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Chabad of Port WashingtonEmail: rabbi@chabadpw.org Voice: 516-767-8672www.ChabadPW.org
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 Dear Friend,
Sara and I invite you to join us at Shul this Shabbos as we celebrate the birth of Rebecca Florence Brownstein (Feigah in Hebrew).The baby was named for her grandmother Florence Brownstein - Feigah bas Moshe obm. Please join us for blessings at the Torah in honor of the baby and a delicious elaborate Kiddush luncheon following services.
Dr. Brownstein & his wife,
Dr. Shirley Papilsky
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Dr. Brownstein, founding Board member of our Chabad, began to support us 21 years ago when we first moved to town. His support took on a whole new level after the subsequent passing of his mother Florence, in response to Sara's request that he build a preschool in her memory. Much more recently, he built Florence's Israel, the one-of-a-kind multi-sensory Israel-themed playground that has become the talk of the town.
When a name is given to a child in memory of a departed loved one, the two souls are connected. We look forward to welcoming the new Florence Brownstein to the Chabad House established 21 years ago, in large part to remember her namesake. The ceremony at the Torah will take place in the Samuel Brownstein Shul using the Torah scroll commissioned by Dr. Brownstein, also in Sam's memory.
Dr. Brownstein and his wife, Dr. Shirley Papilsky, will be spending Shabbos in Port Washington in order to be able to join their family and our community at this celebration.
Services begin at 9:30am, Torah reading at 10:30, Kiddush luncheon at noon.
I ask you, dear friend, please join the celebration this Shabbat. Help me celebrate with Marty (or Dr. B as he's affectionately known) and his wonderful family this landmark occasion.
Shabbat Shalom!
Rabbi Shalom M. Paltiel
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Camp Gan Israel Photos: Click here to see a photo album of all the summer fun at CGI.
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Donate your old car and receive a full tax deduction for the full market value of the vehicle.
Email Rabbi@chabadpw.org to donate.
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Daily Torah class at Chabad: Coffee & Parsha
Monday - Friday | 7:45 - 8:15 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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Honoring the first Yahrzeit of Zelik Sander
Shabbat, August 25, 2012
Siyum - completion of Tractate of the Talmud by Ephriam Paltiel in memory of R' Zelik.
Kiddush luncheon following services
August 28th services in honor of 1st yahrzeit of Zelik Sander, 7 PM. Followed by Siyum - completion of an entire "seder" (division) of the Mishna by Levi Paltiel in memory of R' Zelik. |
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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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Of Rodents and Relationships
By: Rabbi Aron Moss | Sydney, Australia
Question: I have a problem with organized religion. Light candles, go to shul, eat this, don't eat that etc etc. What sort of G‑d demands these things from us? Surely we can find our own path to G‑d within ourselves without being told what to do. Why does it make someone better or worse by just following instructions? It all seems crazy to me...
Answer: I was recently addressing a group of women, discussing the topic of relationships. I told them that they should not be ashamed to tell their husbands exactly what makes them happy. Don't leave the guys guessing. If you do, they will never get it right.
A man cannot read a woman's mind. Even if he loves you deeply and is devoted to you with all his being, he needs to be told what you like. Women would prefer men to just take the initiative and do things spontaneously without being asked. But if you leave it up to him, he will do what he thinks a woman wants. And a man's view of what women want, without female input, is clouded by male thinking.
One woman said, "But my husband does do things for me without me asking, and he knows exactly what I want..."
I responded, "Your husband is a very kind man. But he only knows what you want because you have told him at some stage. Left to his own devices, he would give you many things and do many favors for you, but not necessarily what you wanted. Think back to the early stages of your marriage, before he learnt what makes you happy. Like the time he kindly put the washing away, not realizing the importance of folding the clothes before stuffing them into the drawers. And what about that surprise birthday gift he bought you. As sweet and unexpected as it was, a pet rodent was not really an ideal present."
She agreed.
If a man cannot read the mind of a woman, certainly a human being cannot read the mind of G‑d. Unless we are told exactly what G‑d wants from us, we are clueless. That is why we have mitzvos. A mitzvah is a command, a clear and direct instruction from G‑d as to what He wants us to do and not do. Without it, our attempts to connect to G‑d may be sincere and pure, but they don't reach beyond the limits of human experience. We are doing what we think G‑d wants, and that is something we have no idea about.
