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Who can repress a smile when seeing the joy of a small child shrieking in delight as he glides down a park slide? Whose heart doesn't rejoice as he passes a newsstand and the headlines report good news? Or what about when you're at a wedding and the stomp of the foot on the breaking glass elicits resounding cries of "mazel tov"; the surge of joy is electric.
What of other times, those regular, run-of-the-mill days when there's no particular reason to rejoice? Or worse yet, those gray periods when we see everything around us through cheerless lenses?
Here's the Torah's take on joy and why it's so elusive: When a person's focus is merely on himself, it's natural that he start thinking about what he lacks materially or his failings in regard to self-growth and actualization. Obviously, these thoughts aren't conducive to inspiring a cheerful attitude.
If a person really wants to be in a joyous frame of mind, he has to rise above the fulltime focus on self-concern. Instead, he should reflect on the Greater Reality, Al-Mighty G‑d, Creator of everything, including himself. When one realizes he is part of something great and real, that he was created by an Eternal Infinite Loving Father in Heaven because He has a special divine purpose of which he is an integral part, joy will flow freely. Wow, I really matter, I was created, on purpose, with a purpose for me to accomplish. Now that's exciting.
The Talmud teaches the month of Adar is an especially joyous time. It's a good time to think about the bigger picture, and recognize we are a part of it. The result will be that each day will have less stress, anxiety and depression; more focus, inspiration and joy. Give it a try.
Shabbat Shalom!
Rabbi Shalom M. Paltiel
P.S. The above is one of the ideas explored in our current JLI Adult Education course entitled Towards a Meaningful Life. Click here for a powerful article by Rabbi Simon Jacobson on the subject. Also, Click here to see some great photos from our JLI adult ed classroom. We show you these photos, not only to congratulate our students who find time in their busy schedules to explore Torah study and the meaning of life (kind of an important subject, don't you think...) but also in the hopes others might follow their example and take a taste of Torah. I teach Torah at Chabad every Sunday morning from 10AM - 11:30. You are welcome anytime to come by and join the class, free of charge. Be our guest!
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Torah Revolution.
The Talmud relates that Haman cast lots in order to decide which month to implement his evil plot against the Jews. When the lot fell out on the month of Adar he was overjoyed, for Moses, the Redeemer of Israel, passed away on the seventh of Adar. But Haman did not realize that 7 Adar is also Moses'; birthday, and his birthday is a rectification for his passing.
Click here to watch an 8 minute clip.
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NEW: Click here for exciting photos of the ongoing JLI adult education course entitled: TOWARDS A MEANINGFUL LIFE
Feel free to stop by and be our guest at any one of the classes. Sunday mornings, 10-11:30 AM.
Kudos to Robert Salzbank (rampagestudios.com) for his amazing photos.
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Donate a car and receive a full tax deduction for the full market value of the vehicle.
Email [email protected] to donate.
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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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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.
Click here for more info and to RSVP.
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First Seder Night:
Monday, April 18 | 7:30 PM (Services 7 PM)
Led by Rabbi Shalom Paltiel
Second Seder Night:
Tuesday, April 19 | 7:30 PM (Services 7 PM)
Led by Rabbi Ilan Weinberg
Fee: Adult $40 | Child 12 & under $20
Members: Adult $30 | Child 12 & under $15
Click here for more info and to RSVP.
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Is it a crime to be a Non-Jew?
By: Rabbi Aron Moss
Sydney, Australia
My girlfriend is Jewish. I am not. I just want to know what crime I have committed by being a non-Jew. All her friends and family are trying to convince her out of this relationship. I think I am a nice guy. What do they have against me?
Answer:
Let me tell you a story that happened just last week.
My children were waiting to catch the school bus in the morning. But the bus never arrived. Apparently the bus driver missed a turn and didn't go past my kids' stop to pick them up. They are usually the last ones to get on the bus, but today he was going straight to school without them...
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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Inherited Faith
Our job is not to have faith. We have faith already, whether we want it or not. It comes in our blood from our ancestors who gave their lives for it.
Our job is to transport that higher vision that gave them their faith down into our minds, into our personalities, into our words, into our actions in daily life. To make it part of our selves and our world.
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MAZAL TOV
Mazal Tov to Chabad Board Member and Founder Dr. Martin Brownstein on the birth of a new grandson.
Dr B, as he is affectionately known, celebrated the baby's bris on Thursday, in our own Samuel Brownstein Shul. Michael Samuel, the baby's proud father, was called to the Torah in the Torah scroll commissioned by his father in memory of his grandfather, Samuel Brownstein OBM. Friends and family, including some Chabad members, joined in the celebration.
Dr. Martin Brownstein
Mazel tov to the proud parents, Michael & Stephanie Brownstein. The baby was named Meir Nisan after his maternal great grandfather.
BIRTHDAYS
Robert Salzbank 3/11
Gideon Joseph Clontz 3/13
Rachel Lee 3/13
Bart Waxman 3/13
Kenneth Alan Banschick 3/14
Dorothy Waxman 3/16
Carol Arnold 3/17
Jessica Lee 3/17
Pamela Lee 3/17
Bryan Sherman 3/17
YARTZEITS
Yoha Vaiman, observed by Robert & Irina Kessler, Adar II 5 - 3/11
Lawrance Hollander (Eliezer ben David), observed by Roger & Karen Hollander, Adar II 10 - 3/16
David Brenner (Shimshon David ben Shea), observed by Robert & Carol Brenner, Adar II 11 - 3/17
Paul Klat, observed by Gerald & Bernice Loew and Alan & Peggy Klat,
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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 appropriated 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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