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MIZRACHI MATTERS PARSHAT TETZAVEH / SHABBAT ZACHOR

Friday, 6 March (10 Adar)

Mincha & Ma’ariv: 6:20pm1

Candle Lighting: 6:40-6:45pm Dvar Torah: R’ Danny Mirvis

Mincha & Ma’ariv: 6:20pm2 (OHR DAVID)

Candle Lighting: 6:40-6:45pm Dvar Torah: R’ Yehoshua Asulin

Mincha & Ma’ariv: 7:15pm3

Candle Lighting: 7:34pm Dvar Torah: R’ Mottel Krasnjanski

Friday 6 March 10 Adar

Saturday 7 March 11 Adar

Sunday 8 March 12 Adar

Monday 9 March

תענית אסתר

Tuesday 10 March

פורים

Wednesday 11 March 15 Adar

Thursday 12 March 16 Adar

Friday 13 March 17 Adar

1. Beit Yehuda 2. Kehillat Ohr David 3. Beit Midrash (Beit Haroeh Shabbat Morning) 4 . Bnei Akiva 5 . Elsternwick 6 . Midrashah 7 . Goldberger Hall Shacharit

6:30am1; 7:00am2 7:30am1

7:30am1 9:30am1-4

7:00am1; 8:00am1

9:00am3 7:00am1 8:00am1

6:10a1 (Meg: 6:55a) 7:00a2 (Meg: 7:35a)

Megillah Only: 9:00a1

6:30am1; 7:00am2 7:15am1

6:20am1; 7:00am2 7:30am1

6:30am1; 7:00am2 7:30am1

Fast Begins 5:48am Dawn 5:58am 5:59am 6:00am 6:01am 6:02am 6:03am 6:04am 6:05am Tallit & Tefillin 6:18am 6:19am 6:20am 6:21am 6:22am 6:23am 6:24am 6:25am Sunrise 7:10am 7:11am 7:12am 7:13am 7:14am 7:15am 7:16am 7:17am Sh'ma (גר״א) 10:20am 10:20am 10:21am 10:21am 10:21am 10:22am 10:22am 10:23am Second Zachor Reading 12.00pm3 Earliest Mincha 2:03pm 2:03pm 2:03pm 2:02pm 2:02pm 2:02pm 2:01pm 2:01pm Mincha Early Shabbat Candles

6:20pm 6:40-6:45pm

Early Mincha: 2:00pm1

6:10pm

6:30-6:35pm Mincha / Maa'riv 7:15pm1 7:15pm1 6:20pm1 7:20pm1/8:05pm 6:20pm1 6:20pm1 6:20pm1 7:15pm1 Plag HaMincha (גר״א) 6:32pm 6:31pm 6:30pm 6:29pm 6:27pm 6:26pm 6:25pm 6:24pm Sunset 7:52pm 7:50pm 7:49pm 7:47pm 7:46pm 7:44pm 7:43pm 7:41pm Fast Ends / Megillah Reading / Later Megillah Reading 8:16pm / 8:20pm1,3,4 / 10:00pm1 Night/Shabbat Ends 8:32pm 8:31pm 8:29pm 8:28pm 8:26pm 8:25pm 8:23pm 8:21pm Second Ma'ariv 9:30pm3 9:30pm3 9:30pm3 9:30pm3 9:30pm3

DAF YOMI Berachot 63 Berachot 64 Shabbat 2 Shabbat 3 Shabbat 4 Shabbat 5 Shabbat 6 Shabbat 7

8:15am

8:45am 9:00am 8:15am 8:15am 8:15am 8:15am 8:45pm 8:45pm 8:45pm

SHIURIM

R’ Leor Broh 9:00am

R’ James Kennard 9:30am6 Drashot

R’ Danny Mirvis1

R’ Chezy Deren2

R’ Leor Broh3 Emunah Rina Pushett

Shiurim Yael Schneier

5:15pm Parashat HaShavua

Shiur R’ James Kennard

6:05pm Daf Yomi Shiur with

R’ Mottel Krasnjanski 6:15pm

“(Trying to) Truly Understand Rashi”

shiur for students & young adults with R’

James Kennard 8:30pm

Kli Yakar on the Parsha for women

R’ Danny Mirvis 9:30am

Tzurba Communal Shiur

Guest Speaker: R’ Yehoshua Asulin

Not this week Sefer Devarim

for women Michal Kaufman

Not this week

Purim in the City Lvl 28, 101 Collins St

12:45pm Refreshments 1:00pm Megillah

1:20pm Hot Lunch 1:35pm Shiur by R’

