5-12-06

Dear Friends,

The preparations are well underway for our Annual Dinner celebrating the fifteenth anniversary of Chabad of Port Washington and the new expansion to our facility. At this time I appeal to you, my dear congregants, supporters, school parents and friends, for your help:

The annual dinner is the single most important fundraiser of the year. The success of the dinner is imperative to ensure that we are able to meet our financial responsibilities in terms of our considerable annual operational budget. Thank G‑d, our Chabad has been growing by leaps and bounds in every area, be it shul, dayschool, Hebrew school, camp, teen club etc. All of these wonderful projects are expensive. Each year our projects expand, and so does our budget. We need your help!

Visit the website http://www.chabadpw.org/: You can now do everything online from placing ads, reserving seats, choosing the text for your ads, etc. Payments can also be made on line in a secure manner.

Please consider making a generous donation to the dinner and journal effort. Please open your heart and try to stretch yourself a little bit to help make this a successful event. Journal ads range from $100 to $18,000; give what you can give. Purchase a few tickets and attend the dinner personally. Please do your share which will add up cumulatively to the success we need and are hoping for. Help us to continue bringing the warm, welcoming message of “Judaism with a Smile” to your family and to the community.

For the bold and brave ones out there: How about garnering up the courage to approach your friends to purchase a pair of dinner tickets? Perhaps you can approach some of your regular vendors to support us with a journal ad, large or small; your gardener, pediatrician, dentist, stock broker, contractor, drycleaner, furrier, electrician, plumber, hairdresser, personal trainer, limo driver, others etc. Please call Maria at my office or email her mailto://[email protected] and she will send you some ad blanks to give to your vendors. You'd be surprised how they might respond. Often they are more than happy to donate something to your charity to show their gratitude to you for your patronage. You're helping them feel good, and you're helping Chabad pay some bills. It's a win-win!

I want to thank our dedicated dinner committee member (those who attended the meeting and those who couldn't make it) for getting on the team. If you get a call from one of our committee members asking for your support, please be courteous, and generous!

Thank you all! Shabbat Shalom!

Rabbi Shalom M. Paltiel

Shabbaton/Graduation for Hebrew Reading Course Graduates
By Dr. Chaya-Nesya Glogauer

The Friday night after Passover was a special one at Chabad of Port Washington. The Hebrew Reading Crash Course celebrated its graduation Shabbat dinner. Despite the absence of some of the star students, David Weingast, Rhonda Kaplan, Francene Frede, Gary Book, there were over 30 people who enjoyed the sumptuous spread. Ken Goch and Len Savran are still raving about the Gefilte fish! Ellen Savran praised the warm atmosphere of the evening for which she thanked Rabbi Noteh Glogauer, whose wife, Dr. Chaya-Nesya Glogauer taught the class.

Yao Savran shared her experiences from Passover in Thailand and her husband Adam moved everyone with the story of how his quest to return to his authentic Jewish roots began. The dinner could not have happened without the contributions of all who attended: Special thanks to Chana Buchman, Shiffy Gottlieb and Esther-Dinah Glogauer who prepared the fish, salads and deserts. Chana warmed our hearts as always with her insightful comments. Joel Avelarde shared how his learning of Hebrew makes his journey in Judaism more meaningful. Nooshin Sadigh came with her own tribe of supporters including Dr. Sadigh her husband, and their children, her mother and her sister Dr. Shirin Soleymani and her husband, as well as their kids.

Following the moving comments of Reb Zelig Sanders, Dr. Soleymani shared some of his personal experiences in his escape from Iran . The dinner would not have been complete without Rabbi Paltiel, the spiritual leader of Chabad of Port Washington joining us for desert with Berele and Mendel.

	Community Events: Save These Dates!

MAY 16: LAG B'OMER BARBECUE
Chabad Community Barbecue in honor of Lag B'Omer: an enjoyable evening of food and friendship together with our community! Host: Manny & Mojdeh Malekan. Chief Chefs: Alan Salzbank & Mark Fogel. Please RSVP by email: [email protected]. Please RSVP - we need to know how many people to expect.

MAY 29: MEMORIAL DAY PARADE
Join Chabad Social Action Committee and march with our group in
the Port Washington Memorial Day Parade. Call Maria at the office to register to march or email Mark Fogel.

MAY 31: 15th ANNIVERSARY DINNER
The Dinner will take place at the Woodbury Jewish Center. Guests of Honor will be Michael Faltischeck, and Maurice & Jonathan Mandelbaum and Lenny & Susan Lebovitch. Adam Katz will be Dinner Chairman. Further information will be posted on our website shortly at www.chabadpw.org/dinner.

JUNE 11: COMMUNITY-WIDE BLOOD DRIVE
Our very active (and beloved) Social Action Committee Chairman, Mark Fogel (aka The Kohen from the back of the shul) has organized another meaningful community event. Reserve the date of June 11, 2006, 8:30 AM to come by to Chabad to give blood. We are inviting the entire community of Port Washington to participate. The goal is to collect 26 pints of blood for the Long island Blood Service. This is a mitzvah. We can literally save lives with this small act.