Shabbat Parshat Vayechi at Anshe Sholom B'nai Lsrael Congregation
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Welcome to Shabbat Parshat Vayechi ANNOUNCEMENTS Mazal Tov to Arielle & Jacob Lewis on the birth of a baby girl. The Simchat Bat is scheduled at Anshe Sholom B’nai lsrael Congregation to take place during Mincha this Shabbat. If you would like to help with meals, please visit December 21 – 22, 2018 • 14 Tevet 5779 TakeThemAMeal.com (Last Name: Lewis, Password: babygirl). May this child’s life be filled with the insights of Torah, the warm and supportive love of family and community, and the blessing of good deeds. Amen. Shalosh Seudot is sponsored by the Gabai and Lewis families in honor of the birth Mazal Tov to Robbie Philipp & Lianne Gross on their engagement. May the couple merit to of their first grandchild. build a home loyal to the traditions of Israel. Amen. We regret to inform you of the passing of Grant Golden, grandfather of Meir Hauser. May the memory of the righteous be a blessing and a comfort to us all. Amen. Welcome to our newest member, Lianne Gross, who has joined our ASBI community. Thank you to Elizabeth Lavin, Leo Spornstarr & Etana Zack for being co-sponsors of this week’s Young Professionals dinner. Thank you to this week’s volunteer Tot Shabbat leader, Tamar Cytryn, Gan substitute, Aliza SCHEDULE FOR SHABBAT Zivic, and volunteer readers, Seth Greenberg, Boaz Haberman, Bill Moritz, and Joel Rubin. Friday, December 21 Light Candles 4:04 PM ANSHE SHOLOM TRIBUTES Mincha, Kabbalat Shabbat & Ma’ariv 4:10 PM Young Professionals Dinner (by reservation only) 5:30 PM Aliyah David Weintraub Saturday, December 22 Yahrzeit Hashkama Minyan 8:00 AM Jacques Aaron Preis in memory of his grandparents, David & Bessie Preis, a”h Shacharit with sermon by Rabbanit Leah Sarna 9:00 AM Jacques Aaron Preis in memory of Marcy Keno, a”h Hardheaded Altruism Donations received after December 19 will be listed in next week's bulletin. Many thanks for this generous donation. Youth Tefillah Groups (see inside for details) 10:30 AM Israel in the Present Tense with Ariella Rada 12:30 PM Thank you to each and every one of you for your support in 2018! Mincha followed by Shalosh Seudot 3:55 PM Ma’ariv & Havdalah 5:05 PM As the end of 2018 approaches, you may consider making a donation to support the shul or pay off Repeat Evening Sh’ma: December 21, after 5:09 PM your account balance to take advantage of a Latest time to recite Morning Sh’ma: December 22, 9:32 AM charitable deduction on your 2018 income tax return. Daily Services: December 23 – 28 Donate anytime until 11:59 PM on Monday, December 31, by paying Shacharit: online at asbi.org/payment.php. Log into your account for faster and Sunday & Tuesday 8:30 AM easier payments! Want to send a check instead? Send and date your Monday & Thursday 6:45 AM check in December and it will still count towards your 2018 taxes. Wednesday & Friday 7:00 AM Mincha, followed by Ma’ariv: Daf Yomi at ASBI Sunday through Thursday 4:10 PM Participants from all backgrounds and levels of experience are welcome & Friday 4:15 PM encouraged to join us each weekday morning following Shacharit for the synchronized and coordinated study of Talmud, based on a 1923 standardized calendar in which the entire Talmud is studied and completed, one double- Readings for Shabbat Parshat Vayechi sided page each day, by Jews around the world, every 7.5 years. Torah: Haftorah: GET SOCIAL WITH ASBI! Bereshit 47:28-50:26 I Kings 2:1-12 Twitter:lakefronteruv | Facebook: /asbichicago | YouTube: “ASBI Congregation” | Instagram: /asbi_nspiring Hertz: Page 180 Hertz: Page 191 MEET WITH RABBI WOLKENFELD Kaplan: Page 240 Kaplan: Page 1090 Email [email protected] to set up an appointment, or call his cell (917-621-5678) for urgent matters. Stone: Page 268 Stone: Page 1145 ADAM R. STRAUS MEMORIAL MIKVAH JPS Commentators: Page 414 To make an appointment, email [email protected] at least 48 hours in advance. INCLUSIVITY AT ASBI We have a Braille siddur available below the chumashim and an accessible bathroom off the Beit 540 West Melrose Street, Chicago, IL 60657 • (773) 248-9200 • www.asbi.org Midrash. If there are other resources that would be helpful, please email [email protected]. UPCOMING EVENTS UPCOMING EVENTS Israel in the Present Tense with Ariella Rada We look forward to welcoming visiting scholar Jenan Mohajir to ASBI on Saturday, January 5. This Shabbat, 12:30 PM, at ASBI Join Ariella Rada, Consul for Academic and Community Post-Kiddush Talk, 12:15 PM: “On the Possibility & Necessity of Jewish-Muslim Partnership Affairs, to hear about her personal journey from Ethiopia to in Contemporary America” Israel, what was happening in Israel at the time, and her Shalosh Seudot: role as a diplomat