Do you know that every Thursday two high power groups gather to study Tanya - the map of the Jewish soul? You can join too at any time for the noon or 8 pm class!
Mazal tov to JHV associate editor, Michael C. Duke, who won a second place Simon Rockower Award for Excellence in
Photography, presented by the American Jewish Press Association. The winning photo, featured on the cover of the 2012 Rosh Hashanah magazine, captured a local rabbi’s campaign to bring the sound of the shofar to more Houstonians. More on Chabad.org/News & in the Jewish Herald Voice>
This Shabbos Devarim is also known as Shabbat Chazon - "Shabbat of Vision", when we transform our days of mourning the Temple's destruction to one of seeing it rebuilt with Moshiach. Rabbi Levi Yitzchak of Barditchev taught that every Jew is granted a vision of this Messianic reality on this special Shabbos.
To Rabbi Levi Yitzchak, this "vision" was not merely a paranormal projection, hallucination or hologram; it was a glimpse of the actual Temple in koach (a state of potential), waiting for us only to bring it to a state of "poal" (concrete actualization).
We are now on the second of the July month of Shabbatons & Events in honor of our Gabbai! Please help us reach our goal and consider taking an untaken category for this week!
- Super Duper Gabbai - $10,000 NO SPONSORS YET -Your name here?
- July Shabbatons Underwriter, Allison Roberman
- Shabbaton Weekend Sponsor - $1800 July 12-13 - NO SPONSORS YET - Your name here?
- Shabbos Dinner for July 12 by Allison Roberman in memory of Leah bas Rachel and by John Weinberg
- Shabbos Kiddush Lunch Sponsored by Dr. Louis & Sheila Train and by the Abrams family in honor of a newborn daughter to Jocelyn & David Abrams
- Prayer Service Dedication by Dr. Jerald & Irina Simmons
- Loaves of Love Dedications - $180 July 12 - NO SPONSORS YET - Your name here?
- Young Professionals Wed. Dinner & Social - $100 for July 17 - NO SPONSORS YET - Your name here?
Thank you to all of our sponsors! See www.chabaduptown.org/gabbai for sponsorships.
By popular demand the program will begin with the fast at 8:25 pm (Fast actually begins at 8:22 pm) This Monday, July 15, Tisha B'Av eve, please join us for an Evening of Film, Study, and Personal Reflection about finding faith during difficult times. Program at 8:25 pm followed by Maariv & EichaMore>.Trailer> Triumph of Hope is an emotionally-gripping and intense documentary featuring holocaust survivors recounting their own memories of bitachon, mitzvos performed, and Jewish identity maintained in the most horrible moments. Join on Facebook
A LOOK AHEAD:
- Wed. Aug. 14: Summer Closeout BBQ for Young Professionals
- Wed.-Fri., Sept 4-6: Rosh Hashana @ Hilton Post Oak
- Fri.-Sat., Sept 13-14: Yom Kippur @ Hilton Post Oak
- Wed., Sept 18: Community Sukkot Dinner Under the Stars
- Thurs., Sept. 26: Simchat Torah Grand Hakafot
Shabbos Chazon, Parshas Devarim
Friday, July 12
Services at 7:30 pm
Candle Lighting at 8:05 pm
Shabbos, July 13
PrePrayer Kabbala Study at 9 am
Services at 10 am
Followed by Kiddush & sponsored by Dr. Louis & Sheila Train and the Abrams Family
Mincha at 8:05 pm
Pirkei Avos Ch. 3
Maariv, Havdalla & Shabbos Ends at 9:06 pm
Living Torah
Sunday, July 14
Shacharis at 8:30 am
BLT = Bagels, Lox & Teffilin at 9:00 am
Monday, July 8 - Tish B'av Eve
8:22 pm Fast Begins
9:00 pm Eicha and Triumph of Hope Film and Program More>
Tuesday, July 9 - Tisha B'av
Join for services at Chabad 10900 Fondren at:
6:45 or 8 am morning services and Kinos reading
7:00 pm Mincha in Teffilin
8:51 pm Fast ends
Have a good Shabbos!
Rabbi Chaim & Chanie