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Volume 17 Issue 12

DECEMBER 2020 א ‘‘טבת תשפ-כסלו

Rabbi Shaya Katz

Last month, we noted how the winter season was less daunting as usual. Whereas in a typical year we're challenged to remain engaged with the outside world while also staying safe and warm inside, this year we're prepared. With months of quarantines and online shopping, we've learned how to stay engaged from a distance in more ways than ever before. But that doesn't mean that we ignore what life is like -or will be like- in public. The Gemara (Brachot 55b) learns from Yosef's interpretations that an interpreter can dictate not only how to think of a dream, but the actual future reality. When Yosef interpreted the butler's dream positively and the baker's dream negatively, he effectively made it so in real life (according to literal understanding of the Gemara). Surely, however, Yosef did not arbitrarily determine to give a fruitful interpretation to the butler and not the baker. What was his reason for doing so? When we look closely at the two dreams of the butler and the baker, what we find is not only that they dreamt of different foods, but that each food was used differently. The butler takes a vine of grapes and squeezes them into Paroh's cup. The baker, on the other hand, envisioned baskets of baked goods on his head, from which birds were eating (Bereishit 40:9-17). Both the butler and baker were involved in their previous jobs. (continued on next page)

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The fundamental difference between them, however, is what they were doing. The baker, while passively holding the baskets, dreamed of birds taking away from his inventory, detracting from his responsibilities. In contrast, the butler was actively engaged in doing his job, he dreamed of fulfilling his responsibility. In determining the meaning and interpretation of their dreams, Yosef saw within the butler the yearning to return to his previous commitments. The baker, while also dreaming of his job, did not have that sense of hope, commitment, or yearning. When rewarding them with their destiny, Yosef revealed the butler's successful future based on his current, personal vision for himself. The baker's lack of willingness to serve as he once did was what determined his own demise. In some ways we're stuck at home due to cold or COVID, but that doesn't mean we resign to the passivity of life. We don't see our current predicament as the definition of our future. We still yearn and dream of the time we can return to our full capacity, with a full slate of in-person programming. As Yosef tells the prisoners, "behold, Hashem has interpretations" (40:8). Hashem is looking upon us, too, and interpreting what we yearn for. If we properly envision ourselves with our previous commitments, with our active and unrestricted service to Hashem and each other, then we pray that He too, will make that our reality. With the right perspective, IyH, our dreams will come true. Rabbi Katz

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For tributes, call the office, (248) 967-3655

TRIBUTES IN NOVEMBER

To: Shayna Stebbins, Mazel Tov on her Bat Mitzvah From: Jack & Helen Berke

To: The Beznosov family in memory of wife & mother, Irina Beznosov

From: Stuart & Janelle Teger To: Dov & Esther Sherizen, Mazel Tov on the marriage of their son, Dani to Sara Levy From: Gene & Mintzi Schramm, Jack & Helen Berke To: Sue Sendler in memory of her brother From: Paula Katz

YOUTH FUND TRIBUTES

To: Robin Tanzman, Mazel Tov on her birthday From: Debbie Devries To: Raiselle Snow in memory of her nephew, Ron Snow

From: Debbie Devries, Robin Tanzman

EDUCATION FUND TRIBUTES To: Dov & Esther Sherizen, Todah Rabbah

From: Steven Lorch

OUR SINCERE CONDOLENCES To Sue Sendler on the loss of her brother, Alfred Hyams.

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TODAH RABBAH

To Our non-Kiddush Sponsors: Henry & Rose Brystowski, Joshua & Rina Sabes, David & Sarah Barnes To Our Early Minyan non-Kiddush Sponsors: Yaakov & Batya Snider, Howard & Margery Klausner To Our Youth non-Kiddush Sponsors: Dena Engel, Mayer & Sarita Fox, George & Estelle Gelberman To Our Teen Minyan non-Kiddush Sponsors: David & Sarah Barnes To Our non-Seudah Shlisheet: Milt Neuman, Danny & Chavie Freimark To Our Infant/Toddler Room Sponsors: Dov & Esther Sherizen, Wayne & Debbie Lusky To Our Beit Midrash Sponsors: Maury Ellenberg, Wayne & Debbie Lusky, Sherrill Platt, Yosef Kuperman, Gabriel & Aliza Sosne To Our Shiurim Sponsors: Jerry & Becky Eizen, Mark & Badonna Berkman, Jeffrey & Rina Greenstein, Robin Tanzman, Gene & Mintzi Schramm, Stuart & Janelle Teger, Mayer & Sarita Fox, Steven Lorch, Milt Neuman, Aaron & Melissa Schon, Larry & Pearl Schon To Our Kiddush Package Sponsors: Gil & Chani Stebbins, Larry & Pearl Schon To Our Kiddush Package Drivers: Adina & David Barth, Dena Engel, Sarita Fox, JJ Jacobs, Milt Neuman, Hildy Scholar, Yerachmiel Shaw, Chani, Gil & Mikey Stebbins To Stuart & Janelle Teger for donating a set of Chumashim in loving memory of his parents, Sol & Ida Teger. To Mark & Badonna Berkman for donating a Sefer in loving memory of his uncle, Robert Lutsky. To Susie, Eddie, Max, Talya, Ben, David & Atara Kresch for donating a Koren Sukkot Machzor in loving memory of their father & grandfather, Pinchos Salomon.

