TELL magazine: December 2020 - Emanuel Synagogue

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SUSTAINING THEENVIRONMENT &HEALING THE WORLD12FINDING THE HOLYRabbi Jacqueline Ninio15SOCIAL JUSTICE PROFILE -TANYA IGRA17SOCIAL JUSTICE SPOTLIGHT17VOLUNTEER UPDATEAndrina Grynberg{INSIDE THIS EDITION}TRANSFORMATIVELEARNING12A GREAT DAY FOR DEMOCRACY}Reverend Sam Zwarenstein19RECOGNISING THE CONTRIBUTIONOF JEWS FROM ARAB LANDSCantor George Mordecai20"SHOW ME A PLAGUE, AND I’LLSHOW YOU THE WORLD!”Nicole Waldner22THE POWER OF OBJECTSRabbi Jacqueline NinioINSPIRING PRAYER4COVID, CONNECTION ANDCOMMUNITYRabbi Jeffrey Kamins OAM14APPRECIATING THE CONNECTIONSRabbi Rafi Kaiserblueth26YAMIM NORAIM LIKE NO OTHERCONNECTING WITHISRAEL & WORLD JEWRY2421 YEARS OF PEACEAND JUSTICEDonna Jacobs-Sife28A WALK THROUGHJEWISH SYDNEYCOMMUNITY7CEO UPDATE27BNEI MITZVAH29NEW MEMBERS29TZEDAKAH34MAZAL TOV34DECEASED35PUZZLE PAGEby Anne WolfsonWe need your help.Emanuel Synagogue SocialJustice Committee is running aAsylum Seeker CentreChanukah DriveWe are collecting urgentlyneeded non-perishable fooditems and toiletries.Bring some light into thelife of people in need.You can drop off the goods to:Emanuel Synagogue, Woollahra(Woods Ave entrance)Jesse's Cafe 443-445 OldSouth Head Rd, Rose BayLe Marais 6/1094 AnzacParade, MaroubraFor a list of goods required, seehttps://emanuel.org.au/asc-drive/Thank you for yourgenerous support.
{COVID, CONNECTION AND COMMUNITY}Rabbi Jeffrey B. Kamins OAMAs we begin 5781 and close out 2020 it seems opportune to reflecton events this year, particularly the COVID pandemic, and how ithas affected each of us, our families and our community.In particular, it is important tothink of the way forward, consideringthe benefits we haveobserved of virtual connection, butbeing cognizant of the risks thatthis poses to genuine community,especially within the synagogue.I remember arriving in Los Angelesfor a visit with my family, just twodays after Purim, the very day theWorld Health Organisation declaredCOVID was beyond an emergency- it was a pandemic. The worldas we knew it changed immediately.While there were runs on storesfor basic provisions, and tragic tusslesover toilet paper, there were alsopositive responses. For instance, inmy neighbourhood back in Sydney,people gathered emails and mobilenumbers from residents on thestreet, so we could ensure that wecould look after each other. The selfishsurvival instinct of ‘reptilianbrain’ did not destroy our altruistic,communitarian and social nature.The clergy team in Sydney immediatelyconsidered ways of reachingout in a virtual sense, to ensure thatour community remained connectedthrough lockdown and social distancing.We initiated the DuneraProject, a broad platform providingcurated and original content of culture,education, spiritual engagement,entertainment and more. Webegan specific programs to connectwith individuals in our congregation- recording and broadcasting daily“clergy thoughts for the day”; createdthe “clergy café” (now morphed intomy Tuesday afternoon Speakeasyand Reverend Zwarenstein’s Fridaymorning pre-Shabbat schmooze),and transitioned our programs tovirtual platforms, including ourShabbat Live service, the innovativeShabbat Embrace of Rabbi Ninioand Cantor Mordecai, and all kindsof conversations about Israel, health,and contemporary events such as theUluru Statement from the Heart.All this virtual programming culminatedin our livestreamed servicesfor the Yamim Noraim, in whichwe reached over 3,000 householdsand 10,000 individuals at one time.The connections we have providedover this period of COVID havehad a far-reaching impact for community,both positive and potentiallynegative as well, and now is thecontinued over...5
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