Welcome to our new Benot Sheirut Shira & Osi

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1 S H A B B AT B U L L E T I N The Eruv is up. Rabbi Barry Gelman Rabbi Emeritus Joseph Radinsky z l Cantor Emeritus Irving Dean President Mr. Rick Guttman LOUIS AND LEAH YAFFEE BNEI AKIVA PROGRAM: Shabbat No Teen Minyan & No Groups 10:30 am: Tot Shabbat with Maya Wadler. No Tot Shabbat this week. Snif and groups will resume August 26th, 2017 Serving the Orthodox Community of Houston for over 100 years Welcome to our new Benot Sheirut Shira & Osi August 19, Av 5777 Torah Sefer: Devarim Parasha: Re eh Haftarah: Isaiah 54:11-55:5 Shabbat Kiddush in Freedman Hall. Sponsored by the Sisterhood in honor of Sonia Raizes Shabbat Kiddush next week: Sponsored by Deborah and David Simon in honor of the Auf Ruf and upcoming wedding of their son, Stephen Simon to Julia Corcos. Seudah Shlishit in Taubenhaus Hall. Sponsorship is greatly appreciated. Seudah Shlishit next week: Sponsorship is greatly appreciated. United Orthodox Synagogues The David & Ruth Mitzner Building 9001 Greenwillow Houston, TX Please see page 6 for the Book of Remembrance information. The deadline is September 1,2017 The greatest chessed (kindness) you can do for someone in shul is to let them pray undisturbed. Please refrain from talking during services. 1

2 Friday August 18th 7:00 pm Mincha/Maariv 7:41 pm Candle Lighting Saturday August 19th 9:00 am Shacharit 6:15 Gideon Miller 6:30 pm Class by Rabbi Gelman 7:30 pm Mincha 8:00 pm Class by David Silberman 8:41 pm Havdallah Sunday August 20th 8:00 am Shacharit 7:40 pm Mincha/Maariv Monday August 21st 6:00 am Early Shacharit 6:45 am Shacharit 7:40 pm Mincha/Maariv Tuesday August 22nd Rosh Chodesh Elul 6:00 Early Shacharit 6:30 am Shacharit 7:40 pm Mincha/Maariv Wednesday August 23rd Rosh Chodesh Elul 6:00 am Early Shacharit 6:30 am Shacharit 7:40 pm Mincha/Maariv Thursday August 24th 6:00 am Early Shacharit 6:45 am Shacharit 7:40 pm Mincha/Maariv Friday August 25th 6:00 am Early Shacharit 7:00 am Shacharit 7:00 pm Mincha/Maariv 7:34 pm Candle Lighting Saturday August 26th 9:00 am Shacharit 6:10 Gideon Miller 6:25 pm Class by Rabbi Gelman 7:25 pm Mincha 8:00 pm Class by David Silberman 8:33 pm Havdallah UNITED ORTHODOX SYNAGOGUES OF HOUSTON Shabbat: Morning Services: followed by Kiddush in Freedman Hall. Sponsored by the Sisterhood in honor of Sonia Raizes Massechet Shabbat: with Gideon Miller, 1 hour 15 minutes before Mincha at the home of Barbara & Robert Levy. Shabbat Class: with Rabbi Gelman, Topic: Reflections on four Days in Israel, by that I mean Ramallah, Bethlehem and East Jerusalem. (If there is time there will be a discussion of minority rights in Israel) Massechet Bava Metziah: with David Silberman, after Seudah Shlishit. - Ongoing Weekday Classes: Daf Yomi with Rabbi Yaakov Nagel. Daf Yomi is a daily regimen of Talmud study. The entire Talmud is completed, one day at a time, in seven and a half years. Tens of thousands of Jews worldwide study in the Daf Yomi program. The class will take place in the Library 45 minutes before Mincha, Sunday through Thursday. Mondays 11:15 am-1:15 pm: Women s only Israeli Dancing Beginner thru advanced telling the story of the Jewish People and Israel today thru Dance. Cost $6/session. Contact Rachel Weissblatt for details Tuesdays 8:00 pm-9:00 pm: Meditation class with Ann Friedman in the UOS Library. Please go to for the class schedule. Wednesdays 11:45 am (class 12:00 pm-12:30 pm): with Rabbi Gelman Lunch & Learn: Parshat Hashavua: A textual analysis of the weekly Torah portion. Class will be held in the UOS library, cost $6 (egg salad, tuna salad, fresh green salad and a drink) RSVP to Jeff@uosh.org or online at Wednesday 7:30 pm at the home of Paula & Rabbi Mark Urkowitz, 9814 Cliffwood Dr Class title, The History Of Our Prayers, Subject: The first siddur. Who, What, When and Why. For those who would like, reading any of the following links will serve as an introduction to what will be covered on 8/23: Rabbi Gelman is sending out a weekly inspirational message or link thru a WhatsApp group. Please text Rabbi Gelman at indicating that you would like to join the UOSInspiration WhatsApp group. Make sure you have a WhatsApp account. Daily minyan is a fundamental aspect of synagogue life. Help to assure that we have a minyan each time by joining the minyan WhatsApp group. Those in the group receive periodic reminders of minyan times as well as requests to come when we are short. Come when you can. Join the group to make sure those saying kaddish and others have a minyan. or text your cell # to Rabbi Gelman if you wish to join and download the WhatsApp app. 2

