Updates

What a trip! Celebrated the wedding of Rabbi Chaim's youngest brother Shmuly and extended the trip for a tour of a lifetime. Especially special for the kids who have never been to the heart of our life - The Holy Land of Israel!

The itinerary was packed! Started with the Kotel, walked the Jewish quarter Old City including the Jerusalem Tzemach Tzedek Shul, Habad St., Migdal David, Walked Old City walls perimeter, Montefoire Windmill, Mamilla, Katamon, Kohanim house excavations, Kever David, Caraaites, Churva Shul, Ramban Shul, Gold Menorah, Kotel Tunnels, Southern Kotel Excavations, City of David, Silwan, Mt Olives, Mountain carved monument of Avshalom and others there, the Shuk, Arab Quarter Old City Market, Machane Yehudah, Mamilla Mall, Wedding in Ceasaria, Pardes Chana, Kfar Chabad, Mitzpe Yericho, Masada, Dead Sea, Ein Gedi, Ayalon Bullet Factory, ToMo candy factory, Kfar Chabad: Matzah Bakery, Esrog Orchards, 770 replica. Chevron: three communities, Avraham Avina Shul, Avraham Avinu Neighborhood, Excavations of Abraham's times, House of Menucha Rochel, Grave of Menucha Rochel and Arab destroyed Jewish cemetery, Tomb of Patriarchs, visited soldiers guarding Chevron, visited with locals living in great personal risk in Chevron, Kiryat Malachi including a cousin who are new Shluchim in Myanmar, Nof Ayalon where Chanie's cousin lives - a daughter of the director of the Bereesheet rover to the moon, Kever Rambam in Tiberias, Kever Rashbi in Meron, Tzfat, Oztar Stam, Kabbala Center, Weaver of Tallitot, Artists market, Abuhav Shul, Caro Shul and Hezbolla rocket there, Arizal Shul, Arizal Mikvah, Arizal Kever, Yosef Caro Kever, Chana and her seven sons, Tzfat Tzemach Tzedek Shul, Kiryat Motzkin, Blind Museum in Holon and so much more that we must of left out or can't remember.....

"First Fridays" will therefore be celebrated this month on the first Friday of Nisan (instead of the April), with Israel Shabbat: a report from Rabbi Chaim, Chanie and kids from the Holy Land! www.yjphouston.org/events/israelshabbat

Pesach mode!

Have we got a gift for you! There is nothing like handmade Shmurah Matzah. Our sages teach that its best to use hand made Shmurah Matzah for the seder, especially for the middle matzah of the Seder plate, the matzah we make th eblessing and fulfill the mitzvah of eating matzah at the seder.

This year we have a special campaign to raise Shmurah Matzah awareness. Please think of whom you can share a matzah with and we have special gift packs for you to use to share shmurah matzah with a Jewish friend. Just reply to this email when you would like to come pick it up from Chabad of Uptown.

Don't forget to:

• Make your seder reservations
• Buy your own full pack of shmura matzah
• Sell your chametz
• Review (& attend :)) the complete shul schedule....!
• All at www.chabaduptown.org/3967477

This Shabbat, the Shabbat before Passover is termed Shabbat HaGadol ("The Great Shabbat") in commemoration of the "great miracle" that happened in Egypt on this day, heralding the Exodus from Egypt five days later. Shabbat HaGadol customs include reading a portion of the Haggadah (see schedule below), which tells the story of the Exodus; it is also customary that the rabbi of the community delivers a lecture in which he elaborates on the laws of Passover and their significance, in preparation for the festival.

Shabbos Hagadol, Parshas Metzora

Friday, April 12
Candle Lighting at 7:29 pm
Mincha & Kabbalat Shabbat Services at 7:30 pm
RSVP for YJP "First Fridays" Shabbat Dinner

Shabbos, April 13
Chassidus at 9 am
Services at 10 am
Say the Nasi
Followed by Shabbos Hagadol Farbrengen & Lunch Kiddush
Mincha at 7:30 pm
Shabbos Hagadol Reading of Portion of Haggadah
Maariv, Havdalla & Shabbos Ends at 8:24 pm
Kiddush Levana
Living Torah

Sunday, April 14 - Shacharis at 8:30 am followed by the real BLT = Bagels, Lox & Tefillin
Monday, April 15 - Shacharis at 6:45 am
Wednesday, April 17 - Chametz Sale Forms due by 5 pm

Thursday, April 18
Shacharis at 6:45 am
Search for Chametz at 8:16 pm

Have a good Shabbos!

