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We need some ideas on controlling and lowering Rhinebeck’s taxes.

I would like to get some comments on how we can lower taxes in Rhinebeck. Town, Village and school. Any thoughts would be appreciated and we can forward to the town, village and school officials.

 

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Shabbat Shalom and Save The Date!

Rhinebeck Jewish Center

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Events Calendar

 

Beginners Services

9:30 am-11:15am Shabbat morning

Followed by a delicious kiddush

16 West Chestnut St., Rhinebeck NY

Farmers Market Stand

On Nov.15th we will be having our very own stand at the market. Please

stop by and say hello!

Chanukah!

Dec.11th-19th

Stay tuned for all our special events and public menorah lightings!

Dreidel House

Dec.13th

Upstairs Montgomery Row

A day filled with fun.

“A Sweet Evening”

A special event empowering Jewish women.

Dec.19th at the Rhinecliff Hotel.

Men and women welcome.

 

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Chabad

offers a wide range of programs for the entire Jewish community. No

membership is necessary, and we welcome all — regardless of affiliation

or background. Chabad provides a non-judgmental, welcoming environment

for Jewish families and individuals to explore our rich heritage.

 

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Greetings!

Greetings! The leaves are falling and the temperatures are dropping, so

bundle up and get ready for our Fall-Winter events!

Please view the attachment at the bottom of the page to see what we have

in store for you on Dec. 19 Men & women are invited- don’t forget to save

the date! Wishing  you a Shabbat Shalom!

Sincerely,

Rabbi Hanoch and Tzivie Hecht

 

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Short thought on this weeks Torah portion

 

In this weeks’ torah portion we are told about two men having guests. The

first, Avraham, sees people from afar and runs toward them to greet them and invite them

into his home. The second one was Lot, he too had guests in his home.  However he

did not get up to greet them and invite them in, he waited for the people to come

over to him and only then did he invite them into his home.  This suggests that

there are two different kinds of personalities; Stephen Covei’s book “Seven habits”

speaks about them; proactive and reactive. Avraham went and searched for guests,

when he saw people from afar he ran toward them and invited them in; he was being

proactive.  Lot, on the other hand, used to sit in his home and go about his business,

waiting for guests to come to him; he was being reactive. The torah doesn’t just

tell us stories, it tells us the happenings of our forefathers in order to teach

us lessons to improve our lives. The torah is teaching us a powerful message here;

when it comes Torah and Life, especially mitzvahs, we need to be proactive as opposed

to being reactive.  We can wait for people to ask for help and Tzedakah, or we can

look for people who need it and offer it to them before they have a chance to ask.

This concept applies to all areas in life, indeed the proof lies with many successful

people out there; they live proactive lives.

May G’D bless us all with the ability to be proactive in all that we do.

Humor

A small boy is sent to bed by his father…

[Five minutes later]

“Da-ad…”

“What?”

“I’m thirsty. Can you bring me a drink of water?”

“No. You had your chance. Lights out.”

[Five minutes later]

“Da-aaaad…”

“WHAT?”

“I’m THIRSTY…Can I have a drink of water??”

“I told you NO! If you ask again I’ll have to spank you!!”

[Five minutes later]

“Daaaa-aaaAAAAD…”

“WHAT??!!”

“When you come in to spank me, can you bring me a drink of water?”

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Candle Lighting Times:

 

Friday Nov. 6th:       Light candles at 4:27 PM

Shabbat Nov. 7th:   Shabbat ends at 5:27 PM

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Kingston Tea Party 11/05/09, Michelle Bachmann invitation to D. C.

Dear Patriots,
    Please be advised that Minnesota Congresswomen Michelle Bachman
has extended an invitation to all Americans to meet her on the steps
of the Capital Building in Washington DC on November 5th, 2009  at
12:00pm to rally against the proposed GOVERNMENT HEALTH CARE PLAN.
Her message will be clear and concise. DON'T KILL GRANDMA ; KILL THE
BILL !

    To offer our undivided support on this issue, WE THE PEOPLE of the
American Patriots of The Hudson Valley / KingstonTea Party will
assemble in front of Congressman Maurice Hinchey's  and Congressman
Scott Murphy's offices on Thursday November 5, 2009 at 11:45AM . Our
KTP will be one of many nation wide groups gathering in front of their
elected representatives offices to convey a direct message to KILL THE
BILL and to say NO TO SOCIALIZED MEDICINE !

