Weekly E-News 5786

Nov 6 - Nov 12, 2026

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Chicken Soup with Rice or Noodles

Cowboy Soup (vegetarian)

Bean & Barley Soup

Rolls & Garlic Bread

Berry Trifle

Babka

Kiddush prepared by Beth Bosman & Elise Shernoff.

Thanks to Sheryl & Stavie Kreh for donating beef for the bean & barley soup!

From the Desk of

Rabbi Cantor

In Person Service Times

Tuesday: 7:30 AM

Wednesday: 8:00 AM

Friday: 8:00 AM

Shabbat: 9:45 AM

This Shabbat

Parashat Chayei Sara 5787 / פָּרָשַׁת חַיֵּי שָֹרָה

Mevarchim Chodesh Kislev

7 November 2026 / 27 Cheshvan 5787

Candle lighting November 6, 2026 5:12 pm / Havdalah November 7, 2026 6:08 pm



Torah Portion: Genesis 23:1-25:18

Chayyei Sarah (“The Life of Sarah”) opens as Sarah dies and Abraham buys the Cave of Machpelah to bury her. Abraham sends his servant to find a wife for Isaac. The servant meets Rebecca at a well, and Rebecca returns with the servant to marry Isaac. Abraham remarries, has more children, and dies at age 175.

1: Genesis 24:10-14 · 132

2: Genesis 24:15-20 · 133

3: Genesis 24:21-26 · 134

4: Genesis 24:27-33 · 134

5: Genesis 24:34-41 · 135

6: Genesis 24:42-49 · 136

7: Genesis 24:50-52 · 136

M: Genesis 24:50-52 · 136

Haftarah: I Kings 1:1-31 · 143

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November 2, 2026

Dear Friends,

Ordinarily at this time of year, we send out a letter about our traditional program to provide a Thanksgiving meal to the families of the children we serve at Backpack Buddies. Sadly, there is nothing ordinary, or traditional or even normal about the current situation.

Food insecurity has become a crisis in our local community. Our Backpack Buddies team had planned to distribute large boxes of healthy food items to the families we serve for Thanksgiving. Unfortunately, Second Harvest, where we purchase 90% of our food, has little or at times none of the items we have historically been able to purchase from them.

In the face of that reality, we decided to give each family a $50 grocery gift card. We currently serve roughly 120 children, so the total cost for the cards will be $6,000.

I am writing to ask if your family is in a position to help us raise some portion of the $6,000 we need. You can sponsor one or more families for $50 each. If you would like to participate, please use the button below to make your commitment or call Tricia at the synagogue (912-352-4737) and let her know how much you would like to donate. Your account at the synagogue can be billed.

All of us at Backpack Buddies are deeply grateful for all the support your family has given us over the years. We could not do this without you. Thank you in advance for whatever contribution you can make to this undertaking.

Wishing you and your family a happy, healthy and peaceful Thanksgiving holiday.

Warmest regards,

Your Backpack Buddies Team

Birthdays

Thursday, Nov 5 - Charna Cweibel, Paul Kulbersh,

Cathy Skidmore-Hess, Lillian Reiss (age 13)

Saturday, Nov 7 - Bernardo Warman

Sunday, Nov 8 - Julius Davidson, Addison Feiler (age 13)

Monday, Nov 9 - Roberta Kamine-Haysman,

Violet Blumenfeld (age 7)

Tuesday, Nov 10 - Julian Miller

Wednesday, Nov 11 - Stuart Klugler, Rick Meier

Thursday, Nov 12 - Karen Cranman

Anniversaries

Monday, Nov 9 - Amy & Adam Kaminsky,

Ashley & Joshua Yellin

Yahrzeits 

Thursday night/Friday, Nov 6 - 26 Cheshvan

Lillian Young - mother of Arnold Young

Friday night/Saturday, Nov 7 - 27 Cheshvan

Charles Reeves - father of David Reeves,

grandfather of Kasey Berman & Morgan McGhie

Julius Kaminsky - father of Toby Friedman,

Danny Kaminsky, Myron Kaminsky

Abrom Daitch - grandfather of Michael Zoller

Saturday night/Sunday, Nov 8 - 28 Cheshvan

Annie Karp - grandmother of Sheryl Kreh & Sidney Karp

Sunday night/Monday, Nov 9 - 29 Cheshvan

Max Handshu - father of Dayle Levy

Monday night/Tuesday, Nov 10 - 30 Cheshvan

none

Tuesday night/Wednesday, Nov 11 - 1 Kislev

Moshe Hoffman - great-grandfather of Ken Hoffman

Wednesday night/Thursday, Nov 12 - 2 Kislev

Hilda Weinstein - aunt of Sheryl Kreh & Sidney Karp

Eva Pecknay - mother of Barbara Pecknay

Thursday night/Friday, Nov 13 - 3 Kislev

none



Commemoration of the Yahrzeit begins the evening of the first noted date.

