WELCOME TO THE CHABAD LUBAVITCH EPPING
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We are delighted to announce the appointment of Rabbi Yossi & Rifka Posen, with their children as our new dedicated Shluchim to Chabad Epping.
Rabbi & Mrs Posen have now taken up their post in Epping in time for Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur
Exciting times ahead, please watch this space
During the last year we have established connections with many families in the wider Epping area, many of whom have been known to us at Chabad for years, as well as meeting new families and faces.
During this time, we have met and discussed the future role of Chabad Lubavitch within the Epping areas. In due course we would like to open a new Chabad Centre, building on the success story of Chabad Gants Hill servicing the community for over thirty years and Chabad Buckhurst Hill over the past ten years.
Activities have included periodic Shabbat services, Shabbat meals, a Yom Kippur service with a “break-fast”, monthly discussion groups.
Chabad has the ability through its dedicated teams of Shluchim (Chabad emissaries) Rabbis & staff, to provide exciting, lively and relevant services within a Family Synagogue setting, coupled with a broad range of social and fundraising events.
We are continuing to build up our database of Jewish families living in the area and interested in getting involved. Please feel free to participate in what’s currently available and becoming part of the team that will build Chabad Epping into the future.
We look forward with great excitement of sharing more with you very soon.
In the meantime please feel free to contact us for more information any queries or just a chat.
Rabbi Aryeh MBE & Devorah Sufrin
Thought for the week from Rabbi A. M. Sufrin MBE
VAYEIRA – “He appeared….”
VAYEIRA – “He appeared”
The Fourth section of the Book of Genesis continues to chronicle Abraham.
The name of this week’s portion, VAYEIRA is its first word. Describing G-d’s revelation to Abraham after his circumcision.
It was the third day after Abrahams circumcision, that G-d appeared to him, paying a visit to the sick.
G-d appeared to Abraham…. (18:1)
G-ds self-revelation to Abraham was on a fundamentally higher plane than His previous appearances to him. By circumcising himself in response to G-ds command, Abraham became the first human being to surrender his selfhood entirely to G-d.
Abraham could now experience G-d directly, without his ego getting in the way. Thus, Abraham’s circumcision paved the way for the giving of the Torah, through which his self-transparency became the hallmark of Jewish existence.
This means that by accepting the Torah from G-d and committing ourselves to living according to His vision for us, we can remove all barriers between G-d and ourselves. This in turn, enables G-d to reveal Himself in our lives in increasingly tangible ways.
Living with our Patriarchs and Matriarchs during these Torah reading weeks, gives us the chance to internalise real and relevant messages within our own and families lives.
Have a wonderful Shabbat and successful week to follow.
