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Chabad of Port Washington Email: rabbi@chabadpw.org Voice: 516-767-8672 www.ChabadPW.org
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I'm looking forward to seeing so many of you in Shul next week for Rosh Hashana and then Yom Kippur.
Some rabbis chastise the people for not coming more often the rest of the year.
I say - it's so nice to see you!
I then accept the challenge to try and make the services meaningful and enjoyable so that you'd want to come back more often during the year.
BTW - If you haven't registered for the High Holidays please click here. Members and their families do not need to register.
If you're already a MEMBER at our amazing Chabad - THANK YOU! If you're not, please consider joining. It's inexpensive, first year's dues are 50% discounted, and you're part of the "mishpocho" - the Chabad of Port Washington family. How about it... No better time than now to take the plunge.
See ya real soon... Looking forward!
Shana Tova & Shabbat Shalom,
Rabbi Shalom M. Paltiel
P.S. Notice our new website design. Thank you Matt Harris (thedrinkagency.com) for his dedication and talent. Came out beautiful and easy to navigate. (I'll drink to that).
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Rosh Hashana Schedule of Services
Sunday, September 16
Evening Service: 6:30 PM
Monday, September 17
Morning Service: 9:00 AM
Junior Congregation: 10:30 AM - 1:30 PM
Sermon/Shofar Blowing: 11:00 AM
Tashlich Service: 1:30 PM
Evening Service: 6:45 PM
Tuesday, September 18
Morning Services: 9:00 AM
Junior Congregation: 10:30 AM - 1:30 PM
Sermon/Shofar Blowing: 11:00 AM
Evening Service: 6:45 PM
Click here to make reservations.
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Girls Volleyball & Boys Basketball
at Adam Katz Athletic Center
Once again this fall Chabad of Port Washington will be home to numerous sports programs.
Click here for more info and to register. |
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Sukkot Holiday | September 30 - October 9
Join Chabad of Port Washington for Holiday services, dinner in the Sukkah, Sukkot family fun day and lots more.
Click here for more details and to RSVP. |
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New Session: Mommy & Me with Yoga!
Mondays | 9:45 - 10:45
Join Michelle Lublin, of Om Sweet Om together with Sara Paltiel, director of Chabad of Port Washington for Mommy and Me with Yoga, Music & Movement in a Preschool setting.
Click here for more info and to register online. |
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Parenting Class | Wednesday, 10:45 AM
Monthly parenting class lead by Sara Paltiel of Chabad Port Washington.
Click here for more info. Please RSVP by calling the office 516 767 8672. |
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Membership Shabbat Dinner | Friday, Oct 19
Services: 6:00 PM | Shabbat Dinner: 6:30 PM
Chabad Members are invited to join us in celebrating Shabbat with our community and have the opportunity of meeting and getting to know other members in the Chabad of Port Washington family.
Click here for more info and to RSVP online. |
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3 New JLI Courses for 2012-2013
Choose one or come to all 3 courses being offered this coming year at Chabad.
Click here for more info and to register. |
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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.
Click here for more info and to RSVP. |
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Overcome Your Fear of Dogs
By: Rabbi Aron Moss | Sydney, Australia
Question: Why are religious Jews scared of dogs? Whenever I walk mine past a frum family, all the kids hide behind their mother's skirt in terror. And teh mother looks pretty scared too. Is there some curse on dogs?
Answer: I know exactly how your dog feels. I often get a similar reaction from Jews. While many observant Jews are scared of dogs, many unobservant Jews are terrified of rabbis. There's something in common between dogs and rabbis that make us both objects of trepidation. And it's not the facial hair...
CONTINUE>>
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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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Friday, Sep 14
6:47 pm
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Shabbat, Sep 15
7:44 pm
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Sunday, Sep 16
6:44 pm
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Monday, Sep 17
7:41 pm
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Tuesday, Sep 18
7:39 pm
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Daily Thought
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Hide & Seek
Rosh Hashanah, the Baal Shem Tov taught, is a game of hide and seek. G‑d hides, we seek.
But where can G‑d hide? Wherever you go, there He is. As the Zohar says, "There is no place void of Him."
So perhaps what the Baal Shem Tov meant is more like peek-a-boo-when the parent hides behind his or her own fingers. So too, G‑d hides Himself within the guise of an awesome, indifferent king, judging His subjects strictly by the book until the most sublime angels shiver in dread.
And we seek. We seek the father behind the stern voice. We are the small child who climbs into the king's arms, tears off the mask and exclaim, "Daddy!"
Which is just what He was waiting for.
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| Holidays |
 Rosh Hashanah Minisite
Virtually everything you need to know about Rosh Hashanah: how-to guides, essays and insights, holiday stories, traditional recipes, multimedia, and much more!
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| Parshah |
 Why Be Jewish?
A bat or bar mitzvah is not a "confirmation." It involves no voluntary acceptance of Jewish identity. That choice took place more than three thousand years ago.
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 Adopting Our Daughters
After consulting with world-renowned infertility specialists, and after various medical procedures, we were informed that it would be impossible for us to bear children.
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 The Master Key
His heart froze: the paper had disappeared! He distinctly remembered placing it there that morning, but now it was gone.
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Parshat Nitzavim
The Parshah of Nitzavim includes some of the most fundamental principles of the Jewish faith:
The unity of Israel: "You stand today, all of you, before the L-rd your G‑d: your heads, your tribes, your elders, your officers, and every Israelite man; your young ones, your wives, the stranger in your gate; from your wood-hewer to your water-drawer."
The future redemption: Moses warns of the exile and desolation of the Land that will result if Israel abandons G‑d's laws, but then he prophesies that in the end, "You will return to the L-rd your G‑d... If your outcasts shall be at the ends of the heavens, from there will the L-rd your G‑d gather you... and bring you into the Land which your fathers have possessed."
The practicality of Torah: "For the mitzvah which I command you this day, it is not beyond you, nor is it remote from you. It is not in heaven... It is not across the sea... Rather, it is very close to you, in your mouth, in your heart, that you may do it."
Freedom of choice: "I have set before you life and goodness, and death and evil: in that I command you this day to love G‑d, to walk in His ways and to keep His commandments... Life and death I have set before you, blessing and curse. And you shall choose life." |
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