5/11/06 - Chabad of the Five Towns

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	A Word From the Rabbi

Lag B'omer is this Tuesday and we've made plans for you! The entire community is invited to celebrate together in Cedarhurst Park at Chabad's Lag B'omer Festivities. The highlight of this exciting program for the entire family is an Extreme Bike Stunt Show with the renowned performers from San Diego, CA! Other fabulously fun activities include archery, bubble bonanza, mitzvah parade, races, tug-o-war, grand raffle and of course - a bonfire!

I look forward to seeing you on Tuesday, May 16, 5:30 - 8:00 pm in Cedarhurst Park (corner Cedarhurst & Summit Ave.) Food will also be available for purchase. This event is free of charge, all are welcome!! If you require further information, please call 516-295-2478.

We extend a big thank you to Jeff (Yehudah) Neckonoff of Azamra DJ for providing the music for the event! We thank our co-sponsors, Haskel Trading and Kosher World Supermarket.

I would also like to remind you to vote on Tuesday, May 16, Lag B'omer if you live in School District 15.

Best wishes for a Shabbat Shalom,
Rabbi Zalman Wolowik

	News at Chabad

We've Got Photos!!
Our Shabbaton last week was a tremendous success! You can now get a glimse of the Shabbaton weekend by visiting our virtual photo album online: www.chabad5towns.com/album.

May 11: Farbrengen for Men
Avi & Janet Weiss are graciously hosting the farbrengen for men at their home this evening, at 8:15 pm - 493 Oxford Avenue in Cedarhurst. All are welcome to participate in this Chassidic farbrengen celebrating Pesach Sheni.

May 13: Kiddush
The Kiddush at the Chabad Center this Shabbos is sponsored by Sydney & Debbie Hoffert, commormating the yartzeit of her father, Shlomo B"R Kalman. If you would like to sponsor the Kiddush at a future date in honor or in memory of a family member or friend, please contact Dr. Muller at 516-569-0169.

May 22: Women's Program
Beautiful your Shavuot Table! Create a flower cake with floral designer, Alla, of Jerusalem Florist and learn about the spirituality of the upcoming holiday, Shavuot! Join us at Chabad, 8:15 pm, Suggested Donation: $10.00 - Light Refreshments will be served. For more information and reservations, visit our website or call: 516.295.2478 x10.

B"H

Candle Lighting Times for
Cedarhurst, NY
[Based on Zip Code 11516]

Shabbat Begins: May. 12 2006	7:43 PM
Shabbat Ends: May. 13 2006	8:49 PM

Parshah Emor

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	The Jewish Calendar

Thursday

Iyar 13 | May 11

Omer: Day 28
Jews Expelled from Berne (1427)

Count "Twenty-Nine Days to the Omer" Tonight

Friday

Iyar 14 | May 12

Pesach Sheini
Omer: Day 29
Matzah Depleted (1313 BCE)

"Second Passover" (1312 BCE)

Jews of Bisenz Massacred (1605)

Germans Burn Jewish Books (1933)

Eichmann Captured in Buenos Aires (1960)

Eat Matzah

Count "Thirty Days to the Omer" Tonight

Shabbat

Iyar 15 | May 13

Omer: Day 30
The Manna (1313 BCE)

Jews Expelled from Ukraine (1727)

Riots in Rostov-on-Don (1883)

Ethics: Chapter 4

Count "Thirty-One Days to the Omer" Tonight

Sunday

Iyar 16 | May 14

Omer: Day 31
Count "Thirty-Two Days to the Omer" Tonight

Monday

Iyar 17 | May 15

Omer: Day 32
Passing of "Noda B'Yehudah" (1793)

Count "Thirty-Three Days to the Omer" Tonight

Tuesday

Iyar 18 | May 16

Lag BaOmer
Plague among R. Akiva's Disciples Ends (circa 120 CE)

Passing of R. Shimon bar Yochai (2nd century CE)

Passing of Rama (1573?)

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Iyar 19 | May 17

Omer: Day 34
Passing of Maharam (1293)

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Iyar 20 | May 18

Omer: Day 35
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Omer: Day 36
Kefar Chabad Established (1949)

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Omer: Day 37
Ethics: Chapter 5

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	The Parshah In a Nutshell

Parshat Emor

The Torah section of Emor ("Speak") begins with the special laws pertaining to the Kohanim ("priests"), the Kohen Gadol ("High Priest"), and the Temple service: A Kohen may not become ritually impure through contact with a dead body, save on the occasion of the death of a close relative. A Kohen may not marry a divorcee or a woman with a promiscuous past; a Kohen Gadol can marry only a virgin. A Kohen with a physical deformity cannot serve in the Holy Temple, nor can a deformed animal be brought as an offering.

A newborn calf, lamb or kid must be left with its mother for seven days; one may not slaughter an animal and its offspring on the same day.

The second part of Emor lists the annual Callings of Holiness — the festivals of the Jewish calendar: The bringing of the Passover offering on Nissan 14; the seven-day Passover festival beginning Nissan 15; the bringing of the Omer offering from the first barley harvest on the 2nd day of Passover and the commencement, on that day, of the 49-day Counting of the Omer, culminating in the festival of Shavuot on the 50th day; a "remembrance of shofar blowing" on Tishrei 1; a solemn fast day on Tishrei 10; and the Sukkot festival — during which we are to dwell in huts for seven days and take the "Four Kinds" — beginning on Tishrei 15.

Emor concludes with the incident of a man executed for blasphemy, and the penalties for murder (death), and for injuring one's fellow or destroying his property (monetary compensation).

	Daily Thought: Unslavery

It is not business, not money, nor career, nor human relationships that tears our souls from us and us from our G–d.

There is as much beauty in any of those as there is in any flower from the Garden of Eden. As much G‑dliness as in any temple.

It is the way we lock ourselves inside each one, begging it to take us as its slave, refusing to watch from above, to preserve our dignity as human beings.

As you enter each thing, stay above.

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