Shabbat Toldot 5786 e-Bulletin
OrMenorah Congregation
Kehilat
Or Menorah
www.ormenorah.com
Rabbi Doug Zelden – Rav
Dov Steinberg - Shul President
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7006 N. California Ave. Chicago, IL
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Shabbat Parshat Toldot 5786
Friday Erev-Shabbat
Candle lighting 4:04pm
Friday Mincha/Kabalat
Shabbat: 4:14pm
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Sof Zman Kriat
Shma: (Say Shma by) 9:13am
Birkat Hatorah & Kriat Shma 9:10am
Shabbat Morning: 9:15am
Kiddush is being Sponsored this week by Lois & Rabbi Doug Zelden in honor of their daughter Rachel’s Birthday.
YOM HULEDET SAMAYACH!
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Shabbat Afternoon:
Shiur 15 minutes before Shabbat Mincha weekly
Shabbat Afternoon Mincha: 3:54pm
followed by Divre Torah
and Rabbi Yehuda Kovacs’ Torah Lesson
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Shabbat Shalom!
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Saturday Night:
Motz’ei Shabbat Ma’ariv: 4:58pm followed by Havdallah after 5:15pm
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(If you
are able to sponsor a future Shabbat or Kiddush please contact the Rabbi.
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SIMCHA NEWS
Mazel Tov to:
Yocheved & Rabbi Mitchell Cohen on the marriage of their daughter Baila.
Tamar & Sholi Chinn and families on the birth of a daughter.
Adina & Zach Cohn and families on the birth of a daughter.
Talia & Reuven Kirshner and families on the birth of a daughter.
Lilly & Trevor Miller and families on the birth of a daughter.
Shifra & Akiva Meyerovitz and families on the birth of a son.
Yocheved & Rabbi Mitchell Cohen on their anniversary.
Jane & Norman Neihaus on their anniversary.
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Happy Birthday to:
Rachel Zelden
Beth Nathan
Scott Smith
Ayelet Kleinman
Jodi Gershman
Tzippy Pancer
Jacob Carl
Yacov Steinberg
Joshua Rosen
Mort Stern
Shirley Mullen
Lou Lang
Bruce Leon
Valerie Tanner
Shirley Mullen
Mort Stern
Yossi Agulnik
Rena Rosen
R’ Barry Axler
Ricky Fleischer
Jane Neihaus
Nathan Benditzson
Yom
Huledet Samayach!
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CONDOLENCE
NEWS:
BARUCH
DAYAN EMET!
Condolences
to the families of:
-Mark
Tannenbaum z“l
-Hart Rotenberg z”l
-Dr. Alfred Soffer z”l
-Dr. Harold Goldmeier z"l
-Ronald Garber z“l
-Barbara Nudelman a"h
-Rikki Elbaum a”h
Hamakom
Yenachem Etchem B'Toch Sh'ar Avele Tzion Virushalayim!
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Torah Thoughts from Rabbi Doug…
Parshat Toldot
In this week's Parsha,
Toldot, the theme revolves around families. There are many things one can learn
about raising children and dealing with one's family, just by reading this
Parsha. But there's one very interesting Passuk (verse), which tells us that
although Esav was a murderer, Yitzchok loved Esav because Esav hunted for him,
while Rivka loved Yaakov. The obvious question is...how can Yitzchok love Esav
if he was really evil? Didn't he realize? Well, the Torah knew we'd ask, so it
tells us that it was because Esav gave Yitzchok food, and respected him. The
Lekach Tov explains that Yitzchak knew that Esav was evil, but the fact that
Esav showed him respect proved that there was still hope for him, which is why
Yitzchok loved him. That insight into a person is something few people have
mastered, but if you look closer into the exact wording of the Passuk, you'll
even an even deeper insight into our nature as humans:
When the Passuk says that Yitzchok loved Esav, it uses past tense, yet when
describing Rivka's love it does so in present tense. It's no coincidence that
Yitzchok's love was based on something tangible and was short-lived - this is
proven when Yitzchok gives Yaakov the Brachot (blessings) although according to
most commentaries he knew that it was Yaakov - while Rivka's love is pure and
ever-lasting! The Torah is teaching us a very important lesson about love: When
we love someone, it MUST be unconditional, or it won't last. We love our
families for that reason. We need to look at people for who they are, and not
for what they have to offer us, or what they've done or haven't done for us
lately because basing our love on any one aspect will only spoil it. The same
applies for loving G-d. We can't love G-d just when things are good, but must
constantly work on loving G-d for what He is, and what He stands for, for He will stand when all else fails or falls!
