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Chabad-Lubavitch Okanagan
Kelowna's Weekly Jewish Connection

Dear Friend,

How was your week? 

  • There will be a Shabbat Service and Torah class at our home at 11:00am tomorrow. 
  • Please don't pass over an amazing PASSOVER Seder - MONDAY APRIL 10TH 7:45PM. RSVP today!   
  • Kosher Meat Order has Arrived! See below for details.  
  • SAVE THE DATE: CELEBRATING 7 YEARS OF SERVICE - SUNDAY AUGUST 27TH (Please let us know if you'd like to volunteer for this awesome event.)

"The Okanagan's aflame"

Passover supplies are available at the following Kelowna stores:

  • Safeway at Dilworth and the Hwy
  • Urban Fare in Mission Park Shopping Centre
  • Save-On-Foods in Mission Park Shopping Centre

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I read this many years ago but it never registered as much as it did this week... Thanks to some fellow community members.
 
It reads as a mission statement of sorts for Chabad:
"What is a Chabad Chassid?" someone once asked Rabbi Shlom Ber Schneerson.
He replied, "A Chassid is like a street-lamp lighter."
 
In olden days, there was a person in every town who would light the street-lamps with a light he carried at the end of a long pole. On the street-corners, the lamps were there in readiness, waiting to be lit; sometimes, however, the lamps are not as easily accessible. There are lamps in forsaken places, in deserts, or at sea. There must be someone to light even those lamps, so that they may fulfill their purpose and light up the paths of others."
 
​A Soul is a candle, Mitzvot and Torah are light. A Chassid is one who puts their personal affairs aside and sets out to light up the souls of fellow Jewish people with the light of Torah and Mitzvot. Jewish souls are ready and waiting to be kindled. Sometimes they are close, nearby; sometimes they are in a desert, or at sea. There must be someone who will forgo his or her own comforts and conveniences, and reach out to light those lamps.
 
​In the 1960's, the Rebbe quoted this powerful statement​, but​ ​with a broader vision: "This function is not really limited to Chassidim, but is the function of every Jewish person."
 
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This week Kelowna is shining with a unique glare, thanks to several individuals who are fanning out to neighbourhoods throughout the Valley, to serve as Lamplighters, taking part in Chabad Okanagan's Matzah Project as well as our Passover outreach and educational vision, by contributing financially, and by delivering Matzah to our people in person.
 
We have undertaken an audacious challenge, to gift a hand made Shmurah Matzah to every Jewish family in town. This will no doubt have a deep impact and reignite a spark in countless fellow community members.
 
We have already reached our people in Yukon, Oroville, Nelson, Kamloops, as well as the Valley from Osoyoos all the way up to Salmon Arm.
If you know someone who did not yet receive, and won't receive at the seder which they will be attending, please contact us right away and we will deliver a Pesach package to them next week G-d willing.
 
Recent studies have shown that seven out of ten american Jews sit down for a Seder on Passover night. It is our shared mission to be a lamplighter and inspire the other three to join in too!

P.S. Seeking more lamplighters. If you are able to partake in this momentous project, by undertaking to kindly deliver these Matzah gifts to a number of homes in your neighborhood at your own convenience (We'll provide the Matzah's and list), or you can contribute financially, please respond to this email. 

Thank you for being a vital part of our vision, mission and success! 

Wishing you a Shabbat Shalom!

We Light Shabbat Candles today in Kelowna, March, 31th at 7:11pm. Shabbat ends April 1st after 8:20pm. 

Sincerely,

Rabbi Shmuly, Fraidy, Mushkah, Mendel, Yosef and Rochel

Passover
The Kosher Meat Order has arrived! 
Please call 250.575.5384 to pick up your order. Or text Fraidy at 250 317 4088.

WE ALSO HAVE THE FOLLOWING ITEMS AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE:

  • HAND MADE TOP QUALITY TRADITIONAL SHMURAH MATZAH - $26/BOX
  • BEAUTIFUL FANCY ART HAGGADAH - (MAKES A VERY NICE GIFT) - ONLY 13 LEFT @ $35/EACH
  • PLASTIC SEDER PLATE WITH SYMBOLS - $6/EACH
  • PRISTINE WHITE FESTIVE TABLE CLOTHS - $25/EACH OR $40/TWO (FOR 8FT RECTANGLE TABLE)

ALL OF THE ABOVE IS WHILE SUPPLIES LAST! FREE SMALL GIFT AND "HOW TO DO A FESTIVE SEDER" GUIDE, WITH EVERY PURCHASE (WHILE SUPPLIES LAST).  

PLEASE JOIN US FOR A FESTIVE AND FUN COMMUNITY - FIVE STAR- PASSOVER SEDER EXPERIENCE! 

