the only faith to claim of a mass revelation; each individual was there to witness it. Such a claim is
almost impossible to fabricate. The original Jews who received the Torah would have read that they them-
selves experienced a magnificent revelation. Had this not been true, they would definitely have rejected it.
The fact that they didn’t, is compelling evidence for the Jewish claim.
There’s a famous saying ‘If you can’t beat em, join em’. When Christianity began around two thousand
years ago, the impact of Sinai remained strong in people’s minds. Had Christianity completely denied the
Jewish claim, no one would have taken it seriously. Their only option was to admit to its truth, but preach
that G-d subsequently ‘changed his mind’. The fact that they did not deny Sinai’s authenticity is further evi-
dence to its reality (5).
Jonny’s short break was coming to an end. As he tidied his hotel room for the last time, he took another
glance at ‘The Holy Bible’. He had concluded that something as grand as the revelation at Sinai could not
have been rejected, only circumvented. For this reason the Torah was included in the Christian Bible. Jonny
returned home not only physically rejuvenated but also spiritually. He now understood the Torah’s authen-
ticity; all thanks to the Christian Bible.
Shabbat Shalom
1. Wikipedia, ‘the ten commandments,1956 film’.
2. See Shemos chapters 19 and 20.
3. Since the torah says that 600000 adult men left Egypt, when the women and children are added on it to-
tals at least two million.
4. For instance, the story of Mohammed on the mountain (Islam). Joseph Smith in a cave (Mormon). And
the private “resurrection” of Jesus (Christianity).
5. See ‘beyond a reasonable doubt’, pages 64 and 65.