Danny Mirvis 2:05pm Mincha

Gemara B’Iyun Shiur R’ Yehoshua Asulin

Not this week

“Following in the Footsteps of our

Fathers” 11:00am

11 Morrice Street Speaker:

R’ Pinchos Ash Gary’s Gemara Shiur @

8:30pm Beginners

Gemara Shiur for Women with Rabbanit

Ahuva Tsykin at 8:30pm6

Lunch and Learn R’ Danny Mirvis Lvl 28, 101 Collins St

1:00pm Parasha Shiur

(Ivrit Kala) R’ Yehoshua Asulin

8:30pm Advanced

Gemara Shiur for Women with Rabbanit

Ahuva Tsykin at 8:30pm6

MISHNAH YOMIT

Bechorot 2:1-2

Bechorot 2:3-4

Bechorot 2:5-6 Bechorot 2:7-8 Bechorot

2:9-3:1 Bechorot

3:2-3 Bechorot 3:4-4:1

Bechorot 4:2-3

6:10pm 7:05pm Between Mincha and Ma'ariv

Between Mincha and Ma'ariv

Between Mincha and Ma'ariv

Between Mincha and Ma'ariv

Between Mincha and Ma'ariv 6:00pm

EVENTS

MizKidz 10:45am

Bnei Akiva 5:00pm

Seudah Shlishit Farewell to Haya & R’ Prof. Bert Mond

Holy Bagel 9:00am3

Matzevah in memory of Mr. Michael Neuhauser ע"ה

11:00am at Springvale

Leil Limmud in memory of the late

Lidia Landau ע"ה after the first Ma’ariv

Chill n Cholent 9:45pm

YAHRZEITS

Jan Marosi (Father)

Maurice Brygel (Father)

Alec Savicky (Mother)

Alex Kaufman (Mother)

Reb Leor Broh (Father)

Moishe Landau & Jacqui Landau

(Mother) Shmuli Herszberg

(Mother)

Eva & Geoff Seidner (Daughter) Haya Mond

(Mother) Michael Granek

(Father) Helen Granek

(Husband) Suzi Reisner

(Mother)

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We wish a hearty Mazal Tov to:

Noa Bloch & Adin Goldstein on the occasion of their engagement

Mazal tov to their parents: Naomi & Geoff Bloch and Tamar & Eric Goldstein (NY) Mazal tov to their grandparents: Elaine Bloch, Vera & Reuben Medding,

Saul & Mira Koschitzky (Toronto) and Gloria & Arnold Goldstein ( NY)

BAR / BAT MITZVAH ANNIVERSARIES: Alon Esterman (Zachor), Andrew Strum (Zachor), Ian Symons, Ian Waller

HAPPY BIRTHDAY: Saturday: Dafna Garfield-Morvay, Melanie Rink, Rosanna Leibler

Monday: Michelle Rubin, Naomi Arber, Kasriel Oliver (HBD) Tuesday: Robert Lowinger (HBD)

Wednesday: Peter Weiss, Friday: George Lowinger, Joel Bierenkrant

From the Gush Rav Moshe Taragin Purim : The Restoration The Purim miracle was a “milestone moment” in Jewish History as a nation, faced with

almost certain annihilation, was rescued by Divine intervention. Unlike the Exodus from

Egypt, the Purim experience unfolded without overt Divine involvement. It reminded us

that G-d always manages history - sometimes in a manifest fashion while other times

‘behind the scenes’.

However, it is impossible to fully appreciate the impact of Purim without casting these

events within a broader historical framework. According to the traditional timeline, Purim

occurred around seventy years after the first phase of Jewish exile. This first stage, known

as the exile of King Yechanaya, preceded the actual destruction of the Mikdash by

approximately eighteen years. Purim occurs around seventy years after the first wave of

exile in the shadow of the catastrophic destruction of the First Temple.

Everyone reading this article was born into a world without a Mikdash and without full

Jewish sovereignty. By contrast, the generations who lived in that world of miracles,

prophecy and supernaturalism, were traumatized by the destruction of the Temple.

According to Chazal the one hundred and eighty day party in Shushan was pivoted upon

drinking from the holy keilim or jugs of the Mikdash. One can only imagine the sting for

those who still remembered the Mikdash ceremonies with those same vessels. Perhaps

this is why Chazal were so critical of those who participated in this wanton party;

regardless of the kashrus level, a Jew has no place at a party which contaminates these

holy Mikdash remnants. Purim unfolds at a dark and despairing period of Jewish History.

The depressed plight of the Jews was also noticed by Haman- a wise man who had risen

to become the King’s trusted adviser. How did he commit such a gargantuan mistake in

plotting against the Jews? So many before him, from Paro to Nevuchadnezer had tried and

failed to defeat the people of G-d. How did this student of history commit such a foolish

mistake?