Rabbi Chaim & Chanie

This week we take out three Torahs! One for Parshas Tazria, one for Rosh Chodesh Nisan and one for Hachodesh!

As this Shabbat falls on the 1st of Nissan, a special reading called "Hachodesh" (Exodus 12:1-20) is added to the regular Shabbat Torah reading and in addition to Rosh Chodesh Torah reading. Hachodesh recounts G-d's historic communication to Moses in Egypt on the 1st of Nissan (2 weeks before the Exodus) regarding the Jewish calendar, the month of Nissan and the Passover offering. (Links: The Reading for Hachodesh, From the teachings of the Chassidic masters on Hachodesh, About the Jewish calendar, Haftorah in a Nutshell)

Mazel tov to Rabbi Chaim's brother Shmuly & Hayley Lazaroff on their marriage this past week in Israel! It was amazing to celebrate with the whole family together in the Holy Land. A great time was had by all.

"First Fridays" will therefore be celebrated this month on the first Friday of Nisan (instead of the April), with Israel Shabbat: a report from Rabbi Chaim, Chanie and kids from the Holy Land! www.yjphouston.org/events/israelshabbat

Pesach mode! Make seder reservations, get your own shmura matzah, sell your chametz, shul schedule....! All at www.chabaduptown.org/3967477

Shabbos Rosh Chodesh, Parshas Tazria, Rosh Chodesh and Hachodesh

Friday, April 5
Candle Lighting at 7:25 pm
Mincha Services at 7:30 pm
Kabbalat Shabbat Services at 7:30 pm
RSVP for Shabbat Dinner

Shabbos, April 6
Shabbos Mevarchim Tehillim 8:30 am
Services at 10 am
Say the Nasi
Followed by Shabbos Rosh Chodesh Farbrengen & Lunch Kiddush
Mincha at 7:25 pm
Maariv, Havdalla & Shabbos Ends at 8:18 pm
Living Torah

Sunday, April 7 - Shacharis at 8:30 am followed by the real BLT = Bagels, Lox & Tefillin
Monday, April 8 - Shacharis at 6:45 am
Thursday, April 11 - Shacharis at 6:45 am

Have a good Shabbos!

Rabbi Chaim & Chanie

What a Purim celebrating with over 250 Uptownians around the clock! Pictures iy"h next week!

Thank you to everyone who helped put it all together, mainly Irit Busany, Guya, Melissa Feldman, Rachel & Elliott Levine, Naomi & Rachel Lishansky, Guitel Melnik, Sigal Melnik, Bernard Mendoza, Naomi & Elchonon Reizes, Chanan Wolf, Ian Zlotnik, all of Lazaroff kids, Mollie Karni and crew!

SCHOLAR IN RESIDENCE: Next Shabbos, Parshas Parah, March 29-30 we will have a special guest over the weekend, Rabbi Saul DJanogly. He will be speaking in Shul on, "What’s the secret of financial success?" and "My personal journey-from Jekyll and Hide to Chasid".  Rabbi Djanogly, is an unusual Jewish educator in that he earns his living as the owner of a successful wealth management business and has a great passion & hobby through adult Jewish education in which he has been actively involved for nearly 30 years.

Now, let's get into Pesach mode! Make seder reservations, get your own shmura matzah, sell your chametz, shul schedule....! All at www.chabaduptown.org/3967477

Shabbos Parshas Tzav

Friday, March 22, Shushan Purim
Candle Lighting at 7:16 pm
Mincha Services at 7:15 pm
Kabbalat Shabbat Services at 7:30 pm
RSVP for Shabbat Dinner

Shabbos, March 23
Chassidus at 9:00 am
Services at 10 am
Followed by Lunch Kiddush
Mincha at 7:15 pm
Shiur in Halachot
Maariv, Havdalla & Shabbos Ends at 8:10 pm
Living Torah

Sunday, March 24 - Shacharis at 8:30 am followed by the real BLT = Bagels, Lox & Tefillin
Monday, March 25 - Shacharis at 6:45 am
Thursday, March 28 - Shacharis at 6:45 am

Have a good Shabbos!

