12/11/08 - Chabad of Port Washington

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	A word from the Rabbi

I am proud of the 57 graduates who will be completing the first Jewish Learning Institute (JLI) course this coming Sunday at Chabad House. The course entitled Soul Maps; GPS of the Soul explored the inner workings and struggles between right and wrong inherent in each of us, and gave tools for living and growing spiritually, emotionally and mentally.

To all the graduates: Mazel Tov! Congratulations for making time in this fast-paced world to learn Torah and to explore your heritage. Congratulations for having the foresight and insight to understand the value of Torah knowledge even in these times of materialistic obsession. No doubt the knowledge you have gained will add a measure of meaning and joy to your lives.

Please consider taking advantage of the upcoming JLI Course: You Be the Judge II: Dive into the Sea of Talmud. The course is held on Sundays at Chabad, February 8 - Mar 15, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM. Click here to register.

Shabat Shalom!

Rabbi Shalom M. Paltiel

	LATEST CLIP

	CHANUKAH with Chabad!

Sunday, December 21
A CHANUKAH TRIBUTE TO THE MUMBAI VICTIMS
Join Chabad of Port Washington's Menorah Lighting Celebration
PORT WASHINGTON 4PM @ LIRR - Main Street
MANHASSET 7PM @ the Park across from Town Hall
Hot Latkes, Donuts & coffee | Communal Leaders | Live Music

Decmeber 21 - 28
COME LIGHT UP PORT WASHINGTON WITH US - EVERY DAY!!
In addition to the main event, we have daily Menorah lighting in Port Washington every day at 3:30 PM; 6:30 PM on Saturday. Come early and your child may even have the opportunity to join the Rabbi on the lift!

December 22 - 28
ENJOY A LATKE WHILE YOU SHOP!
We've added some spirit to your supermarket shopping this week! We've set up Chanukah stations at King Kullen & Stop & Shop on Shore Rd at the entrance of the stores. Stop by our table when you come in and enjoy a hot latke straight out of the frying pan, pick up a menorah & candles - and bring the kids along for special treats like chocolate coins, helium balloons, dreidels. Not only that - we'll keep them busy while you shop with our children's Chanukah film playing at our table! We'll be at the supermarkets 5:30 - 8:00 PM on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday & Sunday of Chanukah.

Thursday, December 25
Chanukah Fun Zone!
11:00 am - 4:30 pm, 229 Route 110 (Broadhollow Rd), Farmingdale, NY. Featuring Rides | Games | Bowling | Simulators | Kosher pizza
Free dreidels and gelt | Menorah lighting at 3:45 pm | Fun for
the entire family. Admission: Bracelet for Unlimited Rides* or Pay As You Go! (must meet all height & safety requirements). Laser Tag Optional *Only $19.95 per person! For more info visit www.thejewishacademy.com

New E-Greeting Card System - now featuring Facebook cards as well!!

B"H

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

Shabbat Candle Lighting: Friday, Dec. 12	4:09 pm
Shabbat Ends: Shabbat, Dec. 13	5:13 pm

Torah Portion: Vayishlach

Kiddush Calendar

Would you like to sponsor a kiddush in honor or in memory of someone special? We have availability during the coming weeks...

To sponsor a future Kiddush at Chabad, please email [email protected]

Shul Family News

HAPPY BIRTHDAY
12/12 Edward Berkowitz
12/12 Florence Fichman
12/12 Alexandre Haussmann
12/12 Philippe Haussmann
12/12 James Neuwirth
12/12 Zachary Salzbank
12/13 Isabelle Rosen
12/18 Nicole Stern

PRAYERS NEEDED
Please keep praying for the recovery of Lee Aschenbrenner, Lipa Eliezer ben Sarah

YAHRZEITS
12/14 Rose Podell, Paige Reizel Bat Benzion observed by Allan & Susann Hyman [mother]

12/15 Katherine Levine, Channah, observed by Keivan & Thea Farhadia [mother]

12/15 David Massachi
observed by Fred & Jilbert Nili

12/15 Mikhail Zak observed by Michael & Orlov Itkin

12/17 Sam Nissim Eskanazy, Nissim ben Shlomo A"H, observed by Al Eskanazy [father]

12/18 Samuel Brownstein, Shmuel Zisa ben Chonan Yehuda, observed by Martin Brownstein [father]

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Events

THIS MONDAY!
Mother-Daughter Challah Baking Event
Monday December 15
7:00-8:30 pm

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THIS SUNDAY:

Attention Hebrew School Parents:
Join us this Sunday at 11:40 am for our Aleph Champ Awards Ceremony. All Parents are invited to come and cheer on their Aleph Champions.

