Parsha Miketz
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1. Pharaoh's dreams disturbed him: in one, there were 7 lean and 7 fat cows and the lean ones devoured the fat; in the other, 7 thin stalks of grain devoured 7 sturdy ones. The butler suggested that Pharaoh send for Joseph. Joseph interpreted the dreams: there would be 7 years of plenty and 7 of famine; he suggested that some of the produce in the good years be set aside for use during the lean years; he was appointed to oversee this task, became the most powerful man in Egypt, married an Egyptian wife and had 2 sons - Manasseh and Ephraim. As predicted, there was famine and Joseph, now the governor of the land, sold the stored grain.
2. Jacob, hearing that there was grain in Egypt, sent 10 of his sons to buy some, keeping Benjamin the youngest, behind. When his brothers met Joseph, they did not recognize him but he did them; he accused them of being spies. They spoke of their aged father and youngest brother. Joseph asked that the latter be brought to him to prove their credentials as honest traders, held Simeon as a hostage and sent the brothers back with grain and their money.
3. Jacob refused to let Benjamin go but when the grain was consumed, he had no choice and agreed.
Joseph became very emotional when he saw Benjamin with his brothers; wined and dined them, sent them off with more grain but he put a silver cup in Benjamin's bag. He had his servants empty the bags and when the cup was found, threatened them, and insisted that Benjamin remain with him while the others could leave.
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NEXT TWO WEEKS AT WES
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Fri Dec 30
NO 6:30PM SERVICE
8:00pm HA MINYAN KABBALAT SHABBAT LAY LED SERVICE
NOTE TIME IS 8:00PM
Sat Dec 31 - CHANUKAH 8 CANDLE
9:00am Torah Study
Schmoozes with Mel Scult
10:00am Shabbat Service
11:15am NO SHIRAT SHABBAT
11:30am Tot Shabbat
Fri Jan 6
6:00pm 'First Friday at 6' Kabbalat Shabbat Service/Potluck Dinner
Sat Jan 7
9:00am Torah Study
10:00am Shabbat Service
11:15am Shirat Shabbat for K-4th graders
11:30am Rabbi Margolius on "What Matters: Conversations about the End of Life" - see below for details
11:30am Tot Shabbat
1:30pm haMatmid Tanach
2:000pm Kef Kids
Tue Jan 10
7:00pm Torah on Tuesdays with Susan Schorr
Fri Jan 13
6:30pm Shabbat Unplugged Kabbalat Shabbat Service
Sat Jan 14
9:00am Torah Study
10:00am Shabbat Service
10:15am Aliyah B'Yachad
11:15am Shirat Shabbat for K-4th graders
11:30am Council Member Helen Rosenthal will speak on "The State of the City."
11:30am Tot Shabbat
1:30pm Mesillat Yesharim: The Path of the Just
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SAVE THESE DATES
SAT JAN 7
DURING SERVICES
Rabbi Marc Margolius will speak on "What Matters" see below for details.
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AT JAN 14
DURING SHABBAT SERVICES
(Our) Office of New York City Council Member Helen Rosenthal will be a guest speaker for "State of the City"
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SATURDAY JAN 27 - 28
WES SHABBATON WITH SAJ
Friday night at SAJ
Sat at WES
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SUN JAN 29
ANNUAL NEW YORK DAY OF
RECONSTRUCTIONIST LEARNING
at the SAJ - 12:15 - 6:00PM
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WHAT MATTERS CONVERSATION
SAT JAN 7 DURING SERVICES
Rabbi Marc Margolius will speak Shabbat morning, Jan 7, on "What Matters: Caring Conversations About End of Life," a program in which WES is participating to promote facilitated, Jewish values-based conversations about wishes for the end of life.
"What Matters" (
whatmattersny.org) is based at the JCC, funded by Plaza Memorial Chapel, and has engaged with several synagogues and communal organizations in New York City over the past 18 months. It is based on an evidence-based Advance Care Planning program that was developed at Gundersen Health Center in LaCrosse, Wisconsin in order to fill the gap between the legal documentation of advance directives, such as power of attorney for health care, and the emotional and spiritual reality of what it means to make decisions for a loved on...
The program is not about preparing for death. It's about creating a structure where each of us can reflect on and articulate our goals and wishes and then communicate them to those who will represent us when we are unable to speak for ourselves
To read further information about the program and WES' involvement click HERE
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NEW YORK DAY OF RECONSTRUCTIONIST LEARNING -
JANUARY 29 2017
12:15 - 6:00PM
SAJ - 15 WEST 86 ST, NYC
The keynote speaker will be Rabbi Joshua Lesser,
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION AND TO REGISTER CLICK HERE
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VIDEO OF MEL SCULT'S TALK IN PHILADELPHIA
Here is a video of a talk Mel gave recently at Congregation Mishkan Shalom in Philadelphia.
The talk reflects his book " The Radical American Judaism of Mordecai M. Kaplan"
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