We did it! We did it! We did it! We're so lucky to be part of this amazing community! May we be collectively be blessed with a year full of Chanukah light! Thank you to those who put us over the top!!! But, the biggest thank you goes to our matchers who made this all possible!!! If you would like to join in the mitzvah and donate to Chabad of Uptown, you can still do so at www.chabaduptown.org/donate.
The Inaugural Post Oak Menorah Chanukah on Fire party brought out over 300 people for a wonderful evening shared with Police Chief McLeland, Israel Consulate representative and other local Uptown community leaders! It was covered by Channel 11, 13 & 26 and appeared in the Houston Chronicle Check out the complete photo gallery here.
Rabbi Chaim was on the Channel 11 Deborah Duncan show "Great Day Houston" doing his “Texas Latke” demonstration and talking about Chanukah, check it out here.
Levi starred in the Galleria Lighting of the Lone Star Menorah with a solo! Check out a video of his debut!
Hoops & Chanukah celebrated at the Houston Rockets ending, with “The Dancing Rabbis” and a meet and greet with Israeli New Orleans Pelican player Gal Mekel and Houston Rockets player Donatas Montienjunas. He tweeted out this photo to his 18,500 followers as part of the #sharethelights campaign. Jewish Herald Voice was on hand as well - click here for their quick report.
It is not too late to buy boat tickets for Sunday’s Chanukah YJP 3 hour Boat Party #JewsCruise. Final tickets are selling now!
Kiddush this Shabbos is sponsored by Dara Orbach in loving memory of her father Yaakov ben Tzadok Tzvi, a”h, whose yartzeit is during the coming week!
Mazel tov Rabbi Chaim’s brother, Rabbi Lazer & Rochel Lazaroff whose daughter Nechama is engaged to Shmuel Slonim of Binghamton, NY!
Monday & Tuesday is Rosh Chodesh Teves! Start the workweek and month off right at our monthly Rosh Chodesh minyan, to be held on Monday morning, 6:45 am, followed by a breakfast sponsored by the Melnik family!
Shabbos Chanukah, Mevarchim Teves, Parshas Miketz
Friday December 19
Candle Lighting at 5:08 pm
Services at 6:30 pm
Followed by Shabbos Chanukah Dinner RSVP
Shabbos December 20
Shabbos Mevarchim Tehillim at 8:30 am
Shacharis at 10 am
Followed by Kiddush & farbrengen sponsored by Dara Orbach in memory of her father
Mincha at 5:05 pm
Maariv, Havdalla & Shabbos Ends at 6:05 pm
Living Torah
Have a good Shabbos!
Rabbi Chaim & Chanie
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