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Lighting

4:27 pm

Shabbat, Rosh Chodesh, December 12, 2015 30 Kislev, 5776 Parshat Miketz pg. 222, Haftorah pg. 1210

Hashkama Minyan 7:10 am Schoenfeld Beit M idrash; Rabbi Topp’s Chumash Shiur 8 am Eisenstat Beit M idrash;

Benny’s Minyan 8:30 am Eisenstat Beit M idrash; Main Service 9 am Shapell Sanctuary; Jr. Congregation 9 am Schoenfeld Beit Midrash;

Teen Minyan 9:30 am Ives Teen Lounge; Young Professionals 9:30 am Bayer Hall

Mincha 4:15 pm • Seudah 4:35 pm • Havdallah 5:27 pm

DRASHA DRASHA DRASHA DRASHA ---- RABBI TOPP RABBI TOPP RABBI TOPP RABBI TOPP

Yosef Hired as Pharaoh’s Chief Investment Strategist

ON THE BIMA ON THE BIMA ON THE BIMA ON THE BIMA

David Beri, Jack Fenigstein, Bert Stillman

SHACHARIT &SHACHARIT &SHACHARIT &SHACHARIT & MUSSAF MUSSAF MUSSAF MUSSAF

Cantor Wollheim

BA’AL KOREH KOREI ALIYOT BA’AL KOREH KOREI ALIYOT BA’AL KOREH KOREI ALIYOT BA’AL KOREH KOREI ALIYOT

Jay Braun Jack Fenigstein

KIDDUSH KIDDUSH KIDDUSH KIDDUSH In Jacob’s Garden.

SEUDAH SPONSORED BY SEUDAH SPONSORED BY SEUDAH SPONSORED BY SEUDAH SPONSORED BY Rivka & Moshe Scheinfeld in memory of the yahrzeits of Rabbi Yitzchak Levin a”h, Rabbi David Scheinfeld J.D. a”h, and Ellen Scheinfeld a”h, their beloved parents. In Bayer Hall.

Expand your mind Expand your mind Expand your mind Expand your mind

Rabbi Topp’s Chumash Shiur this Shabbat morning 8 am. Sponsored by Klara & Martin Shandling in loving memory of Martin’s father, Aaron Shandling, Aharon ben Moshe, a”h, and by Sharon & Herb Glaser in loving memory of Sharon’s father Louis Factor a”h.

Rabbi Posy’s Pre-Mincha Shiur, this Shabbat at 4:00 pm.

Weekly Classes Weekly Classes Weekly Classes Weekly Classes

Conversational Hebrew, Monday, Dec. 14, 9:45-10:45 am. Led by Bracha Malkin.

Monday Classes, given by Rabbi Topp, Dec. 14 at 11 am The Intersection of Judaism and the Modern World, 12 pm Bread & Bible.

BMW- Beit Midrash for Women, Monday, December 14 at 7:30 pm. Join our group study on Tefilah with Rabbi Swigard or bring a chavruta and learn on your own.

Gemara Shiur for Women, Monday, Dec., 14, 8:15 pm. Given by Rabbi Topp, studying Mesechta Megillah.

First Times in Tanach with Chazan Arik, Tues., Dec. 15, 11 am.

Parenting & Parsha Shiur, Wed., Dec. 16 , 9 am. A Beth Jacob & Harkham Hillel program. Given this week by Rabbi Y. Boruch Sufrin.

Treasures of the Alef Bet, Thurs., Dec. 17, 12 pm. With Rabbi Posy. In the Ives Lounge.

BILU Thursday evenings 5:30 – 7:30 pm. BILU is a weekly after-school program for public high school students.

