Parashat Chayei Sarah

November 11-17, 2017 — 22-28 Cheshvan 5778 Torah Reading — page 106, Baal Koreh — Josh Flaum

Haftarah — I Kings 1:1-31 page 1136 — Joe Pells

Mizmor Shir — Liam Ferszt

Ten Minutes of Text with Rabbi Chaitovsky at Seudah Shlishit

Rabbi Yaakov Chaitovsky

Cantor Joel Lichterman

Ilene Rosen—Executive Director

Jeff Kline—President

Service Times

Saturday—November 11 Daf Yomi 8:00 am Shacharit, Sanctuary 9:00 am Shacharit, Chapel 9:15 am Taste of Torah 10:00 am Mincha, Chapel 4:25 pm Havdalah 5:30 pm

Sunday—November 12 Daf Yomi 7:30 am Shacharit, Chapel 8:30 am Mincha/Maariv 4:25 pm

Monday—November 13 Daf Yomi 5:30 am Shacharit, Chapel 6:30 am Mincha/Maariv 4:25 pm Sefer HaChinuch 8:00 pm

Tuesday—November 14 Daf Yomi 5:45 am Shacharit, Chapel 6:45 am Mincha/Maariv 4:25 pm

Wednesday—November 15 Daf Yomi 5:45 am Shacharit, Chapel 6:45 am Cantor’s Class 7:30 am Wednesday Wisdom 10:00 am Mincha/Maariv 4:25 pm Wednesday Wisdom 7:30 pm

Thursday—November 16 Daf Yomi 5:30 am Shacharit, Chapel 6:30 am Ellyn Hutt’s Class 11:00 am Mincha/Maariv 4:25 pm

Friday—November 17 Daf Yomi 5:45 am Shacharit, Chapel 6:45 am Mincha 4:25 pm Candle Lighting 4:23 pm שבת שלום ומבורך!

Please join us for Kiddush in the Social Hall sponsored by BMH-BJ and with a contribution by Joe Pells on the Yahrzeit of his mother, Jennie Pells.

If you are interested in sponsoring Kiddush or renting space in the synagogue please call us at 303-388-4203. Please respect the sanctity of our services by refraining from entering or

leaving while the ark is open, Mourners Kaddish, Kedusha and Sermon. Please note our services are cell free zones.

In the Sidrah we see how Abraham and Sarah reach old age in the town of Hebron. When Sarah dies, Abraham buys the Cave of Machpelah, from the local Hittite people to bury her. The Cave of Machpelah becomes the burial place for the Patriarchs, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and their wives Sarah, Rebecca, and Leah. Abraham now focuses on Isaac as he knows his own life will soon come to an end and arranges for Eliezer, his long-time servant, to find a good wife for him among his own people. Eliezer finds Rebecca in Haran in Mesopotamia and soon after the marriage of Isaac and Rebecca, Abraham dies peacefully and is buried by Isaac and Ishmael, his sons, at the side of Sarah in the Cave of Machpelah.

Parasha Summary cont. Abraham had laid the foundations for Judaism, teaching that G-d is just and merciful. He sought to achieve peace wherever he lived, and showed love for all human beings alike whether they were relatives, friends, or strangers. Now his son Isaac would carry those beliefs forward in his own life.

Upcoming Events @ BMH-BJ Great Debates in Jewish History — Mondays starting October 30 • 9:00-10:00 am in the Gallery Rabbi Yossi Serebryanski takes you through six fundamental conflicts that pitted the greatest Jewish minds against each other. Class will run for six weeks. Registration and fee for this class required at www.myjli.com

Wednesday Wisdom Series with Rabbi Chaitovsky — Nov 15, 29, and Dec 6, 13 at 10:00 am and 7:30 pm Give us five weeks and we’ll give you 5000 years of Jewish Wisdom! The same class will be repeated each Wednesday morning and again in the evening. Learn about G-d, the two Torahs, Mashiach and Olam Haba. There is no charge for this class, but please RSVP via http://bit.ly/2h9D0RY

Chesed Group Meeting —Tuesday, November 14 at 7:15 pm in the Library Please join us as we continue our efforts to help members of our shul community. Everyone is welcome. For more information or to volunteer, contact Patti Jo Streltzer at (303) 388-4203 or pjoenoch@yahoo.com

Family PJ Shabbat Service for Tots —Shabbat, November 18 at 10:30 am in the Gallery This is the opportunity for your little ones to have a Shabbat of fun. This is an interactive Shabbat experience with food, songs, art projects, and games. Kids may wear pajamas. Join us! RSVP requested.

