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News & Weekly Parsha

Each week Rabbi Zalman shares an insight from the parsha and how it relates to our community, Israel and the world, alongside news from Maroubra Synagogue.

Weekly Parsha

8 January 2026

Parsha: Shemot (2026)

One of the inspiring stories from the Chanukah Festival at Bondi Beach, was with my cousin Chaya Dadon, just 14 years old,

Weekly Parsha

1 January 2026

Parsha: Vayechi (2026)

As we approach the Shloshim of those we have lost, we pause to reflect on the enduring lessons of these precious souls.

Weekly Parsha

25 December 2025

Parsha: Vayigash (2025)

Words cannot fully capture what it meant to return to Bondi Beach and light the Chanukiah with thousands of people. Standing side

Weekly Parsha

19 December 2025

Parsha: Miketz (2025)

How are you feeling? How is your family? How are the kids? We were all asking these questions this past week. If

Weekly Parsha

11 December 2025

Parsha: VaYeishev (2025)

Turning on the Light In this week’s Parsha, we read the painful story of the sale of Yosef. Before the brothers sell

Weekly Parsha

4 December 2025

Parsha: Vayishlach (2025)

“What Is Your Name?”In an enigmatic story, in this weeks Parsha, Yaakov wrestles through the night with a mysterious angel of Eisav.

Weekly Parsha

27 November 2025

Parsha: Vayeitzei (2025)

What holds more power, the things we say, or the moments we choose not to? In this week’s Torah portion, we meet

Weekly Parsha

20 November 2025

Parsha: Toldot (2025)

This past week, I had the privilege to meet Rabbi Daniel Walker from the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue in Manchester. He

Weekly Parsha

13 November 2025

Parsha: Chayei Sarah (2025)

This week, as we read Parshat Chayei Sarah, thousands of people will travel to the holy city of Chevron (Hebron) the first

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