Candle lighting time for Friday, October 25, 2013, 6:01 p.m.
Parashat Hayyei Sarah
22 Heshvan, 5774/October 26, 2013
Triennial Cycle Year I: Genesis 23:1-24:9
Genesis 23:1-24:9, HumashEtzHayim, page 127
Haftarah, I Kings 1:1-31, page 142
- (23:1-20) Sarah dies at the age of 127. Abraham, after bargaining with Ephron, acquires the Cave of Machpelach, in Hebron, as a family burial plot. This is the first Jewish property in the Land of Israel.
- (24:1-9) Abraham sends his servant back to Aram-Naharaim [Aram of the two rivers = Mesopotamia] to find a wife for Isaac.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Minyan – Sunday 9:30 am & Monday – Thursday 7:00 p.m.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Saturday, October 26: Ruah Rally – Noon – 12:15p.m.
Saturday, October 26: Women Empowered: From Marginalization to the Marketplace Presented by Ruth Messinger, President of the American Jewish World Service (AJWS) – During services, approx. 11:15 a.m.
Saturday, October 26: Shabbat Schmooze: Justice, Justice Shall You Pursue – How Torah Influences District Attorney Jeff Rosen – After Shabbat Kiddush lunch – approx. 1:15p.m.
Friday, November 1: Shabbat Mishpaha (Family) Experience and Siddur Ceremony – 6:30 – 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, November 9: Book Discussion Group: Hitlerland – 1:30 – 3:00 p.m.
Sunday, November 10: Trajectories on Divergent Paths: The Development of Rabbinic Judaism and Classical Christianity – 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Sunday, November 10: Z’Havah Women and Sisterhood Wine Tasting Tour – 3:00 p.m.
Saturday, November 16: Mussar Matters: Building Character and Self-Mastery Through Jewish Texts – after lunch, approximately 1:30 p.m.
Sunday, November 17: Miracle Mash Up! – 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Sunday, November 17: Sigd: Beta Israel Fesitval from Ethiopia The and Now – 10:00 – 11:00 a.m.
Sunday, November 17: Hazak Presents – Jews Were Gold Rush 49ers Too! – 7:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Wednesday, December 4: Santana Row Community Hanukkah Celebration – 4:00 – 6:30 p.m.
Friday & Saturday, December 6 & 7: Sam Glaser is Spending Shabbat with US!
Saturday, December 7: Sam Glaser in Concert at Kol Emeth – 7:00 – 10:00 p.m.
COMMUNITY
Sunday, November 3: Jewish Film Festival Movies for Kids and Teens – View/Print Flyer