As 2021 comes to a close we are thankful for all of the amazing moments this year has brought. We look forward to 2022 and hope it doesnt become 2020 too. We have a full report for you below.
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We also accept stock and property donations. We also remind you to please have Chabad of Uptown in mind when you consider your legacy gifts in your will.
Wondering what you will be supporting? Here is a little glimpse of a recap. Click on the month name for a full report with links to photos, vids, news stories and more!
- The opening of the brand new Bellaire Bagel Shop Bakery
- Another packed saving lives schedule of a blood donor day!
- Gathered on the plaza with YJP for a covid-safe, spiritually infused mixology class, with insight into the relevance of the "New Year for Trees".
- Passing of Mimi Toubin (sister of Michael Pasternak), Ronnie Levy (friend of Maurice, Torah connection), Miriam Mizrahi (grandmother of Avi Sheleg)
- Mazel tov to Oded and Maayan Bibas baby boy
- Sold out crowd for the outdoors covid safe First Fridays
- Chanie attends the virtual Kinus for the Chabad women leaders
- Menucha & Bluma win in the kinus competition.
- SNOVID 2021: Freezing power outage causes a warm overflowing of kindness from and for all.
- Rabbi Chaim's Purim interview with Melissa Wilson of FOX26
- YJPHouston Purim Magic Masked-querade is SOLD OUT!
- Record amount of covid safe megillah readings all night and day
- Yocheved Schwarzman passing of her sister in law in Florida
- We finally catch our breath reporting a Purim including 12 covid-safe megillah readings!
- Selling the chametz of the community and of the Israeli Consulate
- Rabbi Chaim shows the seder plate on Fox 26
- Passing of Dror Zadok's mother in Jerusalem
- Covid safe packed Pesach seders and services
- Education and Sharing Day is marked in Houston and Texas
- As vaccinations become more widely available more and more community have been able to start coming to shul again.
- Lag B'Omer on the Plaza with YJP enjoying good times, BBQ and smoked brisket.
- Hard emotions to celebrate as more details of the horrible tragedy in Meron were filtering in
- Engagement of Andres Van Dam and Michelle Banaim.
- Shmuel & Hava Rottman have a baby girl
- The Met@Chabad speeddating has record numbers of signups, with Houston top of the leaderlist
- A call for mitzvos for our brethren in Israel
- Reporting on an amazing Shavuos
- Levi graduates TDS
- Shabbos Social for 40+
- Partner with Moishe House Gift of Life / The Jewish Value of Saving a Life
- Online session of Mental Health First Aid
- Tragedy is Surfside
- Nathaniel and Rivka Assayag have a baby girl!
- Passing of the husband of Maxine Epstein and our shamash Michael Pasternak, o.b.m.
- Tisha B'Av observed
- Tu B'Av White Party with Axe Throwing
- Sofer comes for annual tefillin and mezuzos checking
- Josh Young and Meira Rosenthal are engaged!
- Completion and dedication of new Torah
- The winds of Elul are starting to pick up speed
- Storm Ida Fuel Relief to New Orleans
- Beautiful Rosh Hashana, Shabbos of Return and Yom Kippur, including a full sefardic minyan throughout
- Sold out and packed crowd for Sukkos holiday meals and parties with the community, Moishe House and JHype
- The Brookdale senior home get a brand new sukkah and our annual Sukkos and lulav and esrog visit and shakes
- Guy & Melissa Ohana have a baby girl, Amy Rivkah!
- Yonatan and Noa Deutsch have a baby boy!
- We hit the road with a new routine of full weeks of classes and a daily minyan!
- Rabbi Chaim attends the Kinus in person
- Kids Mega challah bake
- Passing of the father of Katie (Sokol) & Ben Razinovsky, Dr. Abraham Sokol.
- Mazel tov to Ella Kamman on her bas mitzvah
- Colin and Alessandra Falk have a baby boy!
- Vanessa and Chanan Wolf have a baby girl!
- Successful crowd funding #bethematch campaign
- Rabbi Chaim features Artisanal Latkes for Chanukah with Fox 26 Houston & Lina deFlorias!
- Matt Minchen is engaged to Rachel Poulin of Dallas!
- Reporting a packed Chanukah with events almost every night including the ccommunity Post Oak Book Trail and YJP Boat Party
- Two beautiful events for the Hebrew speaking community, in partnership with the Chabad Israeli Center of Houston
- Josh and Meira (Rosenthal) Young have a baby girl!
- Debra (Gross) and Alex Hebner are married!
- Passing of the wife of Dr. Irving Gold, Toby Gold.
- Passing of the father of Norman Lazarus, Bernhard Lazarus
- IN THE FINAL HOURS OF 2021, BEFORE SHABBOS, YOU DONATE TO CHABAD TO PARTNER WITH YOUR COMMUNITY!
These events are coming up!
- Friday, Jan. 7, 6 pm - YJP First Fridays Shabbat Dinner www.yjphouston.org/shabbat2022
- Fri-Sun, Jan. 14-16 - YJP NYC Shabbat Experience Use promo code CYPENCOUNTER to save - www.cypshabbat.nyc
Shabbos Mevarchim Shevat Parshas Va'eira
Friday, December 31, Teves 27
Candle Lighting & Mincha at 5:15 pm
Kabbalat Shabbat Services at 6:00 pm
Shabbos, January 1, Teves 28
Shabbos Mevarchim Tehillim at 8:30 am
Services at 10 am
Mincha at 5:15 pm
Maariv, Havdalla & Shabbos Ends at 6:13 pm
Living Torah
Sunday, Jan. 2, Teves 29 - Shacharis at 8:00 am
Rosh Chodesh Shevat
Mon. Jan. 3, Shevat 1 - Shacharis at 6:45 am
Tues-Fri., Jan. 4-7, Shevat 2-5 - Shacharis at 6:45 am
Have a good Shabbos!
