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Chanukah is upon us! The menorah's tiny flame flickering in the darkness symbolizes the victory of light over darkness; that at the end of the day good will prevail, because G‑d is on the side of good!
In the midst of these confusing times, Chanukah arrives just on time, with its message of light, hope and optimism. Let us celebrate this Chanukah with even more joy and pride than ever before. Let us renew our faith and optimism in Hashem's plan, and recommit ourselves to bring our own light to the world; the light of Torah and mitzvahs, the light of goodness and kindness, which will dispel the darkness of evil and shine forth the glory of everything good and G‑dly.
I'm sure I have no need to remind you how important it is that you light your own Chanukah candles each night of Chanukah. The instructions and blessings are just a click away on this email. Don't miss a night! These eight continuous days of increased light from day to day bring with them blessings for the entire year to unfold in a similar fashion.
To learn all you need to know on Chanukah, please visit www.chabadpw.org/chanukah.
Shabbat Shalom and Happy Chanukah,
Rabbi Shalom M. Paltiel
P.S. The grand menorah lighting celebration at the LIRR in Port Washington has been rescheduled for tonight, December 2, 5pm festivities begin, 6pm lighting ceremony. Live music, baloons, face painting, coffee, latkes and donuts. Join us!
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Light the Night
Port Washington, LIRR Main Street | 6 PM
Latkes! Donuts! Live Music! and lots more...
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Hebrew School Chanukah Celebration
Sunday, December 5th | 10 AM - 12 PM
This Chanukah, dreidels won't be the only thing spinning... Be amazed and entertained by the famous hoops skills Black Jack Ryan, the Hoop Wizard!
Click here for more info.
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New Torah Studies Course: Tools for Living Shmot 5771 | 11 Sundays
Beginning, December 12th | 10:00 - 11:30 AM
At Chabad Port Washington | 80 Shore Road
Class given by Rabbi Paltiel
Each class is self contained and participation in either individual or multiple classes is welcome.
Fee: $60.00 | Couple Fee $90.00
Members: $40.00 | Couple Fee $60.00
Click here for more info and to RSVP.
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Kissing in public
By: Rabbi Aron Moss
Sydney, Australia
I have an issue with religious Jews. They have this thing about not showing affection in public. You would never see a very religious couple holding hands walking down the street and certainly not kissing in public, as it is considered immodest. But I think this teaches children that affection is bad and romance is taboo. How will they ever get married if they don't see affectionate parents?
Answer:
Here is a true story that happened to a family I know. They are observant and G‑d fearing people, and indeed the parents never showed physical affection, even in front of their own children.
It once happened that this family was out driving in their van, parents sitting in the front, and their large brood in the back. While stopped at a red light, one of the children pointed out a scene that caught his eye. Right beside the car, on the side of the road, was a young couple engaged in a very public display of affection.
The kids expressed their strong disapproval, with "ooooo" noises and calls of "yuck!" The oldest, a girl of twelve, loudly declared, "Disgusting!"
Now the parents had a few options as to how to react to this situation. They could have encouraged their children's innocent aversion to street corner romance by telling them not to look at such a yucky thing. Or perhaps they should correct their children's hard-line view and tell them that there is actually nothing yucky about love between two people. Or they could just smile to themselves and let it pass.
But any good parent knows that there are certain teaching moments that don't come along too often, and if they are not grabbed they will be missed. Some lessons are better taught spontaneously. Rather than the parent sitting down the child to talk about an issue, it is sometimes better to wait until the child sees or hears something, makes a comment or asks a question, and use that as an opening to address the topic. An alert parent will have a store house of lessons at the ready, and patiently wait for the right opportunity to share them.
This was one such moment. And the wise father of these children, who had labeled an act of love as disgusting, jumped at the opportunity to teach them a lesson for life.
"It is not disgusting," he told his children. "It's just in the wrong place."
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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
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Daily Thought
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Infinite Light
A strong light is hostile to the eyes. An intense light will burn and destroy. An immense body of light will vaporize anything, turning molecules to atoms, atoms to particles, particles to energy.
An infinite light, however, knows no bounds. It can go anywhere and enter any place. Nothing can say to infinity, "I cannot bear you! You are too powerful for me" -for, if so, that would be a limitation on the infinite.
