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A Word From the Rabbi



Are you looking for quality entertainment this Saturday night? Look no further - come on down to Chabad of the Five Towns! If you like to laugh, head to Chabad. Yes, you read right, “Chabad.” Tomorrow night, we will be hosting our annual Cafe Chabad event, this year featuring comedian Jerry Kahn!

Jerry has performed for presidential candidate Joe Lieberman and his entourage. He was also the opening act for Comedy Relief for the Homeless and he performed in the Brooklyn Jewish Film Festival. He will bring his unique humorous style to Chabad, 74 Maple Avenue in Cedarhurst at our ever-popular Café Chabad, beginning at 8:30 pm.

Enjoy an enlightening evening of Food, Fun & Fulfillment! Light dinner includes sushi, salads & desserts! An event not to miss! RSVP today by logging on to http://www.chabad5towns.com/ or call 516-295-2478. The fee is just $18 per person which includes entertainment and light buffet dinner.

I look forward to enjoying an evening of laughter together with you!

Best wishes for a Shabbat Shalom,
Rabbi Zalman Wolowik

Happening at Chabad

Kiddush
The Kiddush at Chabad this week is sponsored by Moshe & Judith Susman, in honor of the birth of their daughter Meira Matel. The Kiddush is co-sponsored by Mr. Teddy Adams, commemorating 3 yartzeits in his family this week. If you'd like to sponsor a Kiddush luncheon at Chabad in honor or in memory of a family member or friend please contact Dr. Muller at 516-569-0169.

Wrap it Up! Mystery Package Party-POSTPONED
Our annual package party is postponed. Further information will be posted at a later date.

Motzei Shabbat, January 6 • Café Chabad
Chabad will be hosting its annual Cafe Chabad event, this year featuring comedian Jerry Kahn! Laugh the night away, this Motzei Shabbos, January 6, 8:30 pm at Chabad, 74 Maple Avenue in Cedarhurst. The fee is just $18 per person which includes entertainment and light buffet dinner of Sushi, Salads and Desserts! An event not to miss!

Sunday, January 14 • Keep the Kitchen Clean!
Take a break and relax with your Chabad family! Pizza dinner and light entertainment, 5:00 pm at Chabad. Call to reserve: 516-295-2478. Bring the whole family. $5.00 per person.

Monday, January 15 • Women’s Circle “Behind Closed Doors”
Chabad’s women’s circle will be meeting again on January 15th, with world-renowned lecturer, Mrs. Esther Piekarski. Reclaim our commitment to Jewish Intimacy by exploring the Feminine Mystique and the realm of the private with Mrs. Esther Piekarski. All women are welcome to join us at the home of Mrs. Esther Max, 708 Central Avenue, Woodmere.

Upcoming JLI Course: The Kabbalah of Character!
You are unlike any person who has ever lived before. How can you make the most of the gifts you have been given? The Kabbalah of Character, a new and expanded revision of our popular course "Soul Powers," is designed to help you understand the unique mix of qualities that define your individuality. Drawing on the organizational structure of the Kabbalah, this course examines the nature of the human soul created in the image of G‑d.

The Kabbalah of Character is not a quick-fix. You won’t learn how to become a perfect person in eight easy lessons. But you will learn strategies for making changes that are lasting and real. Authored by Rabbi Moshe Miller, noted scholar of Kabbalah, the course invites you to choose from among a wealth of reflective approaches to chart your own path to personal growth. It includes wisdom to amaze you and stories to inspire you, as well as journal exercises and practical tools to help you apply the lessons to your own life. So spend eight weeks learning the secrets that will help you unlock your inner potential. Because you won’t know what you can be... until you hold a mirror to your soul.

Rabbi Wolowik will be teaching this 8-week series on Wednesday evenings, beginning January 31st, 8:15 - 9:30 pm. The class meets at Chabad, 74 Maple Avenue in Cedarhurst, 8:15 - 9:30 pm. Registration is required and the class fee is $99. But, if you register before January 15th you can take advantage of our early bird special and receive 10% off. Sign up online: http://www.myjli.com/ or call Toby at 516-295-2478.

