Shabbat begins at 8.54pm. Service begins at 7.15pm.

Earliest Candle Lighting Time: 7.29pm Shabbat is brought-in in Shul at 7.45pm Shabbat Ends at 10.08pm Next Shabbat begins at 8.45pm

Service Times Shacharit Mincha Ma'ariv Shabbat 9.00 am 8.30 pm 10.08 pm Sunday 8.30 am 7.30 pm Follows Mincha

Monday 7.15 am 7.30 pm Follows Mincha Tuesday 7.25 am 7.30 pm Follows Mincha Wednesday 7.25 am 7.30 pm Follows Mincha Thursday 7.15 am 7.30 pm Follows Mincha Friday 7.25 am 7.15 pm Follows Mincha Next Shabbat 9.00 am 8.30 pm 9.56 pm

MAZEL TOV Mazel Tov to Yemima & Charles Lossos on the birth of their son. Mazel Tov to very proud big sister Deborah, grandparents Sue & Ronnie Lossos and Chani & Aryeh Landau and to great grandfathers Mr Ozjasz Landau and Rabbi Chaim Dov-Ber Gulevski and the entire Lossos/Landau families Mazel Tov to Elizabeth & Justin Kornberg on the birth of a great-granddaughter Emmanuelle Yasmin in Israel

CONDOLENCES We wish chaim aruchim, long life to Dana Genis on the passing away of her brother Gideon Weinbaum

CONSECRATIONS 24/07/2014 Late Ruth Yaron 1.30pm Willesden 10/08/2014 Late Bernard Grubman 1.30pm Bushey 24/08/2014 Late Eric Leonard Ross 11.30am Bushey 28/08/2014 Late Coral Greene 1.00pm Bushey

Social & Personal

Cantor Moshe Haschel will lead the services together with Neimah Singers Paul Summer will lein

Dr Cyril Nemeth will read the haftorah Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis will give the sermon

Jonathan Shaw will sing anim zemirot Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis will speak over a

joint Anshei Shalom/SJW seudah shlishit

MATTOT - מטות Page Nos: Hertz 702/710 - Stone 900/1192

19th July 2014 – 21st Tammuz 5774

The Honorary Officers invite the congregation to Kiddush in the Moritz Gertler Hall after the service

to celebrate the Golden Jubilee of St John’s Wood Synagogue in Grove End Road

PLEASE DO NOT REMOVE THIS LEAFLET FROM THE SHUL ON SHABBAT AS THERE IS NO ERUV

THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: A WINDOW ON ST JOHN’S WOOD SYNAGOGUE The celebration this Shabbat of fifty years of this congregation in our current building in Grove End Road is a milestone in the life of our community.

We are blessed with a number of members who remember the previous synagogue in Abbey Road and, together their families, have continued their association with our community. We are fortunate, also, to have been able to take with us the beautiful stained-glass windows, created by artist David Hillman, to enhance this building and additional windows were commissioned from him so that the entire synagogue sanctuary is graced by his work. Many individuals contributed to the sponsorship of the windows and the names of their loved ones are memorialized in the dedications.

Windows are a classic feature of the architecture of a Jewish place of worship. A well known custom is to have twelve windows in a synagogue, corresponding to the twelve tribes of Israel. At St John’s Wood synagogue we have no less than one hundred and sixty lavishly illustrated windows!

A stained-glass window offers an advantage over a clear glass window in two ways. A person standing by an ordinary window may be distracted from his or her prayer by the view of what is taking place outside. Alternatively, the angle of reflection may be that, at times, a person may be gazing at his or her own image which is not appropriate at a time of prayer. Indeed the eighteenth century rabbinical authority, Rabbi Moshe Sofer, preferred that Synagogue windows should be above the line of vision. Our magnificent stained-glass windows avoid these concerns. They provide a rich source of inspiration weaving together biblical and midrashic references and artistic imagination around the themes of the cycle of the Jewish year and the rhythm of Jewish life.

Yet the other aspects of a window should not be ignored. Whilst we have a great deal to admire and celebrate in our beautiful synagogue we also need to see outside and recognise where we are in relation to the community and society round and about us. St John’s Wood in 2014 is not the same as it was when we moved here in 1964, and certainly not as it was in 1876 when this synagogue was founded. And that means holding up a glass to ourselves, not of self-admiration, but of appraisal and reflection that we equip ourselves and our community with the best possible resources as we move forward to the next phase in our community’s history. Dayan Ivan Binstock

THANK YOU To the Security Team for this Shabbat.

FORTHCOMING EVENTS CHILDREN & YOUTH SERVICES THIS SHABBAT! ALL CHILDREN’S SERVICES will now begin at 10.30am EVERY WEEK Toddlers Service (pre–reception) in the David Weisz Hall Reception and school years 1 & 2 in the classrooms School years 3+ in the Dayan’s Office BNEI AKIVAH – the youth group has now finished for the summer term SUMMER PROGRAMMES - (fun day trips and camps) for school years 6-10. Go to www.tribesummer.com

SHABBAT EVENTS Shabbat 2nd August - Aufruf of Benjamin Granger followed by kiddush lunch Shabbat 6th September – Aufrufs of Mark Nash and Jewel Scott followed by kiddush Shabbat 13th September – Bar Mitzvah of Charlie Cooper followed by kiddush

SUPER SIDDUR SLEUTH Apart from the leining, there are 2 references to the number fifty in the siddur. Can you find them’?

Last Week’s Question Who are ‘a people filled with delight’?

