Dear Shaare Family,
While we at Shaare celebrate
Adira Englander’s Bat Mitzvah, our British counterparts will mark the coronation of
King Charles III and Queen Camilla in their shuls. Of course, prayers for the royal family are recited each Shabbos in shuls throughout the British Commonwealth, but the prayers this Shabbos will be special. To read the Order of Service for the Coronation, published by the United Synagogue, to be recited in British shuls this Shabbos,
click here . This is not the first time the United Synagogue has formulated an Order of Service for the Coronation of a Monarch- to see the Order of Service from the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth in 1953,
click here - and from the coronation of King Edward in 1902,
click here .
There have even been liturgical pieces composed for the occasion- click here to view the Shabbaton Choir singing the
Prayer for the Royal Family , and the children of the United Synagogue
singing a setting of Adon Olam .
When King Charles was still HRH The Prince of Wales, he attended a Yom Haatzmaut service at the St. John’s Wood Synagogue; for footage of his arrival, welcomed majestically by the remarkable Cantor Moshe Haschel and the Neimah Singers,
click here . To view the singing of God Save The Queen (in English and Hebrew and Hatikvah,
click here , and the King’s recessional,
click here .
It is worth noting that the Union of Orthodox Hebrew Congregations, the governing body of Chareidi Rabbis in the UK, also issued a reminder to pray for the Queen.
It is also worth noting that the ruling of the London Beth Din is that one is not allowed to attend state functions in Churches, in accordance with Halacha. The exception to this ruling was issued by the late Dayan Chanoch Ehrentreu zt”l, who ruled that if a Rabbi (a Chief Rabbi, for example) is
summoned by the monarch to attend (as opposed to being invited), they may enter a Church for the occasion. This is why
Lord Rabbi Jonathan Sacks did not enter the church for Princess Diana’s funeral, but stood outside in a prominent location to pay his respects, as he had not been summoned, but he did attend Prince Willam and Princess Kate’s wedding, as he was. It is also why Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis attended Queen Elizabeth’s funeral and will attend the coronation as well-
click here to read an op-ed piece by Rabbi Mirvis explaining how the Royal Family is accommodating the strictest halachic standards of Shabbos observance for him and Lady Valerie, including putting them up at St. James Palace. The Guardian also wrote about the
participation of the Jewish Community in this event even taking Shabbos into account.
If you wish to celebrate the coronation culinarily,
here is a recipe for Coronation Quiche . My dear friend and colleague
Rabbi Shaul Robinson of the Lincoln Square Synagogue (and proud Scotsman), wrote the following:
After much research, I am ready to announce the official, approved Coronation Kugel! It's based on Buckingham Palace's Coronation Quiche, with the following CRUCIAL changes...
1) Omit the crust. (let's keep this gluten free and healthy!)
2) Instead of Spinach use lots of potatoes!
3) Instead of milk, use lots of oil
4) instead of cheese, add pastrami
5) No need for the tarragon, beans etc - just salt and pepper (maybe some garlic!) to taste!!
Royal Shabbat Shalom!Hakarat HaTov CornerA special shout out to the 5-6th grade boys at AYA, including many Shaare members (like my son
Shaya, for example), who won the Metro Athletic League Soccer Championship on Tuesday with a victory against Zion Lutheran School, who were tough and worthy opponents all season. The boys played with passion, intensity, excitement and sportsmanship. A special thanks as well to the 8th grade boys, who were awesome superfans!
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