Temple  Sinai
Wellington Progressive Jewish Congregation
New Zealand


Services: August 2008 Tamuz/Av 5768

Shabbat morning services begin at 10.30 am
(Page numbers in brackets refer to pages in Plaut)

SATURDAY 2 August Shabbat Mas’ei
Tot Shabbat – Service preceded at 9.30 am by a Children’s Shacharit service – come early & share Shabbat with our young children.
Torah: Numbers 30:2-32:42 (1233-48)
Rosh Chodesh: Genesis 1:14-19 (19)
Haftarah: Isaiah 66:1-13, 23 (1684-86)
Chazzan: Sue Esterman
Reader: Rabbi Johanna Hershenson
Torah: Myra Mortlock
Drash: Rabbi Johanna Hershenson

SATURDAY 9 August Shabbat Chazon 8 Av
Torah: Devarim - Deuteronomy 1:1-3:22 (1312-33)
Haftarah: Chazon - Isaiah 1:1-27 (1590-1594)
Chazzan: Prue Hyman
Reader: Kara Lipski
Torah: Rabbi Johanna Hershenson
Drash: Navina Clemerson

SUNDAY 10 August Tisha B’Av 9 Av

SATURDAY 16 August Shabbat Nachamu 15 Av
Hollander Family Service
Torah: Va-et’chanan - Deut. 3:23-7:11 (1333-78)
Haftarah: Nachamu - Isaiah 40:1-26 (1595-98)
Chazzan: Sue Esterman
Readers: Sarah & Max Hollander
Torah: Anna Hollander
Drash: Don Hollander

SATURDAY 23 August Ekev 22 Av
Bat Mitzvah Ella Fisher
Torah: Deut. 7:12-11:25 (1379-1408)
Haftarah: Isaiah 49:14-51:3 (1599-1603)
Bat Mitzvah: Ella Fisher

TEMPLE SINAI JUBILEE SERVICES (Buletin page 8)
FRIDAY 29 August Kabbalat Shabbat 6.30 pm
Chazzan: Sue Esterman
Reader: Myra Mortlock
This service marks the beginning of Temple Sinai’s Jubilee year. It will be followed by a shared dairy/parve meal & discussion led by Rabbi Dr John Levi.

SATURDAY 30 August R’eih 29 Av
Torah: Deuteronomy 11:26-16:17 (1417-50)
Haftarah: Isaiah 54:11-55:5 (1604-1606)
Chazzan: Fred Albert
Reader: Rabbi Johanna Hershenson
Torah: Ayelet Cohen
Drash: Helen Chong
This service will honour long-standing members of our congregation (page 2) and will be followed by a special Kiddush and lunch.

Ma'ariv Wednesdays 5 pm
Join the minyan for evening service every Wednesday

 

 

Every Week ...

Sundays (other than school holidays)
9:30 am - 12:00 noon: Beit Midrash (Sunday School)

Wednesday evenings: Adult Academy

Saturdays 9:30 am: Torah Study

Every Month ...

First Shabbat of the month
9.30 am - 10.30 am: Tot Shabbat

Temple Sinai, PO Box 27-176 Wellington 6141, New Zealand | Tel: +64 4 385 0720 | Fax: +64 4 385 0971 | Email: office@sinai.org.nz