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CHABAD OF GREATER SOMERSET COUNTY

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BEST WISHES FOR A HAPPY AND HEALTHY NEW YEAR!

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h! Just be a Mentch!That's the Jewishmother's traditionalexhortation to her child.

Study, work, love, live -do whatever you have to

do. But at the end of theday - be a mentsch!

What is a mentsch? Webster'sdefines the word (being one of the many Yiddish wordswhich have crept into American parlance) as "a decentand responsible human being".

That sounds accurate to me.Technically, however, the word means 'person' or

'human'. So your mother was actually yelling "Be aperson!" or "Be a human!" Didn't she have higheraspirations for you? You can certainly do better thanachieving 'human' status!

Or can you?Let's look at the achievement of being 'human'.The Torah seems to emphasize the term 'human' when

it teaches about the binding nature of vows. When youpromise something, that word is your bond. You have aDivine obligation to honor your commitments, even if it'snot witnessed, recorded and notarized.

But there is a way of annulling a vow. A rabbinicbody can negate someone's vow, if they find that it wasuttered in anger, without thought of the consequencesand without mature consideration.

The Talmud teaches that this is indicated in theTorah's [seemingly superfluous] usage of the term'human'. Your vow only sticks if you were a human whenyou made it.

Well, who else would make a vow? A dog or a cat? The Torah seems to indicate that people can choose

to be 'human' (the type of beings humans are designedto be), or they can be less than that. Through theirconduct, people can fall below the human bar.

What is the Torah definition of a human? A human isvery different than an animal. A human has thecapacity for self-assessment. A human has the mentaland moral capacity to override impulse (can a dogdecide to go a diet?). A human can choose to follow hismoral compass instead of his physical inclination. Ahuman can calculate consequences beyond theimmediate.

That is the Torah description of a human, the Torahdefinition of a mentsch.

If you weren't a mentsch when you uttered a vow, if you acted impulsivelywithout using your human gifts of cognition and moral perspective, then youraction was less than human. Our actions have clout when our conduct is human(read mature and responsible), not when we're acting like biologicallymature children.

So the Torah definition of 'human' - mentsch - is something we should allstrive for.

Interestingly, the term has different connotations when used in Americanparlance.

When a person is weak, less than noble, impulse-driven instead of morallyfocused, what do we say?

"Listen, he's only human!"In our vernacular, recognizing that a person is 'human' is acknowledging

his inherent weakness. We see a 'human' as inherently flawed and morallyfeeble. We cut a guy slack because we know he can't reach a noble goal;after all, he's only human! What can you really expect from this person offlesh and blood?

Think about it. The Torah/Jewish term of human (mentsch) is something tostrive for, while the American 'human' is a fall-back position in case of moralfailure.

Big deal, you say. They're only words. Well, words are powerful. And theirusage makes a huge difference in the collective moral consciousness.

Consciously or sub-consciously, we all know that we're human. Does thatinspire us to strive higher, to be a mentsch? Or does it allow us to relax ourstandards, recognizing that we're only human? Does our sense of humanityrouse us to action, or does it ease our acceptance of our moral inadequacies?Can I be a mentsch or am I only human?

Accepting the latter definition has led to a moral 'dumbing down' ofsociety.

Of course, we all have a weaker side. Of course we all have to workhard if we are to be morally focused, responsible and noble. I'm hardly themorally perfect one who is in a position to judge the morally weak.

I'm talking about our potential. I'm talking about ourcontext for life. I'm talking about our own frame ofreference for what we can achieve.

In counseling people, my biggest struggle is often inconvincing people that they have the ability to improvethemselves and their lives. People become comfortablewith their self-images of a weak and flawed humanbeing. My goal is to show them the mentsches they canbe.

Let's not relax our standards. When a person failsmorally, don't be judgmental;

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COVER PHOTO:IDF Chief Rabbi,General Shlomo Gorenwith Torah Scroll andShofar at the Kotel

Wednesday, June 7,1967: The way to theKoteL is open. Older

troops lead the younger to the sacred place they havedreamed about since 1948. The first Jews reach theKotel after an absence of 19 years. The feelings arespontaneous and overwhelming even for those whoare not religious. A paratrooper raises the Israeliflag. The same flag had flown in the Jewish Quarterat the time of surrender in 1948. Rabbi ShlomoGoren, arrives with a Torah scroll and a shofar tocommemorate this day. He blows the Shofar andblesses the troops.

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but don't normalize it either.When a person has an affair (for example),

he is certainly not an animal by strict definition.But he is tapping into his animal side, not hishuman (mentsch) dimension. He is a human, buthe's not a mentsch.

In our own minds, let's redefine who we areand who we can be.

I'm a human too. Please don't denigrate meby saying that moral weakness is my norm.Together, let's recognize the G-d-givenpotential that we have. Let's acknowledge thequintessential humanity, the true mentschlichkeit,we can achieve.

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By: Sydney Seltzer

A young boy wakes up one morning,Happy as can beHas breakfast, lunch, and dinner,Sleeps peacefullyNever knowing what will come Or what he should expectHe lives his life with no complaints And has no regretsNext morning comes abruptly And soon his life will changeThe Nazis took this boy away,They practically put him in chainsHe slept on tiny shelvesAnd was forced to work day and night

And if he didn't want to He would die if he tried to fightAll he had left was his father He would strive only for himAs many hardships they receivedThey would be there thick through thinHe caught colds and got infectionsBut he never gave upEven if he lost all hopeHe would be there standing toughDays to weeks, Weeks to monthsNo food and rags to wearThe Nazis enjoyed beating himAnd they shaved off all his hairNow maybe you don't realizeThat it wasn't just this childHow many people went through this?So many that the number is wildMillions of people died during thisThe survivors are getting oldSo just remember what has happenedAnd don't stop the story from being toldTell it to your children and grandkids In years to comeSo that they can pass it on as well And we can all have piece and freedom

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How true this Talmudic saying proves to be! When our lives embodycertain principles, we are powerful conveyors of those principles to futuregenerations.

