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Chabad of Port Washington Email: [email protected] Voice: 516-767-8672 www.ChabadPW.org
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On Monday morning, standing with their father, Rabbi Yonatan Sandler, outside the Otzar HaTorah school where he devoted himself to the Jewish people of his native France, the ugliest side of human barbarity reared its head snuffing out their precious lives together with that of Miriam Monsonego.
I'm kind of numb. Some people turn to me for answers on "how could this happen?" I'll save you time. I don't know. All that I can think about right now is what does Rebbetzin Chava Sandler answer her one year old surviving son when he wakes up in middle the night crying "Daddy! Daddy!"
Her next child Gavriel was only four years old when his short life came to an end. (How painfully ironic - this little boy was named after Gavriel Holtzberg, the Shliach in Mumbai who was similarly killed for the sin of being Jewish...) But one of the beautiful pictures of him is sucking a lolly on the day of his Opshernis, the traditional hair cutting ceremony at the age of three; just before he would have started reading this week's Parsha. I couldn't help but notice the connection.
The Midrash (and subsequent Jewish tradition) tell us that when young Jewish children are brought for their first day of learning in "Cheder" the first verse they read is from this week's Parsha at the opening book of Vayikra Leviticus.
Why? Because since the book of Leviticus is primarily focused on the service in the Sanctuary of God, "let these pure ones (the children) come and engage with these pure ones (the holy Temple service)."
So just a few months ago little Gavriel Sandler, like millions of Jewish children for generations before him, probably started his first day of Cheder at Gan Rashi Preschool in Toulouse, by "engaging with these pure ones."
Please God "let these pure ones" Gavriel, Aryeh, their holy father Rabbi Jonathan, and little Miriam, "come and engage with these pure ones" their little brother, their mother, bringing them comfort from their special place in heaven, and with the coming of Moshiach speedily in our days, engaged and reunited in a warm embrace with them again.
Wishing you a Shabbat of Pure Comfort and Strength,
Rabbi Shalom M. Paltiel
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Photo Gallery of Florence's Mini Israel Indoor Playground
We are delighted to announce the opening of FLORENCE MINI ISRAEL - a 300 SF Disney-like children's Israel experience.
Florence Mini Israel was built by Dr. Martin Brownstein to honor the memory of his mother Florecne, Feigeh bas Moshe A"H. The Florence Brownstein Preschool, established 20 years ago by Dr. Brownstein, was also dedicated in memory of Florence.
An inaugural dedication was held in a private ceremony on Sunday, March 4th, where Dr. Brownstein cut the ribbon and affixed the MEZUZAH. A birthday party was held at that time for Martin's grandson Jeremy. Here's the part that is "bashert" (meant to be) without a doubt: AFTER the date had been selected, it was realized this was the EXACT HEBREW DATE of the 20th YAHRZEIT (anniversary of passing) of Florence, in whose memory this is taking place.
Florence Mini Israel will be used as the indoor playground for Florence Brownstein Preschool. It will also serve as a birthday party venue. It will also invite community groups, private and public school groups who want to give their students a taste of Israel, right here on the North Shore.
Click here to view photos and to get a full tour of the Florence Mini Israel.
Photos courtesy of Rob Salzbank, Rampage Studios
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Boys and Girls Spring Sports at Adam Katz Athletic Center
Click here for more information on the current programs being offered through our gymnasium in conjunction with Island Garden and the Port Washington Police Athletic League.
The Bernstein Family
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As we complete the first season of ISLAND GARDEN SUPER LEAGUE play at our gym, we congratulate and thank all who gave so much of their time and energy to make this inaugural season such a great success, way beyond our expectations. Thank you to Jim Fox and Bruce Eiber of FE HOOPS/ISLAND GARDEN. Special thanks to Brad and Mira Bernstein for serving as Chabad's liason to the program and for investing countless time, energy and resources to make sure the program got off to a great start right out of the gate!
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8 year old victim Miriam Monsonego |
Exclusive by Elie Wiesel: The Tragedy in Toulouse
Will the hatred of the Jews ever finally vanish? Will Jewish children always be in danger?
This time, a murderer slew four Jews: a teacher and three young children.
When a blood-thirsty Jew-hater wants to kill Jews, he goes first to the Jewish schools. Jewish children are his primary target.
It's always been this way. This is what Pharaoh, King of Egypt did, what Hitler did. And this is what happened now...
Click here to read full article >>
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Monthly Parenting Class | At Chabad
Wednesday, March 28 | 11 AM
Monthly parenting class lead by Sara Paltiel of Chabad Port Washington. No charge.
Click here for more info. Please RSVP by calling the office 516 767 8672.
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Passover 2012 with Chabad!
