Join us for a week of programming, prayer, and Jewish learning.
Wisdom of Torah with Rabbi Brian Strauss TUESDAY, FEB 14TH 7:45A TO 8:30A Rabbi Strauss teaches Tuesday mornings as part of the Breakfast Club - learn Torah 4 days a week with our clergy!
Pickleball at Beth Yeshurun TUESDAY, FEB 14TH 5:45P TO 6:45P Book your pickleball court on Sunday mornings and Tuesday/Thursday evenings! MORE INFO
Singles over 50: Valentines Singles Party TUESDAY, FEB 14TH 6:00P TO 9:00PJoin the Houston Jewish Community's Singles over 50 group for a Valentines' Singles Party! MORE INFO
Voices of Torah with Rabbi Steven Morgen WEDNESDAY, FEB 15TH 7:45A TO 8:30A Rabbi Morgen teaches Wednesday mornings as part of the Breakfast Club - learn Torah 4 days a week with our clergy!
Polyphony: A Common Ground Through a Common Sound WEDNESDAY, FEB 15TH 6:00P TO 8:00P Houston Congregation for Reform Judaism is hosting a string quartet and soloist concert by Polyphony, which brings together Arab and Jewish communities through the power of music. MORE INFO
ScholarStream: How Conservative Movement's Law Committee Impacts our Lives Today WEDNESDAY, FEB 15TH 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
Jewish Meditation Group WEDNESDAY, FEB 15TH 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
Jewish Mysticism & Ancient Cultural Beliefs with Rabbi Fort THURSDAY, FEB 16TH 7:45A TO 8:30A Rabbi Fort teaches Wednesday mornings as part of the Breakfast Club - learn Torah 4 days a week with our clergy!
Kids Meals/SEARCH Bags Assembly THURSDAY, FEB 16TH 9:00A TO 10:00A Join Beth Yeshurun Sisterhood and our Social Action team to assemble snack bags for Kids Meals and SEARCH. New volunteers are always welcome to join in this ongoing monthly project We will meet every 3rd Thursday of the month. MORE INFO
Pickleball at Beth Yeshurun THURSDAY, FEB 16TH 5:45P TO 6:45P Book your pickleball court on Sunday mornings and Tuesday/Thursday evenings! MORE INFO
J.B. Greenfield Chapel Shabbat Evening Service FRIDAY, FEB 17TH 5:30P MORE INFO
Shabbat Renewal - Scholar-In-Residence Dr. Robert Harris FRIDAY, FEB 17TH 6:00P Join us for our Main Sanctuary Service, this week we welcome our Scholar-In-Residence Dr. Robert Harris, Chair of Hebrew Bible and Its Interpretations, Jewish Theological Seminary. MORE INFO
J.B. Greenfield Chapel Shabbat Morning Service SHABBAT, FEB 18TH 8:30A MORE INFO Museum Minyan Shabbat Morning Service SHABBAT, FEB 18TH 9:15AMORE INFO Shabbat Morning Service SHABBAT, FEB 18TH 9:30A Join us for our Main Sanctuary Shabbat Morning service. MORE INFO
MyShabbat SHABBAT, FEB 18TH 9:30A TO 10:30A An interactive, engaging, and educational Shabbat service for 3rd- through 6th-grade students and their families.MORE INFO Kiddush Luncheon with Scholar-In-Residence Dr. Robert Harris SHABBAT, FEB 18TH about 11:30A "Truth or Consequences - Finding Faith and Kindness in a World of Dissension and Strife:" In a time of mortal danger to Israel - both from a powerful foreign enemy and internal hostility among political factions - Jeremiah sought to preserve the Jewish way of life. What insights can we discover to guide us today?MORE INFO J.B. Greenfield Chapel Mincha/Ma’ariv SHABBAT, FEB 18TH 5:45PMORE INFO Informal Q & A with Scholar-In-Residence Dr. Robert Harris SHABBAT, FEB 18TH 7:00P Meet Dr. Harris for an informal Q&A. Please register so we have space for everyone.MORE INFO
Yom Limmud @ Congregation Beth Israel SUNDAY, FEB 19TH (ALL DAY) Back in-person, Yom Limmud’s program is all about learning ‘outside the box!’ Featured this year is actress and singer Lainie Kazan of Broadway and My Big Fat Greek Wedding fame. Plus, our first ever Yom Limmud bus tours showcasing mural street art in Houston or Eastern Religions. MORE INFO
Pickleball at Beth Yeshurun SUNDAY, FEB 19TH 9:00A TO 12:00P Book your pickleball court on Sunday mornings and Tuesday/Thursday evenings! 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 winter 2023 Scholar in Residence is Dr. Robert Harris, Professor of Bible and Ancient Semitic Languages at The Jewish Theological Seminary. Dr. Harris is widely published and frequently speaks on biblical narrative and Jewish liturgy to congregations and organizations around the country. We hope you will be able to join us for at least one of his sessions, as he is an entertaining and engaging speaker.
Friday, February 17th | Shabbat Renewal at 6:00 pm | Freedman Levit Sanctuary "Romemu: Crying out for God’s Love and God’s Justice in a world of struggles and conflict:" Reflections on Psalm 99 of Kabbalat Shabbat, from which we sing “Romemu Adonai Eloheinu.”