AIPAC Community Event : The Art of Listening Generously — Thursday, November 30, at 7:00 pm Gil Troy, distinguished scholar in North American History will speak about Zionism in America.

RSVP online at www.aipac.org/COsynagogue

Annual Mountain States Women for Israel Luncheon — Wednesday, December 6 • 11:30 am - 1:00 pm Guest speaker Ethan Zohn, philanthropist, Israel advocate, former soccer player, and winner of the Survivor TV series. at Infinity Park Event Center. RSVP by November 30 at www.jnf.org/cowfi or 303-573-7095 x 968

BMH-BJ Senior Chavurah—Thursday, December 7, 1:00 pm in the Gallery Stockbroker to Schemer to Jail. Mark Jackson tells his own true story about greed, survival, and redemption.

Chanukah, December 12 – 20, 2017

Dreidels and Donuts Preschool Event — Sunday, December 10 • 9:30 - 11:30 am

Teens and Chanukah? Contact Yoni@bmh-bj.org for more information on upcoming teen opportunities.

Hockey Lovers? Jewish Heritage Night, Thursday, December 14, Avalanche vs. Panthers, info to follow.

Dedication Shabbat — Saturday, December 16, 2017 Join us for a special Dvar Torah and Kiddush in honor of our many dedicated volunteers at BMH-BJ.

Shul Chanukah Party! Jazz, Jews, and Booze — Tuesday, December 19 • 6:30 - 9:00 pm Chanukah fun for Adults with childcare and live music, stay tuned for registration information.

Daily/Weekly Torah Learning

►Daf-Yomi one hour before Shacharit - Rabbi Fleischmann ►Law, Legend & Lore daily after Mincha - Rabbi Chaitovsky ►Sefer HaChinuch Mondays at 8:00 pm - Rabbi Stern ►Sefer Shemot Wednesdays at 7:30 am - Cantor Lichterman

►Women’s Parasha Shiur Thursdays at 11:00 am - Ellyn Hutt ►Taste of Torah Shabbat at 10:00 am - Essie Fleischmann ►Ten Minutes of Text Shabbat at Seudah Shelishit - Rabbi Chaitovsky ►Wednesday Wisdom - 10:00 am and 7:30 pm -Rabbi Chaitovsky (Nov 8, 15, 29, and Dec 6, 13)

Birthdays Jordan Bernstein, Jan Buckstein, Harold Cohen , Joan Emeson, Liam Ferszt, Edwin Z. Fiss,

David Goodman, Paula Hutt, Garrett Jonscher, Harold Koch, Nina Molk, Sarha Patrick, Michael Rosen, David Rozenholc, Kaila Schwartz, Tamar Sisk, Rosette Steinberg, Elad Warren

Anniversaries Steven & Renee Leventhal (38) Jerry & Chelley Rotenberg (35)

Charles & Camila Mitchell (8) Michael & Elizabeth Brittan (49)

Refuah Sheleima/Speedy Recovery Gloria Abrams, Rob Allen, Sara Behmoaras,

Francine (Feige Esther) Greenberg bat Ita Liba, Linda Fox, Elisa Panser Garner, Koby Gruenwald, Eleanor Hailpern, Crystal Hickman, Paula Hutt, Burton Kaplan, Barry Kassar, Doniel Kaye, Cantor Lichterman, Beverly Marcove, Valerie Miller, Nina Molk, Arlene Moss, Toby Mower, Mark Reinhardt (Moshe b”Rachel Leah), Moishey Sandler, Scott Smith, Robert Springer, David Weinstein, Cantor Maurice Weiss, Rosa Hilde Wolf, Charles Zwerdlinger

HaMakom Yenacheim Etchem

Justin Pressel, Tamara (Jason) Buniger; Sami (Robert) Hazan, Randy (Mark Smith) Sachter, and Noah and Vivian Buniger, on the loss of their mother, sister, and grandmother, Susan Sachter Pressel, z”l.

