Shabbat Shalom and Welcome!We welcome you to Anshe Emet Synagogue and hope that you enjoy our worship service. If you are a visitor, please introduce yourself so we may welcome you and wish you Shabbat Shalom. Everyone is invited to join our community for Kiddush lunch following services.

Mission Statement Anshe Emet Synagogue seeks to encourage involvement and create a special sense of belonging. We are committed to meeting the religious, educational, social, and cultural needs of our members within the framework of the Conservative Movement. In keeping with the teachings of Judaism and the spirit of Klal Yisrael, we recognize our responsibility to serve the Jewish community, the wider community and the state of Israel.

Michael S. Siegel • Senior Rabbi, Norman Asher Rabbinic Chair

Alberto Mizrahi • Hazzan Emeritus, Arnold H. Kaplan M.D. Cantorial Chair

David Russo • Rabbi

D’ror Chankin–Gould • Rabbi

Elizabeth Berke • Interim Hazzan

Naomi Weiss-Weil • Ritual Director

Art Friedson • President

Boni Fine • Executive Director

Established 1873Affiliated with United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism

3751 North Broadway • Chicago, Illinois 60613-4104AnsheEmet.org • 773.281.1423

January 9, 2021 • 25 Tevet 5781

Shemot

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Transliteration of the Prayer for the State of Israel:Avinu sheh-bashamayim, tsur Yisrael v’goalo, bareikh et m’dinat Yisrael reishit ts’michat g’ulateinu. Hagein aleha b’evrat chasdekha ufros aleha sukat sh’lomekha, ushlach or’kha va’amit’kha l’rasheha sareha v’yoatseha, v’tak’neim b’eitsa tovah mil’fanekha. Chazeik et y’dei m’ginei eretz kodsheinu, v’hanchileim Eloheinu y’shua, va’ateret nitsachon t’at’reim. V’natata shalom ba’arets v’simchat olam l’yosh’veha, v’nomar: Amen.

January 9, 2021 • 25 Tevet 5781

Shemot

The Power of the Individual, The Light of Education and The Love of Humanity.Anshe Emet’s efforts in commemorating MLK are in proud partnership with President-Elect Joe Biden’s Day of Service, along with Koleinu (AES’ Racial Justice Team) and the City of Chicago’s Together We Heal initiative.

Click here to learn about these upcoming programs and much more!

Friday, January 15 at 6pm Worship with your Anshe Emet family and listen to a special conversation with Rabbi Michael Siegel and Pastor Chris Harris of Bright Star Community Outreach as they discuss the legacy of Dr. King and Rabbi Heschel, and the work ahead.

Saturday, January 16 at 9:30am Join us for Shabbat morning services as Rabbi Siegel leads a conversation with Anshe Emet members Jonathan Eig (acclaimed author of Ali: A Life) and Tani Prell, (advocate for fostering inclusive Jewish spaces) concerning the story of Dr. King and its relevance today.

YahrzeitsWe remember those of our Anshe Emet family who are no longer

with us and whose Yahrzeits we observe this week.May their memory be for a blessing.

