Our goal is to make your High Holy Day experience as easy and meaningful as possible. KOL NIDRE | Tuesday, October 4 Barg Sanctuary Early Service 6:00p Sermon by Rabbi Brian Strauss Late Service 8:30p Sermon by Rabbi Brian Strauss
J.B. Greenfield Chapel 6:15p Museum Minyan 6:45p
YOM KIPPUR | Wednesday, October 5 Barg Sanctuary Shacharit and Torah Service: 9:30a Sermon by Rabbi Brian Strauss Yizkor: 11:30p (Approximately) Musaf Service and Holocaust Speaker: 12:45p Jews by Choice Speakers: 2:30p Teen-Led Mincha: 4:00p We would love to have our teens and their families stay after the teen programs and join us for the service led by their peers. Sermon by Rabbi Sarah Fort Neilah: 6:30p
Freedman Levit Sanctuary Preschool Service: 9:30a Grade School Service: 10:30a Middle School Program (Zubowski A): 2:30p High School Program(Zubowski B): 2:30p
Museum Minyan Morning Service: 9:30a Mindfulness Program: 3:30p Study Session: 4:45p Mincha: 5:15p Neilah: 6:30p FINAL BLAST OF THE SHOFAR 7:26 P.M.
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 On Yom Kippur, we have two teen programs that will start at 2:30 pm. Gal Litani, BYDS Israel Shaliach and a CYJ staff member for the last two summers, will be leading a program for our middle school students in Zubowski A. Our high school program will be led by Danielle Alexander, Kehillah High Director, and Sarah Yonas, Lonestar BBYO Regional Director, and will take place in Zubowski B. We hope that our teens will attend the program that is for them and then plan to stay for the Teen-led Mincha service at 4:30 to support their peers.
Neilah Each child will be given a glow stick to use when we walk into Barg Sanctuary together for the end of the Neilah service, Havdalah, and the final blast of the shofar at 7:26. As the lights are lowered in the Sanctuary and the children walk in lines to the bimah, it’s a beautiful ending to the day, and we hope many of our families will return for that. All Children should meet us in Freedman Levit Sanctuary at 6:50pm (parents should join us if the children are young). We are so happy to be able to bring this tradition back for the first time in several years!
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Names can still be submitted for the printed Shemini Atzeret 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 Shemini Atzeret Addendum, the form below must be submitted by Wednesday, October 12, 2022. Names received after October 12, 2022 might not be printed in the Shemini Atzeret 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, October 12, 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.
Sisterhood: Robyn Shkolnick "Sisters in the Hut" Sunday, October 9th | 10:00am
In honor of our "sister," Robyn Shkolnick, z"l, we welcome all Houston-area synagogue Sisterhoods to join us outside in the Beth Yeshurun sukkah for brunch while we create canvas panels to decorate the walls of the sukkah. The event is free, and we welcome all generations! A delicious brunch will be served. Just let us know how many are coming!
SEARCH Homeless Services and its Council of Congregations invite faith groups across the Houston area to participate October 7th - 9th in World Homeless Weekend – a time for you to “do one thing” with your congregation to raise awareness, provide service opportunities, pray, and/or advocate for some of the most marginalized and vulnerable members of our city.
Beth Yeshurun is proud to participate and offer you two ways you can support this initiative at our SEARCH in the Sukkah event. All ages are invited to help with a hand-on mitzvah project at our Sukkot event where we will assemble snack bags with notes of support and encouragement. Or, donate supplies that SEARCH needs for those experiencing homelessness and those that have been recently housed. A full list of supplies can be found at the registration link below. Please RSVP by Thursday, October 6th at Noon
Young Professionals Schmooze in the Sukkah Thursday, October 13th 7:30pm | $18 Per Person
Beth Yeshurun is bringing the NY Deli to our Sukkah! Join us for a NY kosher deli dinner and schmooze with other young professionals with all the fixings, plus "The Best Little Klezmer Band in Texas!"
We will still be collecting items to donate to SEARCH to help those who are experiencing homelessness or are recently housed. A full list of supplies can be found at the registration link below.
Travel Through Torah & Simchat Torah Celebration Monday, October 17th 5:30pm Travel Through Torah | 6:30pm Simchat Torah
We kick off our Simchat Torah celebration at 5:30p with our Young Families as we Travel Through Torah. Our kids will work their way through stations of crafts and games, beginning with Creation and ending with the arrival in the Promised Land. This event is geared toward preschool and younger elementary school kids. Stick around for our service following! While we will have a treat for the kids, this event does not include dinner.
At 6:30p we will have our traditional Simchat Torah service in the Barg Sanctuary. Join all of our clergy for the hakafot - with both kids and adults - and for one of our favorite Beth Yeshurun traditions, the candy hakafah finale. We will also debut our beautiful new Torah covers and thank our generous donors as we invite them up for the first hakafah!
