This Week s Torah Reading

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1 Kiddush is Sponsored to wish Ethan a huge Mazal Tov on becoming a Bar Mitzvah! A special thank you to the Rabbi and Shoshie for being there with him and us every step of the way! We and the entire Adat community are lucky to have you both! Ethan, we are all so very proud of you! Love, Dad, Jamie, Jeremy and Gabriella. kiddush is sponsored by Grandma, Grandpa and Mom in honor of Ethan s Bar Mitzvah. Thank you to the Rabbi for teaching and guiding Ethan through this journey. Mazel Tov Ethan, we are so proud of you and how hard you have worked preparing for this special day. kiddush is co-sponsored by Nancy and Aharon Barker to wish Rob Mazel Tov on leining his Bar Mitzvah Parsha! MINYON SCHEDULE 11/30 Candles...4:25 p.m. 11/30 Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat...4:30 p.m. Talmud in Depth...8:00 a.m. Shabbat Morning...9:00 a.m. Shema-Latest Time...9:06 a.m. Teen Minyan...9:30 a.m. Daf Yomi...3:30 p.m. Shabbat Mincha...4:15 p.m. Shabbat ends...5:24 p.m. Parent/Child Learning...6:30 p.m. Daf Yomi II...7:30 p.m. This Coming Week Sunday Shacharit...8:30 a.m. Sun. - Thu. Mincha/Ma ariv...4:30 p.m. Mon. & Thu. Shacharit...6:30 a.m. Tue., Wed. & Fri. Shacharit...6:45 a.m. Class Schedule Sunday Talmud in Depth...7:45 a.m. Daf Yomi I...9:15 a.m. Bat Mitzvah Club...9:30 a.m. Daf Yomi II...5:00 p.m. Monday - Thursday Talmud I...6:00 a.m. Monday- Friday Talmud in Depth...7:30 a.m. Monday Pirkei Avot...7:30 p.m. Partners in Torah...7:30 p.m. Daf Yomi...8:30 p.m. Tuesday Women s/mesillat Yesharim...11:00 a.m. Daf Yomi...7:30 p.m. Wednesday Women s/pirkei Avos...11:00 a.m. Girls Club (3 rd -6 th grade)...4:30 p.m. Prophets/Mishlei...7:30 p.m. Daf Yomi...8:15 p.m. Thursday Parsha...7:30 p.m. Daf Yomi...8:15 p.m. We wish our visitors a warm La Jolla welcome. Please introduce yourself to the Rabbis and the President so that we can meet and greet you. In Memory of Linda Neiman the congregation ADAT YESHURUN Weekly NEWS bulletin Rabbi Jeffrey Wohlgelernter Vol. XXVII No. 9 Assistant Rabbi Daniel Reich Abraham Loebenstein, President 23 Kislev 5779 December 1, 2018 Vayeshev This Week s Torah Reading The Torah Reading begins on page 162 in the Hirsch, page 198 in the Stone. The Haftorah begins on page 838 in the Hirsch and page 1142 in the Stone. THIS WEEK S PARSHA opens with the chronicles of Yaakov s offspring. The Torah relates the story of the settlements and wanderings of Yaakov s sons, until they were permanently settled in Eretz Yisrael by Yehoshua. The catalyst for this chain of events was the incident of Yosef and his brothers. Yosef was seventeen years old when the narrative begins. We see he was the most loved of all Yaakov s sons which caused a measure of discomfort. Yaakov gave Yosef a coat of many colors which our sages say was a coat of fine wool, or a longer, better coat than the others wore. The Sforno comments that the coat was the tunic which was designated for leadership, the role which Yaakov assigned to Yosef after the incident between Reuven and Bilhah. There is a midrash equating this coat with a coat originally belonging to Adam. Yaakov received the coat when he bought the birthright from Esav. Because of this coat, the fact that Yosef was his father s personal attendant, and probably because they feared being disinherited, the brothers hated Yosef. The Torah tells of Yosef bringing evil reports against his brothers to their father. This helped fuel their jealousy. Rashi says Yosef told of the other boys eating Aver min Hachai, meat taken from an animal before it was slaughtered. He also told Yaakov that the sons of Zilpah and Bilhah were mocked by the sons of Leah, and that the brothers were behaving licentiously. Rashi further comments that Yosef was punished measure for measure for bringing these evil reports. For the report of Aver min Hachai, he was punished because the brothers had slaughtered a kid goat and did not eat the meat of an unslaughtered animal, thus this animal was used when they sold Yosef. For the slave-mocking report, he ended up a slave, and for the licentious report he was accused of licentiousness by Mrs. Potiphar and was thrown into jail. Many commentaries explain Yosef was not merely speaking Lashon Horah, gossip, but rather he was telling what appeared to be happening and he felt his father should know in order to deal with the other sons. But he was mistaken, and what appeared to be transgressions on the part of his brothers were indeed justifiable actions. Yosef was punished measure for measure for not having been more deliberate in his actions. Yosef also dreamed two prophetic dreams which he told to his brothers. This added to their feelings of hatred. In the first dream, Yosef saw that they were binding sheaves in the field. Yosef s sheaf arose and remained standing and the others gathered around and bowed to his sheaf. The dream intimated that Yosef would rise to power without apparent