    Keep in mind that if it wasn't for THE AMERICAN TEA PARTY
movement, town hall meetings and press coverage by the FOX News
channel our elected officials would have already had this health care
bill signed, sealed and delivered with the kiss of death to every
granny in the nation.

   If you are unable to attend either of these event please contact
Hinchey's office at 845 331-4466 or 202 225-6335 and Murphy's office
at 518 828-3109 or 202 225-5614 and tell them to " KILL THE BILL ! "

  Congressman Hinchey's office is located at 291 Wall Street,Kingston,
NY. Please refer to your on line map for directions.

  Congressman Murphy's office is located at 623 Warren Street, Hudson,
NY.  Again please refer to your on line directions.

       For God, Family, Country and Our Liberties.

                                                  Tom Santopietro
Please support Kingston Tea Party, attend if you can, call if you can't.
Visit their site.

 

URGENT NEWS BREAK; AMERICAN FREEDOMS NOW IN A STATE OF EMERGENCY

Grassfire org ResistNet com Part 1 10 27 09

Grassfire org ResistNet com Part 2 10 27 09

This is

Obama’s transparent government, Pelosi’s most ethical congress. To put it bluntly they are a bunch of lying SCUMBAGS, both parties. Wake up America before you spend your sunset days, twilight years telling your children, grandchildren, great grandchildren what once was. The time to act is now, not when you wake up tomorrow and it is to late. Visit  America Coast to Coast.

 

A little humor, with a touch of reality 11/01/09

Barak Obama meets with the Queen of England.
He asks her, “Your Majesty, how do you run such an efficient government? Are there any tips you can give to me?”“Well,” says the Queen, “the most important thing is to surround yourself with intelligent people.”Obama frowns “But how do I know the people around me are really intelligent?”

The Queen takes a sip of tea. “Oh, that’s easy. You just ask them to answer an intelligent riddle.”

The Queen pushes a button on her intercom. “Please send
Tony Blair in here, would you?”

Tony Blair walks into the room. “Yes, my Queen?”
The Queen smiles. “Answer me this, please, Tony. Your mother and father have a child. It is not your brother
and it is not your sister. Who is it?”

Without pausing for a moment, Tony Blair answers, “That would be me.”

“Yes! Very good,” says the Queen.

Obama goes back home to ask Joe Biden, his vice president, the same question.

“Joe. Answer this for me. Your mother and your father have a child. It’s not your brother and it’s not your sister. Who is it?”

“I’m not sure,” says Biden. “Let me get back to you on that one.” He goes to his advisors and asks every one, but none can give him an answer. Finally, he ends up in the men’s room and recognizes Colin Powell’s shoes in the next stall.

Biden asks Powell, “Colin! Can you answer this for me? Your mother and father have a child and it’s not your brother or your sister. Who is it?”

Colin Powell yells back, “That’s easy. It’s me!”

Biden smiles, and says, “Thanks!” Then, he goes back to speak with Obama.

“Say, I did some research and I have the answer to that riddle. It’s Colin Powell.”

Obama gets up, stomps over to Biden, and angrily yells into his face,  ”No, you idiot! It’s Tony Blair!”

Thank’s to Jack for sending me this. Obama has not surrounded himself with anyone that has a slight bit of common sense. Instead he has surrounded himself with a bunch of sociofascist, radical academics that seem intent on bringing down this great republic. The third world cannoit come up to the standards of the United States so this traitorous crowd are trying to diminish the United States to the point of a third world country. It is time to stand up and tell them that we have had enough. If we don’t live in freedom we will live in slavery. We are now at the cross roads and each of us must make a decision as to which road we will take.

Boudica, Queen of the Iceni, circa 60 AD

I am descended from mighty men! But now I am not fighting for my kingdom and my wealth. I am fighting as an ordinary person for my lost freedom, my bruised body and my outraged daughters Consider how many of you are fighting and why. Then you will win this battle, or perish. That is what I, a woman, plan to do! Let the men live in slavery if they will.

