Shabbat Shalom A warm welcome to our guests We welcome you and are pleased that you have joined us to worship. We hope you will feel welcome whenever you are in town. If you are a new resident to our area, please introduce yourself so we can properly welcome you and tell you more about our wonderful congregation and community. 16 Tevet 5777 January 14, 2017 Torah Portion Vayechi Page 180 Haftorah Page 191 Service Schedule Candle Lighting 1/13 Shabbat Morning Service Shabbat Ends 1/14 Candle Lighting 1/20 4:28 P.M. 9:30 A.M. 5:50 P.M. 4:56 P.M. Vayechi Genesis 47:28-31, and 48-50 Jacob lives the final 17 years of his life in Egypt. Before his passing, he asks Joseph to take an oath that he will bury him in the Holy Land. He blesses Joseph s two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim, elevating them to the status of his own sons as progenitors of tribes within the nation of Israel. The patriarch desires to reveal the end of days to his children, but is prevented from doing so. Jacob blesses his sons, assigning to each their role as a tribe before he dies. A large funeral procession consisting of Jacob s descendants, Pharaoh s ministers, the leading citizens of Egypt and the Egyptian cavalry accompanies Jacob on his final journey to the Holy Land, where he is buried in the Machpelah Cave in Hebron. Joseph, too, dies in Egypt, at the age of 110. He, too, instructs that his bones be taken out of Egypt and buried in the Holy Land, but this would come to pass only with the Israelites exodus from Egypt many years later. Before his passing, Joseph conveys to the Children of Israel the testament from which they will draw their hope and faith in the difficult years to come: G-d will surely remember you, and bring you up out of this land to the land of which He swore to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.
Refuah Sh leima Speedy Recovery Earl Diamond, Sylvia Katcef, Roz & Harold Singerman, Gail Snyder, Fred Weinfeld May the Holy One, Blessed is He, be filled with compassion for them, to restore their health, to heal them, to strengthen and revivify them. May he send them a speedy and complete recovery from heaven, a recovery of the body and a recovery of the spirit, swiftly and soon. Amen. Upcoming Events January 14 January 18 January 22 January 28 January 28 Mickie Rubin will be conducting the Shabbat services with zest and gusto. You won't want to miss it. Cardiovascular screening is being offered by Lifeline. It will take place at Kneseth Israel. Pre-registration is required. Call 1-888-653-6450 or visit www.lifelinescreening.com/community-partners Congregational Annual Meeting at 10:00 AM Sunday. There are several issues to vote on. Your attendance would be greatly appreciated. Absentee ballots are now available by calling the office at 410-263-3924 or email your request to Michael Snyder at ckipres16@gmail.com. Absentee ballots are ONLY available to those who will be OUT OF TOWN on the 22nd. Your ballot must be turned in no later than 3 days prior to the meeting as stated in our by-laws. Shabbat services will not be held at KI. We have been cordially invited to share Shabbat services with the folks at Kol Shalom beginning at 9:30 AM. Coffee House at KI. Please join us for a fun and interesting evening to include the brief Havdalah service to commemorate the end of Shabbat. Coffee House atmosphere, live music, food, snacks and light alcoholic refreshments for the low, all-inclusive price of $18.00 per person. Time to be announced. Daily Minyanim If you are in need of a Minyan for a Yahrzeit for a loved one, please contact Paul Walsky at 410-627-9762 or e-mail him at paulwalsky@yahoo.com or call Jody Goldsmith at 443-837-6866 or e-mail him at jody_goldsmith@hotmail.com Mazel Tov Mazel Tov to Sylvia Katcef on her 100th birthday. May she enjoy each day with good health and enjoy her family and many friends. Mazel Tov to Roz & Harold Singerman on their 62nd Anniversary.
The following Yahrzeits are being observed during the week of January 14 20 Saturday, Jan. 14 Joseph G. Cohen Pauline Bloom Annie Cohen Marlene Reiter Albert Rosenberg Sunday, Jan. 15 Jacob Rutman Harry Meyerson Clara Sthool Margery Meyer Monday, Jan. 16 Charles Sutton Tuesday, Jan. 17 Sol Rattner Phyliss Fishbein Wednesday, Jan. 18 Louis Hillman Elaine Friedlander Thursday, Jan. 19 Eva Legum Katie Fine Gilbert Kozak Reba Axelrod Samuel Deckelbaum Bertram Alper Friday, Jan. 20 Leonard Finkelstein Louis Shafran Condolences It is with sadness that we inform you of the passing of Amira Goldsmith's mother, Marcelle ElKodsi. The funeral will be at the Brighton Memorial Chapel, near Rochester, NY, on Sunday January 15th, at 1 PM. Beginning Monday, Amira will be sitting shiva at home, 2810 Broadview Terrace, Annapolis. Evening Ma ariv services will be at the Goldsmith s home, Monday through Wednesday at 6:30 pm. The month of Kislev: Dec. 1 29 The following Yahrzeits were observed: Louis Mashbaum Harry A. Klawans David D. Unger David Sanders Stark Sadie Kolman Julius Walder Nathan Leonard Lilyan Schwartzman Jacob Zaks Nathan Klawans Sylvia Hecht Sam Hollander Walter Singerman Mary Posofsky Morris Goldberg Minnie Kotzin Stein Dorothy Paul Goldstein Fannie Moss Florence Kleger William Kleger Majorie R. Kotzin Felice B. Goldstein Yetta Snyder Ralph Greil Nettie Coal Isadore Greil Julius Fine Doris Packman Elizabeth Needle Rose F. Zall Nathan Slobody Issac Snyder Hyman M. Brilliant Sylvia Sutton Rebecca Levy Moses Michaelson Rose Shochat Dr. Edith Earle Leonard
