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2 Gleanings From the Rebbe’s wisdom MONTREAL TORAH CENTER BAIS MENACHEM CHABAD LUBAVITCH Joanne and Jonathan Gurman Community Center • Lou Adler Shul There’s no such thing as defeat. There’s always another chance. To believe in defeat is to believe that there is something, a certain point in time that did not come from Above. Know that G-d doesn’t have failures. If things appear to worsen, it is only as part of them getting better. We only fall down in order to bounce back even higher. I N D E X Rabbi Moishe New Rabbi Itchy Treitel Nechama New Editorial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 MTC Draw 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 Pre-School & Day Camp Director MTC’s Sponsors of the Day . . . . . . .4 MTC Moments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 Zeldie Treitel Program Director Courses Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Kids in Action . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21B Velvel Minkowitz Administrator Where the Essence Dwells . . . . . . . .6 Sunday Funday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22A Joannie Tansky Upcoming Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Around our Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 Co-ordinator Rabbi Zalman Kaplan Adult Education Director Fraida Malka Yarmush Accounting Rochel New & Feigie Treitel Youth Directors Publication Mail Agreement No. #40030976 Questions or return undeliverable Canadian addresses to: The Montreal Torah Center, 28 Cleve Road, Hampstead PQ H3X 1A6 Tel. 739-0770 • Fax 739-5925 The Mezuzah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Sympathies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 Israel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 Day Camp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 Jerusalem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 I Am Woman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 MTC’s Remarkable Israel Experience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24 MTC Mazeltovs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33 MTC Draw 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34 The Real Haggadah . . . . . . . . . . . . .36 Coming Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37 Email: mtc@themtc.com • www.themtc.com Illustrations by Boris Yefman, www.artyefman.com • Our thanks and appreciation to: Jeff Corber and his staff of BB Color & Ponctuation Grafix
The picture on the front cover was taken during our visit to Hebron. Thanks to Rabbi Danny Cohen, the Chabad representative there, we were privileged to visit an active army base. Danny advised us to bring cookies, cigarettes and chocolates for the soldiers, which we did. However, I for one, could not give them to the soldiers directly. Thankfully, the youngsters in our group did. One feels truly humbled and awed in their presence. These nineteen-year-olds put their lives on the line on a daily basis. There is nothing higher than that. This was my first group visit to Israel, however others amongst us had participated in missions to Israel previously. It was gratifying to hear from them that the MTC trip was, by far, beyond anything they had experienced before. We certainly had a demanding schedule. Comparing our itinerary with other groups that we encountered, I realized that we had crammed into ten days that which would normally take three weeks. Credit here is due to Rabbi Zalman who was the chief architect of our schedule, insisting that it could all be done. Amazingly, we still managed to partake of the incomparable Israeli breakfasts at our various hotels, with plenty of time to share the experiences of the day before. One of the great benefits of our trip was the fact that we all got to know each other on a level that we had not previously. It's a cliché to say we bonded, but that's what we did. And that, in and of itself, is priceless. We just had a great time. We laughed a lot. We were often moved to tears. We shared. I am thankful to all of you who came. Those who live in Israel today deserve our admiration and support more than ever. Sadly, a sense of apathy hangs over the country like a shroud. The daily revelations of corruption at the highest levels of government, the futile policies vis-à-vis Israel's Arab neighbors, the daily shelling of Israeli cities are all taking its toll. There is a deep sense of frustration. And yet, despite all the above, there remains a sense of optimism, faith and joy. We had the privilege one night of having a young family, Rosa (Hascalovici) and Eitan Seidenwar and their two young children, Neshoma and Mimron, join us for dinner at the Red Heifer restaurant in Jerusalem. Their undisguised love for Israel; their idealism and their innocence was like a breath of fresh air. This young couple, from Montreal and Philadelphia, have chosen to make Israel their home. When you look at a family like this, you just know that Israel will continue to not only survive, but flourish. We are, G-d willing, planning another trip next year. I urge you to join us. It will be a decision I can promise you will not regret. As we approach Pesach, let us hope that the call 'Next Year in Jerusalem' becomes a reality as we are all reunited in our beloved homeland in a world perfected and redeemed. May we all be blessed with an inspiring and joyous Pesach. Rabbi New Editorial Publication Mail Agreement No. #40030976 Questions or return undeliverable Canadian addresses to: The Montreal Torah Center 28 Cleve Road, Hampstead PQ H3X 1A6 Tel. 739-0770 Fax 739-5925 Email: mtc@themtc.com 3
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