Rabbi Chaim & Chanie

We got a lot of people asking. Yes, the Purim parties including the ComedySportz show is for everyone! On Thursday, we begin with a carnival for kids at 5:30 pm. Megillah for everyone at 6:30 followed by a lavish Purim feast, Open Bar and both shows. At the same time as the comedy show, there will be a simultaneous children's clown show. Young Professionals are invited to stay after the show for an exclusive afterparty with the actors. So.... if you are a teen, under age 21, family with kids or above age 40, RSVP here: www.chabaduptown.org/purimschedule. If you are a young professional ages 21-39, RSVP here: www.yjphouston.org/events/comedy. Hope that clears that up! :) 

See below for the complete Purim schedule with readings around the clock

⇛ Its not too early to talk about Pesach! Check out our Pesach site as well as make reservations for our seders, including a special "social media" seder.

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www.chabaduptown.org/carnival

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www.yjphouston.org/events/comedy

PARSHAT ZACHOR: This being the Shabbat before Purim, on which we celebrate the foiling of Haman the Amalekite's plot to destroy the Jewish people, the weekly Parshah is supplemented with the Zachor reading (Deuteronomy 25:17-19) in which we are commanded to remember the evil of Amalek and to eradicate it from the face of the earth. "Parshat Zachor" is the second of four special readings added during or immediately before the month of Adar (the other three being "Shekalim", "Parah" and "Hachodesh") Links: The Zachor Reading with commentary, More on Who Was Amalek?

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Mazel tov to Rabbi Chaim's sister Chassi & Shmeilach Rivkin of Morristown on birth of a baby boy

Shabbos Zachor Parshas Vaykira

Friday, March 15
Candle Lighting at 7:12 pm
Mincha Services at 7:15 pm
Kabbalat Shabbat Services at 7:30 pm
RSVP for Shabbat

Shabbos, March 16
Chassidus at 9:00 am
Services at 10 am
Followed by Lunch Kiddush
Mincha at 7:15 pm
Shiur in Halachot
Maariv, Havdalla & Shabbos Ends at 8:06 pm
Living Torah

Sunday, March 17 - Shacharis at 8:30 am followed by the real BLT = Bagels, Lox & Tefillin
Monday, March 18 - Shacharis at 6:45 am

PURIM WEDNESDAY MARCH 20
Fast of Esther Begins at 6:11 am
Shacharis Services at 6:45 am
Fast of Esther Mincha 7:00 pm
Fast Ends & Maariv ​​​​​​​at 7:57 pm​​​​​​​
Megillah Reading  at 8:15 pm
Followed by BREAK FAST DAIRY BUFFET & LCHAIMS
10:00 pm Late Night Megillah Reading

THURSDAY, MARCH 21
Shacharis at 6:45 am
Megillah Reading at 7:30 am
Seniors Party & Megillah Reading at Brookdale Galleria - 2929 Post Oak at 2:00 pm
PURIM CARNIVAL at 5:30 PM www.chabaduptown.org/carnival
MEGILLAH READING at 6:30 PM
Followed by Feast & ComedySportz Show & Simultaneous Clown Show for Kids
YJP Houston ChaiLounge After Party with the Actors > 
www.yjphouston.org/events/comedy

Have a good Shabbos!

Rabbi Chaim & Chanie

When Adar begins, increase in joy! Join us for the Rosh Chodesh minyan in a few hours on Friday, March 8 at 6:45 am!

Awesome time this week and last night, Hamantash Bake for Mommy and & Me and YJP!​

Young professionals, tomorrow night make your stomach happy with heart soups and salads! RSVP YJP Souper Shabbat - First Fridays of Adar! www.yjphouston.org/events/soupershabbat

Have joy on Purim! We have a fabulous Purim planned for the entire community and Young Professionals, including megillah readings around the clock! Check it out www.chabaduptown.org/purimschedule

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www.chabaduptown.org/carnival

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www.yjphouston.org/events/comedy

​Crown Heights Shabbat was epic! Chanie led the opening candle lighting session with hundreds experiencing a complete immersion Shabbat in Crown Heights!

