Daniel Samowitz – Informal Jewish Life Educator, Year 7 Tutor & Service Learning Coordinator

The Emanuel community has been virtually gathering to welcome Shabbat together on Friday afternoons before the sun goes down. In times like these, having a space for our community to come together is so important. Usually on a Friday morning at Emanuel you can feel Shabbat in the air. I liken it to a feeling of being in Machane Yahuda in Jerusalem on a Friday lunchtime. Students and staff alike rejoice in the Shabbat that feels so close. You can walk around the School and feel the ruach (spirit), you can see and hear singing, dancing, praying and students sharing their experiences and knowledge of Shabbat.

We are continuing to bring this spirit of Shabbat together on Zoom at 4.00 pm – 4.30 pm every Friday as long as lockdown persists. We invite our whole community families, grandparents, staff, alumni and of course our High School and Primary School students to come and rejoice and bring Shabbat in together. 

See you at 4.00 pm on Friday! 

Shabbat shalom