First Seder Night:
Friday, April 6 | 7:30 PM (Services 7 PM)
Led by Rabbi Ilan Weinberg
Second Seder Night:
Saturday, April 7 | 7:30 PM (Services 7 PM)
Led by Rabbi Shalom Paltiel
Fee: Adult $45 | Child 12 & under $30
Members: Adult $35 | Child 12 & under $25
Click here for more info and to RSVP. |
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Special Shabbat Lecture
Shabbat Morning, April 21 | 11 AM
Sermon Lecture by Howard Birnbach "The Founding Fathers & the Jews". Services 9:30am, Sermon at 11am followed by Kiddush luncheon. |
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New JLI Course: The Art of Marriage
6 Sundays, Begins May 6 | 10-11:30 AM
"The Art of Marriage" is a six session course that will show participants how to attain that for themselves and their spouses, with timeless lessons from both modern and ancient Jewish texts such as the Talmud and Zohar.
Click here for more info and to RSVP. |
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Parent and Protetor
The fact that a parent feeds and clothes a child does not mean he may do with the child whatever he wants... The parent himself is a possession of G‑d; how much more so their child, who is only entrusted to the parent for safekeeping.
Click here to watch a 7-minute clip.
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What Makes You Jealous?
By: Rabbi Aron Moss | Sydney, Australia
Question From Bluma (age 8): It says in the Ten Commandments "Do not be jealous." Does that mean that if I see my friend wearing a dress that I really like, I can't be jealous and want the same dress, even if I don't say anything to my friend?
Answer: We are all jealous. It is impossible not to be. As long as we are human, we see what others have and wish we could have it too. But that isn't always bad. There are three types of jealousy. Wicked jealousy, dangerous jealousy, and good jealousy...
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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6:52 pm
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Shabbat, Mar 24
7:52 pm
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Daily Thought
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Infinite & Intimate
Does G‑d then laugh? Is He so vulnerable as to cry over failure and rejoice in success? Does He who brings heaven and earth into existence truly love with the passion of a frail human being? Can the Infinite Light feel regret, just like a creature trapped within the tunnel of time?
But G‑d desired Man with all his struggles. The proof: We are here. And G‑d looked down from His lofty realm beyond love and laughter, beyond passion and remorse, down into this thought of a human being . And He said, "Shall he then be alone in his place and I in Mine? Is this oneness?"
So He arranged a meeting place, in the boundless emotions that are the fabric of Man's soul and are reflected within the bowels of the Infinite Light. So that in love and laughter and compassion and awe and beauty, man and G‑d could find one another, and neither would be alone.
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| Terror in Toulouse |
 Gunman Slaughters Four
The tight-knit Jewish community of Toulouse was thrown into turmoil Monday morning, the peace of the southwestern French city shattered by a gunman's bullets. As police counted shell casings, authorities released the names of the deceased, their lives snuffed out just steps from the Ozar Hatorah high school when a man riding a motorcycle opened fire.
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| Vayikra: Sacrifice and Other Important Lessons |
 Parshah in a Nutshell
Of men and beasts, bullocks and doves, blood and fat, fire and frankincense, sacrifice and pleasure, conscience and culpability, poverty and property . . .
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| Stop and Smell the Flowers |
 Torn by My Parents' Divorce
When I close my eyes, I imagine that it's all a game of tug-of-war. I am the rope that each parent is so desperate to gain. They each pull without compromise, determined to win me over.
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| Chassidism Corner |
 A Silence Louder Than Words
On the 27th of Adar the Rebbe suffered a stroke, and spoke no more. How are we to view this event? What does it demand of us?
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| Stricken With Grief, French Community Faces Long Road of Healing
As French officials narrowed their investigation of the slaying of a Toulouse teacher, his two sons and the daughter of the Ozar Hatorah high school's principal, parents and students faced their first full day since the bullets of a suspected serial killer shattered rained down chaos on their tightknit Jewish community.
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| CAMPUS LIFE |
 Chabad House Director Gets Nod From USC's "Remarkable Women" Committee
When Lizzy Breiter heard about the University of Southern California's Remarkable Women Awards, the sophomore knew exactly who she wanted to nominate.
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 Collective Prayers of French Jews Focus on Consolations and Recovery
Jewish residents of Paris crammed inside the city's historic Synagogue Nazareth Monday evening in an attempt to put words to their shock and grief following the gunning down of three young children and a father outside Toulouse's Ozar Hatorah high school.
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| Gunman Slaughters Four Outside French Jewish School
The tight-knit Jewish community of Toulouse was thrown into turmoil Monday morning, the peace of the southwestern French city shattered by a gunman's bullets. As police counted shell casings, authorities released the names of the deceased, their lives snuffed out just steps from the Ozar Hatorah high school when a man riding a motorcycle opened fire.
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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 misappropriated 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.
This being the Shabbat that falls on or before the first of Nissan, we also read the section of Hachodesh (Exodus 12:1-20), which relates G‑d's words to Moses in Egypt two weeks before the Exodus, instructing us to set the Jewish calendar by the monthly new moon, and to regard Nissan as the "head of months." G‑d also instructs to bring the Passover offering, to eat it with matzah and bitter herbs, and to abstain from leaven for seven days. |
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