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 Netanyahu's Advice
At his last visit to the United States, Prime Minister Netanyahu was interviewed by Larry King. He was asked an uncommon question: You have tremendous pressure and responsibility as Prime Minister of Israel, do you ever relax?"
Without hesitation, the Prime Minister said, Yes, every Shabbat I sit down for 1 1/2 hours with my son and study the Bible. This gives me reservoirs of strength and inspiration to deal with all the challenges of the land of Israel. I recommend it for others, too.
Let's take the Prime Minister's advice and set aside some time every Shabbat for Torah study. It may work for us too!
See you at shul on Shabbos.
Shabbat Shalom,
Rabbi Shalom M. Paltiel
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MEMBERSHIP CAMPAIGN 5771!
CELEBRATING OUR TWENTIETH YEAR
As we prepare for the New Year 5771, the Twentieth Year of our Chabad, we are embarking on an aggressive Membership Campaign to expand our membership.
Membership Benefits:
-Listing in the NEW Membership Directory
-Listings of departed loved ones in Yom Kippur YISKOR booklet
-Complimentary tickets to Annual Membership Shabbat Dinner
-Entitled to a Lulav & Etrog set for Sukkot
-A Family member to receive honor during High Holiday services
-A Box of Shmurah Matzah
- 5% discount on Preschool tuition
- 50% discount on Hebrew School tuition
- 20% discount on all Chabad events and programs including JLI, Shabbat Dinners, Passover Seders, etc.
- 50% discount on Bar/Bat Mitzvah fees (after 1st year of membership)
- Shiva Services
- Menorah & Candles kit mailed to your college age children @ school
- Use of the Social Hall free of charge. (Subject to availability and restrictions).
- Belonging to amazing Jewish community & building lifelong friendships
Click here for more information and an online membership form. First year members are entitled to a 50% discount on dues.
The Membership Committee
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Carol Arnold
Orly Calderon-Sherman
Arnie Herz
Randye Hubsher
Peggy Klat
Blaine Klusky
Jim Neuwirth
Sandra Neuwirth
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Rabbi Shalom Paltiel
Sheryl Pinner
Tami Ruben
Alan Salzbank
Marcy Shurka
Dorothy Waxman
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Last Shabbat we celebrated an ufruf. Thursday night a wedding took place at the shul. Sunday night there will be sheva brachot. Monday morning a bris. It doesn't get better than this. May the simchas continue!
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NEW! Daily Torah class at Chabad: Coffee & Parsha
Mon - Fri | 7:45 - 8:00 AM (services at 7:00 AM)
Sunday | 9:45 - 10:00 AM (services at 9:00 AM)
A 15 minute class on the weekly Torah portion.
For men & women. All are welcome.
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No Prior Knowledge of Anything Required!
7:00 Kabbalat Shabbat
7:15 Dvar Torah
7:17 Evening Service
7:30 Kiddush & Light Refreshments
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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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Upcoming JLI Course: Medicine and Morals Your Jewish guide through life's tough decisions
6 Sundays, Oct 24 - Nov 28 | 10 - 11:30 AM
At Chabad of Port Washington
Click here for more info and to register.
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Why Men Just Don't Get It!
By: Rabbi Aron Moss
Sydney, Australia
Last week you wrote that women are relationship beings, and men are loners. Well if women are such relationship experts, why can't my wife communicate clearly and just say what she means?
It was her birthday yesterday, and when I mentioned it last week, she said, "Don't you dare do anything for my birthday!" So I didn't. Now she won't speak to me. I did exactly as she said, and I'm in trouble. Am I missing something?
To read the full article click here.
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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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Toil
A meditation for when things get rough:
The world was brought into being with Goodness. And the ultimate good for Man is that he should not be shamed, but feel as a partner in the fulfillment of the Divine Plan. Free bread is to us bread of shame - such is the nature of Man.
That is why nothing good comes without toil. And according to the toil, can be known the harvest that will be reaped in the end.
