Join us for a week of programming, prayer, and Jewish learning.
ScholarStream: The Exodus in the Jewish Tradition: Philosophy, Bible, Midrash, and Art WEDNESDAY, JAN 25TH 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 WEDNESDAY, JAN 25TH 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
The Gathering Place THURSDAY, JAN 26TH 10:00A TO 1:30P The Gathering Place provides a free of charge loving, safe and fun environment for care partners experiencing memory loss due to Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, stroke or other forms of dementia.MORE INFO
Sisterhood Presidents Installation THURSDAY, JAN 26TH 5:30P TO 7:00P Say thank you to our outgoing co-Presidents, Barbara Koslov and Vicky Richker, and welcome our new presidents, Julie Kaplan and Jordana Roteman! MORE INFO
J.B. Greenfield Chapel Shabbat Evening Service FRIDAY, JAN 27TH 5:30P MORE INFO
Shabbat Renewal - New Member Shabbat Sermon by Rabbi Brian Strauss FRIDAY, JAN 27TH 6:00P Join us at Shabbat Renewal as we recognize our new members from the past year. MORE INFO
J.B. Greenfield Chapel Shabbat Morning Service SHABBAT, JAN 28TH 8:30A MORE INFO Museum Minyan Shabbat Morning Service SHABBAT, JAN 28TH 9:15AMORE INFO Shabbat Morning Service Bat Mitzvah Hailey Lane Sermon by Rabbi Steve Morgen SHABBAT, JAN 28TH 9:30A Join us for our Main Sanctuary Shabbat Morning service. MORE INFO Parsha Study SHABBAT, JAN 28TH 11:30A Weekly Parsha Study following Chapel Shabbat Service. J.B. Greenfield Chapel Mincha/Ma’ariv SHABBAT, JAN 28TH 5:30PMORE INFO
Jewish Learning Project SUNDAY, JAN 29TH 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
Zoroastrian Speaker SUNDAY, JAN 29TH 11:00A TO 12:00P JLP Guest Speaker Kaemerz Dotiwala joins us to teach about Zoroastrianism, an ancient religion dating back to 600 BCE. MORE INFO
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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.
Friday, January 27, 2023 at 6:00pm
Every year we like to take the opportunity to offer a special welcome to our new members from the past year. If you're joining us in person for Shabbat Renewal this evening, please take a moment to introduce yourself and welcome a new congregant!
New Members: You should have received a special invitation from our Membership Director, Mindi Stern, to a meet and greet with our clergy, Executive Committee, Membership Committee, Board of Trustees, and Executive Staff.
Thursday, January 26 • 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Join us for cocktails and lite bites as we say thank you to our outgoing co-Presidents, Barbara Koslov and Vicky Richker, and welcome our new presidents, Julie Kaplan and Jordana Roteman!
Zoroastrianism is one of the world's oldest organized faiths, dating back to the 6th century BCE in Iran. Join us as we welcome Kaemerz Dotiawala, one of the founding members of the Zoroastrian Assocation of Houston. He will give us an overview of Zoroastrianism, including: Some context of the world just before the advent of Zoroastrianism, Asho Zarathushtra's unique view of the world and concept of God, A person's relationship to God, Religious festivals and initiation ceremony of a Zarathushi child (similar to a Bar Mitzvah), and Concepts of eschatology and Heaven and Hell
Come celebrate the New Year of the Trees with a kosher wine tasting in the style of the Tu b’Shvat seder and do a little planting, too!
In honor of the Kabbalistic Tu b’Shvat Seder’s four glasses of wine, we’ll be offering a tasting of kosher wines led by Ben Bailiff, the Texas Manager of local supplier, Royal Wine! We’ll also have lots of tasty bites and non-alcoholic drinks to go around.
Also, tradition says that if you plant parsley seeds on Tu b’Shvat, they’ll grow in time to use at your Passover seder! After our kosher wine tasting, you can get your hands a little dirty planting parsley seeds to take home and grow for your seder.
Celebrate the Jewish New Year of the Trees together and outdoors this Tu B’Shevat! Meet at 3:30 pm for some pre-clean-up snacks, and then we will start our clean-up project at about 3:45 pm. We will head out in groups to pick up trash around the lakes at Willow Water Hole.
But there’s more! The ancient mystics celebrated Tu B’Shevat with a seder to recognize all the beautiful trees and fruits and the changing of the seasons. So after you’re done cleaning up, grab a “Tu B’Shevat Seder in a Bag” to enjoy right there, or take it home and continue the celebration!
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!
