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DID YOU MISS THE FIRST TANYA CLASS? Here it is:
CONTINUES THIS MONDAY 8pm.... Question of the Week: Is it wrong for a Jew to say "fingers crossed" for good luck? And if so, is there a Jewish equivalent to crossing fingers? I am waiting to hear back about a job interview and need all the luck I can get... Answer: Crossing fingers is a Christian practice. It originated in medieval England, when Christians believed that the cross symbol had the power to ward of evil and bring good fortune. If you bumped into a witch and didn't have a cross handy, the easiest way to form one was by curling one finger over another. These days most finger crossers don't associate it with any religious belief. But it is still not a Jewish thing to do. And I don't think there is a Jewish version of crossing fingers. You could try twisting them into a Star of David, but that is more likely to bring arthritis than good luck. Besides, we don't believe that good fortune comes from signs and gestures. We pray to G-d, do good deeds and have faith in the future. The language we use shapes the way we think. So rather than "fingers crossed I will get the job," say "if G-d wills it, I will get the job." If it's not meant to be, no finger contortion can change that. And if it is G-d's will, no witch can get in the way. Good Shabbos, Rabbi Moss
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SERVICES AT NEFESH
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SHABBOS SERVICES
Friday, 24 April 2015 | 5 Iyar 5775 Candlelighting 5:04pm Friday night Shabbos Service with kids program NEW TIME FOR WINTER 6:00-6:45pm followed by Kiddush
Shabbos Day, 25 April 2015 | 6 Iyar 5775 Parshas Tazria-Metzora The Chassidic Parshah Class 9:00am Shabbos Service 10:00 am-12:15pm followed by Kiddush. Children's Program 11:00 am
Mincha 4:30pm Pirkei Ovos Chapter 2 4:50pm Seudah Shlishis with A Gematria and a Story by Rev Amzalak NEW SHABBOS AFTERNOON SHIUR 5:10PM Shabbos ends and Maariv 5:59pm
WEEKDAY SERVICES Shacharis Sunday 8:00am
Monday-Friday 7:00am
Latest Shema this week 9:08am
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO Benjamin Hoch for 5 Iyar/ 24 April Sheryl Deubler for 6 Iyar/ 25 April
LONG LIFE TO THE FOLLOWING WHO HAVE YORZEITS THIS WEEK Larnce Gold for his late grandmother, Naomi Frere on 8 Iyar/ 27 April Marlene Franks for her late father, Aaron Jacob Wolman on 10 Iyar/ 29 April David Bermeister for his late father, Yitzchak ben Zeev on 11 Iyar/ 30 April
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