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I look forward to seeing you at Shul. Here's the schedule:
Mincha/Kol Nidrei begin at 6pm
Morning Services begin at 9am
Torah reading at 10:30am
Mincha 4:30pm; Neilah 5pm; Fast end 7:08
As we prepare for Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the year, here are a few things to keep in mind:
- Enjoy plenty of food and drink, including a customary festive meal on Friday, including honey cake ("lekach") for a sweet year.
- Light a 24 candle at home (even if you don't say Yiskor) before the holiday begins
- If you have a custom to light an additional 24 candle at Shul, bring your candle to the kitchen where a special spot is set up.
- You may park your car at Chabad and leave it parked for the 25 hours of Yom Kippur. If you can take it upon yourself to walk to and from Shul for this holy day, obviously this is a big mitzvah.
- Make sure to make amends with anyone you've had a falling out with before Yom Kippur begins.
- We don't wear leather footwear on Yom Kiippur. Choose slippers or sneakers instead.
- The Tallit is worn (for men) on Yom Kippur, evening, morning and again during Neilah. Some have a custom to wear a "kitel" (a white robe) on all the prayers of Yom Kippur.
- It is important not to break the fast before 7:08pm. (You waited so long... why ruin it so close to the end).
In preparation for Sukkot:
- Get yourself a Lulav set by clicking here. Chabad Members are entitled to a free set but you must reserve one on the site or by calling Hannah at the office.
- Consider joining us for Dinner in the Sukkah, Wednesday, October 12. Click here to RSVP.
Wishing you an easy fast and a meaningful Yom Kippur,
Rabbi Shalom M. Paltiel
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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 10 new families have joined, so we're at 170, 10 away from reaching our goal!
We welcome new members:
Dr. Paul Beck
Barry & Donna Jason
Andy & Julie Kramer
Lynn Silverstein & Jesse Levine
Alex & Edie Rothschild
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Edith Schneider
Larry & Kay Smith
Robert & Dawn Tennenbaum
Michael & Tracy Winters
Isaac & Vardit Youssefia
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Chabad's doors are open to all, member and non-member alike. Still, we ask you to join to make your Chabad that much stronger! 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. In honor of the New Year, we ask that you strongly consider joining. Help us reach our goal of 180 families.
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The Tennebaum Triplets with their proud parents, in honor of their Bar Mitzvah.
The boys have been coming to Shul with Dad every Sunday morning, as promised, to daven and put on their tefillin!
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Yom Kippur, October 7-8
Join Chabad of Port Washington for a meaningful and uplifting Yom Kippur service. All services will take place at the Chabad of Port Washington located at 80 Shore Road, Port Washington, NY 11050.
Click here for full High Holiday schedule and more info.
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Sukkot with Chabad | October 12-21
Join Chabad of Port Washington for Holiday services, dinner in the Sukkah, Sukkot family fun day and lots more.
Click here for more details and to RSVP.
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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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NEW JLI - Fascinating Facts: Exploring the Myths and Mysteries of Judaism
Does Judaism believe in guardian angels? Why do Jews use matchmakers? Who wrote the handwriting on the wall? A fun course in Jewish cultural literacy, full of surprising facts, myths, and mysteries surrounding Jewish tradition and practice.
Begins Sunday, November 6 |10-11:30 AM
At Chabad of Port Washington, 80 Shore Road, PW
Click here for more info and to register online.
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Individual Teshuvah, With the Community
Teshuva requires that a person make an honest assessment of his spiritual standing. To do this, it would seem ideal to isolate oneself from all distractions, to focus on one's past deeds...
Click here to watch a 7-minute clip.
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Countdown to Save Your Life
By: Rabbi Aron Moss | Sydney, AU
Question: We Jews are funny. The new year is the most solemn day of the year. No firecrackers or all night parties, just praying. Where's the fun? Shouldn't new years be a reason to party, and not be so serious?
Answer: Your question was answered for me by a traffic light in Downtown Brooklyn.
New York is famous for its swarms of pedestrians crossing the street, often ignoring the lights and oblivious to oncoming cars. Not only will people start crossing when the lights are already flashing red, but even when the red hand stops flashing and sternly warns them to stop, they will start dashing across en masse, blocking traffic and risking their own lives.
So the City of New York is trying a new antidote to kamikaze crossers. At certain busy intersections when the light starts to flash red, at the same time a number is displayed right next to the red light, counting down the seconds that remain before the cars will get their green light. The crossers now know exactly how long they have to make a dash.
It seems to work. Tension is built by this dramatic count down. You feel as if you are passing over the track of a grand prix just before the starter shoots the gun, or walking the streets of Spain moments before the bulls are about to be released. If you see you have three seconds to cross a wide street, you may think twice before making a suicidal dash...
CONTINUE >>
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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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Friday, Oct 7
6:10 pm
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Shabbat, Oct 8
7:07 pm
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Community News
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MAZAL TOV
We wish a Very Hearty Mazel Tov to Chabad Board Member Dr. Martin Brownstein on his engagement to
Shirley Papilsky Nochomovitz. May Hashem bless them with many happy and wonderful years together!
