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S H A B B AT B U L L E T I N
Serving the Orthodox Community of Houston for over 100 years
July 22, 2017 28 Tammuz 5777
Shabbat Mevarchim
Torah Sefer: Bamidbar Parasha: Matot-Masei Haftarah: Jeremiah 2:4-28,3:4, 4:1-2
————————————— Shabbat Kiddush in Taubenhaus Hall. Shabbat Kiddush next week: Sponsorship is greatly appreciated. Seudah Shlishit in Taubenhaus Hall. Seudah Shlishit next week: Sponsorship is greatly appreciated.
United Orthodox Synagogues
The David & Ruth Mitzner Building 9001 Greenwillow Houston, TX 77096
713-723-3850
Rabbi Barry Gelman Rabbi Emeritus Joseph Radinsky z’l
Cantor Emeritus Irving Dean President Mr. Rick Guttman
The Eruv is up.
The greatest chessed (kindness) you can do for someone in shul is to let them pray undisturbed. Please refrain from talking during services.
Stay Connected: UOS: www.uosh.org
Robert M. Beren Academy: www.berenacademy.org
UOS Goldberg Montessori: www.uosgms.org
LOUIS AND LEAH YAFFEE BNEI AKIVA PROGRAM:
Shabbat No Teen Minyan & No Groups 10:30 am: Tot Shabbat with Maya Wadler Snif and groups will resume August 26th, 2017
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UNITED ORTHODOX SYNAGOGUES OF HOUSTON
Friday July 21st 7:00 pm Mincha/Maariv 8:03 pm Candle Lighting
Saturday July 22nd 9:00 am Shacharit 6:40 pm Class by Gideon Miller 6:55 pm Class by Rabbi Gelman 7:55 pm Mincha 8:30 pm Class by David Silberman 9:03 pm Havdallah Sunday July 23rd 8:00 am Shacharit 8:00 pm Mincha/Maariv Monday July 24th Rosh Chodesh Av 6:00 am Early Shacharit 6:30 am Shacharit 8:00 pm Mincha/Maariv Tuesday July 25th 6:00 am Early Shacharit 7:00 am Shacharit 8:00 pm Mincha/Maariv Wednesday July 26th 6:00 am Early Shacharit 7:00 am Shacharit 8:00 pm Mincha/Maariv Thursday July 27th 6:00 am Early Shacharit 6:45 am Shacharit 8:00 pm Mincha/Maariv
Friday July 28th 6:00 am Early Shacharit 7:00 am Shacharit 7:00 pm Mincha/Maariv 7:59 pm Candle Lighting
Saturday July 29th 9:00 am Shacharit 6:35 Gideon Miller 6:50 pm Class by Rabbi Gelman 7:50 pm Mincha 8:20 pm Class by David Silberman 8:59 pm Havdallah
Shabbat: Morning Services: followed by Kiddush in Taubenhaus Hall. Massechet Shabbat: with Gideon Miller, 1 hour 15 minutes before Mincha
at the home of Barbara & Robert Levy. Shabbat Class: with Rabbi Gelman, 1 hour before Mincha, Topic
“Maimonides and Response to Tragedy”. Seudah Shlishit: Will take place in Taubenhaus Hall. Massechet Bava Metziah: with David Silberman, after Seudah Shlishit. ———————————————————————————————————————-
Ongoing Weekday Classes: Daf Yomi with Rabbi Yaakov Nagel. Daf Yomi is a daily regimen of Talmud
study. The entire Talmud is completed, one day at a time, in seven and a half years. Tens of thousands of Jews worldwide study in the Daf Yomi program. The class will take place in the Library 45 minutes before Mincha, Sunday through Thursday.
Mondays 11:15 am-1:15 pm: Women’s only Israeli Dancing—Beginner thru
advanced telling the story of the Jewish People and Israel today thru Dance. Cost $6/session. Contact Rachel Weissblatt for details 713-776-9739.
Tuesdays 8:00 pm-9:00 pm: Meditation class with Ann Friedman in the UOS Library. Please go to http://www.uosh.org/event/meditation.html for the class schedule.