 

A wonderful month

Rhinebeck Jewish Center

Greetings! We hope to see you at Minyan this Shabbat! On the note of Rosh Chodesh, we would like to wish you and your family a wonderful month filled with positivity and joy. Wishing you a Shabbat Shalom! Sincerely, Rabbi Hanoch & Tzivie Hecht

Short thought on this week’s Torah portion “And G-d said to Noah… Make yourself an ark (6:13-14)” G-d has many ways to save someone — why did he make Noah toil to build the ark? In order that the people of his generation should see him occupied with the task for 120 years, and they should ask him, “Why are you doing this?” and he would tell them that G-d is bringing a flood upon the world. Perhaps this would cause them to repent. (Rashi; Midrash Tanchuma) Noah tried to save his generation by calling on them to repent. But the fact that he did not pray for them implies that, ultimately, it did not matter to him what became of them. Had he truly cared, he would not have sufficed with “doing his best” but would have implored the Almighty to repeal His decree of destruction — just as a person whose own life is in danger would never say, Well, I did my best to save myself, and leave it at that, but would beseech G-d to help him. In other words, Noah’s involvement with others was limited to his sense of what he ought to do for them, as opposed to a true concern for their well-being. He understood the necessity to act for the sake of another, recognizing that to fail to do so is a defect in one’s own character; but he fell short of transcending the self to care for others beyond the consideration of his own righteousness. This also explains a curious aspect of Noah’s efforts to reach out to his generation. When the Flood came, Noah and his family entered the ark — alone. His 120-year campaign yielded not a single baal teshuvah (repentant)! Perhaps public relations was never Noah’s strong point, but how are we to explain the fact that, in all this time, he failed to win over a single individual? But in order to influence others, one’s motives must be pure; in the words of our sages, “Words that come from the heart enter the heart.” Deep down, a person will always sense whether you truly have his interests at heart, or you are filling a need of your own by seeking to change him. If your work to enlighten your fellow stems from a desire to “do the right thing” but without really caring about the result, your call will be met with scant response. The echo of personal motive, be it the most laudable of personal motives, will be sensed, if only subconsciously, by the object of your efforts, and will ultimately put him off. (The Lubavitcher Rebbe) Wit & Humor Abe, a building contractor, was being paid by the week for a job that was likely to stretch over several months. He approached the owner of the property and held up the check he’d been given. ” This is two hundred dollars less than we agreed on,” Abe said. “I know,” the owner said. “But last week I overpaid you two hundred dollars, and you never complained.” Abe said impatiently…. “Well, I don’t mind an occasional mistake. But when it gets to be a habit, I feel I have to call it to your attention.” Rhinebeck Jewish Center Date Time Friday, October 23rd, 2009 Light Candles at: 5:45 PM Saturday, October 24th, 2009 Shabbat Ends: 6:44 PM

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Events Calendar!

Minyan Beginners service 9:30 -11:15 followed by a delicious  kiddush. 16 W Chestnut st Farmers Market Stand on Nov.15th we will have a stand at the Rhinebeck farmers market. Please stop by and say hello! Chanukah! Dec.11th-19th Stay tuned for updates on all our special events and public menorah lightings… Draidel House Coming soon…. Special Event empowering Jewish women Dec.19th Stay tuned……. Past Succeses! Sukkah Hop Soup Salad and Soul Our monthly women’s brunch Oct. 18th 10:30 am the home of Carol Lee 103 Willow Glen Rd Red Hook, NY Shofar Factory Sunday Sept. 13th, 1PM @ Leonardo’s Cafe in Rhinebeck 51 East Market St.(in the courtyard) High Holiday Services Rosh Hashana eve: Sept. 18th Please visit our website for more details High Holiday Schedule Our Monthly Women’s Brunch! Shabbat Dinner and Speaker Friday August 7th Professor J.Rosenberg will speak about his experiences in the Holocaust 7:00pm Services 7:30pm Dinner @ the Delamater Inn Conference Center Special event for the baby girls Hecht Sunday July 19th 12:00 pm @ Terrapin Dinsmore Shabbaton with Shmuel Greenbaum!

Beginner’s Services! www.RhinebeckJewishCenter.com Chabad offers a wide range of programs for the entire Jewish community. No membership is necessary, and we welcome all — regardless of affiliation or background. Chabad provides a non-judgmental, welcoming environment for Jewish families and individuals to explore our rich heritage.

