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"The offspring of the righteous are their good deeds" - The Talmud.
In addition to his beautiful family, Zelik ben Avraham a"h Sander (aka Reb Zelik), whom we lost last week at the age of 97, leaves a legacy of good deeds and a shining example of a life well lived.
Reb Zelik taught us to live joyously each and every day, and that getting the short end of the stick is no excuse to be grouchy.
Reb Zelik taught us not to take ourselves too seriously, and to make it our business to bring joy to those around us.
Reb Zelik taught us that no matter what happens, a Jew always remains loyal to his people, his faith. He would often ask the unanswerable question - where was G‑d when 6 million of His children were murdered. Still, that didn't stop him from being the first to arrive each morning to davening (prayer services).
May his memory be a blessing, and may his neshomo (soul) rest in peace together with his beloved Sally and his entire family who were robbed from him in his youth.
"And the living shall take to heart" (Ecclesiastes 7:2). Indeed.
Shabbat Shalom,
Rabbi Shalom M Paltiel
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WHAT YOU CAN DO IN MEMORY OF REB ZELIK
1 - My son Ephraim has set up a blog. Click here to post memories and lessons learned. Please also consider posting a new mitzvah resolution you are undertaking in his memory as a blessing to his soul. You can also find there a link to a tractate of the Mishna (Talmud) called Ethics of the Fathers. Consider clicking there and studying some sections, as the study of MISHNA (the same Hebrew letters of NESHAMA - SOUL) is considered a great merit to the soul of a departed loved one. (Ephraim is also arranging for the ENTIRE body of MISHNA to be completed by the 30th day "shloshim" with the help of Yeshiva boys all over the world. Ephraim can be reached at [email protected].
2 - Join us for a memorial service which take place on Sunday, September 25th 5-7 PM, which will include Mincha and Maariv services and presentations by some of the young people in our community. Thank you Abie for organizing this event.
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We at Chabad of Port Washington are celebrating our 20th anniversary this year. In honor of this special milestone we have set a goal of growing our Shul to 180 member families. We began the campaign with 160 families. So far 6 new families have joined, so we're at 166, 14 away from reaching our goal!
We welcome new members:
Dr. Paul Beck
Barry & Donna Jason
Andy &Julie Kramer |
Alex & Edie Rothschild
Edith Schneider
Michael & Tracy Winters |
Chabad's doors are open to all, member and non-member alike. Every Jew is invited and welcome to our shul, preschool, Hebrew school, and programs. So you ask yourself - why become a member?
Of course "membership has its privileges."
Membership perks include: Listing in the Membership Directory (including your family photo), listing of departed loved ones in the Yom Kippur YISKOR booklet, complimentary tickets to the annual Membership Shabbaton dinner, a gift of a Lulav/Etrog set at Sukkot and box of Shmurah Matzah at Passover. Plus, an attractive listing of our Member families will be displayed in the Shul lobby on time for the High Holidays. (See the complete list of perks by clicking here).
But that's not why we ask you to join.
We ask you to join to make your Chabad that much stronger! With every new family that joins we become a stronger Chabad. (Also, we find that members tend to come to shul more often (to get their money's worth), and we do like to see you at Shul more often...)
As a "new member" your 1st year's dues would be discounted 50%. Your dues can be paid out throughout the year at your convenience. If you can't afford the full fee, the rabbi will be happy to accommodate you with a confidential discounted membership. Contact: [email protected] or by calling 767-8672.
In honor of the New Year, we ask that you strongly consider joining. Help us reach our goal of 180 families. We want YOUR family to become part of OUR family.
Chabad of Port Washington wishes you a Shana Tova, a happy and healthy New Year to you and yours. We look forward to seeing you at Chabad (member or not...)
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High Holidays with Chabad
Rosh Hashana, September 28-30
Yom Kippur, October 7-8
Join Chabad of Port Washington for a meaningful and uplifting High Holidays service. All High Holiday Services will take place at the Chabad of Port Washington located at 80 Shore Road, Port Washington, NY 11050.
Click here for more full High Holiday schedule and more info.
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Mommy & Me with Yoga
Mondays | 9:45 -10:45 am
Michelle Lublin, of Om Sweet Om together with Sara Paltiel, director of Chabad of Port Washington, invite you to to join us for a spectacular Mommy and Me with Yoga. Yoga, Music & Movement in a Preschool setting.
Click here for more info and to register online.
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The King Awaits
The first Chabad Rebbe offers a parable illustrating G‑d's closeness of every individual during the Hebrew month of Elul.
Click here to watch a 6-minute clip.
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Should Our Fights Be Fixed?
