Join us for a week of programming, prayer, and Jewish learning.
ScholarStream Series 1: Elul - A Journey Toward Repentance WEDNESDAY, SEP 7TH 11:00A TO 12:00P Beginning in Elul and spanning all the way to Shavuot, the Conservative Movement seminaries and institutions are partnering to offer seven series that will bring your community face-to-face with the brightest and most engaging scholars our movement has to offer. MORE INFO
Jewish Meditation Group - Virtual WEDNESDAY, SEP 7TH 7:00P Explore tools for mindfulness, find a different way to talk to God, and deepen your prayer with meditation and chanting.MORE INFO
ERJCC High Holiday Boot Camp THURSDAY, SEP 1ST 10:00A TO 12:15P Join the ERJCC for four weeks of classes that will get you in spiritual and intellectual “shape” to start the new year right. MORE INFO
Moment at the Ark: Prayers for Healing FRIDAY, SEP 9TH 5:30P TO 6:00P Join Rabbi Fort for a healing prayers and a moment before the Ark. MORE INFO
Shabbat Renewal with the Reimers Family Sermon by Rabbi Steven Morgen FRIDAY, SEP 9TH 6:00P Join us for our weekly Main Sanctuary Service. MORE INFO
J.B. Greenfield Chapel Shabbat Evening Service FRIDAY, SEP 9TH 6:30P MORE INFO
J.B. Greenfield Chapel Shabbat Morning Service SHABBAT, SEP 10TH 8:30A MORE INFO Museum Minyan Shabbat Morning Service SHABBAT, SEP 10TH 9:15AMORE INFO
Shabbat Morning Service Bat Mitzvah of Alexa Reimers Sermon by Rabbi Brian Strauss SHABBAT, SEP 10TH 9:30A Join us for our Main Sanctuary Shabbat Morning service.MORE INFO Parsha Study SHABBAT, SEP 10TH 11:30A Weekly Parsha Study following Chapel Shabbat Service. J.B. Greenfield Chapel Mincha/Ma’ariv SHABBAT, SEP 10TH 7:00PMORE INFO
Jewish Learning Project SUNDAY, SEP 11TH 9:00A TO 11:00A 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
Pickleball at Beth Yeshurun SUNDAY, SEP 11TH 9:00A TO 12:00P Join us for open gym pickleball on Sunday mornings! MORE INFO
Religious School & Sulam Classes SUNDAY, SEP 11TH 9:30A TO 12:30P The William S. Malev Schools for Religious Studies of Congregation Beth Yeshurun provides religious education for students from Pre-Kindergarten through 7th Grade. MORE INFO
Who Will Live and Who Will Die? SUNDAY, SEP 11TH 11:00A TO 12:00P The Unetaneh Tokef is a central prayer for the HIgh Holy Days. Explore its construction and then piece together a modern spin that will deepen and enrich our prayer experience this High Holy Days.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.
Our High Holy Days page is now live!
You'll find 2022/5783 resources like the service schedule, Meals to Go, child care registration, FAQs and so much more. Important High Holy Day information, along with tickets to those members in good standing, will be mailed begining August 29th. Mindi Stern, Membership Director, is available to meet regarding outstanding account issues. Please call 713.666.1881, ex. 360 to make an appointment.
Splish Splash Selichot! Saturday, September 17th at 5:30pm $10 for Member Familes | $15 for Non-Member Families
Families with Preschool & Elementary kids come cool off at the BYDS Splash Pad and enjoy some dinner and outdoor fun as we get ready for the High Holy Days!
Selichot Program & Service Saturday, September 17th at 7:45 PM
The documentary, produced by the Simon Wiesenthal Center’s film division, Moriah Films, began filming during the final months of Prime Minister Peres’ life before he suffered a stroke and passed away in September of 2016 at 93.
The film is punctuated by world leaders speaking of their experiences with Peres, among them British Prime Minister Tony Blair, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and former U.S. Presidents Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, and Barack Obama. Moving the film along is the narration of actor George Clooney. The filmmakers distilled the two-hour documentary from over 60 hours of interviews and many years of research.
Private Time at the Ark Sunday, September 18th 10:00am - 12:00pm | Barg Sanctuary 3:00pm - 5:00pm | Freedman Levit Sanctuary
Prepare for the High Holy Days by spending a few private minutes with our clergy before the open Ark in Sanctuary. Each individual or family will be on the bimah with just a clergy member, who will offer a special prayer for you to say together before the Ark. What better way to get in the right mindset to begin the High Holy Day season!
Sunday, September 11 | 11:00am Free and open to the community Come a few minutes early and enjoy some coffee and pastries before our talk begins!
The central prayer of the High Holy Days - Unetaneh Tokef - paints a dire prediction for the year ahead: Who will live and who will die? As we get ready for the High Holy Day season, Rabbi Steven Morgen will explore the brilliant way the Unetaneh Tokef was constructed by some Jewish “Shakespeare” from snippets of Bible and Rabbinic commentary. Then we will put the pieces together with a modern spin that will deepen and enrich our prayer experience during Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.
When a Heretic and a Rabbi Walk Into a Bar Presented by Beth Yeshurun and Americans for Ben-Gurion University
Monday, September 12th | 7:30pm | Stein Hall Free to the Community | Dessert Reception Following
What happens when a rabbi and a heretic meet? Sound crazy? Well, it’s not! There are many such fascinating stories in our history. Join us as we explore what happens when two opposites meet with Associate Professor Michal Bar-Asher Siegal. She is a faculty member at The Goldstein-Goren Department of Jewish Thought, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, and was the Rosen Family Career Development Chair in Judaic Studies at Ben Gurion University (2012-2016). In this academic year, she is the Horace Goldsmith Visiting Professor in Judaic Studies at Yale University.
Beth Yeshurun is joining Faith Organizations across Houston - Muslim, Christian, and Jewish - in a friendly competition to collect food for the Houston Food Bank during National Hunger Awareness Month.
The competition kicks off September 1st and ends on the 30th. We’ll keep track of food collected and post the latest results weekly here on this website. Clergy and educators at the faith centers will provide faith-based messaging about hunger in their communities. Please contribute your non-perishable, not-expired foods throughout the month of September! We will keep you posted on our progress and how we are doing in the "competition"!
We will have donation bins: In the Bender Levy Lobby (the synagogue entrance at the "carpool" lane) In the Administrative Lobby (where the staff and Rabbi's offices are)
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!
