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Special to The Jewish News

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his week's sedra com-
pletes the Joseph story
as well as the book of
Genesis. Joseph, the Disraeli
of ancient Egypt, has saved
the country from famine.
In previous weeks, Joseph
and his brothers were
dramatically reunited. Now,
Joseph and his father take
center stage and exhibit a
touching relationship. Joseph
adored his father, Jacob. After
disclosing his identity to his
brothers, Joseph immediately
asked them, "Is my father
still alive and well?" (Gen.
45:3) After the reconciliation
with his brothers, Joseph ar-
ranged to move his aged
father to Egypt where he
could care for him.
Jacob became ill and knew
his days were numbered.
Before he died, he wanted to

Richard Hertz is rabbi
emeritus of Temple Beth El.

bless his grandsons, the sons
of Joseph.
The sedra describes how
Jacob blessed Joseph's sons,
Ephraim and Mannasah.
Jacob tells Joseph, "Your two
sons who were born to you in
the land of Egypt before I
came . . . should be mine.
Ephraim and Mannasah
should be mine no less than
Reuben and Simeon."
Joseph then brings the two
boys into Jacob's bedroom.
"Who are these?" Jacob's
eyesight was dimmed with
age.
"I never expected to see you
again, much less your
children as well," Jacob says.
Jacob's blessing is reminis-
cent of those given by Isaac.
In the blessing of Joseph's
sons, scripture meant to
elevate them by adoption so
they might sire the Israelite
tribes that would later bear
their names. Only Jacob
could decide who would be in-
cluded in the people of Israel.
Only he could impart the
divine blessing.

"By you shall Israel invite
blessings saying: 'God make
you like Ephraim and Man-
nasah.' " (Gen. 48:20) Future
generations would always
remember the special bless-
ing on the two boys. But the
younger child takes
precedence over the older.
Jacob's life is now complete.
He passes on the blessing of
Abraham, which his father
Isaac had bestowed on him, to
his grandchildren Ephraim
and Mannasah.
Then, realizing his end was
at hand, he said to Joseph: "I
am about to die but God will
be with you and bring you
back to the land of your
fathers." Jacob then summon-
ed all his sons to his bedside
to hear his farewell words.
This was to be a deathbed will
and testament.
The Torah records here a
series of aphorisms in poetic
form. Jacob's last words are
among the most difficult text
in all of Genesis. Each son is
identified with a tribe of
Israel. Some aphorisms per-

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ORTHODOX:

Bais Chabad of Birm-
ingham/Bloomfield Hills: Moshe
Palter, rabbi. 646 3010.
Bais Chabad of Farmington
Hills: 32000 Middlebelt Rd., Farm-
ington Hills. Chaim Bergstein, rab
bi. 855-2910.
Bais Chabad of West Bloomfield:
5595 W. Maple Rd., West Bloom-
field. Melech Silberberg, rabbi.
855-6170.
Beth Jacob Mogain Abraham:
15751 W. Lincoln Dr., Southfield.
Dov Loketch, rabbi. 557-6750.
Beth Tefilo Emanuel Tikvah:
24225 Greenfield Rd., Southfield.
Leizer Levin, rabbi. 559-5022.
B'nai Israel Beth Yehudah:
15400 W. 10 Mile Rd., Oak Park.
Yoel Sperka, rabbi. 967-3969.
B'nai Zion: 15250 W. Nine Mile
Rd., Oak Park. Solomon Gruskin,
rabbi. 968-2414.
Dovid Ben Nuchim: 14800 W. Lin-
coln, Oak Park. Chaskel Grubner,
rabbi. 968-9784.
Huntington Woods Minyan:
meets at the Burton School. Dave
Morrison, 542-1491.
Kollel Institute: 15230 W Lincoln,
Oak Park. Moshe Schwab, rabbi.
968-0109.
Machon L'Torah: 15221 W. 'Ibn
Mile Rd., Oak Park. Avraham
Jacobowitz, rabbi. 967-0888.
Mishkan Israel, Nusach H'ari,
Lubavitcher Center: 14000 W. 9
Mile Rd., Oak Park. 543 6611.
Shaarey Shomayim: 15110 W. 10
Mile Rd., Oak Park. Leo Goldman,
rabbi. 547-8555.
Shomrey Emunah:
25451
Southfield Rd., Southfield. Shaiall
Zachariash, rabbi. 559-1533 or
557-9666.