Upcoming Events Upcoming Events Upcoming Events Upcoming Events ---- At a GlanceAt a GlanceAt a GlanceAt a Glance

Bat Mitzvah Program with Rebbetzin Topp, Sun., Dec. 20, 10 am

YU President Richard Joel, Shabbat, December 25

Dor L’ dor Breakfast, Sunday, December 27

Merkaz Hatorah Yarchei Kallah, Dec. 28 - Jan. 1

Scholar in Residence Dr. Yael Ziegler, Shabbat, January 9

Duo Reim Concert, Sunday, January 10, 7 pm

Night Out at Disney Hall, Thursday, January 14, 8 pm

Azerbaijan Consul General, Nasimi Aghayev, Shabbat, Jan.16

Youth Shabbaton with Rabbi Hanoch Teller, February 6

Annual Blood Drive, Sunday, February 21

Chief Rabbi Yisrael Meir Lau, March 11-13

Tiferet Award Banquet, Sunday, March 13

AIPAC Policy Conference, March 20-22

Mazal Tov! Mazal Tov! Mazal Tov! Mazal Tov!

► To Sandy & Rabbi Alan Kalinsky on the birth of a grandson; to parents Elissa & Rabbi Eli Slomnicki of NY. ► To Stella & Dr. Leslie Stricke on the birth of a grand-daughter; to parents Sari & Barry Stricke, to brother Mickey; to aunts and uncles and cousins; to great grand-mother Sybil Shapiro in Israel.

► To Rosina & Bob Korda on the forthcoming marriage of their son, Daniel to Ahuva Last of Los Angeles.

► To Danny and Sue Benyowitz on the marriage of their granddaughter Maayan Sarig, daughter of Debbie and Eitan Sarig, to Refael Shenkolevsky.

Welcome! Welcome! Welcome! Welcome!

► To our new members Amy & Ryan Hyman.

Thank You! Thank You! Thank You! Thank You!

► To the Beth Jacob clergy and community, we are touched and grateful for your support after the loss of our dear brother. ~ Linda & Gershon Hepner

Condolences Condolences Condolences Condolences

► To Senta Graff on the loss of her beloved brother, Arnold Green a”h.

► To Miriam Kosberg and family on the loss of her beloved husband, our member, Stephen Kosberg a”h.

This Shabbat ! This Shabbat ! This Shabbat ! This Shabbat !

We Welcome all parents and children who are participating in this exciting program.

Thank you to our Spark sponsors Judy & Eliezer Portnoy and Debbie & Eric Schames.

Beth Jacob’s Kestenbaum family Beth Jacob’s Kestenbaum family Beth Jacob’s Kestenbaum family Beth Jacob’s Kestenbaum family

youth department youth department youth department youth department

Shabbat Youth groups begin at 9 am and run until services end. Exciting activities include davening, snack, games and Torah learning.

Groups are for ages: 6 months to 2 years; 2 to 4 years; 4 to 6 years; 7 to 8 years; 9 to 12 years (Junior Congregation)

Our Shabbat Youth Groups are nut sensitive. We can't guarantee that we're nut free, but we make a sincere effort to serve only nut-free snacks. Please refrain from sending nut products with your child to Shul.

Beth Jacob Presents SPARK. An exciting Shabbat morning bonding experience for parents & children that will be fun, engaging and create memories for a lifetime. December 12, January 9, February 6, and March 6 in Shapell Sanctuary. See attached flyer for details. SPARK generously sponsored by Judy & Eliezer Portnoy and Debbie & Eric Schames.

The Chanukah Mitzvah store will be open this Shabbat toward the end of our youth group programming - we hope your child(ren) will join us for prizes and fun!

SPARK generously sponsored by Judy & Eliezer Portnoy and Debbie & Eric Schames.

Teen ProgramsTeen ProgramsTeen ProgramsTeen Programs

Beth Jacob Teens! Beth Jacob is an amazing place for teens, with a weekly Shabbat minyan at 9:30 am and exciting field trips and events throughout the year.

Teen leadership Weekend in San Diego, December 25 - 26. More details next week.

Next Dor L’Dor Breakfast for Teens and Parents, Sunday, December 27 at 9 am.

Clippers game vs. Pelicans, Sunday, January 10th.

BILU

BILU is a high school program geared towards Jewish public high school students who would like to develop a Jewish connection. Thursday evenings 5-7 pm. for more info: BILU director Rabbi Zach Swigard at rabbiswigard@bethjacob.org

BILU will not meet on 12/17, 12/24, and 12/31.