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Shabbos Chazak Parshas Pekudei

Friday, Rosh Chodesh Adar II, March 8
Rosh Chodesh Shacharis at 6:45 am
Candle Lighting at 6:08 pm
Mincha Services at 6:10 pm
Kabbalat Shabbat Services at 6:30 pm
RSVP for YJP Souper Shabbat - First Fridays Shabbat Dinner

Shabbos, March 9
Chassidus at 9:00 am
Services at 10 am
Completing of Book of Shemot, with "Chazak"!
Followed by Lunch Kiddush
Mincha at 6:10 pm
Shiur in Halachot
Maariv, Havdalla & Shabbos Ends at 7:02 pm
Living Torah

Sunday, March 10 - Shacharis at 8:30 am followed by the real BLT = Bagels, Lox & Tefillin
Monday, March 11 - Shacharis at 6:45 am
Thursday, March 14  - Shacharis at 6:45 am

Have a good Shabbos!

Rabbi Chaim & Chanie

• DOUBLE SHABBAT! Last Shabbat, Chabad of Uptown's cteen joined teens from around the world with 2600 participants from 6 continents, 400 cities, 30 countries - the largest yet! You can watch CTeen take over Times Square on Saturday night with Havdalla and concert at www.chabaduptown.org/cteenlive.
  
  This Shabbat, YJP Houston is in NYC!! Chanie is leading a group of Houston delegates with reps also from around the world!

  First Fridays will therefore be held on the first Friday of Adar, "Souper Shabbat" featuring a variety of hearty soups, salads and more with other Young Jewish Professionals over Shabbat Dinner! www.yjphouston.org/events/soupershabbat

• DOUBLE THE STUDY! Did you know we offer two classes every Thursday? At the Thursday noon class we have learned subjects in many stages, beginning with the study of the applied Parsha, the entire book of Tanya, five selected Chassidic discourse of the Rebbe and most recently three chapters of different areas of Talmud discussing the financial obligation of neighboring condominiums, Shabbos cooking and Grace after Meals. The class will now focus on another area of Torah, halacha. We will start from the beginning of Shulchan Aruch Harav, Chapter 1. Join us!

• DOUBLE TORAH ALERT! This Shabbat os "Parshat Shekalim" is the first of four special readings added during or immediately before the month of Adar. When the Holy Temple stood in Jerusalem, each Jew contributed an annual half-shekel to the Temple. The 1st of Adar marked the beginning of the collection of the shekalim. In commemoration, the Torah reading of the Shabbat that falls on or before Adar 1 is supplemented with the verses (Exodus 30:11-16) that relate G-d's commandment to Moses regarding the first giving of the half-shekel.Links: The Shekalim Reading with commentary; Partner; Tzedakah: Charity
   
• DOUBLE ADAR! It is also Shabbos Mevarchim for Rosh Chodesh Adar! We will have our monthly breakfast on Thursday! See schedule below!
   
• DOUBLE THE FUN! Look out in your mailboxes for Purim for the community of all ages and Young Professionals, including megillah readings around the clock!

TRIPLE THE MAZEL!

• Mazel tov for the birth of a baby boy to Chanie's brother, Rabbi Mendel & Chyena Galperin!
• Mazel tov for the birth of a baby girl to Rabbi Chaim's brother, Rabbi Peretz & Chevie Lazaroff
• Mazel tov for the marriage of Rabbi Chaim's niece Tonia Lazaroff

Shabbos Shekalim Parshas Vayakhel

Friday, March 1
Candle Lighting at 6:03pm
Mincha Services at 6:05 pm
Kabbalat Shabbat Services at 6:30 pm
RSVP for Shabbat Dinner

Shabbos, March 2
Chassidus at 9:00 am
Services at 10 am
Followed by Shabbos Mevarchim Lunch Kiddush & Farbrengen sponsored by Yocheved Shwarzman marking the yartzeit and in memory of her father, Moshe ben Yaakov, a"h
Mincha at 6:00 pm
Shiur in Halachot
Maariv, Havdalla & Shabbos Ends at 6:57 pm
Living Torah

Sunday, March 3 - Shacharis at 8:30 am followed by the real BLT = Bagels, Lox & Tefillin
Monday, March 4 - Shacharis at 6:45 am
Thursday, Rosh Chodesh Adar II March 7- Shacharis at 6:45 am followed by monthly breakfast sponsored by the Melnik family
Friday, Rosh Chodesh Adar II March 8- Shacharis at 6:45 am

Have a good Shabbos!

