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Greetings!
Passover is all about freedom. It empowers our nation and each of us as individuals to reach our potential as Jews and human beings.
Along with freedom from Egypt's Pharoh came our commitment to serve G-d and observe His commandments. This hardly seems like freedom. Haven't we merely replaced one servitude with another?
"FREEDOM doesn't mean the ability to do all that I please. Freedom means experiencing complete self-actualization; living life true to my core self." - The Rebbe
Is the addict who insists on expressing his freedom by using his drug of choice truly free? Or is he in fact enslaved by the substance and his emotional dependence upon it?
Is the individual who wants to express his freedom by ending his own life (G-d forbid) in fact free or is he enslaved to the depression that brought him to this breaking point?
In both cases, rather than encouraging "freedom" to do as he pleases, we as a society take all measures necessary to stop the self-destructive behavior. But how is that right? Aren't we robbing them of their inherent right to freedom?
It's because the true meaning of "freedom" is not that I'm free to do as I please. Rather,freedom means the ability to fully be "me"- to live life in accordance with my inner core self, as a person and a Jew. When I do that I'm truly free! I'm fully "me" - although it comes with considerable responsibility and "restriction".
Passover is the Festival of Freedom. It's also the "festival of being reborn as a Jew", taking on more commitments to Torah and Mitzvahs. The two aren't in conflict. They go hand in hand!
Shabbat Shalom,
Rabbi Shalom M. Paltiel
P.S. Click here to SELL YOUR CHOMETZ in a few clicks. Click here to RSVP for our COMMUNAL PASSOVER SEDERS held at Chabad.
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The Bentley of Matzah.
As always, all Chabad Members will receive a box of Handmade Shmurah Matzah as our gift to you for Pesach.
Click here to watch this 1-minute clip.
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Who wants to be a MINYANAIRE?
Monday & Thursday mornings | Services at 7:00-7:45 AM
Thank you to the current MINYANAIRES: Sanford Lewis, Avi Shilian, Michael Grieff, Burt Falkenstein, Rob Salzbank, Sam Glasser, Bryan Sherman, Larry Hollander, Yaniv Konfino, Howard Abrahams, Jerry Kramer, Jonathan Kramer, Sy Kaplan, Larry Smith, Ron Bieber, Jimmy Neuwirth, Len Schaier & Rabbi Paltiel.
MINYNAIRE'S CLUB WELCOMES NEW MEMBERS: JONATHAN KRAMER, DAVID EIDLITZ
Click here for more info.
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Kiddush Luncheon | Shabbat, April 5, 12:00 PM
It is with great joy that we invite you to join us at the Kiddush celebrating
Ephraim Paltiel receiving Rabbinic Ordination ("SMICHA").
Services: 9:30 AM | Sermon: 11:00 AM |
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Trip to the Ohel | Sunday, April 6 | 10 AM
Join us for a visit to the Ohel - Gravesite of the Lubavitcher Rebbe in honor of the Rebbe's birthday and Passover.
Email [email protected] if you'd like to join. Leaving Chabad 10am returning approx noon.
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Passover at Chabad
First Seder: Monday, April 14, 7:30 PM
following services at 6:45 pm
Second Seder: Tuesday, April 15, 8:15 PM
following services at 6:45 pm
Click here for more info and to register. |
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Holocaust Remembrance Shabbaton
Friday Night, April 25 | 7:45 PM
Annual event dedicated to the memory of Reb Zelik Sander of blessed memory
featuring: Rabbi Dr. David Nesenoff.
Click here for more info and to RSVP. |
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Sisterhood Shabbat | April 26 - 9:30 AM
The Chabad Sisterhood has instituted a monthly "Sisterhood Shabbat", usually on or around Rosh Chodesh, in celebration of the Jewish Woman.
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.
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Save the Date | Gala Dinner
Monday, June 2, 2014
Please save the date for Chabad of Port Washington's annual dinner celebrating our 23rd anniversary.
Formal invitation to follow. |
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Passover at the In-Laws
By: Tzvi Freeman
Question: I am married to a wonderful woman. We decided to keep kosher in and out of the house.
This Passover we are invited to her parents' house. Their standards of kosher are much more lax than ours. During the year we can manage, but on Passover there are so many more issues. Keeping the peace (and keeping my marriage) is very important to me, but so is keeping kosher and keeping Passover. What do I do?
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| Parshah |
 Fighting Ire with Fire
Gossip is charged with intrigue, and feels innocuous at the time. It's usually afterward that the guilt settles in.
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| Video |
 Target of Opportunity: The Beilis Blood Libel
In the Beilis trial of 1913, false accusations of ritual murder were leveled against the Jewish people generally, and the chassidic movement specifically. This documentary vividly reconstructs the events as they unfolded, through a series of interviews with experts, alongside period photographs and press clippings.
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| Women |
 Can Modesty Please Take a Stand?
Society places great value on externality; consequently, the sacred Jewish value of internalization has become so elusive.
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| Your Questions |
 Why Is Elijah the Prophet Invited to the Seder?
There are multiple reasons and meanings behind the age-old tradition of pouring Elijah a cup of wine and opening the door. Here are some of them.
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| Obituary |
 Mrs. Rivki Barber, 49, Beloved Teacher and Friend in Australia
Inspiring students and adults, she will be remembered for her positive outlook and sense of humor
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| North America |
 Rabbi Meets Oldest Man in America, Resulting in a Flurry of Good Deeds
Newly equipped with hearing aids and a mezuzah, 111-year-old New Yorker is enjoying home visits
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| Holiday Watch |
 Nepal Seders Will Go On, Israeli Strike or No, Says Chabad Emissary
Rabbi says it won't be easy, but then again, it never is
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| North America |
 'Torah and Tea' Taken Up All Over in Honor of Rashi Minkowicz
Women incorporate the program in their home towns, drawing strength from loss
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Unsecret Wisdom
In the holy Zohar it is written that through the study of the secret wisdom, the final liberation will come with compassion. Not with judgment alone.
Now the wisdom is no longer secret. Sages and masters have found ways to make it accessible to all. Those who learn it and spread it, they are bringing divine compassion and redemption to the world.
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Parshat Tazria
The Parshah of Tazria continues the discussion of the laws of tumah v'taharah, ritual impurity and purity.
A woman giving birth should undergo a process of purification, which includes immersing in a mikvah (a naturally gathered pool of water) and bringing offerings to the Holy Temple. All male infants are to be circumcised on the eighth day of life.
Tzaraat (often mistranslated as "leprosy") is a supra-natural plague, which also can afflict garments. If white or pink patches appear on a person's skin (dark red or green in garments), a kohen is summoned. Judging by various signs, such as an increase in size of the afflicted area after a seven-day quarantine, the kohen pronounces it tamei (impure) or tahor (pure).
A person afflicted with tzaraat must dwell alone outside of the camp (or city) until he is healed. The afflicted area in a garment is removed; if the tzaraat spreads or recurs, the entire garment must be burned.
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