MAZEL TOV To Gil & Chani Stebbins on the Bat Mitzvah of their daughter, Shayna. To Dov & Esther Sherizen on the marriage of their son, Dani to Sara Levy, of Austin, Texas. To Leonard & Shoshana Pollack on the engagement of their son, Yedidyah to Tova Zimmerman, of Passaic, NJ. To Sue Sendler on the marriage of her grandson, Moishy Sendler to Jenna Leah Nowlan. To Barry & Celia Braver on the birth of their grandson to Zishe & Rivka Klainberg. To Avi Snider on his marriage to Alaina Farber & to his parents, R’ Yaakov & Batya Snider.

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Adina & David Barth Melissa & William Berlin Sharon & Steven Cohen

Debbie Devries Miriam Falcon

Rebecca & Gil Feldman Mayer & Sarita Fox

Ronald Herman Shiffy Jubas

Margery & Dr. Howard Klausner Dr. Steven Lorch

Milt Neuman Sherrill Platt

Shoshana & Dr. Leonard Pollack Drs. Mintzi & Gene Schramm

Esther & Dr. Dov Sherizen Shelley & Ruvi Singal

Drs. Michael & Ora Singer Gil & Chani Stebbins

Malke & Gary Torgow Leah & Dr. David Ungar

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

Rabbi Katz will be hosting virtual open office hours on Thursday afternoons from 1:00-2:30PM on his Zoom channel. The Waiting Room feature will be enabled, to ensure privacy. Please contact Rabbi Katz if you’d like to schedule a meeting ahead of time. Otherwise, people are free to “stop by” the channel at that time.

YIOP Candy Sale – YIOP Candy Sale- Three kinds of boxed chocolates are on sale. Order at yiop.org. Call or text Shoshana Katz at 248-470-0231 with questions.

Save the date: New Member Melava Malka - Virtual Trivia Night, December 19. Please see page 8 for more information. This event is free for new members and Habonim members, however, reservations must be made.

Reminder: If your YIOP Tzedakah boxes are full, please bring them to the office or give them to someone at the weekday minyanim.

If you or someone you know needs any chesed services or you are interested in helping out with meals, visits, doctor appointment and the like, please contact Margery at 248 225-7251.

YIOP is now accepting payments through Zelle. Please direct payments to [email protected] when making Zelle payments.

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DECEMBER

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Early Minyan 6:15AM Shacharit 7:00AM Minchah 4:40PM Parshah Shiur on Zoom 1:30PM Zoomin & Schmoozin on Zoom 8PM

כב כסלו

19 Letters on Zoom 7:10AM Shacharit 8AM Daf Yomi on Zoom 9AM Minchah 4:45PM

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Early Minyan 6:15AM Shacharit 7:00AM Minchah 4:45PM

Beit Midrash on Zoom 7PM & 8PM

ראש חדש-חנוכה-א טבת


Parshah Shiur on Zoom 1:30PM Zoomin & Schmoozin on Zoom 8PM


Gemara Shiur on Zoom 7PM


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טו כסלו


חנוכה-כח כסלו


Gemara Shiur on Zoom 7PM on Zoom

ח טבת


Beit Midrash on Zoom

7PM & 8PM

For more information on Zoom see page 4

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Early Minyan 6:05AM Shacharit 7AM Minchah 4:40M

Beit Midrash on Zoom 7PM & 8PM







7PM & 8PM



7PM & 8PM

Early Minyan 6:15AM Shacharit 7AM Minchah 4:50PM Parshah Shiur on Zoom 1:30PM Zoomin & Schmoozin on Zoom 8PM

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Fall Membership Meeting @ 8PM on Zoom

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Shacharit 9:00AM Minchah, Shiur, & Maariv 4:40PM Shabbat Ends 5:50PM Zoom Havdalah 6:10PM

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Shacharit 9AM Minchah, Shiur, & Maariv 4:45PM Shabbat Ends 5:54PM Zoom Havdalah 6:10PM

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חנוכה-כה כסלו כג כסלו

Early Minyan 6:15AM Shacharit 7:00AM Candlelighting 4:43PM Minchah 4:45PM

Shacharit 9AM Teen Minyan 9:20AM Minchah, Shiur, & Maariv 4:40PM Shabbat Ends 5:47PM Zoom Havdalah 6:05PM

ערב חנוכה-כד כסלו


וישלח-יט כסלו

ראש חדש-חנוכה-א טבת חנוכה-ב טבת



ד טבת

Shacharit 9AM Minchah, Shiur, & Maariv 4:40PM Shabbat Ends 5:47PM Zoom Havdalah 6:05PM

חנוכה-ג טבת


Gemara Shiur on Zoom 7PM on Zoom


Peshischa Shiur on Zoom 8PM

ח טבת ט טבת

Fast Begins 6:29AM Shacharit 8:00AM Legal Shiur 9:00AM Minchah 4:40PM Candlelighting 4:47PM Fast Ends with Kiddush 5:41PM

יא טבת ויגש



יח כסלו




י טבת







יז כסלו טז כסלו

Shabbat Mevorchim



7PM & 8PM

טז טבת טו טבת

Early Minyan 6:15AM

Shacharit 7:00AM Minchah 4:50PM


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Seventh candle Eighth candle

Fast 10th of Tevet

New Member Trivia Night 8PM on ZOOM

Fall Membership Meeting @ 8PM on Zoom

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DECEMBER 2020 א‘‘פשת תבט ולסכ · contrast, the butler was actively engaged in doing his job, he dreamed of fulfilling his responsibility. In determining the meaning