Rabbi Chaim & Chanie

CTeen is off! Chabad of Uptown's cteen has joined teens from around the world with 2600 participants from 6 continents, 400 cities, 30 countries - the largest yet! You can watch CTeen take over Times Square on Saturday night with Havdalla and concert at www.chabaduptown.org/cteenlive.

Look out in your mailboxes for Purim for the community and Young Professionals, including megillah readings around the clock!

PARSHA: The Mysterious Life and Death of Hur

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Shabbos Parshas Ki Tisa

Friday, February 22
Candle Lighting at 5:58 pm
Mincha Services at 6:00 pm
Study of Timeless lessons of the Rebbe
Kabbalat Shabbat Services at 6:30 pm
RSVP for Shabbat Dinner

Shabbos, February 23
Chassidus at 9:00 am
Services at 10 am
Followed by Lunch Kiddush
Mincha at 6:00 pm
Shiur in Halachot
Maariv, Havdalla & Shabbos Ends at 6:52 pm
Living Torah

Sunday, February 24 - Shacharis at 8:30 am followed by the real BLT = Bagels, Lox & Tefillin
Monday, February 25 - Shacharis at 6:45 am
Thursday, February 28  - Shacharis at 6:45 am

Have a good Shabbos!

Rabbi Chaim & Chanie

• Chanie & Rivky went to interview for a high school next year. Yes, that means that Rivky is graduating 8th grade this year! Wish her well and place an ad in the Torah Day School yearbook at www.tdshouston.org/yearbook
• Being in the month of Adar, it is an opportune time to celebrate the topic of happiness, as our sages taught us: Mishenichnas Adar marbin besimchah, “When the month of Adar enters, we increase joy.” This is especially so this year, being a Jewish leap year that contains two months of Adar, or sixty days of joy.
• Next week is Purim Katan on Monday-Tuesday, Feb 18-19. We will have a farbrengen on Tuesday at Chabad of Uptown at 8 pm. See below.
• Purim, we will really have you laughing with joy! Read on....

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We are excited to inform you that the Purim plans for Chabad of Uptown and YJP Houston are unprecedented and will be over the top awesome!

Introducing:

• Community Purim Carnival & Comedy www.chabaduptown.org/carnival
• YJP ComedySportz Purim www.yjphouston.org/events/comedy

LIMITED SEATING! Tickets go on sale 10:30 am Friday

Don't miss this!

PARSHA: I Am, Therefore I Believe

Will I revert to how I was before ALS, or will I remain the man I have become due to the crushing years that I have endured? more…

Condolences to Baruch Shkertzi on the passing of his grandmother, Hagar bat Regina, a"h, in Israel. May her neshama have an aliya.

Shabbos Parshas Tetzaveh

Friday, February 15
Candle Lighting at 5:53 pm
Mincha Services at 5:50 pm
Study of Timeless lessons of the Rebbe
Kabbalat Shabbat Services at 6:30 pm
RSVP for Shabbat Dinner

Shabbos, February 16
Chassidus at 9:00 am
Services at 10 am
Followed by Lunch Kiddush & Farbrengen sponsored in memory Levi ben Avraham, a"h
Mincha at 5:50 pm
Shiur in Halachot
Maariv, Havdalla & Shabbos Ends at 6:48 pm
Living Torah

Sunday, February 17 - Shacharis at 8:30 am followed by the real BLT = Bagels, Lox & Tefillin
Monday, February 18 - Shacharis at 6:45 am
Tuesday, Purim Katan, February 19 - Farbrengen 8:00 pm
Thursday, February 21  - Shacharis at 6:45 am

Have a good Shabbos!

