Join us for a week of programming, prayer, and Jewish learning.
JFS Houston Shalom Bayit Domestic Abuse Community Awareness Training Event TUESDAY, DEC 6TH 11:00A TO 2:00P CBY is proud to partner with JFS for free virtual workshops open to the General Community and Professionals and Clergy. These events are presented by Lundy Bancroft, an author, workshop leader, and consultant on domestic abuse and child maltreatment. MORE INFO
Jewish Meditation Group WEDNESDAY, DEC 7TH 7:00P TO 8:00P Explore tools for mindfulness, find a different way to talk to God, and deepen your prayer with meditation and chantingMORE INFO
ScholarStream Series 4: The Exodus in the Jewish Tradition WEDNESDAY, DEC 7TH 7:00P TO 8:00P 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
Moment at the Ark: Prayers for Healing FRIDAY, DEC 9TH 5:30P TO 6:00P Join Rabbi Fort for a healing prayers and a moment before the Ark.MORE INFO
J.B. Greenfield Chapel Shabbat Evening Service FRIDAY, DEC 9TH 5:00P MORE INFO
Shabbat Renewal Sermon by Rabbi Steven Morgen FRIDAY, DEC 9TH 6:00P Join us for our weekly Main Sanctuary Service. MORE INFO
J.B. Greenfield Chapel Shabbat Morning Service SHABBAT, DEC 10TH 8:30A MORE INFO Museum Minyan Shabbat Morning Service SHABBAT, DEC 10TH 9:15AMORE INFO Shabbat Morning Service Sermon by Rabbi Sarah Fort SHABBAT, DEC 10TH 9:30A Join us for our Main Sanctuary Shabbat Morning service. MORE INFO Parsha Study SHABBAT, DEC 10TH 11:30A Weekly Parsha Study following Chapel Shabbat Service. J.B. Greenfield Chapel Mincha/Ma’ariv SHABBAT, DEC 10TH 5:00PMORE INFO
Pickleball at Beth Yeshurun SUNDAY, DEC 11TH 9:00A TO 12:00P Book your pickleball court on Sunday mornings and Tuesday/Thursday evenings! MORE INFO
Jewish Learning Project SUNDAY, DEC 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
Dr. Elizabeth Bryant Denham: 4-Part Series on The Holocaust SUNDAY, DEC 4TH 11:00A TO 12:00P Join our special guest speaker, Dr. Elizabeth Bryant Denham, for a 4-part series on The Holocaust. In the first talk in the series, we will look at what occurred in Europe in the aftermath of World War I and the signing of the Treaty of Versailles.MORE INFO Beth Yeshurun Teen Bingo: Hanukkah Edition for Middle Schoolers SUNDAY, DEC 11TH 1:00P TO 2:30P Middle School Teens, Come celebrate Hanukkah with Beth Yeshurun's new Program Associate, Melissa Gutman! We will be decorating Holiday cards along with stuffing gift bags for Congregation Beth Yeshurun's The Gathering Place Participants. We will also have Hanukkah trivia and Hanukkah themed BINGO with prizes. MORE INFO
Beth Yeshurun Teen Bingo: Hanukkah Edition for High Schoolers SUNDAY, DEC 11TH 4:00P TO 5:30P High School Teens, Come celebrate Hanukkah with Beth Yeshurun's new Program Associate, Melissa Gutman! We will be decorating Holiday cards along with stuffing gift bags for Congregation Beth Yeshurun's The Gathering Place Participants. We will also have Hanukkah trivia and Hanukkah themed BINGO with prizes.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.
We will be collecting through December 18th!
This is the third year of our partnership with Reynolds Elementary School. Join us again as we collect enough toys for each child at Reynolds to have a new toy for Christmas.
Please bring an unwrapped toy appropriate for ages 5-11 and drop it off in the toy boxes: In the Bender Levy Lobby (by the synagogue entrance at the carpool lane), the Administrative Lobby (by the clergy offices), and In the BYDS School Lobby.
Thanks for your donations!
Friday, December 9th at 5:30pm
Whether you'd like to pray for a friend, family member, or yourself, we invite you to join Rabbi Fort for some healing prayers and spend a moment at the Ark for a special Mi Sheberach.
Tuesday, December 6th begining at 11am Open to the General Community and Professionals and Clergy. Workshops are held via Zoom. They are free of charge but registration is required.
December means Hanukkah! We have something for everyone this year! · We invite ourMiddle School and High School students to join us Sunday, December 11th for Teen Bingo: Hanukkah! Besides playing bingo we will make gift bags for our Gatheirng Place partiicpants and enjoy some Hanukkah treat. Middle schoolers at 1:00pm and High Schoolers at 4:00pm.
On Thursday, December 15th at 7:00pm ourYoung Professionals are invited to Festival of Zoo Lights. We will celebrate the Jewish Festival of Lights at Houston's premier holiday lights experience: Zoo Lights! After cocktails, light bites, and schmooze we will light the menorah and walk the zoo and marvel at the incredible light displays!
At 2:00pm on Sunday the 18th we will have our firstLow Sensory Hanukkah Event. Join us for a Hanukkah event for congregants of all ages with visual, auditory, or social sensitivities or disabilities. We will have all of the fun, food, crafts, and candle lighting of our bigger event, but in a more sensory-sensitive environment. We will also have an unplugged Hanukkah sing-a-long with Hailey Arnold, our Tot Shabbat song leader!
At 5:00pm that evening we have our Light up the Night Event. This is for congregants of all ages. Enjoy dinner with latkes and Hanukkah treats, as well as crafts for the kids and some special glow-in-the-dark activities! We will light the candles for the first night together with our clergy and then head out to the parking lot for our amazing fireworks show!
ALL of these events are on our website calendar and open for registration! Please register so we have food and fun for everyone.
You can find all information, including a full itinerary and online registration forms at:frosch.com/bethyeshurun2023.
Your deposit is refundable until January19, 2023 and final payment is due on March 17, 2023.
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!
