leaders and you

What an amazing weekend in NY! Visited the city, Kingston ave, kosher liquor shop, bakeries, eateries, the women's mikvah tour, JEM, the sofer, three men mikvah experiences - including one with a shvitz, an amazing Shabbos with farbrengens, lectures and dancing, havdalla and a closing uplifting program at the Ohel... and more! This is all some of what we did over Shabbos!

Feeling some FOMO? No problem! Join our community trip to NY scheduled for May 15-17! More information and registration is now open at http://shabbatintheheights.com Use invitation code "chabaduptown" to join our group!

Join one of our many class offered at Chabad of Uptown almost every day of the week!

Upcoming events with Chabad of Uptown & YJP Houston not to miss:

• Jan. 28, 9:30 am - Mommy & Me!For mother and baby from newborn to two years of age.
• Jan. 28, 7:30 pm - New JLI 6 week course - Judaism's Gifts to the World: How Major Jewish Ideas Evolved Into Universal Values
• Jan 29, 8 pm - Leadership: YJP Dinner & Class - Lessons in leadership in all of our own lives.
• Feb. 3, 7:30 pm - Precious Souls: A community evening marking 70 years of the Rebbe's assuming leadership and dedicated to exploring the Rebbe's belief in the power of every individual through a first-of-its-kind event featuring an immersive and interactive media presentation. More details coming soon.
• Feb. 4, 6:30 pm - Bluma will perform in a musical, "Rochel Was His Wife" by Torah Day School for women and girls only. Let us know if you can make it!
• Feb. 7, 6:30 pm - ShabbaTTogether FCYA First Fridays: Celebrate a special edition of "First Fridays" - Shabbat Dinner - together with Young Adults with disabilities for an evening of fun, camaraderie and integration as part of a Global Shabbat of Disability Inclusion.
• Feb. 9, 9:30 am - Mental Health First Aid - Obtain skills to respond to the signs of mental illness and substance use. Includes and a user manual to take home. FREE FOR YOU - a $100 value! Qualifies for 8 CEU credits for social work (LMSW, LCSW, LPC, LMFT).

Was awesome to come back straight to yet another wedding! Mazel tov Ariel & Ashley (Stern) Mintz on their marriage!

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Shabbos Mevarchim Parshas Va'eira

Friday, January 24
Candle Lighting and Mincha at 5:34 pm
Torah Study
Kabbalat Shabbat Services at 6:30 pm
RSVP for Shabbat Dinner

Shabbos, January 25
Shabbos Mevarchim Tehillim at 8:30 am
Services at 10 am
Followed by Shabbos Lunch Kiddush
Mincha at 5:35 pm
Torah Study
Maariv, Havdalla & Shabbos Ends at 6:31 pm
Living Torah Video Program (15 min.)

Sunday, January 26 - Shacharis at 8:30 am followed the real BLT = Bagels, Lox & Tefillin

Monday, Rosh Chodesh Shevat, January 27 - Shacharis at 6:45 am followed by monthly breakfast

Have a good Shabbos!

Rabbi Chaim & Chanie