Dear Friends,
Please note new Friday night times - 6:30 pm are now in effect throughout the winter - see below for full Shabbos schedule.
What a Simchas Torah and what a celebration! Thanks to the approx. 100 who came out on Thursday, Simchas Torah eve, until 1:30 am (!!) as well as throughout the holiday to celebrate with us.... Dancing, singing... Nothing like the pure joy of simchas torah!
The Mailbag:
- "That was an epic party! I was telling everybody!"
- "Thanks for an awesome Simchat Torah"
Coming up @ Uptown:
- JLI Teens: This Sunday, Oct. 10 at 4:00-6:30 pm we will host the JLI Teens BBQ and Joust Preparty where teenagers can learn about this new program to be offered at Chabad of Uptown beginning Mondays Oct. 18 for any Jewish teenager. More at www.chabaduptown.org/teens and http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=129799963736720 and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bgl_2RhULNY
- JLI Medicine and Morals: Join an amazing six part course on Medical Ethics by JLI (CLE and CME accredited). Begins Tuesday, Oct. 26. More info here and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQzz6pRp58s.
- Houston Kosher Chili Cookoff - Chabad Uptown team! - We are putting together a team to represent us at the frist Houston kosher chili cookoff to be held on Sunday Oct. 24 at the JCC. Please let us know if you would like to participate in the $500 sponsorship or if you would like to join our team! We have only 3 spots left! More about the cookoff at www.houstonkosherchilicookoff.org.
Lifecycles:
- Chanie's aunt from Israel passed away over Yom Tov and she went to visit her father sitting Shiva in Brooklyn. Rabbi Chaim held down the fort with a trip to Saba's Pizza one night, and schnitzel on teh menu for night two.... Mom was back to deal with dinner: night three! :)
- Mazel tov to Leah Schultz and her parents, Andrew & Andrea Schultz and the entire family upon Leah's upcoming Bas Mitzvah. May she grow to be a source of Jewish pride to her family and the entire community!
Shabbos Rosh Chodesh Parshas Noach
Friday, October 8
Services 6:30 pm
Candle Lighting 6:42 pm / RSVP for dinner
Shabbos October 9
Preprayer Kabbala Study ay 9:00 am
Services at 10:00 am
Followed by kiddush with the best cholent this side of... (TBA).
Have a great Shabbos!
Rabbi Chaim & Chanie
P.S. It was bad enough with all the phone numbers! Now, how do you keep track of all the websites?!
www.ChabadUptown.org
www.chabaduptown.org/blog
www.facebook.com/rabbichaim
www.twitter.com/youngchabad
www.foursquare.com/youngchabad
www.youtube.com/youngchabad
www.linkedin.com/in/rabbichaim