Beautiful celebrations with hundreds in our sukkah throughout Sukkos so far. Our Uptown team (with Levi on the leaderboard) shook Lulav & Etrog with people throughout the Uptown area, providing the lulav shake mitzvah to 103 people just over the first two days of Sukkos alone! Thank you to our volunteers, Levi, Mendel, Raphael, Elliott, Rachel, Bluma, Michael, Chaya, Rabbi Mendel & Chyena!
SIMCHAS TORAH: You know the drill. Get ready to celebrate Chabad-style! Come join us for an unbelievable, all night, happy, thrilling, stress-relieving, dance-til-you-drop, beyond belief and total excitement, feast-on-amazing-foods, l'chaims and fun for all Simchat Torah Party!
This weekend's highlights (full schedule below):
- Sun. night, Shemini Atzeret Hakafot-warmup at 6:30 pm
- Mon. morning, Service 10 am, Geshem & Yizkor at 12:15 pm
- Mon. night, Grand Simchat Torah Hakafot at 7:30 pm (kids hakafa at approx. 8:30 pm)
- Tues. Torah completion and restart & Day Hakafot 10:00 am
JHV, FRONT PAGE, 10/20/16:
"Offering traditional services and a contemporary message, Chabad of Uptown has become known for its innovative and out-of-the-box programming".
Read the complete article in this week's Jewish Herald Voice.
STORY FROM OUR SUKKAH: Sukkot Spanning the Generations
Suddenly, there was a knock at the door. Yankel, a rabbi from the town of Zhuravitz, had made the 1,200-kilometer journey to bring some much-needed holiday cheer. more...
SHABBAT CHOL HAMOED SUKKOT
Fri., Oct. 21
Services at 6:30 pm
Light Shabbat Candles at 6:26 pm
Sat. Oct. 22
- 10:00 am Morning Services
- No Lulav
- 6:25 pm Mincha
- 7:19 pm Maariv, Havdalla (In Sukkah) and Shabbat Ends
- Living Torah Video
Sunday, Oct. 22 - HOSHANA RABBA
- 8:00 am Shacharit Services with Lulav and Hoshanot
- Followed by breakfast
SHEMINI ATZERET & SIMCHAT TORAH
Sun., Oct. 23 - Shemini Atzeret
- 6:24 pm Light Holiday Candles
- 6:25 pm Mincha & Evening Services
Hakafot-celebratory dancing - This one is only the warm up - to connect with Israel! (See main hakafot below).
Mon., Oct. 24 -
Shemini Atzeret & Simchat Torah
- 10:00 am Morning Services
- 12:15 pm Yizkor
- Teffilas Geshem
- Say Goodbye to Sukkah
- 6:25 pm Mincha & Evening Services
- 7:30 pm Grand Hakafot-celebratory dancing - This one is the real deal!
- 8:30 pm approx. Special Childrens' Hakafa
- After 7:18 pm Light Candles
Tues., Oct. 25 -Simchat Torah
- 10:00 am Morning Services
Hakafot-celebratory dancing
Mincha after Hakafot
- 6:25 pm Evening Services
- 7:17 pm Maariv, Havdalla and Holiday Ends
Have a good Shabbos!
Rabbi Chaim & Chanie