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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,
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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
Please click here if you wish to permanently memorialize a loved one by purchasing a yahrtzeit plaque.
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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.
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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)
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.
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UPCOMING YOUTH AND FAMILY ACTIVITIES
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.
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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.
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Mazel Tov

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
If your birthday or anniversary information is not listed, please email the synagogue so we can update our records.
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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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5085 Walnut Lake Road
West Bloomfield, Michigan 48323
248-432-2729 |
B'nai Israel Synagogue is affiliated with USCJ, United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism.
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