Last week marked the Annual Conference of Shluchim, where Chanie joined 5384 Shluchos, women's emissaries of the Chabad movement, joined together for a hybrid event, some in person and most virtual to mark the Rebbetzin Chaya Mushka's Yartzeit on 22 Shevat. You can watch the replay here.
It's cold outside, but, warm inside - in more than one way! Next week is First Fridays of February, and you know what that means! It's time for YJP in their 20s and 30s to gather with old, current and new friends to celebrate Shabbos with YJP Houston, for a "Souper Shabbat", with a variety of hearty soups, salads and more! RSVP before Thursday for $18, $25 after at www.yjphouston.org/soup.
Welcome to the Leap Year! This coming week we celebrate as new month, the month of Adar 1.Of course we will have our monthly breakfast with radishes after the Rosh Chodesh Shacharis. As this year is a shanah meuberes (lit., "a pregnant year") or a leap year on the Jewish calendar. The Jewish leap year, which occurs 7 times in a 19-year cycle, has 13 months instead of the regular year's 12. This is so that the lunar-based Jewish year should remain aligned with the solar seasons (12 lunar months make up a total of 354 days -- slightly more than 11 days short of the 365.25 day solar cycle). The added month is called "Adar I" and is inserted before the month of Adar (termed "Adar II" in leap years). The holiday of Purim celebrated on Adar 14, is in Adar II on leap years, while the 14th of the Adar I is marked only as "Purim Katan.", a minor Purim. Similarly, birthdays and most other anniversaries are marked on the 2nd Adar. Links: The 19-Year Marriage, Leap Year Explained
Mazel tov to Maxine Epstein on the birth of a grandson to Adam and Clara Chaya Epstein in New York.
Condolences to Staci Minchen, Matthew Minchen and Elyse MInchen on the passing of their father and grandfather, Albert Skalovsky, Yitzchok ben Shmuel Halevi, a"h, of Oklahoma City.
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Shabbos Mevarchim Adar I, Parshas Mishpatim
Friday, January 28, Shevat 26
Candle Lighting & Mincha at 5:38 pm
Kabbalat Shabbat Services at 6:00 pm
RSVP for Shabbat Dinner - www.chabaduptown.org/shabbatdinner
Shabbos, January 29, Shevat 27
Shabbos Mevarchim Tehillim at 8:30 am
Services at 10 am
Followed by Shabbos Mevarchimlunch kiddush & farbrengen
Mincha at 5:35 pm
Torah Study
Maariv, Havdalla & Shabbos Ends at 6:35 pm
Living Torah
Sunday, Jan. 30, Shevat 28 - Shacharis at 8:00 am
Mon-Fri., Jan. 31-Feb. 1-4, Shevat 29-Adar I 3 - Shacharis at 6:45 am
Rosh Chodesh Shacharis on Tuesday and Wednesday, Feb. 1 & 2
Monthly Rosh Chodesh breakfast on Tuesday, first day of Rosh Chodesh
Have a good Shabbos!