A traditional greeting at the end of the month of Tishrei leading into this week is from a verse in Genesis: Ve-Ya-akov Halach Ledarko - and Jacob went on his way.
The purpose of the Holidays is not to run away from the mundane world and hide in the cocoon of Jewish spirituality. Quite the contrary. The whole purpose of Rosh HaShanah, Yom Kippur and Sukkot is to charge our batteries in order to hit the road of everyday life.
The energy of the Shofar and the Lulav carry us down the treacherous path of the winter months ahead. The inspiration of Yom Kippur and Simchat Torah elevate us an inch above the muddy grounds and allow us to hover over the bumps of our daily struggles.
At Chabad of Uptown and YJP Houston we are ready to tackle the rest of the year with a renewed commitment to hosting you for a Shabbat meal, to having you over for a thoughtful class, to coming by your house to help you put up a Mezuzah, to meet up over coffee or drinks, and to be your Jewish home in Uptown Houston. In fact, inspired by the wonderful attendance throughout the holidays we now have a daily minyan, 8:30 am on Sundays and legal holidays and 6:45 am on weekdays. We hope you will join us!
Hit the road Jack, and come home.
Wishing you a good Shabbos and a great month of Cheshvan,
Rabbi Chaim & Chanie
P.S. Do you know you can find all of our past weekly updates at www.chabaduptown.org/blog? Also, follow us on social media everywhere @youngchabad!
We share our sincere condolences to Katie (Sokol) & Ben Razinovsky on the passing of her father Dr. Abraham Sokol, Avraham Yitzhak HaKohen, of Scarsdale, NY.
Shabbos Parshas Noach
Friday, October 8, Cheshvan 2
Mincha at 6:40 pm
Candle Lighting at 6:41 pm
Kabbalat Shabbat Services
RSVP for Shabbat Dinner
Shabbos, October 9, Cheshvan 3
Chassidus at 9 am
Services at 10 am
Shabbos Kiddush sponsored by Moshe & Guitel Melnik and family and by Ann Goldstein in memory and marking the 7 Cheshvan yartzeit of her brother Shmuel ben Nosson Goldberg in whose memory our first Torah was dedicated.
Mincha at 6:40 pm
Torah Study
Maariv, Havdalla & Shabbos Ends at 7:33 pm
Living Torah
Sunday, Oct. 10 - Shacharis at 8:30 am
Monday-Friday, Oct 11-15 - Shacharis at 6:45 am
Have a good Shabbos!