100 Jewish Men

Now in its ninth year at Congregation Beth Yeshurun, One Hundred Jewish Men is a membership group of men dedicated to improving themselves and each other as men, fathers, husbands, brothers, sons, friends, and Jews.

Through controversial, thought-provoking speakers, and small group discussions, we will explore what usually remains unspoken in mens lives at work and at home.

Dr. Garth Beinart Todd Blitzer Ben Cowan Bruce Frankel Eric Gibbs Adam Goldman

Jeff Golub Mark Hochstein Dr. Jon Hyman Dr. Ryan Kagan Dr. Bob Komorn Shay Kuperman Marty Peskin

Dan Rogers Stuart Rosenthal Jeremy Sorkin Rabbi Brian Strauss Dr. Howard Sussman James Thomson Dr. Jerry Wender

We have an incredible 2010-2011 year planned.

Thursday, October 14, 2010   Dr. Ron Wolfson	The Seven Questions You're Asked in Heaven Over the centuries, rabbis have imagined what might be asked in heaven about how you lived your life on earth. Ron will share seven of these questions from his newly published book, questions that lead us to a cheshbon ha-nefesh, an "accounting of the soul," a way to review and renew our lives on earth. Ron Wolfson is a visionary Jewish educator whose enthusiasm for bringing Judaism alive in homes and synagogues has shaped his work in the community.
Wednesday, November 10, 2010   A Night of Comedy with Joel Chasnoff Cosponsored with the JCC ARTS & BOOK FAIR	Chasnoff will address his new best-selling book, THE 188th CRYBABY BRIGADE – A Skinny Jewish Kid from Chicago takes on Hezbollah, a humorous and provocative memoir about his year in the Israel Defense Forces.
December 15, 2010    A night with John McClain   Note Special Times  7:00 Dinner 7:30 Program	Come listen to one of the most popular sports voice in Houston talk about how sports is really more than just games. It may have a lot more to do about life in general.
January 12, 2011   Allen Clark	Civilizational Jihad – How Much of a Threat? The Honorable Allen Clark is a West Point graduate who served in Vietnam as a covert army intelligence officer in the Green Berets. On June 17,1967 he was severely wounded in a mortar attack in the Central Highlands of South Vietnam and required fifteen months of hospitalization for treatment after amputation of both his legs below his knees. He was awarded the Silver Star for Gallantry in Action, a Purple Heart, and Combat Infantryman's Badge. After nomination by President George H.W. Bush he was confirmed twice by the United States Senate once as the Assistant Secretary for Veterans Liaison and Program Coordination and then as Director of the National Cemetery System of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
February 9, 2011   Dr. Bob Weinberger	Two of My Biggest Mistakes as a Father and Husband . . . and maybe a couple of yours too! Come learn from Dr. Bob Weinberger a local psychologist and animated speaker on various topics. Bob is also an active member of the Jewish community and a long time member of United Orthodox Synagogue.
March 9, 2011    An evening with former astronaut Scott Parazynski	Join us for this exciting evening with the only man in the world to have journeyed into space and climbed Mt. Everest. In 1992 Dr. Scott Parazynski was selected to join NASA's Astronaut Corps and eventually flew 5 Space Shuttle Missions and conducted 7 spacewalks (EVAs). All told, Dr. Parazynski has spent over 8 weeks in space with more than 47 hours outside on spacewalks. On his second attempt to scale Mt. Everest, on May 20, 2009, he became the first astronaut to stand on top of the world. He has given keynotes and lectures all over the world, to audiences young and old. Dr. Scott Parazynski is a graduate of Stanford University and Stanford Medical School, he went on to train at Harvard and in Denver in preparation for a career in emergency medicine and trauma. Dr. Parazynski is also physiologist with expertise in human adaptation to stressful environments.
April 13, 2011
May 18, 2011   Gregg J. Rickman	Hating the Jews - the Rise of Anti-Semitism in the 21st Century Muslim anti-Semitism in Europe and the Middle East is driving anti-Semitism to new heights and threatening Jews there. Will it also affect us? What can we do to protect our people? For nearly three years, Gregg J. Rickman served as Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice’s Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism, traveling to twenty-eight countries in defense of victims of anti-Semitism and intolerance. He is a Senior Fellow at the Institute for Religion and Public Policy in Washington, D.C., and a Visiting Fellow at The Yale Initiative for the Interdisciplinary Study of Anti-Semitism (YIISA) at Yale University and a Research Scholar at the Initiative on Anti-Semitism and Anti-Israelism of the Institute for Jewish & Community Research in San Francisco. He is also the Human Rights Analyst and a Contributor for The Cutting Edge News.