The Eruv is up. September 28-29, Tishrei Sukkot Day I (Monday) - David's Sukkah: A Biblical Conundrum Rabbi Ian Shaffer.

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1 S U K KO T A N N O U N C E M E N T S The Eruv is up. Rabbi Barry Gelman Rabbi Emeritus Joseph Radinsky Cantor Emeritus Irving Dean President Mr. Max Reichenthal LOUIS AND LEAH YAFFEE BNEI AKIVA PROGRAM: Serving the Orthodox Community of Houston for over 100 years September 28-29, Tishrei 5776 September Tishri FIrst day of Sukkot Torah Sefer: Leviticus Parasha: Emor 22 Maftir: Numbers Pinchas 29 Haftarah: Zechariah 14:1-24 Monday September 28th: First day of Sukkot Tuesday September 29th: Second day of Sukkot No Teen Minyan 10:00 am Game room 10:15 am: Torah bowl 10:30 am Tot Shabbat (ages 2-4) 9:30 am: Teen Minyan followed by Kiddush in the Sukkah! 10:00 am Game room 10:15 am Torah bowl 10:30 am Tot Shabbat (ages 2-4) See all the upcoming activities on page 8 September T I29 M E -16 OTishri F S A L E Second day of Sukkot Torah Sefer: Leviticus Parasha: Emor 22 Maftir: Numbers Pinchas 29 Haftarah: I Kings 8:2-21 Kiddush in Tabenhaus Hall: Following services. Shabbat Kiddush next week: Sponsorship is greatly appreciated. > List items here. Sukkot Day I (Monday) - David's Sukkah: A Biblical Conundrum Rabbi Ian Shaffer. 5:50PM Rabbi Ian Shaffer was educated in both London and Israel. He received a BA and MA in Jewish Studies from Jews College in London. A musmach of Gateshead Yeshiva and of Kolel Meretz in Mevasseret Zion, he was a pulpit rabbi in London for 3 years. Rabbi Shaffer was deputy head of Jewish Studies at Immanuel College in London for eight years. After moving to the United States, he started teaching Navi/Bible at Stern College. Currently he also works at Barnard College as the supervisor for Kosher food services and teaching in a Sunday program in Bergen County. He has been giving a public weekly shiur on Navi for a number of years, which appears on yutorah.org, and he lectures in a number of programs in his local district and at Block and Hexter summer camp in the Poconos. Rabbi Shaffer is Elisheva Levitt's father. Stay Connected: UOS: Robert M. Beren Academy: UOS Goldberg Montessori: United Orthodox Synagogues The David & Ruth Mitzner Building 9001 Greenwillow Houston, TX Sukkot Day II (Tue.) - Meaning In Mishna Holding God in the Palm of You Hand - A Unique Understanding of the Mitzvah of Lulav and Etrog. 6:00PM All women and girls are invited to the annual UOS Women's Simchat Torah service on Tuesday, October 6 in the Chapel at about 9:45 a.m. Please contact Marisa Brown (mbrown222@gmail.com) for more information or to volunteer. Thanks! 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 UNITED ORTHODOX SYNAGOGUES OF HOUSTON Sunday September 27th Eruv Sukkot 8:00 am Selichot/Shacharit 6:45 pm Mincha/Maariv 6:54 pm Candle Lighting Monday September 28th Sukkot 9:00 am Shacharit 5:50 pm Shiur Rabbi Gelman 6:50 pm Mincha/Maariv 7:53 pm Candle Lighting Tuesday September 29th Sukkot 9:00 am Shacharit 5:35 pm Shiur Gideon Miller 6:00 pm Shiur Rabbi Gelman 6:50 pm Mincha 7:52 pm Havdalah Wednesday September 30th Sukkot Chol Hammoed 6:30 am Shacharit 6:50 pm Mincha/Maariv Thursday October 1st Sukkot Chol Hammoed 6:30 am Shacharit 6:50 pm Mincha/Maariv Friday October 2nd Sukkot Chol Hammoed 6:30 am Shacharit 6:50 pm Mincha/Maariv 6:48 pm Candle Lighting Sukkot Monday: Morning Services: followed by a Kiddush in Tabenhaus Hall. Shiur: with Rabbi Gelman, one hour before Mincha. David's Sukkah: A Biblical Conundrum - Rabbi Ian Shaffer Sukkot Tuesday: Morning Services: followed by a Kiddush in Tabenhaus Hall. Massechet Shabbat: with Gideon Miller one hour and fifteen minutes before Mincha. Shiur: with Rabbi Gelman, 50 minutes before Mincha. Meaning In Mishna Holding God in the Palm of You Hand - A Unique Understanding of the Mitzvah of Lulav and Etrog. - 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 UOS Library Before Maariv, Sunday through Thursday. Sunday 9:00 am-10:00 am: with David Davies. A course developed by the National Jewish Outreach Program geared to those with a basic knowledge of the Hebrew Alphabet who wish to improve their reading skills and comprehension. There is no charge for this class. It takes place in the UOS Library. 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 This class will NOT take place this week. Tuesdays 8:00 pm-9:00 pm: Meditation class with Ann Friedman in the UOS Library. Please go to for the class schedule. This class will resume on October 13, 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 at UOS in Freedman Hall, cost $6 (egg salad, tuna salad, fresh green salad and a drink) RSVP to Jeff@uosh.org or online at We are pleased to share with you the CareCalendar for the Bnot Sheirut, Shani and Renana. The girls are available to either dine at your home or to take out to dinner any day of the week. We hope that the entire community will take the opportunity to get to know these wonderful girls. To access Shani and Renana's CareCalendar site, visit and enter the following information in the appropriate spaces: Calendar ID : Security code :

