CENTRAL SQUARE MINYAN
NEWSLETTER
PARSHAT BALAK
19/20 July 2024 - 14 Tamuz 5784
WEBSITE AND NEWS-SHEET SPONSOR

To sponsor the CSM website and news-sheet for a week, please email Jonathan Lauffer with your date and wording.

The cost is £36.00.

For more information please see the CSM website.

THIS SHABBAT'S DAVENING TIMES
Shabbat begins at: 20.53

Mincha & Kabbalat Shabbat on The Square at 19:30

Shabbat morning services begin at 10:00

Mincha at 21:00 followed by seudat shlishit.

Ezra Cohen will give a shiur during seudat shlishit on the subject: 'Where does the idea of giving 10% to charity come from?'

Ma'ariv at 22.01

Shabbat ends at 22.06

Tuesday 23rd July: Fast of Tammuz. Fast starts at 02.31 and ends at 21.55

For more information please see the CSM website.


For children's services, please see below.

KIDDUSH
In the absence of a kiddush sponsor this Shabbat, there will be a reduced kiddush.

To sponsor the Kiddush, please email Jonathan Lauffer. The cost of a standard kiddush is £180.

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Children's services this Shabbat with Sophie in the small hall.

10:45 - 11:15 for children aged 6 - 10. No adults at the 6 and over service please.

11:15 - 11:45 for children under 6 years. Children must be accompanied by an adult please.

SECURITY ROTA

The security rota this week will be Team Gimmel.

We would especially welcome offers to help with security on the front door for the Friday evening services over the summer.

Contact Brian Royston at security@centralsquareminyan.org

OUR ADOPTED HOSTAGES
We are continuing to leave empty seats for our two adopted hostages, Sasha Troufanov and Daniela Gilboa. At the time of going to print, they had been held for 285 days
RABBI ZARUM'S AUDIO BLOG

Rabbi Zarum has recorded some of his recent shiurrim. You can hear these on the CSM website. Click here for the web page.

Click here to contact Rabbi Zarum via email

RABBI DR RAFAEL ZARUM - SCHOLAR IN RESIDENCE PROGRAMME
FUTURE WEEKS

Shabbat 27 July: Before Musaf
Subject to be announced nearer the date

Shabbat 27 July: At Seuda Shlishit
Subject to be announced nearer the date
VIVIENNE & SAM COHEN MEMORIAL SPEAKER PROGRAMME
THIS WEEK

Shabbat 20 July: At Seuda Shlishit
Mr Ezra Cohen - Subject to be announced nearer the date

FUTURE WEEKS

Shabbat 03 August: At Seuda Shlishit
Rabbi Aubrey Hersh - Subject to be announced nearer the date
JEWISH HELPLINE

Jewish Helpline

0800 6529249

open Sunday – Thursday 12pm – 12am and Friday 12pm – 3pm.

If you are feeling alone, anxious, depressed, suicidal or simply in need of someone to talk to.

FOOD ALLERGIES

Now that more children are coming to shul and enjoying the children’s services, we thought we should remind you that some children are sensitive to some food products and you need to be very careful about any sweets or snacks that you bring to shul.  If in doubt please leave at home.

If your child has any allergies, it would be helpful if you notified us and also the children’s service leaders and we’ll do our best to control things although we can’t watch all of the children, all of the time, so you need to take care please.


AVAILABLE KIDDUSH AND WEBSITE SPONSORSHIP SLOTS
Please take a look at a list of available kiddush and website sponsorship slots over the coming three months.

HOSPITALITY - THE CSM ALAN FOSTERMAN MEMORIAL GEMACH FUND
Are you able to include guests on Shabbat or Yom Tov at the drop of a hat?

Do you know anyone who would like hospitality or any kind of help over the next few weeks?

Please let us know by email.
HALL RENTAL
The refurbished Central Square Minyan is available to hire for parties, meetings, lectures, classes etc. – contact Chaim Coutts
LINKS TO DIVREI TORAH
Click on the links below to access a selection of divrei torah on this week's parsha

www.jeremyrosen.com

 https://harryfreedman.substack.com/

http://cardozoacademy.org/

http://rabbisacks.org/covenant-conversation-homepage

https://www.jewishideas.org/articles/angel-for-shabbat

WISHING YOU ALL A SHABBAT SHALOM
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