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Hi, Yesterday, Levi (almost 2 years old) found a package of sugarless chewing gum, proceeded to eat (swallow) 5 pieces. I find I have a similar problem; when I come across good food (Chanie's fresh Challah / cake / Kugel etc.), I could eat 5 pieces without any regard to how it isn't good for me... The difference is that I am a full grown adult and (should) know better. Two points 1.) As adults who understand what is good for us, we CAN control ourselves, but it takes work, we need to constantly remind ourselves that we want to be healthy. This is true in regards to physical diet, and also spiritual diet. As a healthy person, I eat this / I don't eat that. As a healthy Jew, I do this / I don't do that. The problem begins when we forget to think. 2.) We pray every day "Al tevienu lee-day nisayon" - Please do not bring us to temptation". This is a prayer asking G-d to do his part. We also need to do our part, to not put ourselves in temtations way (i.e. Only date Jewish. Stay away from the kitchen when the cake comes out the oven. Or whatever your challenge is) Candle lighting today in Philadelphia will be 5:41pm, Kabbalat Shabbat Services 6:15, Shabbat Dinner @ Chabad 7pm. RSVP for shabbat dinner www.chabadtemple.com/shabbat We will be celebrating Liba's 5th birthday tonight! For Shabbat morning schedule chabadtemple.com/calendar, Shabbat lunch / Cholent 2pm. Kosher BLT (Bagels, Lox, and Tefilin) at the AEPi house 12pm on Sunday
Wednesday - Lunch 'N Learn 12-1pm Alter Hall room 236E No cooking this Thursday, because we will not be here for Shabbat next week, we will be attending the Chabad on Campus Shabbaton in NYC!! Wishing you a Shabbat Shalom!!! -Rabbi Baruch and Chanie Kantor
Torah Thought: What it means to be a Jew “ Before [Abraham’s] time there were righteous men and women, teachers and gurus, activists and do-gooders. But they were not Jews. Abram himself was, for many years, a teacher and spiritual guide, a champion of justice and truth, a bestower of charity and kindness. But he wasn't a Jew. Not yet.…” Click here for full article Joke: One day a teenage girl brought her new boyfriend home to meet her parents, and they were appalled by his appearance: he looked and sounded like an unsavory character. Later, the parents pulled their daughter aside and confessed their concern. “Dear,” said the mother diplomatically, “he doesn’t seem very nice.” “Oh please, Mom,” replied the daughter, “if he wasn’t nice, why would he be volunteering for 500 hours of community service?”
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