in the Midwest. “Everything You Wanted to Know about Islam But Were Afraid to Ask” Ariella Rada has been Consul for Academic and Community Affairs at the Consulate General of Israel to the Midwest Jenan Mohajir is an educator, a storyteller, a mother, and a believer in building since August of 2018. Rada joined the Israeli Ministry of relationships across the lines that separate us. Mohajir serves as the Senior Director of Leadership at Interfaith Youth Core (IFYC), where she oversees the creation and Foreign Affairs in 2015. In 2016, Rada was appointed as the implementation of programs that invest in development of student interfaith deputy chief of mission (DCM) of the Israeli embassy in Lima, Peru, where leaders. For the last 11 years, Mohajir has served as a senior staff member at IFYC she was responsible for politics, press, culture, and international aid. In and has trained hundreds of young people to be interfaith leaders who create a addition to English and Hebrew, she also speaks Spanish and Amharic. Rada different story of engagement in our polarized world. She recently traveled to earned a B.A. in Government, Diplomacy & Strategy and an M.A. in Conflict Jerusalem as part of a two-year course of study on Judaism, Israel, and Zionism as a Resolution at the Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya (IDC). member of the fourth cohort of the Shalom Hartman Institute's Muslim Leadership Initiative. Rada was born to a Jewish family in Ethiopia and immigrated to Israel with When she can, Mohajir volunteers with Sirat Chicago, a neighborhood space that her family in 1984. She grew up in the southern city of Beer-Sheba. In the fosters a healthy community by supporting initiatives around service and worship, army, she served as a commander of soldiers and trained new recruits. education and arts, and family life. She lives on the south side of Chicago with her husband and three children. ASBI WOMEN Herbs, Acid, Spice, and Salt: Introduction to Jewish Life & Practice Celebrating Winter Vegetables and Fruits Monday, January 28, 7:00 PM, at ASBI Sunday, January 13, 7:00 - 9:00 PM, at ASBI Join Rabbi Wolkenfeld for this ongoing class on the fundamentals of Jewish life and practice, for those interested in conversion to Judaism Stuck in a winter produce rut? Join us to learn different and open to all in the community. New participants are always welcome! techniques for enhancing cold-weather roots, gourds, greens, and fruits. Tamima Wyszkowski will lead us in a Parent/Child Learning at ASBI hands-on demonstration that will culminate in a light January 26, 5:50 PM, at ASBI vegetarian tasting experience for us to share. Participants Children, grades 2 - 5, are invited to join Rabbi Wolkenfeld and Rabbanit are encouraged to bring a bottle of mevushal wine! Sarna at shul for lively chevrusa learning and an engaging shiur on a variety of topics. Grilled cheese dinner will be served. The cost is $18 per person. Register now at asbi.org. Come to five Parent/Child Learning sessions and receive a free ice cream cone! Tamima Wyszkowski loves to share delicious morsels of delight from her home Mark your calendars for upcoming dates: Feb. 23 • Mar. 16 • Apr. 13 • May 11 • June 8 kitchen. Learn more about her pop-up sales, meal preparation services, and SAVE THE DATE! teaching opportunities at bellylaughfoods.com. Join us for an oneg sponsored by the Education Committee: Jan. 11, 7:30 PM. Winter Birthday/Anniversary/Special Occasion Kiddush BEIT MIDRASH WEDNESDAYS Shabbat, January 26 Our first BMW series of 2019 begins on January 9! Join us Wednesday Are you or your family celebrating a birthday, anniversary, or other life event nights at 7:30 PM for a four-part series with Rabbanit Leah Sarna. this winter? Mark the occasion with the whole shul by co-sponsoring Kiddush on January 26! "Head & Hair Covering for Men & Women" January 9, 7:30 PM - Part I: Talmudic Sources Co-sponsorships start at $36. Please visit asbi.org/payment.php, select January 16, 7:30 PM - Part II: Medieval Sources “Birthday/Anniversary Kiddush” from the drop-down menu, and leave your January 23, 7:30 PM - Part III: Modern Sources message for the bulletin in the notes box. January 30, 7:30 PM - Part IV: Modern Sources UPCOMING EVENTS ISRAEL MOVIE NIGHTS ASBI ShabbatTable Dinner Friday, January 25, 5:45 PM, at ASBI Looking for an easy way to meet new people, learn or “Operation Eichmann” (1961) teach new recipes and cooking techniques, and share a Monday, January 7, 7:00 PM, 92 minutes meal with community members? Join us for ASBI’s ShabbatTable: a Shabbat dinner cooked in the shul on Thursday night, eaten in the shul on Friday Adolf Eichmann, architect of Hitler’s heinous “final solution” which resulted in night, and open to everyone.