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Chabad of Port Washington
Email: rabbi@chabadpw.org Voice: 516-767-8672 www.ChabadPW.org
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As is by now official news around town, Port Washington's Superintendent of Schools Dr. Geoffrey Gordon will be retiring in July.
Geoff and Karen Gordon have been involved members of our Chabad for the past six years. They are both regulars at Shabbat services, Karen is involved in women's programs, and Geoff has been extremely helpful and supportive of our Chabad in any way that he can. We at Chabad congratulate Dr. Gordon's very successful 10 years of extraordinary leadership in service of our community.
A thought in honor of this milestone:
Dr. Geoffrey & Karen Gordon
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The Lubavitcher Rebbe taught that Judaism doesn't believe in retirement (how's that for a thought in honor of Geoff's retirement... wait, give me a minute to make my point...) "Man is created to toil." (Job 5:7) We are here on this earth in order to make a difference. Just as food nourishes the body, hard work and making a difference nourish the soul. Rather than an end, retirement should be seen as the beginning of a new stage, a new opportunity to impact the lives of others. We might lighten our workload upon retirement, but not our influence. (Notice: the word for 'graduation' is also 'commencement' - for the end of every stage in life is in truth setting the stage for the next step).
Click here for some thoughts from the Rebbe, Rabbi Schneerson, on retirement.
Dr. and Mrs. Gordon, we congratulate you on this "new beginning" and wish you excellent health, happiness and success in the years ahead.
We are all very proud of you!
Shabbat Shalom,
Rabbi Shalom M. Paltiel
P.S. Shavuot Kiddush Needed! We are looking for a kiddush sponsor for the first day of Shavuot (Sunday, May 27). Being that the first day of Shavuot falls out on Sunday we expect a nice crowd of adults and children, so it would be really great to have a nice Kiddush. Please let us know if you are interested to be a sponsor or partial sponsor. (We already have a sponsor for Day 2, thank you!)
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Chabad Rabbis Regional Conference to take place in Port Washington
The Regional Conference of Chabad Shluchim/Rabbis for the New York/New England region will take place this Sunday at our Chabad House. More than 150 Chabad rabbis will visit our town and spend the day together, attending workshops and lectures on a variety of subjects, and enjoying a gala banquet.
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Karen & Alan Salzbank |
Congratulations to Sara Salzbank on her graduation from Columbia University, Magna Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa.
Mazel tov to the proud parents Karen & Alan Salzbank and to brother Zach!
Lots of healthy, successful, yiddisher nachas from both Sara and Zach!
Attention parents of graduates:
Please notify us of your children's graduations so we can recognize them in future newsletters.
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Lesson 3: The Art of Marriage
Sunday, May 20 | 10-11:30 AM -OR-
Thursday, May 24 | 8 - 9:30 PM
Will my Spouse Ever Change? What if only one partner is committed to improving the marriage? This lesson examines the ideal of an expectation-free relationship, and how to value your partner for who they are.
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Shavuot Decathlon
Sunday, May 27 | 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Come to Chabad for the Shavuot Decathlon! There will be a 10 commandments Torah reading, 10 challenge activities for 10 great prizes. Followed by a yummy ice cream sundae bar and a delicious kiddush luncheon for all.
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Shabbat Morning, June 9 | 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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21st Anniversary Dinner | Thursday, June 21
Save the date for the annual dinner celebrating our 21st anniversary. The dinner will celebrate the opening of Florence's Israel, the impressive indoor playground built by Dr Martin Brownstein in memory of Florence Brownstein.
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Making Sacrifices for Our Children's Education?
By: Rabbi Aron Moss | Sydney, Australia
Question: I know this sounds petty but I can't stand making lunches for my kids. Every night I am just about to fall into bed exhausted, and just then I remember that I need to make sandwiches. I still do it, but I can't say I do it with love. I guess I feel that much of my life is taken up with mundane things like packing lunchboxes. Must I resign to that fact that my life has boiled down to making tuna sandwiches?
Answer: Making tuna sandwiches is far from mundane. It is a holy activity. With every lunchbox you pack you are performing a sacred duty, one that dates back to the times of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem.
In ancient Israel, the Temple in Jerusalem was the focus of Jewish spiritual life. It was the home of G‑d in which the cohanim, the priests, and their assistants the Levites brought sacrifices, burnt incense and spent their days meditating and singing to G‑d.
This priestly tribe lived a life completely dedicated to spirituality. They did not have jobs, did not own property, but rather devoted themselves to studying G‑d's laws and singing His praises. They represented the entire Jewish people before G‑d, and through their service they brought down divine blessing for the entire world. To do this, they had to be well educated in matters of the spirit and totally focused on their mission.
