6/8/07 - Chabad of Port Washington

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	A Word From the Rabbi

Wow! What a great evening we had last night at the Sixteenth Anniversary Dinner! More than 400 people came together and celebrated with us. We saluted our esteemed honorees and dinner chair, and all participants thoroughly enjoyed the amazing singing sensation Benny Friedman. The video presentations were moving and inspiring. We all took pride in OUR Chabad!

To all of you – those who came last night and those who couldn’t make it... those who support us financially and those who volunteer their valuable time to help... those who attend shul and school here and those who come to Chabad to learn and to celebrate... or to play mahjong or basketball or just to have a bagel... Thank you all for being a part of our Chabad!

Shabbat Shalom!
Rabbi Shalom M. Paltiel

P.S. By popular request we are posting the honorees' speeches here - see the right panel of this email. We've gotten so many positive comments and feedback from the dinner. Feel free to watch the videos we showed at the dinner and post your comments to the event and the dinner on the diner blog.

	Dinner Videos - Now online!

Our Dinner Videos are now online! We've placed both videos on a new blog within our website and we welcome your comments and feedback on the blog: www.chabadpw.org/blog.

	Upcoming Events

Mah Jongg Game Night for Women - June 12
Chabad Women’s Circle invites you to another evening of Mah Jongg—the seventh of the series. Gather together for a thrilling social evening at Chabad, 7:30 pm. RSVP by emailing [email protected].

An Evening of Tribute - June 14

You are cordially invited to attend a “FARBRENGEN” - An Evening of Inspiration, commemorating Gimmel Tammuz, the thirteenth Yahrzeit of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson O.B.M. Men and Women are invited to join us on Thursday June 14, 2007 ~ 28 Sivan, 5767. This joint event with all Chabad Centers of the tri-state area will be held at Ohel Chabad Lubavitch, 226-20 Francis Lewis Boulevard, Cambria Heights, New York, adjacent to the Ohel (gravesite) of the Rebbe. Visits to the Ohel: 6:00–7:30pm ~ Programs: 7:30 – 9:00 pm. Additional visits following the program

Guest Speaker: RABBI YONAH METZGER, Chief Rabbi of Israel
Guest Chazzan: SCHNEUR ZALMAN BAUMGARTEN, Word Renowned Cantor. Special Video presentation and Light Buffet. Valet Parking will be available. COVERT $18 - click here to RSVP.

C.A.S.H. Graduation - and Farewell - June 21
Let's pay tribute and say farewell to Rabbi Glogauer and Family! I encourage you to join us at the first 8th grade CASH graduation and join us as we give Rabbi Glogauer and family a warm farewell after their six years of dedicated service to our community. Thursday, June 21, 2007 ~ Tammuz 5, 5767: 7:30 - 9:00 pm at the Landmark on Main Street, Jeanne Rimsky Theater, 232 Main St. The program will include performances by grades 5-8; the middle school outstanding achievement awards; tribute for leadership, student council & E2K; the announcement of our Principal's List & Honor Roll; the announcement of the class of 2007 eighth grade Valedictorians.

Community Shabbat Dinner - June 22
This is the final opportunity for this year - take advantage and join us for a beautiful, uplifting Shabbat dinner for you and your family. Enjoy enchanting songs, lively discussions, inspiring talks and of course great food and fabulous company. RSVP online - click here.

	Youth Events

HEBREW SCHOOL GRADUATION
You're Invited!

Please join us and take pride in what our children have gained at Chabad this year

2007 Graduation Ceremony
Sunday, June 17, 11:00 - 12:00 am
~ for students in all classes ~

PROGRAM:
Remarks from Rabbi Weinberg ~ Student Presentations ~ Special Video Presentation ~ Greetings from Rabbi Paltiel ~ Distribution of Certificates & Recognition of Every Student ~ Presentation of Special Awards.

BERKOWITZ GAN ISRAEL

Registration is now open for Long Island's premier Jewish Day Camp. Your children deserve a positive enriching and fun-filled summer experience - enroll them in BGIDC today! Imagine Summer.It's just weeks away! click here to visit our website and register online.

B"H

Candle Lighting Times for
Port Washington, NY
[Based on Zip Code 11050]

Shabbat Begins: Jun. 08, 2007	8:06 PM
Shabbat Ends: Jun. 09, 2007	9:15 PM

Parshah Shlach

	Dinner Speeches
Our honorees speeches were absolutely phenomenal! Whether you missed it and would like to "hear" the speech for the first time or if you attended last night and would like a replay, click here to view!

Kiddush Calendar

The Kiddush is sponsored by David Sussman in honor of his mother's first yahrzeit.

Consider sponsoring a future Kiddush at Chabad. Please email [email protected] to book your date. This is a beautiful, meaningful way to celebrate a special occasion or commerate a date on your family calendar.

