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Parshat
Vayeishev
23 Kislev 5766
/ December 23-24, 2005
Haftarah - Amos 2:6 - 3:8
This Shabbat:
Mevarchim HaChodesh for the month of Tevet.
Special Day
this Week:
Chanukah is
celebrated Sunday night, December 25, through Monday, January 2.
Rosh Chodesh
Tevet is celebrated on Shabbat, December 31, and Sunday, January 1.
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 Oil and Water
By Dani Shapiro
When I was growing up, we never
visited my father's sister, my Aunt Shirl, who lived in Boston.
The very mention of her would cause my mother's eyes to cross. I
knew that my mother couldn't bear to be around her, although I
didn't know why. The few times I had been with Shirl, she seemed
lovely.
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What practice at the Pesach Seder reminds us of the
jealousy that lead us down to Egypt? |
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Last Week's Answer |
Q.
Afterword link between Vayishlach and D'varim.
A. Their haftaras each start with the word
CHAZON.
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 Oy Tannenbaum
By
Katharine Weber
My
earliest Christmas memory: I am 5 years old, sitting
on the bench seat close beside my father in our aqua
and white Buick, the one that looked like a saddle
shoe, on a mission to get the best Christmas tree we
can find...
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