Carl BalikLeona Spar Baskin

Bertha BattAnne Berkowitz

Bernice BernsteinIrwin Bervin

Pearle "Perry" BlockRuth Bloomberg

Ned BoberEva Boros

Bertha CaminerBen Chapman

Edna ChavisBeryl Cohen

Samuel L. CohenCelia Cooper

Edward DemontMarvin Dickman

Zalman DragunskyAnton Ehrlich

Anneliese EsserEdward FingoldOlga Freeman

Esther FriedsteinElla G. Friend

Mathew GilbertMinnie Golda

Sydelle GoldmanAlvin Goldstein

Dr. Arthur A. HalevyBeatrice Harris

Herbert HartmanAda S. Hershfield

Elaine "Fifi" HessellAviva Hoffman

Harold L. HoltzmanMichael Holzman Laupheimer

Blanche HorbergMiriam Jacobsohn

Lillian KahnMarcia KantrowCharles Kaplan

Samuel KaplanLeonard KarmEileen KellerGusta KipnisHelen Kozloff

Lora Kreeger SandbergBluma Lehman

Rose LeiferSarah Lender

Blanche LevineSarah Levitetz

Edwin LevyMilly Levy

Ellen LewkowitzBessie Linenthal

Isadore MackevichEsfer Markova

Samuel MathewsLouis Mintz

Simon B. MisracDianne Murphy

Ruth Reinstine NesselrothMollie Newman

Sidney PearlmanNorman Posner

Abe M. ReiterRachel Callne Rosenblum

Sarah RosenthalMarvin Schatzman

Jeffrey SchiffMorris Shlensky

Reze ShoihetSarah SiegelRudy Simon

Ben TabatskyCelia TennesSilas WallkEdna Weil

Sidney WeinigJacob WigodaPhillip Zaban

Parsha SummaryShemot • Names Exodus 1:1 - 6:1

The Bedside Torah: Wisdom, Visions, and Dream Rabbi Bradely Shavit Artson

A new king arises over Egypt who does not know Joseph, and fears that the Israelites pose a threat to his power. The new pharaoh forces them to brutal labor, building the garrison cities Pithom and Raamses. Despite the bitterness of slavery, the Israelites continue to thrive, so Pharaoh orders the Hebrew midwives, Shiphrah and Puah, to kill any Jewish boy at birth. The midwives are pious, how-ever, and they don’t follow Pharaoh’s order. Pharaoh then orders every Egyptian to throw the Israelite boys into the Nile to drown them.

A Levite woman, Yocheved, bears a son and hides him for three months. She then fashions a wicker basket to float her son down the Nile, hoping that he might survive. The baby’s sister, Miriam, follows on the shore, and sees Pharaoh’s daughter take the child as her own. Miriam offers the services of her mother as a wet nurse. Pharaoh’s daughter names the child Moses.

When Moses is an adult, he walks among the slaves, seeing their oppression. He is so outraged by the sight of a taskmaster beating a slave that he kills the Egyptian. The next day, he tries to stop two Hebrews from fighting, and one ac-cuses him, “Who made you chief and ruler over us?” Pharaoh tries to kill Moses, who flees to Midian. By a well, he defends the seven daughters of Jethro, the priest of Midian, against other shepherds, and the women invite him home. He stays, and marries one of the daughters, Zipporah. They have a son whom Moses names Gershom, meaning, “I was a stranger in a strange land.”

Pharaoh dies. God determines to free the Israelites. Moses sees a bush that burns, but is not consumed. God calls from the bush, commanding Moses to remove his shoes, since he is standing on holy ground. Then God tells Moses that he is to go to Pharaoh and insist that he let the Israelites go. To bolster Moses’s credibility, God reveals the special divine name, Ehyeh-Asher-Ehyeh, I will be what/that I will be. God instructs Moses to turn his rod into a snake, to convince the people of his authenticity.

As Moses sets out for Egypt, God tells Aaron, his brother, to meet him in the wilderness. They assemble the elders of Israel, and the people, who are now con-vinced. Moses and Aaron then appear before Pharaoh, demanding, in the voice of the Holy One, that Pharaoh “Let My People Go that they may celebrate a fes-tival for Me in the wilderness.” Pharaoh refuses, and orders the taskmasters to make the labor even more onerous. The stage is set for the stark confrontation between God and Pharaoh.

Life Cycle • Support HaZaK • Torah Readings

Help Us Be There For YouSynagogue is a place where you want to feel at home, nourished, nurtured and spiritually fulfilled; a place where your soul, heart and head are touched. It is a place where you and your children feel a sense of relevance. It is a place where you are safe, where you are stimulated, and where you will find a welcoming community.

As part of this commitment, the clergy at Anshe Emet are here to help with Simchas and crises in your or your family’s life. If you know someone who needs to speak with a member of our clergy, or if you want to add a name to the Mi Sheberach list, please contact Antoinette (Toni) Nuñez at 773-868-5120 or anunez@ansheemet.org. Names will be kept on the Mi Sheberach list for two weeks only unless otherwise specified.

HaZaK • Mondays at 1pmHaZaK is an Anshe Emet daytime program for mature adults with active minds. Co-taught by our clergy and other community educators, this year HaZaK is focusing on Jewish Ethics with the Melton curriculum “Ethics of Jewish Living.” Generously funded by Beatrice Mayer, z”l.

TORAH READING PAGE NUMBERS IN ETZ HAYIM EXODUS Chapters 3-4

1st Aliyah: p. 326, 3:1-3:62nd Aliyah: p. 328, 3:7-3:103rd Aliyah: p. 329, 3:11-3:154th Aliyah: p. 331, 3:16-3:225th Aliyah: p. 332, 4:1-4:5 6th Aliyah: p. 333, 4:6-4:9

7th Aliyah: p. 334, 4:10-4:17

Maftir: p. 334, 4:14-4:17Haftarah: p. 343, Isaiah 27:6-29:23

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CondolencesIt is with deep regret to inform you of these recent passings:

Neil Gorchow of Sioux City, IA, Philadelphia, PA, and Sarasota, FL. Neil is survived by his wife Roslyn, and their four children: Julie Beth (Bob) Levine of Philadelphia, PA, Bruce David Gorchow (Jodi Rosen) of Chicago, IL, Jonathan Ross (Elana) Gorchow of Greensville, SC, and Sheryl Lynn Gorchow-Stuart (Marc Stuart) of Oakland, CA, and by 14 grandchildren: Jennifer (Evan), Joseph, Stephanie, Jay, Andrew, Zach, Grace, Walter, Zoe, Sophia, Leah, Gabriel, Riley and Blake. He is predeceased by his sister Millicent Polsky and parents Joe and Doris Gorchow.

