2/7/08 - Chabad of Port Washington

Chabad of Port Washington · Email: rabbi@chabadpw.org · Voice: 516-767-8672 · www.ChabadPW.org

NEXT SHABBAT, FEBRUARY 15 • DINNER CATERED BY PRESTIGE

	A Word from the Rabbi

Big Mazel Tov on the Giants' amazing upset victory! I wish you upset victories in your own life. May you succeed beyond your wildest dreams in areas in life as important to you as the Superbowl is to the Giants!

Jewish fans (and their non-Jewish friends) all over the Metro area are talking about the tefillin and prayers bringing the Giants over the top. After all, no one expected this win. The conversation was only how badly they would lose to New England. It’s also telling that the catch that brought about the win was caught right at the helmet, right at the spot where the Tefillin are worn (as reported to me by Alan Salzbank who also offered this particular commentary).

Seriously friends. We’re having fun with this, and no one knows if Hashem really cares who wins. Nevertheless, the fact is that a bunch of non-practicing Jews decided to lay Tefillin which clearly makes Hashem happy. The main character of the story, Greenfield from Roslyn, is laying Tefillin now three times a week. Why not consider this mitzvah yourself!? It’s tremendous, feels good, takes 5 minutes a day and brings untold blessings. If you are looking to score big in your life, Tefillin (and for the women lighting the candels on Friday nights) can bring super results!

If you are interested in learning more about Tefillin please contact me. I will be happy to help you obtain your own pair of tefillin and teach you how to do it. We have about two dozen guys already in our tefillin club from the past two years alone, who are doing this mitzvah daily and enjoying the benefits.

FYI – Click here for more into on tefillin and a step-by-step guide on how to put them on. Also, click here for a fascinating article published in the Journal of Chinese Medicine about the amazing correspondence of tefilin to Chinese medicine and how tefillin touches each of the important accupuncture points in the human body. Quite interesting!

Shabbat Shalom

Rabbi Shalom Paltiel

PS we need a last minute Kiddush sponsor. Maybe consider sponsoring Kiddush in honor of the Giants’ victory... email shainy@chabadpw.org if you can do it.

	Chabad of Port Washington featured on global news site

When was the last time you thought about the days before Chabad arrived in Port Washington? Take a trip down memory lane and click here to read an article about us that was featured this week on the global Chabad Lubavitch website, lubavitch.com. Titled "Jewish Life is Booming Here", this inspirational article tells the story of Chabad and our Community over the last 16 years we enjoyed together.

	Upcoming Events

MAH JONGG WOMEN’S CIRCLE 2/12
Chabad Women’s Circle invites all women to our monthly evening of Mah Jongg. Join us for a thrilling social evening at Chabad, 7:15 pm - meet other women and enjoy and fun hour of Mah Jongg play. RSVP by emailing tami@chabadpw.org.

COMMUNITY SHABBAT DINNER - 2/15
I invite you to join us next Friday night, February 15, at Chabad for a beautiful Shabbat Dinner with our community! You'll enjoy great company and an uplifting Shabbat experience in our warm, meaningful atmosphere. Due to the great response to Prestige Caterers' delicious catering we are once again featuring their cuisine... It's time to sign up! The fee for dinner is $25/adult; $10/child, age 12 & under. Services at 6:30 PM, Dinner at 7:00. Be sure to RSVP prior to Wednesday, February 13 - just click here to let us know you're coming or call us at 516-767-8672. We look forward to receiving your reservation and spending Shabbat with you!

	YOUTH CALENDAR

February 10: Bat Mitzvah Club trip to Brooklyn
February 10: Bar Mitzvah Club trip
February 10: CTC Torah 4 Teens Class: Tattoos
February 13: Bar Mitzvah Club meeting
February 15-17: Bat Mitzvah Club regional girls retreat in Saratoga
February 17: Sunday CTC Ski Trip
March 2: Bar Mitzvah Club Trip: Rock Climbing
March 2: CTC Torah 4 Teens Class: Is War Kosher?
March 9: CTC Bake Sale & Salad Bar Fundraiser
March 14-15: Bat Mitzvah Club Shabbaton
March 16: CTC Purim Woodworking for kids in Children’s Hospital
March 20: Thursday Kids Purim Party
March 24: CTC United Community Centers Inner City Garden Project

B"H

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

Shabbat Candle Lighting: Friday, Feb. 8	5:02 PM
Shabbat Ends: Shabbat, Feb. 9	6:03 PM

Torah Portion: Terumah

Kiddush Calendar

The Kiddush at Chabad this week is available for sponsorship.

