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Greetings!
Happy post Pesach! I hope it all went well and was real meaningful.
Six reasons to attend the Shabbaton Dinner & Shabbat morning program with Rabbi Dr. David Nesenoff:
1. This is our annual Holocaust Remembrance Shabbat established by Reb Zelik Sander of blessed memory. So, come to pay tribute to Zelik and the Six Million of our brothers and sisters who were murdered in the holocaust.
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At a time when anti-Israel (read: anti-Semitsm) activity is rampant on college campuses and around the world, hear the story of one Jewish hero who acted, and single handedly brought down anti Semite Helen Thomas and forced her to retire in shame.
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Nesenoff shares a wide ranging message of Judaism, based on the premise of pride, activism and staunch active yiddishkeit as the recipe for a strong Jewish future. We all need to hear this message (including our teen age children...)
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Nesenoff's delivery is absolutely fantastic. Utterly filled with depth and meaning, while presented with excellent humor. The perfect blend!
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He's spoken at over 130 Chabad Houses around the world over the past two years. He is the only speaker on the Chabad circuit to get a five star rating from Chabad rabbis!
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This annual event has become an important time for our community to get together to meet and greet.
So please:
- RSVP TODAY for tomorrow night's Shabbat dinner by clicking here
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Plan on attending Shabbat morning for the sermon & lunch discussions as well (no RSVP needed)
What about the kids? My Mushka & Berel will be organizing a children's program to go along with each of Nesenoff's 3 speeches so you can sit, relax and enjoy!
I hope to see you. Shabbat Shalom!
Rabbi Shalom M. Paltiel
P.S. Shabbaton schedule: Fri night services 7 PM, Dinner 7:45 PM, Shabbat Sermon 11 AM, Kiddush Luncheon and talk at 12 PM.
Yom Hashoa Tefillin Wrap
Join us on Sunday, April 27, 9:00 am for our annual Teffilin Wrap and brunch dedicated to the memory of Reb Zelik Sander OBM.
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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:
Howard Abrahams
Ron Bieber
David Eidiltz
Burt Falkenstein
Sam Glasser
Michael Grieff
Larry Hollander
Sy Kaplan
Yaniv Konfino
Jerry Kramer
Jonathan Kramer
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Eden Kuta
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.
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Sisterhood Events | May 4, 10 & 14
On Sunday, May 4th, the Sisterhood will be showing its support of Community Mitzvah Day as the Chabad of Port Washington participates in this community event.
On Wednesday, May 14th, the Sisterhood will also be hosting a wellness evening for women, including discussion from a nutritionist, physical trainer, chiropractor... more information to follow in the next few weeks. This will be our last major event before the Summer months arrive.
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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When is the Jewish Month of Aviv?
By: Rochel Chein
Question: I read in the verse that Passover is in the, "...month of Aviv." But I cannot seem to find it in the Jewish calendar. When is the Jewish month of Aviv?
Answer: The Hebrew word aviv (Heb. אביב) actually translates as the season of "spring."
We find mention of the "month of Aviv" several times in the Biblical writings. The example you brought from Exodus 13:4 reads:
Today you are going out, in the month of Aviv.
In his classic commentary Rabbi Shlomo Yitzchaki, also known as Rashi, explains why it uses spring in this context:
Now do we not know in what month they went out? Rather, this is what Moses said to them, "See the loving-kindness that He bestowed upon you, that He took you out in a month in which it is suitable to go out, when there is neither heat nor cold nor rain."
So aviv is not the name of a month, but rather one of the four seasons.
We still need to understand why the verses keep on referring to Passover as being in the "month of Aviv," the month of spring.
The sages explain on the verse (Deuteronomy 16:1), "Guard the month of Aviv, and make [then] the Passover offering," that the use of "spring" is telling us that we should ensure that Passover will always coincide with the right season, during the aviv, spring.
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Community News |
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BIRTHDAYS
Alan Salzbank 4/25
Ariella Bulkin 4/27
Rorie Blythe Wach 4/27
Davin Rabman 4/28
Theadora Rabman 4/28
Deborah Lee 4/30
Gregory Savran 5/1
YARTZEITS
Fenya Glass,
4/25/2014 | Nissan 25, 5774
observed by Michael Itkin & Anna Orlov
Claire Salzbank,
(Chayka Perel Bat Yosef Aharon) 4/26/2014 | Nissan 26, 5774
observed by
Robert & Stephanie Salzbank and
Alan & Karen Salzbank
Goldie Effune, (Tzhavah bas Shlomo) 4/27/2014 | Nissan 27, 5774
observed by
Edwin & Sandra Effune
Marvin Gitnik, (Michael ben Pesach) 4/28/2014 | Nissan 28, 5774
observed by Avner & Lisa Maloul
Pola Burstein, (Pola bas Dovid)
5/1/2014 | Iyar 1, 5774
observed by
Michael & Adele Greif
*CLICK HERE to convert any regular calendar date, birthday or Yahrtzeit to its corresponding Jewish-calendar date!
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| Parshah |
 Soul Sister
I was feeling great before she walked into the room. She came in, our eyes met, and my joie de vivre started to deflate . . .
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 Are All Believers Insane?
Hi, my name is Rabbi Tzvi Freeman. I am the person your professor warned you about. Why? Because I believe first and prove afterwards.
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 Just Be Happy and Positive!
Practical ideas on how we can change our perspective to create more happiness within our daily lives.
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| Question |
 Attending Non-Kosher Birthday Parties
Our eight-year-old son gets invited to birthday parties where non-kosher food is served. What's the best way to handle this situation?
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Meditation Through a Sea of Reeds
Accept the world at its face value and it won't let you move forward.
Every impulse must be bridled, every step carefully balanced
-and even then, for every step forward, you fall back two.
You are enslaved within an Egypt of your own making.
Here is your route of escape:
Meditate deeply upon the inner soul of the world;
struggle to see the vision described by our teachers.
Part the murky waters of a coarse, material world;
enter the reality that lies beneath it;
let that be your path from bondage.
Grasp that inner vision and it will flow outward
through the heart to the conscious self,
down to the heel that steps upon the earth,
until all these, as well, become mind.
Your eyes are now open,
your heart is awake,
your hands themselves know what to grab and what to avoid,
as your feet know where to walk.
In the struggle for deeper vision,
life becomes effortless.
You are free.
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Parshat Kedoshim
The Parshah of Kedoshim begins with the statement: "You shall be holy, for I, the L-rd your G-d, am holy." This is followed by dozens of mitzvot (divine commandments) through which the Jew sanctifies him- or herself and relates to the holiness of G-d.
These include: the prohibition against idolatry, the mitzvah of charity, the principle of equality before the law, Shabbat, sexual morality, honesty in business, honor and awe of one's parents, and the sacredness of life.
Also in Kedoshim is the dictum which the great sage Rabbi Akiva called a cardinal principle of Torah, and of which Hillel said, "This is the entire Torah, the rest is commentary"-" Love your fellow as yourself."
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