getting happy

Packed house for Yom Kippur at the main and sefardi sunrise minyanim! It takes a community to make it happen, and we are so thankful to have you part of it!

Where Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur are somber days of introspection, Sukkot is a holiday of joy and celebration. But Sukkot is still an opportunity for introspection and working in our relationship with G-d.

In fact, the sukkah is symbolic of G-d's embrace; with its minimum three walls, every time we enter the sukkah, we are being hugged by G-d.

So stop in to our gigantic sukkah during Sukkot for a bite to eat, to shake the lulav, or just to hang out and experience G-d’s warm embrace.

Chag same'ach!

Rabbi Chaim & Chanie

P.S. To accommodate the ever growing crowd, we are building an even bigger 750 sq foot sukkah this year (up from 450 sq ft) for a budget of approx. $3,000 for the sukkah, labor, schach and tables. Please consider being a sponsor? www.chabaduptown.org/donate. You can also use cashapp, venmo or paypal: @chabaduptown or zelle: [email protected].

Upcoming October Events:

• Fri. Oct. 7, 6:45 pm - YJP Pink Shabbat - Dinner Oct. First Fridays www.yjphouston.org/pinkaware
• Sun., Mon. & Fri. Oct. 9, 10, 14 - Community Sukkot Dinners Under the Stars
• Wed., Oct. 12, 6-9 pm - Aishel House Simchas Beis Hashoeiva, Hakhel Unity Gathering Music and Dancing
• Sat. Oct. 15, 8:30 pm - Young Professionals YAD, Moishe House & YJP Houston - Sukkot Sukkot Beer Garden and Biltong Demo & Pairing Event
• Oct. 16, 6:30 pm - Simchat Torah Uptown - Dance like a Star!
• Oct. 28, 9 am - 5:00 pm - Mental Health First Aid Training at Jewish Federation - Click here to register and for further info
• 6 Tuesdays, Nov 1-Dec 6, 7:30- 9:00 PM New JLI Course: My G-d - Defining the Divine Click here to register

We send our sincere condolences to Galena Kuiper on the passing of her brother.

Shabbos Parshas Haazinu

Friday, October 7, 12 Tishrei
Candle Lighting & Mincha at 6:42 pm
Kabbalat Shabbat Services at 7:00 pm
RSVP for Pink Shabbat - Oct. First Fridays www.yjphouston.org/pinkaware

Shabbos October 8, 13 Tishrei
Chassidus at 9:00 am 
Services at 10 am
Followed by Shabbos lunch Kiddush & Farbrengen
Likkutei Sichos at 5:45 pm
Mincha at 6:45 pm
Study of the laws of Sukkos
Maariv, Havdalla and Shabbos ends at 7:34 pm
Living Torah

Sunday, October 9,  14 Tishrei
Shacharis at 8:00 am

Sukkot Holiday Schedule
Sunday, October 9,  14 Tishrei
- 6:40 pm Light Holiday Candles
- 6:40 pm Mincha & Evening Services
-  Community Hakhel Sukkot Dinner Under the Stars - RSVP required

Mon., Oct. 10
- 7:20 am Sunrise - Earliest Lulav & Esrog
- 10:00 am Morning Services
- Lulav & Etrog Available for public use
Followed by Kiddush in the Sukkah sponsored by Lori & Marty Schlakman in honor of Gabs and Ahron Gutman
- 6:40 pm Mincha & Evening Services (Maariv)
- After 7:32 pm Light Holiday Candles
- Community Hakhel Sukkot Dinner Under the Stars - RSVP required

Tues., Oct. 11 
- 7:21 am Sunrise - Earliest Lulav & Esrog
- 10:00 am Morning Services
- Lulav & Etrog Available for public use
Followed by Kiddush in the Sukkah
- 6:40 pm Mincha
- 7:31 pm Maariv, Havdalla (in Sukkah) and Holiday Ends

Chol Hamoed, Wed.-Fri., Oct. 12-14
- 7:00 am Morning Services
- 7:22 am Sunrise - Earliest Lulav & Esrog
- Lulav & Etrog Available for public use

Friday, Oct. 14
- 7:00 am Morning Services
- 7:23 am Sunrise - Earliest Lulav & Esrog
- Lulav & Etrog Available for public use

Good Shabbos and Good Yom Tov!