Shabbat Chayay Sarah 5786 e-Bulletin
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Kehilat
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Rabbi Doug Zelden – Rav
Dov Steinberg - Shul President
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Shabbat Parshat Chayay Sarah 5786
Friday Erev-Shabbat
Candle lighting 4:10pm
Friday Mincha/Kabalat
Shabbat: 4:20pm
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Sof Zman Kriat
Shma: (Say Shma by) 9:08am
Birkat Hatorah & Kriat Shma 9:00am
Shabbat Morning: 9:15am
Shabbat Mevarchim – Rosh Chodesh Kislev Yih’yeh B’yom
Shishi
We do not have a Kiddush
Sponsor yet for this week.
If you are able to contribute, please speak to the Rabbi.
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Shabbat Afternoon:
Shiur with Rabbi
Simcha Lefton begins 20 minutes before Shabbat Mincha weekly
followed by Divre Torah and Rabbi Yehuda Kovacs’ Torah Lesson
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Saturday Night:
Motz’ei Shabbat Ma’ariv: 5:03pm followed by Havdallah after 5:19pm
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SIMCHA NEWS
Mazel Tov to:
Siva (Albom) & Nathan Klausner and families on the birth of a daughter.
Brittany (Goldberg) & Moshe Rubinstein and families on the birth of a daughter.
Tehilla Maryles & Yitzchok Drillman and families on their engagement.
Shifra Holman & Shlomo Soffer and families on their marriage.
Ilana Winter & Ben Maybaum and families on their marriage.
Yael Gutstein & Bentzi Azose and families on their marriage.
Jennifer & John Sherman on their anniversary.
Jane & Norman Neihaus on their anniversary.
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Happy Birthday to:
Beth Gottlieb
Tyler Center
Susan Sheldon
Neil Blum
Cathy Singer
Avi Fine
Sarit Lefton
Andrew Glatz
Laura Goltz
Jen Eisenstein
Rana Wechsler
Arleen Lieb
Sherwin Pomerantz
Michael Jacobson
Rachel Zelden
Valerie Tanner
Shira Jerenberg
Tzvi atkin
Tammy Rubin
Rachel Russman
Meira Brody
Gavi Castle
Lindsey Subrinsky
Jamie Cooper
Yom Huledet Samayach!
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CONDOLENCE NEWS:
BARUCH DAYAN EMET!
Condolences to the families of:
-James Lerner z“l
-Gertrud Oster a“h
-Elizabeth Feder a“h
-Carolyn Auerbach a“h
Hamakom Yenachem Etchem B'Toch Sh'ar Avele Tzion Virushalayim!
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Torah Thoughts from Rabbi Doug…
Parshat Chayay Sarah
Parshat Chayay Sarah records two major transactions, which begs us to wonder about their connection. The Parsha starts with Avraham insisting on paying for his plot of land in which to bury his wife. After much negotiating, Efron agrees to accept payment for the plot. The Parsha then goes into even greater detail describing the efforts of Avraham's servant in finding a suitable wife for Yitzchak, his son. What's the connection, other than then technically both being "transactions"? One possibility is that the dialog of the first transaction could be the requisite to the completion of the second. In other words, Avraham had to understand and negotiate a FAIR transaction where both sides benefit before he could find a wife for his son. This requirement says a lot about what it takes to find a suitable mate: Give. If you find yourself taking more than you're giving in a given relationship, you need to insist on adjusting it. If any marriage is to work, the first ingredient is mutual respect, which breeds mutual giving. It is this fact that Avraham mastered before venturing to find his son a wife, and it's this
lesson that we should master before venturing to find our
own mates or business partners.
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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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Summary of Chayay Sarah By, Rabbi Doug Zelden
Hertz Chumash pg.80 Genesis
23:1
1st Aliya: Avraham negotiates with Ephron the Hitite to purchase the
Cave of Machpelah as a burial place for Sarah.
Tradition says that this is also
the burial place of Adam and Chava.
2nd Aliya: Avraham sends Eliezar, his trusted servant, to
Aram Naharayim, between the Tigris and the Euphrates) to find Yitzchak a
shiduch - a bride. Pg.81 v.17
3rd Aliya: Leading a caravan of
supplies and riches, Eliezar arrives in Nachor. While resting by "the
well", he devises a test to ascertain the worthiness of a potential mate
for Yitzchak. Rivkah (Yitzchak's 1st cousin once removed) meets all the
criteria and Eliezar presents her with the appropriate gifts. Pg.83 Ch.24:10
4th Aliya: Eliezar is invited into Bisuel's home (Rivkah's father) and he relates the entire story of his mission and his encounter with Rivkah. Eliezar asks for her hand in marriage to Yitzchak. Bisuel and Lavan (Rivka's brother) agree. Pg.84 v.27
5th Aliya: Rivkah express her desire to depart immediately. Her family blesses her, and Eliezar brings her to Canaan. Yitzchak marries Rivka in the year 2088. Pg.86 v.53
6th Aliya: Avraham marries Keturah (some say she was Hagar) and has 6
more sons. Avarham dies in 2123 - 1638 b.c.e. at the age of 175.
His two sons
Yitzchak and Yishmael bury him in the Cave of Machpelah. Pg.88 Ch.25:1
7th Aliya: Yishmael's twelve sons are listed and Yishmael dies at 137 years old. Pg.89 v.12
Maftir Aliya: We repeat the last few
verses. Pg.89 v.16
Haftorah Chayay Sarah – I
Kings 1:1 pg.90
This week's Haftorah is from the first chapter of Kings1.
Dovid Hamelech (the King) is old and must confront the inevitable succession of
the throne. His 40 year reign as King of Israel had been blessed with great
success, and he had secured the security and sovereignty of the nation. Yet, in
his personal life he had suffered great tragedies and hardships. Having already
survived the rebellion of his son Avsholom, he must now confront the rebellion
of his son Adoniyahu, and his trusted General, Yoav. The Haftorah relates the
foresight and courage of Batsheva, the mother of Shlomo, and the help of Nasan
the Navi, in guaranteeing the succession of Shlomo to become the next King. The
relationship of this story to our Parsha is the planned succession of the
throne. Just as Dovid must plan for the next stage of Israel's leadership; so
too must Avraham accept the inevitable end and look to Yitzchak's future. Just
as Dovid oversees the succession while still living, and steps aside to
guarantee a proper and secure change; so too does Avraham take the necessary
steps of securing Jewish national development while he is still alive and in a
position to continue teaching and directing.
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