3 UOS Torah Classes at a Glance Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday 1 hour 15 minutes before Mincha: Massechet Shabbat with Gideon Miller at the home of Barbara & Robert Levy. Shabbat Class: with Rabbi Gelman 1 hour before Mincha. Topic: Reflections on four Days in Israel, by that I mean Ramallah, Bethlehem and East Jerusalem. (If there is time there will be a discussion of minority rights in Israel) After Mincha: Massechet Bava Metziah with David Silberman. 45 minutes Before Mincha: Daf Yomi: with Rabbi Nagel. 11:15 pm 1:15 pm: Israeli dance for Women. 45 minutes Before Mincha: Daf Yomi: with Rabbi Nagel.. 45 minutes Before Mincha: Daf Yomi: with Rabbi Nagel. 11:45 am (lunch) 12-12:30 pm (class) Lunch & Learn with Rabbi Gelman: Parshat Hashavua: A textual analysis of the weekly Torah portion. Wednesday 7:30 pm at the home of Paula & Rabbi Mark Urkowitz, Class title, The History Of Our Prayers. - Wednesday 8:00 pm at the home of Vivian and Henry Blum. 45 minutes Before Mincha: Daf Yomi: with Rabbi Nagel. Rabbi Moshe Traxler teaching the Ramban's Mishneh Torah. 45 minutes Before Mincha: Daf Yomi: with Rabbi Nagel. Welcome members, friends and guests to UOS. On behalf of the Board of Directors, I invite you to engage in our community and in our Shul. Please reach out to our Rabbi, me, or any of our committee leaders as we work together to enrich each other and our community. Best regards Rick S Guttman UOS Committee Chairpersons Committee Contact Address Chesed Doreen Lerner Chesed@uosh.org Education - UOSGMS Nada Chandler education@uosh.org Hospitality Elise Passy hospitality@uosh.org House and Grounds Neil Scheckter houseandgrounds@uosh.org Membership Steven Abramson membership@uosh.org Security Harry Brown/Yair Yeudai security@uosh.org Tzedakah Committee Dov Liberman tzedakah@uosh.org Youth Education Robert Levy youth@uosh.org 3

4 Let us plant together! I found [ready grown] carob trees in the world; as my forefathers planted these for me so I too plant these for my children. Talmud - Mas. Ta'anith 23a Todah Rabah to the 43 people who have signed their letters of intent to provide for the future of our congregation. These people have made it possible for UOS to meet the goals established by the Legacy program, and they have done their part to plant for tomorrow. These individuals will be invited to a celebratory brunch on September 10th (invitations to follow) where they will not only be feted, but will have the opportunity to learn how to confirm their future gifts. It is not too late to add your name to the list! UOS is proud to be one of the community participants in the Houston Jewish Community Foundation s Create a Legacy Program. As a participant we are planning for the future of our congregation by asking our members to make plans for a legacy gift to UOS. There are several ways this can be accomplished, but we first ask for a Letter of Intent, indicating your support. The form is available in the office. Brochures are avail-able in the foyer, and the members of this committee are anxious to speak with you; they are Nada Chandler ( ), Joe Blog ( ) and Basil Joffe ( ). Feel free to contact them for more information. The forms for the confirmation of the gifts are also now available, and an essential part of the Create A Legacy program. Again, todah rabah to those who have made their plans known! For more information, please see our web site at Chessed Committee We are currently looking for volunteers, both male & female, to help serve as Shul greeters on Shabbat. You will welcome people to UOS as they enter the Sanctuary. We hope to grow and be able to offer more in time, but to start we are currently able to extend these acts of chesed: 1. Friendly check-in calls to members we haven t seen in shul for a while, just to make sure they re okay. 2. Hospital Visits (bikur cholim) 3. Birthday calls or visits to seniors who re living alone or don t have family in the area. 4. Rides to weekday shul events for members who d like to come to an event, or perhaps to daven or say kaddish, but don t have a way to get there. If you are able to help or know of someone that needs some assistance Prayer For The IDF & US Military As we recite the prayer for members of the Israeli Defense Force on Shabbat and Yom Tov we keep in mind those Israeli Soldiers held in captivity and missing in action Ron Arad Guy Chever Yehuda Katz Zecharia Baumal Zvi Feldman and those connected to our congregational family in active IDF & US Military Zvi Boruch Altman Elad Imany Akiva Gilad Brody Azriel Oz Brody Roni Buchine David Chertoff Yonaton Cytrin Samuel Gorme Yehuda Lajcher Albert Katz Reuben Morris Gavriel Saitowitz Jake Saitowitz please contact Doreen Lerner at Chesed@uosh.org 4

