SHABBAT VAYETZE THIS WEEK’S EVENTS Friday, December 6 – 9 Kislev Sunday, December 8 – 10 Kislev 4:17 PM Candle Lighting 9 AM Minyan 5:15 PM Pro-Neg – Discussion with Dr. Yizhar Hess, Executive Director, The Masorti 9:30 AM Cook for a Friend Movement in Israel 6 PM Minha/Ma’ariv 5:30 PM Shabbat Sha-Blue Jeans Service and Dinner 6 PM Kabbalat Shabbat/Ma’ariv – with Dr. Yizhar Hess Monday, December 9 – 11 Kislev 6:30 PM Teen Dinner, Dessert and Discussion with Rabbi Shawn and Norman – at the 6:50 AM Minyan home of Rachel Wachs 11:45 AM Talmud with Rabbi Sarra Lev 7 PM Congregational Oneg Shabbat – Schmooze with Dr. Hess 12:30 PM Sisterhood Mah Jongg 6 PM Minha/Ma’ariv Saturday, December 7 – 9 Kislev 6:30 PM Har Zion After Dark – What’s Cookin’? with Rabbi Moriah SimonHazani 9:30 AM Morning Service – MAIN SANCTUARY B’nai Mitzvah: CHARLIE and THEO NOVICK, sons of Ellen & William Novick TORAH READING: GENESIS 28:10 Page 166 Tuesday, December 10 – 12 Kislev MAFTIR: GENENSIS 30:9 Page 175 7 AM Minyan HAFTARAH: HOSEA 12;13 Page 189 10 AM Joys of Yiddish with Gerry Spector 10 AM Parashat Hashavua with Rabbi Moriah SimonHazani – BAILIS ROOM 11:30 AM Shul Stitchers 11 AM Junior Congregation Family Service – DOGOLE CHAPEL 6 PM Minha/Ma’ariv Kiddush: The Congregation and guests are cordially invited to join us in the GORSON- 7 PM Executive Committee Meeting FISHMAN-TOBIN AUDITORIUM. We are grateful for this week’s donation to the Shabbat Kiddush Fund by Sisterhood. The Extended Kiddush is sponsored by Wednesday, December 11 – 13 Kislev Ellen & William Novick in honor of the B’nai Mitzvah of Charlie and Theo. No School NCCECE – Parent/Teacher Conferences 1 PM Milton Pomerantz Interactive Torah Study with Michael Solomon – BAILIS ROOM 7 AM Minyan and TISCH Halakha (legal text) study from the Rambam’s Mishneh Torah – 1 PM Parents and Kids Together with Rabbi Shawn – KLINGHOFFER BRIDES ROOM conversation & breakfast with Rabbi Shawn 3:15 PM Talmud Study with Rabbi Moriah SimonHazani – RUDOFKER LIBRARY 11 AM Parashat Hashavua for the Sandwich Generation with Rabbi Shawn 4:15 PM Minha/Ma’ariv – DOGOLE CHAPEL 11 AM Siddur Study with Dr. Sara Cohen 5:17 PM Shabbat Ends 6 PM Minha/Ma’ariv 6:30 PM Parents Night Out 7 PM Hazzan Vogel’s Italy Trip Informational Meeting 7:30 PM Educational Committee Meeting Cook for a Friend – Sunday, December 8, 9:30 AM – Catering Kitchen Come on out to Har Zion and perform a warm and wonderful mitzvah! Join old friends and Thursday, December 12 – 14 Kislev make new ones while you help prepare delicious meals for those in need. 6:50 AM Minyan with Davening and Donuts 10 AM Popular Commentaries on Genesis with Rabbi Ira Flax 11:15 AM Holiday Learning Series with Rabbi Ira Flax NEXT SHABBAT 6 PM Minha/Ma’ariv Friday, December 13 – 16 Kislev 7 PM Men’s Club Pub Night 4:18 PM Candle Lighting 6 PM Kabbalat Shabbat/Ma’ariv – with Guest Speaker Rabbi Chaya Rowen-Baker Friday, December 13 – 15 Kislev 7 AM Minyan and Men’s Club Minyannaires with Rabbi Haaz Saturday, December 14 – 16 Kislev 4:18 PM Candle Lighting 9:30 AM Morning Service with Guest Speaker Rabbi Chaya Rowen-Baker – MAIN SANCTUARY 6 PM Kabbalat Shabbat/Ma’ariv – with Guest Speaker Rabbi Chaya Rowen-Baker Bar Mitzvah: Luke Maslow, son of Lisa & Ronald Maslow 7 PM Joy of Shabbat