Author: Matthew Young

Baruchim HaBaem - A warm welcome to our guests.
If you are a guest in our synagogue, we welcome you and are pleased that you have joined us to worship. If you are visiting, we hope you will feel welcome whenever you are in town. If you are a new resident to our area, please introduce yourself so we can properly welcome you and tell you more about our wonderful congregation and community.
20/21 Tevet 5776 January 1/2, 2016
Torah Portion SHEMOT - Page 206
Haftarah Portion - Page 225
Service Schedule 1/1 and 1/2
Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat/Ma’ariv Services 4:30 p.m.
Candle Lighting 4:36 p.m. Shabbat Torah Study 8:15 a.m.
Shabbat Morning Service 9:00 a.m.
Shabbat ends 5:39 p.m.
Sunday Shacharit Service 8:30 a.m.
January 8th, 2016 Candle Lighting 4:42 p.m.

Shabbat Shalom

SHEMOT - The Book of Exodus
Chapters: 1 - 6:1
A new Pharaoh ruled Egypt and subjugated the Children of Israel. The Egyptians enslaved and tortured the Hebrews. Pharaoh decreed that every new Hebrew male baby born should die. Moses’ birth, Moses retrieved from the Nile. Moses raised in the house of Pharaoh, and raised as a Prince of Egypt. Moses married a daughter of Midyan. G-d appeared to Moses in the burning bush. Pharaoh remained stubborn and refused to allow the Hebrews either to go into the wilderness to worship their G-d or to leave Egypt entirely; Moses warned Pharaoh.

REFUAH SH’LEIMAH / SPEEDY RECOVERY
He Who blessed our forefathers and foremothers, may He bless and heal the following people.
Janean Adelstein, Lenora Gordon, Sylvia L. Katcef, Eliot Siskind, Phyllis Siskind, Harold Singerman and Roz Singerman.
May the Holy One, Blessed is He, be filled with compassion for them, to restore their health, to heal them, to strengthen and revivify them. May He send them speedily a complete recovery from heaven, a recovery of the body and a recovery of the spirit, swiftly and soon. Amen.

What's Happening at Kneseth Israel:
January 3rd- Trip to Maryland Jewish Museum Paul Simon: Words & Music
Brunch- 11:00A at KI $8.00/adult $5/child 12:00PM Leave for Baltimore- $8.00/adult $5/child for the museum visit.
January 13th– Human Trafficking Program sponsored by the KI Sisterhood. Doors open at 7PM and the program starts at 7:30PM.
January 23rd– Guest Speaker during services from the Jewish National Fund.
February 6th– Guest Speaker during services from the
Jewish National Fund.
*Rabbi’s lectures will be every Wednesday in January at 10:30 AM.*

To contact the President by e-mail, please use
knesethisraelpresident@gmail.com

Please call the Office to arrange a time to meet with the Rabbi
*Please advise the Rabbi of any Simchas*

Daily Minyan Held
Sunday Talmud class 7:00 a.m.
Sunday Shacharit 8:30 a.m.
Monday-Friday Talmud class 6:00 a.m.
Monday-Friday Service Shacharit 7:00 a.m.
Friday Evening Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat/Maariv - 5:30 p.m.

Join Kneseth Israel Sisterhood on January 13th at 7PM to hear how Human Trafficking is affecting Anne Arundel County. There will be multiple speakers and it is free of charge. This is a program you do not want to miss.

If you are still interested in going to the Maryland Jewish Museum and to see Paul Simon contact Glenn Carr for details .

Congregation Kneseth Israel
Rabbi/Cantor: Moshe P. Weisblum, PhD. President: David L. Sliom
Vice President: Mike Adelstein Sisterhood President: Nancy Gordon
Pre School: Jerri Shafran
Shamas: Dr. Bruce Friedman Head Gabbi: Glenn Carr
Gabbaim/Gabbayot: Michael Snyder, Gilbert Gonzalez, Ethan Halpern, Dr. Barnett Rattner, David Cohen, Steve Sutton, Jody Goldsmith, Catherine Davidson, Libby Monias, and Gail Snyder
Cemetery : Michael Snyder Web Master: Glenn Carr
Please visit us at: www.knesethisrael.org
Tel: 410-263-3924 e-mail: congknesethisrael@gmail.com

THE FOLLOWING YAHRZEIT ARE BEING OBSERVED
DURING THE WEEK OF January 2nd 2016 through January 8th 2016

Sunday, January 3rd
Louis Shafran Leonard Finkelstein
Monday, January 4th
Albert Hoffman Jennie Fine
Tuesday, January 5th
Sara Golden Ruth Katcef Rosenblum

Wednesday, January 6th
Abraham Snyder
Thursday, January 7th
Ann Manck Meyer Ike Berlin
Friday, January 8th
Francis Davidson Samuel Rosenstein Henry Rudow Edward Rutman

From Table Talk: Biblical Q&A
Q: Why did Moses ask G-d to show the people of Israel signs and miracles?
There are some positive and some negative explanations for this.
A: The Children of Israel suffered and struggled for many years. They were at the lowest level of impurity. Moses felt that if he were to go to them and present himself, they would not believe that G-d spoke to him. He did not believe that his people would follow him. He felt that the Children of Israel needed a sign and/or a miracle from G-d.
The miracles could be reviewed as a rebuke to Moses because he gossiped against the Children of Israel to G-d by saying that they would doubt him and not believe him.
Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob were prophets, yet they did not address the general public. Moses was the first prophet of Israel who spoke publicly. He asked G-d, “how should I talk to these people?”
By: Rabbi Moshe P. Weisblum