Our ANNUAL DINNER is June 2

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A Word from the Rabbi

Another line up of exciting events and programs coming up:

- Don't miss services tomorrow morning, a SISTERHOOD SHABBAT, celebrating OUR MOTHERS! Services 9:30am; Torah reading 10:15am; Rabbi's MOTHER'S DAY sermon & Sisterhood Dvar Torah (by Co-Prez Tami Ruben) approx. 11:30; Mother's Day Kiddush luncheon sponsored by Sisterhood at noon. Special Sisterhood TRIBUTE TO ALL MOTHERS during lunch.

- Hebrew School graduation/Lag B'Omer BBQ for Hebrew School families: Sunday May 18

- JLI's new adult ed course entitled Paradigm Shift begins a week from Sunday, May 18. In honor of the Rebbe's 20th yahrzeit (anniversary of passing) this July, this course will present the Rebbe's revolutionary thinking on a host of important areas in life. Click here for info and to register. It's going to be a real journey, learning "from the Rebbe"!

- Our 23rd anniversary dinner coming up on June 2nd. You can RSVP above; invitations will be in your mailbox within a couple days. Something really special happening at this year's dinner: Felix Sater, our Man of the Year, will be completing a new Torah Scroll in memory of his beloved father. It'll be something special to be a part of such a historic moment at our Chabad. Plus lively, fun and delicious as always.

See you real soon!

Shabbat Shalom,

Rabbi Shalom M Paltiel

Mitzvah Day in Port Washington!

Thank you to all the wonderful volunteers who helped with the Mitzvah Day representing Chabad! We operated a number of mitzvah projects including a blood drive and many mitzvah collections of canned foods and clothing.

Rabbi Z & Rabbi P celebrating MITZVAH DAY at Community Synagogue with Tefillin!

In honor of Mitzvah Day, I spent the morning along with my son Berel at the Community Synagogue offering our fellow Jews to put on tefillin. We spent two hours and people were putting on tefillin continuously, without stop! More than 50 people put on tefillin with us.

Click here for a sampling of a few photos.

In the News

The Ultimate Partner

Story about our Man of the Year Felix Sater featured in this month's "Chasidishe Derher" - an internal Chabad - Lubavitch publication

Click here to read.

Become a Minyanaire

Who wants to be a MINYANAIRE?
Monday & Thursday mornings | Services at 7:00-7:45 AM

We welcome new member to minyaniare's club Mr. Alan Jaffe!

Thank you to the current MINYANAIRES:

Howard Abrahams
Ron Bieber
David Eidiltz
Burt Falkenstein
Sam Glasser
Michael Grieff
Larry Hollander
Alan Jaffe
Sy Kaplan
Yaniv Konfino
Jerry Kramer

Sanford Lewis
Jimmy Neuwirth
Rabbi Paltiel
Moshe Saleh
Rob Salzbank
Len Schaier
Bryan Sherman
Avi Shilian
Larry Smith
Bart Waxman

Click here for more info.

Calendar of Events

May
10

Sisterhood Shabbat | May 10 & 14

Upcoming Sisterhood Shabbats:
May 10 (in honor of Mother's Day)
June 14 (in honor of Father's Day)

Click here for more info about the Sisterhood.

May
18

New JLI Course: Realizing Your Potential
6 Sundays | Beginning May 18

Realizing Your Potential is about reaching for the purpose of existence, by actualizing the powerful latent opportunity that exists within each individual and by utilizing singular deeds to incrementally achieve the impossible. Join us on a fascinating journey as we encounter the Lubavitcher Rebbe's unique philosophy and outlook on life that touched so many lives and shaped Chabad into what it is today.

Click here for more info and to register.

Jun
2

23rd Anniversary Gala Dinner
Monday, June 2, 2014

Chabad of Port Washington cordially invites you to our 23rd anniversary dinner.

Click here for more info and to RSVP.

July
1

Gan Israel Day Camp 2014
Registration now open!

Click here for more info and to register.

Question of the Week

Why Do We Count the Omer?
By: Yeruchem Eilfort

Question: From the second night of Passover until the day before the holiday of Shavuot, the Jewish people engage in an unique mitzvah called Sefirat HaOmer (counting of the Omer). The Torah commands us that during this time each year we count seven complete weeks, for a total of 49 days. At the end of the seven-week period we celebrate Shavuot, which means "weeks." Why do we count these days?

