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We write to you from Manchester, UK with warm greetings of Mazel Tov!
The marriage of Ephraim and Chaya was a great joy, something impossible to describe in writing. The feeling of walking our oldest child to the Chupah to begin his own Jewish family, his own branch of our peoplehood, together with someone so special as our new daughter (in-law) Chaya, is a moment Sara and I will forever cherish.
We pray that Hashem shower them with His blessings for happiness, love, joy, health and prosperity for a long, healthy, happy life together.
I take this moment of our joy to bless YOU, our dear friends back home on Long Island, with all that you need and want, in abundance and with good health and with joy!
Shabbat Shalom and Mazel Tov!
Rabbi Shalom M. Paltiel
P.S. Passover is right around the corner. Take care of the sale of Chometz now by clicking here.
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Florence Brownstein Preschool
At the Manipulative table, the boys and girls discovered what might happen when a rock hits the moon (making a crater) or how a footprint will stay forever on the moon. The children enjoyed participating in a class experiment. I showed the boys and girls a pom-pom, a seashell, a rubber ball and a small rock. The children made their predictions and then I dropped each object into a tub of smoothed flour. The children observed and learned that the heavier objects made deeper craters. We also played a game called "Blast Off!" It's a math game that focuses on comparing sets.
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Are We Not One People?
By: Aron Moss | Sydney, Australia
Question: I am Ashkenazi (Jew of Eastern European descent) and my wife is Sephardi (an Oriental Jew). She grew up eating rice on Passover, which my family custom would never allow. Every Passover, we have the same discussion: how can it be that one group of Jews can eat rice on Passover and another group can't? Aren't we all part of the same religion? Isn't this an example of how the Torah can be interpreted in so many ways, and there is no one true Judaism?
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| Your Questions |
 The Kitniyot Debate: Are We Not One People?
How can it be that one group of Jews can eat rice on Passover and another group can't? Aren't we all part of the same religion?
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| Parshah |
 When My Daughter Learned to Say No
For the moment, my heart overflows with pride as I witness her burgeoning independence, her sense of self. I know that in a few months or years from now, these traits may not always seem so endearing, but for now, I kvell.
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| Women |
 My Tantrum with G-d
I can handle your tantrum because I know three things with absolute certainty.
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| Essays |
 The King's Wells in the Wilderness
A delightful parable that helps us appreciate the placement of the Jewish holidays throughout the year
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Shabbat |
Nissan 1 | March 21 |
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 Creation of man (in thought) (3761 BCE) |
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 The Patriarchs (1813-1506 BCE) |
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 Jewish Calendar Inaugurated (1313 BCE) |
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 Mishkan Inaugurated (1312 BCE) |
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 Death of Nadav and Avihu (1312 BCE) |
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 Parshat Hachodesh |
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 Rosh Chodesh Observances |
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 Blessing on Blooming Trees |
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Nissan 2 | March 22 |
 First Red Heifer Prepared (1312 BCE) |
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 Passing of Rashab (1920) |
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Come of Days
"And Abraham was aged, come of days." (Genesis 24:1)
Abraham, we are told, was not just aged, but "come of days." Meaning, he entered into his days.
Within each moment of life, whatever it was he needed to do, he invested his entire being.
And so he owned every day of his life. His life was his.
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Parshat Vayikra
G-d calls to Moses from the Tent of Meeting, and communicates to him the laws of the korbanot, the animal and meal offerings brought in the Sanctuary. These include:
� The "ascending offering" (olah) that is wholly raised to G-d by the fire atop the altar;
� Five varieties of "meal offering" (minchah) prepared with fine flour, olive oil and frankincense;
� The "peace offering"(shelamim), whose meat was eaten by the one bringing the offering, after parts are burned on the altar and parts are given to the kohanim (priests);
� The different types of "sin offering" (chatat) brought to atone for transgressions committed erroneously by the high priest, the entire community, the king or the ordinary Jew;
� The "guilt offering"(asham) brought by one who has misappropriated property of the Sanctuary, who is in doubt as to whether he transgressed a divine prohibition, or who has committed a "betrayal against G-d" by swearing falsely to defraud a fellow man.
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