WHAT’S NEW, WHAT’S CHANGED?

Visit of Rabbi Zalman Schachter Shalomi to Melbourne October 2006

Reb Zalman Schachter Shalomi and his wife Eve Ilsen will be coming to Oz in October 2006. Workshops will be held in Sydney & Melbourne. Reb Zalman is the founder of Jewish Renewal. There is a biography of him at http://www.rzlp.org/index.cfm?objectid=3609552C-D612-00A6-A9085C6A13DBEF56

Details of Reb Zalman’s Melbourne visit

· Reb Zalman will lead a Renewal Shabbat morning service on Sat 21st October at TBI (Temple Beth Israel, 76 Alma Rd St Kilda, Melbourne) 9:30am till noon.

He will use the Gates of Prayer Siddur with additional material that we will print and distribute for the service. People should attend by 9:30 for a Shiur.

· Reb Zalman Workshop, Sunday 22nd Oct 10:30am to 1pm. At TBI.

This will be on the topic “Why we need Renewal”. It will be based around his book “Jewish with Feeling”. We will do presentations on the book at our Renewal meditations on Wed 6th Sep 7:30 TBI and Sun 17th Sept 7:30pm LBC. The cost of the workshop is $80. Email ftropp@vtown.com.au to book.

· Reb Zalman Lecture Tues 24th Oct at TBI. 8pm to 9:30pm

The topic will be “The need for Elder Wisdom”. This will relate to his book on “From Ageing to Sageing”. The cost of the lecture is $10. We will conduct a presentation on the book at our Renewal Meditation sessions on Sun 17th Sept 7:30pm at LBC and on Wed 4th Oct 7:30pm at TBI.

· Publicity

Reb Zalman will be interviewed by Rachel Kohn on ABC Radio National 621 AM on “The Spirit of Things “,Sunday 17th September 6:05pm (repeated Monday 18th Sept 9:05pm).

· Details of the Reb Zalman’s Sydney program

See http://www.omnivision.com.au/zalman/index.htm

· Chabad

Reb Zalman is expected to have a meeting with the Melbourne Chabad Group and Rabbi Laibl Wolf. Email ftropp@vtown.com.au for details.

Change of date of November service at LBC

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The service at LBC previously set for Sat 25^th November will now be held on Sat 18^th November 10am LBC.

Discussion by Rabbi Fred Morgan TBI 3^rd December 3pm

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Rabbi Fred Morgan is holding a discussion for the Renewal Group on Sun 3^rd Dec from 3pm to 5pm at TBI. The topic is “The Meaning of Aleynu”.

Visit of Rabbi David A. Cooper to Melbourne March 2007

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We are hoping to arrange a visit of Reb David A. Cooper to Melbourne in March 2007. There will be a workshop at that time. Reb David was ordained by Reb Zalman.

Women’s Issues Renewal Service

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The text of this service from 25/7/05 can be found on the web page under Practice: Sample Jewish Renewal Service Program.

Name of the group

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Our group is now known as Nishmat Col Chai.

This means:

- Soul of All Life

- The Soul of Every Living Being

- The Breathing of All Life (as in Nishmat Col Chai Tivarekh et-Shimcha: the breathing of all life blesses Your Name.)

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