Kehilat Rayim Ahuvim: A Modern Orthodox Synagogue on New York's Upper West Site

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Shabbat December 22, 2007 Parshat Vayechi

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SHABBAT SCHEDULE
Candle lighting: 4:14 pm
Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat: 4:20 pm
Shabbat Morning Parsha Class with Rabbi Mintz: 8:45 am
Morning Services: 9:15 am
Youth Groups: 10:00 am
Speaker Mr. Cohen: 11:15 am
Hot Kiddush following speaker
Mincha: 3:50 pm
Talmud Class with Rabbi Mintz at 4:10 pm. We will continue studying the laws of cooking on Shabbat in Tractate Shabbat.
Maariv: 5:10 pm
Shabbat ends: 5:14 pm


SPEAKER - SHABBAT (December 22nd)
	Uriel Cohen will speak on the topic of "The Blessings of Yaakov and Their Very Real Implications for our Contemporary Jewish Community." Mr. Cohen is the President and Founder of Tikvat Yisrael, a new model for Jewish communal life on the Upper West Side. See the website at http://www.tikvatyisrael.org/.




NEXT WEEK'S SPEAKER - December 29th
• • •	Dani Cohen serves as the Campus Director of North America for StandWithUs, an Israel education and advocacy organization, overseeing all campus related projects. As the former East Coast Campus Coordinator, he traveled to college campuses, assisting students advocate for and defend Israel in and out of the classroom. UPCOMING EVENTS WEDNESDAY NIGHT, JANUARY 16th: Rabbi Mintz will resume his weekly lecture series. The theme of this semester will be "The History of Prayer." Details to follow. SHABBAT, JANUARY 5th: Prof. Jerome Chanes will speak about "Eisav sonei et Yaakov? Pushing the Envelope on Christian-Jewish Relations." Professor Chanes is a Faculty Scholar at Brandeis University. SHABBAT, JANUARY 12th: Hank Sheinkopf will deliver the lecture on the topic of "American Politics 2008: Where's It All Going?" Mr. Sheinkopf is the president of Sheinkopf Communications and has been a political, public affairs and governmental relations consultant for nearly 30 years.

		Going the Distance By Rabbi David Polsky

		While offering an extra portion of land to Joseph, Jacob notes that he acquired it through “my sword and my bow” (Genesis 48:22). Rashi, however, reads “my bow” as referring to Jacob’s prayers. This reading not only deviates from the simple meaning of the verse, but also assumes that a bow signifies prayer. But what does a bow have to do with prayer? R. Menachem Mendel, the hassidic rebbe of Kotzk explains the deeper connection between these two seemingly disparate items. He points out that when one is aiming an arrow, one brings the string of the bow back as much as possible. The closer the string is brought to the shooter, the further the arrow will travel. Prayer is no different. The more one’s prayers reach into the heart, the further the prayers will go. The prayer that comes straight from the heart will “shoot” all the way to God.

Please let us know if you would like to read a parsha of the Torah or a Haftorah on Shabbat morning. Please let us know if you would like to sponsor a Kiddush, a Gemara shiur or a Jewish History class.

OUR ADDRESS:
Kehilat Rayim Ahuvim
241 West 72nd Street, 2nd Fl.
New York, NY 10023

For more information:
e-mail us at chevra@rayimahuvim.org or
visit us online a http://www.rayimahuvim.org

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