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Dear Friends,
As we gather with family and friends at the Passover Seder, we will read about the Four Sons – the four types of people we are to include in the retelling of the story of the Exodus. There is the wise child, the wicked one, the simpleton, and the child that doesn't even realize that anything different is happening that night.
For generations, the focus was reaching out to and educating these “children,” because for generations, most Jews fell into one of these categories.
With time, however, a fifth type of Jew has developed. One who, unlike the other four, doesn't even show up at the Seder. It is this fifth son, taught the Lubavitcher Rebbe, who needs the most attention today.
The “fifth children” need to be invited to the Seder and introduced to the heritage that is rightfully theirs. It is our responsibility to include them in all aspects of Jewish life, and make sure they feel part of the community.
So think about who you know that might not have a Seder to attend, or may not even know what Pesach is, and reach out. Invite. Encourage. Share your Seder, your knowledge, and our heritage.
Chag same'ach!
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| PESACH AND SHABBOS NEWS & UPCOMING EVENTS |
| We are Open for Services this Week – And there will be NO Soup & Challah
Pesach is Here! Full Schedule Below
Special Erev Pesach Minyan tomorrow at 8am.
URGENT Appeal
My Dearest Friends,
Please excuse the uniform nature of this email. I have run out of time and needed to reach everyone right away. We are in a critical situation.
It is Erev Pesach, the Eve of Passover. Traditionally Jews have given Tzedakah at this time of year to help others who are less fortunate. Our annual appeal that went out in last week’s mail has had a minimal response. At the same time we have been sending out food, giving out Passover supplies (including ‘Seder to Go’ kits), and have been working harder than ever to bring meaningful spiritual nourishment to you, our community. We have provided thousands of dollars of emergency relief to people living in their cars, out of work, at risk for losing their apartments, who couldn’t pay for their electricity, or for their prescriptions.
We are burning the wick at both ends – more expenditures and less income.
I am asking for your help now.
I know it is a scary time filled with uncertainty for many.
But I also know that G-d is greater than the coronavirus! I know that He wants us to help each other. I know that this is our opportunity to shine! And I know that the Talmud tells us that Tzedakah saves from death!
These are historical times. Thank G-d, it seems we are through the worst of it but things are still not entirely stable. In a few years we will look back at these events and ask ourselves did we do all that we could do for each other?
Please feed the hungry. Please provide money so we can continue to support our community in its time of need. I know I am asking for something very difficult. But I am asking, and I am asking YOU.
Please follow this link and make an immediate contribution to our Passover fund, which is going directly to help those who need it most. Your donation will make a big difference! www.ChabadatLaCosta.com/donate. For those who have already participated, THANK YOU and G-D BLESS!
May G-d respond with miraculous mercy due to our mercy and may He bless each one of us with a Happy, Sweet, and HEALTHY Passover!
With much love and appreciation,
Rabbi Eilfort
Kiddush Sponsor(s)
This week’s Kiddush is being sponsored by John Shirley and the Grinberg family in honor of Rhonda Bloom’s Yarzeit.
Passover News
We will be hosting two Yeshiva students who will be helping us with our Passover preparations and observances.
This year we will be distributing more hand-baked Shmurah Matzah than ever before! If you would like some for your Seder please respond to this message. There is no charge. Donations are gratefully accepted.
Passover Schedule
We look forward to an amazing Passover and look forward to seeing you!
Friday, April 15, 2022
Fast of the First Born
Morning Services: 8:00 am
Eat Chametz until 10:37 am
Burn Chametz by 11:43 am
1st Seder Night
Light Candles at 7:02 pm
Evening Services: 7:00 pm
Community Seder: 7:30 pm
Saturday, April 16, 2022
1st Day of Passover
Morning Services: 10:00 am
Evening Services: 8:00 pm
Light Candles* after 7:58 pm
Community Seder: 8:30 pm
Sunday, April 17, 2022
2nd Day of Passover
Morning Services: 10:00 am
Holiday Ends at 7:59 pm
Thursday, April 21, 2022
Light Candles at 7:06 pm
Evening Services: 7:00 pm
Friday, April 22, 2022
Seventh Day of Passover
Morning Services: 10:00 am
Evening Services: 7:00 pm
Light Candles* before 7:07 pm
Saturday, April 23, 2022
Final Day of Passover
Morning Services: 10:00 am
Yizkor Memorial Service: 12:00 pm
Meal of Moshiach: 6:30 pm
Passover Ends at 8:04 pm
Covid Protocols
We are being extremely careful and are asking the following to anyone contemplating coming:
- If you have ANY symptoms of Covid please do not come.