Twelve years ago, Marshall and Irene Weinerman befriended Rabbi Mendyand Malkie Herson, supporting their ‘wild idea’ of traditional Judaism in theSomerset Hills.

Their son Mark, with wife Betsy, soon moved to those Hills and carried thefriendship to a second generation. Their children Max and Rebecca – a thirdgeneration - attend Chabad’s Hebrew School. As we prepare to enter ourbeautiful new building, Max Weinerman looks with pride at the fruit hisforebears’ support has borne.

THE ACTIONS OF THE PARENTS ARE A GUIDE TO THE CHILDREN

Excerptedfrom a speech givenat our 12th Anniversary Dinner,June 6th, 2004.

Good evening, my name isSara Beth Evangelista. I am a 4thgrade student at Chabad HebrewSchool.

You might wonder how a 10-year-old girl gets invited to speakat such a wonderful dinner. It allstarted on a hike with Youth Zone.Youth Zone is a program for olderstudents at Chabad to get togetherand combine fun with doingmitzvahs for other people. I was ona hike, and some friends and Iwere talking about how our liveswould not be the same withoutChabad Hebrew School. We allhad different reasons why it was soimportant to us, but we all agreedthat we could not imagine going toHebrew school anywhere else.

Chabad is not just a school. It islike a second home to me. Theteachers and rabbis are alwayspatient and caring. Everyonealways has a smile on their faceand is eager to help you. It neverfeels like school- it just feels like agiant play date- with rules ofcourse! But while I am having fun,the teachers manage to teach us

everythingwe need to knowabout Judaism.

Now for the teachers…when Iam not in class, I often am busytalking with them on-line.They are like big sisters to me. Theyare wonderful role models. Theteachers encourage me to do mybest and were very proud when Istarted lighting Shabbat candlesthis year.

Each year I feel sad having tosay good- bye to them, but then thenext year, the teachers are just aswonderful. I have met teachers fromall over the US and parts ofCanada.

When you say the word schoolmost people picture sitting behind adesk and listening to a teacher. AtChabad, it's different, verydifferent. We're always doinghands-on activities. Sometimes wecook. I helped make a deliciousShabbat dinner. Other times we actor do crafts, and there is alwaystime for a game or two.

I learned how to read Hebrewand say most prayers. We don't justmemorize the prayers; we learn thesignificance of each one. My family

isvery proud ofhow I can now lead thePassover Seder. I help explain themeaning of the seder, especiallywhen we have friends over who arenot Jewish.

I have attended Chabad forfive years. I never get bored. Eachday is new and exciting.There are Sunday mornings that Ifeel too tired to go to Hebrewschool, but those are usually thedays that my parents are leftwaiting for half an hour after classends, because I am so busy havingfun and learning that I don't wantto leave.

At Chabad I learned about myJewish heritage. I learned to beproud that I am Jewish.I look forward to many more yearsof Hebrew education at Chabad.

I would like to personally thankRabbi Herson for inviting me tospeak tonight. I also want to thankhim for the support he has given myfamily and I in the past.

By: Sara BethEvangelista

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ANNIVERSARYCELEBRATION

DINNERHonorees: Saul & Sylvia Seltzer

S. Seltzer Construction Corp.left to right: Sante & Patti D’amidio,

Alex & Svetlana Zamikhovsky, Jose &Carmin Cernades, Barry & Debra

Rothenberg, Scott & Sharon Seltzer

left to right: Rabbi Mendy Herson,Anatol & Penina Hiller, Necha Hiller,

Fay & Jason Verbel, Mark Hiller,Jeffrey Hiller, Bernie Burkhoff

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Onceupon a time, manwas very big. The stars were

tiny lights suspended in the "sky," whichwas a blue, rooflike covering a fewhundred miles above his head. The earthon which he stood was about a quarterthe size it is today. At the very most, hewas aware of the existence of severalhundred thousand other human beings(the word "million" wasn't even in hisvocabulary). He was obviously the mostimportant thing around--stones were juststones and animals were just animals. Itwas equally obvious that he stood at thepinnacle of creation and all these otherthings existed solely to serve his needs.

Over the centuries man shrank. Hisworld grew larger; suddenly, there wereall these other people, and all theseother species, dwarfing his significance.At the same time, it became tinier andtinier, until it was an infinitesimal speck ina universe of mind-numbing vastness.

Did man become humbler? Did webecome less infatuated with self?Interestingly enough, the shrinking ofman had the very opposite effect. Idealssuch as devotion and sacrifice became"human weaknesses." Pride, once a sin,became a mark of psychological health.People started asking whether greedwas indeed inferior to virtue, until greedbecame a virtue, ending the argument.Why is it that the more we came toappreciate our insignificance, the moreselfish we became?

Upon closer examination, this is noparadox. The person who sees himself asthe kingpin of creation, as something of

paramountimportance to the granddivine plan, is driven to fill that roleand serve that plan; the person whobelieves that everything exists to servehis existence is certain that his existenceserves a purpose beyond mereexistence.

On the other hand, if man isinsignificant, then he serves no higherpurpose. "I am nothing" can be justanother way of saying, "There's nothingbut me."

This is not to say that the person whosees himself as the center of creation isnot susceptible to egoism and self-aggrandizement. Nor is it to say thatfeelings of inconsequentiality will neverbe accompanied by altruistic behavior.The point is that feelings of insignificancedo not make a person selfless--indeed,the most virulent forms of egomaniaderive from a lack of self worth.Conversely, a sense of self worth can bethe source of either arrogance orhumility--depending on how a personregards his worth.

