High Holy Days Schedule - Houston Congregation for Reform ...

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OCTOBER 2016

Important Memorial Information for Yom Kippur At our Yom Kippur Service, it is our custom to read aloud the names of those whom death has taken from our midst since last year at this season. Our records, however, may not be completely accurate.

Please help us honor the memory of your loved ones. If a loved one has passed away this year and you wish to have his/her name read aloud at our Memorial Service on Yom Kippur afternoon, please contact the temple with the following information:

1. The name of your loved one 2. The date of death 3. A phonetic spelling of the name to help with pronunciation Thank you for helping us honor their memories with a prompt response to this article.

High Holy Days Schedule Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement)

Tuesday, October 11 8:00 p.m. — Kol Nidre - Yom Kippur Eve Service

Wednesday, October 12 9:30 a.m. — Yom Kippur Youth Service 11:00 a.m. — Yom Kippur Adult Morning Service 1:00 p.m. — Holy Days Discussion Hour 2:15 p.m. — Meditation Period 3:00 p.m. — Afternoon Service 4:00 p.m. — Memorial Service & Concluding Service Break- the-Fast at approximately 5:30 p.m.

Rosh Hashanah (New Year)

Sunday, October 2 8:00 p.m. — Rosh Hashanah Eve Service Reception will follow this Service

Monday, October 3

9:30 a.m. — Rosh Hashanah Youth Service

11:00 a.m. — Rosh Hashanah Adult Morning Service

The staff at Houston Congregation for Reform Judaism would

like to wish you a Happy New Year full of peace, prosperity,

health and fulfillment.

L’Shanah Tovah Tikatevu,

Rabbi Steve Gross Melissa Wolfson Hilary Kamin Justin Deutsch

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October Calendar

2 8:00 PM

No Religious School Rosh Hashanah Evening Service

3 9:30 AM 11:00 AM

Rosh Hashanah Youth Service Rosh Hashanah Morning Service

5 1:00 PM Senior Chai Watercolor Wednesdays

7 6:00 PM 6:15 PM 7:15 PM

Tot Shabbat Family Dinner Family Shabbat Services & Shabbat Shuvah

9 9:00 AM Religious School Family Breakfast

10 10:00 AM Senior Chai Yoga Class

11 8:00 PM Kol Nidre

12 Yom Kippur (see page 1 for service times)

14 7:15 PM Pink Ribbon Shabbat Services

16 9:30 AM 12:00 PM

Religious School Family Sukkot Pot Luck Lunch Sukkot begins at sundown


19 1:00 PM Senior Chai Watercolor Wednesdays

21 7:15 PM Consecration Shabbat Services

22 9:00 AM Social Action Project: McGovern Centennial Gardens at Hermann Park Conservancy

23 9:30 AM 12:30 PM

Religious School Grandparents Circle Program


25 11:30 AM Knitzvah Group

28 7:15 PM Simchat Torah Got Shabbat Services

29 10:30 AM Bar Mitzvah of Logan Belcher

30 9:30 AM Religious School


Please bring non-perishable food (preferably nutritional

canned items) to HCRJ’s Oppenheimer Foyer through the High Holy Days to be donated to the hungry.

Food will be donated to the Houston Food Bank.

High Holy Days Food Drive

Family Shabbat Friday, October 7

Tot Shabbat: 6:00PM Dinner: 6:15PM Family Services: 7:15PM Menu: Roasted chicken, vegetables, chicken nuggets and mac n cheese.

BRING YOUR SHOFARS!

Dinner is $5 per person over 4 years old.

For Our Tots: Tot Shabbat Services on October 7 at 6:00PM. Join us for Shabbat fun.

Social Action Project: McGovern Centennial Gardens at Hermann Park Conservancy Saturday, October 22, 9:00AM-12:00PM

Join us for our monthly social action/volunteer project. In October, we will be volunteering at McGovern Centennial Gardens at

Hermann Park Conservancy. Our responsibilities will include weeding and mulching. For all ages! No experience necessary. Optional picnic lunch in Hermann Park afterwards. Bring your own or order a boxed lunch. For more information and to RSVP, contact Justin at 713-782-4162 or [email protected].

