Join us for a week of programming, prayer, and Jewish learning.
Wisdom of Torah with Rabbi Brian Strauss(Breakfast Club) TUESDAY, MAY 17TH 7:00A Rabbi Strauss teaches Tuesday mornings as part of the Breakfast Club - learn Torah 4 days a week with our clergy!MORE INFO
ScholarStream: Liturgy of Resilience TUESDAY, MAY 17TH 7:00P TO 8:00P Renewing Our Resilience will offer an exploration of who we are, where we are in relation to others, and how we move forward in this complicated world. MORE INFO
Open Board Meeting for Budget Review TUESDAY, MAY 17TH 7:30P TO 8:00P Per our constitution, the budget review portion of the May Board Meeting is open to all members in good standing. We invite you to join us for the 2022-23 budget discussion at the beginning of the meeting. Once the budget discussion is complete, the board meeting will continue with just the members.MORE INFO
Voices of Torah with Rabbi Steven Morgen (Breakfast Club) WEDNESDAY, MAY 18TH 7:00A Rabbi Morgen teaches Wednesday mornings as part of the Breakfast Club - learn Torah 5 days a week with our clergy!MORE INFO
Jewish Meditation Group - Virtual WEDNESDAY, MAY 18TH 7:00P Explore tools for mindfulness, find a different way to talk to God, and deepen your prayer with meditation and chanting.MORE INFO
ScholarStream: Israel - Models of Resilience (series 8) WEDNESDAY, MAY 18TH 7:00P TO 8:00P Scholarstream 5782 features three distinct arcs of learning that stand-alone or flow into each other. Cultivating Our Relationships (series 1 & 2), Defining Our Sacred Spaces (series 3, 4, and 5), and Renewing Our Resilience (series 6, 7, and 8) will offer an exploration of who we are, where we are in relation to others, and how we move forward in this complicated world. MORE INFO
Jewish Mysticism & Ancient Cultural Beliefs with Rabbi Fort (Breakfast Club) THURSDAY, MAY 19TH 7:00A Rabbi Fort teaches Thursday mornings as part of the Breakfast Club - learn Torah 5 days a week with our clergy!MORE INFO
Kids Meals/SEARCH Bags Assembly THURSDAY, MAY 19TH 9:00A TO 10:00A Join Sisterhood and our Social Action team to assemble snack bags for Kids Meals and SEARCH. Space is limited so you must register to join. MORE INFO
YES May Program - Grandmas' Boyfriends Barbershop Quartet THURSDAY, MAY 19TH 11:30A TO 1:00P Join us in May for lunch and tunes by Grandmas' Boyfriends Barbershop Quartet!MORE INFO
Stuff You Never Learned in Hebrew School THURSDAY, MAY 19TH 7:00P TO 8:00P The term “Judeo-Christian values” is used a lot, perhaps never more frequently than when abortion is the subject of debate. But the traditional Jewish take on abortion and its corollary issues are very, very different than that of our Christian friends or of many other religions. Come learn with Rabbi Sarah Fort about Judaism and Abortion. MORE INFO
Story Time with Rabbi Fort FRIDAY, MAY 20TH 5:00P TO 5:30P Join us virtually once a month as Rabbi Fort reads our kids a story, then shares the blessing over challah and grape juice, plus a blessing for all of our children. MORE INFO
Shabbat Renewal with the Kaufman Family Sermon by Rabbi Brian Strauss FRIDAY, MAY 20TH 6:00P Join us for our Main Sanctuary Service. MORE INFO
J.B. Greenfield Chapel Shabbat Evening Service FRIDAY, MAY 20TH 6:30P MORE INFO
J.B. Greenfield Chapel Shabbat Morning Service SHABBAT, MAY 21ST 8:30A MORE INFO Museum Minyan Shabbat Morning Service SHABBAT, MAY 21ST 9:15AMORE INFO
Shabbat Morning Service Bat Mitzvah of Vivian Kaufman Sermon by Rabbi Steven Morgen SHABBAT, MAY 21ST 9:30A Join us for our Main Sanctuary Shabbat Morning service. MORE INFO
My Shabbat SHABBAT, MAY 21ST 9:30A TO 10:30A An interactive, engaging, and educational Shabbat service for 3rd- through 6th-grade students and their families. MORE INFO
Parsha Study with Rabbi Danny Horwitz SHABBAT, MAY 21ST 11:30A Weekly Parsha Study with Rabbi Horwitz following Chapel Shabbat Service in the Board Room. J.B. Greenfield Chapel Mincha/Ma’ariv SHABBAT, MAY 21ST 7:45PMORE INFO
Museum Minyan Havdalah SHABBAT, MAY 21ST 8:10P The Museum Minyan will join for the conclusion of Shabbat with virtual Havdalah and study session with zoom.MORE INFO
Jewish Learning Project SUNDAY, MAY 22ND 9:00A TO 12:00P The Jewish Learning Project (JLP) is Congregation Beth Yeshurun's Adult Learning Program. Our JLP sessions offer a variety of spiritual, intellectual, and stimulating topics for you to choose from. Sessions are held Sunday mornings and are open to the public and free of charge. MORE INFO
Once content has been recorded live, it will be saved on our social media platforms for future access. This means that if you cannot make the time slots noted above, you can still join us to learn and pray.
