Women running the world

Just finished a whirlwind week at the International Conference of Chabad Shluchos, women community leaders, educators and innovators around the world. This is a convention by women, for women. Got to catch up with dear friends, family, and colleagues, network for new ideas and be inspired and reinvigorated as we celebrated the incredible impact of these 5000 women on the Jewish world and beyond. The conference is held on the day of passing of Rebbetzin Chaya Mushka. She, together with her husband, the Rebbe, created a Jewish reawakening around the world, which continues to grow and flourish even after their passing. It is thanks to their vision, and inspiration that we do what we do. The Rebbetzin, who did not have children of her own, regarded the Shluchim around the world as her children and their success was her own personal nachas.

This year's conference was especially inspiring, with the theme of accepting every Jew with love. At the closing banquet, I was joined by Guitel & Sigal, as we heard the riveting story of Maya getting physically lost in the jungle, the inspiring story of the girl spiritually lost in the Venice ghetto, to the selfless dedication of the shlucha in Beijing...

Catching up with my sisters is a highlight! Pictured above are my sisters and sister in law with my mom at the closing banquet, fulfilling the Rebbe's mission in Toronto (ONT), Commerce (MI), Coral Springs (FL), Brooklyn (NY), Albany (NY), Chicago (IL), Minneapolis (MN) & Solon (OH)...

Recharged and ready to rumble!

CHECK OUT THESE AWESOME MARCH EVENTS!

• Sun. March 1, Come cheer on Team Uptown at the Houston Kosher Chili Cookoff!
• Fri. March 6, 6:30 pm - YJP Houston "First Fridays" International Around the World Shabbat Dinner
• Mon. March 9, 8 pm - Purim Eve and Roaring 20s with YJP Houston www.yjphouston.org/roaring20s
• Tues. March 10, 6:30 pm - Purim in the Wild West community party www.chabaduptown.org/west
• Fri. March 20, 7:30 pm - Shabbat Dinner Social 50+ www.chabaduptown.org/shabbat50

REGISTER FOR THESE AMAZING UPCOMING TRIPS AROUND THE WORLD!

• May 4-10, 2020 - CYP Ambassadors international mission to Moscow and St Petersburg, Russia, brings ambassadors together to experience the transformative effect ground-up leadership had on post-Soviet Jewry.  For young professionals in their 20s and 30s. Nominations are due Feb 23! www.cypambassadors.com
• May 15-17, 2020 / 21-23 Iyar, 5780 - Shabbat in the Heights registration is open! To be held in Crown Heights, Brooklyn! Use code "chabaduptown" to join our group... www.shabbatintheheights.com

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Shabbos Shekalim, Mevarchim Adar, Parshas Mishpatim

Friday, February 21
Candle Lighting and Mincha at 5:57 pm
Kabbalat Shabbat Services at 6:30 pm
RSVP for Shabbat Dinner

Shabbos, February 22
Shabbos Mevarchim Tehillin at 8:30 am
Services at 10 am
Special reading of Sheklaim in 2nd Torah
Followed by Shabbos Mevarchim Kiddush & Farbrengen sponsored by Yocheved Shwarzman in memory of her father Moshe ben Yaakov
Mincha at 5:55 pm
Torah Study
Maariv, Havdalla & Shabbos Ends at 6:52 pm
Living Torah Video Program (15 min.)

Sunday, February 23 - Shacharis at 8:30 am followed the real BLT = Bagels, Lox & Tefillin

Tuesday, February 25, Rosh Chodesh Adar, 30 Shevat  - Shacharis at 645 am followed by monthly breakfast sponsored by the Melnik Family

Have a good Shabbos!

Rabbi Chaim & Chanie