Beit Knesset Moreshet Yisrael, Jeursalem בית כנסת מורשת ישראל, ירושליםVisitors: Please inform the Gabbai on duty if you are a Cohen or bat Cohen, Levi or bat Levi. PARSHAT NOACH - פרשת נחSHALOM AND WELCOME … to Jerusalem's premier egalitarian Masorti (Conservative) synagogue. Beit Knesset Moreshet Yisrael is made up of English speaking olim and native Israelis. Locals and tourists attend our shul on weekdays, shabbatot, and chagim. Our worldwide Friends of Moreshet network gives an opportunity for Jews in all countries to have membership in a captivating Israeli Beit Knesset. Conservative Judaism is intended to be the nexus between Jewish tradition and the modern world… Beit Knesset Moreshet Yisrael is that meeting place. PARSHAT NOACH - פרשת נח חַ מ יַ ו תֶ א- ל כ- ם קְ יַ ה רֶ שֲ א לַ ע- יֵ נְ פ ם ד אֵ ה, מ מ דֲ א ה דַ ע- ה מֵ הְ ב דַ ע- ֶ מֶ ר דַ עְ ו- ף ע ן, מ ח מ יַ ם, ו יַ מ שַ ה- רֶ א ש יַ ץ; וֶ ר א הַ א- ַ חֹ נ רֶ שֲ אַ ו ה. בֵ ַ , ב א-- And [Gd] blotted out every living substance which was upon the face of the ground, both human, and cattle, and creeping thing, and fowl of the heaven; and they were blotted out from the earth; and Noach only was left, and they that were with him in the ark. (Genesis 7:23) It seems a bit strange that the text reads and Noach only was left– after all, before the flood Noach is twice referred to as a tzaddik ( חֹ נ יש א יק דַ צ ים מ ה י הand י כ- ְ תֹ א י ית א ר יק דַ צ יַ נ פְ ל) and we know by reading later that Noach’s family members also survive the flood ( ן א, מֵ צ- ה בֵ ַ ה-- ְְ ש אְ ה, ו ַ א יֶ נב יֵ שְ נ- יֶ נ ב. א-- 'Go forth from the ark, you, and your wife, and your sons, and your sons' wives with you’.) So, why the abandoning language of and Noah only was left? Rabbi Pinchas Shapiro of Koritz answers that a true tzaddik would have pleaded with Gd on behalf of the rest of humanity and creation which was to be wiped out. Yea, Rabbi Pinchas believes that Gd desired that Noach should petition for a repeal of Gd’s judgment; Noach’s silence causes Gd to re-evaluate Noach’s status as righteous and as worthy of progenitorial merit. Rabbi Adam Frank OUR SERVICE TIMES Daily Shacharit Services Sunday – Friday 7:30 a.m. THIS WEEK’S PARSHAH can be found in the Eitz Hayim Humash on page 41 Friday, November 4th Kabbalat Shabbat & Maariv 5:45 p.m. Services led by: Saralee Shrell-Fox Saturday, November 5th Shacharit 8:30 a.m. HAFTARAH can be found on page 65 4th November 2016 ~ 3rd Cheshvan 5777
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Beit Knesset Moreshet Yisrael, Jeursalem בית כנסת מורשת ישראל, ירושלים
Visitors: Please inform the Gabbai on duty if you are a Cohen or bat Cohen, Levi or bat Levi.
PARSHAT NOACH - פרשת נח
SHALOM AND WELCOME … to Jerusalem's premier egalitarian Masorti (Conservative) synagogue. Beit Knesset Moreshet Yisrael is
made up of English speaking olim and native Israelis. Locals and tourists attend our shul on weekdays,
shabbatot, and chagim. Our worldwide Friends of Moreshet network gives an opportunity for Jews in all
countries to have membership in a captivating Israeli Beit Knesset.
Conservative Judaism is intended to be the nexus between Jewish tradition and the modern world…
Beit Knesset Moreshet Yisrael is that meeting place.
PARSHAT NOACH - פרשת נח
מח ל-את וי ם פני-על אשר היקום-כ ד ה, מא מ אד ה-עד ה ן עוף-ועד רמש-עד בהמ חו, מ מ ם, וי מי אר-הש ש רץ; וי א נח -אך הה. ואשר תו, בתב א -- And [Gd] blotted out every living substance which was upon the face of the ground, both
human, and cattle, and creeping thing, and fowl of the heaven; and they were blotted out from the earth;
and Noach only was left, and they that were with him in the ark. (Genesis 7:23) It seems a bit strange that
the text reads and Noach only was left– after all, before the flood Noach is twice referred to as a tzaddik
( יש נח יק א ים צד מ יה ת י and ה י אתך-כ ית א יק ר ני צד לפ ) and we know by reading later that Noach’s family
members also survive the flood ( ן ה-צא, מ שתך--התב ה, וא ניך את ניך-ונשי וב ך. ב ת א -- 'Go forth from the ark,
you, and your wife, and your sons, and your sons' wives with you’.) So, why the abandoning language of
and Noah only was left? Rabbi Pinchas Shapiro of Koritz answers that a true tzaddik would have pleaded
with Gd on behalf of the rest of humanity and creation which was to be wiped out. Yea, Rabbi Pinchas
believes that Gd desired that Noach should petition for a repeal of Gd’s judgment; Noach’s silence causes
Gd to re-evaluate Noach’s status as righteous and as worthy of progenitorial merit. Rabbi Adam Frank
OUR SERVICE TIMES
Daily Shacharit Services
Sunday – Friday 7:30 a.m.
THIS WEEK’S PARSHAH
can be found in the Eitz Hayim
Humash on page 41
Friday, November 4th
Kabbalat Shabbat & Maariv
5:45 p.m.
Services led by: Saralee Shrell-Fox
Saturday, November 5th
Shacharit 8:30 a.m.
HAFTARAH
can be found
on page 65
4th November 2016 ~ 3rd Cheshvan 5777
TEFILAH LED BY:
Saralee Shrell-Fox
BA’AL KOREH:
Hersh Polin
HAFTARAH READER:
Yehonasan Polin
SERVICES LED BY:
Rabbi Paul Shrell-Fox
SHABBAT KIDDUSH
Sponsored by:
Rabbi Jerome &
Jane Epstein
SHABBAT
Candlelighting
4:11 pm
HAVDALAH
Motzei Shabbat
5:23 pm
YARTZEITS OBSERVED DURING THE WEEK ENDING 11TH NOVEMBER 2016
05-Nov-16 4 Cheshvan 5749 Morris D. Berger Father of Lila Abrams
08-Nov-16 7 Cheshvan 5708 Morris Rosen Father of Claire Sand
09-Nov-16 8 Cheshvan 5752 Margaret Soifer Mother of David Soifer
10-Nov-16 9 Cheshvan 5763 Sam Skupsky Father of Donald Skupsky
11-Nov-16 10 Cheshvan Joseph Herback Father of Elinore Ehrlich
11-Nov-16 10 Cheshvan David Conn Brother of Julius Collins
THANK YOU TO:
Rabbi Jerome & Jane Epstein for sponsoring the Kiddush in memory of their friend
Stephen Wolnek z"l, Past President of the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism
& Past President of Mercaz Olami.
מזל טוב
MAZAL TOV TO:
All our November Birthdays: Avram Levi (1st), Cyril Sherer (6th), Harriet White (11th),
