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Candles: 3:35-4:17 Welcome to the Havdalah: 5:19 Welcome to the DAT Minyan Parshat Noach Shabbat Parshat Toldot Parsha: 124 OctoberDec. 25, 3, 2014 2016 1 Marcheshvan3 Kislev 5777 5775 Haftarah: 1137 .Sun. Mon. Tue. Wed. Thu. Fri שבת .Fri Dec. 2 Dec. 3 Dec. 4 Dec. 5 Dec. 6 Dec. 7 Dec. 8 Dec. 9 Shacharit 7:30, 6:35 8:00 6:35 6:35 6:35 6:35 6:35 Shema before 8:54 9:00 Mincha 4:15 4:05 4:15 4:15 4:15 4:15 4:15 4:15 Maariv After After After After After After After Shema after 5:19 Mincha 5:18 Mincha Mincha Mincha Mincha Mincha Mincha KIDDUSH sponsored by Chaim Loewenthal, Jon Perlmutter and Aaron WELCOME to all of the students and Segall in appreciation of their special kibbuddim (honors) over the holidays. teachers joining us for the DAT High School SEUDAH SHELISHIT sponsored by the shul. Taste of High School Shabbaton. DAT MINYAN NEWS AND EVENTS Weekday Mincha Change—Beginning NEXT Monday, Dec. 12, weekday Mincha/ LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES Maariv (Mon.-Thu.) will be in the Chapel at BMH-BJ. This will continue through the win- DAY TIME TOPIC TEACHER PLACE ter months. Speak to Rabbi Friedman for more details. Fri. After Mincha D’var Torah Rabbi Friedman MPR Mish Mosh continues this Saturday night, 8:30 am Tefillah Warm-Up Ellyn Hutt DAT Dec. 3, at 6:15 pm. Remember—all kids who come on time (6:15-6:20) receive a BONUS During Hashkama D’var Torah Rabbi Friedman 112 raffle ticket, so come on time! (About 9:00 am) Haftarah/Mussaf Class Rabbi Gitler 112 שבת Traveling Beit Medrash—After an amazingly successfully first week at DAT Minyan this After Mussaf Derasha Rabbi Friedman MPR past Wednesday, the Traveling Beit Medrash moves to Bais Menachem, 400 S. Holly St., 3:05 pm HS Boys Gemara Nathan Rabinovitch Rabinovitch this coming Wednesday, Dec. 7. Rabbi Aver 151 S Olive Jacobs will give a class for men from 8:15-9:00 After Mincha Seudah Shelishit Rabbi Friedman MPR on “Tefillah—An Obligation and a Privilege!” 7:00 pm Jewish History Rabbi Friedman MPR and Mrs. Goldbaum will once again speak from 8:00-9:00 for women on “Don’t Be the Wed. 8:00 pm Traveling Beit Rabbi Jacobs and Bais Judge.” Men and women are also encouraged Medrash Mrs. Goldbaum Menachem to bring a buddy and study in the open Beit Medrash. ones. If you would like to sponsor the month of Tevet, Trivia Night—Our second annual Trivia Night will be Shevat, Adar, or any other month of the year, please email next Saturday night, December 10, 7:30 pm at Denver the office. Jewish Day School. Come in your 80’s outfits for this rad AIPAC Conference—DAT Minyan’s reserved block of ‘80’s Theme Night! Visit DATMinyan.org/trivia to pur- discounted space for the AIPAC Conference has run out, chase tickets by Sun., Dec. 4. 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To volunteer teachers and Head of School, and understand more about to help with the event, please speak to Harley Rotbart or our immersive Hebrew language program and approach to Sarah Levy. Limudei Kodesh. For details, contact Amy Berkowitz Golden Tassel Club is sponsored by several anonymous Caplan at [email protected] or call 720.859.6806. families in the merit of a refuah shleima for their loved Please help make our Tefillot meaningful by refraining from talking during Davening. DAT Minyan Rabbi Joseph Friedman 6825 E. Alameda Ave., Denver, CO 80224 www.datminyan.org DAT MINYAN UPCOMING CALENDAR שבת .Sun. Mon. Tue. Wed. Thu. Fri 12/4 12/5 12/6 12/7 12/8 12/9 12/10 Mincha 4:15 Jewish History 7p Mincha 4:15 Mish Mosh 6:15p Beit Midrash 8p Trivia Night @ DJDS 7:30p 12/11 12/12 12/13 12/14 12/15 12/16 12/17 