2 Parsha Concludes cause and that it would last for a long time. The sheaves represented the cause of their bowing to him: the wheat they would need to purchase in Egypt in the future. In his second dream, Yosef saw the sun (Yaakov), moon (Rachel) and 11 stars (his brothers) bowing down to him. Yaakov was upset with Yosef for relating the dreams to his brothers and fueling their hatred. THE BROTHERS BELIEVED Yosef was dreaming of usurping the throne which belonged to Yehudah, and thus felt that such an act of treason and rebellion deserved death. They planned to kill him, and would have, had not Reuven stepped in. He suggested that, rather than kill him, they throw him into a pit, thus disposing of him in a clean way. While Reuven was away from the rest, they sold Yosef to a band of Yishmalite travelers for twenty pieces of silver. They took Yosef s coat, dipped it in blood, and told their father that Yosef was killed by wild animals. However, Yaakov did not believe them and refused to be comforted. Meanwhile, Yosef was brought to Mitzrayim and sold to Potiphar as a houseboy. THE TORAH SEEMINGLY interrupts this narrative with the story of Yehudah and Tamar. Our sages explain the connection. The brothers blamed Yehudah for Yaakov s abundant distress, because he had the idea of getting rid of Yosef. Therefore they shunned him and their esteem for him was lowered. WE THEN RETURN to Yosef in Egypt. The Torah relates how Yosef rose in value in Potiphar s household, but ended up in jail for rebuffing the advances of Mrs. Potiphar. This was a test for Joseph. After passing it he became known as Yosef Hatzadik-the righteous. The midrash tells us that when Yosef was about to sin, he saw the image of Yaakov before him and he stopped. The Chiddushei Harim comments: at a time of crisis we become incapable of calm, reasoned analysis. The only thing we have to rely on is our instinct, which we have developed over years of living. Yosef was faced with an awesome challenge which robbed him of the opportunity to think clearly and, therefore, he had to rely on his instincts which were ingrained in him from growing up with Yaakov. When the midrash says he saw an image of Yaakov and recoiled, it is telling us he relied on his instincts to outweigh his temptation, thus he passed the test. This is a tzaddik! THE PARSHA CONCLUDES with Yosef favorably interpreting two dreams for fellow prisoners, two of Paroh s chamberlains. At Paroh s birthday celebration the dreams are fulfilled, and when the wine steward is pleased by this, Yosef asks him to intercede on his behalf. WE THANK OUR SECURITY VOLUNTEERS Friday Evening 4:30 p.m Paul Shtein 5:10 p.m. Adam Sragovicz Shabbat Morning 9:00 a.m. Steve Weitzen 9:30 a.m. Steve Kaplan 10:00 a.m. Roland Goldberg 10:30 a.m. Lionel Kahn 11:00 a.m. David Feifel 11:30 a.m. Jonny Borok Sponsor a Kiddush Available Kiddush Options: $295 - Regular Kiddush Sponsor $175 - Regular Kiddush Co- Sponsor $700- Deluxe Kiddush (2 weeks advance notice is required) $175 Seudah Shlishit DATES THAT ARE AVAILABLE: Dec 8 th, 15 th, 22 nd, 29 th Contact the office at (858) or info@adatyeshurun.org to sponsor. KOSHER PIZZA!! Ralph s is opening Pizza By The Slice or Pie every Saturday from 7-12 p.m. Stop by for some great pizza! Important Meeting for All Shabbat Security Volunteers! Thank you again for stepping up to help keep our families safe. This is a reminder that we will be conducting a refresher training for the security volunteer team leads and members at Shul this Sunday, December 2 nd at 9:30 a.m. This training is also open to those who are considering volunteering for security. Please make every effort to attend. Soille Hebrew Day 24-hour Charidy Fundraising Campaign Starts Wednesday, December 5 noon and ends Wednesday, December 6 noon! Go to: during those 24 hours and help us reach our goal! #HebrewDayHeroes to Brian Zimmerman, and Celena Zimmerman, on Ethan s Bar Mitzvah. Michael Snyder and Brandy Gold on their daughter s engagement. Jeremy and Hilda Cohen on the birth of a granddaughter. Anthony and Hayley Bortz on the birth of their granddaughter.

