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BROTHERS SHARE
WEDDING ANNIVERSARY DAY
DECEMBER 21sT
Jerry & Harriet Fieldrrian
— One Year —
Eldon & Gari Feldman
— 34 Years —

begins and Judah completes.
As related by the prophets and in
the legends of the Aggadah, we are
destined to witness repetition of this
pattern — first Joseph, then Judah
— one final time. At the "end of
days," the Messiah descended from
Joseph will lead the war against and
consume the forces of Esau.
Unfortunately, he also will lose his
life. This will pave the way for the
Messiah descended from David to
lead us into the ultimate and long
awaited era of redemption.

The Torah
portion of
Vayeshev
is a lot like
a lego set.

Many little pieces — like family
squabbles, human passion, characters
and personalities, as well as big
pieces — like kings, nations, wars,
exile and redemption are put togeth-
er and taken apart by God, over and
over again, to form the tapestry that
is both our history and our destiny.
The pattern inherent in God's plans
stretch over millennia, from the
beginning of time to its end. It
includes every person and thing.
The designer of Lego kits knows
that all of those little pieces can be
properly connected to create pirate *
ships, space stations and medieval
castles. God likewise knows that
when his pieces are all finally put
together properly, they will embody
and represent the very Torah that
was their schematic. May we merit tol
see the day when mankind unites to
help make the world match the pic-
ture drafted by our designer! ❑

Chanukah
Downtown

The Isaac Agree Downtown
Synagogue annual Chanukah party
will be 2-4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 28, at
the synagogue building, 1457
Griswold, Detroit.
The musical portion of the pro-
gram will be led by Cantor Israel I.
Idelsohn.