Empty house as (almost) all the kids went off to camp! Chaya is assistant director in Orlando Florida camp, Rivky a counselor in Las Vegas CGI, Levi in Yeshivah Summer Program in Morristown and Bluma in GCI Detroit! Luckily Menucha is still home going to CGI Houston and Mendel came home for a few weeks after finishing as a staff member at CKids overnight camp in Florida.
However, we do expect a wonderful crowd from YJP Houston for the July All American First Fridays... Enjoy your July 4th weekend celebrations!
We are also now in the mourning period of "The Three Weeks" that has left our home empty for thousands of years. During the Three Weeks, from 17th of Tammuz to the 9th of Av (June 27-July 19), we commemorate the conquest of Jerusalem, the destruction of the Holy Temple and the dispersion of the Jewish people. Weddings and other joyful events are not held during this period; like mourners, we do not cut our hair, and various pleasurable activities are limited or proscribed. (The particular mourning customs vary from community to community, so consult a competent halachic authority for details.) Citing the verse (Isaiah 1:27) "Zion shall be redeemed with mishpat [Torah] and its returnees with tzedakah," the Rebbe urged that we increase in Torah study (particularly the study of the laws of the Holy Temple) and charity during this period. Links: The Three Weeks
Upcoming:
- Shabbos July 9-10: Rosh Chodesh Menachem Av
- July 17-18: Fast of Tisha B'av, Sat. 8:23 pm-Sun. 8:50 pm
Events:
- Thurs. July 22 - The White Party - Tu B'Av Axe Throwing www.yjphouston.org/whiteaxe
- Sunday August 15, 2021, 7 Elul - Community Siyum Sefer Torah Celebration & Parade
Mazel tov to Josh Young and Meira Rosenthal on their engagement!
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SHABBOS MEVARCHIM AV PARSHAS PINCHAS
Friday, 22 Tammuz - July 2
Mincha at 7:30 pm
Light Shabbat candles at 8:08 pm
Shabbos, 23 Tammuz - July 3
Shabbos Mevarchim Tehillim at 8:30 am
Shacharis at 10:00 am
Mincha at 8:05 pm
Ethics of Our Fathers, Ch. 1
Maariv, Havdalla & Shabbos Ends at 9:07 pm
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