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Pine Street Parsha Parashat Chayei Sarah
15 November 2014 22 Cheshvan 5775 SIDRA 106 HAFTORAH 1136 1st Aliya: Avraham negotiates with Ephron the
Hitite to purchase the Cave of Machpelah as a
burial place for Sarah. Tradition says that this is
also the burial place of Adam and Chava.
2nd Aliya: Avraham sends Eliezar, his trusted
servant, to Aram Naharayim, (between the Tigris
and the Euphrates) to find Yitzchak a shiduch - a
bride.
3rd Aliya: Leading a caravan of supplies and
riches, Eliezar arrives in Nachor. While resting by
"the well", he devises a test to ascertain the
worthiness of a potential mate for Yitzchak.
Rivkah (Yitzchak's 1st cousin once removed)
meets all the criteria and Eliezar presents her
with the appropriate gifts.
4th Aliya: Eliezar is invited into Bisuel's home
(Rivkah's father) and he relates the entire story
of his mission and his encounter with Rivkah.
Eliezar asks for her hand in marriage to Yitzchak.
Bisuel and Lavan (Rivka's brother) agree.
5th Aliya: Rivkah express her desire to depart
immediately. Her family blesses her, and Eliezar
brings her to Canaan. Yitzchak marries Rivka in
the year 2108.
6th & 7th Aliyot: Avraham marries Keturah
(some say she was Hagar) and has 6 more sons.
Avarham dies in 2123 - 1638 b.c.e. at the age of
175. His two sons Yitzchak and Yishmael bury
him in the Cave of Machpelah. Yishmael's 12 sons
are listed and Yishmael dies at 137.
100 1067 Self-Conversations That Enable You to Reach
Your Important Goals
What is the major difference between people who
accomplish and achieve a great deal and people who
don't? The answer to this question can make a major
difference in your life.
Those who accomplish and achieve have goals and take
the actions necessary to reach those goals. In contrast,
people without clear goals don't have a target to reach.
Every single person with great accomplishments and
achievements has made goals. Many write them down.
Some don't. But they are very clear about what they want.
What important goals do you want to reach? If you don't
have a clear idea right now, make it your goal to make a
clear goal.
One of the most accomplished people I've ever met told
me that he decided to write down 101 goals for himself.
Since he had so many goals, he was certain that he would
reach many of them. And each goal that he reached
encouraged him to think that he would be able to reach
many more goals. It was amazing to see how he kept
finding opportunities and resources that enabled him to
reach his most important goals.
See yourself reaching your goals. Feel what it will be
like when you achieve your worthwhile goals. Take
action in the direction of your goals.
Other people might feel overwhelmed by a large number of
goals. They might be telling themselves, "There is so
much I want to do and there is only a limited amount of
time to do it all." For them, a single, relatively easy-toreach goal might be best. Then they can make another
goal that they find easy to reach, and then another one.
This way they can build up an inner attitude of, "I am a
person who makes and reaches goals." Then they can
make larger and larger goals.
Believe that with the Almighty's help you will be able
to reach the goals for which you strive.
Your self-conversations about your goals will either enable
you to reach them or will prevent you from reaching them.
Regardless of your past self-conversations, right at
this moment you can decide, "I will talk to myself in
ways that enable me to make and reach important
goals."
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Friday 14 November 2014
Dennis & Iris Cohen – Hilda
Jacobson
Norman Sifris – Father
Eta Smith – Husband
Shabbas 15 November 2014
Albert Jacks – Mother
Hymie Kalish – Wife
Wolfie Lack – Father
Marcelle Stein – Mother
Beryl Katz – Mother
Sunday 16 November 2014
Serwyn Angel – Aunt
Philip Gersun – Father
Myron Katz – Father
Elsie Kirk-Cohen – Husband
Dennis & Iris Cohen – Paul Levy
Monday 17 November 2014
Val Aarons – Mother-in-law
Tuesday 18 November 2014
Leone Segal – Brother
Wednesday 19 November 2014
Freda Davidoff – Husband
Alter Karpes – Uncle
Rhona Bayer – Father
Thursday 20 November 2014
Larry Distiller – Wife
Natalie Koren – Mother
Leora Kallner – Father
Leone Segal – Husband
Friday 21 November 2014
Malka Duke – Grandfather
Dennis Goldman – Myrtle
Rhona Galgut – Mother
Shabtai Salitan – Father
Phyllis Selbst – Brother-in-law
The Haftorah for Parshat Chayei Sara
The Haftorah is read from the book of Melachim Aleph
(Kings 1) 1:1-31
Map: The Haftorah takes place in Jerusalem. In honor
of his coronation, Adoniyahu sacrificed animals at the
“Even Hazochelet” that was next to Ain Rogel. Melachim
Aleph, Pasuk 9. What was the Even Hazochelet and
where was Ain Rogel?
B”H I am feeling much better.
The whole process was not as
bad as it was made out to be.
The
medical
staff
were
professional,
attentive
and
pleasant.
Thank you for all your good
wishes
and
prayers. Your
positive energies have certainly
made a beneficial difference to
my recovery.
Ain Rogel (spring or well), situated then near running
water, is located at the South East tip of Jerusalem on
the border of Judah and Binyamin, where kings were
anointed in that day. Some commentaries believe that
Ain Rogel was where women would go to wash their
family’s clothes using their feet or in Hebrew “Regel”.
