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Is Killing Lions Murder? THE SHOCKING SERMON SERIES STARTS TONIGHT - a hot topic and some hot soup 6pm at Nefesh FRIDAY NIGHT DINNER - ZUSHA CONCERT book now, see below Question of the Week: My family very much enjoyed being at your Shabbos table, thanks again for the invite. I meant to ask you a question that has bothered me for years. It's about prayer. Does G-d have such an ego problem that he demands his creations to pray to him 3 times a day, telling him how great he is? Answer: We loved having your wonderful family over. You should be very proud of them all. But one thing disturbed me. Your children behaved really well, but I am a little concerned about your wife. Every time your wife gave your son anything, like a piece of chicken, a drink, or a toy to play with, she insisted that he say thank you to her. Your son acquiesced, and each time she told him to, he said thank you. This went on throughout the meal, at least a dozen times. This is a worry. Is your wife so insecure that she needs her son to constantly acknowledge her? Is it normal to almost force someone to thank you, for even basic needs like food and drink, just to build up your own ego? I think you get my point... Your wife was being an exemplary mother, teaching her children gratitude and humility. When you are given something, big or small, you must acknowledge the giver. Her request to be thanked was not for herself, it was for her children. She got nothing out of her son's thanks, other than the pride in seeing her child developing his character. But your son was learning a precious lesson. G-d trains us to thank Him, like a devoted parent who wants the best for His children. He doesn't need our thanks as much as we need to thank Him. Because everything we have, including life itself, is a gift. The minute we forget that, the minute we take even the simplest pleasures for granted, we stop living a life of wonder. Parents who do not impart the trait of appreciation to their children are not only making life difficult for themselves, they are robbing their children of a basic tool for life. Only when I see everything as a gift, can I be happy with what I have rather than miserable about what I don't have. So we should thank G-d for everything, even for asking us to thank Him. Gratitude is a gift too. Good Shabbos, Rabbi Moss Sources: To ask your question, or to subscribe, CLICK HERE or email [email protected] Audio Class: Way Over Your Head - Reb Levik's Torah NEFESH MEMBERSHIP AND SEATS IN SHUL click here OVERFLOW SERVICE IN ROSE BAY bookings open next week |
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Friday, 7 August 2015 | 22 Av 5775 Candle Lighting....................................... 5:01 pm Mincha..................................................... 5:10 pm SHIUR: The Kabbalists Speak............... 5:20 pm Friday Night Shabbos Service and Shocking Sermon - Killing Lions In Judaism with Children's Program............ 6:00-6:50 pm Followed by a pumpkin soup kiddush sponsored anonymously in gratitude for good health.
Shabbos, 8 August 2015 | 23 Av 5775 Parshas Eikev | Shabbos Mevorchim Chassidus Class..........................9:00 am Shabbos Morning Service ..............10:00 am-12:15 pm Children's Program......................11:00 am Followed Kiddush & Community Lunch sponsored by Pia Ink in honour of the yohrtzeit of her grandmother, Sylvia bas Shura, on 13 Av; the yohrtzeit of her brother, Zachariah ben Shoshana Rivka on 25 Av; and to add a touch of light to these not-so-light occasions, we also celebrate her birthday, which is on 3 Elul.
Mincha..................................................... 4:30 pm Pirkei Avos Chap. 4 followed by Seudah Shlishis Shiur: How Much Tzedakah Should I Give? ...... 5:10 pm Shabbos ends and Maariv.................... 5:59 pm Followed by Havdalah
WEEKDAY SHACHARIS SERVICES Shacharis ......................................................... 8:00 am Monday-Friday....................................... 7:00 am
WEEKLY CLASS SCHEDULE MON Tanya........................................... 8:00 pm WED Women's Study Group................... 8:15 pm THU Hebrew Reading (fee applies). ..........8:00pm
Latest Shema this week......................... 9:22 am
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO Anna Segre 26 Av/11 August Liorah Kessel 28 Av/ 13 Aug Carmelle Hedges 28 Av/ 13 Aug
LONG LIFE TO Samantha Jacobs for her late grandmother Violet Jacobs on 25 Av/ 10 August David Bermeister for his late father Yaakov ben Natan on 28 Av/13 August
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