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Chabad of Port Washington Email: rabbi@chabadpw.org Voice: 516-767-8672 www.ChabadPW.org
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Pesach is upon us! Please be sure all has been taken care of in preparation of this important Festival. Here is just a short "checklist" including some of the programs being offered through Chabad:
1. Sell the Chometz - Click here.
2. Get yourself some Shmurah Matzah (the special handmade type that looks like its really 3000 years old...) It is a very special mitzvah to have everyone at your Seders eat some of this special matzah on both nights. They are available for sale at King Kullen. (We are delivering a box to each of our Member families - thank you Marina Shapiro for graciously volunteering to deliver most of them. If you are a Chabad Member and have not received a box please contact our office).
3. Make Seder arrangements for both Seder nights. You can RSVP to join the Seder at Chabad for the first night by clicking here.
4. For Firstborn males only: Mark your calendar to be present at the special ceremony, April, 6 at 7:00 am services, 7:30am ceremony.
Passover is the time when we are blessed with spiritual freedom to allow us to rise above and "Passover" the confusion and worry stemming from the challenges we face in daily life. This year, more so than other years perhaps, Passover comes just on time. Enjoy its rich traditions, observe it's sacred customs. It will afford you much needed energy of joy and liberation to savor year-round.
I would also like to encourage you to join me at Shul during this Passover Holiday for at least one or two of the holiday services.
The schedule of Passover services is:
First days of Passover - Saturday, 4/7 & Sunday 4/8: Services begin at 9:30 am (both evenings prior @ 7pm)
Last days of Passover - Friday, 4/13 & Saturday, 4/14: Services being at 9:30am. (Both evenings prior @ 7pm). Yiskor service is on 4/14 @ 11am.
Please accept my best wishes for a Happy, Kosher and Meaningful Passover!
Shabbat Shalom and Chag Someach
Rabbi Shalom M. Paltiel
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Chabad of Port Washington is looking for a mini van to transport staff members. Donate a car and receive full bluebook value.
Email Rabbi@chabadpw.org to donate.
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Does G‑d really love us? | By: Rabbi Manis Friedman
Click here to watch a 3 minute clip.
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Marshall & Randye Hubsher |
The Kiddush first day of Passover is sponsored by Dr. Marshall & Randye Hubsher. Marshall will also lead the Haftorah, and of course his customary Adon Olam.
We are looking for a Kiddush sponsor for the last two days of Passover. Click here to let us know if you'd like to sponsor one.
A kiddush is being planned for May 5th to honor the 6 million, and also in memory of our beloved survivors R' Zelik Sander, Chaim (Poppy) Greenspan, as well as Paul Schumaberger who passed away so suddenly just one month ago. If you'd like to participate in the kiddush contact Ellen Schaier at llzz@verizon.net.
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Passover 2012 with Chabad!
Friday, April 6
Fast of Firstborn Ceremony | 7:00 AM
Evening Services | 7:00 PM
1st Seder led by Rabbi Ilan Weinberg | 7:30 PM
Shabbat, April 7
Morning Services | 9:30 AM
Evening Services | 7:00 PM
2nd Seder led by Rabbi Shalom Paltiel | 7:30 PM
Sunday, April 8
Morning Services | 9:30 AM
Evening Services | 7:00 PM
Holiday Ends | 8:09 PM
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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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Holocaust Commemoration
Dedicated to the memory of Reb Zelik Sander OBM
Sunday, April 22, 2012 | Rosh Chodesh Iyar
9:00am Tefillin Wrap/Morning Service
10:00am Brunch
10:30am Lecture:
Belief in G‑d after the Holocaust;
Given By Rabbi Dr. Nissen Mangel
Fee for Lecture: $10 | Program Sponsor: $180
Click here for more info and to RSVP. |
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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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If Only They'd Lettuce Alone
By: Rabbi Aron Moss | Sydney, Australia
Question: I am confused about the maror, the bitter herbs eaten at the Seder. I always thought you are supposed to use horseradish. But then I heard that we should use cos (or romaine) lettuce leaves, with a spoonful of fresh horseradish. I eat lettuce with my salad all year round, and it is not bitter. If anything it is quite sweet tasting. So why eat lettuce to commemorate the bitterness of Egyptian slavery?
