sha at ulletin · 7/7/2018 · that his family is taken care of. when it comes to bikkur cholim,...
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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 6-7, 2018 23-24 Tammuz 5778 Shabbat Mevarchim
Torah Sefer: Bamidbar Parasha: Pinchas Haftarah: I Kings 18:46-19:21 ———–——-——————— Shabbat enhanced Kiddush after services. Sponsored by friends of Carol-Anne and Brian Schulman to honor them for their many years of devotion to UOS and our community and to bid them a l’Hitra’ot before their upcoming relocation to Maryland: Shabbat Kiddush next week: Sponsorship is appreciated. Seudah Shlishit after services.
Seudah Shlishit next week: Sponsorship is 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.
LOUIS AND LEAH YAFFEE BNEI AKIVA PROGRAM:
Shabbat There will be no Teen Minyan, Groups or Snif until September. 10:30 am: Tot Shabbat
Parents are asked to tell their kids that card playing is not permitted in the Synagogue. The presence of card playing does not promote the type of atmosphere we are trying to create in the shul. Additionally, all youth should either be in groups or sitting with their parents.
Stay Connected: UOS: www.uosh.org
Robert M. Beren Academy: www.berenacademy.org
Mazal Tov
Lisa and Kevin Klein on the birth of their grandson
Barbara Klein on the birth of her great grandson
Please see page 4 For new gate access information
UOS Chesed Committee Widow 2 Widow Outreach
Your Chesed committee is starting a new program to offer support to widows in our community.
We’re seeking volunteers: Widows to make a phone call to the newly widowed
(Chas V’Shalom) to offer an information packet regarding helpful resources
Volunteers who can offer practical help and/or Instruction: Simple household fixes, Basic financial skills, Basic computer skills, Move furniture, Other as needed
For further information please contact:
Doreen Lerner: [email protected] Carol Liberman: [email protected]
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UNITED ORTHODOX SYNAGOGUES OF HOUSTON
Friday July 6th 7:00 pm Mincha/Maariv 8:07 pm Candle
Saturday July 7th 9:00 am Shacharit 6:45 pm Class Gideon Miller 7:00 pm Class Rabbi Barry Gelman 8:00 pm Mincha/Maariv 8:30 pm Class David Silberman 9:08 pm Havdalah
Sunday July 8th 8:00 am Shacharit 8:10 pm Mincha/Maariv
Monday July 9th 6:00 Early Shacharit 6:45 am Shacharit 8:10 pm Mincha/Maariv
Tuesday July 10th 6:00 Early Shacharit 7:00 am Shacharit 8:10 pm Mincha/Maariv Wednesday July 11th 6:00 Early Shacharit 7:00 am Shacharit 8:10 pm Mincha/Maariv Thursday July 12th 6:00 am Early Shacharit 6:45 am Shacharit 8:10 pm Mincha/Maariv
Friday July 13th Rosh Chodesh Av 6:00 am Early Shacharit 6:30 am Shacharit 7:00 pm Mincha/Maariv 8:06 pm Candle
Saturday July 14th 9:00 am Shacharit 6:40 pm Class Gideon Miller 6:55 pm Class Rabbi Barry Gelman 7:55 pm Mincha/Maariv 8:25 pm Class David Silberman 9:06 pm Havdalah
Shabbat Morning Services: Followed by a Shabbat Kiddush. Sponsored by the
friends of Carol-Anne and Brian Schulman to honor them for their many years of devotion to UOS and our community and to bid them a l’Hitra’ot before their upcoming relocation to Maryland:
Massechet Shabbat: with Gideon Miller, 1 hour 15 minutes before Mincha in the trailer.
Shabbat Class: with Rabbi Gelman Seudah Shlishit: Will follow Mincha. 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.
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.
