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Next Shabbos is First Fridays of August! Join Young Jewish Professionals on Friday, August 6 for a Japanese Themed Shabbat Dinner at YJP Houston – where spirits run high! www.yjphouston.org/japan

PLEASE RSVP FOR NEW TORAH CELEBRATION! Chabad of Uptown will be dedicating a new Torah scroll. Like a wedding, it is celebrated with great pomp and excitement. Be a part of history and join us on August 15 at the Staybridge Suites - Galleria. www.chabaduptown.org/torah. So we can plan the catering accordingly, please RSVP here

Tishrei, the month of the High Holidays, Days of Awe and Days of Joy is fast approaching! Now is the time to join or renew your voluntary membership to Chabad.Your partnership allows us to provide free, open and welcoming services to all, for the holidays and year round! Visit our High Holiday section of the website at www.chabaduptown.org/services

CALENDAR:

• August 6, 7:30 pm - YJP Houston First Fridays Japan - www.yjphouston.org/japan
• August 15, 3:00 pm - Siyum Sefer Torah - Completion and Celebration www.chabaduptown.org/torah
• Sept. 6-8 - Rosh Hashana
• Sept. 15-16 - Yom Kippur
• Sept. 20-27 - Sukkot
• Sept. 28-29 - Simchas Torah

Sofer to Check Tefillin & Mezuzos: Beginning on the 15th of Av one should increase one's study of Torah, since at this time of the year the nights begin to grow longer and "the night was created for study".  We also begin introspection for the upcoming month of Elul. It is an appropriate time to have one's tefillin and mezuzahs checked by an accredited scribe to ensure that they are in good condition and fit for use. Once again, as in the past 16 years, expert sofer Rabbi Faitel Lewin will be coming to Houston to check mezuzos and tefillin, from 1:00 pm, Tuesday, Av 25 (Aug 3), through 2:00 pm Thursday, Av 27 (Aug. 5) at Chabad Lubavitch Center, 10900 Fondren Road. You may leave your items as early as that Tuesday morning in the Judaic library, all in one bag, marked clearly with your name and cell number, first come, first served. According to halacha, mezuzos should be checked twice every seven years. Some have the custom to inspect mezuzos and tefillin annually.

SHABBOS PARSHAS EIKEV

Friday, 21 Av - July 30
Mincha at 7:30 pm
Light Shabbat candles at 7:58 pm

Shabbos 22 Av - July 31
Chassidus at 9 am
Shacharis at 10:00 am
Mincha at 8:00 pm
Ethics of Our Fathers, Ch. 4
Maariv, Havdalla & Shabbos Ends at 8:54 pm
Living Torah