Dinner (by reservation only) 4:20 PM Minha/Ma’ariv – DOGOLE CHAPEL 8:15 PM Joy of Shabbat Speaker Series with Dr. Ely Levine, Archaeology and the Bible: What 5:18 PM Shabbat Ends Do We Know? What Can We Do? Masorti Speakers Visit HarAVIV Zion – HAR ZION’S 20’s & 30’s FridayCurious evening, what Har DecemberZion has to offer6 for people in their 20’s and 30’s? Interested in joining a group May their souls be bound Dr. ofYizhar young Hess Har Zionites – Executive for social Director, events The (informal Masorti Shabbat (Conservative) and holiday meals, parties, movie Movementnights, game in Israel nights, etc.), religious/educational opportunities, and social action projects? up in the bond of life. 5:15 PM - 6:00Looking PM for Pro-Neg opportunities to hang out with old friends and meet new ones? For more info, contact Rabbi Knopf, [email protected]. The following yahrzeits will be observed during the coming week. Grab a nosh and join Yizhar for a discussion on the Masorti Movement and World Jewry * * * RE-JEW-VENATE CLASS – SUNDAYS, APRIL 15, 29, 10:00 AM 6:00 PM Services (Re-JU-ve-nate, v.) to upgrade one’s Jewish skills – this is a program for adults who wish to have a At break, between Kabbalat Shabbat and Ma’ariv, Yizhar will speak about the Masorti Benjamin Friedman Shirley Harmelin Doris S. Leibovitz Bar/Bat Mitzvah or would like to enhance their skills. For more information or to sign up, please Sara Frankel Mildred Dlott Movement within Israel. Following services there will be a light Oneg where congregants will Samuel HandlerHarold Loigman Norman Herman Eve RiesenbergClara Goldenberg email the class coordinator, Marilyn Becker, at [email protected]. have the opportunity to ask questions and schmooze with Yizhar one-on-one. Edward KrantzEstelle Love Stutzel Estelle Kardon David SaltzburgBenjamin Kliger * * * Freda Lurie Julius Mandel Samuel Lichtenfeld Sidney ShusterBetty Joyce Liss Friday & Saturday,SISTERHOOD December ADULT 13 & ED 14 – TUESDAYS, APRIL 17, 24, 10:00 AM Joseph Lurie Ida Milgrim Joseph Mirsky Elaine P. Vogel Myer Rednor Rabbi Chaya Rowen-Baker,A Year of Sisterhood Kehillat Ramot-ZionEducation through in French the Eyes Hill, of Jerusalem Rabbis Shlomo Newman Rose Porter Fannie Zeitz Benjamin Pollin Frances Shulman 12/13 – 6:00 PM ServicesApril 3 – Rabbi Knopf: The Conservative Movement Morris RasnerJoseph Rosen Louis Russock David Melich EllisRose Soloman Between Kabbalat Shabbat Apriland Ma’ariv,17 – Rabbi Rabbi Grife: Baker The will Jew speak in Lotus about The Joseph A. RosenHarry Shrager Coleman Sayer Jerome Ellis David Cohen Evolving Landscape of DiversityApril 24 –in Rabbi Jerusalem Grife: Jew Boos, Jewish Buddists Dora SchreibmanAnne Singer Betty Aaron Kathryn FeldmanNettie Cohn Light food will be served. For more info, contact Jamie Mushlin, [email protected]. 