Wednesdays 11:45 am (class 12:00 pm-12:30 pm): with Rabbi Gelman Lunch & Learn: Parshat Hashavua: A textual analysis of the weekly Torah portion. Class will be held in the UOS library, cost $6 (egg salad, tuna salad, fresh green salad and a drink) RSVP to [email protected] or online at www.uosh.org.
Summer Schedule. No class on July 26, Aug. 2, 9.
Wednesday 8:00 pm at the home of Vivian and Henry Blum. Rabbi Moshe
Traxler teaching the Ramban's Mishneh Torah.
Daily minyan is a fundamental aspect of synagogue life. Help to assure that we have a minyan each time by joining the minyan WhatsApp group. Those in the group receive periodic reminders of minyan times as well as requests to come when we are short. Come when you can. Join the group to make sure those saying kaddish and others have a minyan. Email or text your cell # to Rabbi Gelman if you wish to join and download the WhatsApp app.
Rabbi Gelman is sending out a weekly inspirational message or link thru a WhatsApp group. Please text Rabbi Gelman at 713 922 2473 indicating that you would like to join the UOSInspiration WhatsApp group. Make sure you have a WhatsApp account.
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Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday
1 hour 15 minutes before Mincha: Massechet Shabbat with Gideon Miller at the home of Barbara & Robert Levy. —————————————— Shabbat Class: with Rabbi Gelman 1 hour before Mincha, Topic “Maimonides and Response to Tragedy”. —————————————— After Mincha: Massechet Bava Metziah with David Silberman. ——————————————
45 minutes Before Mincha: Daf Yomi: with Rabbi Nagel. ———————
11:15 pm—1:15 pm: Israeli dance for Women. ——————— 45 minutes Before Mincha: Daf Yomi: with Rabbi Nagel. . ———————
45 minutes Before Mincha: Daf Yomi: with Rabbi Nagel. ——————
11:45 am(lunch) 12-12:30 pm(class) Lunch & Learn with Rabbi Gelman: Parshat Hashavua: A textual analysis of the weekly Torah portion. See page 2 for the summer schedule. —————— Wednesday 8:00 pm at the home of Vivian and Henry Blum.
Rabbi Moshe Traxler teach-ing the Ramban's Mishneh Torah. ——————— 45 minutes Before Mincha: Daf Yomi: with Rabbi Nagel.
45 minutes Before Mincha: Daf Yomi: with Rabbi Nagel. ——————
UOS Torah Classes at a Glance
UOS Committee Chairpersons
Committee Contact Email Address
Chesed Doreen Lerner [email protected]
Education - UOSGMS Nada Chandler [email protected]
Hospitality Elise Passy [email protected]
House and Grounds Neil Scheckter [email protected]
Membership Steven Abramson [email protected]
Security Harry Brown/Yair Yeudai [email protected]
Tzedakah Committee Dov Liberman [email protected]
Youth Education Robert Levy [email protected]
Welcome members, friends and guests to UOS. On behalf of the Board of Direc-tors, I invite you to engage in our com-munity and in our Shul. Please reach out to our Rabbi, me, or any of our com-mittee leaders as we work together to enrich each other and our community. Best regards Rick S Guttman
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Prayer For The IDF & US Military
As we recite the prayer for members of the
Israeli Defense Force on Shabbat and Yom Tov
we keep in mind those Israeli Soldiers held in
captivity and missing in action
and those connected to our congregational
family in active IDF & US Military
Ron Arad Guy Chever Yehuda Katz
Zecharia Baumal Zvi Feldman
Zvi Boruch Altman Elad Imany
Akiva Gilad Brody Yehuda Lajcher
Azriel Oz Brody Albert Katz
Roni Buchine Reuben Morris
David Chertoff Gavriel Saitowitz
Yonaton Cytrin Jake Saitowitz
Samuel Gorme
Chessed Committee
We are currently looking for volunteers, both male & female, to help serve as Shul greeters
on Shabbat. You will welcome people to UOS as they enter the Sanctuary.
