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Shabbat starts on Friday at 7:27pm and ends on Saturday at 8:27pm. The weekly Torah portion is Lech-Lecha.
Mincha continues on summer schedule at 1.45pm at A-P GF/459 Collins, using the WhatsApp group to confirm a minyan each day.
Weekly sushi & shiur continues on Wed at 1.20pm at A-P GF/459 Collins – and via zoom – followed by mincha at 1.45pm. Current topic: property set-backs. Details here and on the WhatsApp group.
Thought of the Week with thanks to Josh Wasbutzki
The weekly Torah reading of Lech Lecha begins with G-d’s command to Avram: “Lech lecha” — “Go forth from your land, your birthplace, and your father’s house.”
What makes this command remarkable is that G-d does not immediately reveal Avraham’s destination. He simply says, “To the land that I will show you.”
Avram is asked to leave behind everything familiar, without knowing exactly where he is going.
Avram elucidates that bitachon – trust – is not about knowing what the future holds – it is about having the courage to move forward despite uncertainty.
Often in life, we wait for the perfect moment, complete clarity, or a guarantee of success before making important decisions.
But Avram teaches us that growth begins when we are prepared to step beyond our comfort zone.
Lech Lecha is therefore not merely a journey to a new place. It is a journey towards becoming the person we are capable of being.