9:30 am Parashat Chayei Sarah Genesis 23:1 24:9 Maftir: Genesis 24:5 24:9 Haftarah: I Kings 1:1-31 Kiddush

sh follows in the Starensier Assembly 12:00 pm in HaSifriyah: : The Jewish Community Library Now studying Parashat Ha-Shavua, the weekly Torah portion

Shabbat Morning Service

Song while the Torah is being dressed

Shiru L'Adonai Shiru l'Adonai, shiru shir chadash; shiru l'Adonai, kol ha-aretz (2) Shiru l'Adonai, barchu sh'mo; bas-ru mi-yom l'yom y'shu-ato (2)

Shabbat Shiur

(Sing unto God a new song, sing forth all the earth! Sing unto God, blessed be God's name, Praise God for God's daily help!)

Song after the Musaf Amidah

Y'hi-yu L'ratzon Y'hi-yu l'ra-tzon im-rei fee (im-rei fee), v'heg-yon lee-bee l'fanecha Adonai tzuree, Adonai Tzuree (tzuree) v'go-alee (v'go-alee), v'go-alee.

Commentary and Questions to Ponder

And I will make you swear by the Lord, the God of heaven and the God of the earth, that you will not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites among whom I dwell, but will go to the land of my birth and get a wife for my son Isaac.' Why did Abraham send Eliezer to find a wife for Isaac among his own family rather than among the Canaanites, even though both were idolaters? The reason is that the Canaanites, in addition to idolatry, were also corrupt morally and sexually, as we see in the verse You shall not copy the practices... of the land of Canaan to which I am taking you (Vayikra 18:3). Now, even though Abrahams family were idolaters, they were moral people, and that was why he chose them for his son. (Derashot haRan [Rabbenu Nissim ben Reuven Gerondi]) The influence of a Canaanite wife of my son would be all the greater as I dwell among the Canaanites. Not only the wife but her whole family and circle of friends and relatives would have to be contended against. (Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch) The various commentaries see marrying out as a real threat to Jewish survival - are these concerns still valid today? Even when we no longer believe that non-Jews are morally inferior, should we still be concerned about assimilation into the majority culture? What can we do to encourage our children, grandchildren, and other Jews to marry Jews? Once an intermarriage has occurred, what can we do to encourage the intermarried Jew to remain connected to the Jewish community and to make Jewish choices for his or her family?

(May the words of my mouth and the meditations of my heart be acceptable to You, O Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer.)

This Week At Temple Emanu-El

Sunday, October 27 9:00 am - Religious School (Grades pre-K-7) 9:00 am - Grade 7 JCAM field trip to Woburn 9:00 am - Breakfast With the Rabbi (Grade2) 12:15 pm - Religious School Faculty mdeeting Monday, October 28 6:00 pm - High School Dinner & Classes Tuesday, October 29 4:00 pm - Adult Education Committee meeting Wednesday, October 30 4:00 pm - Religious School (Grades 3-7) 7:00 pm - Makheila (Choir) rehearsal Friday, November 1 Candlelighting - 5:19 pm 7:00 pm - Shabbat In Less Than An Hour (followed by an all chocolate Oneg Shabbat) Saturday, November 2 9:30 am - Shabbat Morning Service 12:00 pm - Israel Chavurah a discussion on issues concerning Israel and the Middle East with special guest Daniel Mordechay, student at the Leo Baeck High School in Haifa Hillel used to say: ... the more Torah the more life, the more schooling the more wisdom; the more counsel the more understanding; the more righteousness the more peace. - Mishnah: Avot 2:8

(Prayer for Healing) Mi she berach avoteinu, M'kor hab'racha l'imoteinu May the source of strength, Who blessed the ones before us Help us find the courage to make our lives a blessing And let us say: Amen. Mi she berach imoteinu, M'kor hab'racha l'avoteinu Bless those in need of healing with r'fuah sh'leima The renewal of body, the renewal of spirit, And let us say: Amen.

Mi She-berach

Mark your calendars

Sunday, November 3rd 10:00 am (postponed from September 29th) To be discussed: The Time Keeper by Mitch Album To help us plan, please RSVP by calling the Temple Office at 978-373-3861

Temple Emanu-El Book Club

Welcome to Temple Emanu-El

Temple Emanu-El's 6th Annual Blood Drive

Sunday, November 3, 2013 9:00 am - 2:00 pm Winer Auditorium

3 ways to make an appointment: Call the Temple Office at 978-373-3861 for an appointment, or Call the Red Cross at 1-800-GIVE-LIFE, or Visit www.redcrossblood.org and register to give! Whoever saves a single life earns as much merit as though he had saved the entire world. - Talmud: Sanhedrin 37a

Sundays, November 3 & 17 Select from a large number of Jewish books for children and adults and other gifts that are perfect for Chanukah! (1st candle is Wednesday, November 27th)

Religious School Book Fair & Sisterhood Boutique

Shavuon October 26, 2013 22 Cheshvan 5774

Shabbat Shalom! !

In the Community
Saturday, November 2, 2013 6:00 pm U Mass Lowell Inn and Conference Center 50 Warren Street Lowell, MA featuring an evening of Dinner, Dancing, Community Awards, and Silent Auction and honoring Rabbi Ira Korinow as a recipient of the Unsung Hero Award For tickets, go to: http://www.mvb-naacp.org (click on Events and then click of the link to the Freedom Fund Dinner) For more information on any of our many exciting programs or about becoming a member of Temple Emanu-El, call the Temple Office at (978) 373-3861 514 Main Street Haverhill, MA 01830 www.TempleEmanu-El.org

NAACP Freedom Fund Dinner

More than Israel has kept the Sabbath, the Sabbath has kept Israel (Ahad Ha'am)

Ira L. Korinow, D.D. Rabbi

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