Please know that your clergy is here for you. To reach out, please e-mail them directly or connect with info@bethyeshurun.org and we will direct you to a member of our team.
Budget Review for 2022-23 The meeting is open to all members in good standing. Please register below.
Dear Congregant,
I am very pleased to inform you that the Board of Trustees reviewed and approved a tentative budget for the next fiscal year (2022-2023). Discussion and final vote on the budget will take place at the Board meeting on Tuesday, May 17, 2022 at 7:30pm, in Stein Hall.
As specified in our Constitution, the portion of this Board meeting relating to the budget is open to all members in good standing of the Congregation. You are welcome and encouraged to join us at the beginning of the Board meeting which will be dedicated to the budget discussion. This portion of the meeting usually lasts 15 to 20 minutes. After the Board considers the budget, the meeting will continue for Board members only.
A summary of the proposed budget is presented on the reverse side of this letter. We have been able to balance the budget with 4% global dues increase for the 2022-2023 fiscal year. Every expense line and every opportunity for revenues has been thoroughly reviewed.
I want to express our gratitude to the hard-working members of the Budget Committee, especially committee chair Jon Feiwell, each of whom worked many, many hours to achieve this balanced budget. I would also like to thank all the members of our Board of Trustees, Controller Nicole DeLoach, and Executive Director Andy Burger.
The term “Judeo-Christian values” is used a lot, perhaps never more frequently than when abortion is the subject of debate. But the traditional Jewish take on abortion and its corollary issues are very, very different than that of our Christian friends or of many other religions. Come learn with Rabbi Sarah Fort about Judaism and Abortion on Thursday, May 19th at 7:00pm on Zoom for the last session of Stuff You Never Learned in Hebrew School.
This month we welcome back one of our FAVORITE performers: Grandmas' Boyfriends Barbershop Quartet! Open to the community, so feel free to share with other seniors that might enjoy our program. Thanks to our May Sponsor: Brookdale Galleria!
Preschool-aged children often fall through the gap of social services addressing food insecurity. Kids' Meals Houston addresses the hunger and food insecurity for children ages 6 and under who are not only at a critical developmental stage but cannot access school-based free meal programs. Each weekday, Kids Meals' Houston delivers approximately 7,000 healthy meals to Houston’s hungriest preschool-aged children under the age of 6. When school is out, every child up to age 18 in these homes also receives a healthy meal from Kids’ Meals – up to 7,500 kids per day.
Beth Yeshurun is supporting Kids' Meals Houston's mission by participating in the 2022 Summer Juice Box Challenge. You can join us in one of two ways:
Drop off your donation of 100% Juice boxes to the synagogue between Sunday, May 15th, and Friday, May 20th in the Administrative Lobby or the Bender Levy Lobby (the main entrance to the synagogue). Please make sure your donations are 100% juice.
Purchase juice boxes to be sent directly to Kids' Meals Houston. Use theirJuice Box Challenge website and an additional 5% of the retail value will go back to Kids' Meals Houston!
Our goal is to provide 2,000 juice boxes! Help us get there!
Monday, May 23rd at 4:30pm Holocaust Musuem Houston
Capturing the life of Menachem Begin Imprisoned by the Soviets. Orphaned by the Holocaust. Elected Prime Minister. Crowned peacemaker by the Nobel Prize Committee. Haunted by the Lebanon War. Menachem Begin was a pillar of the State of Israel and a tireless fighter for the Jewish people.
We invite you to share with us your simchas - births, engagement, weddings, or award and recognitions. Fill our Mazel Tov form with your information a picture and share your great news with the rest of the congregation. Click here to Submit your Simcha!
