November 20, 2014
27 Cheshvan 5775
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THANKSGIVING DAY MINYAN TIMES
8:30 A.M.
5:00 P.M.
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PARSHAT TOLDOT
Sharing the Blessing
Rabbi Dan Bronstein

Even by biblical standards, few statements are as stark as God's words to Rebekah after the matriarch had conceived twins. "Two nations are in your womb," God explains, "And two peoples shall be separated...And the elder shall serve the younger."

Indeed, few Biblical struggles, few familial conflicts--in a book filled with stories of intra-family struggles--are as tragic as the confrontation between Jacob and Esau.

Family Legacy

It seems that from that moment, the twin brothers clashed and competed over the family birthright and legacy. The twin grandsons of Abraham and Sarah were, from their birth onwards, locked in a constant struggle over inheriting the prophetic mantle of Abraham and Sarah, inheriting the leadership over the family, and of course, inheriting the riches of the land which God had first promised to Abraham.

As the Torah portion Toledot unfolds, we witness Jacob, the younger brother, gaining through guile what had first been granted to Esau by virtue of being born first. Together, Jacob and Rebekah successfully conspire to transfer the blessing Isaac had intended for Esau over to the younger brother. More than being mere words, 



May Their Memories Be For a Blessing 

NOVEMBER YAHRTZEITS

11/20/2014 (27 Heshvan)        

Linda Kozlowski

11/22/2014 (29 Heshvan)        

Harry Golob

Pearl Klein

11/23/2014 (1 Kislev)  

Beatrice Leaderman

Esther Kert

11/25/2014 (3 Kislev)  

Randy Kohn

Rayetta Soverinsky

11/26/2014 (4 Kislev)  

Frank Herman Basch

11/29/2014 (7 Kislev)  

Jean Chitkin

William Klein

11/30/2014 (8 Kislev)  

Sheldon Kapen 

 

To make a donation to commemorate a yahrtzeit, please click here.  If you are a member of the synagogue and a yahrtzeit for your loved one is not on the list, please contact the synagogue office so we can update our records.

   Please click here if you wish to permanently memorialize a loved one by purchasing a yahrtzeit plaque.  

SHABBAT SHALOM
SHABBAT Toldot
Friday, November 21st
6 p.m. Services, CHAPEL
Saturday, November 22nd
9 a.m. Services, SANCTUARY
10 a.m.  Supervised Youth Room
11 a.m.  Shabbat Morning Study with Dr. Mitch Parker
Kiddush Lunch is sponsored by Jan and Henry Citron in honor of our children and grandchildren.

12:45 p.m. SHABBAT SHIUR PRIOR TO MINHA.  
David Victor will speak,  "Abraham, Ephron and Cross-Cultural Business Communication"

Kiddush Lunch each week is sustained by the generosity of sponsors If you would like to become part of a sponsoring lunch group, please e-mail Mindy Shuback.  Donations to the Kiddush Lunch Fund can also be made directly to the synagogue.

SAVE THE DATES:
Saturday Evening, December 6th
Coffee House/Music and Dancing to the sounds of The Detroit Boomer Band, featuring our very own Frank Ellias. $10.00/person advanced reservation/ $18.00 at the door without reservation. PLEASE RSVP BY DECEMBER 3RD IF YOU PLAN TO ATTEND.   Send rsvp's and payment to the synagogue office.

Saturday January 31st
(please note new date)
Talent Show Reprise. For details, or to register your act, please e-mail Frank Ellias.

TODAH RABBAH, MINYAN BREAKFAST SPONSORSHIP
Rabbi Mark and Amy Robbins, in honor of Adina becoming a bat mitzvah.
Rebecca Tron, in appreciation of the morning and evening minyan.

UPCOMING YOUTH AND FAMILY ACTIVITIES
hot cocoa2 D'var Torah Cocoa Cafe (8-12 graders) and Shabbat Children's Workshop (ages 7-12) have returned! 
Future dates: 12/6, 1/10, 2/7, 3/7, 4/11, 5/9  PLEASE WATCH THE WEEKLY SHABBAT BULLETIN FOR DETAILS.
To stay current on all youth and family activities, contact Ilana Glazier to join the B'nai Israel Families Facebook Group.
ADULT EDUCATION
Shabbat morning study with Dr. Mitch Parker: 
"Reflections on the Siddur:  Hallel, Birkat Hamazon and Beyond." 
Future dates: 11/22, 12/6, 12/20, 1/10, 1/24, 2/7, 2/21, 3/7, 3/21, 4/11, 4/25, 5/9, 5/23.
Mazel Tov 
Happy Birthday!

Birthday Cake

 

NOVEMBER BIRTHDAYS

 20 Robert Kimmel

 21 Adele Band

 22 Belmont Kershenbaum

 22 Ofer Ohana

 26 Leah Bernstein

 26 Jerry Knoppow

 26 Sharon Friedman

 28 Paula Levy


Jewish Wedding

 

NOVEMBER ANNIVERSARIES

 20  Larry & Elyn Charlupski

 26  Miles & Debra Singer

 30  Michael & Betsy Wolf

To make a donation in honor of someone's birthday or anniversary, please click here.

If your birthday or anniversary information is not listed, please email the synagogue so we can update our records.

Caring Community Information

Refuah Sh'leimah/Wishing a Speedy Recovery.  

Please e-mail Michael Golob or call the synagogue: 248-432-2729 to add a name to our communal mishebeirach list. 

 

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West Bloomfield, Michigan  48323
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