Mincha 4:15 Jewish History 7p Mincha 4:20 Sponsored Kiddush Beit Midrash 8p Mish Mosh 6:15p 12/18 12/19 12/20 12/21 12/22 12/23 12/24 Mincha 4:20 Jewish History 7p Mincha 4:20 Bar Mitzvah Shalom Zohari Beit Midrash 8p Mish Mosh 12/25 12/26 12/27 12/28 12/29 12/30 12/31 Chanukah 1 Chanukah 2 Chanukah 3 Chanukah 4 Chanukah 5 Chanukah 6 Chanukah 7 Mincha 4:25 Shacharit 8a Shacharit 6:25a Shacharit 6:25a Shacharit 6:25a Rosh Chodesh Sponsored Sufganiyot Jewish History 7p Shacharit 6:25a Mish Mosh Beit Midrash 8p Mincha 4:25 Torah from Rabbi Wein RabbiWein.com The lives of our ancestors Yitzchak and Rivkah, the educational direction that they gave to their sons and their differ- ing views of their household, are the subjects of biblical commentary throughout the ages. In our time a more intense psycho- logical examination has dominated modern commentary, even traditional rabbinic commentary. The reason for this is the per- plexing dichotomy of life and behavior represented by their twin sons, Yaakov and Eisav. There always exists a tendency to somehow visit the faults of the parents on the bad behavior of their progeny. This attitude has been reinforced by theories of psychiatry and psychology proposed over the last century. 0Because of this, there exists a somewhat distorted picture of the narrative that is recorded for us in this week's Torah reading. Over the ages, the lives, attitudes and words of Yitzchak and Rivkah have been thoroughly dissected and analyzed. But as is so often in life, the microcosm does not always reflect the macrocosm. And looking for the answer as to what made Eisav, Eisav and Yaakov, Yaakov need not necessarily be found in the educational and family techniques of their parents. Individuals are individuals and are given free will. We are all born with certain natural tendencies and the task of our life is to exploit them if they are positive and to control them if they are otherwise. Just as the twins were born with different physical characteristics, their natural tendencies in life also differ from the moment of their very birth. The natural tendency of Eisav was to become a man of the field, a hunter, and a person given to physical strength and necessary violence. This natural tendency of virility, activity driven behavior and a narcissistic view combined to make Eisav the person that he was. He had many choices to control and direct his personality and activities into productive channels that would have benefited him and his society. Here is where freedom of choice and free will enters the picture and takes center stage. The world needs people of the field. Not everyone can or should be an exclusive tent dweller. However, being such a person of the field requires the ability to abstain from violence and not to injure others. It was in this respect that Eisav failed. It was not his parents will that enabled him but rather him himself, who was fully responsible for his choices and his behavior. Cont’d on Page 3 Refuah Shleima Please include the following names in your prayers. May each be granted a Refuah Shleima. Names are kept on the list until the next Rosh Chodesh. Help us keep the list accurate by verifying the necessary details each month on the Cholim GoogleDoc. Eliyahu Chaim ha Cohen ben Sara Rifka Ida bat Esa Leah bat Sarah Yehudit bat Sara Moshe ben Beracha Baruch Getzel ha Cohen ben Esther DAT Minyan Rabbi Joseph Friedman 6825 E. Alameda Ave., Denver, CO 80224 facebook.com/datminyan COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS Denver NCSY Upcoming Events—Email [email protected] for more information. 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