ק׳ ק׳ שׁערי תפילה
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Annual General Meeting 2024
You are requested to attend the
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE CONGREGATION
Motzae Shabbat BO
20th January 2024
at 8 pm
AGENDA
1. Minutes of the 2023 Annual General Meeting
2. Matters arising from the Minutes
3. Parnas Presidente’s Report
4. Adoption of the Report
5. Treasurer’s Report and Presentation of Accounts
6. Discussion and Adoption of Report
7. *Election of Hon Officers and Members of the Mahamad
a) Parnas Presidente
b) Parnas Vice Presidente
c) Treasurer
d) Gabbai
e) Hon. Secretary
f) Ladies Committee Chair
g) Mahamad (6 members – sub-group duties to be defined)
8. Election of delegates to:
a) Manchester Shechita Board b) Manchester Jewish Rep Council
9. A.O.B.
CURRENT MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE & MAHAMAD
a) Parnas Presidente: Mordechai Maman
b) Parnas Vice Presidente: Benjamin Hassan
c) Treasurer: Yamin Ibgui
d) Gabbai: Eli Shoshana
e) Hon. Secretary: S Lalluche
f) Ladies Committee Chair: Mrs. Elaine Marshall
g) Mahamad: Mrs Loretta Hodari, Jacob Edelstein, Alex Lopez Dias
Thank you in advance for attending – your support for this meeting is important.
On behalf of the Mahamad
*Nominations should reach the Hon. Secretary before SHABBAT enters on FRIDAY, January 19 th 2024.
YOU ARE RESPECTFULLY REMINDED THAT UNDER THE PROVISION OF ASCAMA 28 YEHIDIM BEING ARREARS IN THE PAYMENT OF THEIR ACCOUNT FOR A LONGER PERIOD THAN SIX MONTHS SHALL FORFEIT THE RIGHT OF VOTING AT ALL MEETINGS
PLEASE NOTE: VOTING IS BY ATTENDANCE ONLY – PROXY VOTES ARE NOT VALID FOR AGM’s
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Winter Timetable 5784 – 2023/24
מוצאי שבת | ערבית | שקיעה | מנחה שבת | סוף זמן קריאת שמע | הדלקת נרות | מנחה וקבלת שבת | תאריך | שבת פרשת |
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5:13 | 5:09 | 4:15 | 3:40 | 10:18 | 3:59 | 3:59 | 12/13 Jan | וארא |
קרבנות
8:45 am
הודו
9:00 am
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THIS WEEK 6:30 pm
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Hashem tells Moshe to inform the Jewish People that He is going to take them out of Egypt. However, the Jewish People do not listen. Hashem commands Moshe to go to Pharaoh and ask him to free the Jewish People. Although Aharon shows Pharaoh a sign by turning a staff into a snake, Pharaoh's magicians copy the sign, emboldening Pharaoh to refuse the request. Hashem punishes the Egyptians, sending plagues of blood and frogs, but the magicians copy these miracles on a smaller scale, again encouraging Pharaoh to be obstinate. After the plague of lice, Pharaoh's magicians concede that only Hashem could be performing these miracles.
Only the Egyptians, and not the Jews in Goshen, suffer during the plagues. The onslaught continues with wild animals, pestilence, boils and fiery hail. However, despite Moshe's offers to end the plagues if Pharaoh will let the Jewish People leave, Pharaoh continues to harden his heart and refuses.
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אכל עוגות בשבת בבוקר
למדנו לפני כמה ימים, שמי ששכח להזכיר “רצה והחליצנו” בסעודת ליל שבת, או בסעודת השבת בבוקר, עליו לחזור ולברך שוב ברכת המזון.
והסברנו, שבסעודה שיש חיוב לאכול אותה עם פת בשבת, אם שכח “רצה והחליצנו”, עליו לחזור ולברך שוב. אבל בסעודה שאין חיוב לאכול בה פת, אם שכח לומר “רצה והחליצנו”, אינו צריך לחזור ולברך שוב ברכת המזון. ולכן, אם לדוגמא אכל אדם סעודה בשבת בבוקר, ובירך ברכת המזון כהלכה. ואחר כך אכל סעודה נוספת, ואז שכח לומר רצה והחליצנו, אינו צריך לחזור ולברך שנית, שהרי הסעודה הנוספת, לכל הדעות אינה חובה בשבת.
ויתירה מזו, אפילו מי ששכח לומר רצה והחליצנו בסעודה שלישית של שבת, הדין הוא שאינו חוזר לברך ברכת המזון, מפני שלדעת הרבה פוסקים, אין חיוב לאכול סעודה שלישית עם פת לחם בשבת, וממילא אין צורך לחזור על ברכת המזון.
