Best Wishes For A Healthy Summer! ב”ה www.chabadelpaso.com The El Paso Issue 160 CHABAD TIMES A publication of Chabad Lubavitch of El Paso May - June 2020 | Sivan - Tammuz 5780 6615 Westwind Dr. • El Paso, TX 79912 • 915.584.8218 ב׳׳ה CHABAD LUBAVITCH CENTER FOR JEWISH LIFE S AV E T H E D AT E GraNd OpeniNg SUNDAY, AUGUST 30 TH • 10TH OF ELUL 6516 ESCONDIDO DRIVE Physically Distant Spiritually United Join our online Torah Classes Tanya - Sundays at 8:00am Talmud - Tuesdays at 12:00pm Torah Studies - Tuesdays at 7:45pm Women's Class - Wednesdays at 7:00pm The Third of Tammuz - June 24-25 Judaism 101 - Thursdays at 12:00pm marks the Rebbe's 26th Yartzeit. Pre-Shabbat - Fridays at 5:30pm Observances include learning more Torah, doing another Mitzvah and giving extra charity. www.chabadelpaso.com/zoom Learn more at www.TheRebbe.org Your Shavuot Guide May 28th - 30th Page 7 Page 2 The El Paso CHABAD TIMES Sivan-Tammuz 5780 | June 2020 The Rabbi’s Message Gimmel Tammuz - The Rebbe’s Yartzeit to have the same strength. Why is for and take care of every member of to wait, because he truly cared for one of them bouncing and the other the family unconditionally. everyone on their level. is dragging his feet?” This boundless love motivated the As we observe the Rebbe’s yartzeit “Let’s ask them when they get Rebbe to take personal responsibility on the 3rd of Tammuz - June 25, it here.” for every Jew, in every corner of would be appropriate to reciprocate Sure enough the jolly fellow made the world by sending emissaries to the Rebbe’s devotion and love for us it to the top first and explained. every place to reach every Jew and by finding ways to spread that love “Both bags are filled with my take care of them spiritually and to others around us. To care for every diamonds. The other guy thinks he’s physically. The Rebbe did not just Jew unconditionally beyond our shlepping regular stones, but I know care, he did something about it. conventional abilities. The Rebbe never gave up on any that I’m carrying my precious stones As a rabbinical student in Crown The Rebbe taught us how to do this Jew. and I wish my load was heavier. Of Heights I had the opportunity and continues to inspire us to such The story is told of a father and course I’m dancing!” to observe the Rebbe enter the aspirations. Let’s do our part. son standing on the top of the Every Jew, regardless of synagogue as he distributed coins to Every Jew is a diamond and part of mountain, watching two people background, affiliation or level of the children to give charity before the our family. Let’s take care of them. carrying heavy loads make the trek observance was viewed by the Rebbe prayers. Often the Rebbe would wait May we merit very soon to up. One was humming a tune and for what he or she truly is - a Jew. In for the children who were delayed in experience the revelation of had a bounce in his step and one of possession of a soul stemming from reaching him so that they should not Moshiach when we will be reunited them could barely put one foot in the same source as the greatest of our feel disappointed at missing such an with the Rebbe. front of the other. prophets and sages. As such, there is opportunity. The Rebbe had a tight “Father, both loads seem to be of no room to give up on anyone. You schedule, but the feelings of a young Rabbi Yisrael Greenberg equal weight and both men seem can’t choose family, you need to care child were important enough for him Mazel Tov From Our Mail Box My husband and I are seniors and you do for our community. May we Graduates received the lovely dinners you so kindly celebrate next year with lots of health, togetherness and no quarantine. Middle School High School gave us for Passover. Thank you for the gift. We both enjoyed the food, the Shirly Hamicha Zachary Rosenbaum Haggadot and the Passover songbook. Thank you very much for the beautiful G-d bless and stay well. Seder Plate,we will think about you when Ben Martinez we will place it on the table, wishing Ethan Martinez College Greetings from Arkansas. Thank you you all a happy Passover it sure will be Oren Whalen Brenda Hamicha for including me on the Chabad El Paso different than all others. Times mailing list. I’m inspired by your hospitality and community engagement. Once again, Rabbi, thank you for your Baby Boy I just wanted to wish you and your family holiday prayer guide. I spent about 10 or a joyous and liberating Passover holiday. 15 minutes last night figuring it out on Levi While many of us will be celebrating this my own, but I never printed it out, and Proud Parents holiday alone, there’s a comfort knowing your handout is awesome. Rabbi Mendy and Shterna Goldstein that we are still linked in spirit and in action. Next year together, perhaps… Thank you for stopping by my office, Proud Grandparents leaving a voicemail, and dropping Rabbi Yisrael and Chana Greenberg Please find enclosed a small “thank off Matzah to my home. Thanks for you” for what you have done for me all everything you do for our community. Baby Girl these years. I have been blessed to be Happy Passover to you and your family. accepted into your family and grown so Livia Chana much in my spiritual practice and Jewish Thank you and your families for the learning. All of this makes a difference kugel and Yizkor pamphlet. You go Proud Parents when times are so difficult. I cherish above and beyond in your attention to Adam and Amanda Levine the conversations and simchas we have details. You have a way of making each Proud Grandparents shared and look forward to many more member of our community feel special in the near future. Stay well and give my and appreciated. 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Sivan-Tammuz 5780 | June 2020 The El Paso CHABAD TIMES Page 3 A Holiday Message from the Lubavitcher Rebbe Five Steps to Sinai to you. comprehend Him, only because B. “Joshua” - Devotion. “The He chooses to transcend the line young man, Joshua the son of He had drawn at creation between Nun, would not budge from the the finite and the infinite, that we tent.” Faithfulness, diligence and are capable of understanding a perseverance were the traits that single word of Torah. characterized Joshua; these traits Thus, the study of Torah is deemed him worthy to assume unlike any other science. While the mantle of leadership after the success in any field of knowledge passing of Moses and to serve as is strictly a matter of intellectual the second link in the chain of the ability, a person’s moral and Torah’s transmission from master to spiritual qualifications are pupil. paramount when it comes to the The greatest mind, the most pious study of Torah. For ultimately, of hearts, cannot hope to master every one who masters the The Rebbe is honored with an Aliya to the Torah.