Family Sukkot Pot Luck Lunch Sunday, October 16, 12:00-2:00PM

Join us in October for a youth and families Family Sukkot Pot Luck Lunch. We will honor the tradition of dining in the Sukkah, shaking the lulav and etrog and spending time with friends. We will take care of the main dish. You provide your favorite side dish. Kosher style. RSVP to Michelle Renfrow at [email protected] with the number of people attending and the side dish you are bringing.

Coming in November…

Bark Mitzvah - Sunday, November 13, 12:30PM HCRJ’s 60th Anniversary celebration continues with a Bark Mitzvah. Dog lovers, you don’t want to miss this! Groomers, trainers, specialty treat shops and more will help shape an afternoon of joy. Food and fun for all! Rabbi Gross will extend a special blessing on every dog. Canine RSVP requested to Justin at [email protected]. The first 20 dogs registered for the Bark Mitzvah receive a doggie yarmulke! All dogs need to be on a leash.

Mitzvah Day - Sunday, November 20, 9:00AM

Our congregation will "join hands" on Sunday, November 20 to make a difference in the lives of others. Mitzvah Day 2016 projects include: sandwiches and holiday cards for residents of Turning Point Center, hospital necessity packs for Jewish Family Service, fleece blankets for babies, origami kits and art projects for kids at Texas Children’s Hospital, heart pillows for The Common Thread Circle and more!

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Honors and Memorials In memory of Rebecca Shain From Stephen and Lila Shain General Operating From Ted and Maria Johnson In honor of Isabel Schnadig’s birthday and Pierce Cohen’s Bar Mitzvah From Julie and Paul Herman

Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund From Linda Gross and David Weisenberg In memory of Jessica Danziger From Judi and Joseph Danziger In honor of Rabbi Gross From Isabel Schnadig In honor of Shaan Smith’s Brit Milah From Nancy and Brad Smith Sponsored an Oneg From Ted and Maria Johnson 60th Anniversary Year Sponsors Diamond Level Sponsors From Herman Family Fund From Johnita and Robert Lebow From Larry and Katherine Buck From Shelby Family Gold Level Sponsor From Miriam and Allan Graber Silver Level Sponsor From Julia Miller (Simchat Torah Got Shabbat) Pearl Level Sponsor From Larry and Doris Bernard (Margarita Madness) From Barbara Brownstein (Jews of Ireland) From Al Risher and Mark Kariel (Bark Mitzvah)

From Sybil Roos (Painting Party) Supporter Level Sponsor From Mel and Nancy Gross From Spain Family From Byron and Amber York

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Welcome New Members

David and Adriana Bain Jason and Erica Frankel

Justin and Ginger Greenberg David and Stephanie Wise

Brag and Boast

Mazel Tov to Mel Gross, who has been named 2015 Advisor of the Year by Lincoln Financial Network. This annual recognition is awarded to the leading financial planners among thousands affiliated with Lincoln Financial Network. Mel was the top advisor based on sales within the Agency Building General Agent. Mazel Tov to Lisa and Lee Herman on the birth of their grandson, Caleb Daniel Trakhtenbroit, on September 2. Mazel Tov to Doylene and Dan Markman on the birth of their twin sheep at the MeadowOaks Farm in Meridian, Texas. We look forward to the “Baaa” Mitzvah.

Mazel Tov to Logan Belcher, son of Alison and George Belcher, who will become a Bar Mitzvah on October 29.

Thank you to our members listed below for donating to HCRJ’s Religious School Wish List: Danek Family Feinberg Family Friedman/Belcher Family Goldin Family Greenberg Family Hoff Family Jacobs Family Leben Family Tevin Marks and Kayla Marks Schnur Family The items donated will improve the educational experiences for our children and help continue to make our Religious School an inviting and inspirational place to learn about Judaism. Your support is greatly appreciated! If you would like to donate an item from the wish list, please contact Hilary Kamin, Director of Education, at [email protected].

October Oneg Sponsorships:

October 7: Available to sponsor. Please contact temple office.

October 14: Available to sponsor. Please contact temple office.

October 21: Sponsored by the Consecration Class of 2016.

October 28: Sponsored by the Belcher Family in honor of Logan’s Bar Mitzvah.

SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES A wonderful mitzvah opportunity awaits you!