Answer: Your sweet lettuce is a sneaky little vegetable. Its nature very closely parallels the Egyptian slavery experience.
Indeed, lettuce has a gentle and pleasant taste. That is because we pick it when it is young. But leave the lettuce stalk in the ground for a bit longer, and it turns bitter and pungent. What starts off sweet turns sour in the end.
This was the exact course of events in Egypt. When the Israelites first arrived, they were warmly welcomed and made to feel at home. Pharaoh invited them to assimilate into Egyptian culture and society, to participate in the economy and become fully-fledged citizens.
The trusting Israelites accepted his offer with relish (another reason we eat horseradish). They felt honoured to be accepted by such an illustrious nation as Egypt. And this was their downfall. They had been duped. The friendliness was a facade. Once Pharaoh had seduced the Israelites into a false sense of security, he could easily manipulate them. Before long, the welcome turned bitter, and the Israelites were enslaved. Like the lettuce stalk, it all seems sweet at first, but given some time it turns bitter.
So at the Seder we eat lettuce. Not the mature and embittered type, but rather lettuce that is still tasty and sweet. Because the sweet lettuce is the bitterest of them all.
The Egyptian slavery did not start when the Egyptians turned on the Israelites. It began when the Israelites felt comfortable in Egypt. That country, the superpower of its day, was renowned for its low moral standards. When the Israelites became impressed by Egypt's grandeur and lured by its sweet welcome, they lost something of themselves. When they took pride in the attention they received from a tyrant, they lost their freedom.
The same is true to this day. When as Jews we measure our self-worth by how much our neighbours accept us, when we fawn for the approval of those whom we deem more powerful than us, when we shape our identity to conform with what others expect of us, we have sold our souls into slavery.
We eat lettuce to remind us that not all that tastes sweet is indeed sweet. A bitter herb, no matter how sugar-coated, is still a bitter herb. There's nothing as bitter as selling your soul to be accepted, and there's nothing as sweet as the freedom to be yourself. |
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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, Apr 6
7:07 pm
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Shabbat, Apr 7
8:08 pm
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Sunday, Apr 8
8:09 pm
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Community News
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BIRTHDAYS
Jennifer Charney-Bitterman 4/6
Mr. Danny Kaplan 4/7
Mr. Robert Brenner 4/10
Adrielle Kobin 4/10
Edward Freifeld 4/11
Evan Friedberg 4/11
Lucille Rabinowitz 4/12
Michael Winters 4/13
George Kalinsky 4/14
Matthew David Loew 4/16
Marlene Friedberg 4/17
Rochelle Lebovitch 4/17
Andrew Neuwirth 4/18
Daniel Clinco 4/19
Allan Hyman 4/19
Alan Jaffe 4/19
YARTZEITS
Sadie Goldsmith,
(Shana Faga bas Melich)
4/11/2012 | Nissan 19, 5772
observed by:
Harold & Marilyn Goldsmith
Jacob Gordon,
(Yaakov Yitzchak ben Baruch)
4/11/2012 | Nissan 19, 5772
observed by:
Geoffrey & Karen Gordon
Michael Scott Loew,
(Michoel ben Yitzak Levi)
4/11/2012 | Nissan 19, 5772
observed by Gerald & Bernice Loew
Leo Kramer, (Lebel ben Yacov)
4/12/2012 | Nissan 20, 5772
observed by:
Jerry & Sandra Kramer
Theodore Freeman,
(Tuvia Dan Ben Shimon)
4/14/2012 | Nissan 22, 5772
observed by Richard Freeman
Rose Dorfman,
4/16/2012 | Nissan 24, 5772
observed by Sophia Charney
Herman Hollander,
(Chaim Yoel ben Eliezer)
4/16/2012 | Nissan 24, 5772
observed by:
Larry & Phyllis Hollander
Fenya Glass,
4/17/2012 | Nissan 25, 5772
observed by Michael Itkin & Anna Orlov
Claire Salzbank,
(Chayka Perel Bat Yosef Aharon)
4/18/2012 | Nissan 26, 5772
observed by:
Stephanie & Robert Salzbank
Alan & Karen Salzbank
Goldie Effune, (Tzhavah bas Shlomo) 4/19/2012 | Nissan 27, 5772
observed by:
Edwin & Sandra Effune
*CLICK HERE to convert any regular calendar date, birthday or Yartzeit to its corresponding Jewish-calendar date!
