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The Lamplighter Chabad of Washington Heights' Weekly Newsletter 15 Elul, 5780 | September 4, 2020 | Torah Portion: Ki Tavo | Pirkei Avot: Ch. 3-4 | Issue #606

Wishing you a Good Shabbos - Shabbat Shalom - next week in Jerusalem! Rabbi Yakov D. Kirschenbaum

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Shabbat Candle-Lighting Friday, September 4 Light Candles: 7:04 pm Shabbat, September 5 Shabbat Ends: 8:02 pm Find out more about Shabbat & Holiday candle-lighting Shabbat Schedule Services are held at the Chabad House - 50 Overlook Terrace, side entrance Shabbat P. Ki Tavo FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4 Minchah, Kaballat Shabbat: 7:05 pm SHABBAT, SEPTEMBER 5 Say Shema before: 9:36 am  Shacharis: 10:15 am Services followed by a kiddush, sponsored by Daniyel Petrov, for the yahrzteit of his motehr, Nina bas Avraham A"H To sponsor a kiddush, click here Minchah: 7:00 pm Maariv/Shabbat Ends: 8:04 pm Followed by Havdalah and a viewing of the Living Torah weekly video program Living With the Times; The Weekly Torah Portion Blessings and Curses By Rabbi Adin Even-Israel (Steinsaltz). Art by Yoram Raanan Unlike Parshat Ki Tetzei, which has an abundance of laws, Parshat Ki Tavo contains few halachot. Instead, Parashat Ki Tavo is replete with curses. The Talmud states, following the implication of the passage, “These shall stand to bless the people…and these shall stand for the curse”, that at Mount Gerizim and Mount Ebal there were two formulas. Those standing for the curse pronounced the curses as they appear in the Torah, and those standing for the blessing pronounced an opposite formula: “Blessed is he who does not make a graven or molten image,” “Blessed is he who does not dishonor his father and mother,” and so forth. CONTINUE What's the Story? All In for the Daughter Adapted by Yerachmiel Tilles from Tales of the Baal Shem Tov (Mishor Publishing). Taken from Ascentofsafed.com. In the venerable chasidic book, Toldos Yaakov, a woman from the community of Mezibush is quoted as having said: "The Jewish people have done well to have chosen G·d as their G-D, but He too has selected well by choosing Israel as His nation, for even Feivish, 'The Lowest of the Low,' consecrated His holy name." CONTINUE Moshiach Shmooze #33- Don't Leave Us Hanging By Rabbi Dov Bialo. From Collive.com CLICK HERE for video Levana Cooks Almond Semolina Cake Recipe. With Gluten-Free Variation  By Levana Kirschenbaum | August 24, 2020 | From Levanacooks.com Almond Semolina Cake is a delightful Sephardi/Moroccan dessert classic made from semolina and almonds, and soaked in a lemon syrup. This improbable ingredient combination results in an incredibly moist and fragrant cake. Olive oil in Cake? It works beautifully in this dessert! CONTINUE for recipe The Jewish Joke From Bernie Rappaport My friend Alexander is so engrossed with technology he got a mobile phone implanted into his throat. When his mom finds out she's going to ring his neck..

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