Shabbat Bamidbar
Israel is Under Attack
It is devastating watching our country bleeding….
One of the hardest things being here is that we are so far away, whilst our families and friends are running into shelters to protect themselves from missiles.
Watching the news and seeing all the fires destroying beautiful land is heartbreaking.
We hope and pray Israel will soon be at peace and all citizens will feel protected and safe, and able to go to school, work and live a normal life.
LAST WEEK…
Young Adults’ Friday night dinner
We loved hosting a bunch of young people for a great Friday night dinner. A total of 12 young adults combined with lots of food and wine was a winning combination.
No photo due to Shabbat but the memories created and the atmosphere beat any photo we could have taken. Here’s to many more and thanks for coming!
Bar & Bat Mitzvah class
This past Sunday was a fun, rainy BM class. The first part was about death and mourning in Judaism. We discussed the different parts of mourning and how each person mourns differently according to their connection to the person who passed away.
We then learnt about “Shiva”, “Shloshim” and many more important steps along the way.
We walked to the Jewish cemetery on K Road and let the students walk around, learn about the people buried there and view the different shapes and designs on the graves. We then explained about the Jewish way to bury someone when they pass away.
Back at the AHC, we learned about and toured the Mikveh. It was great to see the students so fascinated and full of questions.
A morning filled with plenty of important information!
Three Weddings!
This past week’s weddings were so much fun! We enjoyed participating and helping wherever we could and we wish all the newlyweds (sort of :)) a happy, joyful and never ending journey in our Jewish world.
Yom Yerushalayim at Kadimah and Hebrew Club
Together with Kadimah students we began the day learning about Jerusalem’s demographics, Israel as a country and how Yom Yerushalayim is celebrated in Israel. We then had a blast at Hebrew Club with more in depth learning and creating the walls, towers and symbols of Jerusalem. We discussed how different religions feel connected to Jerusalem and what makes Jerusalem so special.
JNA
Machane Yehuda Shuk!
In honour of Yom Yerushalayim we made delicious recipes from Shuk Machne Yehuda and enjoyed a full on Israeli homemade meal with fabulous Falafel, Pitot, Tahini, Hummus, Israeli Salad and Rugalach. The group made it all and did an amazing job !
We watched a video about Yom Yerushalayim and spoke about the current situation in Israel and what we can do from afar to help. We had a BLAST!
Can’t wait for the next JNA. If you know someone who may want to join, we have a WhatsApp group and are happy to send out the link to join. Contact us for the link :)
COMING UP!
Shavuot with the Pre-school! This Thursday! Making a traditional Shavuot cheese cake with the amazing preschoolers :)
Shavuot at the AHC!! Can’t wait to celebrate such a great Chag with you all this Sunday night
BA SIGN UPS! Keep an eye out for BA sign ups right around the corner! SOON SOON SOON :)
BM Class 23/5. 9:00am at the AHC.
30/5- Tomer Hemed HERE WE COME!
If you too would like to join the fun and come watch the Wellington Phoenix V Perth Glory please fill out this form: https://forms.gle/duVFNnU7eogL18Yv8
We are so excited to support Tomer Hemed, an Israeli player in the Wellington Phoenix team and are bringing as many Israeli flags possible to show our love! We will collect the ticket money and buy them as a group so we can all sit together. Once our tickets are sealed we will schedule the exact location to meet outside and from there.... THE FUN BEGINS!
Praying for the peace of Israel and may we all have a healthy, happy week.
The Fogels
Generously supported by the Joyce Fisher Charitable Trust