Our goal is to make your High Holy Day experience as easy and meaningful as possible.
EREV ROSH HASHANAH | Sunday, September 25 Barg Sanctuary 6:00p Sermon by Rabbi Steven Morgen
J.B. Greenfield Chapel 6:00p
Museum Minyan 6:00p
1ST DAY ROSH HASHANAH | Monday, September 26 Barg Sanctuary 8:30a First Shofar blowing at approximately 10:00a Sermon by Rabbi Brian Strauss
J.B. Greenfield Chapel 8:30a
Museum Minyan 9:00a
Freedman Levit Sanctuary Preschool Service 9:30a Grade School Service 10:30a Sensory Sensitive Service 5:00p
Tashlich 6:00p Meet in the administrative parking lot and we will walk over to the bayou together for Tashlich to cast our breadcrumbs into the bayou. Also, we will have a special shofar blowing at the bayou!
2ND NIGHT ROSH HASHANAH |Monday, September 26 J.B. Greenfield Chapel Mincha/Ma'ariv 7:00p
2ND DAY ROSH HASHANAH | Tuesday, September 27 Barg Sanctuary 8:30a First Shofar blowing at approximately 10:00a Sermon by Rabbi Sarah Fort
J.B. Greenfield Chapel 8:30a
Museum Minyan 9:00a
J.B. Greenfield Chapel Mincha/Ma'ariv 7:00p
CEMETERY SERVICES |Sunday, October 2 Allen Parkway 10:00a | Post Oak 11:00a | Shearith Israel (Wharton) 10:00a
Youth Services & Programs
High Holy Day Child Care Child Care the for the High Holy Days is official closed and at capacity! No Walk-ins will be allowed. if you have questions or concerns about your existing reservation please contact Jennifer Rosenzweig at jrosenzweig@bethyeshurun.org or call 713.666.1881.
Preschool Families We will hit the highlights and sing the tunes your kids know and engage in some fun, too. This short service with Rabbi Fort and our new song leader, Hailey Arnold, starts at 9:30am Freedman-Levit Sanctuary.
Grade School Families Joe Buchanan is back! He and Rabbi Fort will lead this hour-ish service at 10:30am in the Freedman-Levit Sanctuary and cover all the major prayers, with lots of songs, and some family activities, too. Teens We are looking forward to inviting all of our teens back to Beth Yeshurun over these High Holy Days. We hope all of them will join their families during our services in Barg Sanctuary. On Rosh Hashanah, we also welcome all of our teens to attend our Tashlich service at 6 pm. On Yom Kippur, we have two teen programs that will start at 2:30 pm and will be followed by a Teen-led Mincha at 4:30.
TELECONFERENCE INFORMATION Toll-Free Number: 1-800-920-7487 Pass Code: 637432# Dial the toll-free number, then enter the pass code number and pound sign when prompted. You may dial in at any point during the times listed below, but not more than 5 minutes before. Volume can be increased by pressing " *4 " on your phone.
Names can still be submitted for the printed Addendum
Yizkor is soon approaching, a time when we honor the memory of our loved ones. Yom Kippur Yizkor Services will take place on Wednesday morning, October 5th and Shemini Atzeret Yizkor Services will take place on Monday morning, October 17th.
Our Congregational Yizkor Book will be published to bring focus to the names of our dear family and loved ones. The Yizkor Book will be distributed at the synagogue on Yizkor and will also be available to the Congregation for distribution via mail or pick up at the synagogue the week prior to Yizkor. The entire Yizkor Book is also available electronically on our website.
To ensure that the names of your loved ones will be memorialized in our 5783 Yizkor Book Addendum, the form below must be submitted by Wednesday, September 28, 2022. Names received after September 28, 2022 might not be printed in the Yom Kippur addendum, but will be included in the online version of the book as well as future printed addendums.
Also available below, is the form for the Reverent Tribute section of our Yizkor Book, which is dedicated to the members of Beth Yeshurun, of blessed memory, who served in the United States military to protect our freedom. This list is ongoing and once the name of your loved one is included, you do not need to complete this form again in the years to come. However, if your loved one is not yet included, please list the name(s) of your loved ones so that we may add them to the Reverent Tribute section.
Please complete these forms online by Wednesday, September 28, 2022. Should you have any questions, please contact Jennifer Sutton directly at 713-666-1881 x 315 or jsutton@bethyeshurun.org
We are deeply thankful for your support and hope that Beth Yeshurun’s Yizkor Book of Remembrance provides a source of comfort for you and our Congregation.
Rabbi Strauss & Sisterhood want to connect with your college student!
Your child will receive a gift to start the year, followed by special holiday packages from our Sisterhood! It is a great way for your student to stay connected with Beth Yeshurun while he/she is away at school! To be included in mailings, you must complete this 2022-2023 form.
Willow Water Hole Greenway Sunday, October 2nd 10:00am Breakfast | 10:30am Clean-up Begins
At Tashlich we cast our "sins" into the water to begin the new year. At "Reverse Tashlich" we clean up what others have cast away. Join us at Willow Water Hole Greenway for breakfast and a mitzvah - cleaning up at one of our local, hidden green spots.
