Dear Friend,
So, I've returned from a weekend of inspiration - heartwarming and uplifting.
Here is how it all went down. From 9am to 5pm among the many, many great workshops provided, I crammed in workshops on pastoral counseling, fundraising, RLUIPA zoning laws, laws of Minyan prayer, Eruv and some others. This was all among the main dinners and lunch sessions, the amazing group picture (see me at the red arrow? :)) and many other moments that filled my day and heart.
But, you see, that is just the day.
Then there is 9 pm to 5 am. There is where the real inspiration comes in. Sitting at farbrengens on Thursday night, all Shabbos and Sunday night with classmates and friends from New Jersey, Sweden, Finland, Israel, Oslo, California, Florida, Wyoming, Colorado, Canada, and so many more places, singing, sharing words of Torah and l'chaims, of course filled with some humor is the highlight of my trip...
However, above everything else stands "The Banquet". Where more than 4,000 Shluchim, their family members, friends and supporters gathered at Manhattan’s Pier 94 (the very same Pier the Rebbe landed for his arrival to America) for the concluding banquet. Uplifting and invigorating speeches, amazing presentations by the Shluchim children representing close to 400 shluchim's kids who had their own simultaneous conference. Multimedia and video presentations and dancing with over 4000 people is just an event that blows you away.... You can watch Israel Ambassador Yehudah Avner's amazing message at www.chabadtexas.org/770808
- ChabadTexas.org News Coverage
- Wall Street Journal: Pictures of the Day, Rabbis Unite
- Haaretz: Yearly Conference of Chabad; Signs of the Global Economy (Hebrew)
- Reuters: 3000 Rabbis from 72 countries at International Conference
- Reuters: Rabbis Pray at the Gravesite of the Lubavitcher Rebbe
- NY1: Rabbis Gather at Jewish Leader's Grave
This Gobble Shabbat we will gobble down some Turkey over Shabbat dinner.... Will you please join us?
Friday, November 28
- Candle Lighting @ 5:05 pm
- Kabbalat Shabbat Service @ 6:30 pm followed by Gobble Shabbat Dinner - RSVP
Shabbat, November 29
- Kabbala, 9:00 am
- Shacharit Morning Service 10:00 am followed by kiddush lunch
- Mincha @ 5:10 pm followed by informal Torah Study
- Maariv & Havdalla @ 6:01 pm
We will kick off our CANorah Campaign, donation will be accepted at Chabad of Uptown next week! We are proud to have the Houston Food Bank co-sponsor our event.
See you Shabbos!
Rabbi Chaim & Chanie