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Parshat
Vayechi
14 Tevet 5766
/ January 13-14, 2006
Haftarah - Melachim I 2:1-12
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 Coming
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I was hiding my identity, though not as dramatically. I recall
the first time I was invited to a dinner hosted by a group for
which I was speaking. I ordered a fruit plate - "No cottage
cheese, please, no dressing." When the event organizers inquired
about my choice, I told them I was on a special diet. I was
reluctant to reveal that I kept kosher. I felt uncomfortable. I
had lived a highly sheltered life for over forty years. I was
the daughter of Holocaust survivors who had learned to be
cautious about their faith and observance.
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Trivia Question |
Q. Which
brothers are linked by an animal?
(Check Vai-chi and Vzot HaBracha) |
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Last Week's Answer |
Q.
Just for fun, see how many times Yosef's name
appears in this week's sedra. Now check out Par'o.
(If you are really "into it", count Yaakov too.)
A. Yosef appears 36 times; Par'o 34. Yaakov 22 (9
Yisraels bring the total to 31.). |
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 Waterfront
Beggar
By Sheila Segal
My Great Aunt Ella was a legend in her own time. "The Johnny
Appleseed of chessed," one irreverent cousin once declared. Aunt
Ella was the gentle, kindly soul that could see no harm in
anyone, even boisterous ten-year-old boys who tracked mud into
Mom's spotless kitchen or rowdy teenagers who pelted each other
with the harvest of the lone peach tree that stood in our back
garden.
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Recipes |
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 Rabbi
Dr. Tzvi Hersh Weinreb's Dvar Torah
Words to Grandma and Grandpa |
The Coming
Week's Daf Yomi by Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz
This essay is based upon the insights and chidushim (original
ideas) of Talmudic scholar Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz, as published
in the Hebrew version of the Steinsaltz Edition of the Talmud.
Eruvin
100-105 |
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In going from youth
to adulthood, we sometimes barter
elusive inspiration for secure
substantiality. This is yet another
instance of the trading of the
birthright for the bowl of pottage.
From A Candle by Day by Rabbi Shraga
Silverstein
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Thursday, January 19th • 7pm: "The Swiss: Forgotten Rescuers
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