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Happenings - Week of October 2, 2023

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Happenings
Week of October 2, 2023

Join us for a week of programming, prayer, and Jewish learning.

Open Sukkah
MONDAY, OCT 2ND 6:00P TO 8:00P
Bring your own meal to enjoy in the Beth Yeshurun Sukkah and celebrate the mitzvah! No formal program, but we’ll provide drinks and cookies. MORE INFO

Wisdom of Torah with Rabbi Brian Strauss
TUESDAY, OCT 3RD 7:45A TO 8:30A
Rabbi Strauss teaches Tuesday mornings as part of the Breakfast Club - learn Torah 4 days a week with our clergy!

Voices of Torah with Rabbi Steven Morgen
WEDNESDAY, OCT 4TH 7:45A TO 8:30A
Rabbi Morgen teaches Wednesday mornings as part of the Breakfast Club - learn Torah 4 days a week with our clergy!

Jewish Meditation Group - Hybrid
WEDNESDAY, OCT 4TH 7:00P TO 8:00P
Explore tools for mindfulness, find a different way to talk to God, and deepen your prayer with meditation and chanting. MORE INFO

Thursday Breakfast Club Torah Study
THURSDAY, OCT 5TH 7:45A TO 8:30A
Join Rabbi Fort for Breakfast Club this Thursday morning.

Sports Bar in the Sukkah
THURSDAY, OCT 5TH 7:30P TO 9:30P
Young Professionals! Welcome to our Sports Bar in the Sukkah! MORE INFO

Tot Shabbat!
FRIDAY, OCT 6TH 5:00P TO 5:45P
Toddlers & Preschoolers join us for a musical Shabbat with Rabbi Sarah Fort and Hailey Arnold, followed by challah and more fun! MORE INFO

Better Together Singles Over 50: Shabbat in the Park
FRIDAY, OCT 6TH 6:00P TO 8:00P
Join Jewish Singles Over 50 at Bellaire Town Square for Shabbat in the Park MORE INFO

Shabbat Renewal
Sermon by Rabbi Sarah Fort
FRIDAY, OCT 6TH 6:00P
Our Main Sanctuary Shabbat Service in the Freedman Levit Sanctuary. CLICK TO STREAM

J.B. Greenfield Chapel Shabbat Evening Service
FRIDAY, OCT 6TH 6:30P MORE INFO

J.B. Greenfield Chapel Holiday Shacharit/Musaf Service
SHABBAT, OCT 7TH 8:30A MORE INFO

Main Sanctuary Shabbat Morning Service + Shmini Atzeret/Yizkor
Sermon by Rabbi Brian Strauss
SHABBAT, OCT 7TH 9:30A
Join us for our Main Sanctuary Shabbat Morning Service as well as our Shmini Atzeret and Yizkor service. CLICK TO STREAM

Museum Minyan Shabbat Morning Service
SHABBAT, OCT 7TH 9:30A MORE INFO

MyShabbat
SHABBAT, OCT 7TH 9:30A TO 10:30A
An interactive, engaging, and educational Shabbat service for 3rd- through 6th-grade students and their families. MORE INFO

Shabbat Shalom
SHABBAT, OCT 7TH 10:15A
Shabbat Shalom is a Shabbat morning program for young children under 7 years old. Each Shabbat, the children pray, sing, dance, hear stories, and much more! Children under 3 should come with a parent. No need to register!

Parsha Study
SHABBAT, OCT 7TH 11:30A
Weekly Parsha Study following Chapel Shabbat Service.

J.B. Greenfield Chapel Mincha/Ma’ariv
SATURDAY, OCT 7TH 6:30P MORE INFO

Museum Minyan Simchat Torah Service
SHABBAT, OCT 7TH 6:45P TO 8:00P MORE INFO

Simchat Torah in the Barg Sanctuary
SHABBAT, OCT 7TH 7:00P TO 8:30P
Congregants of all ages, join us for a reception in the Museum and the Simchat Torah hakafot, including our candy hakafah! MORE INFO

Religious School & Sulam Classes
SUNDAY, OCT 8TH 9:30A TO 12:30P
The William S. Malev Schools for Religious Studies of Congregation Beth Yeshurun provides religious education for students from Pre-Kindergarten through 7th Grade. MORE INFO

Food & Faith Collaborative Volunteer Opportunity
MONDAY, OCT 9TH 11:00A TO 1:00P
Volunteer at the CBY "Food & Faith Collaborative" Day and see how Second Servings addresses the challenge of food insecurity and food waste. MORE INFO

A full list of upcoming events can be found here

Once content has been recorded live, it will be saved on our social media platforms for future access. This means that if you cannot make the time slots noted above, you can still join us to learn and pray.

Please know that your clergy is here for you. To reach out, please e-mail them directly or connect with info@bethyeshurun.org and we will direct you to a member of our team.

What if we put belonging at the heart of Jewish communal life?

This is the goal of the Belonging Project - a cutting-edge initiative that merges scientific research, relationship best practices, and ancient Jewish wisdom. Before we can move forward, we need to know where we are. Survey will be open until October 20.
Click here to complete a short Survey

Sukkot Resources & Programming
For a full listing of Services and Programs, visit:bethyeshurun.org/hhdsukkot

Thursday, October 5 | 7:30 pm | Beth Yeshurun Sukkah | $18 per person

This event is open to Young Professionals in the community, so please share with anyone who would like to join us! In honor of our sports theme, we will be collecting new/gently used sports equipment for RSI (Recycled Sports Items). RSI helps Houston-area underprivileged kids by providing baseball, basketball, football, and other sports equipment, instructional sports clinics, and college scholarships to those who are exemplary in both academics and sports.

