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Is Religion a Crutch?

Thursday, 5 July, 2012 - 11:37 pm

  • This Shabbos, celebrate Shabbos over dinner for "First Fridays" with other young professionals! See who is coming by clicking here! Sponsored by Ady Fisberg & Tania Canon in honor of Ady's surgery recovery.
  • Mazal tov again to Eric & Amanda Rubenstein! This week's kiddush is sponsored by the Rubenstein family as we formally name their beautiful new daughter!
  • The Chabad of Uptown community share their sincere condolences to Nir & Tal Moriah on the passing of their mother in Israel. May we know of only simchas.
  • We wish refuah shleima to Tali's cousin Eidan ben Varda who went into cardiac arrest in is sleep and is now making a miraculous recovery. Please say tehillim for his complete recovery here >
  • Please join the open to the public event "showcase" as part of Southern Regional Conference of Shluchim at Chabad Lubavitch Center on Sunday July 15 at 8:30 pm.
  • High Holidays locations have been confirmed! Please join us for services, dinners and luncheons at the Hilton Post Oak for Rosh Hashana and JW Marriott for Yom Kippur for a complete getaway hotel experience!
  • July 4 is my birthDATE, we watched spectacular fireworks on Allen Parkway (my Instagram). However, 19IMG_20120704_223617.jpg Tammuz is my birthDAY. That is when we celebrate and commemorate. As is customary among Chabad Chasidim, I will be making a birthday " farbrengen(FOR MEN) in honor of my birthday on Monday evening, 19 Tammuz, July 9 at my home at 4311 Bettis beginning at about 9 p.m. I fully understand if your schedule does not allow you to attend. Please let me know if you can make it. (For more about celebrating birthdays read: What is a Jewish Birthday? and related articles there on the right).

Question: I think religion is a crutch. G-d is for the weak and the needy. Don't you have the independence to get through life on your own? Click for an answer (and add your thoughts to 43 others).

Shabbos Parshas Balak

Friday, July 6
Services at 7:30 pm
    Candle lighting at 8:08 pm / RSVP for Young Pros Shabbat Dinner!

Shabbos, July 7, 17 Tammuz (fast deffered to Sunday)
Chassidus at 9 am
Services at 10 am
    Followed by kiddush sponsored by the Rubenstein Family
Mincha at 8:10 pm
    Ethics of our Fathers Chapter 6
Maariv, Havdalla and Shabbos Ends at 9:07 pm
Living Torah Video
    "Three Weeks" observances begin

Sunday, July 8, Fast of 17 Tammuz
Fast begins at 5:05 am
Tefillin at 9 am (no bagels & lox)
Fast ends at 8:52 pm

Have a good Shabbos!

Rabbi Chaim & Chanie

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