Mazal Tov. The Eruv is up. High Holiday Honors Please click here or go to our website to see the available honors.

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1 S H A B B AT B U L L E T I N Rabbi Barry Gelman Rabbi Emeritus Joseph Radinsky z l Cantor Emeritus Irving Dean President Mr. Rick Guttman The Eruv is up. LOUIS AND LEAH YAFFEE BNEI AKIVA PROGRAM: Shabbat Serving the Orthodox Community of Houston for over 100 years August 31-September 1, Elul 5778 Torah Sefer: Devarim Parasha: Ki Tavo Haftarah: Isaiah 60: Shabbat Enhanced Kiddush after services. Sponsored by Tammy & Steven Plumb in honor of the Bat Mitzvah of their daughter Sarah. There will be no Teen Minyan, Groups or Snif until September. 10:30 am: Tot Shabbat Parents are asked to tell their kids that card playing is not permitted in the Synagogue. The presence of card playing does not promote the type of atmosphere we are trying to create in the shul. Additionally, all youth should either be in groups or sitting with their parents. High Holiday Honors Please click here or go to our website to see the available honors. Please contact Jeff to reserve your honors For Families of High School Seniors. Before you know it, it will be time to choose a school for gap year Yeshivot, Midrashot and other programs. Rabbi Gelman is happy to meet with families to offer guidance and information about the different programs. To make an appointment to meet with Rabbi Gelman to discuss this, please use this link - Shabbat Kiddush next week: Seudah Shlishit after services. Seudah Shlishit next week: Sponsorship is appreciated. Mazal Tov Karen & Bill Rubinsky on the bir th of their gr andson Shirley Shoifet on the bir th of a gr eat gr anddaughter to her grandchildren, Shani and Or Moram of Kibbutz Amir, Israel Carol & Jerry Silverman on the bir th of their gr andson Baruch Dayan H emet We regret to inform you on the passing of Stay Connected: UOS: Robert M. Beren Academy: Elaine Schwartz Spain z l Mother of our member Andrea Spain Phyllis Gittleman z l Mother of our members Myra (David) Simon Captain Paul Omer Morris Father of our members Myron Morris and Tziona-Regev United Orthodox Synagogues The David & Ruth Mitzner Building 9001 Greenwillow Houston, TX May the families be comforted among the mourners of Zion and Jerusalem 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 Friday August 31th 7:00 pm Mincha/Maariv 7:27 pm Candles Saturday September 1st 9:00 am Shacharit 6:00 pm Classes with Dr. Chaviva Levin and Rabbi Jeremy Wieder 7:00 pm Mincha/Maariv 8:26 pm Havdalah 10:30 pm Talk followed by Selichot Sunday September 2nd 8:00 am Shacharit 7:25 pm Mincha/Maariv Monday September 3rd Labor Day 8:00 am Shacharit 7:20 pm Mincha/Maariv Tuesday September 4th 6:00 Early Shacharit 6:35 am Shacharit 7:20 pm Mincha/Maariv Wednesday September 5th 6:00 Early Shacharit 6:35 am Shacharit 7:20 pm Mincha/Maariv Thursday September 6th 6:00 am Early Shacharit 6:20 am Shacharit 7:20 pm Mincha/Maariv Friday September 7th 6:00 am Early Shacharit 6:35 am Shacharit 7:00 pm Mincha/Maariv 7:19 pm Candles Saturday September 8th 9:00 am Shacharit 6:10 pm Classes Rabbi Gelman 7:10 pm Mincha/Maariv 7:40 pm Class David Silberman 8:18 pm Havdalah Shabbat Morning Services: Followed by a Shabbat Enhanced Kiddush. Sponsored by Tammy & Steven Plumb in honor of the Bat Mitzvah of their daughter Sarah. Massechet Shabbat: with Gideon Miller, 1 hour 15 minutes before Mincha in the trailer. There is no class this Shabbat. Shabbat Class: with Rabbi Gelman, There is no class this Shabbat. Seudah Shlishit: Will follow Mincha. Massechet Bava Metziah: with David Silberman, after Seudah Shlishit. Selichot and talk: at 10:30 pm 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 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 8:00 pm at the home of Vivian and Henry Blum. Rabbi Moshe Traxler teaching the Rambam's Mishneh Torah. CARE CALENDARS We are pleased to share with you the CareCalendar for our new Bnot Sheriut, Gal Haim and Ori Cohen. We hope that the entire community will take the opportunity to get to know these wonderful people. Please go to and enter the following information in the appropriate spaces: Calendar ID: Security code: 4900 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 Shabbat Class: with Rabbi Gelman, There is no class this Shabbat. - 1 hour 15 minutes before Mincha: Massechet Shabbat with Gideon Miller, 1 hour 15 minutes before Mincha in the trailer. There is no class this Shabbat. 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 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 UOS Elise Passy Education@uosh.org Hospitality Elise Passy hospitality@uosh.org House and Grounds Neil Scheckter houseandgrounds@uosh.org Membership Avi Tessler membership@uosh.org Security Harry Brown/Yair Yeudai security@uosh.org Tzedakah Committee Dov Liberman tzedakah@uosh.org Youth Education Elise Passy youth@uosh.org 3

