Shabbat Chazak Luncheon
Friday, December 17 – Fast of 10 Tevet
Page Numbers
| Stone | Hertz | Russian | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Torah | 268 | 180 | I-564 |
| Maftir | 288 | 190 | I-586 |
| Haftarah | 1145 | 191 | I-588 |
- 05:56 am – Fast begins
- 06:40 am – Shacharit and Selichot
- 03:45 pm – Mincha (with Torah and haftarah)
- 03:54 pm – Candle Lighting
- Fast ends after friday night kiddush
- 08:00 pm – Men’s Class in Derech Hashem
Saturday, December 18
Kiddush Sponsorship
- 07:45 am – Shacharit at Salem Towers
- 08:45 am – Shacharit
- 09:24 am – Latest Time for Kriat Shema
- 11:30 am – Shabbat Chazak Luncheon
- 03:30 pm – Mincha
- 04:00 pm – Se’udah Shlishit
- 04:50 pm – Ma’ariv
- 05:03 pm – Shabbat Ends
Week of December 19 – 24
Shacharit
- 08:00 am – Sunday
- 06:40 am – Monday and Thursday
- 06:50 am – Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday
Mincha
- 04:00 pm – Sunday – Thursday
- 03:55 pm – Friday
Ma’ariv
- 04:30 pm – Sunday – Thursday
Weekly Words of Torah
Those Were The Years
Insights into Parshat Vayechi by an alumnus of Yeshivat Sha’alvim, by Rav Re’uven Ungar of Sha’alvim.
“And Yaakov lived in Egypt 17 years, the days of the life of Yaakov were 147 years” (Sefer Bereshit 48:28). This is obvious- Yaakov informed Pharoah (47:9) that he was 130 years years old when meeting him, because he died at the age of 147, clearly he resided in Egypt for 17 years!
The Ohr HaChayim explains that these 17 years marked the true “living” of Yaakov. The life of Yaakov was full of trials and tribulations- hatred from his brother, tension with his father in law, troubles concerning his children (Reuven, Shimon, Levi, Dinah, Yosef, Binyamin). Such situations did not foster “living” to its fullest extent. Only upon being reunited with his family, in a cohesive, friendly atmosphere, could Yaakov truly “live”.
This “living” is referring to residence in Egypt. Obviously, the ideal climate for Jewish living is in The Land of Israel. Perhaps for this reason our forefather is referred here as “Yaakov” and not “Yisrael”. The former term marks the status- both of Yaakov and of his descendants- in a non-ideal climate and environment. Thus the “living” in Egypt referred to Yaakov. The ideal “living” of Yisrael transpires exclusively in The Land of Israel.