- If you have been around anyone who has Covid please do not come.
- If your doctor told you to be especially careful please do not come.
- If you are concerned/afraid please do not come.
- If you are not vaccinated please be extra careful with all above-listed stringencies and wear a mask.
- Please maintain social distancing at all times.
- Please wash and sanitize your hands regularly, especially before the kiddush.
This is a very difficult situation. We ask for your support and understanding as we do our absolute best in providing a vibrant spiritual home that is SAFE for our community. This means that even if you are not concerned about Covid please be thoughtful about those who are concerned. This means even if you are extremely concerned about Covid do not be judgmental of those who feel they must attend shul to ensure we have a minyan.
We choose to remain a close and loving community.
Security Protocols
Everyone is Subject to Search
No Firearms (We have a well-defined security plan in effect and any unauthorized firearms could create confusion and actually reduce security).
Backpacks Prohibited
All Bags Subject to Search
Soup and Challah - NO - Soup & Challah This Week
We are always seeking additional volunteers to help deliver Soup and Challah. If you can help with this beautiful Mitzvah please respond to this message. Thank you and G-d bless!
We will still be offering Soup and Challah to those who request it. Sometimes we will need people to pick it up themselves from shul, depending on the volunteer drivers’ status. Our focus is now to have people join us at shul so we can enjoy Kiddush TOGETHER!
Our A Team is busy preparing Challahs for the community as this is being written (and THANK YOU to our amazing donors for making that happen!). However, we are facing a big challenge as we need angels to deliver the fruit of our ovens to our hungry constituents. If you are ready, willing, and able to assist please respond to this message or contact the Rebbetzin to volunteer ASAP. G-d bless you!
If you can help with deliveries, reach out to Kayla or Nechama.
Please note that all food is prepared and delivered using recommended safeguards.
Sponsors Appreciated (And Needed)
These are extraordinary times many people are reaching out for help and, Baruch Hashem / thank G-d, we are HERE to help! ‘We’ means YOU and US, TOGETHER. It is an amazing partnership that we have!
A very special thank you goes out to our “Super Sponsor” Channah Hale who has continuously stepped forward helping us to maintain this service!
We are extremely grateful to those who have reached out to help fund us, enabling us to serve others. Thank you to our amazing volunteer drivers - you can volunteer to deliver Soup and Challah!
Note About Sponsorships
You may have noticed that we seek multiple sponsors for the Kiddush, Challah, Soup, and Torah classes. We do this because we need to find ways to cover our budgetary shortfall that has been caused by the coronavirus. The donations coming to the shul have been dramatically reduced. We greatly appreciate those of you who are still supporting us! G-d bless you! We greatly appreciate your understanding as we seek ways of propping up the income necessary to keep things afloat. Your ideas about additional income streams are likewise greatly appreciated!
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| RABBI'S WEEKLY ARTICLE |
| Rabbi's Letter | Thought for the Week | Haftarah
A Word of Torah
Living with the Times
The Holiday of Passover – Chag HaPesach
By: Rabbi Yeruchem Eilfort
Ma’ot Chittim – Money for Food
Passover, or Pesach in Hebrew, is perhaps the best known of all the Jewish holidays. Who amongst us doesn’t remember sitting around a table celebrating the Seder, the traditional Passover meal, with our family and friends?
There is a reason why Pesach is so well known. In fact the Haggadah, the special Passover prayer book that we read from during the Seder, tells us the answer. An emphasis is placed upon transmitting the story of our people’s exodus from Egypt to our children. One of the most crucial Mitzvot, divine commandments, is the commandment to “Teach them (Torah and Mitzvot) diligently to your children.” On top of that we are told, “And you shall tell your children on that day (on Passover, the story of the exodus).”
It is precisely this strong emphasis of this particular story, which has resulted in our observance of Passover with such zeal till today, some 3,334 years after the first Passover. It is the story of Passover and the observance of Pesach, filled with its special observances, which inform our divine service for the balance of the year.
It is no wonder then that we make a special pre Passover appeal to help those in need, specifically for their Seder requirements. This unique monetary request has a special name, Ma’ot Chittim, which means money for food (literally bread). All year we are commanded to give Tzedakah/Charity. But before Pesach that regular commandment evolves into a super-commandment. It is so important that it is better that we simplify our own Passover plans a bit in order to give extra Ma’ot Chittim.
