Shabbat Shalom and Welcome!We welcome you to Anshe Emet Synagogue and hope that you enjoy our worship service. If you are a visitor, please introduce yourself so we may welcome you and wish you Shabbat Shalom. Everyone is invited to join our community for Kiddush lunch following services.

Mission Statement Anshe Emet Synagogue seeks to encourage involvement and create a special sense of belonging. We are committed to meeting the religious, educational, social, and cultural needs of our members within the framework of the Conservative Movement. In keeping with the teachings of Judaism and the spirit of Klal Yisrael, we recognize our responsibility to serve the Jewish community, the wider community and the state of Israel.

Michael S. Siegel • Senior Rabbi, Norman Asher Rabbinic Chair

Alberto Mizrahi • Hazzan Emeritus, Arnold H. Kaplan M.D. Cantorial Chair

David Russo • Rabbi

D’ror Chankin–Gould • Rabbi

Elizabeth Berke • Interim Hazzan

Naomi Weiss-Weil • Ritual Director

Art Friedson • President

Boni Fine • Executive Director

Established 1873Affiliated with United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism

3751 North Broadway • Chicago, Illinois 60613-4104AnsheEmet.org • 773.281.1423

DECEMBER 12, 2020 • 26 Kislev 5781

Vayeshev

Mazel Tov to proud parents, Julie and Ben Weinberger on the Sunday Bar Mitzvah of their son, Noah Weinberger.

Please proceed to WWW.ANSHEEMET.ORG/LIVESTREAM to view our services.

Transliteration of the Prayer for the State of Israel:Avinu sheh-bashamayim, tsur Yisrael v’goalo, bareikh et m’dinat Yisrael reishit ts’michat g’ulateinu. Hagein aleha b’evrat chasdekha ufros aleha sukat sh’lomekha, ushlach or’kha va’amit’kha l’rasheha sareha v’yoatseha, v’tak’neim b’eitsa tovah mil’fanekha. Chazeik et y’dei m’ginei eretz kodsheinu, v’hanchileim Eloheinu y’shua, va’ateret nitsachon t’at’reim. V’natata shalom ba’arets v’simchat olam l’yosh’veha, v’nomar: Amen.

DECEMBER 12, 2020 • 26 Kislev 5781

Vayeshev

LOVEAnshe Emet • Chanukah

Click here to view all of our community Chanukah programs.Let's Celebrate the Lights of Love, together!

Chanukah Highlights: Click images below to learn more!

YahrzeitsWe remember those of our Anshe Emet family who are no longer

with us and whose Yahrzeits we observe this week.May their memory be for a blessing.

Ethel AdlerMinnie Banzuly

Jacob BeermannSimon BerensonLawrence BergerShirley BernsteinAnna Blanksten

Libby Sarah BortzMyer Bortz

Belle ChaitlenMarilyn Chapman

Irving CohenStuart Cohen

Dora CohnSimon Dennen

Aleksandr DosovitskyGeorge Eisenstadt

Ben EvansSidney Feldman

Israel FuchsSarah GarrHarry Garr

Robert GlennHarvey GoldbergKay Greenbaum

Michael GreenbaumIda Gross

Bessie GrossmanSamuel Handelsman

Louis HarrisMary HarrisSella Harris

Ludwig HechtHenry Julius

George D. KaplanJulie Kaplan

Jacob KaplanRosalie Karm

Murray KrakowskyEdith KrauseShira Lazar

Victor LennonMeyer LevinEdythe LevySarah Levy

Blume Lipscitz

Ruth LothanPerle S. MalkinDavid S. Malkov

Edward P. Meyers Charles Miller

Abraham MolotskyLeah (Lonia) MosakFanny MoshinskyIsrael NabedrickIrving NewmanMarian OrleansEthel Ozarowski

Neil PritikinMorris Prohov

Solomon RibackMaris RodgonLily RosenbergGilbert RostonDavid RubinIke SalganikSam Samels