Rabbi Chaim & Chanie

Did you know we have a class almost every day of the week for every age, and a vast array of Torah subjects? Check out www.chabaduptown.org/classes

YOUNG PROFESSIONALS! It's not too late to join us for the NYC Shabbaton with YJP's from around the world! www.cypshabbat.nyc!

Save the dates for Purim in Uptown, March 20-21! We have great surprises in store! Let us know if you would like to join the planning committee

• Thank you Guy and Nethanial for sponsoring a Rosh Chodesh Adar dinner and class
• Thank you Susie Eshet for helping bake this week's challah!
• Mazel tov Guy & Melissa Ohan on the birth of their daughter, Lia Gabriella!
• Condolences to Ziggy Gruber on the passing of his father, Gene Gruber, o.b.m.

PARSHA: The Big Donors

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Shabbos Parshas Terumah

Friday, February 8
Candle Lighting at 5:47 pm
Mincha Services at 5:45 pm
Study of Timeless lessons of the Rebbe
Kabbalat Shabbat Services at 6:30 pm
RSVP for Shabbat Dinner

Shabbos, February 9
Chassidus at 9:00 am
Services at 10 am
Followed by Lunch Kiddush & Farbrengen
Mincha at 5:45 pm
Shiur in Halachot
Maariv, Havdalla & Shabbos Ends at 6:42 pm
Living Torah

Sunday, February 10 - Shacharis at 8:30 am followed by the real BLT = Bagels, Lox & Tefillin
Monday, February 11 - Shacharis at 6:45 am
Thursday, February 14  - Shacharis at 6:45 am

Have a good Shabbos!

Rabbi Chaim & Chanie

Besides for the bar mitzvah number of thirteen, there are thirteen gates to Heaven, though which we pray through thirteen gates of prayer, reaching the thirteen attributes of mercy. These thirteen years have been spectacular, as can be seen in our 13+ years of our website's photo galleries. We are so thankful for each and every one of you, who make this community so special. Thank you for being a part of this amazing experience of Chabad of Uptown. 

The Rebbe taught us to never rest, we continue to forge ahead with renewed strength and endless possibilities. Uptown, Upward and Onward!

This Shabbos we kick off February with First Fridays and a Shabbos Mevarchim kiddush - BOTH MARKING 13 YEARS OF CHABAD OF UPTOWN! Please join us!

What a way to close a fantastic week! This past Sunday found Chanie sitting at a table at the International Conference of Chabad-Lubavitch Women Emissaries (Kinus Hashluchos) at the New York State Armory in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn, N.Y., together with 3,000 other women emissaries and lay leaders from 100 countries with Chabad presence... The energy was amazing and you can watch the replay of closing session here.

Next Rabbi Chaim's niece Shevi Rosenfeld married Menachem Aron, both from Australia with a wedding in NY! Some of you may remember Menachem who came last year to assist us with the Chanukah festivities....

Tonight the Lazaroff family are in NY celebrating the engagement of Rabbi Chaim's brother Shmuly to Hayley van de Veen from Tzfat

Please join us on Tuesday for the monthly Rosh Chodesh minyan and breakfast! See the full schedule below.

PARSHA: How to Get Rid of Bad Habits and Create Better Ones

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Shabbos Mevarchim Adar I, Parshas Mishpatim

Friday, February 1
Shacharis at 6:45 am followed by breakfast sponsored by Fred Zeidman marking the yartzeit of his father, Moshe Ber ben Shlomo, a"h
Candle Lighting at 5:41 pm
Mincha Services at 5:45 pm
Study of Timeless lessons of the Rebbe 
Kabbalat Shabbat Services at 6:30 pm
RSVP for Shabbat Japan - YJP First Fridays Dinner

Shabbos, February 2
Shabbos Mevarchim Tehillim at 8:30
Services at 10 am
Followed by 13 Anniversary Shabbos Mevarchim Lunch Kiddush & Farbrengen
Mincha at 5:40 pm
Shiur in Halachot
Maariv, Havdalla & Shabbos Ends at 6:37 pm
Living Torah

Sunday, February 3 - Shacharis at 8:30 am followed by the real BLT = Bagels, Lox & Tefillin
Monday, February 4  - Shacharis at 6:45 am
Tuesday, February 5, Rosh Chodesh Adar 1 - Shacharis at 6:45 am followed by monthly breakfast sponsored by Melnik Family
Thursday, February 7  - Shacharis at 6:45 am

Have a good Shabbos!