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4 Torah High School invites all women and girls to our Twelfth Annual Dinner Theatre Please join us for an exciting evening of delicious cuisine (with a kid-friendly menu option!), inspiration, drama, comedy, dance, song, music, and more featuring the talented Torah High Theatre Troupe, Dance Ensemble & Choir on Sunday, December 16, 2018, in the Social Hall at Torah High. Dinner at 6:00 pm, curtain at 6:45 pm, and dessert at 7:45 pm. Sponsorships: Platinum - $180 (includes VIP seating for 4). Gold - $90 (includes VIP seating for 2). Tickets: Adults: $25, students: $18 Please RSVP to Torah High at or go to

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6 Adat Yeshurun Opportunity Drawing Chanukah 2018 To be drawn at the Chanukah Carnival on December 9th 13 Inch MacBook Air 1.8 GHz Processor, 128GB Storage AND $500 Costco or Ralph s Gift card $250 Dining Gift Certificate (Your choice of Tierra Sur at Herzog Winery or Shiloh s Steak House on W. Pico Blvd or Pat s Restaurant on W. Pico Blvd or OC Kosher in Tustin, CA) $36 per Ticket Buy or sell 10 tickets for $360 you get one extra ticket FREE! SELL AS MANY AS YOU CAN! Any additional books you sell will be a Mitzvah Just call the Shul Office for more tickets! Please send any unsold tickets back to us. Complete set of Drawing Rules available in the Shul office. GOOD LUCK AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!

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9 Adat Shabbat Children s Program Updated Shabbat@Adat Kids Program! Adat Shabbat Children s Program Adat Tots (3 YRs 1 st Grade) Classroom A Adat Juniors (2 nd Grade 6 th Grade); Boys in Tent; Girls in Rabbi Reich s Office 10:00 AM Welcome and Get Ready 10:15 AM Magical Shabbos Carpet Ride (Daven and Sing Fun Shabbos Songs) 10:35 AM* Picture the Parsha (the weekly Torah portion presented in a fun way by the Adat Tots counselor) 10:50 AM Kidz Kiddush with Delicious Treats! 11:05 AM Come outside for Parsha Palooza with Rabbi Reich! 10:00 AM Shabbos Davening for Shabbos Dollars! (Lead by Adat Junior counselors) 10:20 AM* Parsha Preview Learning the Parsha with Adat Junior counselors will earn you Shabbos Dollars! 10:45 AM Parsha Palooza with Rabbi Reich! 11:05 AM Kiddush w/ Delicious Shabbos Treats 11:15 AM Come outside for some Fun and Games! 11:20 AM** Fun and Games! *All Adat Tots will be brought into Shul to see the Returning of the Torah *All Adat Juniors will be brought into Shul to see the Returning of the Torah **Adon Olam will be sung in unison by all of the Children **Adon Olam will be sung in unison by all of the Children in the Shabbat@Adat Kids program in the Shabbat@Adat Kids program teen minyan - classroom B Shul - teen minyan - classroom B Shul - Every Shabbos TEEN Morning MINYAN 9:30 B Shul Every Shabbos Every Morning 9:30 Mommy & Mommy Me (Children & Me (Children under the under age the of 3) age of 3) - In classroom Mommy & C Me - Every (Children Shabbat under morning the age of 3) In Classroom C - Every Shabbat morning In Classroom C - Every Shabbat morning