Saturday, February 18th | Kiddush lunch (approximately 11:45am) | Stein Hall "Truth or Consequences - Finding Faith and Kindness in a World of Dissension and Strife:" In a time of mortal danger to Israel - both from a powerful foreign enemy and internal hostility among political factions - Jeremiah sought to preserve the Jewish way of life. What insights can we discover to guide us today?
Saturday, February 18th | 7:00pm | Daniel & Karol Musher's Home Meet Dr. Harris for an informal Q&A. Please register so we have space for everyone.
Sunday, February 19th | Jewish Federation of Houston's Yom Limmud at 10:15 am | Congregation Beth Israel "I Pshat the Torah: From Charlemagne to Rashi - The Reinvention of Reading in the Middle Ages"
Back in-person, Yom Limmud’s program is all about learning ‘outside the box!’ Featured this year is actress and singer Lainie Kazan of Broadway and My Big Fat Greek Wedding fame.
Look for our Beth Yeshurun Clergy at Yom Limmud: Rabbi David Rosen at 10:15am Why Do They Hate Us: Six Reasons Antisemitism Persists
Rabbi Sarah Fort at 12:45pm Jewitchery - What's Jewish about witchcraft, sorcery, and more? Lots!
Rabbi Steven Morgen at 2:00p One Approach to "Choseness" in a Pluralistic World
We invite you to join us as we honor Toby and Rabbi Jack Segal with an evening celebration featuring performances by The Shul Sisters, a cantorial trio starring Cantor Laurie Akers, Cantor Rachel Brooks, and our very own Cantor Rachel Goldman. Chaired by Lori Herzog and Dana Katz, produced by Chris Hardin and directed by Richard Brown, this incomparable musical experience will take place on March 23, 2023 in the Barg Sanctuary.
In gratitude to Toby and Rabbi Jack Segal for their lifelong dedication to Congregation Beth Yeshurun we will present the Segal family with a tribute book comprised of personal messages from our congregants and community. We are asking for your help in making this a keepsake that they will treasure. You will not want to be excluded from this special memento, so please send your order in by the February 24, 2023 deadline - we are unable to accept submissions after the deadline. Click here to Purchase Tickets | Click here to Purchase a Tribute
String Quartet & Soloists Concert by Polyphony's musicians from Nazareth
Wednesday, February 15 at Houston Congregation for Reform Judaism 6:00 Reception | 7:00 Concert | 8:00 Dessert & Conversation 801 Bering Drive
Join us for an evening of classical music and cross-cultural dialogue. The Polyphony Quartet – an ensemble composed of two Arab and two Jewish young musicians – will host soprano singers Anastasia Klevan and Deema Azar for an outstanding classical concert, featuring music by Beethoven, Mozart, Offenbach, and more.
This event is free and open to all. Please bring friends from all faiths and cultures, as we generate harmony in humanity through music. Congregation Beth Yeshurun & HCRJ are proud sponsors.
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! Open to all with no charge, but please register so we have bites for everyone!
We kick off our Shul of Rock Purim weekend with Rock Shabbat on Friday, March 3rd at 6:00p! Come dressed as your favorite rock star and sing along as we set all of our Kabbalat Shabbat prayers to your favorite rock classics!
Young Professionals Purim Prom - Saturday, March 4th at 7:00p! The opportunity to re-live (or re-do?) your prom is here for Purim! Come to the BYDS school gym complete with balloons, prom photos, and the greatest hits of the 1990s to mid-2000s!
Rock on and enjoy the countless activities happening at this year's Purim Fest on Sunday, March 5th from 11:00a-2:00p! In addition to our full outdoor carnival we have dedicated teen, toddler, and low-sensory areas. Also new this year is Bingo and Trivia inside along with a classic rock cover band.
Join us for Megillah readings in all three services on Monday, March 6th. Come in costume and enjoy a hamentaschen and ice cream bar after the Megillah readings of each service! J.B. Greenfield Chapel service at 5:30p with the Megillah reading immediately following. Main Sanctuary reading begins at 6:30p in the Freedman Levit Sanctuary. Our Museum Minyan reading beginst at 6:45 in Reiches Hall.
We are heartbroken by the news of two devastating earthquakes that hit Turkey and Syria overnight. Right now, the death toll is in the thousands and rapidly rising. While an overwhelming number of homes and businesses have been destroyed, rescuers race to pull survivors from beneath the rubble.
Jewish Federations are on the ground with our partners, responding quickly in the immediate aftermath of the disaster. 150,000 people have been made homeless from the #earthquakes and are trying to survive during a bitter cold winter. We are supplying thousands of tents, heaters, thermal clothing, ready to eat meals, and first aid kits.
Did you know that February 20th is National Love Your Pet Day? This month we are partnering with ERJCC Houston's Meal on Wheels for a pet supply drive. The Animeals program was founded so that homebound clients of Meals on Wheels would not need to share their limited food and resources with their pets. Not only does Meals on Wheels deliver hot lunches to seniors in our community, but they also supplement with pet food to care for the senior's pets.
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!
