Rabbi Yitzchok Austin
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Upcoming Services
Sukkot 1st day + Shabbat
Saturday 30th September
Morning Service 9:45 a.m.
Sukkot 2nd day
Sunday 1st October
Morning Service 9:45 a.m.
Shemini Atzeret + Shabbat
Saturday 7th October
Morning Service & Kohelet 9:45 a.m.
Yizkor (approximately) 12:00 p.m.
Evening Service with Hakofot 7:00 p.m.
Simchat Torah
Sunday 8th October
Morning Service with Hakafot 9:45 a.m.
Saturday 30th September
Morning Service 9:45 a.m.
Sukkot 2nd day
Sunday 1st October
Morning Service 9:45 a.m.
Shemini Atzeret + Shabbat
Saturday 7th October
Morning Service & Kohelet 9:45 a.m.
Yizkor (approximately) 12:00 p.m.
Evening Service with Hakofot 7:00 p.m.
Simchat Torah
Sunday 8th October
Morning Service with Hakafot 9:45 a.m.
London Shabbat Times
Parsha resources here.
Rosh Hashanah 5784 message from Rabbi Yitzchok Austin
Keep active, 10,000 steps daily, maintain an active lifestyle. I am sure these are familiar terms to all of us. If you ask me to sum up the past year in LAWS I would say Active! A lot has been going on from Friday night meals, shiurim, a monthly children’s service and much more. That does not mean we should be complacent. I hope this coming year we will build on what we have done and that it should be better and greater.
In the Rosh Hashana musaf prayers we say Zeh Hayom Techilas Maasecha, this day is the beginning of Your work. Yet Rosh Hashana corresponds to the 6th day of creation when man was created and not the first day. What’s more, all the previous creations of the animal kingdom were created in pairs, and the plant kingdom in multiples. Why was man created alone? The Talmud Sanhedrin (37a) teaches us that man was created alone to show the world was now full. We also learn from here the idea of the sanctity of human life, and when anyone saves a life it’s as if they saved the whole world. Man was created to recognize and crown G-d and every Rosh Hashana, each and every one of us has the ability to re-live that experience which took place on the 6th day of creation. We see from here how each and every one of us has a role to play in the world. G-d gave each of us different talents and strengths, each with a unique role that is specific to ourselves. Don’t just take a back seat, get involved with what’s going on in our community and get active!
On behalf of my wife and I, and together with our family, we take this opportunity to wish you all a healthy, happy and prosperous new year. We look forward to another busy year at LAWS!
Rabbi Yitzchok Austin
Keep active, 10,000 steps daily, maintain an active lifestyle. I am sure these are familiar terms to all of us. If you ask me to sum up the past year in LAWS I would say Active! A lot has been going on from Friday night meals, shiurim, a monthly children’s service and much more. That does not mean we should be complacent. I hope this coming year we will build on what we have done and that it should be better and greater.
In the Rosh Hashana musaf prayers we say Zeh Hayom Techilas Maasecha, this day is the beginning of Your work. Yet Rosh Hashana corresponds to the 6th day of creation when man was created and not the first day. What’s more, all the previous creations of the animal kingdom were created in pairs, and the plant kingdom in multiples. Why was man created alone? The Talmud Sanhedrin (37a) teaches us that man was created alone to show the world was now full. We also learn from here the idea of the sanctity of human life, and when anyone saves a life it’s as if they saved the whole world. Man was created to recognize and crown G-d and every Rosh Hashana, each and every one of us has the ability to re-live that experience which took place on the 6th day of creation. We see from here how each and every one of us has a role to play in the world. G-d gave each of us different talents and strengths, each with a unique role that is specific to ourselves. Don’t just take a back seat, get involved with what’s going on in our community and get active!
On behalf of my wife and I, and together with our family, we take this opportunity to wish you all a healthy, happy and prosperous new year. We look forward to another busy year at LAWS!
Rabbi Yitzchok Austin
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Interior Layout for Distancing
Havdalah with Rev Menasche
Rev Menasche and Chazzan Steve at the Pre-Rosh Hashanah Kumzitz