Dear Uptown Friends,
Just a reminder, there will not be Thursday classes this week. The JLI Tuesday & Thursday classes are on schedule for next week.
I will be in New York for the International Gathering of Chabad Shluchim (emissaries). It's a Wednesday - Monday conference that include many workshops, on a wide variety of topics that face Chabad outreach Rabbi's all across the world. From counseling to programming, from dealing with practical rabbinic's to fundraising. Nearly 3000 Chabad rabbis (see picture at right) get together for a long weekend of education and inspiration.
For me, it is an opportunity to get refreshed and invigorated and get a chance to see friends who I have not seen often in many years, and share the success and frustrations unique to a Chabad Rabbi's life.
You can join the conference via a live feed from the closing Banquet at Pier 92, in New York City, NY on Sunday, November 23 at 5:30 pm on our website at www.chabadtexas.org/221818.
One of the main highlights of my trip will include a visit Rebbe's resting place in prayer. If you provide me with your Hebrew name and mother's Hebrew name, I can include you in my prayers as well.
If you don't know either Hebrew names, then English will do as well. If you have something in particular you would like me to pray for, please mention it as well. I can be reached (or text) on my cell phone on 713-419-3960 or by replying to this email.
Thanks and may all your requests be fulfilled for good in a revealed manner!
Rabbi Chaim
In other news....
- Our renovations at the new Uptown property on Bettis is well underway! Donate here.
- Chanie's grandmother, Bluma Galperin, o.b.m, passed away at the age of 97 in Kiryat Malachi, Israel. The new Chabad of Uptown kitchen will be called Bubby Bluma's kitchen in her memory.
- We will be taking a family trip to New York for two weddings of Devorah Leah Lazaroff and Chaya Mushka Rosenfeld (Rabbi Chaim's sister and niece) from Dec. 7-17.
- Details on many Chanukah events are being ironed out. Of note:
Chanukah on Ice at the Galleria on Sun., Dec. 21
Uptown Chanukah CANorah Building Project to feed the needy on Sun., Dec. 28