But they had to eat. You can't study and pray for the world all day on an empty stomach. And so the rest of the Israelite nation would provide the material needs of the priestly tribe. People would bring offerings of food and donations of money to the Temple to support the cohanim. It was a reciprocal relationship. In return for the holy service the cohanim provided, their every need was looked after, and they were free to completely focus on their spiritual tasks without having to worry about paying the bills or doing the shopping. The priests brought G‑d's blessing to the people. The people brought them lunch...
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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, May 18
7:50 pm
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Shabbat, May 19
8:57 pm
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Kiddush Calendar
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This week's kiddush is sponsored by Marlene and Gary Kirsh in honor of the Bar Mitzvah of Evan which will be celebrated this Shabbat at Chabad.
Click here to let us know if you'd like to sponsor a kiddush.
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Community News
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CONDOLENCES
Our condolences to Joel Avelarde on the passing of his father last week. The good news is that Joel was able to go home to Guatemala, for the first time in 20 years, and spend 2 days with his father before he died. Joel is now spending some much needed down time with his mother and his family. We wish him the best and only simchos in the future.
Joel Avelarde
You can email condolences to:
joel@chabadpw.org (although I'm not certain how often he sees his emails while in Guatemala).
BIRTHDAYS
Mark Lebovitch 5/21
Harrison Firestone 5/22
Laura Kobrinsky 5/22
Dr. Robin Ehrenpreis 5/23
Samuel Litvak 5/23
Sara Salzbank 5/24
YARTZEITS
Ben Cohen,
5/21/2012 | Iyar 29, 5772
observed by:
Hersh & Fern Cohen
Larry Russell, (Label ben David)
5/22/2012 | Sivan 1, 5772
observed by: Barbara Russell
Barbara Russell with beloved daughter Blakely, of blessed memory
Herbert Gould,
5/24/2012 | Sivan 3, 5772
observed by:
Alan & Linda Sandman
and Anita Baskin
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CLICK HERE to convert any regular calendar date, birthday or Yartzeit to its corresponding Jewish-calendar date!
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Judaism 101 |
 Kosher Moneylending
Lending money is the highest form of charity, far greater than giving handouts. A handout may preserve a life for a day, but a loan preserves that sense of self-sufficiency necessary to get back on your feet.
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En Route to Sinai |
 Am I Really a Slob?
Maya asked a few questions, peered into cupboards and bedrooms in her best social-worker manner, and then left. I was sure we passed the test . . .
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Parshah |
 Effort That Really Counts
Unlike other sciences, Torah study is not about accumulating knowledge.
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On Motherhood |
 Mama
It's the first word a baby learns to speak. It's the kindest word in any language. It's the name of G‑d.
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North America |
 Wounded Israeli Soldiers Inspire Manhattan Crowds
Sheri Ben Aroya talked about her life, and how it changed one ordinary day with a terror attack that left her paralyzed down the right side of her body.
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Israel |
 Police Recover Torahs Belonging to Historic Safed Synagogue
Six Torah scrolls nabbed a week ago in a mystery heist from the historic Tzemach Tzedek Synagogue in the Old City of Safed, Israel, will be back in place in time for Shavuot, the Jewish holiday commemorating the original giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai.
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Israel |
 Historic Synagogue Devastated After Theft of Six Torahs
Even as Safed police continue their investigation into the Friday night theft, members of the local community have commissioned the writing of a new Torah scroll in the hope that their good deeds will aid the recovery of the missing holy items.
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Campus Life |
 Sinai Scholars Symposium Explores Kabbalah and Freud
Students from New York University, the University of Pennsylvania, the University of Southern California, Dartmouth College and several others touching on philosophy, the Internet, end-of-life questions, civil liberties, democracy, and scriptural belief in their response to the conference's theme of "ancient ethics in a postmodern world."
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Parshat Behar-Bechukotai
On the mountain of Sinai, G‑d communicates to Moses the laws of the
Sabbatical year: every seventh year, all
work on the land should cease, and its produce becomes free for the taking for all,
man and beast.
Seven Sabbatical cycles are followed by a
fiftieth year-the Jubilee year, on which work on the land ceases, all indentured servants are set free, and all
ancestral estates in the Holy Land that have been sold revert to their original owners. Additional laws governing the sale of lands, and the prohibitions against
fraud and
usury, are also given.
G‑d promises that if the people of Israel will keep His commandments, they will enjoy
material prosperity and dwell secure in their homeland. But He also delivers a harsh "rebuke," warning of the
exile, persecution and other evils that will befall them if they abandon their covenant with Him. Nevertheless, "Even when they are in the land of their enemies,
I will not cast them away; nor will I ever abhor them, to destroy them and to break My covenant with them; for I am the L-rd
their G‑d."
The Parshah concludes with the rules on how to calculate the
value of different types of pledges made to G‑d.
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