Wednesday 8:00 pm at the home of Vivian and Henry Blum. Rabbi Moshe Traxler teaching the Rambam'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
Shabbat Class: with Rabbi Gelman ——————————————- 1 hour 15 minutes before Mincha: Massechet Shabbat with Gideon Miller, 1 hour 15 minutes before Mincha in the trailer. —————————————— 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. —————— Wednesday 8:00 pm at the home of Vivian and Henry Blum.
Rabbi Moshe Traxler teach-ing the Ram-ban'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—UOS Elise Passy [email protected]
Hospitality Elise Passy [email protected]
House and Grounds Neil Scheckter [email protected]
Membership Avi Tessler [email protected]
Security Harry Brown/Yair Yeudai [email protected]
Tzedakah Committee Dov Liberman [email protected]
Youth Education Elise Passy [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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How to Do Bikkur Cholim JA Mag
By Jason Weiner, as told to Rachel Schwartzberg
Our guiding principle for bikkur cholim— as chaplains, rabbis or people in the community—is this: when in doubt, show up.
There’s a debate regarding the source for the mitzvah of bikkur cholim. One opinion is that the source is Shemot 18:20, when Yitro says to Moshe, “v’hodata lahem et haderech yelchu vah [and you should tell them the way they should go].” The Gemara says that every word in this pasuk teaches us a different mitzvah. The word “yelchu” [they should go] refers to the mitzvah of bikkur cholim. Why is “yelchu” related to this mitzvah specifically? The Maharsha explains that you fulfill the mitzvah of bikkur cholim simply by going. I spend a lot of time visiting with people. They often tell me they are disappointed that certain relatives or friends didn’t visit. I rarely hear anyone say they’re disappointed that someone visited. Err on the side of being there. You have to use seichel and be sensitive, of course, not to be a burden. For example, the halachah says you should not visit the sick first thing in the morning because patients are often busy with doctors or at the end of the day, because they can be tired. Call ahead if you are not sure if it’s an appropriate time. As a general policy, a visit need not be more than twenty minutes. The sick person is hosting you, and it can be very taxing on him or her. Even if you’re only visiting for five minutes, sit down if possible—it’s more respectful that way. Chaplains have a rule, which really applies to everyone: we want the person we’re visiting to lead the conversation. Walking in and saying “How are you?” is not a great way to start a conversation. Instead, I always suggest starting with “I just came to wish you well.” Then, be quiet and let the person lead. Be a good listener. The three most important words you can use are “Tell me more.” This focuses the conversation on what the sick person wants to talk about, helping him feel that you are interested and care. Allow for awkward pauses and silence to give him an opening. If the individual isn’t talkative, maybe you can update him or her on what’s going on in the community. Not lashon hara, of course, but help the individual feel connected. People in the hospital become isolated. You can enable them to transcend the four walls of their hospital room. The worst thing you can do is try to impose your values, giving reasons “why” the person is sick, or trying to “fix” things. I have also seen visitors focus entirely on what they brought. People tend to bring little gifts to patients, because it makes them feel like they did something nice. But there are so many dietary restrictions when a person is ill, it can be complicated. And that’s not the point of the visit. I believe the number-one tool we have is ourselves. Our presence. Have the confidence to know that it’s your presence that matters most to the sick individual. Don’t feel the need to bring anything. There’s a halachah that fulfilling the mitzvah of bikkur cholim requires saying a tefillah for the sick individual to recover. It can be simple, it doesn’t have to be a whole mi sheberach. Another part of the mitzvah of bik-kur cholim is caring for the sick person’s family; asking what you can do to help will reassure the individual that his family is taken care of. When it comes to bikkur cholim, everything is a case-by-case situation and every patient is unique. But don’t underestimate the huge impact you can have just by being there with someone. Rabbi Jason Weiner is the senior rabbi and director of the Spiritual Care Department at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California. Rachel Schwartzberg works as a writer and editor and lives with her family in Memphis, Tennessee. This article was featured in Jewish Action Summer 2018.
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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 Zach Katz
Azriel Oz Brody Yehuda Lajcher
Roni Buchine Reuben Morris
David Chertoff Gavriel Saitowitz
Yonaton Cytrin Jake Saitowitz
Samuel Gorme
Your Chesed committee has been hard at work. These are some of our activities.
