DECEMBER 5, 2020 • 19 5781

Vayishlach

Mazel Tov to proud parents, Lisa and Jonathan Zaentz on the B'nai of their daughter, Ava Zaentz and son, Jeremy Zaentz. DECEMBER 5, 2020 • 19 Kislev 5781 Please proceed to WWW.ANSHEEMET.ORG/LIVESTREAM to view our services.

Shabbat Shalom and Welcome! Click here to view We welcome you to Anshe Emet and hope that Anshe Emet • Chanukah all of our community you enjoy our worship service. If you are a visitor, please Chanukah programs. introduce yourself so we may welcome you and wish you Let's Celebrate the Lights Shabbat Shalom. Everyone is invited to join our community for Kiddush lunch following services. of Love, together! LOVE Mission Statement Chanukah Highlights: Click images below to learn more! Anshe Emet Synagogue seeks to encourage involvement and create a special sense of belonging. We are committed to meeting the religious, educational, social, and cultural needs of our members within the framework of the Conservative Movement. In keeping with the teachings of and the spirit of Klal Yisrael, we recognize our responsibility to serve the Jewish community, the wider community and the state of Israel.

Michael S. Siegel • Senior , Norman Asher Rabbinic Chair Alberto Mizrahi • Emeritus, Arnold H. Kaplan M.D. Cantorial Chair David Russo • Rabbi D’ror Chankin–Gould • Rabbi Elizabeth Berke • Interim Hazzan Naomi Weiss-Weil • Ritual Director Transliteration of the Prayer for the State of Israel: Art Friedson • President Avinu sheh-bashamayim, tsur Yisrael v’goalo, bareikh et m’dinat Yisrael Boni Fine • Executive Director reishit ts’michat g’ulateinu. Hagein aleha b’evrat chasdekha ufros aleha sukat sh’lomekha, ushlach or’kha va’amit’kha l’rasheha sareha v’yoatseha, Established 1873 v’tak’neim b’eitsa tovah mil’fanekha. Chazeik et y’dei m’ginei eretz kodsheinu, Affiliated with of v’hanchileim Eloheinu y’shua, va’ateret nitsachon t’at’reim. V’natata shalom ba’arets v’simchat olam l’yosh’veha, v’nomar: Amen. 3751 North Broadway • Chicago, Illinois 60613-4104 AnsheEmet.org • 773.281.1423 Parsha Summary Yahrzeits We remember those of our Anshe Emet family who are no longer Vayishlach • He Sent with us and whose Yahrzeits we observe this week. Genesis 32:4 - 36:43 May their memory be for a blessing.