Answer: The Jewish people, described as am medushnei oneg NS 294

Last Week’s Winner: Richard Mernane

HEBREW CLASSES St John’s Wood Synagogue Cheder: Sundays 9.45am – 12.45pm. New year starts 7th September. Contact Rabbi Ronen Broder 0794 108 7701 rabbibroder77@gmail.com

KINDERGARTEN St John’s Wood Synagogue Kindergarten Daily, from 2 years old Restarts 10th September Contact: Estelle Brown 020 7286 3859 or babes@shulinthewood.com

BABES IN THE WOOD: Fridays 10.15-11.15am in the David Weisz Hall. Join us for free play, coffee & our fun Shabbat table! High-energy Israeli songs with Einav every other week. Restarts 5th September Contact Rivka Mennesson rivka.mennesson@gmail.com

ON THIS DAY On 23 Tammuz 5618 – July 5, 1858: Baron Lionel de Rothschild became the first Jew to sit in the British parliament, after a new oath of office was agreed upon that did not refer to Christianity.

QUOTATION

“The world is full of wonderful sights and great mysteries, but one small hand before our eyes obstructs their view.” [The Baal Shem Tov, Quoted by R. Nahman of Bratzlav, Likkute Moharan]

PARSHA PUZZLE What accompanied the Jewish people into battle against Midian?

Last Week’s Question: Who was Jacob’s only living granddaughter at the time of the census? Answer: Serach bat Asher

Winners: Joseph and Zachary Loftus, Elijah Summer, Joshua Brecker

Parents are reminded that they are responsible for the supervision and whereabouts of their children at all times whilst on the Synagogue premises, including during Children Services. Additionally, under our premises licence, children under 18 should not be allowed to drink alcohol. The Honorary Officers accept no liability for injury or damage caused by unsupervised children.

SEATS Over the course of the next few weeks, the Synagogue will be emptying unallocated seats in the main synagogue to retrieve tallaisim, siddurim and chumoshim and any other items which are shul property so that the boxes can be cleaned of rubbish and stock can be replenished for regulars and visitors to use. If you regularly sit in a seat which is not allocated to you, we ask you to please see that any personal property is removed from these seat boxes. Should you wish to take an allocated seat to store your items, please contact the synagogue office which will be happy to discuss availability of vacant seats. We will not be emptying seats which are assigned to members but ask that seat holders return any unused or excess items to the bookcases and clear any rubbish from their boxes.

YOUNG JEWISH NETWORK Sundays – Weekly 5-a-side football at 7.30pm at Mill Hill Power League. For more information contact rabbishainfield@shulinthewood.com

Binstock Regular Events

COMMUNAL LUNCH Next Lunch Date: Tuesday 22nd July Drinks 12:30pm. Home Cooked Lunch 1:00pm. Donation: £6.50 Synagogue members, £7.50 non-members. BOOKING ESSENTIAL!!! Contact: Gillian Burr 020 7586 0156 or

Melody Salem: 020 7286 9810

HELP AVAILABLE If you are housebound and would like a visitor or a regular phone call, if you need advice or information on local services and activities or if you would like a lift to the Shul's Communal Lunches, please get in touch. Please contact Melody or Gillian

THEATRE CLUB Daytona. Theatre Royal Haymarket. Thurs 7 Aug. 7.30pm. Stalls seats @ £35 (non SJWS members £45) Great Britain. Theatre Royal Haymarket. Tues 16 Sept. 7.30pm. Stalls seats @ £63 Made in Dagenham. The Musical. Adelphi Theatre. Tues 21 Oct. 7.30pm. Stalls seats @ £39.50 (non SJWS members £45) Details from Richard at 020 7289 9173 or richard.mernane@o2.co.uk

BRIDGE CLUB Duplicate Bridge, Mondays from 1 to 4pm. Donation £7 a session including tea. Director, Mike Eden Contact: Gillian Burr 020 7586 0156 or Sandra Stecker 0207 586 2532.

BOOK CLUB New members always welcome, contact Valerie Garston on 020 7435 7507

JACS Thursdays 1.30 – 3.30pm Contact: Essie Graham 020 7586 0454

WEEKLY SHIURIM Monday Evening Gemara (Massechet Megilla) with Cantor Haschel. Contact moshe.haschel@gmail.com Tuesday Shiur with Dayan Binstock at 10.30am studying Massechet Berachot Newcomers are very welcome. If you would like to join the shiur, please contact Dayan Binstock: rabbi@shulinthewood.com or 020 7289 6229. Wednesday Ladies Shiur with Rabbi Irving Jacobs restarts 10th September. Contact Linda Sharpe lindaj.sharpe@btinternet.com Shabbat Afternoon: Ethics of our Fathers – with Rabbi Ari – 45 minutes before Mincha. rabbishainfeld@shulinthewood.com

LADIES GUILD 29th July – Visit to Buckingham Palace: Royal Childhood. 2 tickets available 6th August – Royal Courts of Justice. Fully Booked. 19th August – Cartoon Museum 11.00am, donations £12 Members £15 Non-members 3rd September – Thames Barrier coach trip and private talk - 10.30am. £32 Members £36 Non-members 18th September – Ming Exhibition at the British Museum – 2.50pm £15 Members, £17 Non-members 15th October – Rembrandt: The Late Works at the National Gallery – 11.00am £28 Members £32 Non-member Gentlemen welcome to all events Contact Gillian 020 7586 0156

BEREAVEMENT SERVICES Contact Susan Kosky ssperber@hotmail.co.uk or 020 3441 9476

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