The difference, says Chassidic masterRabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi, is thedifference between two alephs. In theopening verse of the book of Chronicles,the name "Adam" is written in the Torahwith an oversize aleph; in the openingverse of Leviticus, the word vayikra,which refers to G-d's calling to Moses, isspelled with a miniature aleph.

Adam and Moses were both great

men,and both werecognizant of their greatness.Adam was the "handiwork of G-d"fashioned after "the divine image." Hissense of himself as the crown of G-d'screation is led to his downfall, when heunderstood this to mean that nothing isbeyond his ken.

Moses was well aware of the factthat, of all G-d's creations, he was theonly one to whom G-d spoke "face toface"; he knew that it was to andthrough him that G-d communicated Hiswisdom and will to His world. But ratherthan the inflated aleph of Adam, thisknowledge evoked in him the self-effacing aleph of Vayikra. Moses feltdiminished by his gifts, humbled by theawesome responsibility of proving equalto them. As the Torah attests, "Moses wasthe most humble man on the face of theearth"--not despite but because of hisgreatness.

Ancient man was both blessed andcursed by the prevailing evidence of hisgreatness. Modern man is both blessedand cursed by the increasing evidence ofhis smallness. Our challenge is to availourselves of both blessings: to couple ourknowledge of how small we truly arewith our sense of how great we can trulybe. To become humbly great, which isthe greatest kind of humility there is.

TThhee SShhrriinnkkiinngg ooff MMaann By Yankee Tauber

ROSH HASHANA CELEBRATES THE CREATION OF HUMANITY. HUMANS

ARE A POWERFUL SPECIES, BUT THEIR EXISTENCE IS ONLY A CAUSE

CELEBRE WHEN THEY KEEP PERSPECTIVE OF THE INHERENT

MEANING OF THAT EXISTENCE.

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Judaism is mysterious. It comes gift-wrapped from heaven with ribbons,strings and knots, each unraveling to disclose yet another mystery, anever-widening unknown of yet more knots to untie, more strings tofollow along an endless path. And with each unraveling anotherdiscovery and with each discovery a deeper wisdom.

Rosh Hashanah is one of those great mysteries. How is it that the beginningof the year appears on the first day of the seventh month? Why are we blowinga ram's horn and why do we give it such a central role? What is the cosmicdrama of this day and what is our part in it?

Most puzzling is the Torah's reticence. It speaks cryptically, as thoughdiscussing something we are expected to know without it telling us.

"It will be a day of sounding for you," we are told. Sounding what? That weare not told. Kind David wrote in his psalms, "Sound the shofar at the newmoon, at the hiddeness of our festival." And that is the singular biblicalreference we have for our tradition that we are to sound not our voices, not atrumpet, nothing else but a ram's horn.

But then another verse tells us, "It will be a day of remembrance of soundingfor you." And from this we are to understand, not to sound anything -- just toremember: our tradition resolves the matter, that G-d is requesting, "Reciteverses of kingship before Me to make Me your king. Recite verses ofremembrance before Me, that memory of you shall rise before Me. And how?With a shofar." Oh what a puzzling tradition.

How do we know all this? And how do we know that this is the beginning ofthe year -- something not mentioned anywhere in the five books of Moses?

The short answer is, because we always knew. We knew because whenMoses received the Torah, all this was clear to him as well, and he transmittedthis information, even if he did not write it down. And even before we heardfrom Moses, we knew about Rosh Hashanah. Abraham received the ancientteachings from Shem, son of Noah. Noah in return had received fromMethuselah, who had received from Enoch. And Enoch certainly knew of RoshHashanah, for he received his wisdom directly from Adam, who had beenformed on that day.

Rosh Hashanah then, is not just a Jewish holiday. Rosh Hashanah is thebirthday of humankind.

One mystery closes and another opens. Look through the entire book of HighHoliday prayers and you will find no mention of Adam's birth. What you willfind is the statement, "Today is the birthday of the world." You will also find anenigmatic phrase repeated several times, "This day is the beginning of yourworks, a remembrance of the first day."

Suggesting a fascinating thought; indeed, one the modern scientist mayembrace: Perhaps the cosmos were born only when Adam opened his eyes toobserve and name each thing? After all, don't the quantum physicists andcosmologists of today tell us that there can be no events, no universe, without anobserver? The universe begins, then, with the creation of the first humanconsciousness, "And He blew into his nostrils the breath of life and Adambecame a living being."

Fascinating, but not quite satisfactory. Because, in fact, the Book of Genesistells that Adam was formed on the sixth day of creation. There was a worldbefore. Granted, a very different world than the one we know of, one in whichmatter, energy, time and space came into being and took form, in which events

Rosh Hashanah Unwrapped

COMMITMENT, MEMORY AND DEED

Rosh Hashanah, observed on the first andsecond days of the Jewish year, is unique amongthe festivals of the Jewish calendar. Unlike theother festivals, which mark a particular event inJewish history and the Jewish experience, RoshHashanah is the anniversary of a universal event:the creation of the first man and woman and theirfirst actions toward the realization of mankind’srole in G-d’s world.

Accordingly, Rosh Hashanah is the festivalthat emphasizes the universal, rather than thedistinctly Jewish, aspect of our mission in life. OnRosh Hashanah we proclaim G-d king of theuniverse and dedicate ourselves to the goal that“Every object shall know that You have made it,and every creature shall understand that You havecreated it; every thing that has the breath of life inits nostrils shall proclaim: ‘G-d, the G-d of Israel,is king, and His sovereignty rules over all!’” Theshofar, the ram’s horn sounded on RoshHaShanah, represents the trumpet blast of apeople’s coronation of their king.

The cry of the shofar is also a call torepentance. For Rosh HaShanah is also theanniversary of man’s first sin and his repentancethereof; it is thus the first of the “Ten Days ofRepentance” which culminate in Yom Kippur, theDay of Atonement.

