Best Wishes For A Kosher and Happy Passover! ב”ה www.chabadelpaso.com The El Paso Issue 144 CHABAD TIMES A publication of Chabad Lubavitch of El Paso April 2017 | Nissan 5777 6615 Westwind Dr. • El Paso, TX 79912 • 915.584.8218 Celebration 115 E x p e r i e n c e . E x o d u s . C e l e b r a t e T h e S e d e r I n S t y l e Relive the exodus, discover the eternal meaning of the Haggadah, and enjoy a community Seder complete with hand-baked Shmurah Matzah, wine, and a wonderful dinner spiced with unique traditional customs. Seder will be conducted in Hebrew and English. Monday, April 10 | 7:30pm On Nissan 11 – April 7, the Jewish world will celebrate the 115th birthday of the Lubavitcher Rebbe. The Rebbe Chabad Lubavitch - 6615 Westwind Drive was born at the dawn of the century in Nikolaev, Russia, to the renowned kabbalist, talmudic scholar and leader Rabbi Levi Yitzchak and Rebbetzin Chana Schneerson. Couvert: Adult - $40 | Child (under 10 years) - $18 The Rebbe is considered one of the most influential religious personalities of modern times. More than any other individual, the Rebbe was responsible for stirring the conscience of world Jewry, leading a spiritual awak- RSVP: 915-584-8218 | [email protected] ening that continues to be felt today. Throughout his lifetime, the Rebbe marked his birth- day by redoubling his efforts to reach out to Jews in ev- ery corner of the world. Eschewing the very notion of re- tirement or “taking it easy”, each year the Rebbe would 21st Annual Le Café Chabad increase his programs and daily workload. If G-d grants someone another year, it is in order to accomplish more. In 1972, during the celebration of his 70th birthday, Celebrating the Jewish Woman he requested of his followers and admirers to establish 70 new institutions in honor of the momentous milestone. In celebration of this day world leaders would send Cooking Demonstration and Dinner letters of congratulation and proclamations annually. In Learn all about preparing easy, tasty and 1978 the tradition of Education Day U.S.A. was initiated. Every year since, the acting president has designated the healthy recipes and enjoy a full course dinner. anniversary of the Rebbe’s birth as a day dedicated to edu- The Le Café Chabad is proud to feature the cational awareness. legendary Lévana Kirschenbaum, formerly the This year as well, Jews all over the globe will mark the co-owner of Levana’s Restaurant on Manhattan’s day by increasing their efforts in promoting the Rebbe’s Upper West Side a pioneer in Kosher Upscale message of adding in goodness and kindness. In many Dining. She is a master cooking instructor and metropolitan locations, mobile synagogues known as cookbook author and gives cooking demos across Mitzvah Tanks will traverse the streets to draw attention the country. Her best-selling cookbooks are to the fast-approaching holiday of Passover – it begins Levana’s Table: Kosher Cooking for Everyone, Friday evening – by handing out special handmade mat- Levana Cooks Dairy-Free, In Short Order, and zah and invite people to Seders. her Magnum Opus, The Whole Foods Kosher Thousands of visitors are also expected throughout the Kitchen: Glorious Meals Pure and Simple. day at the Rebbe’s resting place in Cambria Heights, N.Y. A visitors’ center is open 24 hours a day, providing guests This event for women will happen on with prayer books, head coverings, non-leather shoes and Tuesday, March 28 at 7:00pm. snacks, as many refrain from food all day in preparation Location: Chabad Lubavitch, for their visit. 6615 Westwind Dr. The Rebbe once expressed his desired birthday gift: To Admission: $15 | Patron: $250 | Sponsor: $180 increase in Torah study, the performance of mitzvoth and charity. This is the best way to celebrate this momentous occasion. To sponsor or to RSVP please contact Chana: To learn more about the Rebbe please visit www.TheRebbe.org Phone: (915) 241-5711 Email: [email protected] Your Passover Guide April 9 - 18 Pages 8 - 11 Page 2 The El Paso CHABAD TIMES Nissan 5777 | April 2017 From Our Mail Box a few days he would have full control of his life. Where to Thank you so much for my Dear Rabbi, Thank you work, what to eat and when to first candle stick holder and very much for coming over sleep. candles for Shabbos and my yesterday and the tefillin and Upon his release, he excitedly Aleph Bet Cards. I love them Megillah Esther. Your presence called me to share the good so much. I can’t wait to light is always welcome and I hope news. This man experienced the tonight and play with my cards. that I will see you many more true meaning of redemption. Love, L. times in the future! Jewish law does not suggest B. that every Jew need to submit themselves to such a traumatic experience in order to properly observe Passover. Rather the Seder menu includes a very crucial ingredient on the menu. Baby Girl assover is the festival of our While the wine, Matzah and redemption. We gather chicken soup are welcome Rivkah together with friends and family components of the Seder, it is Proud Parents to celebrate our liberty at the a mitzvah to eat Maror (bitter Rabbi Chaim Meir and Chaya Greenberg Proud Grandparents Seder table. There are various herbs) as well. Tasting bitterness Rabbi Yisrael and Chana Greenberg traditions and symbolic foods allows us to appreciate the to enable us to experience this liberty we are celebrating. We feeling. must also realize that whenever Bar Mitzvah As free people living in a we experience bitterness in Roei Arusi modern and free country, it is life, it is only so that we should Proud Parents difficult to relate to the idea of better appreciate the goodness Yinon and Nili Arusi redemption. Let alone to celebrate we receive and express our an event that occurred millennia gratitude to G-d accordingly. Special Birthday ago with the same intensity as Here in Jalapeño country those who experienced it. How know that sharpness and Mr. Herbert Ehrlich can one truly appreciate freedom bitterness can be an asset. As without ever lacking it in the we celebrate the Seder, let us past? concentrate on the positive For many years, I would visit results of any negativity we Jewish inmates in the federal may encounter. Thirteenth Annual Raffle prison in Anthony, NM. I recall May we merit to discover a specific encounter I had with positivity in every aspect of our Mazel Tov to our winners! a former inmate, years ago, who lives. was just a few days away from Best wishes for a Kosher and Grand Prize completing his sentence. His joy joyous Pesach. Flights for Two to Israel and excitement was so palpable. Rabbi Yisrael Greenberg He continued to marvel how in Rothschild and Brown Families Second Prize Purchase your very own Writers Edition “Virginia Woolf” Shmurah Matzah Ballpoint Pen Mrs. Sylvia Svarzbein 1lb – $30.00 Thank you to everyone for participating in the raffle. We appreciate your support Call 584-8218 and look forward to working together to build a vibrant Jewish tomorrow. 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In the Passover Haggadah, we Every year, at this time, within the say: “Even if we are all wise, all spiritual hierarchy of the world, men of understanding, and all there is “an exodus from Egypt.” Do a good deed today ..