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5 UOS Chesed Committee Widow 2 Widow Outreach Your Chesed committee is starting a new program to offer support to widows in our community. We re seeking volunteers: Widows to make a phone call to the newly widowed (Chas V Shalom) to offer an information packet regarding helpful resources Volunteers who can offer practical help and/or instruction: Simple household fixes Basic financial skills Basic computer skills Move furniture Other as needed For further information, or for referral to a support group, please contact: Doreen Lerner: doreenlerner@sbcglobal.net Carol Liberman: carolkliberman@gmail.com Sarah Libby Plumb is the daughter of Tammy and Steven Plumb, and sister of Nathan and Jacob. Her proud grandparents Lucy and Jakie Borosh of Houston, Texas; and Richard and Lois z l of Houston, Texas. Sarah is a 7th grader at Robert M. Beren Academy who enjoys art, fashion, volleyball and basketball. She is gathering gently used clothing for her mitvah project, fashion recycling, in order to provide raw materials for education and design and to reduce the stress placed upon land fills by discarded clothing. She welcomes her sibling, aunts, uncles, cousins and friends from Israel, Washington, D.C., Boston, MA, San Diego, San Francisco, Austin, Dallas, San Antonio and Chicago to share her simcha with her. We have a housing site that has been having quite a few fires and smoke-related incidents due to the residents not knowing how to utilize the stovetop properly. These are folks who have been homeless for many years and a lot of them do not know how to cook. We are looking for a few volunteers to hold a cooking education session (or a couple of sessions) at the housing site so the residents, the staff, and the Fire Department can have a well-deserved break! If you choose to do this, you would be integral in working with SEARCH staff and the housing site Team Lead and case managers to plan, develop, and implement what makes the most sense and would be the most helpful to the residents. If you re interested in volunteering for this project, please contact Doreen Lerner: doreenlerner@sbcglobal.net 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 Zach Katz Reuben Morris Gavriel Saitowitz Jake Saitowitz 5

6 Don't forget to sign up to study a chapter of the Torah in time for the Simchat Torah celebration. All we are asking in that you sign up to study a portion of the torah at your own pace...you can read it in english, study it with a commentary...alone or with a friend...please contact Gabi Gelman at gabigelman@sbcglobal.net if you have any questions or need guidance - follow this link to sign up - 6

7 Women's Hakafot, Dancing, and Torah Reading All women and girls are invited to the annual UOS Women's Simchat Torah service the morning of October 2 in the UOS Annex. We will celebrate the Torah with singing, dancing, and a Torah service led by women and post-bat Mitzvah girls. If you would like to volunteer or have any questions, please contact Marisa Brown at mbrown222@gmail.com. Dear UOS community, our Tot Shabbat program for 0-5 year olds is thriving, and we are in need of gently used books focusing on the parshas, holidays, and Jewish values. Please contact Rachel Gladstein with donation inquiries: gladstein.rachel@gmail.com. If you do have any, please drop them off in the Freedman lobby marked Tot Shabbat. Thank you! The mission of SEARCH is to end homelessness in Houston. We re honored to be a member of their Council of Congregations. To mark World Homeless Weekend, October 12-14, 2018, we re inviting UOS members to donate adult-sized socks and basic hygiene items (deodorant, wet wipes, small bottles of hand sanitizer and mouthwash, feminine hygiene supplies, hairbrushes, combs, toothbrushes, toothpaste) which will be distributed to homeless Houstonians. Please look for the collection box in the lobby and give generously. We d be delighted if every UOS family would participate in this worthy effort. Thank you! Doreen Lerner and Marisa Brown, co-chairs, UOS Tikkun Olam program Please DO NOT bring anything on Shabbat 7

