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Chabad Jewish Center of Laguna Niguel
Email: chabadln@sbcglobal.net
Phone: 949-831-8475
www.ChabadLagunaNiguel.com
CONGRATULATIONS!
Mazal Tov to the children of Chabad Hebrew School for their successfull completion of their studies this school year.The end of year award ceremony and celebration will take place this Sunday, June 5th! Of course we know that learning Torah and exploring Judaism never end, and we look forward to seeing the children back again real soon!
A word from the Rabbi
Dear Friends,
The season of the giving of the Torah is upon us. Shavuot begins this coming Tuesday night. Our holidays are not meant to be observed as commemorations of history, but rather as a reliving of the events that took place.
When we consider revelation at Sinai, the Ten Commandments, and all that took place when the Torah was given 3323 years ago, there is a lot to relive and experience once more.
The opening words of the Ten Commandments are, Anochi Hashem Elokecha – I am the L-rd your G-d. In Hebrew the word “your” can be rendered in singular form or plural form. The commentators ask why the singular form – “Elokecha” is used here rather than the usual plural form – “Elokeichem.”
One of the explanations for this is, that addressing each Jew as an individual emphasizes the need for each individual to have a personal relationship with G-d. Hashem is MY G-d, not just OUR G-d. This notion of every individual having a personal relationship with Hashem was one the great contributions of the Baal Shem Tov to Jewish life. He empowered even the simplest folk by showing them that they could do so. One of the means of experiencing this personal relationship with Hashem is through Tefillah. Tefillah is often defined as prayer. While Tefillah definitely includes praying to Hashem for our needs, the more accurate definition is attachment. Tefillah is a time of bonding with Hashem. When a person utilizes Tefillah in its proper form then it becomes a path for establishing a personal relationship with G-d. The teachings of Chassidism can help a person enhance the Tefillah experience to where it becomes more meaningful and leads a person toward a personal relationship with G-d.
I would like to invite you to join us on Wednesday, June 8, 6-7pm as we relive the experience of receiving the Torah, by listening to the reading of the Ten Commandments. The reading will be followed by an ice cream social with cheeese cake & blintzes – the much awaited Shavuot desserts!
The children are especially encouraged to participate, for they were (and are) the guarantours that the Jewish people remain committed to G-d’s holy Torah and its beautiful commandments. I would like to wish the Chabad Hebrew School families Mazal Tov on the achievements of your children. May you have much joy and nachas from them!
Wishing you all a productive period of preparation for receiving the Torah and all that comes with it!
Have a good Shabbos,
Rabbi Mendy Paltiel
Shabbat Times
Candle Lighting Times for
Laguna Niguel, CA [Based on Zip Code 92677]:
Shabbat Candle Lighting:
Friday, Jun 3
7:38 pm
Shabbat Ends:
Shabbat, Jun 4
8:40 pm
Holiday Begins:
Tuesday, Jun 7
7:41 pm
Second Day Holiday:
Wednesday, Jun 8
8:42 pm
Holiday Ends:
Thursday, Jun 9
8:43 pm
Shabbat Candle Lighting:
Friday, Jun 10
7:42 pm
Shabbat Ends:
Shabbat, Jun 11
8:44 pm
Torah Portion: Naso
When lighting your candles please pray for Chaya Mushka bas Gila Elka’s complete recovery.
What’s Happening?
Wednesday, June 8
Ten Commandments &
Shavuot Ice Cream Party
6:00-7:00pm
Daily Quote
If you begin a good deed, finish it, for a mitzvah is credited to the one who concludes the task
— Talmud, Sotah 13b
Daily Thought
Home
A home is more than a house,
it is a state of being.
A home provides space and shelter,
not just for bodies, but for the human spirit.
Who creates this space?
Mainly the woman.
As it says, “A woman’s wisdom builds her home.”
The Parshah In A Nutshell
Parshat Naso
Completing the head-count of the Children of Israel taken in the Sinai Desert, a total of 8,580 Levite men between the ages of 30 and 50 are counted in a tally of those who will be doing the actual work of transporting the Tabernacle.
G d communicates to Moses the law of the Sotah, the wayward wife suspected of unfaithfulness to her husband. Also given is the law of the Nazir who forswears wine, lets his or her hair grow long, and is forbidden to become contaminated through contact with a dead body. Aaron and his descendents the kohanim are instructed on how to bless the people of Israel.
The leaders of the twelve tribes of Israel each bring their offerings for the inauguration of the altar. Although their gifts are identical, each is brought on a different day and is individually described by the Torah.
