Weeknights

B’reishit: For First Time Expectant Parents

Led by: Rabbi Sarah Fort

4 Weeks (Thursday evenings August 28; September 4, 11, 18)
7 – 8:30p | light bites at 7 with the class beginning at 7:15
Cost: $36 per couple, which includes a book

Join Rabbi Fort and local professionals for a 4-part series designed especially for first time expectant parents. We’ll discuss:

• Making a Game Plan (prepping pets, visitors, hospital bag, and more)
• Technical Details (Q&A with a Lactation Consultant, RN, birth doula)
• JewFAQS (naming traditions, common Jewish superstitions, etc)
• Afterbirth (what goes into bris, naming/brit bat, PJ Library, Tot Shabbat).

Get ready for your next big adventure with other folks in the same boat! Each couple will receive a copy of the book The New Jewish Baby Book by Anita Diamant.

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Unlocking the Gates: A Journey Through the High Holy Day Machzor

Instructor: Rabbi David Mendelson

4 Weeks (Thursday evenings August 28; September 4, 11, 18)
7 – 8:30p | light bites at 7 with the class beginning at 7:15
Cost: $18

The High Holy Days are filled with powerful prayers, stirring poetry, and profound spiritual opportunities—if we know how to access them. In this four-week course, we’ll explore the key moments of the High Holy Day Machzor, from Avinu Malkeinu, Kol Nidre, Unetaneh Tokef , and beyond. Together, we’ll uncover the historical roots, theological meanings, and emotional resonance of these prayers, helping you approach the Days of Awe with deeper understanding and greater intention. This is your chance to enter the season with an open heart and a receptive soul. 

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Unorthodox Jewish Beliefs

Led by: Rabbi Steven Morgen

5 Weeks (October 16, 23, 30; November 6, 13)
7 – 8:30p | light bites at 7 with the session beginning at 7:15
Cost: $36

If seeing is believing, and God cannot be seen, what are we to believe? Did God really speak to the Prophets? Does God still talk to us today? Does God hear our prayers? Using traditional and modern sources, Rabbi Morgen will lead a discussion about these basic questions of faith. 

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What Do They Believe? Learning About Other Faith Traditions

Led by: Rabbi Steven Morgen

3 Weeks (January 15, 22, 29)
7 – 8:30p | light bites at 7 with the session beginning at 7:15
Cost: $36

Houston is a very diverse city. This series will offer an opportunity to learn about the faith traditions from some of our neighbors in a dialog with Rabbi Morgen.

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