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 Mr. & Mrs. Robert Levy. - 1 hour before Mincha: Shabbat class with Rabbi Gelman. After Mincha: Massechet Brachotwith David Silberman. 9:00 am: Hebrew with David Davies. After Maariv: Daf Yomi: with Rabbi Nagel. - Sukkot 1 hour before Mincha Shiur with Rabbi Gelman: David's Sukkah: A Biblical Conundrum - Rabbi Ian Shaffer Sukkot 1 hour 15 minutes before Mincha: Massechet Shabbat with Gideon Miller: at the home of Mr. & Mrs. Robert Levy minutes before Mincha: Shiur with Rabbi Gelman. Meaning In Mishna Holding God in the Palm of You Hand - A Unique Understanding of the Mitzvah of Lulav and Etrog. After Maariv: Daf Yomi: with Rabbi Nagel. After Maariv: Daf Yomi: with Rabbi Nagel. - Every member of UOS may be involved in the shul by working on a committee or volunteering to be involved in a project. Below is a list of committees and information to contact each chairperson. I do hope that you decide to get involved in the success of UOS. Thank you, Max Reichenthal UOS Committee Chairpersons Committee Contact Address Education - UOSGMS Nada Chandler education@uosh.org House and Grounds David Davies security@uosh.org Security David Davies security@uosh.org Youth Education Mark Kolodny youth@uosh.org Membership Steven Abramson membership@uosh.org Hospitality Elise Passy hospitality@uosh.org Tzedakah Committee Dov Liberman tzedakah@uosh.org 3

4 Classes will resume October 13th For more information, please call

5 Save the date The Willow Meadows Civic Club is looking for board members for 2016, please speak to Steven Paletz for more information. The Willow Meadows Civic Club Picnic is Coming! The picnic will be held on Sunday, October 11, 2015 at Willow Park from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the park located at Cliffwood, at the intersection of Cliffwood and Waynesboro. Kosher food will be served! Prayer For The IDF 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 Zecharia Baumal Guy Chever Zvi Feldman Yehuda Katz and those connected to our congregational family in active IDF service Akiva Gilad Brody Azriel Oz Brody David Chertoff Yonaton Cytrin Riki Davies Chezi Imany Elad Imany Lawrence Katz Jake Saitowitz Nadav Shoifet 5

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7 Please take note of all of the special Bnei Akiva events throughout Sukkot and don't miss out! Monday September 28th: Sukkot I No Teen Minyan 10:00 am: Game room 10:15 am: Torah Bowl 10:30 am: Tot Shabbat [ages 2-4] Tuesday September 29th: Sukkot II 9:30 am: Teen Minyan followed by Kiddush in the Succah! 10:00 am: Game room 10:15 am: Torah Bowl 10:30 am: Tot Shabbat [ages 2-4] Saturday October 3rd: Shabbat Chol Hamoed 9:30 am: Teen Minyan followed by Kiddush in the Succah! 10:00 am: Game room 10:15 am: Torah Bowl 10:30 am: Tot Shabbat [ages 2-4] Annual Chevraya Bet (HS) Sukkah Hop led by our wonderful Bnot Sheirut, Shani & Renana, and our Shlichim! Monday afternoon September 28th (first day of Yom Tov) 5:30 PM 6:30 PM Start at Ghelman Sukkah, then Sukkah of Shlichim Sheli & Ilan Ehrlich: 9218 Greenwillow Ice Cream Party for children and teens of all ages (and their parents)! Join us on Tuesday afternoon September 29th (2nd day of Yom Tov) from 5PM - 6 PM In the UOS Sukkah for a yummy ice cream party! Fun for all ages! (please see next page for more] Annual Bnei Akiva Sukkah Hop for Chevraya Aleph! Shabbat Afternoon October 3rd 5:30 to 6:40 PM *note drop off is at the first sukkah (at 5:30 PM) for each group and pickup is at UOS (at 6:40 PM) Meet at first hosting Sukkot: 2nd-4th grade girls: Garner 2nd-4th grade boys: Ogorek 5th-6th graders: Abramson 7th-8th graders: Harel 9th graders: Kupferman Pick up at UOS at 6:40 pm Full Sukkah Hop schedule will be announced on Shabbat Bulletin. Special thank you to the families hosting this years Sukkah Hop! Hoshana Raba special girl's night at the Shlichim's house, with Renana, Shani & Sheli, for 9th-12th grade girls only. Saturday night, Leil Hoshana Rabba, October 3rd at 9 pm, at Sheli Ehrlich's house: 9218 Greenwillow. Annual Hoshana Raba Special Teen Minyan and Breakfast All teens are invited to join us for a teen Hoshana Rabbah davening followed by a special breakfast! Sunday morning, October 4th at 8:30 AM in the chapel. Followed by special Israeli style breakfast in the Sukkah of UOS. 7

8 Hazard Mitigation Grant Program Informational Meeting Wednesday, October 7, :00 pm 8:00 pm Evelyn Rubenstein Jewish Community Center 5601 S. Braeswood Blvd., Houston, TX The City of Houston, in partnership with Texas Department of Emergency Management, is applying for FEMA Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) grant to assist qualified homeowners with the cost of mitigating flood prone properties. Homeowners may choose to request funding for home elevation or demolitionreconstruction HMGP is a state wide competitive program and funding is not guaranteed. HMGP is a separate grant opportunity from the Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) Grant Program which was recently submitted to FEMA. At this meeting, an update on the status of the FEMA grant application will be provided Please note that interested homeowners must submit all required documents before 5p.m. November 6, 2015 to be considered for inclusion in the HMGP grant application. For more information about submittals please visit Questions? City of Houston Floodplain Management Office Houston Permitting Center Washington Avenue, Houston, TX or fmo@houstontx.gov 8