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Ok so I'm gonna come clean...
If you know me a little bit, you know how much I want people to attend Shul, and how happy I am when I see the face of a "non-regular" on a Shabbat morning, or any morning.
Why? Is Shul that important a mitzvah?
I'm going to let you in on a secret (but you got to promise you won't use it against me...) Nowhere in the Torah is it written "Thou shalt attend Shul". So its not even a mitzvah. (Yup, I just let it out of the bag...) Prayer, yes. Shul, no.
So why the big deal?
Did you ever wonder why gyms have become so popular? Anyone who is serious about staying fit joins a gym. But why? Can't you exercise at home and save so much time and expense?
Of course you can. But it never happens. Life is busy. As much as we'd like to exercise, we simply don't get around to it often enough. Going to a place designed for it and being surrounded by like minded people has the ability to get us going.
Think of Shul as your spiritual gym. You know that you really should spend some time each day/week in prayer. You know how beneficial it is for your emotional and mental wellbeing when you make time for prayer and meditation, bringing life into focus. But whose got time? Life is busy... Would love to but can't seem to make it happen...
That's where Shul comes in. A place to get away from it all and do what you would love to do but can't seem to get around to. Your spiritual fitness center.
Shabbat Shalom!
Rabbi Shalom M Paltiel
P. S. if you're already a Shabbos attendee, consider adding Friday night, or one or 2 weekday mornings each week. It does wonders.
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Jewish leaders & thinkers discuss the Rebbe & his mission.
Click here to watch a 12 minute clip.
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Introducing JLI for Teens: OMG!
The Battle between Faith and Logic.
Sundays, Mar 6 - Apr 10 | 6 - 7:30 PM
At Chabad Port Washington | 80 Shore Road
Fee: $90.00
(no student will be turned away due to lack of funds)
Ages: High School, Grades 9-12
Click here for more info and to register.
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Purim Festivities for the Entire Family
MAIN EVENT - PURIM FAMILY PARTY & SHOW featuring the renowned TWINS FROM FRANCE
Sat evening, 8 PM. Click here for details.
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 Mikvah, Marriage & the Jewish Woman
Given by our very own Sara Paltiel
Sunday, April 3 | 10:00 - 11:30 AM
How can Mikvah help my marriage?
Is Torah Judaism chauvinistic?
Join us for an eye opening, honest discussion on these provocative issues.
Fee: $15, $25 couple; free to TML JLI students
Bagel brunch & coffee
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Save the Date: 20th Anniversary Dinner
Please save the date for the annual dinner celebrating our 20th anniversary. The dinner will take place on Thursday, April 7th in the brand new ADAM KATZ ATHLETIC CENTER at Chabad of Port Washington.
Formal invitation to follow.
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Do Looks Really Matter?
By: Rabbi Aron Moss
Sydney, Australia
In my Torah studies I've learnt that not only should you do the right thing, but you should also be seen to be doing the right thing. The example that I was given was that an observant Jew shouldn't enter a non-kosher restaurant to use the facilities, lest someone think that he/she might be eating there.
At first glance this seems absurd. Why should anyone be so suspicious? What is it their business anyway? Should we be more concerned with the "appearance" of doing right (or wrong) or the actual practice??
Click here to read full article.
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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 Prison of Stuff
The stuff you own owns you.
You put your soul and being into acquiring it. Your heart jumps at the thought of it disappearing. It is the tether that ties you to the ground.
You could give it all away and lead an ascetic life. But you will be no more than a coward. A slave who runs away is still a slave until he becomes his own master.
Here's how to become your own master: Each time money comes to you, show it who's boss. Prove you hold the power to set it free. Tear off a piece for someone in need. Keep the rest and use it for good things. You are no longer its captive. When the piece you gave away rose to the heavens, all that you owned rose also and was transformed.
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| A Perspective on Labor and Livelihood |
 Question: Why Work for a Living?
If I sit back and wait for money to fall from heaven, that is not faith- that's a lack of faith.
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| Happiness and Healing |
 Spirituality: Happiness Is Being There
All of life is running towards something, reaching for something, attempting to become something. Yet there's one act in life which is about being there . . .
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 Living: Daddy, Daddy!
My son was scared. This time, however, he was scared of me. How did he react, where did he turn for reassurance? He clung to me, his father, the object of his present fear!
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 Story: Fringes of Fright
If I would pick up my shirt to receive a shot in my back, the nurse would definitely notice my normally concealed tzitzit. That could mean doom for my family and me . . .
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 Teens Bus Tables for a Cleveland Cause
The Friendship Circle of Cleveland, Ohio, part of an international network of Chabad-Lubavitch run programs that pair teenage volunteers with children with special needs, hosted its first "Cafe Night."
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 Devastated Christchurch Population Urged to Relocate After Aftershocks
Like the rest of Christchurch's scarred population, Jewish community members in New Zealand's second-largest city are being forced by a seemingless endless stream of aftershocks to head as far away as possible from the epicenter of yesterday's 6.3-magnitude earthquake.
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 Kosher Food Not Far Away at Fraternity Gatherings
For the historically Jewish college fraternity Alpha Epsilon Pi and its brothers across the nation, regional conclaves offer an opportunity to connect and build leadership skills.
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 South Florida Synagogue Sets Sail to Bahamas
A Miami area synagogue set sail last week as 40 members of the Family Shul in Highland Lakes, Fla., climbed aboard the "Majesty of the Seas" for a five day, four night cruise to the Bahamas and back.
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Parshat Vayak'hel
Moses assembles the people of Israel and reiterates to them the commandment to observe the Shabbat. He then conveys G‑d's instructions regarding the making of the Mishkan (Tabernacle).
The people donate the required materials in abundance, bringing gold, silver, copper, blue, purple and red-dyed wool, goat hair, spun linen, animal skins, wood, olive oil, herbs and precious stones. Moses has to tell them to stop giving.
A team of wise-hearted artisans make the Mishkan and its furnishings (as detailed in the previous Torah readings of Terumah, Tetzaveh and Ki Tisa): three layers of roof coverings; 48 gold-plated wall panels, and 100 silver foundation sockets; the Parochet ( Veil) that separates between the Sanctuary's two chambers and the Masach ( Screen) that fronts it; the Ark and its cover with the Cherubim; the Table and its Showbread; the seven-branched Menorah with its specially-prepared oil; and the Golden Altar and the incense burned on it; the Anointing Oil; the outdoor Altar for Burnt Offerings and all its implements; the hangings, posts and foundation sockets for the Courtyard; and the Basin and its pedestal, made out of copper mirrors . |
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