This week we also began the new cycle of the daily study of Rambam! In under five minutes a day you can learn through the 613 mitzvos and know them well! Check out the daily study section at www.chabaduptown.org/dailystudy. The messages of these dates are eternal and apply even today, in 2022, and will continue being central to Jewish tradition, leading the way to the coming of Moshiach, very soon! Shabbat shalom, Rabbi Chaim & Chanie Always amazing to celebrate simchos with our YJP Houston community! This week we had the opportunity to attend two brisim in less than 18 hours! 50 YEARS OF CHABAD: "If one in every three Jews in Houston has taken part, that's still not enough." Rabbi Chaim Lazaroff said. "There is still a high percent that hasn't. Our goal is to inspire you to be a better Jews today than you were yesterday". A complete section B of the Jewish Herald-Voice, put together on their own initiative, contains a 12-page Special Section honoring Chabad in Houston with lots of stories, photos and info. The lead story describes Chabad's 50-year Lone Star journey, here. Thank you to all of the staff at the JHV for all of your efforts for this week's paper and all year round for all you do for the Houston Jewish community! SHAVUOS JUNE 3-6: Save the date for an awesome Shavuos weekend, including June First Fridays, Saturday all night learning and Sunday Ten Commandments followed by elaborate dairy Kiddush. . We will have the honor to host Lev Yakov and Talia (Lewis) Voskoboynik over the weekend for many talks and Torah classes! Lev Yakov is an experienced Yeshivah educator and Talia is a Texas A&M Graduate with a Masters in Accounting. Thank you Rafi Benjaminov and family for his sponsorship in honor of the first yartzeit of his father Amnon ben Tiva, obm JLI course, Beyond Right - The Values that Shape Judaism's Civil Code! Its not too late to join the current ongoing course on Tuesday evenings 7:30- 9 pm at Chabad of Uptown, Lawyers get 9 CLE credits. Sign up here! MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID: This is your last chance to sign up for the Mental Health First Aid course this Sunday, May 22, at Chabad of Uptown! Mental Health First Aid is a skills-based training course that teaches participants about mental health and substance-use issues. CEU credits available. Sign up here. Shabbos Parshas Behar Shabbos, May 21, Iyar 20 Sunday, May 22, Iyar 21 - 8:00 am Have a Good Shabbos!
This week saw two unique Jewish holidays, with important lessons for our lives. 1. Pesach Sheini, the second Passover, is the day that anyone who was unable to offer the Passover sacrifice at the appointed time was given an opportunity to do so a month later. The lesson there is that even when things seem lost, there can always be a second chance to correct the past. 2. Lag Baomer, the day we mark the passing of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai, the talmudic sage who introduced the study of Jewish mysticism to the masses. This day reminds us to always study Torah with an eye on the esoteric. Dig past the surface, peel away the layers, and discover the true essence of the universe.
Mazal tov Dr. Ariel & Tiffany Ourian, it was awesome to be able to be with you in Los Angeles for the bris of Ayden Yeshaya!! We were then able to make it back in Houston in time for the next morning, less than 18 hours later, we for the bris of Adam to Tslil & Oded Tzur! To many more simchos by all! 
LAG BOMER IN PHOTOS: This Wednesday we had an awesome outdoor evening of Lag B’Omer with fellow young professionals performing their musical talents over artisan BBQ, spiked ice cream and roasted marshmallows. Thank you to our sponsors Joel and Debra Ruby!
Friday, May 20, Iyar 19
Mincha & Kabbalat Shabbat Services 7:30 pm
Candle Lighting 7:53 pm
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RSVP for Shabbat Dinner www.chabaduptown.org/shabbatdinner
Chassidus at 9 am
Morning Service 10:00 am
Followed by lunch Kiddush
Mincha Service 7:50 pm
Maariv Havdalla and Shabbos Ends 8:51 pm
Omer Count
Living Torah
Monday-Friday, May 23-27, 22-26 Iyar- Shacharis at 6:45 am
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