Chabad of the Five Towns: Jewish Outreach and Education Community Center serving the Five Towns and Nassau County
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A Word From the Rabbi

After such a meaningful Rosh Hashana, I’d like to express our gratitude to HAFTR High School on behalf of the hundreds of adults and children who have benefited from Rosh Hashana Services & youth programs. I’d also like to thank the honorable Mayor Parise and the Village of Cedarhurst for granting the approval for the use of HAFTR, enabling all to experience enjoyable and comfortable Rosh Hashana & Yom Kippur Service.

Additionally, I thank our Chazzanim, Gaboim, Youth Directors, staff & volunteers, for enhancing the services. We’re truly grateful to Dr. Muller and all who participated in the purchase of aliyot, thus enabling Chabad to continue its vital work and expand its reach in the Five Towns.

May the Almighty grant that all our prayers be materialized in full and may this year be the year of redemption with the coming of the righteous Moshiach.

Best wishes for a Shabbat Shalom & Shana Tova!
Rabbi Wolowik

Partner with Chabad!

Our partnership drive is still in full swing and we welcome & encourage your participation! Our doors are always open and our congregants include all families from every conceivable segment of the Jewish community: Conservative, Orthodox, Reform, Sefardi, Ashkenazi, observant and unaffiliated. Having an active partnership family will make us stronger as a group, as well as help place our shul on stronger financial footings. Click here to download our Partnership/Membership Form or click here to see what we offer. Forms can be mailed to us, 74 Maple Avenue, Cedarhurst NY 11516 or faxed to 516-295-7840. We look forward to formally welcoming you aboard in the very near future.

Happening at Chabad

October 1-2 • Yom Kippur
Yom Kippur services will be held at HAFTR High School, 635 Central Avenue, Cedarhurst. Once again, we will be offering youth programs for the children during services. Each group will enjoy age appropriate games, stories, discussions, prayers and songs. They will also have their own “Kids' Kiddush” with lunch & snacks. provided. If you haven't reserved yet please call Toby at 516-295-2478.

SUNDAY-Erev Yom Kippur
8:00 am Shacharit
3:00 pm Mincha
6:20 pm Candle Lighting
6:30 pm Kol Nidrei Services
6:35 pm Fast Begins

MONDAY-Yom Kippur
9:20 am Shacharit
11:45 am Yizkor
5:15 pm Mincha
6:00 pm Neilah
7:10 pm Final Shofar Sounding
7:17 pm Fast ends

October 5 • Farbrengen: The 13th of Tishrei - For Men
In honor of the Yahrtzeit of the Rebbe Maharash, the 4th Chabad Rebbe. All men are welcome to join, 8:15 pm at Chabad.

October 7 • Children’s Sukkah Hop
Kids! Meet at Chabad for our annual spectacular Sukkah hop! • 4:45 pm; further info to follow!

October 9 • Simchat Beit Hashoeva in Cedarhurst Park!
Entertainment by TWO—they performed at the White House and are sure to be a big hit in Cedarhurst. Bring the entire family for fun, food and activities! 5:30 - 8:30 pm (see pg. 6).

October 11 • Adult Sukkah Hop – Scavenger Hunt
Rediscover the kid in you! Hop along for a mysterious and delicious experience! Wednesday, October 11, 9:00 PM—Meet for Hors D’oeuvres and begin the hunting expedition at Chabad, 74 Maple Avenue, Cedarhurst.

October 12 • Holiday Youth Trip
Excitiing trip for Kids to New Roc City, on Chol Hamoed Sukkot! For Boys & Girls, Grades 2-7, Thursday, October 12, 10:00 am—3:00 pm. The cost is $25 per child and includes a sandwich lunch. Reservations are required by Tuesday, October 11. Please call 295-2478 x19 or log on to www.chabad5towns.com/430781

 
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Candle Lighting Times for
Cedarhurst, NY
[Based on Zip Code 11516]
Shabbat Begins:
Sep. 29 2006
6:24 PM
Shabbat Ends:
Sep. 30 2006
7:20 PM
Holiday Begins:
Oct. 01 2006
6:20 PM
Holiday Ends:
Oct. 02 2006
7:17 PM
Parshah Ha'Azinu
 
Upcoming Events
Chassidic Mysticism
Sep. 29 2006 - 5:30 AM

Shacharit
Sep. 29 2006 - 6:30 AM

Daf Yomi
Sep. 29 2006 - 7:15 AM

Mincha/Maariv
Sep. 29 2006 - 6:30 PM

Shacharit
Sep. 30 2006 - 9:20 AM

Yom Kippur Services
Oct. 01 2006

Breakfast & Bavli
Oct. 01 2006 - 8:45 AM

Yom Kippur Services
Oct. 02 2006

Chassidic Mysticism
Oct. 03 2006 - 5:30 AM

Shacharit
Oct. 03 2006 - 6:30 AM

Daf Yomi
Oct. 03 2006 - 7:15 AM

J.U.S.T. for Us
Oct. 03 2006 - 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Cheder Menachem Mendel
Oct. 03 2006 - 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

