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We all experienced a deep sense of joy when hearing the news that Osama Bin Ladin was dead. Why?
Its not that terrorism has been defeated. We all know the war on terror is far from over. Nor do I think the revenge factor is what's at play here. Good people are not vengeful people. So what was it?
In part, this victory reassured us that the larger mission of defeating terror will also be successful; that in the end goodness will prevail.
Above all, I believe the joy comes from the feeling that justice was done. Good people are profoundly pained when they see injustice. It simply doesn't make sense. (Notice how troubled we are when bad things happen to good people). This is because at our core lies an absolute faith, even knowledge, that the world isn't random. Rather it was created and is directed by a true G‑d who is just and good. When evil gets the upper hand we are bothered deeply. Not only for fear of being affected personally, but because it simply doesn't add up.
We hope and pray for Moshiach and the redemption of the world, the "destination" of its 5000 year old journey. We long for the day when goodness and rightousness will reign supreme forever, when things will finally make sense.
This week we experienced a glimpse of that time. Perhaps also a giant step forward towards it.
We'll talk more on Shabbat. Join me if you can.
Shabbat Shalom!
Rabbi Shalom M. Paltiel
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Faith after the Holocaust.
Click here to watch a 9 minute clip.
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Annual Shurka Tefillin Wrap honoring the 6 Million
Click here for photos of the tefillin wrap event which attracted more than 50 people who came to put on Tefillin in honor of those murdered in the Holocaust.
After teffilin and shacharit (morning prayers), Reb Zelik gave a moving talk. His main point was the importance of holding fast to our religious practices as the only way to guarentee our future and for us to nurture an identity with the Jewish people in our children and foster unity of our people.
Thank you Rob Salzbank for doing an amazing job capturing the spirit of the event. No surprise there...
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May
13- 14
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 Shabbaton with Dmitriy Salita:
Sponsored by Dr. Marshall & Randye Hubsher
Friday Night Dinner: May 13, 7:30 PM
following services at 7:00 pm
Shabbat Morning Services: May 14, 9:30 AM
Followed by Kiddush Luncheon and talk by Dmitriy
Cover charge for dinner:
No charge or rsvp needed for Shabbat morning program and Kiddush luncheon
Rsvp deadline date: May 11th
Chabad Members: Adults $30 | Child $20
Non Members: Adults $40 | Child $25
Children 2 & under free
Click here for more info and to RSVP.
* SALITA MEMARABELIA AUCTION:
2 items of DIMITRI memorabilia will be auctioned off in honor of this exciting weekend:
Salita autographed boxing gloves - Starting bid - $275; add bids in increments of $20
Training session with Demitri - Starting bid - $360; add bids in increments of $30
Click here to bid online.
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May
15
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Upcoming JLI course: Oasis in Time
The Gift of Shabbat in a 24/7 World
6 Sundays, Begins Sunday, May 15 | 10 -11:30 AM
At Chabad of Port Washington, 80 Shore Road
Instructor: Rabbi Shalom Paltiel
Fee: - includes textbooks and bagel brunch
Chabad Members: $79 Person | $119 Couple
Non Members: $99 Person | $149 Couple
Click here for more info and to RSVP.
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Does What i Appear to Be Doing 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 I was given was that a Jew shouldn't enter a non-kosher restaurant to use the facilities, lest someone think that he or she might be eating there. 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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Parshat Emor
The Torah section of Emor (" Speak") begins with the special laws pertaining to the kohanim ("priests"), the kohen gadol ("High Priest"), and the Temple service: A kohen may not become ritually impure through contact with a dead body, save on the occasion of the death of a close relative. A kohen may not marry a divorcee or a woman with a promiscuous past; a kohen gadol can marry only a virgin. A kohen with a physical deformity cannot serve in the Holy Temple, nor can a deformed animal be brought as an offering.
A newborn calf, lamb or kid must be left with its mother for seven days before being eligible for an offering; one may not slaughter an animal and its offspring on the same day.
The second part of Emor lists the annual Callings of Holiness-the festivals of the Jewish calendar: the weekly Shabbat; the bringing of the Passover offering on 14 Nissan; the seven-day Passover festival beginning on 15 Nissan; the bringing of the Omer offering from the first barley harvest on the second day of Passover, and the commencement, on that day, of the 49-day Counting of the Omer, culminating in the festival of Shavuot on the fiftieth day; a "remembrance of shofar blowing" on 1 Tishrei; a solemn fast day on 10 Tishrei; the Sukkot festival-during which we are to dwell in huts for seven days and take the "Four Kinds"-beginning on 15 Tishrei; and the immediately following holiday of the "eighth day" of Sukkot ( Shemini Atzeret).
Next the Torah discusses the lighting of the menorah in the Temple, and the showbread (lechem hapanim) placed weekly on the table there.
Emor concludes with the incident of a man executed for blasphemy, and the penalties for murder (death) and for injuring one's fellow or destroying his property (monetary compensation). |
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