12/14 – 9:30 AM Services Abraham ZappelDonald Baer Steerman Herman Adin Jack Friedland Rose Gubelbank * * * Rae BaylinsonGertrude Sylk Miriam Bush Rosamunde GinsburgEnrique Guzman Rabbi Baker will be givingSCHOLARSHIP the sermon SUBMISSION during Services DEADLINE - APRIL 12 Sarah HornsteinMildred Voron William Citron Rochelle K. GoldsteinAnita Kelman Har Zion is pleased to be able to offer a limited number of scholarship awards to help support those Sidney L. JacobsMarjorie Bolen Arthur Edelson Kenneth KardonHerbert Levin pursuing JewishInformational educational Meeting programs for primarily Trip to for Italy students with atHazzan the High & School Karen level Vogel and above. Pesa Leah KobrinJennie Cohen Max Edelson William Klein Frances Marcus Several generous donorsWednesday, have established December endowments 11 at at7 PMHar Zion for this purpose. Jay Lewis Alan Robert Diamond Anna Friedman Robert Edwin LavinIlonka Roth ScholarshipsJoin Hazzan will Eliot be awarded & Karen twice Vogel during and thethe Cantorsyear. Those Assembly who wish for to A be Jewish considered Musical for Journeyan award Beatrice MargolisSaulis Epstein Stephen Hutton Sidney Sol PressmanHarry Sall should submit througha letter outlining Italy (Rome the program | Florence or activity, | Venice) the – cost,June and 22 — other July pertinent 2, 2020 information. Eileen MoskowitzAmelia Farkas Celia Kauffman Albert SmuklerBessie Stein FinalJoin determination us as we sing, of awards study, sightseeand amounts and celebratewill be decided together on merit, in inviting, need, andintriguing the number Italy. of Esther PonnockMorton E. Frankel Sarah Kleiman Harry Sylk David Cooper Anna Kolchins Full itinerary, pricing and registrationrequests received.at: secure.ayelet.com/CA2020Italy.aspx Anita N. WeinsteinSamuel L. Greenberg Samuel AxelrodBetty Dym Samuel Dash Jerome Miller Robert Goldberg All letters should be directed to Har Zion’s Executive Director, Gavi Miller. Please label the envelope Clara Kagan Charles Rudin Elitzky * * * Leonard Hoffman Joan Ricefeld Sidney Lundy ScholarshipJoy of Awards/Assistance Shabbat Dinner so– Friday, that confidentiality December can 13 befollowing maintained. 6 PM Requests Services can be Jennie Marder Aaron Bodek Ellis Sarah Lewis Sylvia Slutzky Joseph Saltz submitted for any memberAll ages in good welcome! standing, BYOB but must (Kosher be postmarked unopened) (or hand-delivered to Theodore L. Nilsen Seymour Kurland Ellie Sall Schlager Nathan Sobelman Morris Soroka Cost:the -office) $15 per by noon,adult, April$10 per12 for child consideration. (under 13) RSVP For more by 5 information, PM on Wednesday, contact GaviDecember Miller at11 to Maxwell C. Targan Gerald Allen Pogash Martin Schecter Isadore Wolson Max Stone guarantee your reservation. RSVP to Emily Berton, [email protected] David Sager 610-667-5000 ext 105 or [email protected]. Rhoda AuerbachBertha G. Zalles Harry Chopnick Betty Tinkle Sara Hoffberg Bernice Soltman Kohn * * * Esther Harmelin Marie Corson Florine Waxman TIKKUN OLAM COLLECTIONS FOR GOLDEN SLIPPER Samuel Kane Louis Birenbaum Jewish Family and Children’s Services is partnering with Project Home for the holidays! The Tikkun Olam Committee is now collecting men’s and women’s toiletry items for Golden Slipper Toni Salins Charles Delson 345 Montgomery Avenue, Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004 for Mother’s & Father’s Day. Please drop them in the bin at the Gift Shop entrance. Thank you! Harry Silverstein Mildred Friedman We will be cooking on December 16 from 9:30 AM -2:30 PM and December 18 from 2:30- Morris J. Snyderman Diane Hoffman 6:45 PM. Hope you can join us to help those in need during the holidays! Helen Tepper Harold D.