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17th October 2020 / 29th Tishri 5781
Bereishit / Mevarachim HaChodesh / Machar Chodesh

Dear Member,

 

Please see below our weekly e-newsletter.

 

All Members attending services at the Synagogue are required to wear their own face coverings. These must cover the mouth and nose at all times whilst in the Synagogue. In line with the US Guidelines, if you are unable to wear a face covering for any reason, you will NOT be permitted into the Synagogue.

 

Kabbalat Shabbat - Friday 23rd & 30th October - Book Here

 

Shacharit:

Monday 19th 6.40am and Thursday 22nd at 6.50am, Tuesday 20th, Wednesday 21st, & Friday 23rd in Shul and via Zoom at 7am.

 

Sunday 18th at 8am

Ma’ariv: Monday 19th, Tuesday 20th, Wednesday 21st & Thursday 22nd in Shul and on Zoom at 7.30pm.

Booking is available on line select Cranbrook United Synagogue from drop down and then tick Prayer Services.
 

In the following weeks please see the website for future times of services.

 

We appreciate that due to the lock-down those of you who have had a Yahrzeit and especially those who have suffered a bereavement have not had the opportunity of saying Kaddish.

 

Members with internet access should be booking in on-line for all services via the United Synagogue Website using the following link: https://myus.theus.org.uk/events. select Cranbrook United Synagogue from drop down and then tick Prayer Services.

 

This week’s Cranbrook News has been kindly sponsored by
Philippa Land and Jacqueline Leader and family in treasured memory of Rose Baruch (z’l). Beloved mother and grandmother and Marie Fogul (z’l) – beloved aunt and great aunt.

 

Shabbat Shalom,

 

Cranbrook US

News and Views

 

This week we begin the reading of the Torah from the beginning with the creation of the world. The reading of Bereishit is always fascinating, dealing as it does with the creation of the world, as well as the creation of mankind.

 

Man is described as being created from the physical and the spiritual.  The physical relates to the ground from which he is formed, while the spiritual refers to the breath of life which is literally breathed into his nostrils from the Almighty. This goes flat against the view of science, who believe that man is just a physical being which has a complicated biology of interconnected blood, bones, matter and DNA.

 

Why did G-d need to create us from one of his breaths?  What purpose did it serve? I believe that here we are told the greatness and the capacity of man. If man had been created purely from the dust of the earth, he would never have been able to achieve more than his physical limitations. He would be limited by the very essence that made him.

 

To ensure that man has the capacity to move beyond his limitations, G-d places within man His own spirit, and that spirit allows him to transcend his own limitations. It allows man to change his behaviours, to constantly improve, to move beyond what he or she thinks themselves capable of. 

 

It is no wonder that one of the greatest markers of greatness set out by the sages is the person who is able to repent, because he or she has shown their humanity by moving away from something which previously defined them. The greatness of spirit that exists in every single human being is this ability not to be bound down by their upbringing, or their social acquaintances, or their socio-economic status. We do not have to be bound by our physical boundaries.

 

Our basic makeup allows us to constantly change, to constantly develop.  We have the capacity to change our views on the world, our views on ourselves, and our views on others. We are not bound by our physical boundaries. It is this breath that makes us capable of moving beyond grief, out of depression, that makes the impossible possible.

 

Torah views these exceptions as expressions of our basic humanity. This means that every single one of us has the potential to choose their reaction to any given situation. It enables us to learn new things, and not be bound by preconceptions. Our behaviour and choices of yesterday do not have to dictate the people we are today or tomorrow.

 

Wishing you all well and a good Shabbos

Rabbi Steven, Siobhan, Maya and Talia Dansky.

Please click here, to see a thank you letter from US President Michael Goldstein to our Rabbi, Rebbetzen and Honorary Officers.

COVID PRECAUTIONS

 

MEN TO ENTER THROUGH THE FRONT DOORS.

 

PROCEED STRAIGHT TO A SEAT WITHOUT STOPPING.  AVOID GREETING AND TALKING IN FOYER

 

LADIES TO ENTER THROUGH SIDE DOORS AND PROCEED TO SEATS KEEPING TO THE LEFT

 

ALL CLOAKROOMS ARE CLOSED KEEP BELONGINGS WITH YOU

 

MEN TO EXIT ONLY THROUGH THE SIDE AND REAR FIRE EXITS

 

LADIES TO EXIT USING THE MAIN STAIRCASE, KEEPING LEFT AT ALL TIMES AND PROCEED SLOWLY DOWN THE STAIRS TO FRONT FORECOURT

 

PLEASE OBSERVE THE 2M SOCIAL DISTANCING RULE AT ALL TIMES

 

WASH HANDS REGULARLY

 

Please remember the Guidelines are there for your protection and safety.

Stone Settings

 

We would like to remind members that when booking a Stone Setting with the Burial Office the ministers should not be approached until first checking with the Shul office, then when confirmed we will inform the minister.

Sponsorship

 

If you would like to mark a birthday or Simcha, or want to commemorate a Yahrzeit, this can be done by sponsoring Cranbrook News. In the forthcoming weeks, there are many dates that are available. The cost of sponsoring Cranbrook News is £15.

 

Sponsorship is available for the on-line version of Cranbrook News on the following dates:
October 31st; November 7th, 14th, 21st & 28th, December 12th.

 

To book any of these dates please call the synagogue office on: 020-8629 2780 or e-mail admin@cranbrooksynagogue.org.uk

Condolences to:

 

Ivor Ingram on the loss of his wife, Roma Ingram.

 

Betty Levine on the loss of her sister, Roma Ingram.

 

Jonathan Ingram and Alexandra Glynne on the loss of their mother.

 

Sandra Miller on the loss of her husband, David Miller.

 

Barbara Brodie on the loss of her brother, David Miller.

 

Adam, Avrohom, Yisroel and Nachman Miller on the loss of their father.

We wish Long Life to everyone who is observing a Yahrzeit this week:  

Michael Aaron, Simon Alexander, Alan Becker, Sidney Berman,
Betty Bernard, Barbara Besbrode, Harvey Bick, Helen Brent,
Estelle Brill, Ivor Clements, Harry Cohen, Monica Cohen, Maurice Conway, Anita Conway, Alan Cooper, Pearl Crawford, Shelley Deutsch,
Michael Finger, Gerald Fox, Murray Gaynor, Julian Gold, Emuna Green, Maureen Greer, Rita Haberman, Marian Harris, Edward Harris,
Morris Huberman, Barbara Joseph, Freda Katz, Barbara Klinger,
Sylvia Kopkin, Simone Kramer, Philippa Land, Jeffrey Leader, Leslie Leigh, Sidney Lever, Betty Levine, Jean Lowi, Joan Masters, Stephen Mendel, Bradley Mervish, Esther Michaels, Diana Molava, Henry Moss,
Stuart Nieman, Walter Owen, Pamela Reisman, Barry Roth, Noreen Salador, Elaine Schaverien,  Malcolm Schneider, Roger Segal, Estelle Silver, Rosalynn Spill,  Karen Sterne, Peter Tennant, Michael Trainis,
Warren Vickers, Doreen Wajchendler and Barbara Wallen.

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