Jacob prepares to face his brother at Seir. Attempting to assuage his brother, Adelle Abrahamson Anshel Kipnis Samuel Amsel David Kipper sends servants in advance, who report that Esau is with four hundred men. Morris Aprison Sylvia Koplin Fearing violence, Jacob divides his retinue into two separate camps, hoping that Abraham Bedows Evelyn Landau at least one of them might survive. After praying to God for safety, Jacob sends Rose Brown Berenbaum Marsha Leon a large selection of animals from his herd to his brother as a gift. These he sends Isadore Berman Iosif Lerner Bernard Bernberg Benjamin Levin in droves, hoping to propitiate Esau. Then, Jacob spends the night alone by the Selma Berry Helen W. Levin River Jabbok. A mysterious man wrestles with him all night, wrenching Jacob’s Raymond Braver Marilyn Levinson hip at the socket. Jacob refuses to release the stranger without a blessing, and Laura Brenner Friedel Levitan Carol Brown Anna Lieflander the other renames Jacob as Israel, “for you have striven with beings divine and Morris Brownstein Kenneth Light human, and have prevailed.” From that day on, Jacob limps, and the children of Manucha Burton Sidney Lind Israel do not eat the meat around the sciatic nerve. When the brothers reunite, Moses Burton Joseph G. Marcus Leo S. Cohen Catherine Markoff Jacob and Esau embrace and weep. Jacob tells his brother, “Seeing your face Sara Cohen Lorie Mayer is like seeing the face of God.” Esau invites Jacob to travel with him, but Jacob Wayne Cohen Shael David Mesh and his retinue venture alone to Succoth and then to Shechem, purchasing land Sidney S. Cohn Elias Mintz from the local ruler. Sonia Cohn Greg Novak Max Dreyfuss Irving Novak Dinah visits with the local women, attracting the attention of Shechem, son of Gilbert Drucker Henry Offenberg Hamor the Hivite, who rapes Dinah, and then asks his father to arrange a mar- Betty Ebert Rose Prince riage. Hamor invites the to intermarry with the Hivites, and he asks for Norman Esser Seymour Rady John Fink Howard I. Ratain Dinah for his son. Jacob and his sons are outraged by the assault. Speaking with Naomi Block Forschirm Leo Reifel guile, they insist that the Hivite men must become circumcised, which they do. Barbara Frankel Elaine Reisin While the Hivite men still hurt, the Israelites attack, killing the males, taking the Mary Freeman Harvard Reiter Joan Freeman Pearl Reskie women and children captive, and gathering the livestock as booty. Harry A. Friedman Louis Robinson Jacob is outraged by his sons’ behavior and he moves on to Bethel, instructing Jospeh Frumkin Mary Rosenblatt the members of his household to purge themselves of any idols. Jacob builds an Mildred George Frank Rothstein altar at the very site where God first was revealed to Jacob. At Bethel, Rebekah’s Sarah Gersten Lazarus Rubenstein Adelaide Gerstman Rae Rubenstein Silverberg nurse, Deborah, dies, and God confirms Jacob’s new name, promising, “The land Judy Goldberg Bill Sallerson that I assigned to Abraham and I assign to you; and to your offspring to Frieda Good Barnet L. Samuel come will I assign the land.” Pearl Gordon Bradley Saul Leo Greenfield John Saul Rachel struggles in labor, and dies giving birth to a second son who she names Esther Groner Robert Schwartz Ben-oni (“son of my suffering”). Jacob renames him Benjamin (“son of my right Jennie A. Halpern Daniel Seeskin hand”). Rachel is buried on the road to Ephrat, near Bethlehem. Jeanne Hausman Irwin Segal Phil Hoffberg Meyer Shapiro Reuben, Jacob’s son, sleeps with Bilhah, his father’s concubine, and Jacob dis- Jacob Horrell Dr. Abraham M Skorodin covers the betrayal but does nothing about it. Isaac dies at the age of 180, and Rose Horwitch Charles A. Smith Jacob and Esau bury him. The parashah ends by listing Esau’s descendants, in- Annette Issacson Jerry Sprague cluding Edom. Louis Justice Rachel G. Starr Dorothy Kahn Augusta Fay Sultan Raymond Kahn Lewis I. Temkin The Bedside : Wisdom, Visions, and Dream Florence Kaplan Minnie Tumpeer Rabbi Bradely Shavit Artson Felix J. Katzin William Tursky George Kay Anna Veytsman Jennie Keller George Wallk Life Cycle • Support HaZaK • Torah Readings

Help Us Be There For You HaZaK • Mondays at 1pm Synagogue is a place where you want to feel at home, nourished, nurtured and spiritually fulfilled; a place where your soul, heart and head are touched. It is a HaZaK is an Anshe Emet daytime program for mature adults with active minds. place where you and your children feel a sense of relevance. It is a place where Co-taught by our clergy and other community educators, this year HaZaK is you are safe, where you are stimulated, and where you will find a welcoming focusing on with the Melton curriculum “Ethics of Jewish Living.” community. Generously funded by Beatrice Mayer, z”l. As part of this commitment, the clergy at Anshe Emet are here to help with MONDAY, DECEMBER 7 • RABBI D'ROR CHANKIN-GOULD Simchas and crises in your or your family’s life. If you know someone who needs to speak with a member of our clergy, or if you want to add a name to the Mi Visit ansheemet.org/livestream to join | Meeting ID: 663 098 957 Sheberach list, please contact Antoinette (Toni) Nuñez at 773-868-5120 or anunez@ Contact Cantor Liz Berke for Zoom password ansheemet.org. Names will be kept on the Mi Sheberach list for two weeks only and more information at [email protected] unless otherwise specified.