 

Dear Patriots,

Please be advised that The American Patriots of The Hudson Valley will be holding an organizational meeting at the American Legion Hall located on Old Stage Road in the Town of Lake Katrine on Wednesday evening, October 28th at 7:00pm.

We plan to discuss the formation of committees within the organization that will help promote the expansion of our membership within the Hudson River Valley area.  We will also discuss future activities of our Kingston Tea Party movement and how WE THE PEOPLE can make a difference in protecting our United States Constitution and God given liberties. We need your feedback, ideas and support to help defeat socialism within the American Republic.

The catalyst of restoring power back to THE PEOPLE can be found within  the tea party movements . The success of this movement lies within the guidance of DIVINE PROVIDENCE.

Thank you.

For God, Family, Country and Our Liberties.

Thomas Santopietro

Support the Kingston Tea Party movement. Even a small but growing group has more of a voice than an individual speaking alone. Join, and support as you can. This is a dangerous time for our Republic. Obama has had a second Czar, Ron Bloom make a chilling statement. This should be a wake up call about what lies ahead if not stopped.

SHOCKER: Obama Czar Agrees With Mao, Too, and Thinks Free Market is Nonsense

This radical socialist piece of garbage is another Obama cohort. Judge him by those he surrounds himself with.

Ron Bloom says:

“the free market is nonsense,” and that “we kind of agree with Mao that ‘political power comes largely from the barrel of a gun.’”

These characters should also know that dictatorial and oppressive regimes are often ended from the barrel of a gun.  Hopefully the beginning of the end of Obama’s regime will be in 2010.

A thank you to WT at Theodore’s World for her post. Take a visit and see her site.

 

Education or Indoctrination of our Children.

I just wanted to share this with all.  We are all aware of the
indoctrination of our children in public education system.  This
is NO surprise and has been going on for years.  

I just found these books completely by accident while on Gmail\
 .. .they were banner ads in the Google sponsored ads on the right
\ side of my mail box.  This is a copy of the actual ad from Google: 

Mama Voted for Obama
Fun children's book lets your kids know you made the right choice!
littledemocrats.net

Go to: http://littledemocrats.net/index.html  

There are three books at this site:  Mama Voted for Obama, Why Mommy
 is a Democrat and Why Daddy is a Democrat.  When you go to the site
 make sure you click on each book and see some of the sample pages.

I am not able to search to see if there are any books with a
republican/conservative slant.  I realize there there are tee
shirts, bumper stickers, etc, but do not know about books. 

Just sending on info ... personally?  I am going to check my
]school libraries to see if these books are there.  Fair and
balanced?  I think not.

SILENT NO MORE

Judy Pepenella
Conservative Society for Action
Executive Board
http://www.csa-1776.org
Twitter:  JudyPep
csa.1776@yahoo.com
http://www.meetup.com/CSA-1776-Meetup-Group/
631 983-0813

Tea Party Patriots
National Leadership Council
New York State Co-Coordinator
http://teapartypatriots.org

Visit New York State Moms at:

http://asamom.ning.com/groups/group/show?id=4124144%3AGroup%3A4726

All parents should check with their children, other parents, their child’s teacher(s) and school administration and let them know this is not acceptable. Thanks Judy.

 

Rhinebeck, NY election day 11/3/09

Town elections are 11/3/09. Here are links to both parties.

Rhinebeck Democratic Party

Rhinebeck Republican Party

Republican candidates

Rhinebeck DemocraticParty  has a listing of candidates on their home page (above)

Sadly both sites are very lacking IMO in substance.

Updated links:

Democratic candidates http://rhinebeck09.org/

 

Obama, deception with no transparency!

The Obama Deception HQ Full length version

The Obama Deception is a hard-hitting film that completely destroys the myth that Barack Obama is working for the best interests of the American people. The Obama phenomenon is a hoax carefully crafted by the captains of the New World Order. He is being pushed as savior in an attempt to con the American people into accepting global slavery.

We have reached a critical juncture in the New World Order’s plans. It’s not about Left or Right: it’s about a One World Government. The international banks plan to loot the people of the United States and turn them into slaves on a Global Plantation.

Covered in this film: who Obama works for, what lies he has told, and his real agenda. If you want to know the facts and cut through all the hype, this is the film for you.
Watch the Obama Deception and learn how:

- Obama is continuing the process of transforming America.

