LOVE AND HARMONY

Dear Family,

I hope that everyone is well and enjoying summer (and winter) holidays

Wishing a refuah shleimah for Yechezkiel ben Ester.

Mazal tov to Nechama Dina (Nini) Davidoff on her birthday today. So happy to have you as part of our Family Nechama Dina, and wishing you a wonderful year with much achievement and development in both the material and Spiritual!

Mazal Tov to Hirshy on his birthday next week. Wishing you a year of much success Hirshy in everything that you are working on with so much effort. And it should all be with much joy BEH!

And 2 days later is the birthday of Hirshy's (and Mariasha's) daughter Sophia. Mazal Tov Sophia, and wishing you a very happy year with much success at school, and giving your parents much nachas BEH.

And last but not least is Mazal Tov to Moishe Kehaty on turning 1 on Shabbos. Keep giving your parents, and all of us, much nachas Moishie!

I would like to apologise for the multiple emails that were sent out last week, which was due to a Postmaster Error with one of our email addresses. All part of the fun! But I hope that it did not cause too much inconvenience!

This week's Sedra is Pinchas, and our Sages identify Pinchas with Eliyahu HaNavi.

It is said that Eliyahu HaNavi will herald in the Redemption period.

Our Sages explain that the function of Eliyahu will be more than just the bearer of news.

He will also help to inspire love and harmony in the world, which will make the Redemption become a reality.

Maimonides writes that Eliyahu will come 'solely to spawn peace.'

Spreading peace will then encourage the coming of Mashiach, creating a setting wherein he will desire to enter.

This serves as a lesson to all of us.

That we should work to generate harmony in our own spheres of influence.

This will serve as a catalyst for the ultimate harmony which Mashiach will introduce into the world (From the teachings of the Rebbe, adapted from Keeping in Touch)

Gut Shabbos to all