Another function of the shofar is to recall theakeidah, the “binding of Isaac” which occurred onthis date and in which a ram took Isaac’s place asan offering to G-d. We evoke Abraham’s readinessto sacrifice his son and plead that the merit of hisdeed should stand by us as we pray for a year oflife, health and prosperity. For Rosh Hashanah isthe day on which “all inhabitants of the worldpass before Him as a flock of sheep,” and it isdecreed in the heavenly court, “who shall live,and who shall die... who shall be impoverished,and who shall be enriched; who shall fall and whoshall rise.”

These themes are expressed in the specialprayers of the day, which include a section on“sovereignty”; a section on “remembrance” andthe recollection of all creations in the divinememory on this day; and a section called“shofarot,” on the various aspects of the centralmitzvah of the day, the sounding of the shofar.Each section is followed by ten soundings of theshofar. (Altogether, the shofar is sounded 100times in the course of the Rosh Hashanah service.)

Rosh Hashanah customs include eating a pieceof apple dipped in honey to symbolize our desirefor a “sweet year”; wishing one another, Leshanahtovah tikateiv veteichateim, “For a good year shallyou be inscribed and sealed”; and recitingTashlich, a special prayer said near a body ofwater (an ocean, river, pond, etc.) in evocation ofthe verse, “And You shall cast their sins into thedepths of the sea” (Michah 7:20).

Based on the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe

By Tzvi Freeman

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occurred at a rapid rate and the simple evolved to the complexwithin moments of time. But it was a world, nevertheless. Whythen, goes the classic question, do we commemorate RoshHashanah on the birthday of Adam and not six days earlier onthe birthday of the world?

And the classic response is: because we are not celebratingan anniversary; "Today is the birthday of the world" meanstoday, now. Today the world is born again. This day is "thebeginning of your works," reminiscent of the very first time theworld was made. Only that the first time the world was born, itwas a free gift. Since then, it depends on us, the Adam. And so,it occurs on our birthday, Rosh Hashanah. We are reborn, andwithin us, the entire cosmos.

The entire cosmos is on life-support. Like the glowingphosphors that form characters on a screen, like a life-likeholographic image -- pull the plug and the whole thing vanisheswithout a trace. Were G-d to pull the plug on His creation (G-dforbid), space itself would vanish. Even time would be annulled-- the world would never have existed, its history would beerased. Nothing, not even a read-only memory.

There is not a particle of the universe that sustains itself.With every moment, the universe and each thing within itpulsates with the vital energy that gives it being. Our planetearth is a clock to the rhythm by which it throbs -- a cycle ofmoments and days, of months and years. Each moment, the lifeneeded for that moment emerges, is absorbed and then returnsto its source. Each day, the energy for that day, each month forthat month. This is the name for month in Hebrew: chodesh,meaning renewal.

But the most important renewal of life is that which occurson Rosh Hashanah. Because that is when all life of the previousyear returns to its essential source and a new life, such as wasnever known before, emerges from the void to sustain existencefor an entire year.

The quality of this new surge of power will determineeverything; as the poet of the Machzor writes, "who will die andwho will live". Some years are years of plenty, others bringblessings more subtle, more concealed. Some are years of joy,others of challenge.

In the 48 hours of Rosh Hashanah, all of this makes its entryinto the world. That is why every moment of these forty-eighthours counts. That is why we call it "Rosh Hashanah" -- the"head" of the year, and not just "New Year's day" or "thebeginning of the year": Just as the head contains within it aneuro-switch for every part of the body, so is the head of theyear a concentrated preview of the entire coming year. Becauseit all enters here.

Any moment of Rosh Hashanah could contain the mostimportant day of your year to come.

Rosh Hashanah, one could say, is the new year's birth canal.Curious, isn't it, that a shofar with its narrow mouthpiece

and wider opening resembles a birth canal? In fact, the Biblementions a great woman with a name of the same etymology:Shifrah. She was the midwife of the ancient Hebrews who leftEgypt. Her name means, "to make beautiful," and that is whatshe did: She ensured that the babies would emerge healthy andviable, then swaddled and massaged them to foster theirstrength and beauty.

The shofar is the midwife of the new year. Into its piercingcry we squeeze all our heartfelt prayers, all our tears, our verysouls. All that exists resonates with its call until it reaches thevery beginning, the cosmic womb. And there it touches aswitch: The Divine Presence shifts modalities fromtranscendence to immanence, from strict judgment tocompassion. In the language of the Zohar, "The shofar belowawakens the shofar above and the Holy One, blessed be He,rises from His Throne of Judgment and sits in His Throne ofCompassion."

New life enters our world and takes its first breath. It is ourown life, as well, and it is in our hands.

Isn't this strange, that a created being should take part in itsown creation? Imagine cartoon characters participating with theartist in their own design. Imagine them pleading with thebroadcasting corporation for air time in the coming season.Imagine the figments of your own imagination telling you whatto imagine.

Now imagine us, the created beings, pleading with ourCreator, "Grant us life! Good life! Nice things! Be out there, inthe open! Get more deeply involved with your world!"

How could it be, in the inner chamber of the Cosmic Mind,where it is determined whether we should be or not be, thatthere we are, pleading and participating in that decision? Theremust be something of us that lies beyond creation, somethingeternal. Something G-dly. We call it "the G-dly soul".

That is why we can call G-d both a king and a father:A king, in the most ultimate sense of kingship, because He

determines whether we will be or not be.A father, because there is something of Him within us -- and

therefore we can take part in that decision.And we are the child. Your child is not like everyone else.

Your child is you. And yet, your child is not you. Your child ishis own person. So too, each of us has an inner soul that is thebreath of G-d within us. We are the connection point betweenG-d and His universe. And so we are called His children. Andwe can call Him our Father.

