Due to circumstances beyond our control this Shabbos will be the last Shabbos dinner for the year at Chabad of Uptown. Please let us know if you will be joining us.
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Dear Friends,
Prayers are like a cordless phone, you can use it anywhere. The advantage of prayer is, you don't have to worry about recharging it.
Or do you?
If I prayed yesterday, why do I need to pray today? If I prayed Shacharis this morning, why do I need to pray two more times, Mincha and Maariv? On Shabbos we add Musaf and on Yom Kippur we add a fifth prayer of Neilah. It seems like the prayer battery is in constant need for a recharge as much as, or even more than, a smartphone!
Prayer is like food for the body and soul. A healthy diet include three daily meals. The soul yearns to be fed with prayer. During prayer, while the body thanks Hashem for the creative life it has been given, the soul is connecting to its source, the spiritual supply for all of existence. Conversely, while the soul is connecting in ecstasy, the body tethers it to a world of physical activity and creativity.
As we pray, we peel away layers of physical distraction to bring about its true spiritual awareness. Yet, we also become acutely aware that without a physical existence, spiritual purpose can not be fulfilled.
Kabbala teaches of the five dimensions that make up the soul. The outer layers of Nefesh, Ruach and Neshama and inner facets of Chaya and Yechida.
Three times daily, we examine the first three levels of the soul. On Shabbos, we add a fourth prayer of Musaf, reaching the level of Chaya, fueling the week to come. Finally, on Yom Kippur, we pray five times, closing the day with Neilah. The fifth soul dimension of Yechida is the untouchable and perfect part of the soul that no matter what may have happened, can never be severed. On Yom Kippur we are given the opportunity to reach deep with ourselves to emerge with a perfect and wholesome soul, harmonized with the body, for a year filled with perfection and purpose.
As we bring in the New Year with the prayers of the High Holy Days, may we succeed to find this marriage of soul and body, to know our physical needs, understand their spiritual purpose and fulfill their true creative objectives.
With wishes for a Kesiva vachasima tova,
May you be written and sealed for a sweet, happy & health New Year,
Rabbi Chaim & Chanie
This Sunday, we will have a special set of prayers and program for the final preparations for Rosh Hashana 5776. Erev Rosh Hashana selichos, followed by hatoras nedarim (vow annulment) and pruzbul. Please let us know if we can count on you for the minyan.
pruzbul. Please let us know if you we can count on you for the minyan!
Mazel tov to Ron & Riv Mart on their sons Noah's upshernish!
Check out this project that our son Mendel Lazaroff has taken on to publish in time for his friend's first yartzeit.
He composed, wrote and performed a song of hope, giving thanks for another day, in memory of his forever thankful friend Mendel Cotlar, supporting GSD research.
You can buy the mp3 and read more about the song at www.wake4gsd.com. A music video will be published in time for the first yartzeit, erev Sukkos.
This past Sunday-Monday, many Texas shluchim families gathered in College Station at the Chabad of Texas A&M for 24 hours of relaxation, sharing and inspiration. There is a rivalry who enjoyed more the adults or the kids!
Love how this picture says it all:
- The Shluchim
- The Shluchos
- The Young Shluchim (Cadets)
May this year be a year of prosperity and health where all the shluchim have all they need both physically and spiritually.
Shabbos Parshas Netzavim
Friday, Sept. 11
Candle Lighting at 7:14 pm
Services at 7:30 pm
Shabbos, Sept. 12
Tehillim at 8:30 am
Services at 10 am
Followed by Shabbos Kiddush & Farbrengen
Mincha at 7:15 pm
Ethics of our Fathers, Ch. 5 & 6
Maariv, Havdalla & Shabbos Ends at 8:08 pm
Living Torah
Sunday, Sept. 13
Erev Rosh Hashana Selichos at 8:00 am
Shacharis at 8:45 am
Followed by Hatoras Nedarim & Pruzbul and the real BLT = Bagels, Lox & Tefillin
Rosh Hashana Schedule at the DoubleTree Suites - Galleria
Sunday, September 13
Light candles at 7:12 pm
Evening Service at 7:15pm
Children's Program 7:15-8:15pm
Monday, September 14
Morning Services 9:30am-2:00 pm
Children's Program 11:00am-1:30pm
Shofar Sounding Approx. 12:30pm
Mincha & Family Tashlich Service 6:30pm
Evening Service 8:00pm
Light Candles after 8:06 pm
Tuesday, September 15
Morning Services 9:30am - 2:00 pm
Children's Program 11:00am-1:30pm
Shofar Sounding Approx. 12:30pm
Evening Service 7:15 pm
Maariv Havdalla and Yom Tov Ends 8:05 pm
Have a good Shabbos!
Rabbi Chaim & Chanie