What’s been going on? Mazel tov! We are thrilled to welcome our baby Rosie to the family, and can’t wait to celebrate with you this Shabbos. Purim is right around the corner and we have been busy organising two amazing Purim parties for all ages! Don’t let Purim pass you by…scroll down to check out
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What’s been going on? Sunday Cheder is due to return for the first week back on Sunday 6th March. Registration forms for the new school year have been sent out, so please make sure to return them at your earliest convenience, or get in touch, if you wish to register your child for the new
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What’s been going on? Another busy summer week comes to a close. We are in full swing preparing for an amazing school year ahead, and Hebrew School will return for the first week back on Sunday 6th March. Registration forms for the new school year have been sent out, so please make sure to return
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What’s been going on? Another week has flown by, the dense heat hanging in the thick air. We are in full swing preparing for an amazing school year ahead, and Hebrew School will return for the first week back on Sunday 6th March. Registration forms for the new school year have been sent out, so please
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What’s been going on? This week we celebrated Rosh Chodesh Adar I, the onset of a new month. What makes Adar I so unique is that this extra month only appears twice in seven years – the extra 30 days balances out the lunar calendar so that the seasons of the Jewish Holidays remains the
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“And for he who did not ambush, but G-d caused it to happen to him, I shall provide you a place to which he shall flee.” (Shemot 21:13) Why does the Torah first refer to a person who murdered by accident in the third person, saying, “G-d caused it to happen to him,” and immediately
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Parshat Yitro “And it came to pass on the third day as morning dawned, that there was thunder and lightning…and the entire nation that was in the camp shuddered.” (Shemot 19:16) Why was the giving of the Torah accompanied by thunder and lightning? If it was to drive home the awesomeness of the moment, surely the
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What’s Been Going On Summer camp has finished and things are winding down for the summer. Our kids had at Camp Gan Izzy over the past two weeks. They truly were the most fun-filled two weeks, filled with singing, dancing, learning and davening, water fights and shaving cream fights, swimming and sports, trips and adventures.
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What’s Been Going On It’s been a busy, fun-filled week at Chabad of Auckland with our Camp Gan Israel summer holiday programme in full swing. With one week down and next week still to go, it’s been an epic week of trips, bouncing on bouncy castles, strawberry picking at the farm, art projects, baking cookies
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“You shall cast into the Nile every boy who is born, but every daughter you shall make live.” (Shemot 1:22) At first glance, its would seem that Pharoah’s decree targeted only the infant boys born to Bnei Yisrael, but not the baby girls. If so, why was it necessary for Pharaoh to add and emphasise, “but
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