Kabbalat Shabbat November 13 – On Blessings and Birthrights
Our Kabbalat Shabbat service will, as always, include beautiful music and prayer. We will also explore the story of blessings and birthright that is narrated in this Shabbat’s Torah portion, Toldot.
In Toldot, we read of a sibling rivalry so intense that it separates a family for decades. Esau and Jacob yearn, struggle, and even contend over earning their place in the world. Which son receives blessings and birthright, and why? How does Torah evoke our own stories?
During our service, we will consider the birthrights we have earned the blessings we ourselves have yearned for, using Parshat Toldot as our inspiration for reflection.
Please join us, and feel free to bring something to our oneg Shabbat to share with others.
Date: November 13
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Location: McGill Baptist Church, 5300 Poplar Tent Road, Concord, NC
The Global Day of Jewish Learning – November 15!
On Sunday, November 15, the Aleph Society is sponsoring 24 hours of Jewish Learning with a program of free video learning open to everyone. This program was created by The Global Day of Jewish Learning with the generous participation of world-class scholars, artists, rabbis and authors.
Sessions are broadcast from both in-person events and web-based gatherings. Speakers will engage with this year’s Global Day theme of Love: Devotion, Desire and Deception. Viewers will be able to ask questions of the speakers and engage with their fellow far-flung viewers, live on Twitter, Facebook and Google.
Topics will include, among others:
- Love Yourself More than Your Neighbor,
- Desire-It’s Good for You
- First Love-What we can discover about Love from the Garden of Eden
- Lekha Dodi: The Most Famous Jewish Poem
- Rachel and Leah: Sibling Rivalry and Jewish Unity
To get a full listing of the speakers and the times of their presentations, please google, www.TheGlobalDay.org. If you have any further questions, please contact Marilyn Atlas at adult-education@or-olam.org.
Love (and How to Water a Thirsty Camel)
Consider Joining us for Torah Study!
Each week, on Shabbat morning at 10 a.m., an intrepid group of TOO members pick up the phone to talk Torah. It’s easy, convenient, and you don’t even have to get out of your pajamas to join in the conversation.
This week, we will be studying Parshat Chayyei Sarah (Genesis 23:1 – 25:18), which includes the most romantic story in the Torah scroll – and an ancient yenta to arrange the pairing. If you want to be added to the list, please send a note to religious-services@or-olam.org and we will send you the call-in number.
Our parsha this week is Chayei Sarah (Genesis 23:1 – 25:18): https://www.jtsa.edu/prebuilt/ParashahArchives/jpstext/hayyeisarah.shtml.
The haftorah is 1 Kings 1:1-13 https://www.jtsa.edu/prebuilt/ParashahArchives/jpstext/hayyeisarah_haft.shtml.
