Month: November 2021

MEDITATION Light one candle for the strength we all need To never become our own foe! And light one candle for those who are suff’ring Pain we learned so long ago! Light one candle for all we believe in, Let anger not tear us apart! And light one candle to bind us together With peace …

PARSHA From ReformJudaism.org https://reformjudaism.org/torah/portion/vayishlach Vayishlach [וַיִּשְׁלַח (Jacob) Sent] Genesis 32:4−36:43 Jacob now sent messengers ahead of him to his brother Esau in the land of Seir, in the countryside of Edom. – Genesis 32:4 SUMMARY: Jacob prepares to meet Esau. He wrestles with a “man,” who changes Jacob’s name to Israel. (32:4-33) Jacob and Esau …

PARSHA From ReformJudaism.org https://reformjudaism.org/torah/portion/vayeitzei Vayeitzei [וַיֵּצֵא – And (Jacob) Left] – Genesis 28:10−32:3 And Jacob left Beersheba and set out for Haran. – Genesis 28:10 SUMMARY: Jacob dreams of angels going up and down a ladder. God blesses him. Jacob names the place Bethel. (28:10-22) Jacob works seven years in order to marry Rachel, but Laban …

NOVEMBER BIRTHDAYS, ANNIVERSARIES, AND SIGNIFICANT EVENTS Mazal Tov – Mazal Bueno to all those celebrating a birthday, anniversary, or significant event during the Month of November. If we were together at Temple Kol Hamidbar, we would extend a Tallit over you, say a special prayer for you, and recite the following blessing (cf Num. 6:24-26): …