Elaine ScheyeHelena Schlenkrich

Alfred SchneiderDavid Selig

Samuel ShambergSheldon Shapiro

Bessie SiegelAvron Simon

Elaine M. SnitmanRobert Sobel

Douglas StangleEvelyn Stein

Josh SweitzerVivian TabackThelma Tash

Faye TillisJoseph J. Tumpeer

Victor TumpeerGoldie VishnyEthel Vitkin

Zella WahnonLouis Warsaw

Rose "Wallie" WigodaBeverly Wolin

Gertrude Zindell

Parsha SummaryVayeshev • He Dwelt Genesis 37:1 - 40:23

The Bedside Torah: Wisdom, Visions, and Dream Rabbi Bradely Shavit Artson

We meet Joseph as a seventeen-year-old who tattles on his brothers. Jacob favors Joseph, presenting him with an ornate, colored coat. This contributes to the brothers’ jealousy, as do Jacob’s recurrent dreams in which his entire family bows down to Joseph. Oblivious to the fraternal hostility, Jacob sends Joseph to report on how his brothers are faring while shepherding the flocks. A mysterious man directs Joseph to Dothan, where the brothers are gathered. When they see him approach, they plan to kill him, but Reuben persuades them to throw him into a pit instead. They strip Joseph of his coat and throw him into the pit. Then, sitting to eat, they spy a band of Ishmaelite and Midianite traders passing by. Ju-dah suggests selling Joseph into slavery rather than letting him die, and Joseph is sold for twenty pieces of silver. Jacob refuses to be comforted over the sup-posed “death” of his son, saying, “No, I will go down mourning to my son in Sheol.” In Egypt, the Midianites sell Joseph to Potiphar, the chief steward of the pharaoh.

Meanwhile, back in Canaan, Judah marries a Canaanite woman, Shua, and they have three sons, Er, Onan, and Shelah. Judah marries his eldest son to Tam-ar, and when Er dies childless, marries Tamar to the next son, Onan. God kills Onan, too, and Judah hesitates before giving son number three. He tells Tamar to return to her parents’ home and wait. Some years later, Judah’s wife having died, he goes to Timnah. Tamar dresses like a prostitute and sleeps with Judah, demanding his staff and his ring in lieu of payment. Months later, when he hears that she is pregnant, he orders her execution when she presents his own em-blems to him. He realizes that she is more in the right than he is, and she gives birth to twins, naming one Perez (the ancestor of King David and the Messiah) and the second Zerah.

Joseph, in Egypt, quickly gains the favor of his new master, becoming his assistant in the house. There, Potiphar’s wife lusts after Joseph, trying to force herself on him. When she fails, she accuses him of trying to rape her. Potiphar imprisons Joseph, but even there the chief jailer favors him.

Some time later, Pharaoh’s baker and his cupbearer are imprisoned. Each has perplexing dreams, which trouble them. Joseph says to them, “Surely the Eternal One can interpret dreams,” and when they recount their dreams, he in-forms the cupbearer that Pharaoh will soon pardon him. He then tells the baker that Pharaoh will find him to be guilty and will execute him.

Events occur exactly as Joseph predicts, but the cupbearer forgets about Joseph and his abilities as soon as he is restored to high office.

Life Cycle • Support HaZaK • Torah Readings

Help Us Be There For YouSynagogue is a place where you want to feel at home, nourished, nurtured and spiritually fulfilled; a place where your soul, heart and head are touched. It is a place where you and your children feel a sense of relevance. It is a place where you are safe, where you are stimulated, and where you will find a welcoming community.

As part of this commitment, the clergy at Anshe Emet are here to help with Simchas and crises in your or your family’s life. If you know someone who needs to speak with a member of our clergy, or if you want to add a name to the Mi Sheberach list, please contact Antoinette (Toni) Nuñez at 773-868-5120 or anunez@ansheemet.org. Names will be kept on the Mi Sheberach list for two weeks only unless otherwise specified.

HaZaK • Mondays at 1pmHaZaK is an Anshe Emet daytime program for mature adults with active minds. Co-taught by our clergy and other community educators, this year HaZaK is focusing on Jewish Ethics with the Melton curriculum “Ethics of Jewish Living.” Generously funded by Beatrice Mayer, z”l.

TORAH READING PAGE NUMBERS IN ETZ HAYIM DEUTERONOMY Chapter 38

1st Aliyah: p. 233, 38:1-38:52nd Aliyah: p. 234, 38:6-38:113rd Aliyah: p. 235, 38:12-38:144th Aliyah: 235, 38:15-38:19

5th Aliyah: p. 236, 38:20-38:23 6th Aliyah: p. 236, 38:24-38:267th Aliyah: p. 237, 38:27-38:30

Maftir: Numbers p. 807, 7:18-7:29Haftarah: p. 1270, Zechariah, 2:14-4:7

Visit ansheemet.org/livestream to join | Meeting ID: 663 098 957Contact Cantor Liz Berke for Zoom password and more information at eberke@ansheemet.org

CondolencesIt is with deep regret to inform you of the sudden passing of Steven Crane, 40, on Saturday, December 5, 2020. He was a loving husband to Rachel Oleinick, a wonderful son to Katherine and Hugh (z'l) Crane, and a great brother to Katie (Christian) Reed. And no one could ask for a better son-in-law, brother-in-law, uncle to Zoe, and life-teacher and playmate to Alex.