Celebrate a life cycle event or honor a loved one by sponsoring a Friday Night Oneg (Sabbath reception), a Family Sabbath Dinner or a Religious School Breakfast. These events represent just some of the ways our community gathers in fellowship, and your sponsorship enables us to frame these occasions with additional beauty and joy. If you wish to sponsor a meal or a Sabbath reception, please let us know by filling out the form below and mailing it to the temple or by contacting the office at 713-782-4162 or [email protected].

Sabbath Oneg —$100.00 Religious School Breakfast—$100.00

Family Shabbat Dinner —$150.00 Contribution to Arrangements Fund—$______

In honor/memory of: ___________________________________ Date of event:______________

Your name: ___________________________________

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High Holy Days Discussion Hour

October 12, 1:00PM

High Holy Days: Eligible Attendees

Members in good standing: those who have paid in full (1) the previous fiscal year’s (2015-16) Building Fund and membership dues, and (2) the first quarter of this fiscal year’s (2016-17) Building Fund and membership dues.

Non-paying guests who have made arrangements for tickets in advance of the High Holy Days: (a donation is appreciated but not required)

Dependent children, grown children visiting from out of town, and out-of- town houseguests of members in good standing

All college students, active military personnel, and members in good standing from congregations outside of Houston (with a letter from their congregation)

Out-of-town patients from local hospitals and their immediate families

HCRJ religious school teachers

Discretionary Guests: This category includes any non-member who has shown Rabbi Gross or the Membership Committee a genuine interest in joining our congregation. These tickets will enable the guest to attend the Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur services, including the daytime and evening services. Discretionary tickets will only be distributed in advance of the High Holy Days to a very limited number of guests.

Now for some specifics:

1. Everyone, including members and guests, must have a ticket in order to be admitted to each of the evening and morning services. The tickets are non-transferable. No ticket is required for any of the Youth Services or the Yom Kippur Meditation, Afternoon, Memorial, and Concluding Services. We encourage you to invite your friends and family to these services.

2. Members in good standing must make arrangements to obtain tickets from the temple office for their guests who qualify under the categories listed above. No other guest tickets will be available other than those outlined above. Please note that relatives or grown children of members who live in Houston must be members in their own right to attend services.

3. Tickets will be mailed on or before September 9, 2016. To obtain tickets after that date, please contact Melissa in the temple office to make arrangements. During the High Holy Days, tickets will be available for pickup before 8:00 p.m. for the evening services and 10:45 a.m. for the morning services. Tickets will not be available once services begin.

4. If you have not received your ticket(s), please email Melissa in the temple office at [email protected].

This year, our High Holy Days discussion hour on Yom Kippur will focus on Buddhism. We are pleased to welcome Claire Villareal to HCRJ. Claire will lead a discussion on atonement, salvation and peace as articulated through Buddhist teachings and practices. She will also lead us in a guided meditation incorporating the themes of this season. Claire has been practicing and studying Buddhism since 1997. She received her PhD from Rice University’s Department of Religion and has taught academic courses at Rice and UH Clear Lake. She has also led mediation sessions at Dawn Mountain, the Jung Center, Discovery Green, and various other settings in Houston and Fort Worth. She is now the Programs Director at Dawn Mountain Center for Tibetan Buddhism.

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Join us for a month full of Special Shabbat Services!

October 7: Shabbat Shuvah, Family Shabbat, Family Dinner and Game Night Shabbat Shuvah is the Sabbath between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. The name is derived from the opening word of the Haftarah reading that urges us: Shuvah Yisrael "Return, O Israel, to the Eternal your God." What does that mean for each of us? To whom or what might we be returning? Is it to a sense of goodness? Is it to a sense of being loved? Is it to a connection with those from whom we have strayed? Is it to God? Join us on Friday Night, October 7, for a Sabbath experience as we seek to find ways to direct our good intentions from Rosh Hashanah and set a path of return as we prepare ourselves for Yom Kippur. It is also Family Shabbat. Join us for Tot Shabbat, Family Dinner and Game Night following services! Kids, please bring your shofars!

October 14: Pink Ribbon Shabbat Please join us as we honor cancer survivors and their families at our second annual Pink Ribbon Shabbat and enjoy a “pink” oneg reception together.

