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Unlike popular conventional wisdom, we Jews think of Friday the 13th as a great day, since Friday the 6th day of the week comes together with 13 to make 613 the number of Mitzvahs (commandments) in the Torah! (Did you ever notice that one of Chabad's buses has the number 613 written on it?) Judaism has a habit of taking things considered negative and turning them into positive so this is just another example of it.
Another example is the fact that during the three weeks of mourning the Temple's destruction, we utilize the joyous day of Shabbos to be even more joyous than usual so that we can overturn the sadness to joy. In fact, Judaism teaches the only reason there is negativity in life is as an opportunity for us to convert it to positive. So let's celebrate Jewishness and life, including its challenges!
See you at shul on Shabbos.
Shabbat Shalom,
Rabbi Shalom M. Paltiel
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Click to view Photos & Videos from our Annual Dinner.
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No Prior Knowledge of Anything Required!
7:00 Kabbalat Shabbat
7:15 D'var Torah
7:17 Evening Service
7:30 Kiddush & Light Refreshments
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Chosen People: Doesn't That Sound Racist?
Lecture by Rabbi Shalom Paltiel
Sunday, July 11 | 10 -11:30 AM | At Chabad
Fee: $10 per person | $15 couple | Free for students of most recent JLI course - Beyond Never Again.
Click here to RSVP.
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IN HONOR OF TISHA B'AV
The Mitzvah - A Holocaust Play
Tuesday, July 20 - Tisha B'av | 6:30 PM
At Chabad of Port Washington
Fee: $10 per person - Click here to RSVP.
This event is sponsored by Al and Elaine Eskanazy.
The Mitzvah is a drama about what happens when the lives of two human beings — a Polish Jew from Bialystok and a German half-Jew who was an officer in Hitler's army -- briefly intersect during the darkest days of The Holocaust.
Followed by optional services at 7 PM and break-the-fast refreshments at 8:54 PM. |
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National Jewish Retreat
Tuesday, August 11 - Sunday, August 22
At the Hyatt Regency, Reston, Virginia
Click here for more info and to RSVP.
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Refine Your Search for a Soulmate
By: Rabbi Aron Moss
Sydney, Australia
My Jewishness is making it harder for me to find love. The more I get involved in Jewish life, the less options I have for girls to date. To be honest, it is making me hesitate before becoming more observant. What should I do, take on more Judaism and limit my options, or keep my options open and put the Jewish thing on hold?
Answer:
It depends what you are looking for. If you are just after a partner, any partner that suits, then it is a simple numbers game, and the more options in front of you the better chances you have. If you have a wider pool of potential partners, the odds are higher that you will be successful in your search. In this equation, the vaguer you are about yourself, the more potential partners you will find.
But that's only if you are merely looking for a partner. If you are looking for your soulmate it's another story entirely.
Your soulmate is the other half of your soul, the missing part of your very being. You can only recognise your soulmate if you first get to know your own soul. When you know where you are going in life, when you are clear on your own identity, when you know who you really are, then and only then are you equipped to identify the other half of your soul.
Some people have it backwards. They think that when it comes to describing whom you're looking for, you need a long and detailed list of specifications, but when it comes to describing who you are, you are better off being blurry and general. The opposite is true. Know yourself and your own soul. Explore your Jewish identity and become comfortable with it. You are not limiting your options, you are refining your search.
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Board of Directors
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Adam Katz, Esq., President
Frank Arnold
Bert Brodsky
Martin H. Brownstein, M.D.
Howard Fensterman, Esq.
M. Allan Hyman, Esq.
Sara E. Paltiel
Rabbi Shalom M. Paltiel
Alan Rosenzweig
Alan Salzbank
Michael Samuel
Felix Sater
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Daily Thought
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The Most Wondrous
There are open miracles that break the laws of nature as though they were meaningless —miracles any fool can perceive.
Then there are miracles that take some thought to realize, that, yes, something out of the ordinary occurred here.
And then there are miracles so great, so wondrous, that no one but G‑d Himself is cognizant of them. They are the miracles that occur continuously, at every moment.
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Candle Lighting Times for
Port Washington, NY
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Shabbat Candle Lighting:
Friday, Jul. 9 |
8:10 pm |
Shabbat Ends:
Shabbat, Jul. 10 |
9:18 pm |
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Featured Photo
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A photo of Rabbi Paltiel during his visit to Washington DC, for the living legacy tribute to the Rebbe.
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Schedule of Services
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Sunday Morning
Services: 9:00 AM
Tefillin Club: 11:30 am - 12 noon in the Chabad Library
Monday - Friday
Services: 7:00 AM
Shabbos
Friday Evening: 7:00 PM
Join our all new friday night Shabbat services with song & dance led by Rabbi Weinberg!
Saturday Morning: 9:30 AM
Followed by Kiddush Luncheon at Noon
Mincha: Following Lunch
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Tisha B'Av Schedule of Services:
Monday, July 19
Fast begins | 8:23 PM
Maariv and reading of Book of Lamentations | 9:00 - 10:00 PM
Tuesday, July 20
Morning Service | 7:00 AM
Mincha Service | 7:00 PM
Fast Ends | 8:54 PM
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Schedule of Classes
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Tanya Class
With Rabbi Weinberg
Thursday Evenings
At a private home in the community. Email [email protected] for time & location.
Tanya Class
With Rabbi Paltiel
Saturdays | 8:45-9:30 AM
Women's Study Group
with Devorah Weinberg
every Shabbat after Kiddush lunch
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the parshah in a nutshell |
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ParshatMatot-Massei
Moses conveys the laws governing the annulment of vows to the heads of the tribes of Israel. War is waged against Midian for their role in plotting the moral destruction of Israel, and the Torah gives a detailed account of the war spoils and how they were allocated amongst the people, the warriors, the Levites and the High Priest.
The tribes of Reuben and Gad (later joined by half of the tribe of Menasseh) ask for the lands east of the Jordan as their portion in the Promised Land, these being prime pastureland for their cattle. Moses is initially angered by the request, but subsequently agrees on the condition that they first join, and lead, in Israel's conquest of the lands west of the Jordan.
The forty-two journeys and encampments of Israel are listed, from the Exodus to their encampment on the plains of Moab across the river from the Land of Canaan. The boundaries of the Promised Land are given, and cities of refuge are designated as havens and places of exile for inadvertent murderers. The daughters of Tzelafchad marry within their own tribe of Menasseh, so that the estate which they inherit from their father should not pass to the province of another tribe.
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