Sandra Leah Delson Silva, 72, after a sudden illness. She was the dear daughter of the late Norman and Sara Delson; loving mother of two daughters, including Janelle; cherished grandmother of Sara; beloved sister of Abbé and Susan and sister in-law to Jeffrey; and dear aunt of Max.

Jack Rodgon, 77, of Chicago, and respected attorney, practicing criminal defense law for 50 years; beloved husband of the late Maris, nee Monitz; loving father of Robert Rodgon and Judah (Erin Felchner) Rodgon; adored Papa Jack of Mara and Morris; devoted son of the late Robert and the late Edith Rodgon; cherished brother of Marilyn (late Dr. George) Rich; treasured uncle of Alan (Sarah) Rich; Robert (Alison) Rich, and Nicole (Glenn) Earich and great uncle to their children. Jack will be dearly missed by his family and many friends.

The Anshe Emet community extends its deepest condolences to these families at this difficult time. May they all be comforted among the mourners in Zion and Jerusalem. Amen.

Please join us, every fourth Monday of the month, for our online support group for adults who have experienced the death of a loved one within the past two years.

On-Line Bereavement Group Supporting our community January 25 • 7:30pm • Via Zoom

Meeting ID: 170 885 666 Contact Tamar Brooks for Zoom Password: tbrooks@ansheemet.org

MONDAY, JANUARY 11 • RABBI CHANKIN-GOULD

WHAT’S HAPPENING AT ANSHE EMET?

THE PEN & THE YAD PODCASTFEATURING RABBI MICHAEL SIEGEL & JONATHAN EIG

Parsha Shemot: Women Make the World Go Around: Then and Now

Listen at: Ansheemet.org/podcasts

Learn about more programs at www.ansheemet.org/events

HAVDALAH & YOUNG FAMILY HAVDALAH PARTYSATURDAY, JANUARY 9 • 6PMCommunity Havdalah service led by Hazzan Elizabeth Berke, Maxine Handelman and Rabbi Donni Aaron, followed by Young Family Havdalah Party.Click here to joinMeeting ID: 160 211 063 | Password: 144222

OMG, CAN YOU BELIEVE? WITH TZIVIA GARFINKEL A MELTON COURSE BEGINNING MONDAY, JANUARY 18* AT 7PM **NEW START DATE**In this six-week exploratory course, we’ll seek answers to the BIG questions around God and God’s relationship to Humankind.

Take for yourself a Divine moment to uncover and consider many different understandings of God expressed by Jewish thinkers, past and present. This course will give you the tools to continue asking deep questions, probing your own beliefs and rethinking the “God-question” that confronts us through-out our lives. This course will be led by Tzivia Garfinkel.

Anshe Emet members receive $100 off with code AE100. Members: $79 • General Public: $179

Click here to learn more and register.

This course is offered in conjunction with the Florence Melton School of Adult Jewish Learning. For more informa-

LET'S TALK ABOUT THE PROPHETS WITH PROFESSOR KEN SEESKIN BEGINNING SUNDAY, JANUARY 17 AT 10AMA six-week class on some of the most fascinating Prophets in our arsenal of study. Join Professor Ken Seeskin, Emeritus Professor of Philosophy and Emeritus Philip M. and Ethel Klutznick Professor of Jewish Civilization, from Northwestern University as he examines questions such as Does God Experience Emotion? and Why Must God’s Chosen Servant Suffer? and much more.

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TALMUD STUDY WITH RABBI JOEL GOLDSTEIN WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20 AT 7PMJoin us as we study the eighth chapter of the Babylonian Talmud tractate chullin. This chapter begins with the rules of separating milk and meat and how we react when the two are mixed together. Additionally, it will bring us to a discussion of other rituals around a person’s table. Texts will be provided in their original languages with a vocabulary guide and english translations for those who would like them. Previous Talmud experience is encouraged but not necessary.

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ADULT EDUCATION @ AES

COOKING WITH TAHINI TUESDAY, JANUARY 19 AT 7PMJoin us for Cooking with Tahini, with special guest, Amy Zitelman, author of The Tahini Table.

Purchase The Tahini Table BookRegister for this program here

Don't miss what's new on Shabbat Evenings! At 6pm, on our livestream page, we will share a warm Kabbalat Shabbat service that includes special guests, great music and congregant participation! Spend Friday evenings with your Anshe Emet family! Join us here!