This year we have been presented with an abundance of opportunities to fulfill this precious Mitzvah. While we certainly have to maintain our financial support of our local poor and worthy institutions that help distribute funds/food to the needy, these days we have been presented with a moment that necessitates that we rise to the occasion.
Thousands and tens of thousands of our brothers and sisters in the Ukraine have been rendered penniless, they have literally been made into refugees overnight by the current conflict. It is hard to imagine the hardships that they are being forced to endure. One day they are living at home and are the beneficiaries of a robust Jewish community with all of its requisite institutions that help support Jewish life, and the next day they have been forced to flee for their lives.
And let us not forget the countless Jewish institutions around Europe and Israel that have graciously and generously received these refugees doing their utmost to make them feel welcome, cared for, and safe.
I view the Jewish response to the Ukrainian crises as nothing short of a human miracle of (nearly) Biblical proportions.
I read a thought told by Natan Sharansky, the famous Jewish ‘refusenik’ from the Soviet Union who shared that during the times of the Communist regime in the former USSR to be labeled a Jew in one’s passport meant tremendous hardships. From difficulties finding good jobs to discrimination getting into the better schools, being Jewish was a mark of additional difficulty.
Sharansky marveled at how the times have changed. He commented that now, during this humanitarian catastrophe it is precisely the Jews who are being saved due to the intervention of the international Jewish community. “Ashreinu mah tov chelkainu,” Happy we are! How wonderful is our portion!
This miraculous level of support demonstrates our keen interest in and love of our fellow Jews. Incidentally, it provides a shining example to all the nations of the world of how to move with alacrity to save one’s people when they need help, and how we all must try to help each other.
It is almost Pesach and we are undoubtedly busy preparing our homes for the joyous holiday. We are also planning how to distribute our Ma’ot Chittim. Let us resolve to dig even deeper this year and to include the refugees and the communities that welcomed them in our charitable giving plan. Let us find a way to enable them to sit at the Seder table and to thank the Almighty for being redeemed from Egypt while passing on the message of eternal freedom to their children, just as we do with ours!
Wishing you a Sweet and Wonderful Passover and a Peaceful and Healthy Shabbos!
Haftarah for 1st Day of Passover
Joshua 3:5-7; 5:2:15; 6:1; 6:27
The haftarah for today mentions the Paschal sacrifice, echoing the Torah portion which describes the preparations and the sacrifice done in Egypt under Moses' leadership.
After thirty days of mourning Moses' passing, Joshua tells the people to prepare themselves for the crossing of the river Jordan, he tells the priests to carry the Ark of the Covenant in front of the people. G d tells Joshua that He will show his greatness to the people of Israel "that they may know that as I was with Moses, so will I be with you".
G d tells Joshua to circumcise the Jewish men who had not yet been circumcised due to the desert weather, he does so, reminding them of the previous generation of men, who had gone out of Egypt, who had all been circumcised before partaking of the Passover offering. Joshua reminds the people of past events, how they had to wait for that generation to die in the desert as they would not be able to enter the land of Israel. Once everyone was circumcised they waited for all the men to recover.
G d tells Joshua "this day have I rolled away the reproach of Egypt from you", referring to a vision of the star of blood which the Egyptians had said was over the Jewish people at the time of the Exodus, not knowing that it was the blood of the circumcision. Joshua calls the place Gilgal. There the people of Israel make camp and offer the Passover sacrifice, two days later G d stop sending the manna and the people eat the produce of the land.
Joshua sees a sword-holding man on the outskirts of Jericho and asks him on whose side he is on. "And he said, No, but I am the the captain of the host of the L-rd; I have now come. And Joshua fell on his face to the earth and prostrated himself, and said to him, What does my lord say to his servant? And the captain of the Lord's host said to Joshua, Remove your shoe from your foot; for the place upon which you stand is holy. And Joshua did so."
The haftorah ends with a message that the city of Jericho was under siege and that G d was with Joshua.
Haftarah for the 2nd Day of Passover
II Kings 23:1-9, 21-25
The haftarah for the second day of Passover begins after King Josiah learns of a historic Torah scroll that had been discovered in the Holy Temple. It chronicles the public reading of the scroll and the national movement toward return to G d that ensued.
