It's All Happening on Shabbat 
Friday, Dec. 6, 2019- Saturday,  Dec. 7, 2019
8 Kislev 5780/9 Kislev 5780
Parashat Vayetze
Genesis  28:10-30:13 
    Pages 166- 176
Erev Shabbat (12/6)
Candles are lit at home at 4:02 p.m.

Join us for  Minha/Kabbalat Shabbat/Maariv at 4:15 p.m. 

Rabbi Small will share a  Thought for Shabbat:
"Jacob and Rachel--The Power of Love, Part I"

All 6th-12th graders are invited to the USY 1950s-themed Shabbat dinner at  The Emanuel  after services

Following the service, join us for an Oneg Shabbat sponsored by The Emanuel Brotherhood and the 
Friday Night Oneg Shabbat Committee

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Shabbat Morning  (12/7)

J oin us at 9:00 a.m. for Services i n the Main Sanctuary as we celebrate Griffin Margolis, son of Tamar & Marc Margolis, becoming a Bar Mitzvah

Ben Engel will lead Shaharit

 

The Torah service begins at 10:00 a.m.


Griffin Margolis will deliver a D'var Torah, read Torah and chant the Haftara


Essa Jaffe, Abby Scheer and Tamar Margolis will also read Torah

 

David Levine will receive an aliyah and blessing in honor of his 75th birthday

 

Rabbi Small will deliver a sermon:
   "The Power of Love, Part II: Jacob and Laban"

Kiddush is sponsored by Marc & Tamar Margolis in honor of their son Griffin becoming a Bar Mitzvah

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Shabbat Afternoon

Min h a/Maariv 4:15 p.m.

Rabbi Small will offer Torah Study  between Minha   and  Maariv:
"Esau's Comin': Jacob Faces the Music"

Havdalah 5:00 p.m.

Defining Our Terms

Hebrew Terms Now Defined on Our Website: 

Below are some key words but you can now find a complete list on the website under "Our Jewish World", click this link: Defining our Terms to go directly to the list! Thank you, to Judith Fox, former Director of Education, for creating this page! 
  • D'var Torah- Explanation of the Torah portion. 
  • Parasha - The weekly Torah portion.
  • Erev- The evening before.  All Jewish holidays, including Shabbat, begin at sundown the evening before the holiday.
  • P'sukei D'Zimrah- Introductory psalms chanted before Shacharit.
  • Shaharit- The morning service.
  • Minha- The afternoon service.
  • Maariv- The evening service.
  • Ashrei- A prayer written in an alphabetic acrostic frequently chanted by younger children.
  • Kiddush- A prayer that sets aside Shabbat as special.  It is recited over a cup of wine.  Also, a light meal at the synagogue after the Shabbat morning service.
  • Havdalah- A prayer recited at the end of Shabbat that separates Shabbat from the rest of the week.  The prayer is recited over spices, a cup of wine and a special braided candle 

The Emanuel Synagogue 

                          160 Mohegan Drive
                West Hartford, Connecticut  06117