MONDAY APRIL 10TH @ 7:45PM 

            INCLUDES:

  • DELICIOUS FOUR COURSE GLATT KOSHER GOURMET DINNER, SPICED WITH UNIQUE CUSTOMS! 
  • TRADITIONAL SERVICE FILLED WITH STORIES, LIVELY SONGS, INSIGHTS AND INSPIRATION! 
  • FOUR CUPS OF A SELECTION OF KOSHER WINES AND GRAPE JUICE! 
  • HANDMADE SHMURAH MATZAH! 
  • USER FRIENDLY HAGADDAH WITH TRANSLATION AND TRANSLITERATION! 
  • PASSOVER MYSTERY CHESTS! (BEWARE)!  
  • $40 PER PERSON. $18 FOR CHILDREN AGES 4-18. FAMILY $150 MAX.  
 

Passover Matzah Campaign!  This year, we are reaching out to bring a box of Shmurah Matzah to every single Jewish home in Kelowna and surrounding areas.

We already ordered enough for 250 to go out throughout the Valley! That's 60 more than last year!

If you will be at the OJCC seder or at our Chabad Seder, there will be the special Hand Made Shmurah Matzah from Israel available for you, made possible through the generosity of Stephen Cipes and family.

Please help us reach our goal to also include anyone who will not be at a Seder. If you know of someone who has not yet received or is not on our list, but would like to receive one, please let us know right away. We don't want even one of our brothers or sisters to be left behind.

One does not need to be a member or be affiliated with our community to receive this. If you are one of the tribe, your'e automatically a -family- member! 

You can simply reply to this email or call rabbi at 250.575.5384 for more info. 

Thank you for helping us include everyone!!!

P assover 2017 Fundraising Campaign! 

Passover is always a special time for charity and giving to the community. 

As in past years, we launched our annual Passover appeal. Please help us raise $15,000 before the onset of Passover, so we can provide the necessary support to our community for Passover, and so that we can continue all of our critical outreach and educational work all year round!

If you know someone who needs the special Shmurah Matzah at home, a place for the Seder, or anything that we might be able to assist with, please let us know right away. Thank you to those who have suggested names in the past!  

As you know, Chabad Okanagan is independently funded.  There is no financial support from any head office. Not in Vancouver, not Brooklyn and not anywhere else.

Please consider becoming our Passover partners today!

Thank you to all those who have already contributed to our Pesach budget 2017.

Hannah Kolb | Lillian Goodman | Sean and Synnove Seidman | Baruch Halderson | Stephen and Rie Cipes and Cipes Family | Al and Lynda Chwaiewsky | Benjamin Flackman | Nuchie Zirkind | Mendel Misholovin | Zev Slavin | Myrna Morrell | 

And our monthly Chai Club Donors: 

  • Maccabee Financial Inc.
  • Mission Park Barber Shop 
  • Mrs. M. R.
  • Shimon and Devora (Gray) Wrightman
  • Yankie Andrusier
  • Tim and Lesley Spiegel
  • David and Hannah Dodgson 
  • Dr. Chaim and Aliza Wrightman
  • Prof. Laen Herschler
  • Alex and Albina Sabry
  • Chaim and Chanie Simon
  • Juan and Mary Knapp
  • Marjorie Labelle
  • Anath Grebler
  • Tracy Satin 
  • Saul and Genoa Katz
  • Roberto and Angela Norori 
  • Sholom D. and Zeldie Cunin
  • Irwin and Jacqueline Wislesky 

 

Your investment is sure to bring tremendous Spiritual and of course monetary dividends!   You can donate at this link today.   Thank you to all those who have already contributed specially for Passover.  All the names will go up as always in the weekly email preceding Passover. 

Thank you for working with us to build our vibrant and loving Jewish community! 

Wishing you and yours a happy and kosher Passover!

Weekly Parshah

Parshat Vayikra

G‑d calls to Moses from the Tent of Meeting, and communicates to him the laws of the korbanot, the animal and meal offerings brought in the Sanctuary. These include:

• The “ascending offering” (olah) that is wholly raised to G‑d by the fire atop the altar;

• Five varieties of “meal offering” ( minchah) prepared with fine flour, olive oil and frankincense;

• The “peace offering”(shelamim), whose meat was eaten by the one bringing the offering, after parts are burned on the altar and parts are given to the kohanim (priests);

• The different types of “sin offering” (chatat) brought to atone for transgressions committed erroneously by the high priest, the entire community, the king or the ordinary Jew;

• The “guilt offering”(asham) brought by one who has misappropriated property of the Sanctuary, who is in doubt as to whether he transgressed a divine prohibition, or who has committed a “betrayal against G‑d” by swearing falsely to defraud a fellow man.

 
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Candle Lighting Times for
Kelowna, British Columbia Canada:
Shabbat Candle Lighting:
Friday, Mar 31
7:11 pm
Shabbat Ends:
Shabbat, Apr 1
8:19 pm
Torah Portion: Vayikra
Please encourage your family and friends to light the Shabbat candles. We need it now more then ever
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