Young Professionals Corner Young Professionals Corner Young Professionals Corner Young Professionals Corner

Friend YP Beth Jacob on Facebook! For info on our YP programs email rabbisufrin@bethjacob.org.

Shabbat, December 19 Parshat Vayigash, the Young Professionals minyan will be hosting Rabbi Judah Mischel, Director of Camp HASC as our guest speaker.

Davening Davening Davening Davening ---- Next WeekNext WeekNext WeekNext Week

Shacharit: Sunday 7:00, 8:00, 9:00 am

Monday & Thursday 6:00, 6:45, 7:40 am

Tuesday, Wednesday, & Friday 6:15, 7:00, 7:40

Mincha/Maariv: Sunday - Friday 4:35 pm

BAT MITZVAH PROGRAM

With Rebbetzin Jordana Topp

Sundays, 10 am - 11:30 am

Remaining dates: December 20,

January 3, 10, 17

To register, or for more information: 310-278-1911, info@bethjacob.org, www.bethjacob.org/batmitzvah

Turn Shabbat morning into an exciting bonding experience for parents and children that will be fun,

engaging and create memories for a lifetime. Join us for services in Shapell Sanctuary, daven together, play

Parsha “trivia,” connect with Hashem and each other, and celebrate your accomplishments at a Siyum this spring!

For parents and children ages 6-12. Shacharit at 9:00 am, we encourage arrival before Barchu. Program concludes after Torah reading, at which time children will return to their youth groups.

Advisory Board:

Sanam & Seth Egorin, Ruchie & Steven Fried, Dr. Atara & Dr. Dael Geft,

Lisa & Jason Gruenbaum, Leslie & Eli Hartman, Samira & Ari Miller,

Jeremy & Rebecca Mittman, Judy & Eliezer Portnoy

Rav Judah Mischel is Executive Director of Camp HASC, the Hebrew Academy for Special Chidren. Prior to assuming a full time role at Camp HASC, Rav Judah was a Maggid Shiur and Director of Programming at Yeshivat Reishit in Beit Shemesh, and continues to give regular shiurim at yeshivot and seminaries in Eretz Yisrael. Rav Judah and his wife Ora live in Ramat Beit Shemesh with their seven children.

Gemara Shiur for Women

Monday Evenings, 8:15 pm

Rabbi Topp will lead a shiur on Mesechta Megillah Monday, December 14

A 7 part series, meeting every other week, in conjunction with BMW.

Remaining class dates: December 14, 28, January 11

Beth Jacob welcomes YU President

RICHARD JOELRICHARD JOELRICHARD JOELRICHARD JOEL

SHABBAT MORNING SPEAKER

DECEMBER 26

Topic: To Dream the Possible

Dream

Richard M. Joel is president of Yeshiva University, where he has developed academic excellence, increased career and graduate-

school placements, and broadened the university's commitment to the Jewish and wider communities. Prior to his

work at YU, Joel served as president and international director of Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life and was an

assistant district attorney and deputy chief of appeals in Bronx, New York. He was also an associate dean and professor of law at

Yeshiva’s Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law.

Reservation Deadline: Tuesday, December 15

Night Out at the Theater!

Beth Jacob Goes to the

Disney Concert Hall

Thursday, January 14, 8 pm

The incomparable Itzhak Perlman plays Mozart and leads Tchaikovsky’s beloved Fifth.

Ticket prices: $75, $105, $115, $140

Bus ride available for $10 a person; bus departs from Beth Jacob at 6:30 pm sharp.

To reserve: 310-278-1911. For more information contact Shelley Weinstock.

Policy Conference Policy Conference Policy Conference Policy Conference

March 20March 20March 20March 20----22 in Washington DC 22 in Washington DC 22 in Washington DC 22 in Washington DC Can we count you in?

Join Rabbi Topp, President Jess & Michelle Dolgin and dozens of other Beth Jacob members at the most important three days

affecting Israel’s future.