Donations

To make a donation to the synagogue in recognition of a birth, birthday, anniversary, bereavement, or yahrzeit, you may use the button below. The message box can be used to tell us who we should notify of your donation.

Recent Donations

Charna & Marvin Cweibel to the Kiddush Fund in honor of Jodi & Kenneth Sadler's new granddaughter

Linda & Michael Zoller to Backpack Buddies for AM Goldkrand's recovery

Betsy & Larry Lehner to Backpack Buddies wishing Richard Bodziner a speedy recovery

Amy & David Rosenthal to the Kiddush Fund wishing Richard Bodziner a speedy recovery

Amy & David Rosenthal to the Kiddush Fund with Jim Montag a happy 90th birthday

Vickie & Arnold Tillinger to the Camp Ramah Fund in memory of Helen Rosengart

Rachel Israel to the Kiddush Fund in memory of Albert Gomel

Reggie & Melvyn Goldstein to the General Fund wishing Richard Bodziner a speedy recovery

Eva & Motti Locker to the General Fund wishing Richard Bodziner a speedy recovery

Lynn Goodman to the General Fund wishing Richard Bodziner a speedy recovery

Sandy & Marcus Seligman to Backpack Buddies wishing Richard Bodziner a speedy recovery

Sandy & Marcus Seligman to Backpack Buddies in memory of Helen Rosengart

Sandy & Marcus Seligman to Backpack Buddies in honor of AM & Judith Goldkrand

Elise & Victor Shernoff to the Kiddish Fund in honor of AM Goldkrand

Paul Abel to Rabbi's Discretionary Fund in memory of Israel Broder

Margaret Kaplan to the Sisterhood Fund in appreciation of Gale Hirsh

Bunny & Jim Montag to the Kiddush Fund in recognition of Kenneth Sadler's award

Adelle Burnsed-Geffen & Ted Geffen to the Kiddush Fund to celebrate Elise Shernoff's birthday

Toby Hollenberg & Michael Bonder to Backpack Buddies in honor of AM Goldkrand

Lynn Berkowitz to the Kiddish Fund in memory of Rose Rudikoff

Andrea Mathews to the Rabbi's Discretionary Fund in honor of Rabbi Cantor's learning opportunities

Lynn Berkowitz - to the Kiddush Fund in memory of Dick Berkowitz

Linda & Michael Zoller to the Kiddush Fund to celebrate the birth of Amy & David Rosenthal's new grandson

Donor Dues

      Benefactor

$9,999 - $5000

Melvyn & Eleanor Galin



 Leader

$3,599 - $1,800

Stephen & Annette Friedman

Ed Price

Patron

$1,799 - $720

Aaron & Dayle Levy

Allan & Arlene Ratner

Sherwin & Sara Robin

Sol & Stephanie Zerden

Michael & Linda Zoller

Chai Member

$719 - $360

Michelle & Matthew Allan

Gerald Caplan

AM Goldkrand

Paul & Harriet Kulbersh

Jeffrey & Stacy Lasky

Jim & Bunny Montag

Andrew & Leslie Walcoff



Supporters

 $359 - $100 

Lynn Berkowitz

Joe & Linda Cooper

Adam Fins

Ted & Adelle Geffen

Doug & Lisa Goldstein

Seth Grenald

Gale Hirsh

Jonathan & Tova Javetz

Harriet Karlin

Michael & Suzanne Konter

Larry & Betsy Lehner

Steve & Linda Sacks

Victor & Elise Shernoff

Thanks to these donors for going above and beyond by participating in the Donor Dues Program this 2025-2026 fiscal year. If you would like to participate by making this additional commitment, please contact the office. 

Community News

Rabbi David Cantor

Tova Javetz, President

Motti Locker, Executive Director

Congregation Agudath Achim | office@agudath-achim.com | 912-352-4737 | www.agudath-achim.com