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November 19, 2011 ~ 22 Heshvan 5772 Shabbat Chaye Sarah
פרשת חיי שרא The congregational Kiddush will be held in Main Street following services.
שבת שלום Yeeshar Koach to Chuck Ticker and all of our Kiddush Club Shabbat Service participants and supporters Kabbalat Shabbat Friday, November 25, 2011 Featuring our Kita Vav and Kita Zayin (grades 6 & 7) students from our Beit Rayim Hebrew School. Snack & Schmooze: 6 - 6:30 PM Interactive & Participatory Service for all ages: 6:30 -7:15 PM Everyone Welcome!
Wanted Vendors for our Hanukkah Bazaar on Sunday, December 18th 10:30 AM- 12:30 PM
Kabbalat Shabbat December 2, 2011 Co-Sponsored with The PJ Library Snack & Schmooze: 6 - 6:30 PM Interactive & Participatory Service with story time: 6:30 -7:15 PM
(at Ross Doan Public School 101 Weldrick Road West)
Full details are available by contacting Steffi Goodfield at chixnman@rogers.com or 416-992-7324 Deadline for vendor applications is November 21, 2011
Annual Torah reading: Genesis 23:1 – 25:18 (Etz Hayim, p. 127, Hertz, p. 80) Beit Rayim Triennial Reading: Genesis 24:27 – 52 (Etz Hayim, p. 134, Hertz, p.84) Haftarah: IKings 1:1-31 (Etz Hayim, p. 143, Hertz, p. 90)
ANNOUNCEMENTS/הודעות
Beit Rayim extends its condolences to Allan, Madoka and Elana Steingart on the passing of Allan’s mother, Mona Steingart, z”l. The funeral was held on Monday. th
Yeeshar Koach to Yehuda Kahane on chanting Haftarah in honour of the 57 anniversary of becoming a Bar th Mitzvah and Mazel Tov on your 70 Birthday. Today’s Kiddush is Co-Sponsored by the Kahane-Rapport, Brooke and Spilberg families in honour of Yehuda Kahane’s special day. and by our Kiddush Club Shabbat participants and supporters:
Elan Beer, Raymond, Elaine and Adam Feig, Shelley Isenberg, Neil Kendal, Sam Kishinevsky, Larry Miller, Bill Mandelman, Sony Nseiri, Bob and Helen Smolkin, Madoka Steingart, Chuck Ticker. If you are receiving an Honour/Aliyah, please make sure to arrive at the beginning of the service and introduce yourself to the Gabbai at the door. This week November 19, 2011– November 25, 2011 we remember
Mia Gladstone, z”l, mother of Gila Martow Norman Kaplan, z”l, husband of Gertie Kopilis and father of Loraine Erdman Sarah Krakauer, z”l, mother of Florence Krakauer Jacob Parker, z”l, father of Beatrice Bishansky Harry Phillips, z”l, step-father of Rhona Stein May their souls be bound up in the bonds of eternal life, Amen.
Please join us on December 16 & 17 when Michael Jay, our USCJ Alim Rabbinic Fellow, will again return to Beit Rayim for the weekend. Friday, December 16, 2011 Kabbalat Shabbat- 6:30 PM Saturday, December 17, 2011 Shabbat Services at 9 AM Looking for a few good “Shabbat Buddies” We are looking to create a roster of drivers who would be willing to pick up and take home some of our members who can no longer drive to services. If you would be willing to “Buddy” up with a member, please contact Fran at the synagogue office: admin@beitrayim.org / t.905-889-0276 x31
Back by Popular Demand! Israeli Movie Club First Movie Date: Tuesday, December 27, 2011
Thank you to Isabel and Irv Siegel for generously opening their home to us again. Space is limited and preference will be given to synagogue members. You must RSVP to Udi at: ehude.avi@gmail.com (Please note the title will be announced two weeks before the screening). We want to stay in touch with you. Please make sure we have a current email address on file.
