Dear Friends,
Wow, there is a lot to catch up on!
- Rosh Hashana was wonderful, uplifting and inspiring. Over 120 people attended the services and dinners in the beautiful Pavilion on Post Oak, with great company, food (thanks Benny Katz) and environment! Thank you to Mushkie Galperin (of Brooklyn) and Ettie Lipsh (of Israel) for running a smooth Children's program and service where the children were entertained, inspired and got a wonderful and enjoyable taste of the Rosh Hashana services.
- Yom Kippur: There is a warm seat waiting for you for Yom Kippur! Please confirm or let is know if you plan on joining us (you can just reply to this email with how many men, women and children are coming)! You may also reserve a seat for a suggested donation of $50. Either way, you are more than welcome to come even at the last minute. Davening Yom Kippur is the birthright of every Jew. Please note the schedule:
Sunday Oct. 1
6:45 pm Kol Nidrei
Monday Oct. 2
9:30 am Morning Service
12:30 pm approx. Yizkor
5:15 pm Mincha Service
6:30 pm Neilah Service
7:40 pm Final Shofar Blast and Break the Fast Light Buffet - Sukkah raising at Chabad of Uptown will be done on Tuesday, Oct. 3 for people who live and work in the Uptown area. If you would like to volunteer to help raise our Uptown Sukkah please let me know. (We will not be having services over Sukkos & Simchas Torah at Chabad of Uptown. Please join Chanie & I at Chabad Lubavitch Center on Fondren Road. See their schedule here).
- Shabbos Bereishis, Oct. 20 will be our next Shabbaton at Chabad of Uptown after Yom Kippur. RSVP here. We will meet almost every other week after that Please note these exact dates for future Shabbatons:
Nov. 3-4
Nov. 24-25
Dec. 8-9
Dec. 22-23 (8th night Chanukah)
Jan. 5-6
Jan. 19-20 - Mommy & Me dates led by Chanie have been set for the Fall season! They will meet with Chanie Six Mondays, Oct. 23 - Nov. 27 10-11:30 am $36 Fall Session, $7 per class. Picture of the summer season are online here. Click Here to Register Now!
- New Lunch & Learn with Torah Studies: Origins: A twelve week course in the Book of Genesis will start the week of Oct. 16. We will offer two times: Wednesday Lunch & Learn - 12:00-1:15pm and Thursday evenings 8:00-9:00 pm.
- Cosmic Arc: You can still catch the last class of The Cosmic Arc: A Kabbalistic Approach to the High Holidays: Sukkot & Simchat Torah: Bringing the High Holidays Down to Earth - Thursday (tomorrow) Sept. 27
In other news...
- The wedding in New York the week before Rosh Hashana of Chanie's sister Rivkey was amazing! The ones who definitely enjoyed it most was Chaya Mushkah, Mendel & Rivkie who outdanced everyone hands down. We spent the week with family, in Monsey and a Sheva Brochos in Albany, New York. Not much sleep, but great nonetheless.
- My sister Sara from Australia is coming tonight to Houston with her entire family to spend Yom Kippur and first half of Sukkos.with us. That's going to be exciting as we have not seen them in a while, and our kids get to spend some time with her kids and get to know their cousins!
- Steam Express donated services with cleaning of our children's room carpet. Thanks Chen Bublil!
- Sofer: Chabad Lubavitch Center on Fondren has once again brought Rabbi Faitel Lewin, a sofer from Brooklyn, N.Y. He is available to check mezuzos and tefillin until tomorrow midday Thursday, Sept. 28. According to halacha, mezuzos and tefillin should be checked twice every seven years. Some have the custom to inspect them annually - especially during the Days of Awe
- Website: Visit our mega holiday website for Yom Kippur and Sukkos guides, recipes, Free E-Cards, Tidbits, Candle Lighting Times, Calendar, Find a Service and more!
Wishing all of you a Gmar Chasima Tova,
May you be sealed in the Book of Life for a Happy and Sweet New Year,
Rabbi Chaim