If so, on Rosh Hashanah, G-d takes Himself to court.He looks down from above at this world and, as I'm sure

you may realize, it doesn't always look so good. But G-d is notjust beyond the world; He is within it as well. He is found inevery atom of this world. But only the soul of Man can argue onHis behalf. So we do that. It may sound strange, but this is whatis happening: He as He is above takes Himself, as He is presentwithin this world, to trial.

We are the lawyers for the defense. We acknowledge that allHis complaints are well founded and just. We plead guilty on allcounts. But we demonstrate sincere regret and declare that wenow truly accept upon ourselves to clean up our acts and makethis coming year a much, much better one than the past. Aboveall we make sure to speak only good about others and give themour blessings for a good and sweet year. For how we judgeothers is how we ourselves will be judged.

The spark of G-d within us below connects with the InfiniteLight of G-d above. The circuit is complete and the universe isrebooted with a flow of energy for an entire year.

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These four days correspond to the four letters of G-d’s name. They serve to channel the ethereal and spiritual attainments of the “Days of Awe”into the intense joy expressed in the holidays that follow. These days are traditionally spent building the Sukkah and arranging the “Four Kinds”- the etrog (citron), lulav (date palm branch), haddasim (myrtle branches), and aravot (willow branches). Blessing them together symbolizesour unity as a people.

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66 Baruch Atah Ado-nai Elo-heinu MelechHa-olam Asher Ki-de-shanu BemitzvotavVetzivanu Lai-shaivBasukkah.

77 Baruch Atah Ado-nai Elo-heinu MelechHa-olam Asher Ki-de-shanu BemitzvotavVetzivanu Al NetilatLulav.

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33 Baruch Atah Ado-nai Elo-heinu MelechHa-olam Asher Ki-de-shanu BemitzvotavVetzivanu Le-hadlikNer Shel ShabbatV’Shel Yom Hakippurim.

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CHOL HAMOED- INTERMEDIATE DAYS:The “four kinds” are blessed daily all week long except Shabbat. During Sukkot, we relive the “clouds of glory” that surrounded and guided us in theuninhabited Sinai desert: an intangible existence not seen within the confines of nature. Inside the sukkah - composed of walls, a roof and a floor, one isenveloped in the Will of G-d and surrounded by “Makif”- spirituality.

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understands all languages. ‘Yizkor’ memorial

services are recited. ‘Neilah’ is the final prayer

of the day. Yom Kippur culminates with a

single blast of the Shofar.

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upon humanity. Holiday candles are lit

before sunset when the final 2 days of

Sukkot begin. These days are replete

with merriment and dancing, celebrating

the completion of the Torah.

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itself.” In this spirit, 2 festive meals are

enjoyed before the Fast. Yom Kippur begins

at sundown, with the ‘Kol Nidray’ service.

It is prohibited to eat, drink, wear leather

shoes, bathe or have marital relations.

SHEMIINII ATZERRET:Yizkor memorial service is

recited..Sing and dance in celebration

of the annual completion of the Torah

reading. Young and old become the

legs of our holy Torah, enabling it to

dance. “Tears unlock the gates of

heaven but joy bursts through the

very walls.”

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All meals during the seven days of

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an outdoor hut commemorating

the huts used by the Jews in the

desert.

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CheshvanTuesday, October

19In this month, the1st Holy Templewas dedicated.Even after its

destruction, Jewshave committed

themselves to thetransformation of theirhearts and homes intomini-sanctuaries.

A Mezuzah helps toendow our homes withholiness. Use a quill towrite Hebrew calligraphyon parchment. Create anattractive Mezuzah case.An assortment of

Mezuzah cases will beavailable for sale.

Kislev/ChanukahTuesday, November 16 Chanukah - the seasonwhen we celebrate avictory of light overdarkness and good overevil. This month inspiresus to be 'a light unto thenations', with ourspiritual convictionilluminating ourselvesand our surroundings.

Learn about the art ofmaking cloisonné frominternationally-knowartist, Marian Slepian.

TevetTuesday, December 21On the 10th of Tevet, theBabylonians breachedthe walls of Jerusalem,which led to the city'sinevitable fall. This is ayearly time of fortifyingour own 'walls' against'threats' to our spiritualand family integrity.

Join us for an interactivepresentation by MiriamWolosh, noted familytherapist.

ShevatTuesday, January 25This month, when wecelebrate Tu Bishvat -

the new year of plantgrowth - is a great timeto look at the world ofnatural landscapes.

Discover the "wintergarden" - the things thatare happening during thewinter months of nature'stransition andawakening. Presentationby creative landscapedesigner, JeffCharlesworth of ‘Back toNature’.

Enjoy a Tu Bishvat Feastincluding foods with allof the 7 fruits with whichIsrael is blessed.

chabadjewishcenter

3048 valley roadbasking ridge

Tel: 908.604.8844 Fax: 908.604.0771

E-mail:Chabad@ChabadCentral.org

Website:www.ChabadCentral.org

Rabbi Mendy Herson - Rabbi

Rabbi Yossi Lazaroff -Administrator

Malkie Herson - Educational Director

Manya Lazaroff - Program Director

Rabbi Yitzchok & Batsheva Moully -Youth Directors

Circle FriendsofAaron, Cliff & KarenAhle, JohnJ M Ahle CoAppelbaum, Stephen & JaneArtisans Showcase of TileBadger, ScottBaker, Neil & ZitaBeim, Daniel & PomelaBeim, Robert & DoreenBerman, Jim & CherylBeroff, Howard & ArleneBier, Robyn & JoeBirnbaum, HermanBoretz, Robert & LauraBossert, Al & Marry AnnBouras, NicholasBrown, RobertBurkhoff, Bernard & RuthBurns, SylviaButler, Ray & DonnaChait, Arnold & WinnieCohen, Jerry & MiriamCondor Capital ManagementConfino, Joel & LisaCooperman, SaulCornick, Martin & EvelynCroman, Edward L.D'emidio, SanteDipatri, Richard & PaulaDumont Convenience IncEskow, Gary & JerriFarer, Henry & SelmaFeigenson, Martin & PhyllisFeldman, Mel & MercedesFeldman, Richard & CariFellig, ChanaFoley, Tom & AnnFrank, Richard & SaraFriedman, MichaelFruchter, HarveyFusco, Ralph

