Candle Lighting: 16:40
Shabbat Ends: 17:51
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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Why do parents love their children? Because the lower world reflects the higher world. And above, there is a Parent and He loves His children.
Why do parents of an only child have such unbounded love for their child? Because this is the truest reflection of the world above: Above, each one of us is an only child, and His love to us is unbounded
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The Weekly WordBy: Rabbi Levi Y. Garelik -Rav of The European Synagogue
This Shabbat is called "Shabbat Mevarchim" - lit. "The Shabbat that we bless". On this Shabbat, we bless the coming month of Kislev.
Although there are 12 Shabbat Mevarchim in the year that all have a common denominator, each one has its own distinctiveness that makes it different than all the others in the group.
The month of Kislev differs from all other months that it ends in the middle of the holiday of Chanukah. The Talmud has a rule that "the conclusion is decisive," meaning that the final form stamps its imprint in the most indelible fashion. Therefore, we draw a logical inference: since we can base everything on the way in which this month concludes, it follows that the whole month of Kislev is influenced retroactively by the fact that it ends during Chanukah.
In the next few weeks we will discuss more details regarding Chanukah and its meanings and practical applications, but in a general sense, all holidays, Chanukah included, are labeled as "Yemei Simcha - Days of Joy"; Chanukah, in addition, is also "the Festival of Lights."
About the Chanukah lights our Sages declared: "These lights shall endure and shine forever." Unlike the seven-branched menorah, the lighting of which had to be discontinued when the Sanctuary in Jerusalem was destroyed nearly 2,000 years ago, the lighting of the eight-branched Chanukah lamp, which was inaugurated some 200 years prior to the destruction of the Temple has continued uninterrupted ever since. It continues to be lit not only in the Holy Land, but also in the Diaspora, and not only in the Sanctuary/Synagogue, but in every Jewish home.
So let us make the proper preparations for Chanukah by obtaining our own Menorah for our homes, and making sure that all our friends have one too, and of course, check in your local city wherever you may be during Chanukah and find out when and where the lighting of the "public Menorah" will take place and join the festivities in this "month of joy and light".
Please visit EJCC.eu for all you Chanukah information and supplies.
Wishing you a most joyous and shining month of Kislev!
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| The Parsha in a Nutshell
Genesis 23:1-25:18
Sarah dies at age 127 and is buried in the Machpeilah Cave in Hebron, which Abraham purchases from Ephron the Hittite for 400 shekels of silver.
Abraham's servant, Eliezer, is sent laden with gifts to Charan to find a wife for Isaac. At the village well, Eliezer asks G-d for a sign: when the maidens come to the well, he will ask for some water to drink; the woman who will offer to give his camels to drink as well, shall be the one destined for his master's son.
Rebecca, the daughter of Abraham's nephew Bethuel, appears at the well and passes the "test". Eliezer is invited to their home, where he repeats the story of the day's events. Rebecca returns with Eliezer to the land of Canaan, where they encounter Isaac praying in the field. Isaac marries Rebecca, loves her, and is comforted over the loss of his mother.
Abraham takes a new wife, Keturah (Hagar) and fathers six additional sons, but Isaac is designated as his only heir. Abraham dies at age 175 and is buried beside Sarah by his two eldest sons, Isaac and Ishmael. |
This weeks E-letter is dedicated to:
Meir ben Tzvi Halevi A"H Meerapfel
In honor of his Yhartziet. |
For future dedications in honor of a celebration or in memory of a loved one, please contact The Shul. info@theshul.eu |
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A BIT OF HUMOR
A guy calls his wife at 4 in the afternoon and tells her that he just invited his good friend over for dinner.
"Are you serious?" she asks. "Isaac's been home with a cold, the house is a total mess. There is laundry on the dining room table. The other kids are coming home with reports to work on. I feel like a wreck and probably look worse. I haven't even thought about dinner yet. I am probably going to end up serving tuna fish or frozen pizza."
"I know," he responds, "I understand."
"Then why in heaven's name would you invite him for dinner tonight?!?!" she demands.
"Because he just told me that he is thinking seriously about getting married." he answers. |
Hi,
I hope you had a great week!
Friday night we will be joined by hundreds of students from around the world as ECJS www.ecjs.org will be hosting a Shabbaton in Brussels this weekend. Shabbat morning we will be treated to talk by Paul Fenton professor of Jewish studies at the renowned Sorbonne University in Paris. Who is in Brussels for the ECJS Shabbaton. I am sure you will enjoy.
Shabbat Shalom
Michoel Rosenblum
The Shul
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