PARASHAT Chaye Sarah - Prepared by Rabbi Joseph Prouser Sarah dies at the age of 127, and Abraham mourns her. He enters into protracted and formalized public negotiations with the children of Heth – the Hittites – to secure a burial place for her, and he buys the cave of Machpelah from Ephron at an apparently inflated price. Abraham subsequently dispatches his servant to Aram Naharaim (Mesopotamia) to find a suitable wife for Isaac, after he names the servant swear that he will not select a Canaanite woman. The servant's prayer for guidance and a divine sign in identifying Isaac's future wife is immediately answered with the appearance of the beautiful and chaste Rebekah, who approaches the well where the servant has stationed himself. In keeping with his prayer, she draws from the well, generously providing water to the servant and his 10 camels. Rebekah is identified as the granddaughter of Nahor, Abraham's brother. The servant presents gifts to Rebekah and then to her family, to whom he tells the story of what happened at the well. Rebekah consents to marry Isaac and receives her family's blessing. Isaac and Rebekah meet. Rebekah covers herself with a veil, in a gesture of modesty still reenacted at traditional Jewish weddings (frequently accompanied by the recitation of a verse from this parashah, Genesis 24:60). Isaac takes his bride "into his mother's tent," and the bereaved son finds comfort in his marriage. Abraham marries Keturah; that marriage produces six more children. Upon Abraham's death, Isaac and Ishmael together bury their father in the Cave of Machpelah. After Abraham's death, God renews His blessing of Isaac. Ishmael dies at the age of 137. The parashah concludes by listing his many descendants, demonstrating the fulfillment of God's earlier blessing him as the progenitor of a great nation and father of 12 chieftains.
Please circle your calendars:
Sunday, November 20 – Youth Group Program. Friday, November 25 – Kabbalat Shabbat with our Hebrew school’s Grade 6 & 7 students. Friday, December 2 – Kabbalat Shabbat with the PJ Library at CHAT. Friday, December 16 – Michael Jay, our USCJ Alim Rabbinic Fellow returns for Shabbat. Sunday, December 18 - Hanukkah Party at Ross Doan Public School. 10:30-12:30 AM. Thursday, December 22 - Last session of Beit Rayim Hebrew School before the winter break. Tuesday, December 27 – Israeli Movie Club. Friday, January 6 – Kabbalat Shabbat with the PJ Library. Thursday, January 12 – First session of Beit Rayim Hebrew School after the winter break. Saturday, January 21 – Havdallah at the Wave Pool. Saturday, January 28, 2012 - Casino Night at Pride of Israel. February12 – Tel Aviv Café.
An initiative of the Jewish Agency for Israel (JAFI), with the support of the Government of Israel, Holocaust Era Asset Restitution Taskforce - Project HEART — aims to provide the tools, strategy, and information to enable the Government of Israel, the project, and its partners to bring about a small measure of justice to eligible heirs of Jewish victims, the victims themselves, and the Jewish people. Please go to www.heartwebsite.org for more information. Deadline to apply is December 1, 2011 Celebrate your birthday, anniversary or other simcha with your Beit Rayim Family. Receive a special blessing at Shabbat services. “Sponsor” a Congregational Kiddush for $360. or “Co-Sponsor” the Kiddush for $180. (This rate does not apply to the added cost for guests who you invite to attend that week and does not apply to Bar or Bat Mitzvah Kiddushim). “Donate” to the Kiddush is still at a variable rate of your choice. Donations are tax receiptable. Call: 905.889.0276 ext. 31or admin@beitrayim.org Donate a Chumash or Siddur in honour or memory of a person or a special event. Contact the office for details: shalom@beitrayim.org or 905-889-0276 x31
Chairman of the Board of Directors Shelley Isenberg President Larry Miller Immediate Past President Irv Siegel Founding Rabbi Rabbi Sol Tanenzapf, z”l Rabbi in Residence Moshe Edelman Cantor Eli Bard USCJ Alim Rabbinic Fellow Michael Jay
UJA of Greater Toronto’s Victims of Terror Fund supports southern Israel Funds raised for victims of terror in Israel are allocated to United Israel Appeal Canada Inc. (UIA) on whose behalf the Jewish Agency for Israel (JAFI) delivers services. To donate contact ujadonations.com/victims or call 416-361-5705
With more than 11 million people across East Africa devastated by drought and famine, United Jewish Appeal of Greater Toronto has established the African Famine Relief Fund to help relieve their suffering. Fund donations will be sent to IsraAid, the Israelibased Forum for International Humanitarian Aid, which has already deployed…” In addition, the Government of Canada will match an equivalent amount to drought relief. The United Jewish Appeal African Famine Relief Fund is not part of the annual UJA Federation campaign. 100% of proceeds raised will be designated for IsraAID. ujadonations.com/AfricanFamine or by calling 416-631-5705. The PRIDE OF ISRAEL KOSHER FOOD BANK helps 100 Jewish Welfare families per week. They desperately need non-perishables such as canned goods, pasta, peanut butter and powdered milk. These items should be marked kosher. Or send a cheque to: KOSHER FOOD BANK OF PRIDE OF ISRAEL, 59 Lissom Crescent, Toronto, ON M2R 2P2 209 - 1118 Centre Street, Thornhill, ON L4J 7R9 t. (905) 889-0276 x31 shalom@beitrayim.org www.beitrayim.org www.facebook.com/beitrayimshul