Gardner, RichardGelbard, Morris & ManyaGelbard, SyGelfond, Alfred & SandraGelman, Howard & MarciaGelok, Ron & RubyGerber, RichardGerhard, Harvey & Marsha Glaser, ArthurGodsall, WilliamGoldberg, David & LoriGoldstein, MarkGreene, David & MarthaHandler, Jack & EstelleHarwood, BrettHerson, Rabbi MosheHiller, Anatol & PninaHirsch, SteveHorn, GeniaIarrapino, MichaelInganamort, John F.Iyer, RamJaffe, Rabbi Evan & Phyllis Kaplan, Alan & RebeccaKaplowitz, Seth & KarenKazmir, MayerKent, WayneKerner, Michael & CynthiaKiesewetter, M.M. Kissel, Stanlee & FlorenceKomoroski Jr., Charles J.Kraus, Steve & JaneKunzman, Ken & SusanLan, Richard & Lee AnneLandes, Ricardo & HelenLauer, GoldaLawton, Barry & KathyLefever, SaraLesser, Andrew & JudithLevine, Stanley & Mary

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Schweig, Marc & EllynSegal, Linton & IreneSeltzer, Saul & SylviaSeltzer, Scott & SharonShapiro, SusanShnider, Rob & AmySilverberg, Fred & AudreySimonnetta, JosephSinger, Gary & InaSinoradzki, JeffSintes, Jorge & MarilynSlater, RobertSlepian, Howard & MarianSparrer, FrankStein, MarkSternberg, Yossi & Devorah L.Stolyar, Aleksander & LyudmilaTabatchnick, BenjaminTeicher, Jim & MalaTendler, Eugene & CarolTepper, Arnold & SonyaThornton, Jimmy & YifatTilconTorrone, BobTurchin, RoseVan der Kroft, Lukas & Susan Weinerman, Mark & BetsyWeinstock, Samuel & EllenWilson, Craig & EleanoreWisotsky, BruceWisotsky, Bruce & NinaWolvovsky, RazelYannaccone, GregYoskowitz, Avi & ReggieZamikhovsky, Alexander & SvetlanaZederbaum, RobertZlotowitz, Ira

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Yom Kippur

SukkotRosh Hashanah

CHABAD JEWISH CENTER PRAYER SCHEDULEOpen to the public. No membership required.

Simchat Torah

Wednesday, September 157:00pm Evening Services (Ma’ariv)

Traditional apples & honey

Thursday, September 169:30am Morning Services (Shacharit)

Light lunch following services

6:30pm Mincha & Torah Reading followed byEvening Services (Ma’ariv)Traditional ‘New’ Fruit

Friday, September 179:30am Morning Services (Shacharit)

11:30am Shofar blowing Light lunch following services

5:30pm TashlichHike to the Passaic River(our rear property line)

Wednesday, October 66:30pm Evening Services (Ma’ariv)

Traditional rejoicing with the Torah

Thursday, October 79:30am Morning Services (Shacharit)

11:30pm YizkorLight lunch following services

6:30pm Mincha followed byEvening Services (Ma’ariv)Hakafot - celebratory dancing

Friday, October 89:30am Morning Services (Shacharit)

Hakafot - celebratory dancing Light lunch following services

From after Rosh Hashanah onwards, Friday evening services will begin at 6:30p.m.

Friday, September 246:15pm Kol Nidrei (Ma’ariv)

Saturday, September 259:30am Morning Services (Shacharit)

12:15pm Yizkor: Memorial Service

7:35pm Break fast - sponsored by the Gerhard/Nagelberg family

Wednesday, September 296:30pm Evening Services (Ma’ariv)

Thursday, September 309:30am Morning Services (Shacharit)

Light lunch in our Sukkah

7:30pm Evening Services (Ma’ariv)

Friday, October 19:30am Morning Services (Shacharit)

Light lunch in our Sukkah Lulav & Etrog available for public use

Simultaneous Junior Congregation! Festive Kiddush!Babysitting available upon reserve - please call 908-604-8844

AdarTuesday, March 8 In the story of Purim,King Achashveirosh andQueen Esther - ruled 127countries. Can youimagine if this SefardicJewish woman hadbrought Judaism - andJewish cuisine - to thevarious cultures underher reign?

Come learn aboutSefardic culture and tasteCholents from around theWorld.

NissanTuesday, April 12Passover is a time when

we celebrate our birth asa nation. This month is aseason of our roots. Ourvery roots lie in theEgyptian exile, liberationand subsequent journeyin the desert.

Join Chaia Teitelbaum ina cooking demonstration,using the potatoe - thatfamous root vegetable -to make an entire meal.

IyarSunday, May 15Since the Jews leftEgypt, this period of theJewish calendar has beena time for self-examination and

refinement. Byimmersing ourselves inintrospection, we canemerge transformed.

Water has a special placein Judaism. Immersioninto a ritual pool ofwater, the Mikvah, is aMitzvah which providesus with an opportunityfor rebirth. The personwho leaves the water isdifferent than the onewho entered. Join us fora tour of a Mikvah.Discuss its significanceand practices over a lightlunch.

mazal tovAndrew Todtenkopf on his Bar MitzvahBarry and Debra Rothenberg on on the

birth of their daughter.Fay and Jason Verbel on the birth of a

son, and to the proud grandparents, Anatoland Penina Hiller, and great grandmother,Necha Hiller

Sean and Shari Weinerman on the birthof their son.

condolencesRobin Green on the loss of her father,The Roth family on the loss of their

husband and father.