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Candle Lighting Times for
Port Washington, NY
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Shabbat Candle Lighting:
Friday, Aug. 13 |
7:39 pm |
Shabbat Ends:
Shabbat, Aug. 14 |
8:40 pm |
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Help Jewish Education with a few Clicks
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JETS needs your help.
WE ARE GAINING SERIOUS MOMENTUM
Kohl's Department Store is presently giving away $500,000 to the 20 schools that receive the most votes, and JETS is getting into position to win! We are currently in the top 28. But the competition is fierce, as many thousands of schools are vying for this grant money, most of them are much larger (and better funded) than JETS.
We ask you, please, from the bottom of our hearts, to join us in voting for the future generation of lay-leaders, by clicking here. Once you go to this page you will need to do the following:
1 - you will be asked to Allow Kohl's Access (they are a legitimate company, so it is OK)
2 - Press the like button for Like Kohl's
3 - Press the button Cast your vote for Jets Jewish Educational Trading School
4 - Press the cast your vote button 5 times, as you can vote for the school 5 times.
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Mazal Tov
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Mazal Tov to Jason and Tami Kobin on the birth of a baby boy.
Tami, Jason and Adrielle Kobin
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Schedule of Classes
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Coffee & Parsha Class
Monday - Friday | 7:45 - 8:00 AM
Sunday | 9:45 - 10:00 AM
Tanya Class
With Rabbi Weinberg
Thursday Evenings
At a private home in the community. Email rabbiw@chabadpw.org for time & location.
Tanya Class
With Rabbi Paltiel
Saturdays | 8:45-9:30 AM
Women's Study Group
with Devorah Weinberg
Tuesday | 8 PM
At the home of Sanya Wilkins Clontz
1A Mohegan Ave.
Port Washington (Manhasset Isle)
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Announcement
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Chabad member seeking position.
Experienced in bookkeeping, financial analysis/spread sheets, and office administration. Good team player, hard working, and dependable.
For information please email
Rabbi Paltiel: rabbi@chabadpw.org
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This Week @ www.ChabadPW.org |
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| Seasons of the Soul |
 The Month of Elul: Insights, Stories and Observances
A History of Elul... A Haven in Time... Reviewing the Year... Month of the Bride... The King in the Field... All about Elul — the month that G‑d feels closer to us and we feel closer to Him
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 I Lost My Toe!
Motti was in a real quandry, for he couldn't be Motti because Motti had the red string on his toe. But if he wasn't Motti, then, who indeed was he?
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 Psalms for the Ill
For time immemorial, whenever Jews found themselves in difficult situations, whether individually or communally, they would open up the Book of Psalms and use King Davids ageless poetic praises and supplications to beseech G‑d for mercy...
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 Heading for the Peak
Every day, I'm faced with the challenge of scaling my inner self, reaching the peak of my psycho-spiritual range, lifting myself from the base of life's mountain.
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The parshah in a nutshell |
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ParshatShoftim
Moses instructs the people of Israel to appoint judges and law-enforcement officers in every city; "Justice, justice shall you pursue," he commands them, and you must administer it without corruption or favoritism. Crimes must be meticulously investigated and evidence thoroughly examined — a minimum of two credible witnesses is required for conviction and punishment.
In every generation, says Moses, there will be those entrusted with the task of interpreting and applying the laws of the Torah. "According to the law that they will teach you, and the judgement they will instruct you, you shall do; you shall not turn away from the thing that they say to you, to the right nor to the left."
Shoftim also includes the prohibitions against idolatry and sorcery; laws governing the appointment and behavior of a king; and guidelines for the creation of "cities of refuge" for the inadvertent murderer. Also set forth are many of the rules of war: the exemption from battle for one who has just built a home, planted a vineyard, married, or is "afraid and soft-hearted"; the requirement to offer terms of peace before attacking a city; the prohibition against wanton destruction of something of value, exemplified by the law that forbids to cut down a fruit tree when laying siege (in this context the Torah makes the famous statement "For man is a tree of the field").
The Parshah concludes with the law of Eglah Arufah - the special procedure to be followed when a person is killed by an unknown murderer and his body is found in a field - which underscores the responsibility of the community and its leaders not only for what they do but also for what they might have prevented from being done.
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