5 Please join us for a special Kiddush in honor of Sonia Raizes And all of her contributions to our community On Shabbat August 19, 2017 If you are interested in helping sponsor or to donate to a new rose garden to be dedicated in Sonia s honor, please go to our website at High Holiday Honors are underway If you are interested in purchasing an honor, either for yourself or someone else, please respond to Gideon Miller at gidmill@att.net Please click here, or go to our website to see the available honors Please remember that All guests must be registered and can do so by clicking here or by going to our website Urgent Kashrut Alert: My Pita Grill is temporarily NOT under HKA Supervision. If they are open, please note that the food is not currently supervised by the HKA. Additional Information will be sent within the next few days. Contact the HKA with any additional questions. 5

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7 UNITED ORTHODOX SYNAGOGUES OF HOUSTON 9001 Greenwillow Houston, TX BOOK OF REMEMBRANCE During the High Holidays, we especially remember our beloved relatives and friends who are no longer with us. It is a hallowed tradition not only to remember them in our hearts, but also to remember them publicly. The synagogue s Book of Remembrance allows their names to be publicly remembered. This Book of Remembrance is used during the Cemetery Memorial Services, which this year will occur on Sunday, September 17, 2017, and at Yizkor during Yom Kippur, which this year will occur on Saturday, September 30, If you would like your departed loved ones be publicly acknowledged at these services by having their names printed in the Book of Remembrance, please send the names to the synagogue office NO LATER THAN Friday September 1,2017. Please list the names of the loved ones you wish to memorialize below. You may also go to and fill out the form under the Contribute tab. A memorial tribute, enclosed is $ as a donation to the congregation from: Please print name of donor(s) to be listed. Print name(s) of departed loves one(s): ** MINIMUM DONATION IS $10.00 PER NAME. 7

8 UNITED ORTHODOX SYNAGOGUES OF HOUSTON HIGH HOLIDAYS 5778 High Holiday honors are underway. If you are interested in purchasing an honor, either for yourself or someone else, please respond to Gideon Miller at Cemetery Services before Yom Kippur Rabbi Gelman will conduct services at our cemeteries on Sunday September 17, :45 am Adath Emeth * 10:45 am Adath Israel * 12:00 pm Beth Jacob High Holiday Seating To be eligible for high holiday seating you must meet one of these requirements: Must be a member in good standing (your account is current as of Sept 11, 2017) You are a full time student (please contact the office so we can add your name to the list you may be asked to send us a copy of your student ID). A member in good standing at another synagogue and eligible for high holiday seating in that synagogue. (Documentation on letterhead from your synagogue or a ticket for high holiday seats must be ed or brought into the office so we can put your name on our guest list). You are from out of town and receiving medical treatment in the Texas Medical Center You have moved to Houston in the past month and have not yet joined a synagogue. All guests must be registered and can do so by clicking here Mikvah Use for Men Erev Rosh Hashanah and Erev Yom Kippur The Mikvah will be open for men s use Erev Rosh Hashanah (Wednesday September 20th) and Erev Yom Kippur (Friday September 29th)between 8am-4pm. The door will be unlocked. There is an $18 fee per person. Please leave your fee in the box provided in the Mikvah or if you prefer make a donation online under donations. Please remember to bring a towel and shower first. This time is set aside for only men to use the Mikvah. absolutely NO toveling of dishes is allowed during this time. Strollers For everyone s safety, strollers are not permitted in the Sanctuary. You will be directed to where you can keep your stroller. If you have bags with food and baby supplies they may be placed inside in the Greenwillow Lobby Coat Room. Bags are not permitted in the Sanctuary. Childcare For everyone s safety and enjoyment of the High Holidays it is the Synagogues Policy that children must either be in childcare, or with their parents in the sanctuary. They will not be allowed to wander in or around the building. Childcare services are offered at the times listed below. The cost is $18 per child per day Reservations are a must. Please go online to register at or contact the office with any questions. Deadline for Reservations is Sept 17th, 2017 The Sessions are: Rosh Hashanna Day I 9:30 am-1:30 pm Rosh Hashanna Day II 9:30 am-1:30 pm Kol Nidre 6:15 pm-9:45 pm Yom Kippur (2 sessions) 9:30 am-2:30 pm and then 5:00 pm 8:00 pm 8