Would you like to join us in these mitzvot? If so, please email [email protected]
We’d love to have you participate! As appropriate, kids and teens – and not just adults -
are welcome to be part of our committee.
Bikur Cholim Shiva visits Create, write and mail bereavement cards when a
shul member sustains a loss in their family
Deliver Kaddish: Womens’ Voices to female shul members who’ve experienced a loss
Participate as a committee in Yom Chesed at Beren
Chanukah candle-lighting project with homebound members
Deliver groceries after surgery for isolated members Transportation to medical appointments for isolated
members
Provide food for Shabbos following surgery Phone calls to isolated/senior members Visits to senior/isolated members
Participate in the shul’s quarterly Tikkun Olam program
If you learn of any Chesed needs in our community, please be sure to let us know!
New Gate Access Information Dear Members, In order to provide better security and safety, we will be closing the Greenwillow car gate on Friday afternoon thru Saturday night and will reopen Sunday morning. During that time the entry points will be either thru the Greenwillow pedestrian door by Freedman lobby or thru the Braeswood car gate and doorway by the side ramp by the Mikvah. During the week, the Greenwillow street car gate will remain open and the Braeswood car gate will remain closed. If you have any questions, please let me know. Thank You, Jeff Klein
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Don't forget to sign up to study a chapter of the Torah in time for the Simchat Torah celebration. All we are asking in that you sign up to study a portion of the torah at your own pace...you can read it in english, study it with a commentary...alone or with a friend...Please contact Gabi Gelman at [email protected] if you have any questions or need guidance - follow this link to sign up - http://hadranalach.com/500
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Mazal Tov
Lisa and Kevin Klein on the bir th of their grandson
Barbara Klein on the bir th of her great grandson
Desi and Max Blankfeld on the marriage of their daughter,Keren and Jonathan Taqqu
Debbie and Sheldon Bootin on the birth of their grandson
Deborah Brown on earning her Girl Scout Gold Award, the highest achievement in the Girl Scouts of the USA!
Baruch Dayan H’Emet We regret to inform you on the passing of
Ruth Lewis z’l, Mother of our members Lisa (Kevin) Klein, and grandmother to Leah and
Ari Lebowicz, Benjamin Klein, Hannah Klein, and Samuel Klein, great-grandmother to JJ Lebowicz.
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Donations June 2018
Breakfast-Kiddush- Seudah Shlishit
General Synagogue Fund Rabbi Gelman's Discretionary Fund
Malka & Michael Kirshner Alejandra & John Beneke Judy & Shim Brookman
Ira Mitzner Dorit & Rick Guttman Sari & Scott Garfinkle
Bella & Jeff Morgan Patricia & Michael Ozer Dorit & Rick Guttman
Tammy & Steven Plumb Simone & Frank Silberlicht Doreen & Marshall Lerner
Susan & Max Reichenthal Tiby Unterhalter Carol-Anne & Brian Schulman