Haman read the tea leaves: the Jews had indeed been chosen as G-d’s children but were

discarded because of their continuous infidelity. The period of the First Temple was marred

by years of shameful paganism and brutal murder. The Jews were no longer G-d’s children

and they were now ripe for the picking. In many respects Haman was the first “Christian”.

Obviously he wasn’t a religious Christian but he was the first to lodge the claim which

Christianity would ultimately institutionalize and perpetuate- that G-d had discarded his

rebellious former children while choosing another people.

In fact, Haman’s historical gamble is latent in the conspiratorial plan he delivers to

Achashverosh. He refers to the Jewish people as a nation that is “mefuzar u’meforad bein

ha’amim’- dispersed randomly amongst the general population. This contemptuous

phrase showcases not merely their geographical scattering, but also Haman’s opinion that

they had been demoted to a “regular” nation status- diffused among the nations of the

world. No longer possessing the unique status as G-d’s children, they could now be

vanquished. The thousand year period of prophecy and revelation had now ground to a

halt and history was ready to “move on” from the Jews. Witnessing his lottery select the

month of Adar for his genocide, only reaffirmed Haman’s convictions. The great era of

Jewish selection began in Nissan but it was now slowly expiring, coughing its last breaths

at the conclusion of the calendar year in Adar.

The dramatic Purim turnaround revitalized the fallen Jewish spirit. It reminded the world-

but more importantly the Jewish nation- that the original selection of the Jews was

immutable. Despite our disloyalty and religious lethargy, we remained “chosen” and were

still protected, even in the fields of our enemies. Purim possesses a tone of Sinai because

it reaffirmed the pact of Sinai formed centuries earlier. The Jews are, and will always be,

G-d’s people, chosen to represent Him in this world.

What occurred close to two thousand five hundred years ago recurred seventy years

ago. The historical rupture of the Holocaust dealt a potentially devastating blow to Jewish

identity. How could our Father and Protecter allow the systematic elimination of six million

Jews? Weren’t we promised safeguarding and Divine protection. Of course, many Jews

emerged from this nightmare with their faith intact but much of our nation was facing a

haunting question- were we still chosen? Just as He did then, G-d reminded us that we

were still his chosen people. He collected us from across the globe and returned us to our

homeland. This miracle reminded us that we still possesses our special status. It

rejuvenated Jewish identity and pride across the globe. The phenomenal growth over the

past seventy years in Jewish culture, community building, economic influence, political

activism and, of course, in Torah study would have been seriously hampered without the

restored confidence which the renewed state of Israel provided.

Beyond national rejuvenation, there was a second historical function to the Purim miracle.

Purim unfolds as the Jews had already returned to Jerusalem and had launched the

construction of the second Mikdash. However, the project was stalled in the face of stiff

and hostile opposition from locals in Israel opposed to Jewish expansionism. According to

the Sefat Emmet, the Purim miracle was a pre-redemptive event to provide “thrust” for the

ultimate redemption. Without the national energy provided by the Purim miracle the final

return to Israel and construction of the second Mikdash would have been significantly

delayed. Purim provided historical thrust for the final stages of Jewish redemption. Will

the founding of the State of Israel function in our era in the same manner? Obviously, we

aren’t “fully” redeemed as we still lack so much in our beloved State. Will 1948 be recorded

in history as the modern-day Purim? Will this serve as the pre-redemptive event which

provides the thrust to achieve ultimate redemption?

We certainly hope so and pray for this to be so.

Purim Samei’ach

PURIM TIMES @ MIZRACHI 81 Balaclava Road, Caulfield

Monday 9 March – Ta’anit Esther

Fast begins: 5:48am

Early Shacharit (BY): 7:00am Earliest time for Tallit & Tefillin: 6:21am

Second Shacharit (KOD): 8.00am

Mincha (BY): 7:25pm Sunset: 7:47pm

Maariv (BY): 8:05pm Fast ends: 8:16pm

Megilla (BY, BHR & BA): 8:20pm

Late Megilla (BY): 10:00pm

Tuesday 10 March – Purim Day

Earliest time for Tallit & Tefillin: 6:22am Shacharit (BY): 6:10am Megilla: 6:55am (BY) (approx.)

Shacharit (KOD): 7:00am Megilla: 7:35am (KOD) (approx.)

Later Megillah Reading: 9:00am (BY)

Early Mincha (BY): 2:00pm Mincha/Maariv (BY): 6:20pm

Late Maariv (BM): 9:30pm

BY = Beit Yehuda KOD = Kehillat Ohr David BHR = Beit Midrash BA = Bnei Akiva

OTHER READINGS: Women’s Megillla Reading at HaMercaz, Leibler Yavneh College 8.45am (Shacharit at 8:15am)

Megilla Reading, Lunch and Shiur at L1 Capital, 1pm (refreshments from 12:45pm)

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