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April Events
Wed. Class | Seder | First Fridays Pesach | Moshiach Meal | Speed dating
Save the dates:
May 3-7: Antigua Guatemala Trip - Register BY TOMORROW for the early bird discount of $350 instead of $450!
May 8: Lag B'Omer BBQ
May 25-27: Shavuos
Wednesdays, 8:00 pm - Dinner, Class & Social
April 19 & 26
Weekly Contemporary Jewish Classes for Young Professionals Come discuss, agree, disagree, mingle and network with other young Jewish professionals, singles and couples at series of classes / discussions on contemporary themes! Class, discussion and FREE DINNER!
Wednesday & Thursday, April 5 & 6 - The Uptown Seders
Learn from our ancestors! Gather with new and old friends to experience an authentic Pesach Seder with Uptown Flare!
The First Seder is full, a few seats available for Second Seder.
www.yjphouston.org/seder
As we sometimes have cancelations, let us know if you still need a place and we will let you know if we can accommodate.
Friday, April 7, 7:30 pm - Shabbat First Fridays Pesach Edition
Join Young Jewish Professionals Pesach Shabbat, of course with crunchy matzah and choice wine / grape juice with Young Jewish Professionals, ages 21-39. www.yjphouston.org/pesachfirstfridays
THIS WEEK IS DIFFERENT! REGISTER BY TUESDAY APRIL 4!
Thursday, April 13, 6 pm - Moshiach Seudah - Mystical Seder: Grand Pesach Closing
On the eighth and final day of Pesach, let's close out the holiday together with a special farewell meal, called the Moshiach Seudah. Enjoy wine and matzah, discuss words of Torah and inspirational stories, sing Chassidic melodies, and find out why this day has a special energy related to the coming of Moshiach
Met@Chabad Speeddating, April 30 at 8 pm Houston time
www.metatchabad.com/speeddating
REGISTER BY TOMORROW, APRIL 4, TO SAVE $100!
MARCH PHOTO GALLERIES
Purim Out of this World
Young Professionals enjoyed an outer space themed and amazing moments Purim party, featuring the world's largest single operator gragger, virtual reality, life size lite brite, arcade games, music, food and more! Photos by Hagit Bibi
YJP Purim Volunteering with Israel Consul, Seniors and Homebound
Volunteers of YJPHouston read Megillah and lead Purim parties for Israel Consul to the Southwest Liva Link-Raviv and staff, homebound, seniors at Anthology Tanglewood and Broodale Galleria! What a mitzvah!
Networking Oil & Gas
YJP Houston produced a business networking event, with a focus on Oil & Gas, featuring business powerhouses Norman Lazarus and Andy Serotta. The young Jewish professionals had an opportunity to hear from these Jewishly engaged and successful entrepreneurs and network with others to further their own life goals.
Houston Kosher Chili Cookoff
This year's Houston's @kosherchilicookoff was a great success! Great chili, great times, and team tefillin certainly wins!
Ambassador of Freedom Matzah Project
Bringing the community together with the delicious taste of Shmurah Matzah! Bracha Gandjian leads the young professional volunteers from YJP Houston as they share the traditional Pesach gifts, a joint project of Chabad of Uptown, Hercenberg Mitzvah Mission & Chabad Young Professionals "Ambassadors of Freedom" Project.
Texas Education & Sharing Day
On Tuesday, March 28 a delegation of rabbis representing the 122 Chabad Lubavitch leaders serving the Texas Jewish community throughout the state, visited the Texas Capitol as a bi-partisan group of state leaders recognized Education and Sharing Day to be observed this year on April 2, 2023.
