Reminder: 11 days to Nafsahenu's

HANUKKAH PARTY

(& Zoom Bible class this Thursday)

Happy almost Hanukkah! The 8-day Jewish freedom festival starts this Sunday night, and Nafshenu's holiday party is the following Sunday, Dec. 21, 1-4pm, hosted by Karen and Steve. Please SIGN UP HERE to let them know you're coming. It's a potluck, and the signup has the things we need. You'll get the address when you register at bit.ly/NafHanukkah2025 

Bring your Hanukkah menorahs, an appetite, and your party spirit. Children are especially welcome, and we'll have activities with them in mind.

Hanukkah commemorates the 2,200-year-old Jewish victory over the army of the Seleucid Greeks. As we celebrate our own freedom, please help our neighbors who need food aid. You can bring canned or household paper goods to the party for distribution by the Prince of Peace food pantry. 

The pantry also needs cash donations. You can give at bit.ly/POPpantry.  

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FOR MATURE AUDIENCES 

There's a fair amount of adult content in this week's Torah portion, Vayeshev (Genesis 37:1-40:23).

In it, 10 of Jacob's sons sell their brother Joseph (Daddy's favorite) into slavery. We have yet another Biblical example of parental preferences having serious consequences for their children. We also have three episodes of sexual misconduct that change the course of the story -- involving Jacob's son Judah, Judah's son Onan, Onan's wife Tamar, and the wife of Potiphar, the Egyptian who bought Joseph from the Yishma'elites.

For the low-down on the low-down, please join Nafshenu's weekly Bible study Thursday night (7-8pm) on Zoom.

Here's the link: bit.ly/NafTorah

Potiphar's wife makes a play for Joseph, her husband's slave.