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Blessing of the Sun at JCC Houston | Wed. April 8, 8:30-9 am  

Birkat Hachamh - Blessing on the Sun
When the sun returns to the same position, at the same time of the week, that it occupied at the time of its creation, we recite a special blessing. We will perform this mitzvah this year on April 8, 2009.
Birkat Hachamh - Blessing on the Sun
 

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Birkat HaChamah 

In anticipation of this great event, a special free seminar on Birkat Hachama – Blessing over the Sun produced by the Jewish Learning Institute will be offered in Houston. RSVP by clicking on the link below.

RSVP for the JLI Birkas Hachamah Class

 

Instructor: Rabbi Moishe Traxler
Dates: Friday |  Mar. 27, 2009 
Time: 12:00 - 1:00 pm Lunch RSVP
Location: Downtown in JP Morgan Chase Tower

Instructor: Rabbi Yaakov Vidal
Dates: Sunday |  Mar 29, 2009 
Time: 9:30 am - 11:00 am For Men

Location: Chabad Lubavitch Center

Instructor: Rabbi Moishe Traxler
Dates: Sunday |  Mar 29, 2009 
Time: 10:00 - 11:30 am
Location: Chabad Outreach

Instructor: Rabbi Yaakov Vidal
Dates: Monday |  Mar 30, 2009 
Time: 8:30 pm - 10:00 pm For Women

Location: Chabad Lubavitch Center

Instructor: Rabbi Moishe Traxler
Dates: Tuesday |  Mar 31, 2009 
Time: 10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Location: Chabad Outreach

 

Instructor: Rabbi Mendel Feigenson

Dates: Tuesday | Mar 31, 2009

Time: 12:30 - 1:30pm

Location: Chabad Sugar Land

Instructor: Rabbi Moishe Traxler
Dates: Tuesday |  Mar 31, 2009 
Time: 8:00 - 9:30 pm
Location: Chabad Outreach

Instructor: Rabbi Yitzchok Schmukler
Dates: Wednesday |  Apr 1, 2009
Time: 8:00 - 9:30 pm
Location: Chabad houston Medical Center 

Instructor: Rabbi Chaim Lazaroff
Dates: Thrusday | Apr. 2, 2009
Time: 12:00 -1:15 pm - Lunch RSVP
Location: Chabad of Uptown

Instructor: Rabbi Chaim Lazaroff

Dates: Thu | Apr 2, 2009

Time: 8:00 -9:00 pm

Location: Chabad of Uptown

Instructor: Rabbi Dovid Goldstein

Dates: Sunday | Apr 5, 2009

Time: 10:00 - 11:30am

Location: Chabad West Houston

Instructor: Rabbi Yosef Zaklikowsky

Location: Chabad of Pearland


RSVP for the JLI Birkas Hachamah Class