These weeks we had a great time having Chanie's sister visiting for her last weeks of summer. On Sunday & Monday she joined us and the kids for a grand time driving out to Dallas in anticipation of go carting to find it... closed! Arcades were just as good, as well as visiting the local kosher restaurants and Legoland Discovery Center.
The High Holiday Services registration is in full swing. The Hampton hotel group room rates expires this week, Aug. 24. We expect a full house and fill up quickly, especially for the dinners and luncheons. So, please make your reservations now! www.chabaduptown.org/services
This week's classes:
- Shabbos, 9 am, Likkutei Torah, Parshas Re'eh
Listening to the Inner Voice: The inner workings of the soul and the strength it possesses to achieve its mission
- Sunday, 9 am : Wrap Tefillin, at BLT
Hayom Yom: Healing the Soul's Illnesses
- Tuesday, 12 pm - Parshas Shoftim:
Judges and Law Enforcement at the "gates of society" and the "gates of the soul"
- Wednesday, 8 pm: YJP weekly dinner class & social:
Prayer as a tool for personal growth
Prayer is the most potent tool in Jewish spirituality to achieve personal growth and inspiration. Yet for most, prayer remains a secret and locked treasure chest. Get ready for the High Holidays and transform your prayer experience by learning the art of prayer and its deeper meaning.
- Thursday, 12 pm: Tanya Igeres HaTeshuvah Chapter 11:
The Soul's Harboring Simultaneuos Anguish & Joy
- Thursday, 8 pm: Tanya Igeres Hateshuvah Chapter 5:
The Soul's Divine Powers
The ALS #icebucketchallenge is a social movement that has moved the nation. Rabbi Chaim was
challenged and did it, but, with a special plot twist. The challenge continues for all those who particpated in the #icebucketchallenge to actually raise their own and friends awareness of this disease. Neurologist Dr. Steve Lovitt will speak about the disease and Rabbi Chaim will share some Jewish lessons one can learn from it at the weekly Wednesday dinner, class & social for young professionals on Sept. 3 at 8 pm. The challenge is on! Will you be there?
The kids started school today at Torah Day School, and came back bubbling over with all kinds of reports of the fresh start of day one. May we all look at every day as well as "day one", freshly looking at how we are doing to make ourselves and this world a better place.
This Shabbos is Shabbos Mevarchim Elul, when "the winds of teshuvah begin to blow". We will have a special farbrengen following davening to discuss Elul and what it means to us.
Tuesday & Wednesday are Rosh Codesh Elul when we add L'Dovid Hashem Ori (Psalm 27) to the morning prayers. We will blow the shofar for the first time at our monthly Rosh Chodesh minyan and breakfast sponsored by the Melniks on Wednesday, August 27 at 6:45 am. Please let us know if we can count on you for the minyan.
From the beginning of Elul and throughout the High Holiday season, we include the blessing
"May you be inscribed and sealed for a good year" (Leshanah tovah tikateiv veteichateim) in letters and greetings to one another. We extend these greeting to you and look forward to seeing you on Shabbos!
Shabbos Parshas Re'eh
Friday, August 22
Services at 7:30 pm
Candle Lighting at 7:38 pm
Shabbos, August 23
Shabbos Mevarchim Tehillim at 8:30 am
Services at 10 am
Followed by Shabbos Mevarchim Kiddush & Farbrengen
Mincha at 7:40 pm
Ethics of our Fathers, Ch. 6
Maariv, Havdalla & Shabbos Ends at 8:32 pm
Living Torah
Have a good Shabbos!
Rabbi Chaim & Chanie
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