Beth Jacob has reserved a block of tickets at the reduced rate of $399, first come first served. To buy tickets please call the AI-

PAC office at 323.937.1184 and ask for Rachael or Judah and mention that you're signing up as part of the Beth Jacob delegation. 69 Beth Jacob members have already signed up!

Featuring leading Torah educators including

Rabbis Boruch Y. Gradon, Kalman Topp &

Aryeh Adler.

This program is limited to men.

Monday through Friday

December 28-January 1

In the Eisenstat Beit Midrash at Beth Jacob

NoticesNoticesNoticesNotices

Not Meeting: BILU will not meet on Thursday, Dec. 17, 24, and 31.

New lockers have been installed in the front room of Shapell Sanctuary. Rentals (renews in July of each year) are available at $75.00 per year. If interested please contact Allen Ishakis in the office at 310-278-1911 x209 or allen@bethjacob.org

Bridge Club: meets every Tuesday at 1 pm. Please join us.

Security: To ensure everyone’s safety, no unattended items are to be left anywhere at any time. If you see something suspicious, say something!

Thank you for not wearing perfumes in consideration of those with asthma or allergies.

Areivim OpportunitiesAreivim OpportunitiesAreivim OpportunitiesAreivim Opportunities

Shabbat Hospitality If there’s a Shabbat or Holiday meal when you could have extra guests, email esthergbraun@gmail.com or tennenbaum.lisa@gmail.com

Bikur Cholim If you or someone you know is unfortunately ill or homebound, or if you want to participate in the mitzvah of Bikur Cholim, email Rabbi Topp at rabbitopp@bethjacob.org, or Michelle Dolgin at michellehb@aol.com, or call 278-1911.

Refuah ShleimahRefuah ShleimahRefuah ShleimahRefuah Shleimah

Names will remain on the list until Shabbat Mevorchim unless otherwise instructed. If you or someone you know is a choleh and you would like the

name included, please call Debora in the shul office.

Ilan Ashkenazi, Gavriel Akiva ben Esther Hanah • Jerome Schechter, Yosef Shalom Halevi ben Elka • Shalom Raphael Yitzchak ben Chana Gittel • Avraham Yisrael ben Devorah Gittel • Chana Tzivea bat

Chava Tziporah • Benzion ben Chaya Yehudit • Pesel Hencha bat Leah • Sarah Gittel bat Chava Raitzel • Miriam bat Malka • Ber Laib ben Malka Nicha • Betzalel Mordechai ben Raizel Rochol • Yochevet Tova bat Beila Ita • Chaim Yehuda ben Chana Rachel • Rivka Mishket bat Serel • Eliot-Klugman-Eliezer David ben Rifka • Reuven Halevi ben Ratza • Shoshanah bat Esther • Giora ben Ester • Darla bat Peggy • Pinchas ben Gittel • Avner

benSimcha • Pesha Malka bat Benyamin • Yehudit Esther bat Miriam Sarah • Shlom ben Pauline • Rochel Emunah bat Rifka Devorah Bryna • Rivka bat Tova • Yehudit Esther bat Miriam Sarah • Yaakov ben Zelda • Eliezer ben Chayei Sarah • Zohra bat Rachel • Shlomo ben Seulika •

Simcha ben Braindel Yaron ben Nitza • Heather bat Barbara • Chana Sarah bat Malka Margolit • Tzipporah bat Yochevet • Leah bat Barbara • Yehuda ben Merusha • Yishayahu Avraham ben Frieda • David ben Aviva • Chaya bat Malka • Esther bat Rut • Vivaian Raizel bat Bayla • Joseph Garfinkel, Yosef Yitzchak ben Tzila • Yosef ben Freidel • Abraham ben Hannah

Leah • Aliza Chana bat Miriam Reizel • Hillel ben Yale & Liba • Tuba Dena bat Pinya • Levi Yitzchak ben Dvora • Harav Ruven ben Batya Chaya Zlata

