Our goal is to make your High Holy Day experience as easy and meaningful as possible. CEMETERY SERVICES |Sunday, September 24 Allen Parkway 10:00a | Post Oak 11:00a | Shearith Israel (Wharton) 10:00a KOL NIDRE | Sunday, September 24 Family Yom Kippur Program | Stein Hall 6:00p Main Sanctuary | Barg Sanctuary Early Service 6:00p | Late Service 8:30p Sermon by Rabbi Brian Strauss
J.B. Greenfield Chapel 6:45p
Museum Minyan | Reiches Hall 6:45p YOM KIPPUR | Monday, September 25 Barg Sanctuary Shacharit and Torah Service: 9:30a Sermon by Rabbi Brian Strauss Yizkor: 12:00p Musaf Service and Holocaust Speaker: 12:45p Jews by Choice Speakers: 2:30p Teen-Led Mincha: 4:15p Sermon by Rabbi Sarah Fort Neilah: 6:15p
Freedman Levit Sanctuary Preschool Service: 9:30a Grade School Service: 10:30a Community Yizkor: 3:00p
Museum Minyan Morning Service: 9:30a Study Session: 5:00p Mincha: 5:30p Neilah: 6:45p
FINAL BLAST OF THE SHOFAR 7:40P
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 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.
Family Programs Hosted by Rabbi Fort, preschool and elementary children and their families are invited to join us on Kol Nidre at 6:00pm in Stein Hall for age-appropriate activities. No RSVP required.
Dedicated Spaces
For those who need to step away from services, we have several dedicated spaces this year. The Main Sanctuary Service will be live streamed in each of the indoor spaces so that those utilizing them can still be a part of the service.
To help keep babysitting secure, Stein Hall is now available to our teens and tweens. The preschool playground will be open for parent-supervised play for young children. A sensory calming room (Schwartz Study), for those with sensory sensitivities returns this year children will need to be chaperoned by their parents. Parents have access to a Mother’s Room (Heritage Room), with limited refrigeration, to feed their infants in comfort without worrying about distractions.
Monday, September 25 | 3:00pm | Freedman Levit Sanctuary
We welcome the community to attend this special Yizkor service on Yom Kippur afternoon to honor the memory of loved ones. ** While no High Holy Day ticket is required to attend this community service, tickets will be required for anyone staying for the Mincha or Neilah services **
Names can still be submitted for the Shemini Atzeret 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 Monday morning, September 25th and Shemini Atzeret Yizkor Services will take place on Saturday morning, October 7th.
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. 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 5784 Yizkor Book Addendum, the form below must be submitted by Wednesday, October 4, 2023. Names received after October 4, 2023 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 4, 2023. 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 special holiday packages throughout 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 2023-2024 form.