Rabbi Chaim & Chanie

Chanie has joined 3000 physical and spiritual sisters for the annual Chabad women leaders convention this weekend. Every "Shlucha" is a leader in their community. This annual event is an inspiring display of perhaps the largest group of women leaders in the world. You can watch the the annual banquet, the culmination of a five-day International Conference of Women Emissaries on Sunday at 4:30 pm, www.chabaduptown.org/kinus. Chanie's sister Raizy Rubin is the keynote speaker!

Talking about women, the Jewish Herald Voice ran an article this week, featured on the front page, about the women's dessert and discussion help at Chabad of Uptown as a joint project of the Chabad Centers of Greater Houston. Check out the write up and the featured short clip of Chanie's class where you can get a taste of what was shared.

Thousands of Chabad Women Leaders Gather for Annual Convention

More than 3,000 Chabad-Lubavitch women emissaries and communal leaders from around the world are arriving in the Crown Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn, N.Y., this week for multiple days of activities at the annual International Conference of Chabad-Lubavitch Women Emissaries (Kinus Hashluchos). more…

Next week, 26 Shevat, marks 13 years since our inaugural Shabbos, the opening of Chabad of Uptown in 2006. We thank each and every one of you who took part in making Chabad of Uptown come of age! What a journey it has been!

• Young Professionals: Join us for a special 13th anniversary First Fridays Shabbat dinner over Japanese cuisine, on Feb. 1. Click to RSVP free before Thursday using coupon code "advance"
• Community: Join us for a special 13 anniversary Kiddush, on Feb. 2. 

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Shabbos Parshas Yisro

Friday, January 25
Candle Lighting at 5:35 pm
Mincha Services at 5:35 pm
Study of Timeless lessons of the Rebbe 
Kabbalat Shabbat Services at 6:30 pm
RSVP for Shabbat Dinner

Shabbos, January 26
Chassidus at 9 am
Services at 10 am
Torah Reading of the Ten Commandments
Followed by Shabbos Lunch Kiddush sponsored by Shlomi  & Tamar Benhamo, marking the completion of Kaddish in memory of his father, Yosef ben Shlomo, a"h.
Mincha at 5:35 pm
Shiur in Halachot
Maariv, Havdalla & Shabbos Ends at 6:32 pm
Living Torah

Sunday, January 27 - Shacharis at 8:30 am followed by the real BLT = Bagels, Lox & Tefillin
Monday, January 28  - Shacharis at 6:45 am
Thursday, January 31 - Shacharis at 6:45 am

Have a good Shabbos!

Rabbi Chaim & Chanie

Around Chabad

• Thanks to Jewish Family Service of Houston, Rabbi Chaim is officially certified as a Mental Health First Aid USA Instructor by the National Council for Behavioral Health! Do you know how to recognize symptoms of mental health? Stay tuned for opportunities to take a course in the Houston area!
• Check out the many more pics that have been added to the album of last week's ladies dessert & discussion. 
• This Shabbos we will be celebrating an "ufruf" for the upcoming Rosen wedding of Jon to Ashlyn Eiden as he is called up to the Torah.

Upcoming

• TEENS Feb 22-24: Only 14 days until registration ends to join Houston teens and thousands from around the world for the CTeen NYC Shabbaton! Register now! www.shabbaton.cteen.com
• YJP March 1-3: Encounter Crwn Hghts, An Immersive Shabbat Experience with a group from Houston joining Young Professionals from everywhere! Register now! www.cypshabbat.nyc