Dr. Martin Brownstein, Chabad Board Member, who was the first supporter of the Paltiels and together founded Chabad of Port Washington 20 years ago...
BIRTHDAYS
Laurie Radler 10/7
Sheryl Freeman 10/9
Yair Harari 10/9
Nicholas Clinco 10/11
Sharon Kobrinsky 10/11
Bari Cenname 10/13
Jonathan Samuel 10/13
ANNIVERSARY
Alan & Judy Karul 10/14
Karul Family
YARTZEITS
Irving Greenstein (Yisroel),
10/8/2011 | Tishrei 10, 5772
observed by Gerald & Bernice Loew
Abraham & Esther Sander,
10/8/2011 | Tishrei 10, 5772
observed by Zelik Sander
Irving Schulman
(Yitzchak Ben Shmuel),
10/8/2011 | Tishrei 10, 5772
observed by Arnold & Roberta Gatoff
Esther Schwartz,
10/8/2011 | Tishrei 10, 5772
observed by Zelik Sander
Alan Rabinowitz (Jakov),
10/9/2011 | Tishrei 11, 5772
observed by Lucille Roberts and
Yair & Debbie Harari
Ethel Strick (Etke Leah bas Israel),
10/10/2011 | Tishrei 12, 5772
observed by Joseph Strick
*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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Self-Pity
Self-pity is nothing less than an impulse to destroy yourself. And this is its script:
"This is the way you were made. These are the facts of your situation. It's bad. Worse than anybody else in the whole world. In fact, it's so bad, it's impossible to do anything about it. And therefore, you are free from any responsibility to clean it up. Nobody can blame you for anything."
Self-pity is a liar and a thief. A liar, because everyone is granted the power to clean up his own mess, if only he will try. A thief, because as long as it sits inside you, it is stealing away the days of your life.
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How-to guides, essays and insights, prayer service overviews, stories, multimedia, and much more!
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| Understanding Yom Kippur |
 The Ten Days of Teshuvah
Translation pitfalls: equating a Jewish idea with one drawn from another culture, when the two are in fact dissimilar.
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 I Ate Non-Kosher Food, Now What?
After cooking with it and feeding my family, I read the ingredients, and to my horror, the sauce wasn't kosher!
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 Saying "I'm Sorry"
How could someone say that to me? I thought. I took cotillion as a child. I took etiquette classes in college. I was a classy lady . . .
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 Newly Discovered Memoirs Record Vivid Recollections of Rebbe's Mother
She was, in her own words, "not a writer, nor the daughter of a writer," but the recently-discovered second volume of handwritten recollections of...
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 Groundbreaking Video Celebrates Decade of Broadcasting Rebbe's Teachings
Each week, about 200,000 people around the world sit down to watch the "Living Torah," a 15 to 20 minute video...
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 Jewish Services Expand in Sub-Saharan Africa
Headquarters for Jewish communities ranging from 100 to 1,000 strong across a wide swath of the continent, Chabad-Lubavitch of Central Africa now serves approximately 12 countries.
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 Wounded Soldiers Tour Brazil's Many Sites
Seven wounded Israeli soldiers toured Brazil on a special visit coordinated by the local New Horizon Center, Noach Adventures, and the Chabad Terror Victims Project.
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 Yom Kippur is the holiest day of the year—the day on which we are closest to G‑d and to the quintessence of our own souls. It is the Day of Atonement--"For on this day He will forgive you, to purify you, that you be cleansed from all your sins before G‑d" (Leviticus 16:30).
For nearly twenty-six hours--from several minutes before sunset on Tishrei 9 to after nightfall on Tishrei 10—we "afflict our souls": we abstain from food and drink, do not wash or anoint our bodies, do not wear leather footwear, and abstain from marital relations.
Before Yom Kippur we perform the Kaparot atonement service; we request and receive honey cake, in acknowledgement that we are all recipients in G‑d's world and in prayerful hope for a sweet and abundant year; eat a festive meal; immerse in a mikvah; and give extra charity. Late afternoon we eat the pre-fast meal, following which we bless our children, light a memorial candle as well as the holiday candles, and go to the synagogue for Kol Nidrei services.
In the course of Yom Kippur we hold five prayer services: Maariv, with its solemn Kol Nidrei service, on the eve of Yom Kippur; Shacharit--the morning prayer; Musaf, which includes a detailed account of the Yom Kippur Temple service; Minchah, which includes the reading of the Book of Jonah; and Neilah, the "closing of the gates" service at sunset. We say the Al Chet confession of sins eight times in the course of Yom Kippur, and recite Psalms every available moment.
The day is the most solemn of the year, yet an undertone of joy suffuses it: a joy that revels in the spirituality of the day and expresses the confidence that G‑d will accept our repentance, forgive our sins, and seal our verdict for a year of life, health and happiness. The closing Neilah service climaxes in the resounding cries of "Hear O Israel... G‑d is one." Then joy erupts in song and dance (a Chabad custom is to sing the lively "Napoleon's March"), followed by a single blast of the shofar, followed by the proclamation, "Next year in Jerusalem." We then partake of a festive after-fast meal, making the evening after Yom Kippur a Yom Tov (festival) in its own right.
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