Parshas Vayeishev Erev Shabbos Shabbos Day Mincha 6:35pm Shacharis 9:00am Plag Hamincha 6:51pm Latest time for Shema 9:30am Latest Candle lighting 8:04pm Shabbos Mincha 4:30 / 7:50pm Shkiya 8:21pm Shabbos Ends 9:10pm Reminder - please register for Shabbos Kiddush This weeks kiddush has been kindly sponsored by Families Goldberg and Teller In honour of Eli and Yehuda finishing VCE, and leaving to go to Yeshiva in EY next week Seudah Shlishis Seudah Shlishis at Shaarei will be restarting again this week Short Vort on the Parsha Yaakov sent Yosef to inquire after the welfare of his brothers. The Torah notes that his quest for his brothers brought him to the city of Shechem. Rashi comments that the Torah emphasizes that the sale of Yosef began in Shechem, as it is "a place prone to disaster." Rav Wolbe explains that just as we find that there are auspicious and inauspicious times of the year such as the month of Adar and the month of Av respectively, so too, there are auspicious and inauspicious places. Shechem was one such inauspicious place. As Chanukah approaches, we should bear in mind that like all of the Yomim Tovim, the days of Chanukah are an auspicious time for growing in our connection to Hashem. These days are designated l'hodos u'l'halel - as a time to thank Hashem and praise Him for all that He has done for us. Seize the opportunity; fill the days with thanks and praise, and you will leave Chanukah a different person than you went in!