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: Serving the Orthodox Community of Houston for over 100 years March 26, 2016 16 Adar II 5776 Shabbat Mevarchim Parshat Parah Torah Sefer: Leviticus Parasha: Shmini Maftir: Chukas 19:1-22 Haftarah: Ezekiel 36:16-38 Enhanced Kiddush is sponsored by Yael and Ben Englander and Dorit and Rick Guttman in honor of their children Jacqueline and Zack. Kiddush will take place in Taubenhaus Hall. Shabbat Kiddush next week: Sponsored by Michele Poche in honor of the Bat Mitzvah of her daughter, Kali. Seudah Shlishit will be in Tabenhaus Hall following Mincha: Seudah Shlishit next week: Sponsored by Michele Poche in honor of the Bat Mitzvah of her daughter, Kali. United Orthodox Synagogues The David & Ruth Mitzner Building 9001 Greenwillow Houston, TX 77096 713-723-3850 Shabbat 9:30 am: Teen Minyan. 10:15 am: Torah Bowl Aleph 10:15 am: Torah Bowl Bet 10:15 am: Tot Shabbat 6:10 pm: Standup Madrichim 6:15 pm: Snif for Chavraya Alef followed by Mifkad 7:15 pm: Teen Mincha followed by Seuda Shlishit Get Ready For Pesach A three part series on the Haggadah and laws of Pesach with Rabbi Gelman Topic: Women and the Seder. This class will focus on the halachot of the Seder as they relate to women. Class is open to men and women Please see page 4 for more information Mazal Tov to Jacqueline Guttman and Zack Englander who were married this past Sunday and to parents Yael and Ben Englander, Dorit and Rick Guttman and to siblings Josh, Avery, Kyra, and Aiden Englander and Ahron and Shayna Guttman. The greatest chessed (kindness) you can do for someone in shul is to let them pray undisturbed. Please refrain from talking during services. 1 Pesach Updates Pesach Cleaning Made Easy: April 3rd at 10:30 am with Rabbi Gelman UOS will not be ordering Quinoa this year The following Ancient Harvest Quinoa products are usable for Passover with Star - K supervision. Special Kosher for Pesach supervision IS NOT REQUIRED. Inca Red Grains Quinoa Tricolor Grains Harmony Blend Quinoa White Grains Traditional Quinoa These products are available at local supermarkets Please see our website at www.uosh.org or click on the below to: Donate for Moat Chittim Purchase Shmura Matzah thru the Bnei Akiva Review the 2016 Halachik guide to cleaning & koshering for Pesach Sell your Chometz
UNITED ORTHODOX SYNAGOGUES OF HOUSTON Friday April 1st 7:00 pm Mincha/Maariv 7:22 pm Candle Lighting Saturday April 2nd 8:30 am Aharoni Carmel 9:00 am Shacharit 6:00 pm Gideon Miller 6:15 pm Class Rabbi Gelman 7:15 pm Mincha 7:45 pm David Silberman 8:24 pm Havdalah Sunday April 3rd 8:00 am Shacharit 7:20 pm Mincha/Maariv Shabbat: Pre-Shacharit Class: with Aharoni Carmel. Morning Services: followed by Kiddush in Tabenhaus Hall. Sponsored by Yael and Ben Englander and Dorit and Rick Guttman in honor of the marriage of their children, Jacqueline and Zachary. Massechet Shabbat: with Gideon Miller 1 hour 15 minutes before Mincha at the home of Dr. & Dr. Jeff Morgan. Shabbat Class: with Rabbi Gelman, 1 hour before Mincha, Topic: Women and the Seder. This class will focus on the halachot of the Seder as they relate to women. Class is open to men and women Seudah Shlishit: Will take place in Tabenhaus Hall after Mincha. Massechet Bava Metziah: with David Silberman, after Mincha. - Ongoing Weekday Classes: Monday April 4th 6:45 am Shacharit 7:20 pm Mincha/Maariv Tuesday April 5th 7:00 am Shacharit 7:20 pm Mincha Wednesday April 6th 7:00 am Shacharit 7:20 pm Mincha/Maariv Thursday April 7th 6:45 am Shacharit 7:20 pm Mincha/Maariv Friday April 8th 7:00 am Shacharit 7:00 pm Mincha/Maariv 7:27 pm Candle Lighting 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 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 713-776-9739. Mondays 8:00 pm: with Rabbi Barry Gelman, 20 For 20. Twenty Twentieth Century Jews Who Changed The World. You can register online at www.uosh.org. Tuesdays 8:00 pm-9:00 pm: Meditation class with Ann Friedman in the UOS Library. Please go to http://www.uosh.org/event/meditation.html 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 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 www.uosh.org. Wednesday 8:30 pm at the home of Vivian and Henry Blum. Mesillat Yersharim (Path of the Just) by Rabbi Moshe Chaim Luzzatto taught by Rabbi Rabinowitz. Stay Connected: UOS: www.uosh.org Robert M. Beren Academy: www.berenacademy.org UOS Goldberg Montessori: www.uosgms.org 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 http://www.carecalendar.org/logon/217701 and enter the following information in the appropriate spaces: Calendar ID : 217701 Security code : 9535 2