When we do a mitzvah, no matter how small it seems in our eyes, we are doing what He asked us to do, and we are connecting to Him. A pet rodent is a lovely gesture, but a mitzvah is all He really wants from us.
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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
*Emeritus
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Shabbat Times
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7:32 pm
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8:32 pm
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Community News
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Condolences
Condolences to Aliza and Yossi Cohen on the passing of Aliza's mom, Daizy Kivity, who passed away last week in Israel at the age of 89. We wish the family only Simchot in the future.
Yossi and Aliza Cohen
BIRTHDAYS
Isaac Harris 8/19
Dr. Martin Brownstein 8/20
Sara Pinkus 8/22
ANNIVERSARIES
Judge & Mrs. Scott Firestone 8/18
Rabbi & Mrs. S. Paltiel 8/28
Randye & Marshall Hubsher 8/21
YARTZEITS
Lawrance Hollander,
(Eliezer ben Dovid)
8/18/2012 | Av 30, 5772
observed by
Roger & Karen Hollander
Martin Mark Fensterman,
(Mendel Ben Dovid)
8/22/2012 | Elul 4, 5772
observed by
Howard & Lori Fensterman
Erna Katz,
8/22/2012 | Elul 4, 5772
observed by
Adam & Diane Katz
Moshe Lanis,
8/23/2012 | Elul 5, 5772
observed by
Arin Lanis & Nancy Federman
*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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Misappropriation of Time
Each of us is allocated just the amount of time we need to get our mission done. Some of that time will be for learning, teaching, helping others. Some of that time will be needed for making a living-also a divine task with purpose and meaning.
But none of us can justify our obsession with making a living by claiming that it leaves no time to learn or to teach. This is nothing less than misappropriation of funds-spending all the allotted time on one task at the expense of your principal purpose in this world.
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 The Politics of Freedom
Jews were the first to believe that an entire nation could govern itself in freedom and equal dignity. This has nothing to do with political structures, and everything to do collective moral responsibility.
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 Why the World Needs a Soul
Modernity is precarious. Our soul believes life has purpose and meaning, while our brains consider our bodies to be no more than walking water bottles of biochemical reactions.
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| Judaism 101 |
 The Shema
The Shema starts with Judaism's defining statement: "Hear O Israel, the L-rd is our G‑d, the L-rd is One." It then discusses some of Judaism's basics, such as love of G‑d and Torah study.
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 Happy Birthday!
If things were so comfy in the womb, what are you celebrating?
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Parshat Re'eh
" See," says Moses to the people of Israel, "I place before you today a blessing and a curse"-the blessing that will come when they fulfill G‑d's commandments, and the curse if they abandon them. These should be proclaimed on Mount Gerizim and Mount Ebal when the people cross over into the Holy Land.
A Temple should be established in " the place that G‑d will choose to make dwell His name there," where the people should bring their sacrifices to Him; it is forbidden to make offerings to G‑d in any other place. It is permitted to slaughter animals elsewhere, not as a sacrifice but to eat their meat; the blood (which in the Temple is poured upon the altar), however, may not be eaten.
A false prophet, or one who entices others to worship idols, should be put to death; an idolatrous city must be destroyed. The identifying signs for kosher animals and fish, and the list of non-kosher birds (first given in Leviticus 11), are repeated.
A tenth of all produce is to be eaten in Jerusalem, or else exchanged for money with which food is purchased and eaten there. On certain years this tithe is given to the poor instead. Firstborn cattle and sheep are to be offered in the Temple, and their meat eaten by the kohanim (priests).
The mitzvah of charity obligates a Jew to aid a needy fellow with a gift or loan. On the Sabbatical year (occurring every seventh year), all loans are to be forgiven. All indentured servants are to be set free after six years of service.
Our Parshah concludes with the laws of the three pilgrimage festivals- Passover, Shavuot and Sukkotwhen all should go to " see and be seen" before G‑d in the Holy Temple. |
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