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Chabad of Port Washington Email: [email protected] Voice: 516-767-8672 www.ChabadPW.org
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How does one live a meaningful life, a life that matters?
Here's a simple idea that works: Live each day as if it were the only day of your life.
You'll find yourself doing meaningful things, things that matter for real, even if there's no tomorrow.
Live this way every day and you're living a life that matters.
Click here for an article entitled: A Rabbi's Encounter with Death. It's a must read. I think it'll move you the way it moved me - to the core...
Shabbat Shalom,
Rabbi Shalom M. Paltiel
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Daily Torah class at Chabad: Coffee & Parsha
Sundays | 10:00 - 10:30 AM
Monday - Friday | 8:45 - 9:15 AM
In-depth study of weekly Torah portion using the text and classic commentary.
For Men & Women. All are welcome, no membership required. No previous knowledge necessary.
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Sunday, July 15 | 10 - 11:30 AM
JLI students and the entire community are invited to this free session, a 90 minute recap of the 6 week course on marriage which was recently completed at Chabad.
- JLI students: join us to refresh your memories on what we've learned.
- Non JLI students: come for this free session and get a taste of what a JLI course has to offer. |
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Girls Volleyball Clinics | 5 Wednesdays
A 5 week skill development volleyball class begins Wednesday, July 11th, 2012 at 6pm - 7:15pm run by Chris Pinto, former NYU Head Woman's Volleyball Coach and regional volleyball coach of the year.
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Community Trip to Israel - February 2013!
Sunday, February 17 - Monday, February 25
Chabad of Port Washington is joining together with Chabad of the Upper East Side for a Mission to Israel. You won't want to miss this trip, the first for our Chabad, which will be offered in FIVE STAR fashion.
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Are We Really So Bad?
By: Rabbi Aron Moss | Sydney, Australia
Question: I see myself as a very kind person. I am always doing for others, I am the first to offer help. But people don't seem to appreciate my kindness. So I end up being even more giving, and then get burnt out and resentful. I am not looking for accolades, but sometimes I wonder whether it is worth being so giving when it isn't appreciated. So what should I do - be less giving?
Answer: The Kabbalah teaches that there are two distinct ways of giving to others. One is called being kind, the other is being considerate. And they are very different.
Kindness is the inclination to share of yourself. A kind person is a natural giver. But they give indiscriminately. They will be good to you whether you like it or not. They give and give, but not always are they aware of the receiver's needs.
A kind person will help an old lady across the street, even when the old lady wanted to stay where she was. They will clear your plate from the table to save you standing up, but you weren't finished your meal. Their kindness is indiscriminate, and sometimes undeserved. It may be appreciated and helpful much of the time, but not all of the time, because there is no consideration. The needs and circumstances of the other are not taken into account. It is their kindness, on their terms.
Then there is the considerate person. They are sensitive to the situation around them. They have antennae that pick up the needs and wants of others. They have tact and timing, they know when to step in and when to step out, when to give and when to hold back. They will sense when their giving is too much, or not warranted, or even damaging to the receiver.
It is much easier to be kind than considerate. A kind person is in control. They are responding to their own inner desire to give. But consideration puts the other person in control. Their giving is in response to the other's needs, not their own. So their efforts are directed to where they are most needed and appreciated.
You are a beautiful and kind person. But perhaps you need to work on your consideration. Are you giving wisely? Are your gifts arriving at the correct address, at the right time? There are times when the best gift is silence, and the kindest thing to do is nothing. So don't become less kind. Just become more considerate.
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Board of Directors
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Adam Katz, Esq., President
Frank Arnold*
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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8:08 pm
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9:14 pm
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| Parshah |
 The Extremist
The extremist makes us feel uncomfortable, because he makes hypocrites of us all: if we all acted on what we believed in, we'd all be extremists...
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| Video |
 What's Good About Being Vulnerable?
Only by making itself vulnerable to the mortality and pitfalls of the physical state can the soul of man gain the power to make of itself more than it is.
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| Women |
 Why I Love Being a Down Syndrome Mommy
Having a child with Down syndrome will soften your heart, allowing you to accept people as they are, regardless of their abilities.
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| Seasonal |
 Three Weeks Megasite
The "Three Weeks" and Tisha B'Av are designated as a time of mourning over the destruction of the Holy Temple and the exile.
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| Profile |
 Military Engineer Infuses Workplace and Home With Jewish Ideals
Greg Spurlock knows Naomi Zirkind as a woman who stays true to Jewish traditions and values while still being part of their group of military engineers. Her friends from synagogue, however, know her as a quiet and modest figure who inspires others with her wisdom and Jewish insight.
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| North America |
 Westchester Chabad Center Restores 70-Year-Old Romanian Torah
Rabbi Mendel Silberstein recounts the story of his center's wandering Torah scroll. It began more than 70 years ago in Romania and spanned three continents, finally ending up in New York's Westchester County.
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 Witness to Toulouse Massacre Attacked on Train
Less than four months after a crazed gunman slaughtered three Jewish children and a teacher outside the Ozar Hatorah high school in Toulouse, one of its witnesses came under attack during a train ride from the southwestern French city to Lyon.
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 Communities Cope with Storms, Power Outages
Rabbi Sholom Deitsch was sitting at the Sabbath table Friday night when the lights started to flicker.
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Parshat Pinchas
Aaron's grandson, Pinchas, is rewarded for his act of zealotry in killing the Simeonite prince Zimri and the Midianite princess who was his paramour: G‑d grants him a covenant of peace and the priesthood.
A census of the people counts 601,730 men between the ages of twenty and sixty. Moses is instructed on how the Land is to be divided by lottery among the tribes and families of Israel. The five daughters of Zelophehad petition Moses that they be granted the portion of the land belonging to their father, who died without sons; G‑d accepts their claim and incorporates it into the Torah's laws of inheritance.
Moses empowers Joshua to succeed him and lead the people into the Land of Israel.
The Parshah concludes with a detailed list of the daily offerings, and the additional offerings brought on Shabbat, Rosh Chodesh (first of the month), and the festivals of Passover, Shavuot, Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Sukkot and Shemini Atzeret. |
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