Wellington Jewish Community Centre
Anne Frank Exhibit at Te Papa PDF Print E-mail

The Anne Frank Exhibition will be at Te Papa from 11 February to 24 March.  Click here for more information.

 

 
From the Rabbi: Judaism and the Environment PDF Print E-mail

Last month world leaders gathered in Copenhagen to try and find ways to overcome global warming, which has become a very serious issue. 

Because we are close to Tu B’Shevat, which is also known as “The New Year for Trees” I would like to try to explore the Jewish approach to environmental ethics.  Many people would think that this is not a halacha issue but there is no doubt that the Bible and the Talmud are full of examples dealing with environmental ethics as we believe they are important Jewish issues.

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2010 Jewish Community Picnic PDF Print E-mail

Sunday, February 7 2010 at 12pm
Wellington College, 15 Dufferin Street (near the Basin Reserve)

Wellington Jewish Community Picnic at
12 noon start – Adults $2 – Children under 12 years free
Activities begin with the Baby Show.  Every baby/toddler under
3 years is eligible to enter and everyone wins a prize.
The race programme will commence immediately after the Baby Show.

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Chanukah and the Rabbi in the news PDF Print E-mail

Click here to see a great article about the Chanukah, the Rabbi, and the WJCC.

 
From the Rabbi: Daf Yomi PDF Print E-mail

Nearly every Shabbat in our synagogue we meet visitors from different places in the world.  Recently we have seen people from Israel, America, Britain, Europe, South America and elsewhere.   We know that we have a different style of prayer and they may not be exactly familiar with the tunes that we use but one thing for sure is that they know exactly what sedra they are going to read in every synagogue every Shabbat.  Every visitor knows what the Rabbi’s drasha will be about. 

There is another common shiur which is called “Daf Yomi”. 

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