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As we approach the Rebbe's 17th yahrzeit (Tammuz 3 - this Tuesday) here's a thought:
I am often asked "If you would be able to meet the Rebbe today, what would you ask him?"
I answered, "I wouldn't ask anything - I would just say, 'Thank You.' "
The Rebbe taught us to share our Judaism with all Jews, regardless of their background or affiliation.
I'll be forever thankful to the Rebbe for encouraging and inspiring me, and giving me the privilege to be a part of the "Rebbe's army".
The yahrzeit of a righteous individual is a very powerful day for blessings, especially when praying at his burial site. I will be going to the Rebbe's gravesite in honor of his yahrzeit. If you'd like me to bring your request for his blessings on this special day, please reply to this email and give me your names and mother's Hebrew name and any request you have.
Shabbat Shalom!
Rabbi Shalom M. Paltiel
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Join us for a Visit to the Ohel
- Gravesite of the Lubavitcher Rebbe -
Honoring his 17th Yahrzeit
Sunday, July 10 2011
10 AM - Meet at Chabad for introduction to the trip: Includes video presentation, discussion and brunch.
10:45 AM - Leave to Ohel on Chabad school buses
1:00 PM - Return to Chabad
No charge, please RSVP so we know how many people to prepare for.
Click here to RSVP.
To learn more about "the Ohel " Click here.
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A Golden Lining
Talmud Tractate Chagigah concludes with a discussion about the coating of the Golden Altar
Click here to watch an 8 minute clip.
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Calendar Campaign 2011-2012 |
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Advertise your business in our beautiful Jewish Art Calendar for 5772.
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Chabad is in need of gently used toys and bicycles.
Please help us by donating your gently used toys and bicycles.
Drop off at Chabad anytime between 8 AM and 4 PM.
Thank you!
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Shark Attack
By: Rabbi Aron Moss
Sydney, Australia
Question:
My partner says I should spend more time chilling out, relaxing, and just enjoy life. And that I should do stuff purely for entertainment/leisure value.
I'm the kind of person who does things to improve myself (really, not my imagination).
Everything I do is for the purpose of education or self improvement. All I ever do is read self help books, learn Torah insights, watch lectures, or listen to them.
Apparently that's my problem. I take life too seriously.
What do you reckon?
Answer:
There is no question that Jewish wisdom abhors time wasting. "The day is short, and we have a lot of work to do," say our sages. The Talmud warns, "Remember that the day of death approaches," which Chassidic masters explain to mean, "Remember that each day dies and never returns. Don't waste even one day."
And then there is the famous saying:
"People worry about losing money, but don't worry about losing time. Yet money can't save you, and time can't be recaptured."
Clearly, we are in this world to achieve. And yet, there is a concept of meaningful rest. Sometimes we do need to chill out. This is not necessarily a waste of time. We are much more effective after resting. Just like we need to sleep to be able to achieve more when we wake up, we need to have down time so our minds can be more focused and energies replenished to get on with our mission.
Not that we should do things that will lower our moral standards, but we can sometimes just chill, take a walk, read something light, go to the zoo, fly a kite. This will refresh us and lead to more productivity. Not learning Torah is sometimes the best way to promote learning Torah.
If your reluctance to waste time comes from a true desire to serve G‑d, then you have nothing to fear from relaxation. For that is serving G‑d too.
But if something else is driving you, if it is psychological rather than spiritual, then this avoidance of time wasting may not be such a good thing at all. It could be compulsive, or an attempt to prove your worth by always achieving something, or an aversion to sharing time with others, or a fear to really face yourself. Ironically, addiction to self help can be a great way to avoid facing your real self and caring for others. There is nothing holy about that...
Click here for full article.
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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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Shabbat Times
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9:21 pm
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Daily Thought
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Waking Up G‑d
A spark of G‑d slumbers within, as a flame hushed within the embers.
Will she awaken from ideas? They are only more dreams to sleep by.
Will she awaken from deep thoughts? Their depth will not reach her.
She will awaken when she sees her Beloved, the Essence of All Things with which she is one.
And where will she see Him? Not in ideas, not in deep thoughts, but in a G‑dly deed that she will do, in an act of infinite beauty.
Then her flame will burn bright.
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BIRTHDAYS
Gabriella Sater 7/1
Ben Jaffe 7/3
Dr. Glen Ruben 7/3
Rochel Yunis 7/3
Birthday Boy Dr. Glen Ruben proud of his beautiful family
ANNIVERSARY
Stephanie & Robert Salzbank 7/4
Stephanie & Robert Salzbank
YARTZEITS
Gitia Kisilenko, observed by Robert & Irina Kessler, Tammuz 1 - 7/3
Harry Strick (Tzvi Yakov ben Yosef), observed by Joseph Strick,
Tammuz 1 - 7/3
Edythe Sklar Clement (Yedashe Beila bas Reb Mordechai), observed by Alan & Peggy Klat, Tammuz 5 - 7/7
Peggy & Dr. Alan Klat
Murray Yoss (Mordechai ben Nochum), observed by Arthur & Rhonda Kaplan, Tammuz 5 - 7/7
Drs. Rhonda & Arthur Kaplan
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the parshah in a nutshell |
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Parshat Chukat
 Moses is taught the laws of the red heifer, whose ashes purify a person who has been contaminated by contact with a dead body.
After forty years of journeying through the desert, the people of Israel arrive in the wilderness of Zin. Miriam dies and the people thirst for water. G‑d tells Moses to speak to a rock and command it to give water. Moses gets angry at the rebellious Israelites and strikes the stone. Water issues forth, but Moses is told by G‑d that neither he nor Aaron will enter the Promised Land.
Aaron dies at Hor Hahar and is succeeded in the high priesthood by his son Elazar. Venomous snakes attack the Israelite camp after yet another eruption of discontent in which the people "speak against G‑d and Moses"; G‑d tells Moses to place a brass serpent upon a high pole, and all who will gaze heavenward will be healed. The people sing a song in honor of the miraculous well that provided the water in the desert.
Moses leads the people in battles against the Emorite kings Sichon and Og (who seek to prevent Israel's passage through their territory) and conquers their lands, which lie east of the Jordan.
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