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Friday, 12 December 2025

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Thursday, 11 December 2025

Tzetl: Vayeishev & Mevarchim Tevet

7:08pm - Early candle lighting

8:18pm - Candle Lighting, Friday

9:24pm - Havdalah, Saturday

(Melbourne Australia)

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Laws and Customs

Bless New Month

This Shabbat is Shabbat Mevarchim ("the Shabbat that blesses" the new month): a special prayer is recited blessing the Rosh Chodesh ("Head of the Month") of upcoming month of Tevet, which falls on next Shabbat and the following Sunday.

Prior to the blessing, we announce the precise time of the molad, the "birth" of the new moon. See molad times.

LAMPLIGHTER

Lamplighter 1739_Vayeshev-Chanukah.pdf

ZICHRON YAAKOV

Vayeshev 5786.pdf

Vayeshev 5786.docx

PARSHAH IN A NUTSHELL

Genesis 37:1–40:23
The name of the Parshah, "Vayeshev," means "And he dwelt" and it is found in Genesis 37:1.

Jacob settles in Hebron with his twelve sons. His favorite is seventeen-year-old Joseph, whose brothers are jealous of the preferential treatment he receives from his father, such as a precious many-colored coat that Jacob makes for Joseph. Joseph relates to his brothers two of his dreams which foretell that he is destined to rule over them, increasing their envy and hatred towards him.

Simeon and Levi plot to kill him, but Reuben suggests that they throw him into a pit instead, intending to come back later and save him. While Joseph is in the pit, Judah has him sold to a band of passing Ishmaelites. The brothers dip Joseph's special coat in the blood of a goat and show it to their father, leading him to believe that his most beloved son was devoured by a wild beast.

Judah marries and has three children. The eldest, Er, dies young and childless, and his wife, Tamar, is given in levirate marriage to the second son, Onan. Onan sins by spilling his seed, and he too meets an early death. Judah is reluctant to have his third son marry her. Determined to have a child from Judah's family, Tamar disguises herself as a prostitute and seduces Judah himself. Judah hears that his daughter-in-law has become pregnant and orders her executed for harlotry, but when Tamar produces some personal effects he left with her as a pledge for payment, he publicly admits that he is the father. Tamar gives birth to twin sons, Peretz (an ancestor of King David) and Zerach.

Joseph is taken to Egypt and sold to Potiphar, the minister in charge of Pharaoh's slaughterhouses. G‑d blesses everything he does, and soon he is made overseer of all his master's property. Potiphar's wife desires the handsome and charismatic lad; when Joseph rejects her advances, she tells her husband that the Hebrew slave tried to force himself on her, and has him thrown into prison. Joseph gains the trust and admiration of his jailers, who appoint him to a position of authority in the prison administration.

In prison, Joseph meets Pharaoh's chief butler and chief baker, both incarcerated for offending their royal master. Both have disturbing dreams, which Joseph interprets; in three days, he tells them, the butler will be released and the baker hanged. Joseph asks the butler to intercede on his behalf with Pharaoh. Joseph's predictions are fulfilled, but the butler forgets all about Joseph and does nothing for him.

HAFTORAH IN A NUTSHELL

Amos 2:6-3:8
This week's haftorah contains an allusion to the sale of Joseph by his brothers, an incident discussed in this week's Torah reading.

Amos opens with a rebuke to the Jewish People. G‑d had been patient with them notwithstanding their transgression of the three cardinal sins — sexual impropriety, idolatry and murder. Their fourth sin, however, crossed the line — the mistreatment of the innocent, widows, orphans and the poor.

G‑d reminds the Jewish people how He lovingly took them out of Egypt and led them through the desert for forty years and settled them in the Holy Land. There, He bestowed the gift of prophecy on some and inspired others to become Nazirites. Yet the Jewish people did not respond appropriately, giving wine to the Nazirites and instructing the prophets not to prophesy. Amos then goes on to describe G‑d's punishment for the errant behavior: "And the stout-hearted among the mighty shall flee naked on that day, says the L-rd."

The haftorah ends with an admonition from G‑d, one that also recalls His eternal love for His people: "Hearken to this word which the Lord spoke about you, O children of Israel, concerning the entire nation that I brought up from the land of Egypt. 'Only you did I love above all the families of the earth; therefore, I will visit upon you all your iniquities…'" As opposed to other nations to whom G‑d does not pay close attention, G‑d's love for His nation causes Him to punish them for their misdeeds, to cleanse them and prod them back onto the path of the just.

SAGES ON THE PARSHAH

He said, "What pledge shall I give you?" And she said: "Your signet, your cord, and your staff that is in your hand" (38:18)

A prophetic spirit was enkindled within her: "your signet" alludes to the royal house of David; "your cord" alludes to the Sanhedrin; "and your staff" alludes to the Messiah, as in the verse, "The staff of your strength will G‑d send out of Zion" (Psalms 110:2)—all of whom are the progeny of Judah and Tamar.

(Midrash Rabbah)

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Young Adults' Chanukah event

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Smile on Seniors Chanukah Afternoon Tea

We are so excited to invite our community to a beautiful Chanukah Afternoon Tea featuring special guest Cantor Ivor Joffe from Cape Town, South Africa, who will be performing a stunning selection of Hebrew, Yiddish and Chanukah melodies

Rabbi M. Stern will also share inspiring words on the meaning of Chanukah

Enjoy a delicious afternoon tea & warm shmoozing

A truly uplifting musical and spiritual experience not to be missed!

📅 Wednesday, December 17

⏰ 2:30pm – 3:30pm

📍 347 Alma Rd, Caulfield North

💲 Cost: $10

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Come celebrate the warmth, light and joy of Chanukah with us!

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Wednesday, 10 December 2025

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Tuesday, 9 December 2025

The Missing Piece in Weight Loss

Find out how to finally address the emotional side of weight loss - calm cravings, ease stress, and shift the patterns that make change hard. Create calm around food and body image , rebuild motivation and confidence and create a lasting change.

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Monday, 8 December 2025

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Property: Let's Plan Your Israeli Home

Our passion is helping families like yours—whether you're planning Aliyah, seeking a Vacation Retreat, or looking for a Family 'Plan B'—move from reading a guide to making your dream of owning a home in Israel a reality.

Please consider joining our Australia Zoom Meeting this Tuesday Dec. 9th @ 8:00 pm (AEDT). Here's the link if you're interested: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/4681904987?omn=81237778842

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