Lonna • Nason Yitzchak ben Devorah • Yehonatan ben Nechama Miriam • Tamar Lipke bat Gruna • Tzipora bat Batsheva •

Avner Baruch ben Simcha • Menachem Zvi Elimelech ben Fruma • Yocheved Sarah bat Fruma Feiga • Shimon Aryeh ben Chana

L.A. L.A. L.A. L.A. –––– Beverly Hills CommunityBeverly Hills CommunityBeverly Hills CommunityBeverly Hills Community

Women's Tehillim Group, Mondays 9-10 am, Mellon home,1148 Beverwil Dr. New comers welcome. Hebrew skills not required. Join Glynis and Selwyn Gerber, and Brenda and Harold Walt at Limmud Conference 2015, to take place Dec. 27-31 in the UK. For info: lim-mud.org/conferenceprogramme2015

Great concert featuring the Jewish community children’s choir to illumi-nate your Hanukkah! Come and enjoy the feast of lights with your friends fami-ly and community: concert Sunday, Dec. 13, 3 pm, Valley Beth Shalom with mostly kosher klezmer! Info. visit jewishchildrenschoir.com or email michellegwillner@yahoo.com Emunah Gala 12.19.15 Maureen & Dr. Larry Eisenberg Guest of Honor. Ariela Weintraub & Caroline Weiss Young Leaders Award. Felice Greenbaum, Event Chairman.RSVP to Nina Safar 424.209.7616 Looking to organize a group for the 1st ever Conference in Israel (12/21/15) for Children of survivors born in DP Camps. Other children of survi-vors are invited too. The program is inIsrael for English speakers. For info call Ayala Naor 422-8181 or email orgold@aol.com Kesher Afternoon Hebrew School at Harkham Hillel Hebrew Academy, a community subsidized Jewish supplemental program for students ages 5-13, led by Rabbi Avrohom Wagshul. For info please

contact awagshul@hillelhebrew.org

CAMP HASC in your PAST?- Looking for alumni staff members who worked at CAMP HASC- with bonus points if you met your spouse there! Please be in touch with Nina Butler at nbutler@camphasc.org Roxbury Pharmacy offers full immunization services, including pneumo-nia, influenza, tetanus, whooping cough, and shingles vaccines right around the corner from Beth Jacob. Are you up-to-date on your vaccines? Appoint-ments preferred. 310-277-6266 x3 - Let them know Beth Jacob sent you! NCSY Winter regional application is FULL! Visit westcoast.ncsy.org to register for the Waitlist! Join Us for DNL Monday night 7PM @ Pizza World. Join us Wednesday Nights for HotSpot 7-8pm.Visit City NCSY on facebook for more info! For more info Contact Yosef Miller at millertime@ncsy.org

Bnei Akiva Events No Snif this shabbat - Chanukah sameach! A big MAZAL TOV to our wonderful shaliach families: to Avi and Dorit Rodan on the birth of a baby boy, and to Eyal and Toby Fridman on the birth of a baby girl! Moshava California - 3 Weeks of Camp + Nature, Sports, Arts & Ruach = Lifelong friendships, memories and Jewish connection. Fall promotion expires Jan. 1. For more info: www.moshavacalifornia.org or 855-

MOSHAVA.

Raphael Fund for Israel Scholarships

Scholarships are available for students a�ending Gap

Year Programs in Israel, courtesy of the Dorothy and

Lawrence Raphael scholarship fund.

To apply, or to contribute to the fund, please contact the

shul office at 310-278-1911.

Save the Date!

Annual Blood Drive

Sunday February 21, 8:30 am to 2:00 pm

in Bayer Hall.

Sonia Slavin Memorial Fund

Beth Jacob members have set up a new fund in memory of

Sonia Slavin, Sarah bat Meir a”h. Funds raised will be

allocated toward a memorial plaque in the shul, and will also

benefit Tomchei Shabbat and Rabbi Topp’s Discre4onary Fund.

To make a dona4on, please submit your check made out to Beth

Jacob to the shul office with memo: In memory of Sonia Slavin.