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
KI TEITZEI – When you go out (to war)…
KI TEITZE – When you go out…
The sixth section of Deuteronomy continues with Moses’ farewell address to the Jewish people. In this Address he begins with the laws governing the behaviour of Jewish soldiers when they go out to war.
“if you go out to war upon your enemies, G-d will deliver your enemy into your hands, and you will take back captives….” (21:10)
When we contend with evil, we are “going out to war.” We are “going out” of our true selves, for waging war is unnatural. Our soul’s native environment is the peaceful, infinite Divine consciousness it experienced before it entered into our body.
Since our souls originate in G-ds essence, and evil has no power against G-d’s essence, we have the upper hand over evil even before the battle has begun.
In addition, G-d only created evil in the first place in order for us to vanquish it. For both these reasons, the Torah goes on to assure us that “G-d will deliver your enemy into your hands.”
With this the Torah is teaching us that in order to win the battle against evil, we must identify with our Divine soul. We are then backed by the full power of G-d’s holiness.
Wishing you and your dear ones a Good Shabbos and a successful fulfilling week to follow PG.