	Schedule of Services
Sunday morning Services 9:00 AM Tefillin Club: 11:30 am - 12 noon in the Chabad Library Monday - Thursday Services: 7:00 AM Friday night: 6:30 PM Shabbos 9:30 AM Mincha-Maariv & Shalosh Seudos (3rd meal of Shabbat) at time of Candle lighting

Schedule of Classes

Hebrew Reading Crash Course
Tuesdays, 8:00 - 9:00 PM
with Rabbi Ilan Weinberg
7 sessions ending Dec. 9

Tanya Class with Rabbi Paltiel
Saturdays, 8:45-9:30 AM

JEWISH LEARNING INSTITUTE
Six-week series: Soul Maps
@ Chabad, 10 - 11:30 AM
Registration Required, click here


	Quick Links
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	Lost & Found
FOUND: Men’s Hart, Schaffner Overcoat. Perhaps left at the Mumbai Memorial Gathering. Contact Rabbi W to claim.

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Multimedia

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Parshah

	Why Does Esau Hate Jacob?
Evil exists because it is so much more powerful than good. Is there lover in the world who loves with the intensity that a hater hates? Is there a light as bright as darkness is black? Has there ever been an act of kindness unleashed with the force and ferocity contained in an act of cruelty?

Women

	Birthing Light
I once birthed a woman through a mental breakdown much as a midwife would deliver a baby. Our time together began as a simple conversation...

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	the parshah in a nutshell

ParshatVayishlach

Jacob returns to the Holy Land after a 20-year stay in Charan, and sends angel-emissaries to Esau in hope of a reconciliation, but his messengers report that his brother is on the warpath with 400 armed men. Jacob prepares for war, prays, and sends Esau a large gift (consisting of hundreds of heads of sheep and cattle) to appease him.

That night, Jacob ferries his family and possessions across the Yabbok River; he, however, remains behind and encounters the angel that embodies the spirit of Esau, with whom he wrestles until daybreak. Jacob suffers a dislocated hip but vanquishes the supernal creature, who bestows on him the name Israel, which means "He who prevails over the Divine."

Jacob and Esau meet, embrace and kiss, but part ways. Jacob purchases a plot of land near Shechem, whose crown prince — also called Shechem — abducts and rapes Jacob's daughter Dinah. Dinah's brothers Simon and Levi avenge the deed by killing all male inhabitants of the city after rendering them vulnerable by convincing them to circumcise themselves.

Jacob journeys on. Rachel dies while giving birth to her second son, Benjamin, and is buried in a roadside grave near Bethlehem. Reuben loses the birthright because he interferes with his father's marital life. Jacob arrives in Hebron, to his father Isaac, who later dies at age 180 (Rebecca has passed away before Jacob's arrival).

Our parshah concludes with a detailed account of Esau's wives, children and grandchildren, and the family histories of the people of Se'ir among whom Esau settled.

	The Jewish Calendar

Friday

Kislev 15 | December 12

Shabbat

Kislev 16 | December 13

Sunday

Kislev 17 | December 14

Monday

Kislev 18 | December 15

R. Abraham Maimuni (1237)

R. Baruch Mezhibuzher (1811)

Tuesday

Kislev 19 | December 16

Yud-Tes Kislev
Passing of Maggid (1772)

Liberation of R. Schneur Zalman of Liadi (1798)

Rebbetzin Menuchah Rachel born (1798)

"Rosh Hashanah of Chassidism"; begin Tanya study cycle

Wednesday

Kislev 20 | December 17

Chaf Kislev
Ezra's Address (347 BCE)

Tanya Published (1796)

"Rosh Hashanah of Chassidism"

Thursday

Kislev 21 | December 18

Alexander in Jerusalem (313 BCE)

Satmar Rebbe Rescued (1944)

Friday

Kislev 22 | December 19

Shabbat

Kislev 23 | December 20

Bless New Month

	Daily Thought

Feminine Bread

A man’s way is to serve your impoverished soul ideas— perhaps you will be wise enough to translate those ideas into deeds. But a woman goes straight for the stomach and the core. She tells you, "This is who you are and this is what you must do to be who you are."

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

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