Obama is not a leader. He is a deceitful campaigner who lied during his presidential campaign and continues to do so. Along with Pelosi/Reid and puppets from both parties he is destroying our republic. Thanks to Anna over at As A Mom for sending me this. Visit their site and you don’t have to be a Mom to join. Help get their word out.

 

New Beginnings

Greetings! After having a month filled with Holidays, good food and an abundance of spirituality, we are ready to start off the new year with all those things, taking them with us as we embark on new beginnings. We finished off the year on a high, and should strive to stay on that high throughout the upcoming year. Wishing you a Shabbat Shalom! Sincerely, Rabbi Hanoch & Tzivie Hecht

Short thought on this week’s Torah portion “In the beginning” refers to the beginning of time –the first, indivisible moment, before which time did not exist. (Soforno) Therein lies the answer to the question, posed by certain philosophers, as to why did G-d create the world only when He did? Why not one year, a hundred years or a million years earlier, since whatever reasons He had for creation were certainly just as valid then? But time is itself part of G-d’s creation. We cannot ask why the world was not created earlier, since there is no stretch of time that can be termed before creation. (Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi) Time was the first creation; thus the first mitzvah is kiddush hachodesh–the sanctification of time by setting the months and seasons of the Jewish calendar. (The Lubavitcher Rebbe) Wit & Humor A lawyer runs a stop sign and gets pulled over by a sheriff’s deputy. He thinks that he is smarter than the deputy because he is a lawyer from New York and is certain that he has a better education then any cop from Tennessee . He decides to prove this to himself and have some fun at the Tennessee deputy’s expense!! Deputy says,” License and registration, please.” Lawyer says, “What for?” Deputy says, “You didn’t come to a complete stop at the stop sign.” Lawyer says, “I slowed down, and no one was coming.” Deputy says, “You still didn’t come to a complete stop. License and registration, please.” Lawyer says, “What’s the difference?” Deputy says, “The difference is, you have to come to complete stop, that’s the law. License and registration, please!” Lawyer says, “If you can show me the legal difference between slow down and stop, I’ll give you my license and registration; and you give me the ticket. If not, you let me go and don’t give me the ticket.” Deputy says, “Sounds fair. Exit your vehicle, sir.” The deputy takes out his nightstick, starts beating the lawyer and says, “Do you want me to stop, or just slow down?” Date Time Friday, October 16th, 2009 Light Candles at: 5:56 PM Saturday, October 17th, 2009 Shabbat Ends: 6:54 PM

Our New Mazal Tov corner
Please let us know if you have any names to go up here.

The Rhinebeck Jewish Center is A Project of Chabad Dutchess

Events Calendar!

We regret there being no Minyan this Shabbos. We truly apologize for any inconvience this may cause. Soup Salad and Soul Our monthly women’s brunch Oct. 18th 10:30 am the home of Carol Lee 103 Willow Glen Rd Red Hook, NY Farmers Market Stand on Nov.15th we will have a stand at the Rhinebeck farmers market. Please stop by and say hello! Chanukah! Dec.11th-19th Stay tuned for updates on all our special events and public menorah lightings… Draidel House Coming soon…. Special Event empowering Jewish women Dec.19th Stay tuned……. Past Succeses! Sukkah Hop Soup Salad and Soul Shofar Factory Sunday Sept. 13th, 1PM @ Leonardo’s Cafe in Rhinebeck 51 East Market St.(in the courtyard) High Holiday Services Rosh Hashana eve: Sept. 18th Please visit our website for more details High Holiday Schedule Our Monthly Women’s Brunch! Shabbat Dinner and Speaker Friday August 7th Professor J.Rosenberg will speak about his experiences in the Holocaust 7:00pm Services 7:30pm Dinner @ the Delamater Inn Conference Center Special event for the baby girls Hecht Sunday July 19th 12:00 pm @ Terrapin Dinsmore Shabbaton with Shmuel Greenbaum!

Beginner’s Services! www.RhinebeckJewishCenter.com Chabad offers a wide range of programs for the entire Jewish community. No membership is necessary, and we welcome all — regardless of affiliation or background. Chabad provides a non-judgmental, welcoming environment for Jewish families and individuals to explore our rich heritage.