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Shabbat Vayigash
Candle Lighting: 16:30
End of Shabbat: 17:45
Blessing Transliteration:
Boruch A-toh Ado-noi E-lo-hei-nu Me-lech Ha-olam A-sher Ki-de-shan-nu Be-mitz-vo-sov Ve-tzi-va-nu Le-had-lik Ner Shel Shabbat Ko-desh.
It is a great mitzvah and responsibility to honor the Sabbath by lighting candles 18 minutes before sunset on Friday evening. This unique commandment, entrusted to the Jewish woman, is rich with meaning and purpose.
It is very important to know the exact candle-lighting time, as we are not allowed, under any circumstances, to kindle these lights after sunset. |
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Release
Beginnings are hard. For good reason. If they were easy, we would prowl into each new venture like a snug fat cat. When you begin pent up in an iron cage, a tiger comes out. A tiger that breaks through the door of its cage and pounces with a vengeance.
Bless those cages, those impossible brick walls, those rivers of fire that lie at the outset of each worthwhile journey. Without them we would be only as powerful as we appear.
- Bringing Heaven Down to Earth, |
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Hi and Shalom,
Many wonder, what can I do to assist my brothers and sisters in the Holy Land during these difficult times, as we sit in the comfort of our own homes or resorts etc...
Ponder this: Every good deed one does, has an everlasting positive effect on us and those around us and the world ultimately. So whether you decide to add some light into this world in the realms of goodness and kindness or consider deepening your spiritual commitments, rest assured it has the power and strength to continue to evoke divine intervention for all of Israel .Amen.
Never underestimate your deed- act now and change the world!
With blessings for Moshiach now!
Shabbat Shalom,
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The Weekly WordBy: Rabbi Levi Y. Garelik -Rabbi of The European Synagogue
On the 10th of Tevet (425 BCE), the armies of the Babylonian emperor Nebuchadnezzar laid siege to Jerusalem. Eventually, the walls of the city were breached and the Holy Temple destroyed on the 9th of Av. Tevet 10, which will be this Tuesday, is observed as a day of mourning and repentance, and many refrain from food and drink from daybreak to nightfall.
Walls secure the contents contained within and keep all other elements out. One's identity and beliefs are safe if surrounded by strong, insurmountable walls. Where, then, is the possibility for growth and enlightenment, if none are allowed inside? One could not want to crack the wall, for then everything is exposed and vulnerable.
Therefore, we need strong walls, with gates that open and close. Gates will open to allow ideas to pass in and out to exchange insight and experiences, lessons and learning. Gates will also close, to safeguard the ideals we hold as true, and keep out harmful and destructive forces.
However, if the walls are besieged with an unwelcome presence, one must be extremely cautious as to what is allowed in and out, for the undesirables may sneak in and take over. The core beliefs should be strengthened to withstand any possible assault. This was the calamity of the 10th of Tevet. The city was surrounded, and the end was inevitable if the city could not maintain its strong united force of the people within. Because of a lack of unity amongst the inhabitants, the enemy armies were able to overcome the people within, which led to the destruction of the Holy Temple.
The positive and constructive lesson from this somber day is two-fold: to strengthen our own values and principles by following the directives of our holy Torah, as well as reinforce the bonds between Jews that keep us connected across the globe.
Shabbat Shalom!
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This week's eletter is dedicated to:
Rabbi Yossi Goldberg
Bal Korea of The European Synagogue. |
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The Parsha in a Nutshell
Vayigash - Genesis 44:18-47:27
Judah approaches Joseph to plead for the release of Benjamin, offering himself as a slave to the Egyptian ruler in Benjamin's stead. Upon witnessing his brothers' loyalty to one another, Joseph reveals his identity to them. "I am Joseph," he declares. "Is my father still alive?"
The brothers are overcome by shame and remorse, but Joseph comforts them. "It was not you who sent me here," he says to them, "but G-d. It has all been ordained from Above to save us, and the entire region, from famine."
The brothers rush back to Canaan with the news. Jacob comes to Egypt with his sons and their families -- seventy souls in all -- and is reunited with his beloved son after 22 years. On his way to Egypt he receives the Divine promise: "Fear not to go down to Egypt; for I will there make of you a great nation. I will go down with you into Egypt, and I will also surely bring you up again."
Joseph gathers the wealth of Egypt by selling food and seed during the famine. Pharaoh gives Jacob's family the fertile county of Goshen to settle, and the children of Israel prosper in their Egyptian exile.
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A BIT OF HUMOR 
It was Benny's third birthday party and he was having a lovely time. Soon it was time to open his presents. One was from his grandma Freda and in it he discovered a water pistol. He jumped up and down with delight and then ran to the nearest sink to fill it up.
But his mother was not so pleased. She turned to Freda and said, "I'm surprised at you, Mom. Don't you remember how we used to drive you crazy with water pistols when we were young?"
Grandma Freda smiled and then replied, "I remember. Of course I remember..." |
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