Parashat Toldot 26-Nov-11

Shabbat Bulletin (November 2011)

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Candle lighting time for Friday, November 25, 2011, 4:35 p.m.

Parashat Toldot

29 Heshvan, 5772 / November 26, 2011
Triennial Cycle Year II: Genesis 26:23-27:27, page 96
Humash Etz Hayim, page 152
Haftarah Mahar Hodesh: 1 Samuel 20:18-42, page 1215

What About Isaac?
Rabbi Daniel Pressman

Abraham	Isaac
Abimelech: “Here, my land is before you; settle wherever you please.” (20:15)	Abimelech: “Go away from us, for you have become far too big for us.” (26:16)
Then Abraham reproached Abimelech for the well of water which the servants of Abimelech had seized. But Abimelech said, “I do not know who did this; you did not tell me, nor have I heard of it until today.” (21:25-26)	But when Isaac’s servants, digging in the wadi, found there a well of spring water, the herdsmen of Gerar quarreled with Isaac’s herdsmen, saying, “The water is ours.” … And when they dug another well, they disputed over that one also; … He moved from there and dug yet another well, and they did not quarrel over it; so he called it Rehoboth, saying, “Now at last the LORD has granted us ample space to increase in the land.” (26:19-22)
Abimelech and Phicol: “God is with you in everything that you do. Therefore swear to me here by God that you will not deal falsely with me or with my kith and kin, but will deal with me and with the land in which you have sojourned as loyally as I have dealt with you.” (21:22-14)	Isaac said to them, “Why have you come to me, seeing that you have been hostile to me and have driven me away from you?” (26:27)
Abraham: “You are to accept these seven ewes from me as proof that I dug this well.” (21:30)	Abimelech, Ahuzzath and Phicol: “We now see plainly that the LORD has been with you, and we thought: Let there be a sworn treaty between our two parties, between you and us. Let us make a pact with you that you will not do us harm, just as we have not molested you but have always dealt kindly with you and sent you away in peace. (26:28-29)
Hence that place was called Beer-sheba, for there the two of them swore an oath. (21:31)	Early in the morning, they exchanged oaths. Isaac then bade them farewell, and they departed from him in peace. That same day Isaac’s servants came and told him about the well they had dug, and said to him, “We have found water!” He named it Shibah; therefore the name of the city is Beer-sheba to this day. (26:31-33)

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Support B’nei Mitzvah projects – see bins in lobby

Embrace-A-Family Gift and Toy Drive for Hanukkah

Jews’ Next Dor Holiday Toy Drive

Sheldon and Richard Balk Memorial Camp Scholarship

Hadashot Religious School – On announcement page on WIKI

Annual Christmas Luncheon for the Homeless

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UPCOMING EVENTS

Saturday, November 26: Wisdom and Witdom with Doug Brook: If the Shoe Fits, Chafetz - at approximately 1:15 p.m.

Monday, November 28: Grandparent’s Circle – 7:30 – 9:00 p.m.

Wednesday, November 30: Next General Board Meeting - following minyan

Thursday, December 1: Job Help and Training Session – 7:30 – 8:30 p.m.

Thursday, December 1: Informational Meeting for Summer Israel Tours – 7:30 – 8:30 p.m.

Saturday, December 3: Ask the Rabbi - after Shabbat Kiddush lunch (about 1:15 p.m.)

Saturday, December 3: SABABA Concert at JCC - 7:00 – 11:00 p.m.

Saturday, December 3: Sausy 80s Workout Theme Broomball – 9:30 – 11:15 p.m.

Sunday, December 4: Threads of Tradition – 1:00 – 4:00 p.m.

Sunday, December 4: Sunday Night Movie: Mother Night - 7:00 p.m.

Sunday, December 4: Ramah Outdoor Adventure Information Sessions - 2:00 & 7:00 p.m. Ramah Outdoor Adventure is the only Kosher Outdoor Adventure camp in the country with an intensive Jewish program.

Thursday, December 8: CBD Membership Committee Meeting - 7:30 – 8:30 p.m.

Sunday, December 11: Hanukkah Mishpaha Program: Hanukkah, Heroes and Hofa’ah – 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Sunday, December 11: Hanukkah Adult Workshop – Who is a Hero? Who are our Heroes? Who should our (grand)children’s Heroes be? - 10:00 – 11:30 a.m.

Sunday, December 11: Hanukkah Gift Shop Bazaar – 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Sunday, December 11: HAZAK Hanukkah Social Extravaganza - 5:00 p.m.

Tuesday, December 13: CJL: Jews in the California Gold Rush - 7:30 – 9:00 p.m.

Saturday, December 17: Sausy Hanukkah Party – 8:00 – 10:00 p.m.

Sunday, December 18: CBD Annual Meeting – 10:00 a.m.

Daily Minyan – Sunday 9:30 am & Monday – Thursday 7:00 p.m.

Saturday, February 18: Save the Date: Donor Shabbat – 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

COMMUNITY EVENTS

Monday, December 5: Following Ezra - 7:30 p.m.