Full of newfound inspiration, King Josiah had the idolatrous artifacts and priests removed from the Temple, and destroyed the other shrines that had been erected in Judea.
The king then encouraged the people to celebrate Passover as commanded in the Torah, something that had been neglected for generations.
The haftarah concludes by telling us that “there never was a king before [Josiah] who returned to G d with all his heart and all his soul and all his might, [to follow what was] written in the Torah of Moses, and there never afterwards arose another one like him.”
Weekly Sermon will take place immediately following the Daily Tanya class, which will begin at 8:45am
Join Rabbi Eilfort Friday mornings on Facebook Live for his Weekly Sermon. If you have not already done so, please send Rabbi Eilfort (Yeruchem Eilfort) a Friend Request on Facebook!
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| FUNDRAISING & VOLUNTEERING |
| GIVING & HELPING OPPORTUNITIES
We would be nowhere without the generous support of our community. Please know that your support is profoundly appreciated!
There are many ways to donate besides for checks and cash. Following please find a list of the various other ‘platforms’ that are available for secure donations that go directly and entirely into the synagogue account (even though they say Nechama's name).
1. PayPal [email protected] or PayPal.me/Neilfort
2. Venmo @Nechama-Eilfort
3. Cashapp $nechamae
4. Zelle (Bank of America) [email protected]
5. Personal credit card chabadatlacosta.com/donate
6. Join our Legacy Circle - see below
The Foundation Project - Donations
We are raising funds that will be used towards completing our basement. This project will include a TEEN LOUNGE, CLASSROOMS, a PLAYGROUND, OFFICES, STORAGE SPACE, BATHROOMS, and more. Call Rabbi to inquire about available dedications. The money we raise also goes towards scholarships for Hebrew School students, our Challah and Chicken Soup program, and all of our ongoing expenses.
To donate securely online follow this link: www.ChabadatLaCosta.com/donate.
Sponsor a Kiddush
A huge thank you to our dedicated Kiddush Committee (including but not limited to): Naomi Alter, Sheila Lebovitz, Channah Hale, Kayla Perez, and the Rebbetzin.
Our weekly, communal lunch is a chance to enjoy our gorgeous Shabbos atmosphere, together with our wonderful community, in the beautiful surroundings of our breezeway and patios.
We thank our generous sponsors, without whom, none of this would be possible!
We always need additional sponsors. If you have a birthday, anniversary, Yarzeit, or some other occasion you want to beautifully commemorate while benefiting the entire community please consider Kiddush sponsorship (half sponsorships also available). We also hope that everyone will be supportive and understand that multiple sponsors benefits the shul and doesn’t, in any way detract, from your occasion
If you are interested please respond to this message or call the shul, 760-943-8891, and you will be put in touch with the appropriate party to make your occasion happen. Please see below for a list of the upcoming Kiddush Sponsors.
Easy Fundraising Opportunity
First, let us take this opportunity to thank all of those who have had Facebook Birthday Fundraisers for Chabad at La Costa! I cannot tell you how much Nechama & I appreciate it! The money we have received through these fundraisers has helped our shul continue with programming, delivering soup and challah as well as other activities.
Do you have a birthday coming up? We would be honored if you would consider making our shul the recipient of your birthday fundraiser. Wouldn’t it be wonderful to celebrate your birthday and do a wonderful Mitzvah at the same time? Thank you for your consideration and Happy Birthday!
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Condolences | Birthdays | Anniversaries | Yarzeits
OUR HEARTFELT CONDOLENCES are extended to the families of the victims of the coronavirus.
OUR HEARTFELT PRAYERS are extended to the victims of the war in Ukraine.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY wishes go out to to to to to Karen Miller, Fran Sekela, Dovid Rodal, and all of those celebrating their birthdays this week!
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY wishes go out to all of those celebrating anniversaries this week!
WE REMEMBER REMEMBER Rhonda Bloom, Leo Wollman, William Ross, Peter Goldsmith, Esther Nachmani, and all of those whose Yarzeit is observed this week.
May Rabbi Naftali Levy, Brenda Joseph, Stephanie Lewis, Rachel Perez, Miriam Reisman, Channah Hale, Sheila Lebovitz, Adam Lemberger, Sandy Radom, and Roz Mintz, be blessed with a speedy and complete recovery!
