Dear Friends,
- Why wait?! RSVP now for Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur @ The Pavilion! Benny Katz will be catering. Daniel Gavin will be "Cantoring" and Rabbi Chaim will be "Rabbi'ing" (with some jokes mixed in here and there). All in the beautiful Pavilion in the lobby of - what used to be - Saks Fifth Avenue. So, what are you waiting for?! RSVP NOW!!!
- We once more will have Shabbos in Uptown this week, Sept. 8-9, please RSVP for Shabbos. Let us know if you will be there for the minyan, regardless if you will make it for the dinner (although we would love to have you!)
- We are glad to welcome Leonard Sternheim, Jared Bienenfeld, Rick & Carole Wagner and Moshe & Guitel Melnik who have moved in to the neighborhood. Welcome to the Uptown family!
- You can still catch the last two classes of The Cosmic Arc: A Kabbalistic Approach to the High Holidays, Sept. 7 & 21 (We're going to NY on Monday Sept. 11 for Chanie's sister Rivkie's wedding (to Levi Gansburg of Toronto) on Thursday. Will be there until Monday, Sept. 18, the week of Rosh Hashana (Sept 22-24) - so no class on Sept. 14!).
Yom Kippur: How Does the "Day of Atonement" Work? - Sept. 7
Sukkot & Simchat Torah: Bringing the High Holidays Down to Earth - Sept. 21
In other news...
- For the first time in our lives we won a raffle/auction! We attended the Chabad of Sugar Land Benefit Dinner and Chanie went "shopping" with Chinese auction raffle tickets and lo & behold 5 minutes after we left to get home for our babysitter we won an Aussie BBQ grill! (My father was so kind to bring it home for us). Its inauguration will take place today at our home in true Texas style Labor Day BBQ!
- Chabad Lubavitch Center on Fondren will once again bring Rabbi Faitel Lewin, a sofer from Brooklyn, N.Y., will be available to check mezuzos and tefillin from midday Monday, Sept. 25, through midday Thursday, Sept. 28. In order to accommodate all those who need items checked, please respond to this email, as well as the number of mezuzos and pairs of tefillin to be checked. According to halacha, mezuzos and tefillin should be checked twice every seven years. Some have the custom to inspect them annually - especially during the Days of Awe.
- We have added a great new feature to ChabadTexas.org! My.ChabadTexas.org will feature a Personal Calendar: Record your own personal events including birthdays, yahrtzeits and anniversaries -- all according to the Jewish calendar. Bonus: Calendar includes all of the Chabad center activities too - and you can email alerts for any event listed! Calendar Alerts: Schedule an email reminder to be sent in advance of the event. MP3 Downloads: Access thousands of audio classes, and download them to your iPod or other MP3 device. Subscription Manangement: Add yourself to Chabad Lubavitch Center's mailing list, and take advantage of the weekly and daily email newsletters from Chabad.org.
I may send out a promo email one of these days....
Rabbi Chaim