Thank y'all so much for your participation in our Pesach festivities. You made our holiday uplifting, meaningful and a key for an amazing opening of the doors for a year full of Hashem's blessings.
There is a tradition in some Jewish communities to make “shlissel challah” the week after Pesach. Shlissel means “key,” and the custom involves either baking the challah in the shape of a key, or wrapping ones real house (or business) key in foil and pressing it into the underside of the challah before baking. The key is removed before the challah is eaten, and the tradition is considered a segulah (spiritually propitious) for livelihood. May Hashem bless each and every one of you with a year of prosperity physically and spiritually!
Tanya Thursdays
It is never too late to join our dynamic group and stimulating conversation over Tanya on Thursdays at noon (optional lunch) or 8 pm! Let us know if you want to join the weekly reminder email list.
Young Professionals
Our monthly First Fridays for Young Professionals is here!! Join us our April First Fridays tomorrow night! See who is coming here. RSVP at www.chabaduptown.org/shabbatdinner
This week's Wednesday night dinner (Tacos!), class & social will be on Heaven, Hell & Afterlifesponsored by Karen Nudelman in memory and commemorating the yartzeit of her grandmother Tzila bas Aharon. Facebook here.
Lag Baomer Jamming Night & BBQ - Sat night, April 27, 9:30 pm! All you can eat BBQ and drinks!Facebook here.
Our building expansion plans are well underway! Drop us a line and / or a donation to get involved!
Did you count the omer yet? You can do so each day on our website at www.chabaduptown.org/omer where you can also sign up for daily alerts by email or SMS for that days count and meditation.
Tonight is the 10th Day of the Omer. Day Three of Week 2: Tiferet of Gevurah
Not just love but compassion has to drive discipline. Love comes from recognizing one's merits and positive qualities (discipline channels and directs those strengths and weeds out the negative). Compassion is unconditional love. It is love just for the sake of love, not considering the others position. Tiferet is a result of total selflessness in the eyes of G-d. You love for no reason; you love because you are a reflection of G-d.
Does my discipline have this element of compassion?
Exercise for the day: Be compassionate to someone you have reproached.
Shabbos Mevarchim, Parshas Shemini
Friday, April 5
Services at 7:30 pm | RSVP for First Fridays!
Candle Lighting at 7:23 pm
Shabbos, April 6
Shabbos Mevarchim Tehillim at 8:30 am
Services at 10 am
Followed by Shabbos Mevarchim Kiddush & Farbrengen
Mincha at 7:25 pm
Maariv, Havdalla & Shabbos Ends at 8:20 pm
Living Torah
Sunday, April 7
Shacharis at 8:30 am
BLT = Bagels, Lox & Tefillin is Back! at 9 am
Have a good Shabbos!
Rabbi Chaim & Chanie