The Even Hazochelet of Serpent Stone: Hazochelet
means “Shrink back, crawl or slide”. Some believe that
young boys would compete in a game to see who could
push the stone the farthest. Because the stone was so
big, they could only push it a short distance.
Shabbat Shalom
The connection of the Haftorah to the Parsha: In this
week’s Torah reading of Chayei Sarah, we are told of
Avraham's (Abraham) old age and the Haftorah speaks
of King David's last years.
The storyline of this week’s Haftorah: In return for
tearing off the corner of King Saul’s (Saul) robe, King
David always felt a chill in his bones. The Haftorah
begins with the story of King David being brought a
beautiful woman named Avishag in order to warm him in
his elder years. She came from the city of Shunem and
possibly was the sister of the Shunamite Woman
mentioned in last week’s Haftorah, although there was a
least 100 years that separated the two sisters) . Even
though it is not his place, King David's eldest sons,
Adoniyahu (it was common to end Hebrew names with
Ya’hu. Translated, it means “the [Jewish] G-d is the
one”) was trying to seize the throne away from his
younger brother Shlomo. One of the wives of King
David, Queen Batsheva (Bathsheba), Shlomo‘s mother
and the Prophet Natan (Nathan), confer regarding
Adoniyahu’s will to become king. They decide to bring it
to King David's attention. Natan confirms to David the
news that Batsheva has told him regarding Adoniyahu’s
ambition. Bathsheba pleads with David to fulfill his
promise of her son Shlomo (Solomon) being heir to the
throne. Kind David promises Batsheva to rectify the
situation. He takes action by anointing Shlomo as the
next King of Israel.
· King David's Biography:
·
The meaning of his name is "beloved."
·
Was a descendant of Ruth the Moabite.
Rabbi Gerson
Havdalah 7. 07 pm David's father's name was Ishay; his
mother's name Nitzevet bat Adel. David
was a "Gingie" (a redhead). As a youth,
David was a shepherd, tending to flocks of
sheep.
·
A warrior, David killed lions with his bare
hands and is famous for killing Goliath with
a single slingshot.
·
Was a musician who played music to calm
Shaul (former King of Israel, and David's
father in law). David was the faithful friend
of Jonathan, King Saul’s son.
·
Cleared the way to build the first Bait
Hamikdash (Holy Temple).
·
His son was King Shlomo (Solomon)
known as the wisest man that ever lived
and ruled.
·
Composed Tehillim (Psalms), the most
popular words worldwide used to pray.
·
The Mashiach (Messiah) will be
a descendant of King David.
Rabbi Berel Wein on Parshas Chayei Sarah
The loss of one’s beloved spouse, especially after many years and decades of marriage and
shared life, is always a traumatic and shattering blow. Those of us, who unfortunately have also
experienced this in our own lives, can testify as to the emotional damage and even physical harm
that this sad experience can occasion.
We see from the life of our father Jacob that even decades later he reminds his children and
himself of the pain and suffering caused by the death of his beloved wife, Rachel. In essence, it
seems that Jacob never again was the same person after the death of Rachel.
Avraham apparently dealt with the death of Sarah in a more stoic fashion. The Torah itself
indicates this by inference. In reference to Avraham’s reaction to the tragedy, a small letter kaf is
used to describe the grief and weeping of Avraham over the death of Sarah. It is not that Avraham
is less grieved at the loss of Sarah than Jacob was at the death of Rachel. It is rather that after all
of the challenges and trials that Avraham had endured his attitude towards life and its vicissitudes
was affected – he now always looked forward and never dwelt on the past.
Those who live exclusively in the past are doomed to self-pity and great emotional angst. This only
causes a sense of victimhood and hopelessness. It reflects itself in every aspect of later life and
stunts any further spiritual, social, personal or societal growth.
The greatness of Avraham, as taught us by the Mishnah, was his resilience and continued spiritual
and personal growth. Avraham constantly looked forward, ahead – never dwelling on past
misfortune.
I heard an outstanding speech delivered by George Deek, who is a Christian Arab and member of
the Israeli Foreign Office. In telling the story of his life, he describes how his family lived in Jaffa for
many generations and how they fled to Lebanon during the 1948 War of Independence.
Sensing the squalor and political manipulation of the refugees by the Arab powers, whose sole
goal was the destruction of Israel and not saving and resettling the refugees, his grandfather
escaped Lebanon and somehow brought the family back to Jaffa and Israel. He regained his job
with the Israel Electric Company and raised generations of successful professionals, all citizens of
Israel.
He said that the Jewish refugees from Europe and the Moslem world attempted to forget their past
and build a new future for themselves and their descendants when they arrived in Israel. The
Palestinian Arab refugees, under the misguided leadership of their spiritual and temporal heads,
reveled instead in their past defeats and in their legend of nakba.
In the main, they have devoted themselves to attempting to destroy Israel instead of rehabilitating
themselves. This attitude and mindset has served them badly and cost them dearly. The past
needs to be remembered and recalled, treasured and instructive to us. However, it is the future
and what we make of it that ultimately determines our worth and our fate. That is one of the great
lessons to be derived from the story of the life of our father Avraham.