Happy Last night of Hanukkah!
Welcome to Sephardim Hope's Newsletter!
We endeavor to strengthen the B'nai Anousim (children of the forced ones) who are awakening to their true Jewish roots and to share our love and support for Israel. In this issue you will find a very interesting article on Pope Francis and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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| Torah Insights |
 Our Torah portion for this week is Vayigash (He approached) Genesis 44:18-47:27 Joseph Identifies Himself and Reconciles with His Brothers. . You will find the Torah portion each week for your reading and study on the side bar of our Newsletter! (we are using the Chabad site for study purposes) Enjoy! |
| Pope Gets Book From Prime Minister |
Israeli prime minister gives pope book by father on Inquisition in Spain (Fox News)
VATICAN CITY - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has given Pope Francis a book about the Inquisition in Spain that was written by his late father.
Netanyahu presented a Spanish translation of the 1995 book, "The Origins of the Inquisition," to Francis during their 25-minute private audience Monday...
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| Home for Hanukkah |
Here I am at home enjoying the third night of Hanukkah.
Since the third night of Hanukkah fell on Friday evening E'rev Shabbat, we made sure we lit our candles early, before sundown. We enjoyed a lovely evening of sharing not only the light of the Hanukkiah, but the light of Shabbat candles and family!
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| Hanukkah Fun |
Tonight was a fun night with the grand girls and our family! We have been enjoying latkes and lots of family fun. We always feel sad when the last night of Hanukkah comes. The "ocho Kandelikas"...go so fast.
We pray for blessings and shalom to you and yours for this lovely time. Hag Sameach!
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