1/12/07 - Chabad of the Five Towns

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	A Word From the Rabbi

I'm excited to share with you that Chabad's annual Solidarity Mission will be leaving for Israel this Tuesday evening with an incredible group of 35 people. It will be a mission of showing commitment to Israel, of gaining strength and inspiration and of course, having a fabulous time! Throughout our stay in Israel, many individuals will be joining our tours as well. We are looking forward to a physically and spiritually rejuvenating trip. When we return, we'll share our photos with you in our online photo gallery - stay tuned!

If you're planning a vacation this week as well, we've got some great news for you! Utilziing the latest techonology, Chabad of the Five Towns has now made it possible for you to receive SMS Shabbat times to your cellphone, pager or wireless-enabled device — absolutely FREE!! So whether you're at home and don't have a moment to look up candle lighting time or perhaps you'll be on vacation and need to know the correct time to light on Friday night - anywhere in the world - this innovative tool is the practical solution for you!

SMS Shabbat Times Alerts - Get started now, visit: http://www.my.jewish5towns.com/ to receive weekly Shabbat candlelighting alerts to your mobile, pager or email address personalized for your locale. Also on http://www.my.jewish5towns.com/, you can personalize your Jewish Calendar, set Birthday & Yartzeit reminders, personalize your event alerts and so much more!

Best wishes for a Shabbat Shalom and a Good Chodesh,
Rabbi Zalman Wolowik

	Happening at Chabad

Kiddush
The Kiddush at Chabad this week is sponsored by Larry & Susan Sachs in memory of their uncle, Chaim ben Efraim Yosef who passed away this week and in memory of Susan’s grandmother, Shaina. 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.

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!
JUST 3 MORE DAYS TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF OUR EARLY BIRD SPECIAL TO RECEIVE 10% OFF - REGISTER BEFORE JAN. 15TH!
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. 12 2007	4:31 PM
Shabbat Ends: Jan. 13 2007	5:34 PM

Parshah Shemot

Shul Family News

Happy Birthday To:
Brana Cohen, Zachary Adams, Aharon Moshe Rosenzweig

Condolences
To Rebbetzin Chanie Wolowik on the passing of her great- grandmother this week who lived to the ripe age of 106!! Rebbetzin Mariyasha Garelik was a truly exceptional woman who had tremendous nachas from hundreds of decendents through 5 generations KA"H. She was and will forever be a true role model for her entire family and all who were lucky to know her.


	Newest Photo Album on our Site!
Cafe Chabad was Fabulous & Hilarious with Comedian Jerry Kahn & Crew. Over 200 people attended and enjoyed an incredible evening - click this image to view photos on our website!

	Daily Quote
Groaning by itself won't do a bit of good. A groan is only a key to open the heart and eyes, so as not to sit there with folded arms, but to plan orderly work and activity, each person wherever he can be effective, to campaign for bolstering Torah, spreading Torah and the observance of mitzvot. One person might do this through his writing, another with his oratory, another with his money... — Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak of Lubavitch (quoted in Hayom Yom, Tevet 23)

	This Week on www.ChabadFiveTowns.com

Living

	Brain Shutdown Syndrome
What the GPS taught me

Story

	An Audacious Promise
"So they'll say that Avrohom Yehoshua is not a real Rebbe, Avrohom Yehoshua is a liar. But at least for a week I succeeded in bringing some peace into a broken Jew's life..."

Question

	The Shtetl Jew: Relic or Role Model?
If Tevye's Judaism is anything to go by, don't you think it's time for an updated version?

Inner Dimensions

	I Am
One of the first things that Moses asked G‑d at the Burning Bush: They're going to ask me, "What is His name?" What is the significance of this question? And what is the meaning of G‑d's elusive answer?

	The Jewish Calendar

Friday

Tevet 22 | Jan 12

Portuguese Expulsion (1496)

Prague rescue (1622)

Passing of R. Schneur Zalman of Liadi (1812)

Safed Earthquake (1837)

Mt. Sinai Hospital (1852)

Monday

Tevet 25 | Jan 15

Alexander in Jerusalem (313 BCE)

Chovat Halevavot published (1559)

Passing of R. Samson Raphael Hirsch (1888)

Thursday

Tevet 28 | Jan 18

Shimon (1567-1447 BCE)

Sadducees ejected from Sanhedrin (81 BCE)

Friday

Tevet 29 | Jan 19

Winter

Passing of R. Yitzchak Kaduri (2006)

Shabbat

Shvat 1 | Jan 20

Rosh Chodesh
Moses Repeats the Torah

Rosh Chodesh Observances

	Daily Thought

Who This Really Is

What you see of a person, you may not like.

Who this person really is, you can never know.

The G‑dly soul inside, not only is it beyond our knowledge — it is the unknowable itself.

Let your words peel away the outer shell and talk to the unknowable inside.

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

	The Parshah In a Nutshell

Parshat Shemot

The Children of Israel multiply in Egypt. Threatened by their growing numbers, Pharaoh enslaves them and orders the Hebrew midwives, Shifrah and Puah, to kill all male babies at birth. When they do not comply, he commands his people to cast the Hebrew babies into the Nile.

A child is born to Jocheved, the daughter of Levi, and her husband, Amram, and placed in a basket on the river, while the baby's sister, Miriam, stands watch from afar. Pharaoh's daughter discovers the boy, raises him as her son, and names him Moses.

As a young man, Moses leaves the palace and discovers the hardship of his brethren. He sees an Egyptian beating a Hebrew and kills the Egyptian. The next day he sees two Jews fighting; when he admonishes them, they reveal his deed of the previous day, and Moses is forced to flee to Midian. There he rescues Jethro's daughters, marries one of them - Zipporah - and becomes a shepherd of his father-in-law's flocks.

G‑d appears to Moses in a burning bush at the foot of Mount Sinai and instructs him to go to Pharaoh and demand: "Let My people go, so that they may serve Me." Moses' brother, Aaron, is appointed to serve as his spokesman. In Egypt, Moses and Aaron assemble the elders of Israel to tell them that the time of their redemption has come. The people believe; but Pharaoh refuses to let them go, and even intensifies the suffering of Israel.

Moses returns to G‑d to protest: "Why have You done evil to this people?" G‑d promises that the redemption is close at hand.

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