8/3/07 - Chabad of Port Washington

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	A Word From the Rabbi

During these quiet months of summer, please consider coming to visit us at shul. It might be a novel idea just to take an ordinary Saturday during August and turning it into Shabbat, by joining others at shul for prayer, learning and lunch.

I know this sounds like an unusual concept. After all, why would a good Jewish boy (or girl) hang out in a place like shul if it's not the High Holidays... But I just thought I'd mention it. Our Shabbat atmosphere is friendly and family-like. Every week we learn together as we explore the weekly portion of the Torah, plus a delicious lunch sets the stage for social interaction.

Shabbat Shalom!
Rabbi Shalom M Paltiel

P.S. We welcome our son Berel and a dozen of his friends who are visiting from their summer camp program in Morristown NJ and spending Shabbos with us. It promises to be a very joyous Shabbos with these "little Rabbis" - you don't want to miss this!!

	News @ Chabad

CAMP BARBECUE THIS SUNDAY!!
Campers at Berkowitz Gan Israel enjoyed a fabulous week of activities centered around theme of Ahavat Yisroel - love your fellow as yourself. The children also spent many hours practicing for their grand Barbecue performance this Sunday. All camp families are invited to join for the annual camp barbecue this Sunday, August 5th, 4:00 - 7:00. The exciting program features Rides, Yummy Food, Music, Performances and of course fun for the entire family!

Take me out to the Ball Park - Free tickets available
Thanks to the generosity of Martin & Joyce Scher our day camp is going to a Mets game next week. We have some extra tickets so we're offering our Chabad House community a limited number of free tickets to the New York Mets baseball game for Thursday, August 9th at 12:10 PM. If you would like to join us for this wonderful outing please reserve your tickets by emailing: [email protected]. We have a limited number of tickets so please reserve as early as possible.

Got Junk? We'll Take It!!
If you have items of value that are no longer wanted in your home or office, you may want to consider donating them to be sold on ebay for CHABAD'S benefit. CLUTTERFREE is an ongoing effort to raise funds for Chabad of Port Washington. There is no time limit to receiving items for sale. Call our CLUTTERFREE coordinator, Donna Benabou, 516-551-5785 or email [email protected] . Visit our website for more information and guidelines on this new, exciting initiative.

The ClutterFree Process is Simple! All you need to do is:
1. Send an email or call with a few details about the items you are considering donating: [email protected].
2. We will determine the salability of your items on ebay.
3. Pick up or drop off arrangements will be made.
4. Pertinent information will be gathered about these items.
5. You will receive a tax deductible receipt for the full estimated value of the item.
6. Payment will be made to Chabad of Port Washington for items sold. Unsold items will be donated to an appropriate charity and you will receive a tax-deductible donation receipt.

B"H

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

Shabbat Begins: Aug. 03, 2007	7:51 PM
Shabbat Ends: Aug. 04, 2007	8:54 PM

Torah Portion: Eikev

Kiddush Calendar

The Kiddush this week is sponsored by Robyn & Alan Doubert

We need a Kiddush sponsor for August 11 & 18. 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 commemorate a date on your family calendar.

Shul Family News

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO:
Lisa Salstein 8/2
Tyler Levenson 8/6
Jay Flanzraich 8/9
Helene Gutman 8/9

MAZEL TOV TO:
Mazel tov to Carol Arnold on becoming a Bubby! Her son David and daughter-in-law Estee were just blessed with a wonderful baby girl – Sofia Mae. Mazel Tov!

CONDOLENCES TO:
Robert & Carol Brenner on the passing of Bob's mom, Becky Brenner. Becky passed away at age 98, with a completely sound mind and enjoyed every day of her life! The Funeral is this Sunday morning at Sinai Chapels, 10:15 am, interment on top of the Brenner Mountain in Grahamsville, NY.

YARTZEITS:
Calvin Lepselter 8/8/2007, observed by Carol Arnold

	Schedule of Services
Sunday morning Services 9:00 AM 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. WE NEED YOUR HELP FOR THE MINYAN! Shabbat Morning at 9:30 a.m. followed by Kiddush Luncheon at noon

	Schedule of Classes
Tanya Class Saturdays, 8:45-9:30 a.m. with Rabbi Paltiel

	This Week @ www.ChabadPW.org

Lifecycles

	The Jewish Wedding
Two can become one — when soulmates tap into the singular soul they share. Join us as we explore this quest for oneness, as empowered by the timeless laws and traditions of the Jewish marriage .

Seasons

	Adam and Eve: A Template for a Relationship
"My husband is always taking me for granted" ""My wife is always criticizing me" Isn't it amazing how the very things we most need from each other are also the most difficult for us to give?

Women

	Sarah Nachshon
My parents taught me that if the Jews want to keep the Land of Israel, then we must fight for the Land of Israel...

Parshah

	In the Land of Because
Try to imagine life without the word "because"

	The Jewish Calendar

Friday

Av 19 | Aug 3

Shabbat

Av 20 | Aug 4

Zohar Published (1558)

Passing of R. Levi Yitzchak Schneerson (1944)

Ethics: Chapter 5

Sunday

Av 21 | Aug 5

Passing of R. Chaim Brisker (1918)

Monday

Av 22 | Aug 6

Tuesday

Av 23 | Aug 7

Wednesday

Av 24 | Aug 8

Hasmonean Holiday (circa 100 BCE)

Thursday

Av 25 | Aug 9

Friday

Av 26 | Aug 10

Tzemach Tzeddek Departs Petersburg

Shabbat

Av 27 | Aug 11

Bless New Month

Ethics: Chapter 6

	Daily Thought

The Sum

Be within.

But stay above.

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 Eikev

In the Parshah of Eikev ("Because"), Moses continues his closing address to the Children of Israel, promising them that if they will fulfill the commandments (Mitzvot) of the Torah, they will prosper in the Land they are about to conquer and settle in keeping with G‑d's promise to their forefathers.

Moses also rebukes them for their failings in their first generation as a people, recalling their worship of the Golden Calf, the rebellion of Korach, the sin of the Spies, their angering of G‑d at Taveirah, Massah and Kivrot Hataavah ("The Graves of Lust"); "You have been rebellious against G‑d," he says to them, "since the day I knew you." But he also speaks of G‑d's forgiveness of their sins, and the Second Tablets which G‑d inscribed and gave to them following their repentance.

Their 40 years in the desert, says Moses to the people, during which G‑d sustained them with daily manna from heaven, was to teach them "that man does not live on bread alone, but by the utterance of G‑d's mouth does man live."

Moses describes the land they are about to enter as "flowing with milk and honey," blessed with the "Seven Kinds" (wheat and barley, grapevines, figs, pomegranates, olive oil and dates), and the place that is the focus of G‑d's providence of His world. He commands them to destroy the idols of the land's former masters, and to beware lest they become haughty and begin to believe that "my power and the might of my hand have gotten me this wealth."

A key passage in our Parshah is the second chapter of the Sh'ma, which repeats the fundamental mitzvot enumerated in the Sh'ma's first chapter and describes the rewards of fulfilling G‑d's commandments and the adverse results (famine and exile) of their neglect. It is also the source of the precept of prayer and includes a reference to the resurrection of the dead in the Messianic Age.

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