LogoLogoLogoLogoLogo
  • Donate
  • About
    • About CWHC
    • Rabbi & Rebbetzin Liebenberg
  • Services
  • Learning
    • Shiurim
    • CWEST
    • Weekly Parsha
  • Catering
  • Events
    • Calendar
    • Venue Hire
  • Accommodation
  • Contact
  • About
    • About CWHC
    • Rabbi & Rebbetzin Liebenberg
  • Services
  • Learning
    • Shiurim
    • CWEST
    • Weekly Parsha
  • Catering
  • Events
    • Calendar
    • Venue Hire
  • Accommodation
  • Contact
29 Nov 2024
0

#1153 TOLDOT — 29-30 NOVEMBER 2024 & 29 MARCHESHVAN 5785

Melanie Harman
Good Shabbos

SIBLING RIVALRY “The Lord said to her: Two peoples are in your wombs, and two nations shall be separated from your innards. One nation will prevail over the other nation and the elder shall serve the younger.” (Bereishit 25:23) During her difficult pregnancy, Rivkah set out to...

Read MoreRead More
22 Nov 2024
0

#1152 CHAYEI SARAH — 22-23 NOVEMBER 2024 & 22 MARCHESHVAN 5785

Melanie Harman
Good Shabbos

BIG DAY, BIGGER PRICE TAG “Yitzchak brought her (Rivkah) into the tent of his mother Sarah. He took Rivkah, she became his wife and he loved her. Yitzchak was comforted after his mother.” (Bereishit 24:67) After dedicating more than sixty verses discussing how Rivkah came to be...

Read MoreRead More
15 Nov 2024
0

#1151 VAYEIRA — 15-16 NOVEMBER 2024 & 15 MARCHESHVAN 5785

Melanie Harman
Good Shabbos

NONE SO BLIND AS THOSE WHO WILL NOT SEE “They had not yet lain down when the townspeople, the people of Sodom, converged upon the house, from young to old, all the people from every quarter. And they called out to Lot and said to him,...

Read MoreRead More
08 Nov 2024
0

#1150 LECH LECHA — 08-09 NOVEMBER 2024 & 08 MARCHESHVAN 5785

Melanie Harman
Good Shabbos

P.T.S.D. On Tuesday night, I attended an event honouring former Hamas hostage, Noa Agramani. It took place at the Gardens Shul which was packed to capacity with a wide range of members of the Cape Town Jewish community. Noa is a softly-spoken, unpretentious young lady who...

Read MoreRead More
01 Nov 2024
0

#1149 NOACH — 01-02 NOVEMBER 2024 & 01 MARCHESHVAN 5785

Melanie Harman
Good Shabbos

THE GREAT DEFENDER There is a famous teaching in Pirkei Avot (5:2) concerning the first twenty generations of mankind: “There were ten generations from Adam to Noah, in order to make known how long-suffering He is; for all those generations kept on provoking Him, until He...

Read MoreRead More
23 Oct 2024
0

#1148 SHEMINI ATZERET, SIMCHAT TORAH, SHABBAT BEREISHIT — 23-26 OCTOBER 2024 & 22-24 TISHREI 5785

Melanie Harman
Good Shabbos

SHEMINI ATZERET Even though Shemini Atzeret is attached to Sukkot and its name means ‘an assembly/gathering on the eighth day [from the beginning of Sukkot]’, it is, in fact, a festival in its own right. This is indicated by the fact that the mitzvoth of the...

Read MoreRead More
16 Oct 2024
0

#1147 SUKKOT — 16-23 OCTOBER 2024 & 15-21 TISHREI 5785

Melanie Harman
Good Shabbos

TO EVERYTHING THERE IS A SEASON In 1965, a band called The Byrds released a song that immediately went to the top of the US charts. The song was a true example of the sixties peace movement and ends with a plea for peace. But what...

Read MoreRead More
10 Oct 2024
0

#1146 YOM KIPPUR — 11-12 OCTOBER 2024 & 10 TISHREI 5785

Melanie Harman
Good Shabbos

The Talmud expresses the attitude of the Jewish people towards this day in a most beautiful statement: "There were no better days for Israel than the 15th of Av (an ancient festival in the times of the Temple) and Yom Kippur. On these days, the...

Read MoreRead More
02 Oct 2024
0

#1145 HAAZINU-SHABBAT SHUVA — 04-05 OCTOBER 2024 & 03 TISHREI 5785

Melanie Harman
Good Shabbos

THE NON-PEOPLE “They have infuriated Me with a non-god, they have angered me with their futilities. And I will infuriate them with a non-people, with a crude nation I will anger them.” (Devarim 32:21) The message in the verse above, which appears in the Song of Moshe,...

Read MoreRead More
27 Sep 2024
0

#1144 NITZAVIM-VAYELECH — 27-28 SEPTEMBER 2024 & 25 ELUL 5784

Melanie Harman
Good Shabbos

THE POWER OF UNITY “You are standing today, all of you, before Hashem, your God: the heads of your tribes, your elders, and your officers – all the men of Israel; your small children, your women, and your proselyte who is in the midst of your...

Read MoreRead More
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • 11
  • 12
  • 13
  • 14
  • 15

© 2020 CWHC

Privacy Policy

This website uses cookies to improve your experience. We'll assume you're ok with this, but you can opt-out if you wish. Cookie settingsACCEPT
Privacy & Cookies Policy

Privacy Overview

This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Out of these cookies, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. But opting out of some of these cookies may have an effect on your browsing experience.
Necessary
Always Enabled
Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. These cookies do not store any personal information.
Non-necessary
Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website.
SAVE & ACCEPT