 

 
B"H
Candle Lighting Times for
Cedarhurst, NY
[Based on Zip Code 11516]
Shabbat Begins:
Jan. 05 2007
4:24 PM
Shabbat Ends:
Jan. 06 2007
5:27 PM
Parshah Vayechi
 
Upcoming Events
Chassidic Mysticism
Jan. 05 2007 - 5:30 AM

Shacharit
Jan. 05 2007 - 6:30 AM

Daf Yomi
Jan. 05 2007 - 7:15 AM

Mincha / Maariv
Jan. 05 2007 - 4:30 PM

Chassidus
Jan. 06 2007 - 8:45 AM

Shacharit
Jan. 06 2007 - 9:20 AM

Rambam
Jan. 06 2007 - 3:30 PM

Code of Jewish Law
Jan. 06 2007 - 3:30 PM

Mincha / Maariv
Jan. 06 2007 - 4:15 PM

Moshiach Matters
Jan. 06 2007 - 4:45 PM

Cafe Chabad
Jan. 06 2007 - 8:30 PM

Shacharit
Jan. 07 2007 - 8:00 AM

Breakfast & Bavli
Jan. 07 2007 - 8:45 AM

Youth Zone
Jan. 07 2007 - 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Mincha / Maariv
Jan. 07 2007 - 4:30 PM

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Shul Family News

Happy Birthday To:
Paula Friedman, Avi Begun, Harry Finkelman, Levana Lazari, Schneur Zalman Seper, Michael Volfman, Shlomi Begun, Tara Schreiber, Mrs. Karen Shapiro, Dov Ber Werner, Emily Goldstein, Boris Volfman, Leah Almeleh, Yosef Yehuda Cohen, Alan Strauss

Condolences:
To Mrs. Cheryl Fried on the passing of her father, William Litvin. Shiva is being observed at 601 Chestnut Street, apt. A14, until Monday, January 8, 9:00 am—10:00 pm.

Thank You To:
Elizabeth Kurtz, Fran Hoffman, Devorah Elkouby, Elizabeth Kahn and Lisa Fishbein for helping with event coordinating.

Tamar Pewzner & Riki Fishbein for their assistance with Café Chabad

 
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Weekly Youth Calendar


January 7
Youth Zone,
10:00 am—12:00 pm

January 8
Storytime at Chabad,
for children ages 4-7,
5:30—6:30 pm

January 11
Bat Mitzvah Club,
6:00—7:30 pm

January 13
Birthday Shabbat, for children born during the month of Shvat, following Services

January 14
Youth Zone, 10:00 am—12:00 pm


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The Parshah In a Nutshell
Parshat Vayechi

Jacob lives the final 17 years of his life in Egypt. Before his passing, he asks Joseph to take an oath that he will bury him in the Holy Land. He blesses Joseph's two sons, Menasseh and Ephraim, elevating them to the status of his own sons as progenitors of tribes within the nation of Israel.

The patriarch desires to reveal the end of days to his children, but is prevented from doing so. Jacob blesses his sons, assigning to each his role as a tribe: Judah will produce leaders, legislators and kings; priests will come from Levi, scholars from Issachar, seafarers from Zebulun, schoolteachers from Shimon, soldiers from Gad, judges from Dan, olive growers from Asher, and so on. Reuben is rebuked for "confusing his father's marriage"; Shimon and Levi for the massacre of Shechem and the plot against Joseph. Naphtali is granted the swiftness of a deer, Benjamin the ferociousness of a wolf, and Joseph is blessed with beauty and fertility.

A large funeral procession consisting of Jacob's descendants, Pharaoh's ministers, the leading citizens of Egypt and the Egyptian cavalry accompanies Jacob on his final journey to the Holy Land, where he is buried in the Machpeilah Cave in Hebron.

Joseph, too, dies in Egypt, at the age of 110. He, too, instructs that his bones be taken out of Egypt and buried in the Holy Land, but this would come to pass only with the Israelites' Exodus from Egypt many years later. Before his passing, Joseph conveys to the Children of Israel the testament from which they will draw their hope and faith in the difficult years to come: "G‑d will surely remember you, and bring you up out of this land to the land of which he swore to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob."

 

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