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September’s Destination:USAUSASomerset Patriots Game Collect Glasses for the Blind

March’s Destination:

RUSSIARUSSIAGymnastics Make Baby blankets

for Russian Orphanage

October’s Destination:

CHINACHINAChinese Kite Flying Demo

Chinese Food Lunch

Make Fortune Cookies

April’s Destination: ITALYITALY

Canoeing & PizzaPantry Food Drive -

Jewish Family ServicesDecembers’s Destination: AMERICA RAINFOREST

AMERICA RAINFORESTAnimal Wonders Animal Show Make Choc Mold Deserts for

Community Shabbaton.

November’s Destination: HOLLANDHOLLAND

Visit a functioning Windmill Plant for Preschool Garden

January’s Destination:

FRANCEFRANCE

Mad Science Lights & Laser Show

Clothing Drive for Women’s Shelter

May’s Destination:

DENMARKDENMARK

Bowcraft Amusement Park

Danish Pastry Demo

Asses the year of Mitzvot.

YOUTHzone GOES GLOBAL!

c a l l M A N Y A : 9 0 8 - 6 0 4 - 8 8 4 4

A Malya Bergstein - Detroit, MI

B Linda Engel - Millington, NJ

C Chavie Lifshitz - Cincinnatti, OH

D Chassi Rivkin - Morristown, NJ

E Chaya Sudak - London ENG

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welcome to our new staff:

Friday, October 22Friday, November 19Friday, December 24

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Adult Ed

New to the area! Chabad has joined the nationally-known Jewish Learning Institute.This Fall come and study:Stories of our Lives: Biblical images for a modern worldExplore a priceless trove of precious gems in the timeless themesof the Biblical book of Genesis, to discover the greatest treasure ofall - yourself.

Chabad Jewish Center3048 Valley Road in Basking Ridgeconsecutive Mondays October 18th thru December 6th Instructor - Rabbi Mendy Herson$80 for the course (includes curriculum)

450 Amwell Rd. Suite P

Hillsborough, NJ 08844

908-431-1137

E-mail Info@MyJewishCenter.org

www.MyJewishCenter.org

Rabbi Shmaya and Miriam Krinsky

ADULT EDUCATION

September 9: Insights to the

Rosh Hashanah Prayers

September 23: Yom Kippur,

Does G-d forgive?

JEWISH LAW SERIES

October 14: Stem Cell

Research

October 21: Finders Keepers

October 28: Can one save his

life while risking another?

November 4: Cloning

November 18: Physician-

Assisted Suicide

Get ready for another exciting year at the

CHABAD JEWISH WOMEN’S

GROUP!

September 13: Celebrating the

beginning of a very sweet new year!

Design professional looking Honey jars,

sample a variety of honey cakes (and

take home the recipes), and learn what

you – as a woman - can do, to make this

coming year the sweetest year ever!

October 11: Say farewell to the High

Holidays as we explore the ritual of the

Havdallah services (the service that

separates the holy from the mundane, in

this case the High Holidays from the

every day. Create your own Havdallah

wax candle and spices set, and discuss

how you can carry over the inspiration

gained during the High Holidays to the

rest of the year.

November 8: Weaving with Inez! Enjoy a

mini exhibition of hand woven Tallit and

other items. Try the tricks of the trade

yourself, and learn about the Jewish

women who wove the curtains for the

holy Temple over 2000 years ago!

HEBREW SCHOOL

Imagine sending your kids to a Hebrew

school where they will actually LOVE

going? Our cutting-edge curriculum and

our multi-sensory, hands-on approach

to teaching are designed to connect

with each and every child at the

learning style most comfortable to

him/her. GIVE YOUR CHILDREN AN

EDUCATION THEY DESERVE!

HIGH HOLIDAY SERVICES

Join us for the High Holidays!

Wednesday, September 15

7:00pm Evening Services (Maariv)

Traditional apples and honey

Thursday, September 16

9:30am Morning Services (Shacharit)

11:30am Shofar blowing - followed by lunch buffet

6:30pm Mincha, followed by Tashlich - Hike to the

Pond8:00pm Evening Services (Maariv) - Traditional fruit

Friday, September 17

9:30am Morning Services (Shacharit)

11:30am Shofar blowing - followed by delicious,

festive lunch buffet

Friday, September 24

6:30pm Kol Nidrei Evening Services (Maariv)

Saturday, September 25

10:00am Morning Services (Shacharit)

12:30pm Yizkor

5:30pm Minchah and Neilah

7:32pm Break fast

For further information and to reserve your seats,

please call 908-874-0444

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CONGRATULATIONS

to Ronit Bivas and Linda Glincman

upon their election to Women’s

Group Coordinators for 2004 – 05!

We celebrated the end of another wonderful

year at Lin’s Kosher Chinese in Manville.

Having fun at the Lag B’omer Picnic

Sponge-painting an aleph-bet collage

Chabad of Greater Hillsbrough

chabadh u n t e r d o n c o u n t y4 H i c k o r y C t . , C l i n t o n , N J 0 8 8 0 9

rabbiekornfe ld@aol .com

For more info on our programming, please call

Rabbi Eli & Rochel Kornfeld at (908) 623-7000

One Year, One Torah, One PeopleChabad of Hunterdon County celebratedits first anniversary with a special Torahdedication and brunch at the BeaverBrook Country Club. Honored at thisevent were Max & Steven Haupt andBrian Trottenberg with the Keser TorahAward and Michael & Wendy Sternbergwith the Friendship Award.

The Lipka Sefer TorahA brand new torah is in the process ofbeing written for Chabad Thanks to thegenerosity of Harry and Delaine Lipka.The Torah will be dedicated to ourbeloved friends Harry and Delaine. In themerit of this beautiful gift may they havelong and healthy years to continue to seethe fruits of their generous labor.

