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Chabad of Port Washington Email: [email protected] Voice: 516-767-8672 www.ChabadPW.org 
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Did you ever wonder why we light 8 Chanukah lights to commemorate the Temple Menorah which only had 7 branches? It's because Chanukah lights have "one up" - even on the Temple Menorah.
Unlike the Temple Menorah which had to be kindled BEFORE nightfall, the Chanukah Menorah is lit AFTER nightfall - symbolizing its power to illuminate even the darkest moments in life.
The Chanukah lights empower us to overcome obstacles and deal with life's challenges successfully, even transforming potential darkness into opportunities for light. Do yourself a favor - don't miss a night!
Also - please help me usher in this very special holiday into our very special town. Join me as I kindle Port Washington's Largest Chanukah Menorah at the LIRR on Main Street, this Saturday night at 6:30 PM. We'll sing, we'll dance, and we'll celebrate the gift of Chanukah and its symbol of Jewish perseverance which helped us survive our long, at times dark, history.
This year, we dedicate the lighting ceremony to those who suffered great loss during the recent hurricane. The Menorah's message of hope will lift the spirits of each of us whose lives were shaken up and given new perspective - after "the flood."
Shabbat Shalom and Happy Chanukah! (Please come Saturday night - I'll save you a latke...)
Rabbi Shalom M. Paltiel
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The Hurricane Sandy Recovery Campaign has been received very warmly by the community. We are grateful to each and every one who made a gift, from large to small. We are heartened to have received gifts from many non-members and non-Jews who have stepped forward to give support and show that they care. Port Washington is indeed an amazing town, and "the Town" is rallying behind our Chabad now, in our time of need, to get us back on our feet. Thank you PORT WASHINGTON!
Click here if you'd like to make a contribution. Together, we will be able to celebrate before long the grand re-opening of our beloved Chabad House.
The Hurricane Sandy Recovery Committee:
Karen & Ed Adler
Brad & Mira Bernstein
Russ Burman
Fern & Hersh Cohen
Peter Dejana
Mark Engel
Geoffrey Gordon
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Matt Harris
Arnie Herz
Adam Katz
Suzanne Kolen
John B. Maura, Jr.
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Sandra & Jim Neuwirth
Sara & Shalom Paltiel
Tami & Glen Ruben
Alan Salzbank
Howard Schiff
Harold Spielman |
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Chabad of Port Washington Flood written up in Jewish World newspaper by our own Sharyn Perlman.
Restoring and rededicating shuls takes on new meaning post-Sandy.
...Too many in the metropolitan New York area, especially on Long Island, no longer had to imagine what a desecrated shul looked like - all we had to do was take a short walk...
Click here to read full article.
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Saturday Night, December 8, 2012
Public Menorah Lightings at 2 Locations:
Port Washington - LIRR Main Street | 6:30 PM
Manhasset - Park across Town Hall | 8:30 PM
Music, Hot Latkes, Donuts & Coffee, Community leaders, no charge, all are welcome!
Click here for more info.
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Kabbalah of You: Sundays, 10-11:30 AM
Are you all you can be? How can you unleash the infinite power of your soul within? This course provides a mystical roadmap to living a life of happiness, fulfillment, and self-actualization by revealing how you can thrive and be more than just alive.
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Xmas Trees and the Jewish Home
By: Rabbi Aron Moss | Sydney, Australia
Question: I am in a tricky situation. My sister and her husband are spending Chanukah with us. Her husband is not Jewish and so they usually celebrate both Chanukah and Xmas with their kids. They would like us to do the same this year. Should I have a tree and a family Xmas celebration in my home to accommodate my brother in law? I know he would do anything to accommodate us in his home, but I don't really want my kids celebrating Xmas. Am I being unfair?
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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, Dec 7
4:09 pm
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Shabbat, Dec 8
5:12 pm
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| Holidays |
 Chanukah Megasite
Everything Chanukah-related: stories, games, insights, recipes, FAQs, guides and more.
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| 19 Kislev |
 If 1,000 Years Is a Day, It's Now Friday 12:33 PM
In the autumn of 1902 Rabbi Sholom DovBer of Lubavitch addressed a select group, and mapped out, in part, the sixth millennium to the periods of a 24-hour day.
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 The Refusal to be Comforted
On what basis did Jacob continue to hope? Surely he had recognized Joseph's bloodstained coat and said explicitly, "A wild beast has devoured him. Joseph has been torn to pieces"?
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 Jacob's Greatest Adversary
Our father Jacob was victorious over many a formidable adversary in his lifetime. However, there was one source of opposition that he could not overcome.
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Parshat Vayeishev
Jacob settles in Hebron with his twelve sons. His favorite is seventeen-year-old Joseph, whose brothers are jealous of the preferential treatment he receives from his father, such as a precious many-colored coat that Jacob makes for Joseph. Joseph relates to his brothers two of his dreams which foretell that he is destined to rule over them, increasing their envy and hatred towards him.
Simeon and Levi plot to kill him, but Reuben suggests that they throw him into a pit instead, intending to come back later and save him. While Joseph is in the pit, Judah has him sold to a band of passing Ishmaelites. The brothers dip Joseph's special coat in the blood of a goat and show it to their father, leading him to believe that his most beloved son was devoured by a wild beast.
Judah marries and has three children. The eldest, Er, dies young and childless, and his wife, Tamar, is given in levirate marriage to the second son, Onan. Onan sins by spilling his seed, and he too meets an early death. Judah is reluctant to have his third son marry her. Determined to have a child from Judah's family, Tamar disguises herself as a prostitute and seduces Judah himself. Judah hears that his daughter-in-law has become pregnant and orders her executed for harlotry, but when Tamar produces some personal effects he left with her as a pledge for payment, he publicly admits that he is the father. Tamar gives birth to twin sons, Peretz (an ancestor of King David) and Zerach.
Joseph is taken to Egypt and sold to Potiphar, the minister in charge of Pharaoh's slaughterhouses. G‑d blesses everything he does, and soon he is made overseer of all his master's property. Potiphar's wife desires the handsome and charismatic lad; when Joseph rejects her advances, she tells her husband that the Hebrew slave tried to force himself on her, and has him thrown into prison. Joseph gains the trust and admiration of his jailers, who appoint him to a position of authority in the prison administration.
In prison, Joseph meets Pharaoh's chief butler and chief baker, both incarcerated for offending their royal master. Both have disturbing dreams, which Joseph interprets; in three days, he tells them, the butler will be released and the baker hanged. Joseph asks the butler to intercede on his behalf with Pharaoh. Joseph's predictions are fulfilled, but the butler forgets all about Joseph and does nothing for him. |
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