Saranac Synagogue News: Shabbos Chayei Sarah (Nov. 14-15, 2025 / 23-24 Cheshvan, 5786)
David K
Shalom Aleichem!
B"H we made our numbers this
week and iy"H we WILL be having services!
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FRIDAY:
Candle lighting: 4:34 PM
Shabbos begins: 4:52 PM.
SATURDAY:
Zeman Shema: 9:33 AM - Say Shema on time before services.
Services begin: 10 AM. Zeman Tefilah: 10:22 AM.
Chatzos: 12 PM.(To avoid fasting past Chatzos on Shabbos, We recommend coffee or a snack before davening.)
Sunset: 4:51 PM.
Shabbos ends: Shul tradition: 5:52 PM. 42 min.: 5:34 PM; 72 min.: 6:04 PM.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
· This week’s drash: TBA.
· Everyone is invited to join us for kiddush, and we thank our sponsors!
Chayei Sarah
Genesis 23:1–25:18
The name of the Parshah, "Chayei Sarah," means "The life of Sarah" and it is found in Genesis 23:1.
Sarah dies at age 127 and is buried in the Machpelah Cave in Hebron, which Abraham purchases from Ephron the Hittite for four hundred shekels of silver.
Abraham’s servant Eliezer is sent, laden with gifts, to Charan, to find a wife for Isaac. At the village well, Eliezer asks G‑d for a sign: when the maidens come to the well, he will ask for some water to drink; the woman who will offer to give his camels to drink as well shall be the one destined for his master’s son.
Rebecca, the daughter of Abraham’s nephew Bethuel, appears at the well and passes the “test.” Eliezer is invited to their home, where he repeats the story of the day’s events. Rebecca returns with Eliezer to the land of Canaan, where they encounter Isaac praying in the field. Isaac marries Rebecca, loves her, and is comforted over the loss of his mother.
Abraham takes a new wife, Keturah (Hagar), and fathers six additional sons, but Isaac is designated as his only heir. Abraham dies at age 175 and is buried beside Sarah by his two eldest sons, Isaac and Ishmael.
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