Upcoming Kiddush Sponsors:
April 16: John Shirley & Grinberg Family in Memory of Rhonda Bloom
April 23: Rabbi Yossi & Muka Rodal in Honor of Dovid's Birthday
April 30: Bernardo & Rosalba Buenaventura in Honor of their Anniversary
May 7: Sponsor Needed
May 14: Sponsor Needed
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| CHABAD VIRTUAL & IN PERSON ACADEMY |
| Get Some Class
We have an ever-expanding menu of online learning opportunities for everyone. Below please find an overview of our current classes and a schedule of when you can join in on Facebook Live. If you miss the live class you can watch the recorded version, on Facebook.
If you cannot get the classes online please email us at [email protected] and we will work out a different arrangement.
Please note the new schedule of classes, which will be offered both in person and virtually beginning the week of February 20th: Classes will not be held during the Holidays.
Tanya - Ancient Wisdom for Modern Life (Daily)
Join Rabbi Eilfort every morning on Facebook at 8am. Watch Live or watch the recording later in the day.
Caffeine for the Soul (Mondays)
Join Muka Rodal on Facebook every Monday at Noon. Watch Live or watch the recording later. In person starting soon!
JLI Course - Beyond Right - The Values that Shape Judaism's Civil Code (Mondays)
Join Nechama in person or on zoom from 7-9pm beginning May 16th. This is a paid course. Please sign up at https://www.myjli.com/index.html?task=location&lid=699
Jewish Bootcamp (aka Judaism 101) (Wednesdays)
Join Rabbi Elia Wednesday at 7:30pm at Chabad of Encinitas 735 Adelaide Circle
Follow this link to sign up: https://www.chabadatlacosta.com/AdultEd
Torah Portion of the Week (Thursdays)
Join Rabbi Eilfort Thursdays at 7:15pm at Chabad La Costa.
Hebrew Reading RHA
with Nechama Eilfort After Passover - Details to be announced.
JLI Course - New Spring Course: Beyond Right - The Values that Shape Judaism's Civil Code (Mondays) 9CLE units
Lesson Details
Lesson 1
Beyond Good Neighbors
Most laws are designed to protect the rights of people and their property. But Judaism’s civil code is driven by a different goal. Explore how laws of damages and disputes support a uniquely Jewish view of the human mission.
Lesson 2
Beyond Restitution
In seeking to restore the rights of plaintiffs, Jewish courts actively assist offenders in achieving full repentance too. Why? Discover the advantage of properly undoing damage over mere compensation.
Lesson 3
Beyond Taking Offense
You may feel a moral urge to speak up against an offensive action. But might you have a legal responsibility to deter someone from certain behaviors? Judaism says: Yes. In this lesson, we discuss why and when.
Lesson 4
Beyond Personal Freedom
With 613 commandments in the Torah and myriad rules expounded in the Talmud, can Judaism ever be called “liberating”? Let’s delve into the Exodus, the covenant, and the ways in which laws can lead to the purest human freedom.
Lesson 5
Beyond Lawful Ownership
Is the claim of ownership anything more than a subjective social agreement? A foundation of Chassidic thought is that material possessions contain spiritual energy that is specific to their owners. Let’s consider the owner’s rights and responsibilities through this lens.
Lesson 6
Beyond Presumption of Innocence
While a presumption of innocence can protect defendants from liability, it is not quite a declaration of uprightness. Jewish law goes so far as to presume every person’s core goodness. See how this view can lead us to a truly upright world.
Coastal Hebrew School
To find out more about our Hebrew school visit www.jewishencinitas.com/hebrewschool
Rosh Chodesh Coastal Women's Society
Mark your calendars for the upcoming Coastal Women's New Moon Circle
C-Teen Events
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| A COMMUNITY FOR YOU AND ME |
| Coastal Chabads are here for YOU
Belonging to a Jewish Community is not only gratifying and fulfilling it is also extremely important, for within the community one finds a place to connect with G-d and one’s soul, a place of learning and spiritual enrichment, a great source of friends, a place to bestow one’s Jewish legacy upon his or her child/ren, and so much more. Check out www.ChabadatLaCosta.com to learn more.
The beauty of OUR Jewish Community is that we offer so many different options that everyone is sure to find something enriching and meaningful. Below please find a partial list of some of our current offerings. If you have never come by before pick an item or two and try it out. If you have already tried an item or two find another one that sounds interesting and give it a whirl. “Connection” – that is the name of the game and that is precisely what you will find here!