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| Passover Toolkit |
 Sell Your Chametz Online
Any chametz left undisposed must be sold to a non-Jew. Use this online form to quickly delegate a rabbi to sell your chametz for you.
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| Plumbing the Depths of Passover |
 No Bread
There is something about bread which marks it as the quintessential food, and as the metaphor for all that nourishes our existence.
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| Personal Passover |
 Freeing Ourselves From Ourselves
My fear of Passover is more than the grunge work of cleaning. I think I really fear needing to go through everything, to sort through things and re-evaluate what is necessary and what is not.
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| Passover Cuisine |
 Passover Desserts
Feeling limited without your friend Flour? Enjoy some culinary inspiration for your Passover table.
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| Caribbean |
 New Puerto Rico Welcome Center Champions Judaism in Old S. Juan
Amy Tarshis was wandering through the streets of Old S. Juan in January when she saw a man with a skullcap and a beard. With just three hours until her plane, she decided to add a new dimension to her Puerto Rico birthday trip, and approached him for a blessing.
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| Roundup |
 Communities Mark Auspicious Day With Intense Study and Commitment to Good Deeds
Jewish communities around the world are marking the 110th anniversary of the birth of the Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, of righteous memory, by holding study sessions of sections of classic rabbinical teachings and examinations of works of Chasidic philosophy, new resolutions in personal good deeds and communal projects, intensified Passover outreach and, in Jerusalem, organizing the Bar Mitzvahs of 110 orphans.
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| Campus Life |
 Lehigh University Jewish Center Bursting at Seams
Rabbi Zalman and Dit Greenberg and their upstart Jewish student center have come a long way since opening its doors to the Lehigh University campus four years ago. Now converting a historic mansion and former fraternity house into a 10,000-square-foot multi-purpose facility, even they can't believe how far they've come since an inaugural Sabbath dinner that drew two students.
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| Holiday Watch |
 Throughout the World, Jews of All Stripes Find a Seat at a Passover Table
Chanie Zirkind knows her crowd. Before her Seder guests even arrive, she sets out a smorgasbord of goodies at the entryway to her central California location, arranges special handmade matzah on the table, and does her best to be a navigator of sorts to participants who might have special needs.
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On the eighth day following "seven days of inauguration," Aaron and his sons begin to officiate as Kohanim (priests); a fire issues forth from G‑d to consume the offerings on the Altar and the Divine Presence comes to dwell in the Sanctuary.
Aaron's two elder sons, Nadav and Avihu, offer a "strange fire before G‑d, which He commanded them not" and die before G‑d. Aaron is silent in face of his tragedy. Moses and Aaron subsequently disagree as to a point of law regarding the offerings, but Moses concedes to Aaron that Aaron is in the right.
G‑d commands the kosher laws, identifying the animal species permissible and forbidden for consumption. Land animals may be eaten only if they have split hooves and also chew their cud; fish must have fins and scales; a list of non-kosher birds is given, and a list of kosher insects (four types of locusts).
Also in Shemini are some of the laws of ritual purity, including the purifying power of the mikvah (a pool of water meeting specified qualifications) and the wellspring. Thus the people of Israel are enjoined to " differentiate between the impure and the pure."
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