ANSWER>>

B"H

Shabbat Times

Candle Lighting Times for

Port Washington, NY
[Based on Zip Code 11050]:

Shabbat Candle Lighting:

Friday, May 9

7:41 pm

Shabbat Ends:

Shabbat, May 10

8:46 pm

Torah Portion: Behar


	Kiddush Calendar
This week's kiddush is sponsored by The Sisterhood in honor of Mother's Day and Sisterhood Shabbat. The Four Sisterhood Presidents Click here to let us know if you can sponsor a kiddush.


	Community News
BIRTHDAYS Donald Markowitz 5/10 Devin Rosenthal 5/10 Jasper Abrahams 5/12 Sania Clontz 5/12 Arik Eshel 5/13 Yoram Greener 5/13 Harrison Spatz 5/13 ANNNIVERSARY Mr. & Mrs. David Weingast 5/15 *CLICK HERE to convert any regular calendar date, birthday or Yahrtzeit to its corresponding Jewish-calendar date!


	Schedule of Services
Sunday Morning Services: 9:00 AM Monday & Thursday Services: 7:00 AM followed by Coffee & Parsha Shabbos Friday Evening: 7:00 PM Saturday Morning: 9:30 AM Followed by Kiddush Luncheon at 12 Mincha: Following Lunch


	Schedule of Classes
Video Sunday \| 9:45 - 10:00 AM Coffee & Parsha Class Monday - Friday \| 7:45 - 8:15 AM Tanya Class with Rabbi Paltiel Saturdays \| 8:45-9:30 AM


	Quick Links

This Week @ ChabadPW.org

Parshah

Be Like a (Little) Mountain

A deeper examination of the nature of humility and self-assertion reveals that not only are they not mutually exclusive qualities, but that indeed one cannot operate without the other.

Focus on the Holy Land

Life's Little Reversals

It's clear that this is the swearing-in ceremony concluding basic training for these boys. I was across the ocean when my own son received his beret and Bible; I can't bring myself to leave now.

Women

Are Women "Dirty"?

Going to the mikvah is a spiritual rebirth, a time to refocus on life and start anew.

Your Questions

Is there any significance to passing away on Friday?

My father passed away this past Friday. Is there any significance to passing away on the eve of Shabbat?

Chabad-Lubavitch News from Around the World

Former Soviet Union

Turbulence in Odessa Leaves Dozens Dead; Jewish Community Stays Put

Chabad rabbi sees no anti-Semitism and denies reports of plans to evacuate the city

Israel

Program to Bring Injured Israeli Soldiers Stateside for a 10-Day Holiday

Belev Echad ("One Heart") offers a break from the daily struggles of Israel's wounded

Education

Florida Scholarship Program Helps Families Afford Jewish Schools

State aid is the boost for many children to get a day-school education

Former Soviet Union

Kharkov Mayor Wakes, Speaks and Begins Recovery at Israeli Hospital

His condition is serious but stable, while situation in his home city remains tenuous

The Jewish Calendar

Friday

Iyar 9 | May 9

Omer: Day 24
Count "Twenty-Five Days to the Omer" Tonight

Shabbat

Iyar 10 | May 10

Omer: Day 25
Passing of Eli (891 BCE)

Passing of Rif (1103)

Ethics: Chapter 3

Count "Twenty-Six Days to the Omer" Tonight

Sunday

Iyar 11 | May 11

Omer: Day 26
Jewish Books Confiscated (1510)

Riots in Wasilkow and Konotop (1881)

The Battle at Deganya (1948)

Count "Twenty-Seven Days to the Omer" Tonight

Monday

Iyar 12 | May 12

Omer: Day 27
Roman Jews Granted Privileges (1402)

Count "Twenty-Eight Days to the Omer" Tonight

Daily Thought

The Personality Thing

You need to be honest with yourself: Are these feelings of guilt and inadequacy based in reality, or just a personality issue? Does G-d really have it in for you, or is this just the pessimism of an anxious beast inside?

If it is the latter, take a break from your self-derision and nurture confidence in the Director of this universe. He carries you through every moment, but only as close as your trust in Him will allow.

As for the personality issue, channel that in positive ways. People of such nature are generally apt to serious study, deep and creative thought, and dogged persistence.

The Parshah In A Nutshell

Parshat Behar

On the mountain of Sinai, G-d communicates to Moses the laws of the Sabbatical year: every seventh year, all work on the land should cease, and its produce becomes free for the taking for all, man and beast.

Seven Sabbatical cycles are followed by a fiftieth year-the Jubilee year, on which work on the land ceases, all indentured servants are set free, and all ancestral estates in the Holy Land that have been sold revert to their original owners.

Behar also contains additional laws governing the sale of lands, and the prohibitions against fraud and usury.