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10 UNITED ORTHODOX SYNAGOGUES OF HOUSTON HIGH HOLIDAYS 5779 High Holiday honors are underway. If you are interested in purchasing an honor, either for yourself or someone else, please respond to Jeff Klein at Cemetery Services before Yom Kippur Rabbi Gelman will conduct services at our cemeteries on Sunday September 16, :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 (Sunday September 9th) and Erev Yom Kippur (Tuesday September 18th) 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. Childcare Childcare services are offered at the times listed below. 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 6:45 pm-9:45 pm Yom Kippur (2 sessions) 9:30 am-2:30 pm and then 5:15 pm 8:15 pm 10

11 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 do not 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 out Freedman Hall and 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. 11

12 Mazal Tov Karen & Bill Rubinsky on the birth of their grandson Shirley Shoifet on the birth of a great granddaughter to her grandchildren, Shani and Or Moram of Kibbutz Amir, Israel Carol & Jerry Silverman on the birth of their grandson Gillian & Michael Davis on the birth of their great grandson Callie & Julian Saitowitz on the birth of their great granddaughter Lisa & Kevin Klein and Barbara Klein On the engagement of Benjamin Klein and Samantha Selesny of West Hempstead, NY Baruch Dayan H Emet We regret to inform you on the passing of Captain Paul Omer Morris, Father of our members Myron Morris and Tziona-Regev Phyllis Gittleman z l, Mother of our members Myra (David) Simon Elaine Schwartz Spain z l, Mother of our member Andrea Spain Don Soffar z l, Brother of our members Damon (Myra Jean) Soffar Ben Thanchum Lewis z l, Father of our members Lisa (Kevin) Klein Jacob Levi Thompson III z l, Brother of our members Calli (Abe) Goren Millicent Schulman (Malka bat Miriam) z l Mother of our members Brian (Carol-Anne) Schulman 12

13 Breakfast-Kiddush- Seudah Shlishit Donations August 2018 General Synagogue Fund Rabbi Gelman's Discretionary Fund Meryl & Robert Adams Yossi Eliaz Sari & Scott Garfinkle Linda & Nelson Block Olga & Terrence Gordon Nancy Beren & Larry Jefferson Ilana & Dayan Gross Clarice & Julian Saitowitz Doreen & Basil Joffe Barbara & Robert Levy Carol-Anne & Brian Schulman Tziona Regev & Myron Morris Bella & Jeff Morgan Mary & Maish Shalit Anamaria & Ernie Palla Elise & Marc Passy Linda & Ruchard Zoll In honor of Rose Zoll s 100th birthday Gloria & Gordon Sacks Saline Weintraub Torah Fund April & Kobi Amsalem Linda & Nelson Block Sharon & Gary Endelman Beverly & Howard Feldman Gaye & Dennis Helpin Judy & Alan Hoffman Lisa & Kevin Klein Barbara & Robert Levy Carol & Dov Liberman Evelyn & Roger Medvin Sharon & Frank Ruben Carol-Anne & Brian Schulman Bnei Akiva Sandi Sperling Cemetery 13

