Rabbi’s Shmooze
There is a well known teaching that all Jews, regardless of how far they think they have given up on Judaism and Torah, they are still connected to G-d, His Torah, and their Jewish brothers and sisters. This is because we each possess a spark of G-d that is identical to each other and are a part of one whole. Here is a little story that illustrates this.

Two good old friends meet after many years.
"Moshe is it true you stopped keeping Shabbos, Kashrus, Tefilin, etc?"
"Yes it is true."
"How about your belief in Hashem?"
That question Moshe avoids.
The next day they meet again and this time Moshe tells Chaim "By the way I have my doubts in G-d also."
"So why didn't you tell this to me yesterday?"
Moshe responded "On Shabbos?"

Ask a Jew in shul if they believe in G-d. You may get a non-committal answer, Like “This is for the Rabbi”, “Maybe”, “ I am not sure”, or even “Absolutely not”. Ask them why they are in shul. “What do you mean? It’s Yom Kippor today!”

Good Shabbos!

Rabbi Elazar Green



What's New @ Chabad
New Women’s Website Launched
I am pleased to inform you about a new website that we launched. Geared especially towards the Jewish Woman, it can be accessed through our website at www.JewishEnrichment.com/women. I think you will agree that it is a fantastic addition to our online “home”.

Numerology:
Some of you may be interested in statistics.
This past Purim….
625+ Hamantashen were consumed.
63-/+ people attended our Purim Party in York.
120+ people enjoyed our Shalach Manot.
61 miles were driven to deliver them
3+ People helped sponsor our event in York.
4 times Rabbi Green read the megillah. The first time took 45 minutes, the second time 25 minutes, the third time 40 minutes, and the fourth time 30 minutes.

Our sincerest apologies to those of our friends who we were not able to deliver a Shalach Manot package. We simply ran out of time.


This Week @ www.JewishEnrichment.com



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