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Chabad of Port Washington Email: [email protected] Voice: 516-767-8672 www.ChabadPW.org
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Tu B'Shvat - New Year for Trees is upon us, this Shabbos.
Who cares?
"Man is like a Tree" - Deut.
Many similarities have been cited between man and tree: Both require strong roots and lots of nourishment. Their success is in the "fruits" of their labor rather than in themselves. Perhaps the most important man-tree comparison: Tree symbolizes never ending growth. While all other vegetation, and all mammals, reach maturity and cease to grow, a healthy tree will never stop growing. Similarly the sign of a healthy human is continuous growth - emotionally, intellectually, spiritually.
As Jews, a big part of our growth is through Torah study. Torah is compared to water which irrigates the mind and soul and encourages growth. Make sure your resolutions for 2013 included some daily Torah study.
I invite you to join the new WINTER JLI COURSE beginning THIS SUNDAY, January 27, 10am. It's another opportunity presenting itself for Jewish study. Click here for all the info and to register. Or just show up and sample the first class and then decide if it's for you..
Shabbat Shalom,
Rabbi Shalom M. Paltiel
P.S. This JLI course entitled Living With Integrity offers CLE credits - 7.5 ethics credits and 1.5 general credits. If you'd like to receive these credits please let us know when you register.
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Tu B'Shevat
Tu B'Shevat, the 15th of Shevat on the Jewish calendar-celebrated this year on Shabbat, January 26, 2013-is the day that marks the beginning of a "new year" for trees. This is the season in which the earliest-blooming trees in the Land of Israel emerge from their winter sleep and begin a new fruit-bearing cycle.
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NEW JLI Course - Living with Integrity:
Navigating Everyday Ethical Dilemmas
- How do you balance your needs vs. another's privacy?
- Is it necessary or even possible to forgive those who hurt you?
- What are your charitable obligations?
- To what extent are you responsible for your parents?
- Is it ever ethical to tell a lie?
- How accountable should you be to your commitments?
Click here for more info and to register. |
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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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I Just Lost My Wedding Ring!
By: Rabbi Aron Moss | Sydney, Australia
Question: I always take off my wedding ring before I play basketball so I don't jam my finger. Now, I can't find it. We looked everywhere and I really feel bad for misplacing it. I know there is a prayer I can read to find lost items. Can you please help...
ANSWER: There is a Talmudic quote that is traditionally said when looking for a lost object:
Rabbi Binyomin said: Everyone is blind until G‑d illuminates their eyes, as it states (Genesis 21:19), "And G‑d opened her eyes and she saw a well of water."
Rabbi Binyomin is giving an example of someone who couldn't see the obvious until G‑d intervened. The Book of Genesis tells of the maidservant Hagar, who was wandering through the desert without water. In fact there was a well nearby, she simply didn't see it.
The tradition is to recite this formula when you can't find something, and there are countless stories of people immediately finding whatever they lost after saying these words.
This is more than just a magical incantation. It reminds us of a profound truth. We are so often blind to the things around us. What you are looking for may be right in front of you, but you don't have eyes to see it. There are amazing opportunities staring you in the face, but you are looking the other way. You are surrounded by wonderful people, and you haven't even noticed. The jewelry you think you lost is within reach, if only G‑d illuminates your eyes.
Most importantly, the tradition teaches that reciting this passage is not enough. You also have to give a donation to charity. If you want G‑d to illuminate your eyes, you have to illuminate the lives of the needy.
But the truth is, even that's not enough. Say the quote above, give some charity. But there's one more thing you need to do to find the ring. Keep looking.
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Shabbat Times
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4:45 pm
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5:47 pm
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Community News
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CONDOLENCES
Our condolences to the Steinberg family and to our own Burt and Sharyn Perlman on the passing of their sister in law Diane Steinberg this week, may we share only simchos.
BIRTHDAYS
Jodi Adler 1/25
Lawrence Smith 1/25
Robert Spatz 1/25
Dawn Tennenbaum 1/26
Mark Isaac Swenson 1/31
ANNIVERSARY
Dorothy & Bart Waxman 1/25
YARTZEITS
Fanya bas Eliezer
1/26/2013 | Shevat 15, 5773
observed by
Gary & Rita Litvak
Harry Shapiro, (Hershel ben Siska) 1/26/2013 | Shevat 15, 5773
observed by
Donald & Arlene Markowitz
Alfred Kurz, (Joseph ben Yitzchak) 1/27/2013 | Shevat 16, 5773
observed by Nathan & Pearl Freedman
Jeanette Newman,
(Shaine bas Reb Moshe Mordechai) 1/27/2013 | Shevat 16, 5773
observed by
Barbara Newman and
Lenny & Ellen Schaier
Pearl Rochelson, (Penina bat Moshe) 1/31/2013 | Shevat 20, 5773
observed by Burton Rochelson
*CLICK HERE to convert any regular calendar date, birthday or Yahrtzeit to its corresponding Jewish-calendar date!
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| Parshah |
 Leaving the Enemy Behind
When faced with the seemingly impossible, it is beyond logic, beyond nature. You just have to move. You have to know where you need to get, and refuse to let anything stop that...
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| Video |
 The New Year for Trees
A chassidic gathering celebrating the New Year for Trees includes insights into the special theme of this holiday.
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| Jewish Life |
 How My iPhone Upgrade Redefined the Meaning of Life
At his instruction, I entered my ID and password into the cute little upgrade. I watched in awe as its very soul reappeared before my eyes.
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| Tu B'Shevat |
 Tu B'Shevat Minisite
Tu B'Shevat, the 15th of Shevat on the Jewish calendar, is the day that marks the beginning of a "new year" for trees.
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Parshat Beshalach
Soon after allowing the Children of Israel to depart from Egypt, Pharaoh chases after them to force their return, and the Israelites find themselves trapped between Pharaoh's armies and the sea. G‑d tells Moses to raise his staff over the water; the sea splits to allow the Israelites to pass through, and then closes over the pursuing Egyptians. Moses and the Children of Israel sing a song of praise and gratitude to G‑d.
In the desert the people suffer thirst and hunger, and repeatedly complain to Moses and Aaron. G‑d miraculously sweetens the bitter waters of Marah, and later has Moses bring forth water from a rock by striking it with his staff. He causes manna to rain down from the heavens before dawn each morning, and quails to appear in the Israelite camp each evening.
The Children of Israel are instructed to gather a double portion of manna on Friday, as none will descend on Shabbat, the divinely decreed day of rest. Some disobey and go to gather manna on the seventh day, but find nothing. Aaron preserves a small quantity of manna in a jar, as a testimony for future generations.
In Rephidim, the people are attacked by the Amalekites, who are defeated by Moses' prayers and an army raised by Joshua |
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