The Lamplighter
Chabad of Washington Heights' Weekly Newsletter
2 Nissan, 5783 - Hakhel Year | March 24, 2023 | Torah Portion: Vayikra | Issue #727
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Wishing you Good Shabbos, Shabbat Shalom and a Good Month of Nissan - Month of the Redemption. Next week in Jerusalem!
Rabbi Yakov Kirschenbaum
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To say a prayer for the security and well-being of our brothers and sisters in Israel, click here.
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To donate to Chabad of Poland's work in helping Ukrainian refugees, click here
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Mazal Tov to Yitzchak Naon - "H" on his engagement to Raz Amsellem!!
May the wedding take place in a good and auspicious time and may they build an everlasting edifice, based on the foundations of Torah and mitzvos; as they are illuminated by the teachings of Chassidus.
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Chassidus Class w/ Rabbi Aaron Wold - This Shabbos at 2:15 pm
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Weekly Shabbat Dinners - RSVP for tonight!
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Schedule for Week of March 26-April 1
Weekday classes can be watched/heard on Facebook Live and on the phone at 646-558-6338 - code is 613770#
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Monday at 8:30 pm: Passover Insights
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Thursday at 8:30 pm: Parshah
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Shabbos at 9:30 am: Tanya & Tuna
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Shabbos at 2:15 pm: Chassidus w/ R' Aaron Wold
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Shabbos at 6:10 pm: Passover laws & Customs
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Friday, March 24
Light Candles at: 6:54 pm
Shabbat, March 25
Shabbat Ends: 7:54 pm
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Services are held at the Chabad House - 50 Overlook Terrace, side entrance
Shabbos P. Vayikra
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FRIDAY, MARCH 24
Minchah, Kaballat Shabbat: 7:05 pm
SHABBAT, MARCH 25
Tanya & Tuna: 9:30 am
Say Shema before: 9:54 am
Shacharit: 10:00 am
Services followed by a kiddush, sponsored by Yitzcah Naon - "H" in honor of his engagement to Raz Amsellem! MAZAL TOV!!!
Chassidus w/ R' Aaron Wold: 2:15 pm
Talmudic Tales: 6:00 pm
Minchah: 6:50 pm
Maariv/Shabbat Ends: 7:54 pm
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The Crying Waters
By Rabbi Menachem Feldman, emissary of the Rebbe to Greenwich, CT;
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It all began on the second day of creation, when G‑d separated the “lower water” —the water on earth, and the “higher water” —the water that is in the heavens:
And G‑d said, "Let there be an expanse in the midst of the water, and let it be a separation between water and water." And G‑d made the expanse and it separated between the water that was below the expanse and the water that was above the expanse, and it was so.
The Zohar, the principal book of Jewish mysticism, explains that the “lower waters” were devastated by the separation, deeply hurt by what they perceived as rejection:
The lower waters cry and say, “We too want to stand before the King!”
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"You Will Never Be the Czar's Soldier"
By Asharon Baltazar, adapted from Shemuot Vesippurim, By R' Rafael Nachman Kahan.
Presented in honor of the yahrtzeit of the Rebbe Rashab - Rabbi Sholom Dovber, 5th Lubavitcher Rebbe, in honor of his yahrzteit - today, 2 Nissan.
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Like every eligible male in Czarist Russia, Peretz Chein eventually received a letter stating that he was required to show up at a conscription office. There, a government-certified physician would appraise the young man’s health before determining whether he was fit for a grueling army service. The letter required him to report to the conscription office in Homel, a large administrative center in what was then White Russia.
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Will We Still Have Free Choice When Moshiach Comes?
By Rabbi Yisroel Cotlar, emissary of the Lubavitcher Rebbe to Cary, N. Carolina
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Question:
Will we still have freedom of choice when Moshiach comes? From what I've read, it seems like we will automatically do the right thing. And without any decisions to make, won't life be pretty boring?
Response:
I like this question. When Moshiach comes, there won't be the many layers of confusion that make life so difficult. Priorities will change. We will sense the importance and beauty of the Torah and Mitzvot. Being generous with others will be natural. Divine wisdom will shine through every aspect of the world. In the words of the prophet, "The entire world will be filled with knowledge of G‑d as waters cover the ocean."
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Vegetable Muffins Recipe. Gluten-Free Friendly
By Levana Kirschenbaum | 3/17/23
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My first try making this specific veggie combo, and I am mighty pleased with the Italian flair they delivered. I also love that they are dairy-free and I can pop one for a mini meal anytime, but the cheesy version is great too! The Gluten-Free version is perfect.
I made these vegetable muffins with ingredients we always have on hand. Nice way to use up stuff laying around in the refrigerator. But my first impetus for making them was, I just came across a perfect sun dried tomato brand with no salt added. I was so delighted with them I decided to showcase them in this recipe. My savory muffin family is expanding, both regular and gluten-free savory muffins.
For a halachic guide to
washing/checking vegetables, fruits, & berries, click here
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Abe goes into his local Barnes & Noble's bookshop and asks the saleswoman, "Excuse me, but where is the self-help section?"
She replies, "If I told you, sir, it would defeat the purpose."
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"Everyone must regard himself and the world as evenly poised between good and guilt...If he performed a good deed, he has shifted the balance of his fate, and that of the entire world to good, and has brought deliverance and salvation upon himself and upon them all."
-Maimonides, Laws of Teshuvah Ch. 3, Law 4
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"The time of our redemption has arrived!"
The Lubavitcher Rebbe, 1990-1 - see Yalkut Shimoni Yeshayahu, remez 499
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