Condolences THE KIDDUSH CLUB It is with deep regret to inform you of the recent passing of Berta Zelechonok, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12 AT 11:45AM age 81, beloved daughter of the late David and Tamara; devoted sister of Boris, Rachel and Genya; loving aunt of Yuval, Eugene and Dina. Dear friend to many, Remember when we all ate Kiddush lunch together? especially in the Anshe Emet community. Remember standing in line for your tuna fish and The Anshe Emet community extends its deepest condolences to the entire bagel, sitting with your friends old and new, and just Zelechonok family at this difficult time. May you all be comforted among the catching up on life? mourners in Zion and Jerusalem. Amen. Join us for our second virtual Kiddush lunch! We will begin together before going into breakout Siman Tov U'Mazel Tov rooms to chat and schmooze in smaller groups. Be Mazel Tov to proud grandparents, Marsie Hass and Scott Hite and to their son, sure to bring your lunch as you sit down to enjoy the Jared Hite and daughter in-law, Nellie Farrington on the newest addition to their company of friends! family! A healthy, 8 lb. baby girl, Miriam Elizabeth (Hebrew Name: Miriam Ettie) Click here to learn more. was born on Monday, November 21 in Silver Spring, MD. Everyone is home and doing well. The Anshe Emet community extends its heartiest congratulations to Marsie, TORAH READING PAGE NUMBERS IN ETZ HAYIM Scott, Jared, Nellie and a warm welcome to Miriam Elizabeth. May she grow up to obtain Torah, Chuppah, and Good Deeds! Amen. DEUTERONOMY Chapters 34-36 1st Aliyah: p. 206, 34:1-34:4 On-Line Bereavement Group 2nd Aliyah: p. 207, 34:5-34:12 Supporting our community in rd times of loss. 3 Aliyah: p. 208, 34:13-34:17 4th Aliyah: 209, 34:18-34:23 December 28 • 7:30pm • Via Zoom 5th Aliyah: p. 210, 34:24-34:31 Please join us, every fourth Monday 6th Aliyah: p. 211, 35:1-35:11 of the month, for our online support 7th Aliyah: p. 213, 35:12-35:15 group for adults who have experienced the death of a loved one within the Maftir: p. 220, 36:40-36:43 past two years. Haftarah: p. 222, Obadiah 1:1-1:21 Meeting ID: 170 885 666 | Contact Tamar Brooks for Zoom Password: [email protected] WHAT’S HAPPENING AT ANSHE EMET?

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THE PEN & THE YAD PODCAST FEATURING RABBI MICHAEL SIEGEL & JONATHAN EIG

Parsha Vayishlach: Wrestling with Our Better Angels

Listen at: Ansheemet.org/podcasts THE GIFT OF SELF-CARE: FINDING YOUR INNER LIGHT WITH TRACIE BERNSTEIN THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17 AT 7PM Chanukah Eighth Night HAVDALAH & YOUNG FAMILY HAVDALAH PARTY Eighth Jewish Value • Da’agat Atzmeet • Self-care SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5 • 5:30PM Looking to the oil lamps that lit the Holy Temple Menorah, Community Havdalah service led by Naomi Weiss-Weil, we’ll ask: What is a kli – a holy vessel? What does it mean that Maxine Handelman and Rabbi Donni Aaron, all people are created in G*d’s image? Are we still holy when followed by Young Family Havdalah Party. our bodies break down?” Click here to join Click here to register Meeting ID: 160 211 063 | Password: 144222 After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

VIRTUAL ISAREL TOUR: THE MACCABEES: THE BLADES AND BURRITOS GOOD, THE BAD AND THE MIRACULOUS SUNDAY, DECEMBER 20 AT 9:15AM TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8 AT 1PM Take the opportinuity to have your kitchen cutlery professionally sharpened by the CRC certified company, The battles and miracles of the Maccabean warriors led to the Sharpening by Dave. Also, place a Tacos Gingi order ahead of Hasmonean Dynasty, the last period of independent Jewish time, and pick up your food at the same time you pick up your rule in Israel for over 2,000 years. Using songs, interactive blades! Place your food order by Wednesday, December 16 by games, and stories, this experience explores the personalities, calling Tacos Gingi at 847-983-0648 and please make sure you sites, and battles that make the heroes of Chanukah so tell them it is for the Anshe Emet Order. important and interesting to this day. Preview here! Click here to learn more and to sign up. Click here to learn more and to join the tour. Contact Amy Karp with any questions: [email protected]

THE MACCABEATS AND MIRACLES CONCERT ANSHE EMET BOOK CLUB: SUNDAY, DECEMBER 13 AT 6PM TALES OF LOVE AND DARKNESS BY AMOS OZ During Chanukah, we are showing our gratitude to the entire SUNDAY, DECEMBER 20 AT 10AM Anshe Emet community for your continued support! Join us for the next installment of our Anshe Emet Book Club! Everyone is invited to enjoy, from the comfort of your own Our next book, selected by our facilitators, Ron Hirsen and home, a fun and exciting Maccabeats and Miracles Concert, Susan Weininger, is A Tale of Love and Darkness by Amos Oz. live and online. This special performance will be on Sunday, December 13 at 6pm. With heartfelt gratitude to the Lipsey Click here to read the complete book description and to family and the Anshe Emet Joseph and Belle Braun Religious register. School for underwriting this wonderful event. Contact Amy Karp with any questions: Click here to learn more and to view the concert. [email protected]