The month of Tevet: Dec. 30 Jan. 27 Louis Lott Floretta Michaelson Joseph Mankowitz Doris Schwartz Alen Lee Rothenberg Simon Pepper Edith Michelson Ruth Gorelik Snyder Edward J. Kramer Ida Shapiro Maurice Snyder Lena Weitzman Joseph Ziff Ida Sachs Ellis Ada Berg Herman Samuel Blumberg Miriam Berlin Rae Singerman Dora Rubin Ann Oshry Helen Ruth Goldstein Lena Eisenstein Morton Sweren Elchanan Feldman Marjorie Rogovin Nancy Reiter Essie Marx Robert Lee Cohen Binem Shraga Saul M. Cohen Milton Finkelstein Anita Golding Seltzer Carol Mae Block Gittess Ansela M. Dopkin David Hyatt Samuel Eisenstein Ida Sachs Sara Ivrey Gilden Morton S, Reiter Martha P. Kohn Sidney Rattner Lena Klawans Jacob Hyman Spritzer Roberta Rubin Hyman Miller Joseph G. Cohen Pauline Bloom Annie Cohen Marlene B. Reiter Albert Rosenberg Jacob Rutman Harry Meyerson Margery Meyer Clara Sthool Charles Sutton Sol Rattner Phyliss Fishbein Louis Hillman Elaine Friedlander Bertram Alper Eva Legum Katie Fine Gilbert Kozak Reba Axelrod Samuel Deckelbaum Leonard Finkelstein Louis Shafran Jennie Fine Albert Hoffman Elerk Rosenbloom Lilian Frid Abraham Snyder Meyer Ike Berlin Ann Manck Samuel Rosenstein Edward Rutman Harry Abramovitz Henry Rudow Francis Davidson Abraham Rosen Isadore Stein Herman Zeller Joshua Heshel Kotzin Elizabeth Meyer Nathan Riesenfeld Gertrude Davidson Lillian Ross Edward Marcus Theodore Earle Jerome Brilliant Ida Hoffman Isidor Salganik Murray N. Cohen Dorothy S. Coonin Bessie Snyder Dorothy E. Cohen Florence Wolfe Esther Weingarten Jacob Leibowitz Sara Golden Jack Goldberg Sylvia G. Rothstein Ruth Katcef Rosenbloom Ida Levinsohn Volunteers Since we are short staffed in the office, for the time being, anyone willing to help out with answering the phone and letting people into the building, your assistance would be greatly appreciated. Just a couple of hours would be a great help. Anyone willing to help out, please call Shirley Aronson at 410-974-9011.
Please Note If we have inadvertently omitted your name for any reason, please accept our apologies and please call the office at 410-263-3924 with complete information so we may include your information in the following publication. Please advise the office of any congregant s simchas that you are aware of or if you know of someone who is ill so we may acknowledge it. When calling the office, if you get the answering machine, PLEASE leave a message. Someone WILL return your call. Divrei Torah A sincere Todah Rabah to the following, those who have given and will continue to share thought provoking D var Torahs. Vayechi Shemot Mickey Rubin Dr. Larry Block Contributions In memory of Paul Vitale s mother by Michael and Gail Snyder Drs. Larry Block and Shirley Little In memory of Nancy Cohen By Michael and Gail Snyder In memory of Glenn Carr s mother by Harold and Roslyn Singerman Drs. Larry Block and Shirley Little In memory of Phyllis and Eliot Siskind by David and Martha Cohen Drs. Larry Block and Shirley Little Speedy recovery to Paul Walsky By Michael and Gail Snyder Speedy recovery to Howard Pinskey By Michael and Gail Snyder In memory of Herbert Needle In memory of Elizabeth Needle By Lynda Behnke In memory of Ruth Gorelik Snyder By Dr. Ronald P. Snyder In memory of Melvin M. Katz By Gail and Michael Snyder In memory of Robert Lee Cohen By Beth Cohen Gross In memory of Roberta Rubin By Sam Rubin In memory of Milton Finkelstein, Bea Finkelstein and Leonard Finkelstein By David Finkelstein In memory of Morton Sweren By Shirley, Joel and Herb Sweren In memory of Helen Ruth Goldstein By Betty Goldstein Thank you to Adam and Susan Rose for donating two siddurim in memory of Phyllis and Eliot Siskind
Board President Michael Snyder Executive VP and 1 st VP Jody Goldsmith Comptroller Nancy Gordon Treasurer Shirley Aronson Secretary Jack Schmerling Gabayim Glenn Carr (Head Gabbai), Jody Goldsmith, Ethan Halpern, Barnett Rattner, Michael Snyder, Steve Sutton, Gabbayah Gail Snyder Board Members Dr. Larry Block, Steve Leibowitz, Ron Peremel, Howard Pinsky, Lore Singerman Sisterhood President Nancy Gordon Pre-School Director Alex Melnick Web Master Glenn Carr Website: knesethisrael.org Office Email: congknesethisrael@gmail.com Gift Shop Laura Sutton