ANNOUNCEMENTS

 

SHABBAT METZORA – SHABBAT HAGADOL

19/20 APRIL 2024 – 12 NISAN 5784

 

PESACH

22 APRIL TO 30 APRIL 2024

14 NISSAN – 22 NISSAN 5784

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This is the last of our weekly newsletters until after Pesach. The Pesach timetable is being sent out separately.  Significant items from the timetable are expanded on below.

 

If you feel unwell and think you might have caught the coronavirus (and remain at the contagious stage), please stay at home, look after yourself and get well soon. 

 

Under the current, difficult, situation, please be vigilant and please be careful. If you are unfortunate enough to experience an antisemitic incident, please call the police to assist you and, having done so, please report it to the CST on 0800 032 3263.

 

SERVICE TIMES AND FURTHER INFORMATION

We are delighted to announce that Daryl Luder will be officiating at our Shabbat Metzora services and during Pesach. He will be joined by Rabbi Michael Laitner on Shabbat Chol HaMoed (26 April 2024).

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Shabbat Metzora – Shabbat HaGadol, 19/20 April 2024 – 5th Nisan 5784

 

Shabbat starts at 7:49 pm on Friday evening. 

 

Mincha and Kabbalat Shabbat / Maariv will be at the Wembley Spanish & Portuguese Synagogue starting promptly at 6:30 pm.

 

On Saturday morning, please join us at 10:00 am, when we will be reciting Birkat HaShachar/Pesukei deZimre in the synagogue.

 

The Shabbat morning services will begin at 10:30 am starting from “Shochen Ad”.  Please make your best efforts to arrive on time so that Borchu may be recited with a minyan in its appropriate place in the service.

 

This week’s sidra can be found on page 470 in the Hertz chumash and on page 689 in the Cohen chumash. The haftarah can be found on page 1005 in the Hertz chumash and page 1197 in  the Cohen chumash.

 

Because of the logistics of cleaning the shul kitchen in time for Pesach, etc, it will not be possible to have a (chametz) kiddush on the premises following the services.

 

Shabbat ends at 8:56 pm on Saturday evening.

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PESACH 5784 Monday, 22 April to Tuesday, 30 April 2024 evening

 

There will be a Communal Seder on each of the first two evenings of Pesach, at the shul.  The complete seder, will be led by Daryl Luder (assisted by Charles Vitez). For each seder night we already have the maximum number of participants that we can accommodate. While the services in the synagogue will start at 8:00 pm, we will, having adjusted the furniture, commence the sedarim at 9:00 pm and will aim to end at around 11:30 pm (including the seder meal).

 

If you have not sent your contributions to the cost of the meal as yet, please do so as soon as possible.

 

Sale of Chametz:

We are not able to arrange for in-person sales of chametz.  However, we would urge you to use the facilities of the United Synagogue to sell your chametz either by post or on-line at:

Online Sale of Chametz Form | Kosher London Beth Din - KLBD

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Timetable of services over the Pesach period:

Please see timetable sent out under separate cover.

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Yizkor will be recited on Tuesday, 30 April 2024 (the 8th Day of Pesach)

 

If you wish to add the names of the dear departed members of your family, please make sure that the names to be read out loud during the service have been sent in to the office by no later than Thursday, 26 April 2024.

 

Our best estimate is that we will reach this part of the service at about 12, noon.

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Shabbat Acharei Mot, Shabbat Mevarchim 3/4 May2024 – 26th Nisan 5784

 

Shabbat starts at 8:13 pm on Friday evening. 

 

Mincha and Kabbalat Shabbat / Maariv will be at the Wembley Spanish & Portuguese Synagogue starting promptly at 6:30 pm.

 

On Saturday morning, please join us at 10:00 am, when we will be reciting Birkat HaShachar/Pesukei deZimre in the synagogue.

 

The Shabbat morning services will begin at 10:30 am starting from “Shochen Ad”.  Please make your best efforts to arrive on time so that Borchu may be recited with a minyan in its appropriate place in the service.

 

This week’s sidra can be found on page 480 in the Hertz chumash and on page 705 in the Cohen chumash.

 

Following the services there will be a kiddush.

 

Shabbat ends at 9:23 pm on Saturday evening.

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SIMCHAS AND SPECIAL EVENTS

If you are celebrating an Event or a Simcha, or, if you have reached a special milestone in your life, and you would like to share this with the Community, please email:   

office@wembleysynagogue.org.uk 

by noon on the Wednesday, for the information to appear in that week’s newsletter. Unless we have permission from you to publicise it in the newsletter, we are prevented from doing so.

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READING OF THE LAW AND HAFTAROT

Please do not wait to be asked, if you wish to be called up to read a particular haftarah, please volunteer and let Charles Vitez know (via the office) so that it can be scheduled. 

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CARE CO-ORDINATOR

Sheila Braude has taken over the role of Care Co-ordinator for our Community.  She will be available to receive information as to members’ needs and, where possible, to put members in touch with those who might be able to help them.  The role also includes, liaison with US Chesed (who can provide a number of different packages suitable for the housebound, etc,), arrange visitations to hospitals (always assuming that the member of the Community who is in hospital, has given permission for someone to contact them there) and to be a sympathetic listening ear for any member of the Community who comes to her with a problem.  You can reach Sheila on 07871754602 or via email on office@wembleysynagogue.org.uk.

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

The office in the shul is only very occasionally manned and we are therefore unable to collect post in a timely manner and, therefore, we cannot undertake to bank cheques, charity vouchers or cash without some inevitable delay.  This is particularly relevant if you wish to pay your shul bill other than by direct debit. We would ask you to please pay via BACS (see below) or ring Sheila Braude on 07871754602 and she can take your credit or debit card details. 

 

If you wish to make a BACS transfer, please use the following banking details:

NatWest Bank Sort code: 60-80-07;  

Account number: 79500420; 

Account name:  Wembley United Synagogue 

 

For those of you with family and friends in Israel we pray that they stay safe as we do for all of Israel. We wish you all good health and  Shabbat Shalom.  Stay safe.