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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
June 22-23, 2018 9-10 Tammuz 5778
Torah Sefer: Bamidbar Parasha: Chukat Haftarah: Judges 11:1-33 ———–——-——————— Shabbat Kiddush after services. Kiddush is sponsored by Larry Wadler and Dr. P.D. Wadler, Michael Wadler and Donna Silverman in loving memory of their wife and mother, Geraldine P. Wadler. Shabbat Kiddush next week: Sponsorship is appreciated. Seudah Shlishit after services. Sponsored by Sheila and Louis Train in memory of her mother, Yetta Friedman and sister and brother in-law Ruth and Joseph Kelman.
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.
Mazal Tov
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.
May the families be comforted among the mourners of Zion and Jerusalem
UOS TIKKUN OLAM INITIATIVE Co-chairs: Doreen Lerner and Marisa Brown
Summer, 2018 Tikkun Olam project
Kiddush Hashem opportunity! Expressing our gratitude towards our local
first responders – police and fire departments
See page 4 for all of the details
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UNITED ORTHODOX SYNAGOGUES OF HOUSTON
Friday June 22nd 7:00 pm Mincha/Maariv 8:07 pm Candle
Saturday June 23rd 9:00 am Shacharit 6:45 pm Class Gideon Miller 7:00 pm Class Rabbi Barry Gelman 8:00 pm Mincha/Maariv 9:08 pm Havdalah
Sunday June 24th 8:00 am Shacharit 8:10 pm Mincha/Maariv
Monday June 25th 6:00 Early Shacharit 6:45 am Shacharit 8:10 pm Mincha/Maariv
Tuesday June 26th 6:00 Early Shacharit 7:00 am Shacharit 8:10 pm Mincha/Maariv Wednesday June 27th 6:00 am Early Shacharit 7:00 am Shacharit 8:10 pm Mincha/Maariv Thursday June 28th 6:00 am Early Shacharit 6:45 am Shacharit 8:10 pm Mincha/Maariv
Friday June 29th 6:00 am Early Shacharit 7:00 am Shacharit 7:00 pm Mincha/Maariv 8:08 pm Candle
Saturday June 30th 9:00 am Shacharit 6:45 pm Class Gideon Miller 7:00 pm Class Rabbi Barry Gelman 8:00 pm Mincha/Maariv 9:08 pm Havdalah
Shabbat Morning Services: Followed by a Shabbat Kiddush. Kiddush is sponsored by
Larry Wadler and Dr. P.D. Wadler, Michael Wadler and Donna Silverman in loving memory of their wife and mother, Geraldine P. Wadler.
Massechet Shabbat: with Gideon Miller, 1 hour 15 minutes before Mincha at the home of Tova & Pablo Geralnik.
Shabbat Class: with Rabbi Gelman Seudah Shlishit: Will follow Mincha. Sponsored by Sheila and Louis Train in
memory of her mother, Yetta Friedman and sister and brother in-law Ruth and Joseph Kelman.
Massechet Bava Metziah: with David Silberman, after Seudah Shlishit. This class will not be held on June 16 and 23 and will resume normally on June 30.
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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. There will be no class this week.
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. There will be no class this week.
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 at the home of Tova & Pablo Geralnik. —————————————— After Mincha: Massechet Bava Metziah with David Silberman. This class will not be held on June 16 and 23 and will resume normally on June 30. ——————————————
45 minutes before Mincha: Daf Yomi: with Rabbi Nagel. There will be no class this week. ———————
11:15 pm—1:15 pm: Israeli dance for Women. ——————— 45 minutes before Mincha: Daf Yomi: with Rabbi Nagel. There will be no class this week. ———————
45 minutes Before Mincha: Daf Yomi: with Rabbi Nagel. There will be no class this week. ——————
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. There will be no class this week.
45 minutes Before Mincha: Daf Yomi: with Rabbi Nagel. There will be no class this week. ——————
UOS Torah Classes at a Glance
UOS Committee Chairpersons
Committee Contact Email Address
Chesed Doreen Lerner [email protected]
Education—UOS Elise Passy [email protected]
UOSGMS Nada Chandler [email protected]
Hospitality Elise Passy [email protected]
House and Grounds Neil Scheckter [email protected]
Membership [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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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!
UOS TIKKUN OLAM INITIATIVE Co-chairs: Doreen Lerner and Marisa Brown
Summer, 2018 Tikkun Olam project Kiddush Hashem opportunity!
Expressing our gratitude towards our local first responders – police and fire departments
We’re seeking volunteers to bake (at home) or purchase baked goods that will be delivered to our local first responders on Wednesday, July 4th. We’re inviting kids and teens to contribute thank you notes/cards. If you and your family are able to help, please let Debbie Kupfer know what you will bake or purchase (prior to the delivery date): [email protected].
For further information, please contact [email protected] or [email protected]
Please click below to sign up
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1mzNf5uL7vu4DKD1JQ5M0aHyAJFmz2UHJHwWcnmfI7kc/edit
Dena Brody has a request for our community that will bring a tremendous amount of comfort to her and particularly her sons. She asked that we email our memories of and interactions with Baruch of blessed memory. They can be short - just a few sentences - or as long as you would like. Dena said her sons are starving for stories of Baruch and really appreciate friends offering their memories and stories. Dena’s email is [email protected] . Her phone from the U.S. is 713-721-1330
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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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In the interest of collegiality, we want to share these community announcements with you
HARVEY ASSISTANCE FOR CAMP!
Thanks to the generosity of the Jewish Federation of Greater Houston, need based camp scholarships are available for Jewish children who were affected by Harvey and make it possible for more children to ex-perience the magic of summer camp. There are two types available. DAY CAMP GRANTS are meant to assist Jewish fami-lies who endured a significant financial loss due to the storm. Each family who submits an application and qualifies for a Hurricane Harvey day camp grant will receive 30% off their weekly camp costs. To apply, complete this survey or visit https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/daycampscholarships. Questions? Contact Mia Brooks at [email protected] or 713.729.7000. OVERNIGHT CAMP assistance is available for all Jewish families flooded by Hurricane Harvey. Families may receive a campership of up to $3,000 per child. Additional savings are possible from Jewish Federation need based scholarships and One Happy Camper Grants for first time camp attendees. To apply, visit www.houstonjewish.org/scholarships or contact Liz Garza at [email protected] or 713.729.7000.
Hebrew Free Loan Has Funds Available HFLA has loan funds available to Houston area Jews in need. HFLA encourages those in need of an interest free loan to apply. The philosophy of HFLA is to help those in need by giving them an interest-free loan instead of a charitable handout. This is considered the highest form of charity in Judaism. It maintains the dignity of the person looking for financial help by giving them an opportunity to pay back their confidential loan, rather than forcing him or her to be viewed as a burden on the community. Some of the interest free loans provided by HFLA including those for Education, Housing; Medical; Commercial; Adoption/Infertility, Credit Card debt, Weddings, and Divorce. HFLA also has funds for educational loans for undergraduate, graduate and technical studies. To apply for a loan or to learn more about HFLA visit www.hfla.net.