The Anshe Emet community extends its deepest condolences to Rachel and the entire Oleinick and Crane families at this difficult time. May you be comforted among the mourners in Zion and Jerusalem. Amen.

Siman Tov U'Mazel TovMazel Tov to Becky, Josh, older sibling, Dalia Rosabell and to the proud grand-parents, Inez and Jerry Drazin and Holly and Mike Panter on the newest addition to their family! Maya Isabell (Maya Elisheva) was born on Monday, November 16 at 3:14 am, weighing in at 6 lbs., 15 oz., and 22 in. long.

Mazel Tov to Ruth Kahn, her son and daughter in-law Ethan and Cathy Kahn, her grandson and new parents Jason, and granddaughter in-law, Michal Kahn; grandson and newly appointed “uncle” Joshua; and to Michal’s parents, Barbara and Simeon on the newest addition to their family! Jordan David (Yosef David) was born on Thanksgiving Day, November 26.

Mazel Tov to proud grandparents, Caryn and Lowell Kraff, their daughter, Lexie, son in-law, Robbie Franklin and grandson, Ryder Arthur Ellis on the newest addition to their family! Peyton Harper was born on Monday, November 30 weighing in at 7 lbs., 12 oz and 19.75 in. long.

The Anshe Emet community extends its heartiest congratulations to these families and to all newborns. May they grow up to obtain Torah, Chuppah, and Good Deeds! Amen.

Please join us, every fourth Monday of the month, for our online support group for adults who have experienced the death of a loved one within the past two years.

On-Line Bereavement Group Supporting our community in times of loss.December 28 • 7:30pm • Via Zoom

Meeting ID: 170 885 666 | Contact Tamar Brooks for Zoom Password: tbrooks@ansheemet.org

MONDAY, DECEMBER 14 • RABBI MICHAEL SIEGEL

WHAT’S HAPPENING AT ANSHE EMET?

THE PEN & THE YAD PODCASTFEATURING RABBI MICHAEL SIEGEL & JONATHAN EIG

Parsha Vayeshev: Family Feud: Biblical Edition

Listen at: Ansheemet.org/podcasts

Learn about more programs at www.ansheemet.org/events

HAVDALAH & YOUNG FAMILY HAVDALAH PARTYSATURDAY, DECEMBER 12 • 5:30PMCommunity Havdalah service led by Hazzan Elizabeth Berke, Maxine Handelman and Rabbi Donni Aaron, followed by Young Family Havdalah Party.Click here to joinMeeting ID: 160 211 063 | Password: 144222

BLADES AND BURRITOS SUNDAY, DECEMBER 20 AT 9:15AMTake the opportinuity to have your kitchen cutlery professionally sharpened by the CRC certified company, Sharpening by Dave. Also, place a Tacos Gingi order ahead of time, and pick up your food at the same time you pick up your blades! Place your food order by Wednesday, December 16 by calling Tacos Gingi at 847-983-0648 and please make sure you tell them it is for the Anshe Emet Order.

Click here to learn more and to sign up.

Contact Amy Karp with any questions: akarp@ansheemet.org

CHANUKAH COOKING WITH STEPHANIE GOLDFARB WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16 AT 7PMChanukah Seventh Night Seventh Jewish Value • Lev Tov • Kindness, Warmth and Positivity

Learn how to make Sephardic Chanukah Honey Balls with Chef and Anshe Emet member, Stephanie Goldfarb.

Click here to view Stephanie's recipe and to register.

THE GIFT OF SELF-CARE: FINDING YOUR INNER LIGHT WITH TRACIE BERNSTEIN THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17 AT 7PMChanukah Eighth Night Eighth Jewish Value • Da’agat Atzmeet • Self-care

Looking to the oil lamps that lit the Holy Temple Menorah, we’ll ask: What is a kli – a holy vessel? What does it mean that all people are created in G*d’s image? Are we still holy when our bodies break down?

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After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

ANSHE EMET BOOK CLUB: TALES OF LOVE AND DARKNESS BY AMOS OZ SUNDAY, DECEMBER 20 AT 10AMJoin us for the next installment of our Anshe Emet Book Club!

Our next book, selected by our facilitators, Ron Hirsen and Susan Weininger, is A Tale of Love and Darkness by Amos Oz.

Click here to read the complete book description and to register.

Contact Amy Karp with any questions: akarp@ansheemet.org

THE KIDDUSH CLUB SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12 AT 11:45AM

Remember when we all ate Kiddush lunch together?

Remember standing in line for your tuna fish and bagel, sitting with your friends old and new, and just catching up on life?

Join us for our second virtual Kiddush lunch!

We will begin together before going into breakout rooms to chat and schmooze in smaller groups. Be sure to bring your lunch as you sit down to enjoy the company of friends!

Click here to learn more.