Times: Shabbat starts tonight with candlelighting at 5:34pm; ends Saturday night at 6:30pm. The weekly Torah portion for Shabbos is Shmini. Rosh Chodesh Iyar is on Sunday (19/4) and Monday (20/4).

Mincha in the CBD: Mincha continues at 1.00pm Monday-Thursday.

Study: Wed shiur @ Billing Bureau: 1:15pm

Kosher Food in the CBD: Nifla Kosher Catering (KA Hechsher)
Offers Corporate Catering, specializing in individual and board room lunches. For further details visit www.nifla.com.au
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Kosher sandwiches, muffins and salads are available at the following locations:
CUPP- Manchester Unity Building- Ground Floor-220 Collins Street
CBW EXPRESS-181 William Street.(Entrance Little Bourke St)
IN A RUSH CAFE-616 St Kilda Road-(Ground Floor-Lowe Lippmann Building)

Spot On (KA Hechsher)
Kosher sandwiches and snacks are available at the following location: 
PRONTO ON FLINDERS-335 Flinders Lane
Smoked salmon and cheese sandwich, Tuna sandwich,Cheese and salad sandwich, Egg and tomato sandwich. Natural yoghurt with berries and granola clusters, Mixed berry muffin, Seasonal fresh fruit salad, Pesto pasta salad (new), Greek salad (new).

Thought of the Week with thanks to David Prins.  The festival of Pesach can be characterised as ‘Kashrut Central’ or ‘Kashrut on Steroids’. Many who are not generally so concerned about kashrut become more concerned during Pesach, while those who strictly observe kashrut throughout the year become even stricter. In a non-leap year, this week’s Torah portion of Shemini is always read on the Shabbat after Pesach. It is no coincidence that Shemini contains the laws of kashrut, to give us a strong reminder that our kashrut observance should last throughout the year, and not just at Pesach. The next portion of Tazria refers to the disease of Tzaraat, which our Sages tell us resulted primarily from inappropriate speech. We should learn an important lesson from the juxtaposition of these two Torah readings. We must be careful about the appropriateness of the words that come out of our mouth, as well as the food that goes into our mouth.