Shabbat Shalom!
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Or Menorah - Weekday Schedule of
Services
Weekday Minyanim with
Rabbi Doug
*Since the Pandemic Or
Menorah is holding Minyaim on Erev Shabbat, Shabbat, and Motz’ei Shabbat (&
Yom Tov) all other weekday davening will temporarily be as scheduled below
*Sunday-Friday Shacharit: 8:30am together
at Poalei Zedek-
*S-TH Mincha/Maariv : 15 minutes before sunset
together at Poalei Zedek-
Friday Mincha: 10 min.
after Candle Lighting-
at Or Menorah
Motz'ei Shabbat
Maariv: 33 minutes after
Sunset-
at Or Menorah
*(Poalei Zedek in 4
blocks South of Or Menorah at 2801 W. Albion Ave. in Chicago)
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a baby coming, or you are a chiuv....
PLEASE inform Rabbi Doug and one of the Gabbayim when you come into shul so
that the appropriate honors can be handed out and the appropriate announcements
made.
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Summary of Parshat
Toldot By,
Rabbi Doug Zelden
\Genesis
25:19 Soncino
- Hertz Chumash Page 93
1st Aliya: Yitzchak is 40 years old (2088) when he marries Rivkah. After 20 years, Esav and Yakov are born. The Parsha jumps from their birth to Yakov's purchase of the 1st born rights from Esav at the age of 15. (2123 - the day Avraham died) Pg. 93 Ch.25:19
2nd Aliya: The Parsha returns to the story of Yitzchak and Rivkah and the famine which forces them to settle among the Plishtim. Yitzchak, like his father before him, has a moral confrontation with Avimelech, after which his fields are uniquely prolific and financially successful. Pg. 95 Ch.26:6
3rd Aliya: Yitzchak's financial success leads to jealousy with his Plishtim neighbors. He re-digs Avraham's wells, resulting in a confrontation with the Plishtim over water rights. He moves back to Beer Sheva. Pg. 96 Ch.26:13
4th Aliya: Hashem (G-d), in a dream, confirms for Yitzchak the future of his children. Avimelech, the King of the Plishtim, and his General, Phicol, approach Yitzchak to make a peace treaty. Pg. 96 Ch.26:23
5th Aliya: The treaty between Yitzchak and the Plishtim is celebrated. The Parsha returns to the story of Yakov and Esav. Esav's marriage to two Canaanite women at the age of 40 (2148) brings disappointment to Yitzchak and Rivkah. In 2171, when Yakov and Esav are 63 and Yitzchak is 123, Yitzchak blesses Yakov and Esav. The Parsha details the duplicity of Yakov and Rivkah in fooling Yitzchak. Pg. 97 Ch 26:30
6th Aliya: Yitzchak blesses Yakov
with spiritual and material gain, after which Esav returns to discover Yakov's
plot. He receives his own blessing for material gain, and is determined to kill
Yakov.
Rivkah, fearful for Yakov's life, convinces Yitzchak to send
Yakov to her brother Lavan in search
of a shiduch - a wife.
Yitzchak confirms on Yakov the future of the Jewish nation
before his departure to Lavan. Pg. 99 Ch.27:28
7th Aliya: Yakov departs for Padan Aram, and Esav marries the daughter of Yishmael.(his 1/2 1st cousin) Pg. 101 Ch.28:5
Maftir Aliya: We repeat the last few verses. Pg. 101 V.7
Haftorah Toldot - Malachi (1:1-2:7) Page 102 in
the Hertz Chumash
This weeks Haftorah is from the
prophet Malachi. The Navi declared Hashem's love for the Bnai Yisroel by
reminding them that they, the children of Yakov, had been chosen over Esav to
be His "holy nation." The Navi continued by reprimanding the children
of Yakov for their lack of appreciation in having been selected as the Chosen
People. The nation acted as if they were true servants of Hashem, but in truth
they were only acting. Taking a closer look at the quality of the service in
the Bais Hamikdash revealed a disgracing lack of deference on the part of Kllal
Yisroel's for their singular intimacy with the Creator. The Navi concluded by
stating that the consequences of true devotion to Hashem and His Torah should
be Truth, Peace, Uprightness and Life. These must be the values we teach
our children and the world through our own life style. Only then can we claim
to truly speak in the name of G-d.
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