October 21: Consecration Shabbat and Sukkot Celebration Join us for a special Shabbat service as students in our Kindergarten, first and second grade classes participate in a Consecration ceremony, which marks the beginning of a child’s formal Jewish education. We will enjoy an oneg in our Sukkah with sweets, fruits and nuts.

October 28: Simchat Torah Got Shabbat with Klezmer Band Klezmer Music is noted for its joyous melodies. One cannot hear the sounds of Klezmer without feeling the urge to dance (think “Hava Nagilla”). For the second consecutive year, our celebration of Simchat Torah will be coupled with a magical world of Klezmer. Join us for a very special Simchat Torah service on Friday, October 28 as we finish the final words of the Torah and immediately begin anew, symbolically affirming our people’s eternal devotion to the teachings of our faith. Celebrate Torah like never before and enjoy an evening of music and joy. This evening of celebration is appropriate for all ages. Our Simchat Torah Got Shabbat is part of our 60th Anniversary year celebration and is sponsored by Julia Miller.

HCRJ Happenings What a busy month of September it was at HCRJ! We kicked off our 60th Anniversary year with a special Shabbat Service and Tailgate Party, started Religious School, held our first-ever Cars, Coffee and Conversation event and welcomed author Leah Lax, author of Uncovered, for a book discussion.

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HCRJ is pleased to participate in Count Me In again this year. Each year, Count Me In donates thousands of gifts to hundreds of children and adults in need during the Chanukah season. The goal of the organization is to help Jewish families celebrate Chanukah by providing them with donations of gifts and other services.

If you are a family in need, know a family in need, would like to be a donor of gifts or provide financial support, please contact Hilary Kamin at [email protected]. HCRJ will be passing out bags that can be filled with gifts and then returned to HCRJ. Our 7th grade students will be volunteering at the Merfish Teen Center sorting gifts on Sunday, December 11 as well as our High School youth group members of HOUSTY. For more information on volunteering, please contact Michelle Renfrow at [email protected].

Grandparents Circle Sunday, October 23, 12:30-2:00PM On October 23, HCRJ will host a new program for Jewish grandparents whose adult children are in an interfaith relationship. The first event will include a light lunch followed by a discussion. The purpose will be to provide support and guidance to Jewish grandparents who are interested in exploring ways to connect their grandchildren to Jewish tradition and practice. The event is modeled after a similar program developed by the Big Tent Judaism Initiative - a new non- denominational nationwide initiative that cultivates new "outside of the box" Jewish programming across the country. Housed at HCRJ but open to the Jewish community at large, the October 23 event for Jewish grandparents is an outgrowth of the Interfaith Couples programming begun at HCRJ in the Spring of 2016 and made possible by the support of the Houston Jewish Community Foundation. Becky and Joe Williams, members of the Houston Jewish community, will lead the discussion at the October gathering and Rabbi Laura Sheinkopf will facilitate. Please RSVP to Justin Deutsch at [email protected].

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OCTOBER ANNIVERSARIES OCTOBER BIRTHDAYS

OCTOBER YARZEITS

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO OUR KIDS!