*Daily Minyan *Shabbat Services *Weekly Kiddush Luncheon *Mysticism Classes *Torah Portion Class *Hebrew School *Bar/Bat Mitzvah Training *Mommy and Me *Family Friday Night Services and Dinner *Women’s Group *Youth Activities *Pastoral Counseling *Holiday Programming *Community Meals *Hospital Visitation *Weekly Email Updates *Hospital Visitation *Mezuzah Campaign *Jewish Heritage Workshops *Jewish Learning Institute Affiliate *www.JewishEncinitas.com *Chabad of Carlsbad N
Need a Minyan?
If you need a Minyan to say Kaddish please give the office at least a few days’ notice. We are happy to provide this important service, but it takes time to arrange enough participants to assure the quorum is present. Please email [email protected] your request.
Shabbat Services with Meaning & Joy
Every Saturday we get together to celebrate the holy Shabbat in song and prayer. Our services are both traditional and user-friendly, as we fully recognize that not everyone has experience Davening (praying) in a traditional setting. What those who have joined have found is that the atmosphere in our synagogue is conducive to meaningful meditation. A knowledge of Hebrew is not necessary to participate. In fact, the only thing that is needed is the desire to learn and to connect to the Almighty. It is an enriching experience not to be missed! Shabbat services begin at 10am and conclude at approximately 12:30pm and are followed by a wonderful community lunch. There is no cost to attend and reservations are not needed.
Membership
NOW is the time to join the family! Membership includes High Holiday seats and discounts on other programs and activities. However, the main reason to join is to demonstrate your commitment to the future of Judaism in our area and to our community.
If you have already filled out and returned your Membership form please accept this message as our sincere thank you!
We urge you to pick the level of Membership and the financial commitment you feel comfortable with, and to fill out the form that you will find by following this link: www.ChabadatLaCosta.com/membership. We thank all of our amazing donors!
Create Your Jewish Legacy Plan for the Future - Now
We have been blessed with life! Yet, we know that no one lives forever. This begs the question, “What will your legacy be?” Most of us have children, and they certainly should figure prominently into our plans. But our children are only a part of what we leave behind. Just as we endeavor to give Tzedakah generously, so as to selflessly make the world a better place while we are alive, so too we need to make sure that we leave a percentage of our estates for the benefit of others. Judaism tells us that it is incumbent upon us to leave the world better than when we found it. We do this by giving Tzedakah.
We can help.
Chabad has partnered with the Jewish Community Foundation in the creation of our Legacy Circle "Generation to Generation - Ensuring a Jewish Tomorrow, Today". Many people do not prepare appropriately for the inevitable. They do not leave a will, or even if they do it is not consistent with Jewish Law. If one wants his body to be handled with the respect and care mandated by Jewish Law or if one wants the funeral service conducted according to Jewish Law, it must be arranged in advance. Don’t leave these critical details to luck!
Contact Rabbi Eilfort for a private appointment so these important matters can be handled how you want.
Send a personal email to [email protected] to schedule an appointment today.
We honor our Legacy Circle Members*:
Joel Barnett
Angela Chapman
Anonymous 1
Channah Hale
Len Hyman
Sheila Lebovitz
Ilyse Loven
David Markoff
Anonymous 2
Ed Richard
Sharon Silverstein
Anonymous 3
*Has provided Chabad with a Declaration of Intent.
Click here for a Declaration of Intent and more information
Memorial Plaques & Tree of Life Plaques Available
Our beautiful Memorial Boards have been installed. We specifically designed our custom-built bookcases to ‘frame’ each of the boards. The first Memorial Board was dedicated by the Brunelle Family, the second Board was dedicated by the Alter Family, and the new Board has been dedicated by Miriam Reisman in memory of her husband, Harold.
We are currently offering Memorial Plaques to those who wish to perpetually honor the memory of a loved one in a most dignified and permanent manner. Those who dedicate Memorial Plaques will also receive yearly reminders of the Yarzeit in the newsletter and in the calendar and the light on the Board will be illuminated each year on the Yarzeit. The donation is only $500 per Memorial Board plaque.
We also have a gorgeous Tree of Life dedicated by the Lieberman Family that has been ‘growing. The purpose of the plaques on the Tree of Life is to commemorate joyous occasions (like Bar/Bat Mitzvah, anniversaries, special birthdays, weddings etc.). The donation is $180 for a leaf on the Tree of Life.
