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Candle lighting time for Friday, November 11, 2011, 4:43 p.m.
Triennial Cycle Year II: Genesis 19:1-20:18
Humash Etz Hayim, page 104
Haftarah: 2 Kings 4:1-37, page 123
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(19:1-29) The angels warn Abraham’s nephew Lot to flee Sodom with his family. His wife disobeys the order not to look back, and is turned into a pillar of salt.
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(19:30-38) After the destruction, Lot’s daughters, believing there is no one else left on earth, trick him into an incestuous union. Their sons are the founders of the nations of Ammon and Moab.
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(20:1-18) Abraham tells Abimelech king of Gerar that Sarah is his sister, so he has Sarah brought to him. In a dream, God appears to him and frightens him away from Sarah. Abimelech rebukes Abraham, but then compensates him for his trouble.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Support B’nei Mitzvah projects – see bins in lobby
Jews’ Next Dor Holiday Toy Drive
Sheldon and Richard Balk Memorial Camp Scholarship
Hadashot Religious School – On announcement page on WIKI
Next General Board Meeting is Wednesday, November 30th – following minyan
Annual Christmas Luncheon for the Homeless
Earn Money for Beth David While You Shop
UPCOMING EVENTS
Friday – Sunday, November 11-13: USY Fall Kinnus 2011 at Congregation Sinai
Saturday, November 12: Jewish Book Discussion Group – at approximately 1:30 p.m.
Sunday, November 13: Scouting for Food - 1:00 – 3:00 p.m.
Monday, November 14: Grandparent’s Circle - 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, November 15: Introduction to Judaism at Congregation Sinai – 7:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Tuesday, November 15: CJL: Back in the USSR: Encounters with Refuseniks, 1976 - 7:30 – 9:00 p.m.
Thursdays beginning November 17: Jewish Legends Discussion Group – 7:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Friday, November 18: Friday Morning Talmud Discussion with Rabbi Pressman - 8:30 – 9:30 a.m.
Friday, November 18: Pirkei Avot: Sayings (or Ethics) of the Fathers - 9:45 – 10:45 a.m.
Saturday, November 19: Shabbat Afternoon Torah Discussion - at approximately 1:30 p.m.
Sunday, November 20: Creation of a Religion: Israelite Cult Practice and Development of Judiasm - 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Sunday, November 20: Jewish Cub Scouts Pack 504 Activities – 1:00 – 3:00 p.m.
Thursday, November 24: Saratoga Community Interfaith Service - 10:00 a.m.
Friday, November 25: Jews’ Next Dor Shabbat Hol HaMoed Yom Turkey Potluck - 7:00 -10:30 p.m.
Saturday, November 26: Wisdom and Witdom with Doug Brook: If the Shoe Fits, Chafetz – at approximately 1:15 p.m.
Saturday, December 3: SABABA Concert at JCC - 7:00 – 11:00 p.m.
Sunday, December 11: Hanukkah Mishpaha Program: Hanukkah, Heroes and Hofa’ah - 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Sunday, December 11: HAZAK Chanukah Social Extravaganza - 5:00 p.m.
Daily Minyan – Sunday 9:30 am & Monday – Thursday 7:00 p.m.
COMMUNITY EVENTS
Be a Shining Light This Hanukkah
Sunday, November 20: 100 Voices: A Journey Home – 3:00 p.m.
* Following the film Rabbi Ohriner will be joined by Cantor Devorah Felder-Levy and Cantor Meeka Simerly in a concert performance
Tuesday, December 20: Celebrate the First Night of Chanukah at Santa Row – 5:00 p.m.