Please register by Tuesday, October 3 at noon!

Simchat Torah Reception and Service in the Barg Sanctuary
Saturday, October 7 begining at 7:00pm
Museum Minyan Service: 6:45pm | J.B. Greenfield Chapel Service: 6:30pm

Join us at 7:00 pm for light bites and cocktails in the Kaplan Museum. We will unroll one of our Torahs (you'll be surprised how long it is!) and you'll be able to take a self-guided tour through our Museum and learn about some of the special Torah scrolls in our collection. Then at 7:30p we will head to the Barg Sanctuary for our Simchat Torah service. Congregants of all ages can participate with our clergy in the hakafot. Stay until the end for one of our favorite Beth Yeshurun traditions, the candy hakafah finale.
**Please bring 100 pieces of KOSHER candy to share*

Names can still be submitted for the printed Shemini Atzeret Addendum
Shemini Atzeret Yizkor Services will take place on Saturday morning, October 7th.

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. Names received after October 4 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. 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.
Click here to Submit the names of your Loved Ones

Monday, October 9th | 11:00a - 1:00p
Goldberg B'nai B'rith Towers, 10909 Fondren, 77096

Volunteering with the Food & Faith Collaborative will give you a glimpse at how Second Servings addresses the challenges of food insecurity and food waste. Almost 20% of Houstonians struggle to have enough food for their families despite the fact that, as a society, we waste nearly 40% of the food we produce! Through its unique “PopUp Grocery Store” program and daily food rescue operations, Second Servings provides nutritious food to over 200,000 underserved Houstonians annually while preventing perfectly good food from going to waste. For the best volunteer experience, we are limiting to 15 participants.Click here to Register

Wednesday, October 11 | Dinner at 6:30 pm | Program at 7:00 pm
Beth Yeshurun Members: Program Only - $12 | Dinner & Program - $25
Non-Members: Program Only - $25 | Dinner & Program - $38

Our October guest is Dr. Doug Dow, Board-Certified Urologist, speaking on "Understanding Prostate Enlargement and Prostate Cancer and Their Treatments."

100 Jewish Men is a 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 men’s lives at work and at home. We have an incredible year planned, and we hope you choose to be part of it. This year each event is a stand-alone program. There are no annual fees; you pay per program that you attend. Click here to Register

Shabbat Renewal, Friday, October 13 at 6:00 pm

This year, for Social Action Shabbat, we welcome Barbara Bronstein, Founder and President of Second Servings. She will share the story of how this incredible organization came to be and how it's operating now, as well as the story of Food & Faith Initiative, whose volunteers distribute reclaimed food to those in need through Pop-Up Groceries.Beth Yeshurun will support these two organizations with Social Action initiatives throughout the year - join us to see how it all started and be inspired! CLICK HERE for more information

Sunday, October 15 at 4:00 pm | $18/per person
This month is Cheshvan - the month with no holidays! After all of the spiritual work we have done during Elul and Tishrei, we take a step back and focus on self-care this month.

Join us each month for a new look at Rosh Chodesh. We look forward to exploring new themes through discussion, speakers, and hands-on activities each Hebrew month. Open to all Jewish adult women (Bat Mitzvah or older) Click here to Register

Wednesday, October 18
11:30am - Lunch | 12:00pm - The Ziggy Band!

Enjoy lunch with friends, then head to the Freedman Levit Sanctuary to hear one of our favorites - The Ziggy Band! Open to the community, so feel free to share with other seniors who might enjoy our program.Thank you to our sponsor - The Medallion! Stop at The Medallion table on the way in, meet their team, and pick up some fun gifts.
The deadline to register is Sunday, October 15

HIGH HOLY DAYS PLEDGE 2023 | 5784
Your generous support is vital to our congregation, thank you!

We sincerely appreciate your generous support of our synagogue. Together, at Beth Yeshurun, we strive to foster a spirit of collective strength where we uplift one another and our Jewish community. We are especially grateful for the members of the Tzedakah Society, a group of members, who are standing together to double the impact of your donation by matching Appeal pledges and contributions dollar for dollar. Click Here to make your pledge for 5784

Every Israel Bonds investment, donation or gift by a synagogue member strengthens and renews the connection of the members of our congregation to Israel and each other. Celebrate the New Year 5784 by sharing an Israel Bond with a family member or with a Shalom Bond donation to the synagogue or your favorite cause or community institution. Click Here to Invest in Israel Bonds

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2023
Checkin 8:00am | Scramble 9:00am

Tournament proceeds support necessary repairs and restoration of some of our sacred Torah scrolls. This is a long-term project, ReJEWvination, and your support helps with that effort.

Click here for Sponsorship Opportunities and to register as a Player!

Click here for Volunteer Opportunities

We invite you to share with us your simchas - births, engagement, weddings, or award and recognitions. Fill our Mazel Tov form with your information a picture and share your great news with the rest of the congregation.
Click here to Submit your Simcha!

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Email them directly giftshop@bethyeshurun.org or call 713.255.8021.

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Houston, TX 77096

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