10/2 Michael Beckelman

10/2 Debbie Hurwitz

10/2 Melissa Tabin

10/3 Sandra Rosen

10/6 Laura Gollins

10/7 Jenard Gross

10/8 Allan Graber

10/8 Claude Joseph

10/8 Yolanda Movsessian

10/11 Florence Lait

10/11 Yvonne Lewis

10/12 Norman Stalarow

10/12 Wilfred Stelly

10/12 Jennifer Stern

10/13 Fanet Soifer

10/14 Yvette Pintar

10/14 Amy Shaper

10/17 Debby Jones

10/18 Meredith Kottler

10/19 Lisa Sheinbaum

10/20 Jerry Levin

10/20 Peter Pintar

10/20 Byron York

10/21 Yvonne Cosgrove

10/21 Ann Friedman

10/21 Joan Minchen

10/21 Melinda Neumann

10/21 Helen Rose

10/22 Dan Markman

10/22 Sidney Moran

10/23 Bruce Appelbaum

10/23 Jennifer Beckelman

10/24 Jacqueline Hecht

10/24 Lisa Herman

10/24 Jeff Kabin

10/26 Jeffrey Fleisher

10/26 Meir O'Hanna

10/26 Melissa Wolfson

10/27 Bill Mattox

10/28 Tom Asarch

10/28 Janis Frank

10/28 Beckye Gross

10/28 Shawn Gross

10/28 Barney Jones

10/28 Michael Sigman

10/28 David Wilson

10/29 Betsy Garlinger

10/29 Hilary Kamin

10/1 Samantha Perkins

10/2 Julianne Danek

10/3 Emily Berman

10/3 Garrett Berman

10/3 Brooke Hudson

10/3 Jake Hudson

10/3 Grace Kaplow

10/5 Reid Cohen

10/5 Anna Glickman

10/5 Alexander Jerden

10/6 Sarah Helfand

10/9 Claudia Glickman

10/10 Hannah Beronsky

10/10 Daniel Landa

10/14 Shelby Edison

10/15 Richard Lazear

10/16 Ellie Hurwitz

10/20 Sophie Pappas

10/21 Hannalee Fox

10/22 Zachary Solera

10/22 Dina Sondock

10/24 Logan Beckelman

10/25 Jake Cashion

10/27 Elisabeth Bell 10/27 Samantha Gross

10/27 Ronen Wenderfer

10/28 Brittany Rosenthal

10/30 Charlotte Braverman

10/30 Alexandra Sheinbaum

10/31 Aliya Kottler

10/2 Robert & Melanie Cremins

10/4 Shelby & Julie Jerden

10/6 Sheldon & Arna Isman

10/11 Kenny & Ann Friedman

10/12 Ken & Sheryl Cohen

10/12 Ron & Joey Fisher

10/18 Eric Rachlin & Shauna Veitch

10/20 Edward & Chantal Rosenthal

10/26 Mike Malloy & Ruth Schlanger

10/29 Bill & Kristin Helfand

10/29 Dan & Darlene Medford

10/30 Paul Messina & Megan Bladen-Blinkoff

10/31 Daniel & Laura Gollins

10/31 Jonathan & Lori Siegel

10/1 Rosalyn Mason

10/2 Leon Goldstein

10/2 Frank Harris

10/2 Emily Lam

10/2 Charles Snyder

10/3 Ruth Schnadig

10/4 Anne Sullivant

10/4 Lewis Williams

10/5 Anthony Cannon

10/5 Max Fleckman

10/5 Harry Isman

10/5 Aby Marks

10/5 Madeline Scheinuk

10/7 Catherine Scattiglio

10/9 Ida Meyrowitz

10/10 Rachel Rosenbaum

10/10 Ann Spain

10/11 Marge Berko

10/11 Betty Hedrick

10/11 Shawn Hurwitz

10/11 Edna Norris

10/11 Emily Peterman

10/13 Ruby Markman

10/14 Ann Abramson

10/18 Sheila Paul

10/19 Bertha Graber

10/19 Barbara Hurwitz

10/20 Agnes Rapoport

10/22 Carl Ferguson

10/25 Ida Pearline

10/27 Michael Novominsky

10/28 Helen Fred

10/28 Cecilia Terry

10/29 Evelyn Lipschutz

10/30 Rebecca Esparza

10/30 Robert Maidenberg

10/31 Sid Fielkow

10/31 Jeffrey Maidenberg

10/31 Edith Gross

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OCTOBER 5, 2012

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October 7, 2016

Julie Barry, President Kristin Helfand,

Bruce Shelby, Vice President

Debby Jones, Secretary

Sandy Kantor, Treasurer

Madeleine Appel, Past President

Darlene Medford, Membership Chair

Director of Education

Steven M. Gross, Senior Rabbi

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Bruce Shelby, President

Michael P. LeBurkien, Rabbi Emeritus

[email protected] (private email)

Adam Weinstein, Vice President

Melissa Wolfson, Executive Director

[email protected]

Evelyn Lazear, Secretary

Hilary Kamin, Director of Education

[email protected]

Dan Fleckman, Treasurer

Justin Deutsch, Program Coordinator

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Julie Barry, Past President

Michelle Renfrow, Director of Youth Engagement

[email protected]

Darlene Medford, Membership Chair

October Family Shabbat Dinner

Roasted chicken, vegetables, chicken nuggets and macaroni and cheese

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