Intermediate Hebrew
Oct. 03 2006 - 7:30 PM

The Light of Prayer
Oct. 03 2006 - 8:15 PM

Tanya
Oct. 04 2006 - 5:45 AM

Shacharit
Oct. 04 2006 - 6:30 AM

Daf Yomi
Oct. 04 2006 - 7:15 AM

Rabbi & His Mitzvah Men
Oct. 04 2006 - 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

Tanya
Oct. 05 2006 - 5:45 AM

· View all upcoming events


Shul Family News

Happy Birthday To:
Yisrael Fishweicher, Allan Radomsky, Miriam Zwibel, Dovid Cohen, Tzvi Baum, Michael Levitz, Raphael Bellehsen, Sharona Schreiber, Aimee Almeleh, Chana Rochel Ross, Benji Herman

Mazal Tov To:
To Adam and Rinata Sanders on the birth of their baby daughter, Malka Rephaela.

Dr. Binyomin & Leah Muller on the Bar Mitzvah of their grandson!

Thank You To:
Heidi Hass, Alan Raskin, Paula Friedman, Marla Turk and Solange Assouline for their assistance with a mailing this week!

Chaim Seper, Eli Furst and Shlomo Ross for helping us with transporting things from HAFTR.


Kiddush Sponsorship


Along with a month full of Holidays comes numerous Kiddush luncheons at Chabad. We are seeking sponsors for the upcoming Kiddushim. If you'd like to sponsor a future Kiddush at Chabad to mark any occasion, please contact Dr. Muller at 516-569-0169.

 
Order your Lulav & Etrog!
You can now order your Lulav & Etrog from Chabad. Orders are being accepted until September 29. Call Toby for pricing information and to place your order: 516-295-2478.

 
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Thursday
Laws and CustomsSelichot
Friday
Erev Rosh Hashanah
Today in Jewish HistoryTzemach Tzeddek Born (1789)
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Laws and CustomsNo Shofar Today
Laws and CustomsAnnulment of Vows
Laws and CustomsVisiting the Cemetery
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Shabbat
Rosh Hashanah
Today in Jewish HistoryAdam & Eve (3760 BCE)
Today in Jewish History1st Sin & Repentance (3760 BCE)
Today in Jewish HistoryDove's 3rd Mission (2105 BCE)
Today in Jewish HistoryBinding of Isaac; Sarah's Passing (1677 BCE)
Today in Jewish HistoryBaal Shem Tov's Vision of Moshiach (1746)
Today in Jewish HistoryDaf Yomi (1923)
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Laws and CustomsApple & Honey
Laws and CustomsNo Shofar/Tashlich
Laws and CustomsPsalms
Laws and CustomsTorah Reading
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Sunday
Rosh Hashanah
Laws and CustomsShehecheyanu (New Fruit)
Laws and Customs"Yaknahaz"
Laws and CustomsShofar
Laws and CustomsTashlich
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Monday
Fast of Gedaliah
Today in Jewish HistoryAssassination of Gedaliah (423 BCE)
Today in Jewish HistoryPassing of Rebbetzin Devorah Leah (1792)
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Tuesday
Wednesday
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Thursday
Today in Jewish HistoryRebbetzin Chana (1964)
Friday
Shabbat
Today in Jewish HistoryTemple Dedicated (826 BCE)
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The Parshah In a Nutshell
Parshat

The greater part of the Torah reading of Haazinu ("Listen In") consists of a 70-line "song" delivered by Moses to the people of Israel on the last day of his earthly life.

Calling heaven and earth as witnesses, Moses exhorts the people to "Remember the days of old / Consider the years of many generations / Ask your father, and he will recount it to you / Your elders, and they will tell you" how G‑d "found them in a desert land", made them a people, chose them as His own, and bequeathed them a bountiful land. The Song also warns against the pitfalls of plenty: "Yeshurun grew fat, and kicked / You have grown fat, thick, and waddled/ He forsook G‑d who made him / And spurned the Rock of his salvation" — and the terrible calamities that would result, which Moses describes as G‑d "hiding His face". Yet in the end, he promises, G‑d will be avenge the blood of His servants and be reconciled with his people and land.

The Parshah concludes with G‑d's instruction to Moses to ascend the summit of Mount Nebo, from which he beheld the Promised Land before dying on the mountain. "For you shall see the land opposite you; but you shall not go there, into the land which I give to the children of Israel."

 

 
Daily Thought
Our Father, Our King

Rosh Hashanah, the Baal Shem Tov taught, is a game of hide and seek. G‑d hides, we seek.

But where can G‑d hide? Wherever you go, there He is. As the Zohar says, "There is no place void of Him." So perhaps what the Baal Shem Tov meant is more like peek-a-boo — when the parent hides behind his or her own fingers. So too, G‑d hides within the guise of an awesome, indifferent king, judging His subjects strictly by the book until the most sublime angels shiver in dread.

And we seek. We seek the father within the stern voice. We are the small child who climbs into the king's arms, tears off the mask and says, "Daddy!"

Which is just what he was waiting for.

 

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