Tiby Unterhalter
Torah Fund
April & Kobi Amsalem
Sally & Lenard Berkowitz Prayer Books
Judy & Shim Brookman
Rosemary & Irwin Fisch Bnei Akiva
Sari & Scott Garfinkle Harriet & Stan Goldman
Barbara & Daniel Gold
Sharon & Eddie Grosman
Dorit & Rick Guttman
Gaye & Dennis Halpin Cemetery
Nancy Beren & Larry Jefferson Sandi Sperling
Doreen & Basil Joffe
Debra & Michael Kupferman
Brock Miller
Ira Mitzner
Stephanie & Steven Mitzner
Susan & Max Reichenthal
Mirit & Andrew Schneider
Barbi & Stanley Topek
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Yahrzeits July 6,2018– August 20,2018
7/6/2018 23 Tammuz David Brown
7/7/2018 24 Tammuz Rachmiel Postan
7/7/2018 24 Tammuz Jake Thompson
7/8/2018 25 Tammuz Lillian Harris
7/8/2018 25 Tammuz Bernard Hyman
7/8/2018 25 Tammuz Enoch Simon
7/8/2018 25 Tammuz Beryl Simon
7/9/2018 26 Tammuz Albert Bilmen
7/9/2018 26 Tammuz Herman Martin
7/10/2018 27 Tammuz Isaac Ozon
7/10/2018 27 Tammuz Taube Moore Efromowicz
7/10/2018 27 Tammuz Isaac Ozon
7/10/2018 27 Tammuz George H. Pickar
7/10/2018 27 Tammuz Lila Sternberg
7/11/2018 28 Tammuz Evelyn Shocket
7/11/2018 28 Tammuz Julius Fine
7/11/2018 28 Tammuz Betty Schecter
7/12/2018 29 Tammuz Margaret Minzer
7/12/2018 29 Tammuz David Yaffee
7/13/2018 1 Av Esther R. Moore
7/13/2018 1 Av Bernard Cohen
7/14/2018 2 Av Molly Fallas
7/15/2018 3 Av Hilda Carliner Goldman
7/16/2018 4 Av Ruth Mitzner
7/17/2018 5 Av Shneier Zalman Jaffe
7/17/2018 5 Av Nessim Knafo
7/17/2018 5 Av Beatrice Shore Gover
7/18/2018 6 Av Shirley Mucasey
7/18/2018 6 Av Frieda Leba Gerringer
7/19/2018 7 Av Hilda Kirshner
7/21/2018 9 Av Thomas W. Karonika
7/22/2018 10 Av Joseph "Buddy" Smith
7/23/2018 11 Av Norman Block
7/25/2018 13 Av Edward Sperling
7/25/2018 13 Av Evelyn Vera Chimes
7/25/2018 13 Av Sam Nowitz
7/25/2018 13 Av Rudolph Isaac Goldreich
7/26/2018 14 Av Samuel Gluckman
7/26/2018 14 Av Daniel Moshe Sacks
7/26/2018 14 Av Samuel Gluckman
7/27/2018 15 Av Mordechai Yaakov Mitzner
7/29/2018 17 Av Ruth Alpert
7/29/2018 17 Av Max Dall
7/30/2018 18 Av Judy Siegel
7/31/2018 19 Av Melvin Diner
7/31/2018 19 Av Eric Freedman
8/3/2018 22 Av Barbara Bar-ilan
8/3/2018 22 Av Rebecca Goldsmith
8/3/2018 22 Av Milton Rosenfield
8/4/2018 23 Av David Mitzner
8/4/2018 23 Av Bessie Glantzberg
8/6/2018 25 Av Fishel Wolf
8/7/2018 26 Av Brian Nitsun
8/7/2018 26 Av Brenda Loewenson
8/7/2018 26 Av Abe Kaplan
8/7/2018 26 Av Esther Lachs
8/8/2018 27 Av Naomi G. Altman
8/8/2018 27 Av Patricia Passy
8/9/2018 28 Av Abe (JoJo) Moore
8/9/2018 28 Av Pauline Abrahamson
8/10/2018 29 Av Eleanor Hyman
8/10/2018 29 Av Pearl Opwald
8/11/2018 30 Av Zvi Friedman
8/13/2018 2 Elul Otto Israel Plessner
8/13/2018 2 Elul Samuel Schmeidler
8/14/2018 3 Elul Rose Esther Goldberg
8/14/2018 3 Elul Abraham Joseph Gelman
8/15/2018 4 Elul Marcos Ayach
8/15/2018 4 Elul Sol Waldman
8/15/2018 4 Elul Sally Waldman
8/17/2018 6 Elul Elliot Wainstein
8/17/2018 6 Elul Yehudah Amsalem
8/18/2018 7 Elul Blanche Opolion
8/20/2018 9 Elul Louis Rosh
8/20/2018 9 Elul Benjamin Kramer
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