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Torah Portion
November 30, 2013

 Miketz

 (Genesis 41:1-44:17)

Joseph interprets Pharoah's dreams and saves Egypt from a great famine. As a reward, Pharoah appoints Joseph and his Royal Vizier. Meanwhile, in Canaan, Jacob sends ten of his sons to Egypt to buy food, leaving Benjamin behind. The portion concludes with Joseph testing the righteousness of his brothers as he plays the part of the Egyptian ruler. It is Judah who causes the brothers to pass the test. 

Rabbi Andrew R. Sklarz, MA, MSW, RJE

  rabbisklarz@grs.org 

Cantor Sabrina Lipton

sabrinalipton@grs.org  

Stephanie Glaser

Executive Director

stephanieglaser@grs.org

Eliana Hall 

Director of Education

eliana@grs.org

Clarita Agulay

Bookkeeper

clarita@grs.org

Laura Seltzer

Administrative Assistant

laura@grs.org    

Peter Babivskiy

Caretaker

This Chanukah Let Us Bring Warmth and Light

Dear Friends,

Albeit a bit early, last Shabbat we all enjoyed a gala Chanukah celebration, GRS style, as we joined together for our lively service and festive dinner. On Sunday, the celebration continued as our students of Generation J enjoyed a fun filled morning of Chanukah replete with a cake decorating contest, singing, latkes and of course candle lighting.

Chanukah and Thanksgiving, which will both converge this week, call upon us to recognize the abundance of blessings we have in our lives. As we know Judaism instructs us that true appreciation is evidenced when we extend ourselves to others. In other words, it is not enough to thank God for our blessings, we must always be cognizant of those who lack what we are privileged to enjoy.

What a gift it is to be in the position to give to others.  This past weekend, we experienced the first blast of cold air and even flakes of snow. With winter upon us, we need to be conscious of the many in our midst who who do not have proper clothing. Over the coming weeks, we ask you to kindly bring warm clothing of all sizes to the temple office so that we can distribute them to the needy in our community. While is may be a small gesture on our part, it will make a world of difference to those who live without the basic necessities we take for granted.

May we truly celebrate our blessings on Chanukah and Thanksgiving, by extending warmth and light to others!

L'shalom

Rabbi Andy