By: Rabbi Aron Moss | Sydney, AU
Question: I have a problem. My fiancee and I never fight. I have heard that relationships can only grow through tension, that only when we have a disagreement and then work through it can we get closer. But what can I do? We simply agree on everything. Now I'm nervous. Should we be arranging some arguments? Maybe a weekly roster with a list of topics to fight about, and then make up afterwards?
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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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6:45 pm
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7:43 pm
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CONDOLENCES
it is with sadness that we inform you of the passing of Abe Miles, Avraham ben Rafael, beloved father of Stewart Miles, who passed away this morning at the age of 86. Funeral will take place sunday 10am at Gutterman's in Woodbury (jericho turnpike).
Sunday morning services will take place at 8:45am, so that people can attend the funeral.
May we share simchos!
Stewart, Stacy and Rebecca Miles
Our condolences to Matt & Laurie Merlis on the passing of Laurie's mother Nogah Gaynor. May we share only happy occasions.
BIRTHDAYS
Brette Ehrenpreis 9/17
Gerald Loew 9/17
Tami Ruben 9/19
ANNIVERSARY
Allison & David Rosen 9/22
YARTZEITS
Ida Levine, (Chaya bat Avraham)
9/19/2011 | Elul 20, 5771
observed by Carol Arnold
& Bill Ostrower
Carol Arnold
Ida Pearl Russell,
9/20/2011 | Elul 21, 5771
observed by Barbra Russell
Barbra Russell
*CLICK HERE to convert any regular calendar date, birthday or Yartzeit to its corresponding Jewish-calendar date!
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Daily Thought
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Being and Not Being
He made His world of contradictions, opposites that combine as one.
Being and not being,
infinity and finitude,
light and darkness,
form and matter,
quantity and quality,
giving and withholding.
At their nexus, a world is formed: Neither can exist without the other, all function together as a single whole.
They are mere modalities-He Himself is none of them. He mixes them and matches them at whim.
Paradox is our window to the Unknowable.
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| September 11: Looking Back |
 The Towers of Light
Like many great feats, the towers didn't go up easily. It was the culmination of decades of political wrangling
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| Elul 18: Celebrating Chassidism |
 Locked Out with a Great Chain
It was not the hearts of Jewish believers, but the minds of Jewish philosophers, that could not find a place to fit such an infinite G‑d inside such a busy, messy, finite world.
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| Ki Tavo: Being Grateful |
 Don't Think It-Say It
There is an element of appreciation that is expressed more by our words than our deeds
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| Advice for Real Life |
 I Cannot Focus on the Words of My Prayers
As hard as I try, I am having trouble concentrating on the words in the prayerbook. What should I do?
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Chabad-Lubavitch News from Around the World |
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| PHOTO GALLERY |
 Jewish Teens Spend Summer in Costa Rica
A group of 42 Jewish teenagers and 11 dedicated staff members descended on Costa Rica this summer for a high-energy vacation spent studying Torah, meeting local Jews,
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| PHOTO GALLERY |
 Jackson Hole Celebrates Jewish Culture
Seasonal residents, tourists, and longtime Jewish community members enjoyed a late-summer Jewish Cultural Day in the popular resort destination of Jackson Hole, Wyo.
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| EDUCATION |
 Hebrew Schools Embark on New Academic Year
This week, Hebrew schools from Pittsburgh, Pa., to Pasadena, Calif., geared up for the start of a new academic year, implementing curricula designed to instill in students both a solid foundation of Judaic
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 New Torah Honors Life of Virginia's First Emissary
Members of Richmond's Jewish community will be commemorating 20 years since the passing of Virginia's first Chabad-Lubavitch emissary during a ceremony timed to coincide with the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks.
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Parshat Ki Tavo
Moses instructs the people of Israel: When you enter the land that G‑d is giving to you as your eternal heritage, and you settle it and cultivate it, bring the first-ripened fruits (bikkurim) of your orchard to the Holy Temple, and declare your gratitude for all that G‑d has done for you.
Our Parshah also includes the laws of the tithes given to the Levites and to the poor, and detailed instructions on how to proclaim the blessings and the curses on Mount Gerizim and Mount Ebal-as discussed in the beginning of the Parshah of Re'eh. Moses reminds the people that they are G‑d's chosen people, and that they, in turn, have chosen G‑d.
The latter part of Ki Tavo consists of the Tochachah ("Rebuke"). After listing the blessings with which G‑d will reward the people when they follow the laws of the Torah, Moses gives a long, harsh account of the bad things-illness, famine, poverty and exile-that shall befall them if they abandon G‑d's commandments.
Moses concludes by telling the people that only today, forty years after their birth as a people, have they attained "a heart to know, eyes to see, and ears to hear." |
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