Shul Family News

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO:
6/10 Esther-Dinah Glogauer
6/10 Justin Neissani
6/12 Ashley Levi
6/12 Jamie Levi
6/14 Abby Harari

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY TO:
6/10 Mr. & Mrs. Mark Fogel

YAHRTZEITS:
6/11 Jenny Sussman
wife of Jack Sussman

	Schedule of Services
Friday night services: 6:30 pm. Sunday morning Tefillin Club: 11:30 am - 12 noon in the Chabad Library Monday - Friday at 7:00 a.m. Friday night at 6:30 p.m. Shabbat Morning at 9:30 a.m. followed by Kiddush Luncheon at noon

New Youth Photos!

Teen Club Cooks in Claire's Kitchen for the 60 residents of the Ronald McDonald House

This past Sunday the CTC got together in full force for one of the greatest community service events of the year: cooking a full dinner for 60! Residents of the Long Island Ronald McDonald House. The menu consisted of pasta with meat sauce, a beautiful green salad, and garlic bread. The kitchen was hot, there was tons of food flying everywhere and the CTC’ers worked very hard to feed the needy right here in our own backyard. Great job CTC!

Bat Mitzvah Club Meeting & Shabbaton

	Schedule of Classes
Sunday: Torah Studies Series with Rabbi Paltiel 10:00 -11:20 a.m. Tanya Class Saturdays, 8:45-9:30 a.m. with Rabbi Paltiel

	Summer Opportunity
The National Jewish Retreat! August 1-5 - an incredible opportunity for Jewish Learning in a relaxed, beautiful environment. www.jretreat.com


	Quick Links
Jewish Birthday Converter Jewish Online Library Multimedia Section

	Daily Quote
Reflect upon three things and you will not come to the hands of transgression. Know from where you came, where you are going, and before whom you are destined to give a judgement and accounting. From where you came — from a putrid drop; where you are going — to a place of dust, maggots and worms; and before whom you are destined to give a judgement and accounting — before the supreme king of kings, the Holy One, blessed be He. — Ethics of the Fathers 3:1

	This Week on www.ChabadPW.org

History

	The Miracles of the Six Day War

Living

	Energy Crisis
It is safe to say that fuel moves the world. So what is the spiritual fuel that powers the soul?

Parshah

	The Generation Gap
Where did the Spies go wrong?

Audio/Video

	We've Got a Grape Show!
When Moses sent spies to scout the land of Israel, they saw giant grapes, got scared, and ran away. In this edition of the Week in Rejew, Jono interviews one of them (one of the giant grapes, that is)

	The Jewish Calendar

Friday

Sivan 22 | Jun 8

Miriam Quarantined (1312 BCE)

Shabbat

Sivan 23 | Jun 9

Jeroboam Barricades Jerusalem (797 BCE)

Haman's Decree Counteracted (357 BCE)

Bless New Month

Ethics: Chapter 3

Jews Debate Before Alexander (313 BCE)

Three of the "Ten Martyrs" Killed (2nd century CE)

Tuesday

Sivan 26 | Jun 12

R. Chananya ben Tradyon Killed (2nd century CE)

Rebbe Arrives in US (1941)

Friday

Sivan 29 | Jun 15

Spies Dispatched (1312 BCE)

Shabbat

Sivan 30 | Jun 16

Rosh Chodesh
Rosh Chodesh Observances

Ethics: Chapter 4

	Daily Thought

The Creator of Logic

G‑d can do anything. He could even, as the Talmud puts it, "fit an elephant through the eye of a needle."

So, how would He do it? Would He make the elephant smaller? Or would He expand the eye of the needle?

Neither. The elephant would remain big, the eye of the needle small. And He would fit the elephant through the eye of the needle.

Illogical? True. But logic is just another of His creations. He who created logic is permitted to disregard it.

From the wisdom of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Schneerson; words and condensation by Tzvi Freeman. To order Tzvi's book, "Bringing Heaven Down to Earth, click here.

	The Parshah In a Nutshell

Parshat Shlach

Moses sends twelve spies to the Land of Canaan. Forty days later they return, carrying a huge cluster of grapes, a pomegranate and a fig, to report on a lush and bountiful land. But ten of the spies warn that the inhabitants of the land are giants and warriors "more powerful than we"; only Caleb and Joshua insist that the land can be conquered, as G‑d has commanded.

The people weep that they'd rather return to Egypt. G‑d decrees that Israel's entry into the Land shall be delayed forty years, during which time that entire generation will die out in the desert. A group of remorseful Jews storm the mountain on the border of Land and are routed by the Amalekites and Canaanites.

The laws of the menachot (meal, wine and oil offerings) are given, as well as the mitzvah to consecrate a portion of the dough (challah) to G‑d when making bread. A man violates the Shabbat by gathering sticks and is put to death. G‑d instructs to place fringes (tzitzit) on the four corners of our garments so that we should remember to fulfill the mitzvot (Divine commandments).

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