14 Yahrzeits September 1, 2018 October 1, /1/ Elul Feivel Topek 9/1/ Elul Johnny Weintraub 9/1/ Elul Edward Levy 9/1/ Elul Sheryl Collins 9/2/ Elul Neil Berman 9/3/ Elul Muriel Weinberg 9/4/ Elul Sylvia Rosenberg Berkowitz 9/4/ Elul Sam N. Sussman 9/5/ Elul Joseph "Joe" Wolk 9/6/ Elul Jacob Blog 9/6/ Elul D. Aaron Topek 9/7/ Elul Adolph Schimmel 9/7/ Elul Gilda Simon 9/8/ Elul Herman Bootin 9/8/ Elul Jean Edward Junker 9/9/ Elul Pearl Sperling 9/9/ Elul Joseph Steiman 9/10/ Tishrei Miriam Saitowitz 9/10/ Tishrei Elie Nahman 9/11/ Tishrei Ethel Jacobs 9/11/ Tishrei Gloria Fallas 9/11/ Tishrei Daniel Belinsky 9/11/ Tishrei Molly Levy 9/13/ Tishrei Mary Kaplan 9/13/ Tishrei Hyman Simon 9/13/ Tishrei Miriam Goldman 9/14/ Tishrei Annette Brown 9/14/ Tishrei Roslyn Joffe 9/14/ Tishrei Ilana Sharon 9/15/ Tishrei Martin Kerner 9/15/ Tishrei Sol Weinberg 9/15/ Tishrei Morris Landman 9/16/ Tishrei Frimet Florance Moore 9/17/ Tishrei Kevin David Bloch 9/17/ Tishrei Zev Garfinkle 9/18/ Tishrei Kurt Dolina 9/18/ Tishrei Samuel Schwartz 9/19/ Tishrei Ann Green 9/19/ Tishrei Yehudah Freedman 9/19/ Tishrei Rivka Dziengel 9/19/ Tishrei Leah Charski 9/19/ Tishrei Gittel Dziengel 9/19/ Tishrei Reuven Dziengel 9/19/ Tishrei Isadore Garsek 9/19/ Tishrei Schlomo Charski 9/19/ Tishrei Esther Dziengel 9/19/ Tishrei Rose Schneider 9/19/ Tishrei Berek Dziengel 9/19/ Tishrei Shimon Dziengel 9/19/ Tishrei Minna Freedman 9/19/ Tishrei Chaim Urman 9/19/ Tishrei Golda Dziengel 9/20/ Tishrei Blanche Mueller 9/21/ Tishrei Ann Block Adelson 9/22/ Tishrei Lillian Maltz 9/22/ Tishrei Ernest Gittleman 9/23/ Tishrei Manny Simon 9/23/ Tishrei Harry Freedman 9/23/ Tishrei Bertha Pollak 9/24/ Tishrei Isaac Ashkenase 9/24/ Tishrei Shulamit Liberman 9/24/ Tishrei Isaac Ashkenase 9/24/ Tishrei Joseph Melnick 9/25/ Tishrei Dora Secan 9/27/ Tishrei Jeanette Magrid 9/27/ Tishrei Bernard Shocket 9/28/ Tishrei Lillie Bier Kammerman 9/28/ Tishrei Sara Kowenski 9/28/ Tishrei Simcha Sydney Minkowitz 9/29/ Tishrei Arthur Berman 9/29/ Tishrei Morris Davis David Ashendorf 9/30/ Tishrei Patricia Levy 9/30/ Tishrei Ellen Rosenberg 10/1/ Tishrei Esje Blog 10/1/ Tishrei Moric Ackerman 10/1/ Tishrei Marvin Wolk 14

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16 Available Dates Kiddush 9/8/2018 9/22/2018 9/24/2018Sukkot 9/25/2018 Sukkot 9/29/2018 Seudah Shlishit 9/8/2018 9/15/2018 9/22/2018 9/29/

17 In the interest of collegiality, we want to share these community announcements with you Melton & More Classes Registration for Melton & More Classes at the J is underway, and Early Registration runs through Labor Day. Get 25% off all Jewish Learning classes, including Rabbi s Rule and Pirkei Avot, offered at the Merfish Center by our very own Rabbi Gelman, as well as The Life of Rebecca and Sister-Wives, with UOS congregant Ms. Mindeleah Pollak and Modern Jewish Authors with UOS congregant Ms. Nada Chandler. Classes run for 4, 6, 8, 10, or 12 weeks, and cover many fascinating topics. Visit for details and registration. A Note From Dennis Halpin Recently, a documentary film "My Dear Children" was produced. It is a story of Jewish faith, family, and a tragedy that reverberated for generations. In this documentary, a woman travels from South Africa to the shtetl Shumsk as she pieces together her family history and learns about the Russian Civil War pogroms of The pogroms in the years following the Russian Revolution of 1917 killed tens of thousands of Jews and marked the beginning of the near-obliteration of Jewish life from an area of the world to which nearly 80% of the world's Jewry can trace its roots. Feiga Shamis, a Jewish mother of 12, wrote about those years in a rare first-hand account. What happened drove her to make a choice no mother should ever have to make. But it was a choice that ensured the survival of two of her children. Watch the trailer at Many of you remember my father and know about my father's family, but not as many of you may remember my mother or her family. My mother was born in the shtetl of Shumsk and was brought to America by her parents (my grandparents) when she was about a year old. The time period covered by this documentary is when my mother was born and her family moved to the U.S. As my mother s family was very prominent in Shumsk; they may be mentioned. My uncle, Mordechai Chazen, was the last leader of the Jewish community of Shumsk when WWII started. Until now, this documentary has only been seen in viewings in the northeast, but now it has been picked up by American Public Television (APT) for broadcast after September 4. Locally, it will be on KUHT, Channel 8. Details here: 17