Kids are all unsettled! Rivky is settled in at home from camp near Montreal! Mendel settling in to be a learning counselor in camp in Kalkaska, Michigan! Levi leaves on Sunday to camp in Parksville, NY! Chaya is enjoying being a counselor in a Montreal day camp! Bluma and Menucha are enjoying the local Gan Yisroel day camp!
Hope y'all are having a wonderful summer as well...
"The Three Weeks" : During the Three Weeks, from 17th of Tamuz to the 9th of Av, we commemorate the conquest of Jerusalem, the destruction of the Holy Temple and the dispersion of the Jewish people.
Weddings and other joyful events are not held during this period; like mourners, we do not cut our hair, and various pleasurable activities are limited. (The particular mourning customs vary from community to community, so consult a competent halachic authority for details.)
Citing the verse (Isaiah 1:27) "Zion shall be redeemed with mishpat [Torah] and its returnees with tzedakah," the Rebbe urged that we increase in Torah study (particularly the study of the laws of the Holy Temple) and charity during this period.
Links: The Three Weeks
Leadership in Times of Darkness
If Pinchas was rewarded with the gift of his children inheriting his priesthood, why did Moses not merit the same reward? After all, Moses turned G‑d’s wrath away from the children of Israel numerous times! more…
UPCOMING EVENTS:
- AUG 2: YJP Houston University Themed First Fridays Shabbat Dinner - www.yjphouston.org/univshabbat
- AUG 10-11: Tisha B'Av (observed) - Evening of Film & Reflection - UNSETTLED: There is no enemy
- AUG 15: YJP HOUSTON - The White Party - www.yjphouston.org/white
- AUG 18: Mental Health First Aid http://bit.ly/2Sip9Wc.
- AUG 23-24: Community Shabbat dinner-Scholars in Residence Rabbi Aharon & Chava Green- Sponsorship Available
Shabbos Mevarchim Parshas Pinchas
Friday, July 26
Mincha & Kabbalat Shabbat Services at 7:30 pm
Candle Lighting at 8:01 pm
RSVP for Shabbat Dinner
Shabbos, July 27
Shabbos Mevarchim Tehillim at 8:30 am
Services at 10 am
Followed by Shabbos Mevarchim Lunch Kiddush & Farbrengen
Mincha at 8:00 pm
Ethics of of Fathers, Chapter 1
Maariv, Havdalla & Shabbos Ends at 8:57 pm
Living Torah Video Program (15 min.)
Sunday, July 28 - Shacharis at 8:30 am followed by the real BLT = Bagels, Lox & Tefillin
Monday, July 29 - Shacharis at 6:45 am
Thursday, August 1 - Shacharis at 6:45 am
Friday, August 2 - Rosh Chodesh Menachem Av - Shacharis at 6:45 am, followed by monthly breakfast
Have a good Shabbos!
Rabbi Chaim & Chanie