We hope to grow and be able to offer more in time, but to start we are currently able to extend these acts of chesed: 1. Friendly check-in calls – to members we haven’t seen in shul for a while, just to make sure they’re okay. 2. Hospital Visits (bikur cholim) 3. Birthday calls or visits to seniors who’re living alone or don’t have family in the area. 4. Rides to weekday shul events – for members who’d like to come to an event, or perhaps to daven or say kaddish, but don’t have a way to get there.
If you are able to help or know of someone
that needs some assistance
please contact Doreen Lerner at [email protected]
August 26, 2017
A special farewell event for Sonia Raizes
More details as available
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As we continue our efforts to maintain high communal kashrut standards, I want to bring a useful community resource to your attention. Fresh Green Delights will pre check produce (and even deliver)
under HKA supervision. You can find them on Facebook by searching Fresh Green Delights or you can all them at 513 601 5310.
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Let us plant together! I found [ready grown] carob trees in the world; as my forefathers planted these for me so I too plant these for my children. Talmud - Mas. Ta'anith 23a
Todah Rabah to the 43 people who have signed their letters of intent to provide for the future of our congregation. These people have made it possible for UOS to meet the goals established by the Legacy program, and they have done their part to plant for tomorrow. These individuals will be invited to a celebratory brunch on September 10th (invitations to follow) where they will not only be feted, but will have the opportunity to learn how to confirm their future gifts.
It is not too late to add your name to the list!
UOS is proud to be one of the community participants in the Houston Jewish Community Foundation’s Create a Legacy Program. As a participant we are planning for the future of our congregation by asking our members to make plans for a legacy gift to UOS. There are several ways this can be accomplished, but we first ask for a Letter of Intent, indicating your support. The form is available in the office. Brochures are avail-able in the foyer, and the members of this committee are anxious to speak with you; they are Nada Chandler (713-256-1030), Joe Blog (713-530-5337) and Basil Joffe (713-302-6691). Feel free to contact them for more information. The forms for the confirmation of the gifts are also now available, and an essential part of the Create A Legacy program. Again, todah rabah to those who have made their plans known!
For more information, please see our web site at http://www.uosh.org/uoslegacy.html
Dear Friends, In a sermon I gave for Parshat Toldot 5777 - Dec. 4, 2016, I asked for a volunteer from the congregation to take on the task of starting and chairing a UOS Chessed Committee. I am so grateful that Doreen Lerner took up the challenge. She has done as great job thus. Doreen recently shared thus update with me and I am happy to pass it on.
Bikur Cholim Visiting The Sick Donniel Ogorek
Mordechai Buchine Louise Miller Herb Levine
Sari Garfinkle Ellie Stanton
Other Volunteers Shira Yoshor
Barbara Gelman Debbie Ciner Holly Davies Sheila Train
Howard Feldman Andrea Eisenstein
Ellie Robyn Rhoda Seplowitz-Hafkin
April Amsalem Oren Goodman Eugenia Brickman
Shoshana (Jennifer) Ludmir Sari Garfinkle Ellie Stanton
Shabbat Greeters Btzalel Shandelman
Eddie Grossman April Amsalem
Sheila Train Oren Goodman
Rhoda Seplowitz-Hafkin
Current Activities A. Shabbos greeting B. Bikur Cholim - Visiting the sick C. Transportation to medi-cal appointments D. Grocery delivery E. Phone calls (If you know anyone who would appreci-ate a regular call (or maybe someone who has not been in shul for a while), let us know) F. Shiva calls Please be in touch with Doreen if you would like to join the committee and help out in these areas.
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Bnei Akiva Houston views Camp Moshava as an integral part of our yearly
curriculum, continuing to instill the values of Am Yisrael, Torat Yisrael, and Eretz Yisrael in the hearts and minds of our madrichim
and chanichim during the summer.
We have the privilege to see our youth in action every day, enjoying the camp activities, growing and learning, and making friends.