That is the name the Kabbalists call G‑d - the Infinite Light. No place is too small, no moment too insignificant, for the Infinite Light to belong.
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BIRTHDAYS
Keivan Farhadian 12/3
Lev Pinkus 12/3
Audrey Robinowitz 12/3
Marilyn Goldsmith 12/4
Joshua Andrew Farhadian 12/5
Ted Charney 12/6
Fern Cohen 12/6
Hersh Cohen 12/6
Miles Rosen 12/9
YARTZEITS
Arnold Clement (Reb Aaron Yosef ben Reb Michael), observed by Alan & Peggy Klat,
Kislev 28 - 12/5
Pnina Pulka-Yaron (Pnina bat Moshe), observed by Tami Ruben,
Tevet 1 - 12/8
Joseph Sandman, observed by Alan & Linda Sandman, Tevet 1 - 12/8
Pauline Alt (Pesha bas Aharon), observed by Lucille Rabinowitz, Tevet 2 - 12/9
Joseph Loinger (Yosef), observed by Alan & Judy Karul, Tevet 2 - 12/9
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| Jewish Practice |
 Chanukah
Visit our Chanukah mega-site for how-to guides, insights, recipes, and more...
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| Spirituality |
 What is Chanukah?
Some history . . . What's a miracle? . . . Power of the individual . . . The Greeks and the Jews . . . The mind and beyond . . . Chanukah today . . .
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 Why the Gelt?
This subtle form of "bribery" is an essential component of the educational process.
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 Lights . . . Latkes . . . Action!
A rabbi, a college student, and a gefilte fish share their feelings about Chanukah.
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| FORMER SOVIET UNION |
 Dnepropetrovsk Students Explore Chasidic Teachings at Holy Resting Place
A busload of students from the Women's Pedagogical College Beit Chana, a Chabad-Lubavith run institution in Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine, spent the Jewish Sabbath with approximately 500 other people in Haditch, praying beside the resting place of the First Chabad Rebbe, Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi.
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 Mayanot Women Dissect Jewish Marriage
Participants of the Mayanot Institute of Jewish Studies' Women's Program dissected the topic of a woman's role in a marriage with guest lecturer Phylis Jesselson, an area marriage counselor. (Photos: Rucheli Manville)
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 Rock Meant to Destroy Becomes Chabad Menorah's Base
In the redemptive spirit of Chanukah, the eight-day Festival of Light that begins Wednesday night, members of the Chabad House Jewish Student Center at Indiana University Bloomington are responding to a recent act of vandalism with a collective message of freedom, respect, and cultural and religious tolerance.
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 Tufts University's Light on the Hill Shines Brighter on Chanukah
Tufts University was founded in 1852 to be a shining light on the hill - Medford, Mass.'s Walnut Hill, to be exact - and nestled on its New England campus stands the eternal flame that burns 24/7 at the Chabad House Jewish Student Center.
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Parshat Mikeitz
Joseph's imprisonment finally ends when Pharaoh dreams of seven fat cows that are swallowed up by seven lean cows, and of seven fat ears of grain swallowed by seven lean ears. Joseph interprets the dreams to mean that seven years of plenty will be followed by seven years of hunger, and advises Pharaoh to store grain during the plentiful years. Pharaoh appoints Joseph governor of Egypt. Joseph marries Asenath, daughter of Potiphar, and they have two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim.
Famine spreads throughout the region, and food can be obtained only in Egypt. Ten of Joseph's brothers come to Egypt to purchase grain; the youngest, Benjamin, stays home, for Jacob fears for his safety. Joseph recognizes his brothers, but they do not recognize him; he accuses them of being spies, insists that they bring Benjamin to prove that they are who they say they are, and imprisons Simeon as a hostage. Later, they discover that the money they paid for their provisions has been mysteriously returned to them.
Jacob agrees to send Benjamin only after Judah assumes personal and eternal responsibility for him. This time Joseph receives them kindly, releases Simeon, and invites them to an eventful dinner at his home. But then he plants his silver goblet, purportedly imbued with magic powers, in Benjamin's sack. When the brothers set out for home the next morning they are pursued, searched, and arrested when the goblet is discovered. Joseph offers to set them free and retain only Benjamin as his slave.
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