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Garments of the In addition, every divine soul (nefesh elokit) possesses three garments, viz., thought, speech and action [expressing themselves] in the of the

Chabad @ FIT is a division of Chabad of Midtown Volume 2, Issue 4 September, 2010 / 5771

Welcome All New and Chabad at FIT by President: Samantha Feinberg Treasurer: Johnny Matatov Returning Students! Malka Werde, Director Vice President of Publicity: Hadassah Nazmiyal Hope you all had a great summer and Student Council Rep: Welcome to Chabad at FIT, where Rachel Jacobs are pumped for an amazing semester. VP of Membership: Bess Rappell we serve the Jewish students, staff We already have tons of activities and faculty. We offer a wide variety planned, and want you to join of programming and us! We are looking forward to Fri- would love for you to day Night Shabbat dinners every join us. Leadership po- Taglit-Birthright other week. Sukkot is coming up and sitions are still open on Israel provides the gift we will have a Sukkah party right of first time, peer our board and we are here on campus. Throughout the se- group, educational eager to involve every trips to Israel for Jew- mester you can look forward to Malka Werde Jewish student. Please ish young adults ages nights out on the town, KoYo 18 to 26. Taglit- stop by the Chabad Office, located in (Kosher Yoga), Lunch and Learn, Spa Birthright Israel's the “A” Building, 7th Floor and say founders created this Night, and many, many more! Our hello. L’Shana Tova. program to send club is ready to expand and we need thousands of young your help! We are currently on the Jewish adults from all over the world to Is- search for a space off campus to pro- Upcoming Events rael as a gift in order vide that home away from home feel- to diminish the grow- ing. 9/7/10 First Fall Meeting-Room A734 ing division between Refreshments will be provided. Israel and Jewish com- munities around the Please join us at our club meetings 9/17/10 in the Country- world; to strengthen Tuesdays and Thursdays during com- 9/18/10 Come to Malka’s home in the sense of solidarity mon hour between 1:00-2:00 pm. Morristown, N.J. for the Fast among world Jewry; and “Break the Fast”. There are also leadership positions and to strengthen par- 9/21/10 Visit to Sukka City, Union Sq. ticipants' personal available. Stop by if you Jewish identity and are interested. 9/28/10 Sushi in the Sukkah Party connection to the Jewish people. Regis- 10/8/10 Shabbaton-Live at FIT Shana Tova! tration opens 9/14/10. 10/22- International Student For more information, 10/24 Shabbaton in Crown Heights, Samantha (Sammi) Feinberg contact: Brooklyn Club President www.mayanotisrael.com Garments of the Soul Issue 4

Rosh Hashanah in a Nutshell Yom Kippur ~ September 18th The anniversary of the creation of Adam and And this shall be an everlasting statute for you: in Eve, a Day of Judgment and Coronation, the the seventh month, on the tenth day of the sounding of the Shofar... month, you shall afflict your ...Leviticus 16:29

Celebrating Sukkot The Seven Mystical Shepherds The Festival of Jewish Unity According to the , (the fundamental Kabbalistic work) on each day of Sukkot, we welcome a spiritual After the high holidays of Rosh Hashanah and Yom guest into our sukkah. These are the 7 shepherds, Kippur, we begin the festive holiday of Sukkot. Suk- each one representing a divine attribute: Abraham is kot is a nine day festival and is named for the hut love, Isaac is strength, Jacob is truth, Moses is victory (sukkah) that the Israelites lived in as they wandered and endurance, Aharon is splendor, Joseph is founda- the desert after the Egyptian exodus. Throughout tion and David is kingship. As a shepherd nourishes his the holiday, we eat all our meals in the sukkah. flock, these 7 shepherds nourish us from their specific Having our meals there is a yearly reminder of the divine attribute. “Clouds of Glory” that surrounded and protected our ancestors for 40 years. It also represents the impermanent and migrant dwellings we lived in be- fore entering the land of Israel.

Did you know a sukkah may be built on a boat, a wagon, in a tree or on top of a camel?

This year, the Chabad Club and the L’Chaim Club have joined forces to purchase a new sukkah for FIT.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Our Sages have advised: “One should always study Torah, even if his motive is not purely sin- cere, for eventually, he will come to study Torah

for its own sake.” Indeed, every Jew will inevita- Do you like Sushi? Do you love Sukkot? bly repent, whether in this lifetime or in a future Do you want to hang out with your friends? Then come to the Sushi in the Sukkah Party! reincarnation, as no Jew will be left behind. When: September 28, 2010 ~ Common Hour Where: Between the “A” & “B” Building . Chapter XXXIX

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