Weekly Houston Parties!! Every Shabbat we all get together during break and share our experiences over this past week with some snacks and
drinks. It's great to hear them enjoying their camp activities, growth and learning, and social experiences. Meeting together every Shabbat gives us the chance to check in with everyone and make sure they're doing well, hearing their high and low points of the week. (This week's popular low point was Adi's leaving back to Israel...)
It also gives us a tremendous sense of pride, that despite we are but a small minority of Houstonians amongst the tristate area camp population, we are united, and draw quite a bit of jealousy from other campers as well...
They look on and only wish they were from Houston...
While away at Moshava, we have been continuing to plan and prepare for next year. Here's a sneak peek into what's already in the works: Our Calendar is already set for next year (with exception to a few activities). We are planning a Chevraya Bet Shabbaton here in Houston! On the list of invitees are Dallas, Atlanta, Miami/Boca/Hollywood area, and maybe even Mexico City. Our Mazkirat Galil - Leora Geralnik, and Rosh Hadracha - Gabri Kupferman, have already put together a basic curriculum for this year's snif, which will be divided into monthly themes and weekly sub-themes. All other Roshim have been putting together lists of ideas for all of our programming this year, whether it's Za"ch ice skating, a Chevraya Bet oneg or fundraiser, or various chessed opportunities. We are currently working on two preparatory programs for Hadracha training in the beginning of the year - one will be a Sunday Seminar, and the other our annual Hadracha Shabbaton. We have also been in contact with the new Bnot Sherut, and discussing their roles in Bnei Akiva for the upcoming year as well. Opening programming, Shuk Sukkot, and Arba Minim sales are already being planned. We are trying to reach out to new markets for the Arba Minim sales, as part of our plan to revamp our fundraising platform. Aside from all this, we have been privileged to have access to many different and quality resources at Moshava, and are coming back with a figurative suitcase of materials, methods, and resources to assist the educational programming we execute, and help train and develop our hadracha as well. In short, we are looking forward to more frequent and higher quality programming for all ages next year, and with our empowered, motivated, and talented Roshim and Madrichim, we believe that this year will be a very successful one for Bnei Akiva Houston and the UOS community. Hope to see y'all soon in Houston, Rafi and Stacey Engelhart
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UNITED ORTHODOX SYNAGOGUES OF HOUSTON
9001 Greenwillow
Houston, TX 77096
BOOK OF REMEMBRANCE
2017-2018 5778
During the High Holidays, we especially remember our beloved relatives and friends who are
no longer with us. It is a hallowed tradition not only to remember them in our hearts, but also
to remember them publicly. The synagogue’s Book of Remembrance allows their names to be
publicly remembered.
This Book of Remembrance is used during the Cemetery Memorial Services, which this year
will occur on Sunday, September 17, 2017, and at Yizkor during Yom Kippur, which this year
will occur on Saturday, September 30, 2017.
If you would like your departed loved ones be publicly acknowledged at these services by
having their names printed in the Book of Remembrance, please send the names to the
synagogue office NO LATER THAN Friday September 1,2017. Please list the names of the
loved ones you wish to memorialize below. You may also go to www.uosh.org and fill out the
form under the “Contribute” tab.
A memorial tribute, enclosed is $_______ as a donation to the congregation from:
Please print name of donor(s) to be listed. _________________________________________
Print name(s) of departed loves one(s):
** MINIMUM DONATION IS $10.00 PER NAME.
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In the interest of collegiality, we want to share these community announcements with you
How to Survive an Active Shooter Seminar
Please join HPD Sr. Community Liaison Stephen Daniel as he presents “How to Survive an Active Shooter” on Tuesday, July 25th at Crime Stoppers of Houston, 3001 Main St. from 6:30 – 8pm. The presentation will cover a historic overview of active shooting in America, active shooter profiles, police response, among other related topics. You must RSVP to [email protected] as seating is limited. For more information on this seminar, please go to this link http://crime-stoppers.org/events/2017/crime-stoppers-safety-seminar-on-how-to-survive-an-active-shooter/ For more information about Stephen Daniel’s presentation, please call HPD Public Affairs at 713-308-3200.