לפיכך, פסק, שמי שאכל בשבת בבוקר, עוגות ועוגיות וכדומה, (כמובן, לכל הפחות בשיעור כזית, שהוא שיעור עשרים ושבעה גרם), הרי הסעודה שאוכל לאחר מכן עם פת, יש מקום לומר שהיא נחשבת לו כ”סעודה שלישית”, ובסעודה שלישית, הרי הדין הוא שאם שכח לומר רצה והחליצנו, אינו חוזר לברך שנית. (ומרן זצ”ל הביא עוד סיועים וחיזוקים לסברא זו).
ולסיכום: מי שאכל בשחרית של שבת עוגות או עוגיות, והסעודה של שבת העיקרית, שהיא עם פת ותבשיל, אכל אותה לאחר כמה שעות, ובסעודה הזו שכח להזכיר רצה והחליצנו בברכת המזון, אינו צריך לחזור, ודינו כמו כל סעודה שלישית של שבת.
Eating Cake on Shabbat Morning
Today's Halacha is dedicated for the merit and protection of
All Our Dear Soldiers
May Hashem give them strength and courage to vanquish our enemies and may they return home safe and sound amid health and joy. May Hashem protect all the captives and have mercy upon them so that no harm befalls them and may they be released quickly, Amen!
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A few days ago, we had discussed that if one omitted “Retzeh Ve’Hachalitzenu” from Birkat Hamazon of the Shabbat night or day meals, one must repeat Birkat Hamazon.
The reason for this is because if one omitted “Retzeh Ve’Hachalitzenu” from Birkat Hamazon of a meal during which one was obligated to eat bread, one must repeat Birkat Hamazon. However, if there was no obligation to eat bread during that meal and one forgot “Retzeh Ve’Hachalitzenu,” one need not repeat Birkat Hamazon. For instance, if one ate the Shabbat morning meal and recited Birkat Hamazon as prescribed by Halacha, and then one ate another bread meal and forgot “Retzeh Ve’Hachalitzenu” in the Birkat Hamazon that followed, one need not repeat Birkat Hamazon since this additional meal was halachically unnecessary according to all opinions.
Moreover, even one who forgets to recite “Retzeh Ve’Hachalitzenu” during Birkat Hamazon of Seuda Shelishit (the third Shabbat meal) need not repeat Birkat Hamazon since, according to many Poskim, bread is not compulsory during this meal.
The Law Regarding the Shabbat Morning Meal
There is a disagreement among the Poskim whether the Shabbat morning meal must be held with bread or if eating cakes and other pastries is sufficient to fulfill one’s obligation. Most Poskim maintain that the second Shabbat meal must be held with bread, and this is how we rule. Thus, if one omitted “Retzeh Ve’Hachalitzenu” from Birkat Hamazon of the second Shabbat meal, one must repeat Birkat Hamazon.
If One Ate Pastries in the Morning
Based on the above, Hagaon Harav Yitzchak Harari (one of the greatest sages of Aleppo, Syria) writes in his Responsa Zechor Le’Yitzchak (Chapter 80) that one who ate pastries after the Shabbat morning services, recited “Al Ha’Michya,” and a few hours later forgot “Retzeh Ve’Hachalitzenu” during one’s second Shabbat bread meal, one would be required to repeat Birkat Hamazon, for “there is no Posek” who maintains that one may fulfill one’s obligation of eating the second Shabbat meal with cakes and pastries. Thus, the second meal is only the one being held with bread and if one omitted “Retzeh Ve’Hachalitzenu” from this meal, one must repeat Birkat Hamazon.
The Opinion of Maran zt”l
On the other hand, Maran Rabbeinu Ovadia Yosef zt”l (in his Chazon Ovadia- Shabbat, Volume 2, page 346) questions this ruling, for we do find several Rishonim who rule that eating cakes and pastries is sufficient to fulfill one’s obligation to eat the Shabbat day meal, among them Rabbeinu Yeshaya di Trani the First (in his Piskei Rid, Sukkah 27a). This opinion is quoted by the Rashba as well.
Thus, Maran zt”l rules that if one eats cakes or pastries on Shabbat morning (obviously a Kezayit worth, i.e. approximately 27 grams), there is room to claim that the bread meal one eats later is actually considered Seuda Shelishit and, as we have explained above, if one omits “Retzeh Ve’Hachalitzenu” from Birkat Hamazon of Seuda Shelishit, one need not repeat it. (Maran zt”l proceeds to strengthen his ruling based on several other sources.)
Summary: If one at cakes or pastries at a Kiddush on Shabbat morning and then forgets “Retzeh Ve’Hachalitzenu” from the Shabbat day bread meal held a few hours later, one need not repeat Birkat Hamazon, as this meal retains the law of Seuda Shelishit.