Jewish Calendar Notes

• This week's Torah reading contains the "song at the sea" sung by the Children of Israel upon their deliverance from the Egyptians, when the Red Sea split to allow them to pass and then drowned their pursuers. Hence this Shabbat is designated as Shabbat Shirah, "Shabbat of song." Our sages tell us that the birds in the sky joined our ancestors in their singing; for this reason it is customary to put out food for the birds for this Shabbat (to avoid the possibility of transgressing the laws of Shabbat, the food should be put out before Shabbat). Links: Parting of the Red Sea, Miriam: Tambourines of Rebellion
• Monday is Tu B'Shevat ("the 15th of Shevat") which marks the beginning of a "New Year for Trees." This is the season in which the earliest-blooming trees in the Land of Israel emerge from their winter sleep and begin a new fruit-bearing cycle. Legally, the "New Year for Trees" relates to the various tithes that must be separated from produce grown in the Holy Land. We mark the day by eating fruit, particularly from the "Seven Kinds" that are singled out by the Torah in its praise of the bounty of the Holy Land (wheat, barley, grapes, figs, pomegranates, olives and dates). On this day we remember that "Man is a tree of the field" (Deuteronomy 20:19) and reflect on the lessons we can derive from our botanical analogue. Link: Learn About Tu B'Shevat

PARSHA: Is Your Optimism Grounded in Reality?

A man gets into his car and decides, in the name of “optimism,” that he won’t buckle up. Is he an optimist or is he foolish? more…

Shabbos Shira Parshas Beshalach

Friday, January 18
Candle Lighting at 5:29 pm
Mincha Services at 5:30 pm
Study of Timeless lessons of the Rebbe 
Kabbalat Shabbat Services at 6:30 pm
RSVP for Shabbat Dinner sponsored by the Rosen family

Shabbos, January 19
Chassidus at 9 am
Services at 10 am
Followed by Shabbos Lunch Kiddush sponsored by the Rosen family in honor of the the upcoming wedding of Jon & Ashlyn
Mincha at 5:30 pm
Shiur in Halachot
Maariv, Havdalla & Shabbos Ends at 6:26 pm
Living Torah

Sunday, January 20 - Shacharis at 8:30 am followed by the real BLT = Bagels, Lox & Tefillin
Monday, Tu B'Shevat, January 21  - Shacharis at 6:45 am
Thursday, January 24 - Shacharis at 6:45 am

Have a good Shabbos!

Rabbi Chaim & Chanie

Wow! Last night Chabad of Uptown hosted all of the Chabad Centers of Greater Houston for a Ladies Dessert & Discussion on the topic of Health in Body, Mind and Spirit, The over 120 ladies were treated to a fun and fast-paced panel presentation, 🎤 featuring 4 women, 4 perspectives: -Gitty Francis, LMSW -Jacqueline Jaffe, PhD Psychologist -Mushky Lazaroff, Co-Director, Chabad Montrose -Diana Racusin, MD Assist. Professor Maternal Fetal Medicine. The panel was followed by a choice of insightful, round table breakout discussions. 💬 -Healthy Relationships -Healthy Boundaries -Healthy Parenting -Healthy Self 🍧🍫🥐🍒 All while enjoying a delicious and healthy dessert buffet! Check out a first glimpse of the pics and short video clip here.

Mazel tov to Ben & Regina Shamooelian on the birth of a  baby boy, Avrohom Shalom!

PARSHA The Wildest Story Ever Told

The fact is, if it's philosophy someone else has also thought it; if it's a legend or myth, some other people have a story with a lot of strong parallels. After all, we're all talking about the same world from within the same bodies... Except for one, very enigmatic story more…

Shabbos Parshas Bo

Friday, January 11
Candle Lighting at 5:23 pm
Mincha Services at 5:20 pm
Study of Timeless lessons of the Rebbe - Basi Legani 5719
Kabbalat Shabbat Services at 6:30 pm
RSVP for Shabbat Dinner sponsored by the Shamooelian family

Shabbos, January 12
Chassidus at 9 am
Services at 10 am
Followed by Shabbos Lunch Kiddush sponsored by the Shamooelian family
Mincha at 5:20 pm
Shiur in Halachot
Maariv, Havdalla & Shabbos Ends at 6:20 pm
Living Torah
Kiddush Levana

Sunday, January 13 - Shacharis at 8:30 am followed by the real BLT = Bagels, Lox & Tefillin
Monday, January 14  - Shacharis at 6:45 am
Wednesday, January 15 - Young Pros Yud Shevat Farbrengen - Weekly Dinner & Class at 8 pm
Thursday, January 17 - Shacharis at 6:45 am

Have a good Shabbos!

Rabbi Chaim & Chanie