9 H I G H H O L I D A Y S E C U R I T Y P R O C E D U R E S Security is inconvenient, yet necessary in order for our congregants to enjoy the highest possible level of kavanah during their davening. To ensure the safety of our congregants, our guests and our facilities, we have put some procedures in place. 1. Guards: We will have Houston Police Department and private security guards as well as volunteer ushers and synagogue staff on the premises. Please follow their instructions, as their only goal is to ensure our safety and the safety of our children during services. Please treat them with the courtesy and dignity they deserve. They are doing a very hard job. 2. Prior notice: It is UOS policy that one must make some prior arrangement with the synagogue office or the Rabbi to attend services in order to be admitted. 3. Bags: Please do not bring backpacks, large briefcases, large pocketbooks, bags, packages, etc., to the synagogue. These items will not be allowed into the sanctuary. 4. Searches: All people and items will be subject to search before entering the building. 5. Cell phones are not allowed in the Sanctuary, other than doctors on call. Please do not bring them into the synagogue. 6. Wheelchairs, walkers, etc., for those who cannot walk without them, and strollers for infants who cannot walk must be in designated rows at the rear of the sanctuary. Otherwise, they will not be allowed into the sanctuary and are to be parked in designated areas only. 7. Parking is very tight. Please park only in marked spaces and follow instructions of the officers directing traffic. Any cars parked in unauthorized spaces, or blocking access or egress from the parking lot may be ticketed or towed. 8. Children will not be allowed to roam around the parking lot. Security personnel and ushers have been instructed to direct them back to their parents. Please don t get upset with the personnel if your child is sent back to you. 9. In Case of Emergency: In the unlikely event that the synagogue needs to be evacuated due to a fire alarm, or other event, please remain calm and follow the instructions of the Rabbi, President, Ushers and security personnel. Evacuation would be done either out the north synagogue doors and walking to the grass median on Braeswood or out the Greenwillow doors and walking south on Greenwillow to Greenwillow Ct across from the retention pond. 10. Walking In the Neighborhood: Please stay on the sidewalks wherever possible and obey all traffic signs. We hope that these procedures will allow everyone to have a meaningful tefillah experience. With best wishes for a happy, healthy and safe New Year. 9

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11 In the interest of collegiality, we want to share these community announcements with you Dear Members, Doreen Lerner will be traveling to Cuba with the Jewish Federation on the JDC s mission to Cuba on September Below is a list of items that are needed for te Cuban Jewish Community. There will be a box in the lobby for donations if you are able to help. TOP PRIORITIES: DVD s to learn Hebrew in Spanish Glucometers with strips (One touch, Contour, True Track, Breeze) Finasteride, Avodar or Flomax Hand Sanitizer Flashlights Whistles Batteries Gauze bandages First aid kits Rubbing alcohol Wet wipes PRACTICAL ITEMS: Toiletries: shampoo and conditioner, deodorant, toothpaste, repellent Toys for younger children HeatnBond Lite lightweight iron-on adhesive MEDICINES/MEDICAL: Antibiotics: Cefalexin, Ciprofloxacin and specifically for children Syringes for insulin 3, 5, 10 cc Cough syrups: children and adults Omeprazole, Ranitidine Losartan Enalapril Tramadol Seroquel (quetiapine) Other drugs for cognitive impairment and Alzheimer s Blood Pressure gauges (the ones that work without a battery) ITEMS FOR PROGRAMS: Wool different colors Six-strand embroidery floss in various colors Transfer paper Patchwork fabric Seeking volunteers age 12+ for a Tikkun Olam program Date: Friday November 24th (day after Thanksgiving) Time: Morning Place: US Vets, Inc. residential facility in Midtown for homeless and disabled veterans Program: serve breakfast (we will bring kosher food so we can join the vets in a meal), patriotic singalong, board games, conversation We need volunteers who can: Shop for food, Set up and clean up, Serve food, Sing, Play a musical instrument, Play games We re asking for kids and teens to make thank you cards/ pictures for the veterans. For further information and to volunteer please contact: Doreen Lerner: doreenlerner@sbcglobal.net Marisa Brown: mbrown222@gmail.com 11