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Shomrey Emunah-Ohel Moed:
6191 Farmington Rd., West Bloom-
field. Eli Jundef, rabbi. 967-1806.
Young Israel of Greenfield: 15140
W. 10 Mile Rd., Oak Park. Reuven
Drucker, rabbi. 967-3655.
Young Israel of Oak Woods:
24061 Coolidge, Oak Park; Eliezer
Cohen, rabbi. 398-1177.
Young Israel of Southfield: 27705
Lahser, Southfield. Elimelech
Goldberg, rabbi. 358-0154.
Young Israel of West Bloomfield:
6450 Farmington Rd., West Bloom-
field. Ira Lutzky, 259-8500.

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31840 W 7 Mile Rd., Livonia.
477-8974.
Shaarey Zedek: 27375 Bell Rd.,
Southfield. Irwin Groner, rabbi.
357-5544.

REFORM:
Beth El: 7400 'Telegraph Rd., Bir-
mingham. Daniel Polish, rabbi.
851-1100.
Beth Isaac: 2730 Edsel Dr., Tren-
ton. 675-0355.
Beth Jacob: 79 Elizabeth Lake
Rd., Pontiac. Richard Weiss, rabbi.
332-3212.
Emanu El: 14450 W. 10 Mile Rd.,
Oak Park. Lane Steinger, rabbi.
967-4020.
Temple Israel: 5725 Walnut Lake
Rd., West Bloomfield. M. Robert
Syme, Harold Loss, Paul Yedwab,
rabbis. 661-5700.
Kol Ami: 5085 Walnut Lake Rd.,
West Bloomfield. Norman Roman,
rabbi. 661-0040.
Shir Shalom: 5642 Maple Rd.,
West Bloomfield. Dannel Schwartz,
rabbi. 737-8700.
Shir Tikvah: 3633 W. Big Beaver,
Troy. Arnie Sleutelberg, rabbi.
643-6520.

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TRADITIONAL:
B'nai David: 24350 Southfield Rd.,
Southfield. Morton Yolkut, rabbi.
557-8210.

CONSERVATIVE:
Adat Shalom: 29901 Middlebelt
Rd., Farmington Hills. Efry Spectre,
rabbi. 851-5100.
Beth Abraham Hillel Moses:
5075 W. Maple, West Bloomfield. A.
Irving Schnipper, rabbi. 851-6880.
Beth Achim: 21100 W 12 Mile Rd.,
Southfield. Milton Arm, rabbi.
352-8670.
Beth Shalom: 14601 W. Lincoln
Rd., Oak Park. David Nelson, rab-
bi. 547-7970.
Beth Tephilath Moses: 146 South
Ave., Mt. Clemens. 465 0641.
B'nai Israel of West Bloomfield:
4200 Walnut Lake Rd., West Bloom-
field. Sherman Kirshner, rabbi.
681-5353.
B'nai Moshe: 14390 W. 10 Mile
Rd., Oak Park. Allan Meyerowitz,
rabbi. 548-9000..
Downtown Synagogue: 1457
Griswold, Detroit. Noah Gamze,
rabbi. 961-9328.
Livonia Jewish Congregation:

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HUMANISTIC:
Birmingham Temple: 28611 W. 12
Mile Rd., Farmington Hills. Sher-
win Wine, rabbi. 477-1410.

RECONSTR UCTIONIST:
T'Chiyah: St. Antoine at Monroe,
Detroit. 393-1089.

UNAFFILIATED:
Sephardic Community of
Greater Detroit: meets at
Yeshivah Beth Yehudah, 15751 W.
Lincoln, Southfield. David Hazan,
vice president. 545-8945.