High Holiday ServicesRosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur services will be held at the Courtyard by Marriott inLebanon. "User-friendly" traditional services will be blended with contemporarymessages and insights into many of the holiday prayers. Accommodations, babysittingand catered meals are available. No membership or affiliation necessary.

Lag B'Omer BBQThe fun began with a moonwalk,bubbles and arts & crafts, followedby BBQ. followed by specialMother's Day raffles for all ourspecial moms and an afternoon ofbaseball and sports. Thank you toIsabelle's Boutique and Lin's KosherChinese for sponsoring our raffles.

Shavuot Ice Cream PartyJust like at Mount Sinai, Jewsfrom around the countygathered to hear the reading ofthe Ten Commandments.Adults and children joined inthe celebration of the specialholiday of Shavuot and wereall treated to a delectable icecream party.pa

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Adult EducationChabad will be offering an 8week series titled "A JewishApproach to Medical Ethics".Some of the featured topicswill be euthanasia, abortion &stem cell research.

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Jewish Women's CircleThis past month we honored the Rebbe with anevening of spiritual inspiration. A discussion andlearning session was followed by a special videopresentation. The evening was topped off with ascarf demonstration. Congratulations to our rafflewinners who went home with their own exquisiteIsraeli scarves.

Join us in September and prepare yourself for theHigh Holidays with a three week series "Women &Prayer". Call for times and locations.

Chabad Hebrew SchoolWe are proud to announce theopening of the Chabad HebrewSchool in Clinton this comingfall. The Chabad HebrewSchool offers a program thatwill give your child a solidfoundation in the fundamentalsof Judaism and will instill inyour child the faith, beauty andvalues of our heritage.

Wednesday, September 15 7:00pm Evening Services (Maariv)

Thursday, September 16 9:30am Morning Services (Shacharit) 11:30am Shofar blowing - followed bylunch6:30pm Mincha, followed by Tashlich8:00pm Evening Services - Traditional fruit

Friday, September 17 9:30am Morning Services

11:30am Shofar blowing

Friday, September 24 6:30pm Kol Nidrei Evening Services(Maariv)

Saturday, September 25 10:00am Morning Services 12:30pm Yizkor 5:30pm Minchah and Neilah7:32pm Break fast

JEWISH WOMEN'S GROUPSeptember 14 - Just A Spoonful of Honey -Honey Jar DecoratingOctober 5 - Soup in the SukkahNovember 9 - Challah Baking WorkshopDecember 7 - Chanukah Party January 11 - Paint a Pot for Tu B'Shvat February 8 - Cake Decorating March 8 - Inner & Outer BeautyApril 12 - Passover Recipe ExchangeMay 10 - Secrets of the Soul -Yoga ClassJune 7 - Dairy Delights - Blintz Making

CHABAD ALEPH-BET PROGRAMThe Chabad Aleph-Bet Program is a weeklyfun and educational program that will giveyour child a positive Jewish education andpride in their Jewish heritage. Classes beginSunday, September 13th.

ADULT EDUCATIONWeekly Torah ClassA look at the weekly Torah portion and itsrelevance to our daily lives. Wednesdays,8:00pm

Hebrew Reading Crash CourseLearn to read Hebrew in just 5 weeks! Noprior knowledge required. Tuesdays, August10 - September 7.

WEEKLY SHABBAT SERVICESEvery Saturday at 9:30am, followed bylight lunch, at 148 Springfield Ave.Berkeley Heights.

HIGH HOLIDAY SERVICESOpen to the public. No membership required.

Rosh HashanahWednesday, September 157:00pm Evening Services

Thursday September 169:30am MorningServices11:30am Shofar BlowingLight lunch following Services

Friday, September 179:30am Morning Services11:30am Shofar BlowingLight lunch following Services

Yom KippurFriday, September 24 6:00pm Kol Nidrei

Saturday, September 259:30am Morning Services12:15pm Yizkor: Memorial Service7:30pm Break Fast

Rabbi Avrohm & Malky Blesofsky 148 Springfield AvenueBerkeley Heights, NJ 07922908-790-0008rabbi@ChabadUC.com

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“ “The Chabad of Berkeley Heights has been awonderful and moving experience. I speak foreveryone who has participated - those who camewith little ones as well as the people who havegrown children out on their own.

Beginning with a D'var Torah, classes, discussiongroups, Havdalah candle-making, Shofar making,a delicious Purim seudah and Passover Seder. Atthe making and flying of kites on Lag Baomer(along with a picnic - and that's not half of it!)

We look forward to continued Jewish tradition withRabbi and Malky Blesofsky and their beautifulfamily. We are extremely grateful and appreciativefor all they have done and brought to BerkeleyHeights. Yasher Koach!

By Barbara Gelband

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HIGH HOLIDAY PRAYER SERVICESOpen to the public. No membership required.

VISIT OUR WEBSITE FOR COMPLETE HOLIDAY INFORMATION

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The Chabad Jewish Centerwelcomes you to join us for the

High Holidays.

Simultaneous Junior Congregation!Festive Kiddush!

Babysitting available upon reserve -please call 908-604-8844

Prayer Schedule See Page 11

Chabad of Union Countywelcomes you to join us for the

High Holidays.

WEEKLY SHABBAT SERVICESEvery Saturday at 9:30am, followed by light lunch,

at 148 Springfield Ave. Berkeley Heights.

For more information: 908-790-0008

Prayer Schedule See Page 15www.ChabadUC.com

Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippurservices will be held at the

Courtyard by Marriott in Lebanon.

Accommodations, babysitting and cateredmeals are available. No membership or

affiliation necessary. RSVP(908) 623-7000

Prayer Schedule See Page 14www.JewishHunterdon.com

Chabad of Greater HillsboroughCounty welcomes you to join us

for the High Holidays.

For further information and to reserveyour seats, please call 908-874-0444

Prayer Schedule See Page 13www.MyJewishCenter.org