News update: Friday 27th January 2012

Rabbi A.M.Sufrin MBE 
Executive Director

How quickly, the week flies. Today, I am writing to you from New York, but I was at Chabad most of the week to do a little round up. Monday nights JWC advanced Challah evening had 17!! Monday eve, was my monthly ladies shiur in memory of "Hennie", Tuesdays mens shiur 17 well done!! Weds, Rabbi Mullers young adults numbers growing too!! Just over one week left to the annual Melave Malka, have you booked in yet!! Just two weeks to go to our joint Tu B'shvat event in Buckhurst Hill... so much going on, we put it on and its up to you to make the numbers...see what you can join in with this week.

Thought for the week: 

In this weeks portion, Moses continues to appeal to Pharoh to let the Jewish People go. 
Pharoh is on a mission of self destruct!! In plague number six the hail stones, Pharoh says to Moses " I have sinned, G-d is righteous me and my people are wicked, take your people", but NO, he changes his mind yet again.

Just before the plague of locausts, his servants plead with pharoh, saying; "How long will you allow these people to destroy us? Can you not see that Egypt is doomed?" But Pharoh just continues with his mission!

What lesson could we possibly learn from this today, in our lives?

Sometimes we are on a mission, after all life demands it! but we lose focus on the broader picture and become so self centred that all else moves to the wayside...Yes like Pharoh, so determined to see the mission through that in the process we have pressed the self destruct button.

Life is our mission, and the challenges are many along the road....BUT WE have teachers, mentors and must seek guidance on this mission. We must make regular reviews and sometimes, those who serve us, those who are dedicated to us, who depend upon us, are screeming from the sidelines..."look ahead..cant you see this is a road to nowhere"? make sure YOU dont see your lifes mission as a road to self destruction. Look and listen to those who are guiding us and showing us the light ahead as to the TRUE mission in life!
 

Have a wonderful shabbos!