Those who wish to participate should send an email to [email protected], or call Rabbi Eilfort at 760-943-8891.
We are excited to designate a section of our Tree of Life to our Legacy Circle. Watch the Tree and see article above.
Hebrew School & C-Kids
Give your children the Jewish education that they deserve! Our Sunday Hebrew School offers lots of hands-on activities and positive reinforcement. Students learn Hebrew language skills, Jewish living and observance, Jewish history, and so much more! We include arts & crafts, field trips, and holiday programming to make their experience even more enjoyable. Your child will have fun as he or she gains an appreciation for the ‘why’s and ‘how’s of Judaism. Morah Chaya has worked diligently to create an amazing curriculum that will educate and inspire our students. Our teachers will always offer lots of positive reinforcement to the students so that they will not only learn, but they will ENJOY the EXPERIENCE! Please get back to us and let your friends know. Our students want to be here!
Please contact our Hebrew School Director, Morah Chaya Eilfort for info at [email protected].
Shul Etiquette
Those who join us regularly for Shabbat services will agree that we have something very special going. The family-friendly atmosphere is unique and most inviting. We welcome everyone as though he/she is a long time member of the family.
At the same time it is important to remember that we are a synagogue. Our sanctuary is meant to be a place where it is conducive to finding inner peace and tranquility. That is why the Rabbis have many laws concerning the decorum of a shul.
It is appropriate to dress modestly and to dress somewhat formally in shul. Men should wear button down shirts, slacks (no jeans or shorts), with jackets and even ties when possible. Of course the head is to be kept covered at all times. Women should wear skirts that go past the knees and blouses with high neck lines and sleeves that cover the elbows. Married women should wear hats and the like.
Children must be supervised at all times by the parents except during Junior Congregation (11:30am). While we want the children to have a great time together it is also important that they do not become so wild and/or boisterous that they disturb those of us who are participating in the services.
We must remember that we should walk to shul and never park in the parking lot if there already eight cars parked. Finally, and we fully realize this goes against Jewish DNA, it is appropriate to come to shul ON TIME. While we know everyone is vying to be counted as the 10th, we are equally sure Hashem will give extra credit to those who come ON TIME at 10am (not to be confused with 11:30). We look forward to seeing you here!
Cell Phones & Chatting During Services
Needless to say the sanctuary on Shabbat or holidays is a place that must be conducive to reflective prayers and serenity. To help keep it this way, please refrain from engaging in any conversations during services and please do not bring in your cell phone. Thank you for your cooperation.
Critical Maintenance Issue – Your Cooperation Needed
PLEASE NOTE: The ONLY thing that may be flushed is toilet paper – NO EXCEPTIONS. This means tissue, baby wipes, paper towels, or any other product may NEVER be flushed, but instead must be disposed of in the provided trash receptacles.
THANK YOU for your cooperation!
Public Service Announcement – Let’s Work TOGETHER to Maintain OUR Shul
We have a beautiful shul. Everyone agrees. It is not easy to maintain everything, but we work hard to keep things clean and in good working order. We need your help.
Our sanctuary is graced with gorgeous, custom made, stained glass windows. These windows MUST be kept in pristine condition. Please respect the windows by only looking and never touching them. G-d forbid, they can easily be scratched if we are not careful. Also, please do not put ANY objects (cups, books, tissues etc.) on the window sills as it detracts from the windows.
Our custom-built furniture from Israel is as precious as it looks. People have put down cups (full and empty) on the partitions and the shelves. This is inappropriate. Children cannot sit on or climb on the furnishings – other than sitting in the pews as they were designed to be used. No exceptions.
Please put away your own Talis and prayer books, and replace the book racks when done using them. Please throw away your own garbage.
If we can all work together we will keep our shul beautiful!
THANK YOU for your understanding and cooperation.
Omni La Costa Resort Welcomes Chabad at La Costa Guests
We are pleased that our world-famous neighbor, the Omni La Costa Resort, has extended a special program offering all sorts of perks to those who book using the Chabad code when booking.
More than 600 people use the Chabad code each year ! Many people have expressed gratitude at having such world-class facilities in such close and convenient proximity to our Shul, and the joy at being to stay at the Omni and walk to Chabad for Shabbat services.
For discount details, to make your reservation, or to share the information with a friend, visit www.chabadatlacosta.com/omni and click through. And remember to leave a positive review.
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