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Thursday 25 May 2023 LOCAL
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Aruba's Jewish Community to Celebrate the Shavuot Holiday

Marking 3,335 Years Since Receiving the Torah at Sinai

ORANJESTAD – Shavuot — house, Salina Cerca 31C,
this year beginning at sun- followed by a delicious
set on Thursday, May 25 dairy lunch.
and concluding at nightfall Chabad Aruba is also wel-
on Saturday, May 27, 2023 coming the community to
— will be celebrated by Chabad house Shul for the
Aruba’s Jewish community, Yizkor memorial prayer (a
who will gather to hear the special memorial prayer for
reading of the Ten Com- the departed) on Saturday,
mandments from a hand- May 27 11:00am.
written Torah scroll and en-
joy dairy foods. This year’s Shavuot cele-
brations have added signif-
Shavuot marks the anniver- icance as Jewish commu-
sary of and celebrates the nities worldwide celebrate directs Chabad Aruba. is special significance to
Jewish People receiving the “Year of Hakhel” or “During the Year of Hakhel, bringing children, even in- About Chabad Aruba
the Ten Commandments Gathering, marked with this show of unity to hear fants, to hear the Ten Com- Chabad Aruba offers Jew-
and the Torah from G-d at gatherings focused on the Torah reading is more mandments on Shavuot ish education, outreach
Mount Sinai, 3,335 years Jewish unity, Torah learning meaningful than ever.” morning: “By listening to and social service pro-
ago. and practice. the Ten Commandments gramming for families and
The central observance of “Shavuot is the time when The reading of the Ten Com- on Shavuot morning,” the individuals of all ages,
the holiday will be marked the Jewish People received mandments has become a Rebbe explained, “the backgrounds and affilia-
in a community-wide gath- the Torah together at Mt. family tradition around the words of Torah will be en- tions. For more informa-
ering with Chabad of Aru- Sinai as “one human with world at the urging of the graved in the hearts and tion about Chabad Aruba,
ba holding a family-friendly one heart”, so it’s fitting Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem minds of the children. And contact Rabbi Ahron Blas-
reading of the Ten Com- that Aruba’s Jewish com- M. Schneerson, of righteous through them, the Torah will berg at Rabbi@JewishA-
mandments on the after- munity will gather to com- memory, the most influen- be etched within their par- ruba.com or visit online at
noon of Friday, May 26th memorate this day,”said tial rabbi in modern history, ents and grandparents with www.JewishAruba.com q
at 11:00am at the Chabad Rabbi Ahron Blasberg, who who explained that there even greater intensity.”

Another Treasure of Aruba’s Beaches: Sea Glass!

of trash being dumped. much loved “soft drink”
Glass, household appli- bottles.
ances and even motor
parts were discarded on If you like to see the sea
the beach. The waves and glass for yourself, and be
weather conditions wore in awe of the power of na-
down the overwhelming ture, rent a car or jeep and
amount of garbage in the go explore our deserted
water, creating millions of beaches on the north side
beautiful smooth rocks. of the island. Make it a fun
family day!
It’s hard to believe the
short-sighted mistakes we Even if we didn’t mean to
were making that could pollute the Beaches how
NOORD - It is hard to imag- and that is why you can have potentially ruined we did, it is inspiring to see
ine this happening today, find these beautiful and The colorful pieces of glass these beautiful beaches. just how the earth can cor-
but years ago people colorful pieces on the north are being used for decora- But thanks to natural pro- rect our mistakes.
dumped all kinds of refuse shore beaches of Aruba. tion, handcrafts and jew- cesses, the ocean trans-
straight into the ocean, elry! formed the trash into the Funny, how trash can
including old cars, and Especially on the strip on sea glass. change into treasures!
their household garbage, white sand between the fa- Once glass makes its way Each colored gem on the
which of course included mous Natural Bridge” and into the ocean, the glass is beach has its own story. Everybody knows that you
lots of glass. Over the next the huge red anchor close broken up into shards and is are not allowed to take
30 years the pounding to “Grapefield” beach you tumbled around in the wa- The ruby red glass stones local shells home, but the
waves cleaned the beach, will be able to find your own ter, where sand and other are typically from old car people working at the air-
by breaking down every- pieces of sea glass. The sea rocks act like sandpaper to tail-lights. port have no problem you
thing but glass and pot- glass that was created is smooth out its rough edges. taking sea glass home. A
tery. The pounding waves the product of a very long Sometimes as the sea glass Then, the sapphire rocks few of those pieces make
washed the trash up and and interesting process. It is passed through fire, it be- are the remnants of bro- great souvenirs. You can
down, back and forth. Tons can take anywhere from comes fire glass, the rarest ken apothecary bottles. place them in a wine glass
of polished, broken glass 10 to 30 years to make sea of sea glass with certain The most common and or large bottle for decora-
pieces were created by glass. The name for any inclusions, just like precious the easiest to find are the tion and every time you
the pounding surf. These piece of glass that finds its gems. brown (Amstel & Polar look at it a smile will light up
smoothened, colored glass way to the ocean and tum- beer), green (Heineken your face thinking back of
particles then settled along bles around in the water For years, the water beat & Balashi beer) and clear your unforgettable Aruba
the sea shore in millions, long enough is “Sea glass. against the different kinds glass which are the soft vacation! q