Yahrzeits Shabbat, November 11, 2017 / 22 Cheshvan 5778 Edithe Akers, David Bean, Sam Berger, Ruchille Farber, Sidney Alexander Fisher, Rose Spector Fox, Sarah Friedman, Adolf Goldschmidt, Morris Goldstein, Jessica Gordon, Mayer Laizer Greenberg, Ernest Groussman, Selma Jultak, Sam Kenar, Yakov Kitaygorodsky, Rose Nachis, Katherine Rembert, Nancy Roland, Rose Saliman, William Timbel Sunday, November 12, 2017 / 23 Cheshvan 5778 Barbara Barr, Pacey Barron, Morton P. Barron, Minnie Bilker, Abraham Bugdanowitz, Sam E. Cohen, Arlene Fishman, Bess Katchen, Yakov Aryeh Melnick, Sorah Melnick, Bayla Zissel Melnick, Max Morris, Susan Mae Reifman, Stanley Rosenthal, Edythe Schulhof, Edna Sieglbaum, Rose Esther Strauss Monday, November 13, 2017 / 24 Cheshvan 5778 Louise Aronoff, Dr. Joseph I. Bluestone, Gertrude Ettelman, Florence Fischer, Rose Ida Greenwald, Mollie Gutterman, Gertrude Hoffman, Ruth Horwitz, Jacob Kantrowitz, Yosef Kessler, Barry Levine, Samuel R. Marcus, Eli Milstein, Michael Moskowitz, Ester Pyatok,

Theodore Robinson, Sam Aaron Rotenberg, Michael Rothchild, Doris Shumsky, Hayem David Spivak, Chavah Tempelhof, Chavah Tempelhof, Fannie Zerobnick, Cecile P.L. Zohn

Tuesday, November 14, 2017 / 25 Cheshvan 5778 Marilyn Bernstein, Miriam Engel, Shalom Issur Epstein, Max Frankel, Joseph Fuenfer, Eliyahu Gabbay, Charles Goldberg, Albert Jacobs, Eli Katz, Rose Levine, Sally B. Lopes, Helene Mosko, Jennie Pells, Jeffrey Perlmutter, Harvey Bud Radetsky, Mae Lipson Ross, Robert Sapiro, Rose Molly Silverberg, Rachel Sosny, Lena Steinberg, David Stolyar, Ike Sirel Temposky, Harry Weiner, Bessie Schwart Weinstein, Lil Weisbly

Wednesday, November 15, 2017 / 26 Cheshvan 5778 Miriam R. Asarch, Charlotte Atlas, Petr Blyakman, Yefim Chernyak, Harry Ellensweig, Lee Engbar, Bertha Feldman, Anna Fishman, Moshe Gendelev, Harry Goldberg, Jean Isaacson, Zachary Alan Kippur, Pinnie Michelson, Morris (Moe) Miller, David Mozes, Harry David Phillips, Florence Primack, Leonard Henry Rosenfield, Harry Rusofsky, Joseph Schiffer, Aron Segal, Saralee Shaper, Sam Singer, Celia Sorkin, Jennie Spiegleman, Helen Susman, Fannie Tomin, Daniel Vasa

Thursday, November 16, 2017 / 27 Cheshvan 5778 Sprintsa Blyakhman, Solly Cohen, Josephine Eskanos, Fred Francis, Rose Susman Gershenfeld, Max Ginsberg, Samuel Goodman, Louis C. Karsh, Julius Korn, Berenice Kramer, Ann Kramish, Osias Mandel, Celia Nathenson, Abraham David Penn, Florence Rest, Samuel B. Samuel, Irving M. Springer, Rose Suletsky, George Weisbart, Stanley Wolfe, Marvin Yoches

Friday, November 17, 2017 / 28 Cheshvan 5778 Rebecca Rae Abramson, Mickey Cohen, Sam Friedman, Geri Lynn Goldfogel, Marilyn Heyman Hall, Mabel Kolodny, Jolana Lebowitz, Edith Mayer, Harry Milstein, Ida Phillips, Doris Radetsky, Daniel Rubenstein, Henry Rudolph, Rose Schneider, Basya Schvartschneayder, Herman C. Schwartz, Joseph Weisz

Family PJ Shabbat

November 18th, 2017

at 10:30 am

in the Gallery at BMH-BJ

By Popular Demand

No charge but please RSVP at bmh-bj.org so we know

how many people to plan for. We can’t wait to see you!

PJ Shabbat will take place September to May on

the third Shabbat of every month at 10:30 am.