Consider sponsoring a future Kiddush at Chabad. Please email shainy@chabadpw.org to book your date.

Shul Family News

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO:
2/7 Debbie Harari
2/7 Risha Paltiel
2/7 Harari Robinowitz
2/8 Zina Zalta
2/9 Sarah Lauren Farhadian
2/9 Esther Vaknin
2/9 Mr. David Weingast
2/11 Barbara Resnick
2/11 Bilha Spatz
2/11 Fern Weingast
2/12 Zachary Winn

MAZAL TOV!
Abraham and Roya Neissani on the engagement of their daughter Jessica. • Congratulations to Lenny and Susan Lebovitch for their son Mark becoming a partner in his law firm

CONDOLENCES:
To Robert Resnick on the passing of his father. • To Sylvia Chase on the passing of her daughter

YARTZEITS:
2/14 Lilyan Hyman,
mother of Allan Hyman

	* PATRONIZE OUR SPONSORS *

	Schedule of Services
Sunday morning Services 9:00 AM Tefillin Club: 11:30 am - 12 noon in the Chabad Library Monday - Friday: 7:00 AM Friday night: 6:30 PM Please help us with a Minyan on Friday Night Shabbos Morning: 9:30 AM

Schedule of Classes

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

Torah Studies
Sundays, 10:00 - 11:20 AM

	JUNIOR CONGREGATION
EVERY SHABBAT! Bring the children, ages 3-11 every Shabbat morning 10:30 - 12:00 for interactive, song-filled prayer services with a special kids siddur, along with stories and lessons from the weekly Torah portion. Of course we'll have plently of fun games, board games, raffles, prizes, gym play and great snack every week!

	This Week @ www.ChabadPW.org

Living

	The Columbia Tragedy
Five years ago, the world listened in shock to the news reports of the tragic end of mission STS-107. Here are some of the reactions recorded in the days after the tragedy

Audio/Video

	The Rabbi and the Scientist: Diet & Health in Torah
The Jewish perspective and a scientific analysis of dieting and healthy eating.

Questions

	Judaism is Nice, But Isn't it More Important to Feed the Hungry?
We spend so much money, time and energy on synagogues, Jewish schools religious institutions. Wouldn't it be better if we applied all those resources to alleviating all the suffering that goes on in the world?

Parshah

	Three Chambers
Imagine a house with three rooms: a large room where the bulk of your time is spent; a smaller chamber where precious occasions of the spirit are enjoyed; and a rarely visited sanctum that is the absolute center of your life

	The Jewish Calendar

Thursday

Adar I 1 | Feb 7

Rosh Chodesh
Rosh Chodesh Observances

Leap Year

Adar Joy

Passing of R. Shmaryahu Gurary (1989)

Wednesday

Adar I 7 | Feb 13

Moses' Birth & Passing (1393 and 1273 BCE)

Thursday

Adar I 8 | Feb 14

Oath on Torah Permitted (1674)

	Daily Thought

Beyond Reason

The world is not a reasonable place.

Meet it on its own terms: When you do something good, do it beyond reason.

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 Terumah

The people of Israel are called upon to contribute fifteen materials — gold, silver and copper; blue, purple and red-dyed wool; flax, goat hair, animal skins, wood, olive oil, spices and gems — out of which, G‑d says to Moses, "They shall make for Me a Sanctuary, and I shall dwell amidst them."

On the summit of Mount Sinai, Moses is given detailed instructions on how to construct this dwelling for G‑d so that it could be readily dismantled, transported and reassembled as the people journeyed in the desert.

In the Sanctuary's inner chamber, behind an artistically woven curtain, was the Ark containing the Tablets of Testimony engraved with the Ten Commandments; on the Ark's cover stood two winged cherubim hammered out of pure gold. In the outer chamber stood the seven-branched Menorah and the Table upon which the "showbread" was arranged.

The Sanctuary's three walls were fitted together from 48 upright wooden boards, each of which was overlaid with gold and held up by a pair of silver foundation sockets. The roof was formed of three layers of coverings: (a) tapestries of multi-colored wool and linen; (b) a covering made of goat-hair; (c) a covering of ram and tachash skins. Across the front of the Sanctuary was an embroidered screen held up by five posts.

Surrounding the Sanctuary and the copper-plated Altar which fronted it was an enclosure of linen hangings, supported by 60 wooden posts with silver hooks and trimmings and reinforced by copper stakes.

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