7-6-06

Dear Friends,

There are many methods of educating, or passing on a message.

Some teachers preach, others speak inspiring words, and then you have the creative people who use hands-on methods. All these are excellent for transmitting information. But when it comes to teaching morality, teaching a way of life, none of these methods are strong enough.

The Rebbe changed many lives, but not by preaching and not by lecturing. He was simply a living example. His love for each and every Jew and human being, and his self sacrifice for the ideals of Judaism inspired a whole generation.

As we commemorated his 12th yahrzeit last week, it would be timely to reflect on his exemplary life and let ourselves be inspired once again.

Shabbat Shalom,
Rabbi Shalom M. Paltiel

NEHMADI FAMILY MATCHING FUNDS CHESED FUND

Ben & Bita Nehmadi have established the Nehmadi Family Chesed Fund through Chabad of Port Washington. This fund has now been in operation for over a year and has helped numerous individuals and families in our community or connected to our community. The fund helps with interest free loans, as well as small cash gifts, to help people during difficult times in their lives. The fund has also donated towards an emergency transplant for a friend of our community.

If you or someone you know is in need of some assistance please contact the rabbi confidentially by phone or at: [email protected].

The community is invited to participate in this mitzvah fund. Between now and Rosh Hashanah the Nehmadis will match any donations made towards this fund so that we can help more people in need.

	NEWS YOU CAN USE! NEW YOUTH DIRECTOR!!

We're pleased to announce that Rabbi Ilan Weinberg will be joining our team to serve as Hebrew School principal and Youth Director for Chabad of Port Washington!

Rabbi Weinberg graduated the University of Pittsburgh in 1997, and then went on to explore the Talmud and Rabbinic Studies at the Rabbinical College of America in Morristown , NJ. In 2003 he graduated from the Rabbinical School at the Central Yeshiva “Tomchei Temimim” in Brooklyn.

Ilan comes to our community with extensive training and experience in youth programming. He spent two years as Youth Worker and Youth Mentor for Americorp, helping inner-city kids in Pittsburgh, PA. For the past four years he served with great success as Executive Director of Youth Action Movement (YAM) in Crown Heights , Brooklyn . We are very fortunate to be able to bring Ilan's considerable talent and experience to benefit the youth of our community.

Rabbi Weinberg officially began working with us this week. Feel free to stop by his office, email [email protected] or call him with any questions you might have or just to say hello. Within the next few weeks he will be in touch with our Hebrew School families as per his plans for the new school year. He plans numerous new initiatives, including a special program for Hebrew speaking families or those wanting to give their children more in terms of Hebrew language. (Ilan has a special feeling for this program being that his mother is Israeli and he speaks a fluent Hebrew). He will also be in touch with families planning Bar/Bat Mitzvahs within the next year, as well as teens from CTC in terms of programming for the coming year. Rabbi Weinberg also plans to introduce a comprehensive Junior Congregation program for Shabbat mornings during the services. Stay tuned for all the details to follow.

We are planning an official community welcome of Ilan, his wife Devorah and their children, Yehuda (2) and Masha (1) on a Shabbat sometime during the summer. We will announce the date once it is confirmed.