‫שבת פרשת שמות‬ ‫י״ט טבת תשע״ה‬ Shabbat Parshat Shemot 10th January 2015 19th Tevet 5775 Sidra Hertz Soncino Artscroll Hirsch Genesis 47, 28 – 50, 26 180 296 268 198 Haftarah I Kings 2, 1 - 12 191 315 1145 842 On the 19th Tevet in Jewish History… The Catholic Church in Recife, Brazil closed the two shuls then in existence there, 1638  Sedra Stats  13th of the 54 sidrot; 1st of 11 in the Book of Shemot  Written on 215.2 lines in a Sefer Torah  7 paragraphs; 6 open, 1 closed  124 verses - 15th  1763 words - 14th  6762 letters - 16th  Parshat Shemot ranks 2nd in the Book of Shemot in all three categories  Its verses are above average in length (number of words and letters)  Contains none of the 613 mitzvot Weekly Devar Torah “And they caused the boys to live” (Exodus 1, 17) The Midrash says that not only did the midwives defy Pharaoh by not killing the boys, they also were responsible for saving those that might have died during childbirth naturally. It is natural that some babies do not survive birth. The midwives were concerned that if they happened to deliver a stillborn, it might appear as if they had carried out Pharaoh’s orders. Their prayers were answered and miraculously none of the babies died. Thus they are credited, not just with assisting in the births, but also with giving life to the babies. We are delighted to welcome all members and visitors to our beautiful and historic synagogue. Please join us for Kiddush after the service when we look forward to meeting you. St. Petersburgh Place | Bayswater | London W2 4JT T +44 (0) 20 7229 2631 | E [email protected] |W www.newwestend.org.uk Beadle Eli Ballon | Administrator Mesod Wahnon Serving the Jewish communities of Bayswater, Notting Hill, Kensington, Hammersmith and West London The Week Ahead Dates for Your Diary Mincha will take place in the shul, after the Kiddush. Monday 19th January Book Club. "My Russian Grandmother and Her American Vacuum Cleaner: A Family Memoir” by Meir Shalev. Golda Cohen Room. 8pm. Shabbat ends at 5.06pm. This week’s Service will be led by Jonathan Garcia Today’s Haftarah will be read by Jack Ferro Weekday Shacharit services will take place in the Beth Hamedrash as follows: Sunday 8.30am Monday – Friday 7.00am Shabbat commences next Friday at 4.07pm with Mincha, Kabbalat Shabbat and Ma’ariv taking place in the Beth Hamedrash at 4.00pm Club Sameach will take place today at 10.45am Sunday Kosher Kitchen Kourse with Rebbetzen Ilana Freedman. First of 3 week course covering Kashrut, Shabbat and more. 10am. Monday Ladies Shiur at Western Marble Arch Synagogue, 10.30am Thursday Bridge Club. Golda Cohen Room. 7.00pm Next Shabbat Kiddush to celebrate Leon Keuffer’s 20th birthday If you would like to sponsor the whisky on a particular Shabbat (or in a particular month!), please contact the Office Shabbat 24th January Burns Malt Whisky Kiddush. Contributions towards the whisky as usual are very welcome.. Sunday 25th January An Evening of Traditional Music Hall. Details overleaf. Sunday 1st February Rabbi Herman's Broader Perspectives: “Life after Life”. 8pm. Venue to be announced. Further details from [email protected]. Wednesday 4th March – Purim NWES Purim Musical. If you can sing/act/help with props/make costumes/do something else, please email the office. Friday night 3rd and Saturday night 4th April NWES Communal Sedarim. Details to be announced. Mazal Tov to the following congregants who are celebrating their birthday this week: Shabbat Mrs. Ingrid Silver Monday Mr. Jonathan Bell Tuesday Mrs Lily Roth Wednesday Mrs. Marcella Spelman Friday Mr. Alex Beare We wish ‫ – חיים ארוכים‬Long Life to the following congregants who are commemorating a Yahrzeit this week: Shabbat Mr. Martin Lewin Sunday Mr. Peter Featherman Tuesday Mr. Alex Beare, Mr. Julian Machet Thursday Mr. David Montague, Mr. Michael Margolis Mrs. Sandra Teper