UOS Torah Classes at a Glance Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday 8:30 am: Pre-Shacharit Class with Ahroni Carmel. -- 1 hour 15 minutes before Mincha: Massechet Shabbat with Gideon Miller at the home of Dr. & Dr. Jeff Morgan. - 1 hour before Mincha: Shabbat class with Rabbi Gelman. - 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. 8:00 pm: with Rabbi Gelman, 20 For 20. 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 8:30 pm at the home of Vivian and Henry Blum. Mesillat Yersharim (Path of the Just) by Rabbi Moshe Chaim Luzzatto taught by Rabbi Rabinowitz. 45 minutes before Mincha: Daf Yomi: with Rabbi Nagel. 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 Email Address Education - UOSGMS Nada Chandler education@uosh.org House and Grounds Neil Scheckter houseandgrounds@uosh.org Security David Davies security@uosh.org Youth Education Robert Levy youth@uosh.org Membership Steven Abramson membership@uosh.org Hospitality Elise Passy hospitality@uosh.org Tzedakah Committee Dov Liberman tzedakah@uosh.org 3
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Acclaimed Author Lisa Barr to speak at Israel Bonds Luncheon Lisa Barr, author of the highly acclaimed awardwinning novel Fugitive Colors, a suspenseful tale of stolen art, love, deception, and revenge on the "eve" of WWII, will be the guest speaker at an Israel Bonds Women s Division luncheon on Thursday, April 14th, 12:00 PM, hosted by Joy Blog. For more information, or to register, please contact Steve Landis at 713.360.3530 or steve.landis@israelbonds.com. UOS has partnered with Artscroll, Koren (Maggid, Toby Press) and Amazon for their affiliates programs. By going through our website and linking to their page UOS will earn a commission on your purchases. The links can be accessed through our website at www.uosh.org and by going to the affiliates page listed under the contribute title (which is the last one on the top title bar). Please contact the office with any questions. Thank You for your assistance. 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 available in the foyer, and the members of this committee are anxious to speak with you; they are Nada Chandler (713-256-1030), Joe Blog (713-530-5337) and Basil Joffe (713-302-6691). Feel free to contact them for more information. Our goal is to have a very large percentage of our members participate and we look forward receiving the completed Letter of Intents send to the office. Please do not assume that someone else will help us reach this goal it is up to you! Please note that you may designate one of the other participating organizations, as well as designating UOS. For more information, please see our web site at http://www.uosh.org/uoslegacy.html 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 Shlomo Altman Ze ev Bar-Yadin Akiva Gilad Brody Azriel Oz Brody David Chertoff Yonaton Cytrin Chezi Imany Elad Imany Lawrence Katz Jake Saitowitz Nadav Shoifet 5
David Silberman has authored a Haggadah called The Mosaic Haggadah: Themes of the Passover Haggadah. This Haggadah meets the need for a way to extract a singular and meaningful message from the seder experience. The Mosaic Haggadah, presents an innovative layout designed to inform and inspire anyone seeking a more engaging, motivating, participatory discussion that they will continue to contemplate after the seder has come to an end An attractive color-coding system categorizes the wide variety of complementary writings and quotes collected by the author. The writings speak about each of six different themes to a contemporary audience of all ages, guiding readers through the mosaic of texts as they move through the Haggadah. Readers can focus on a different theme each year, making the messages clear and encouraging a deeper, more thought-provoking discussion, one theme at a time. Please see our web site at www.uosh.org to order 6
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March 2016 Mazal Tov Mazal Tov to Jacqueline Guttman and Zack Englander who were married this past Sunday and to parents Yael and Ben Englander, Dorit and Rick Guttman and to siblings Josh, Avery, Kyra, and Aiden Englander and Ahron and Shayna Guttman. Tali & Avi Tessler on the Bar Mitzvah of their son, Ohad Dr. Ronald and Elena Levy and Terry and Anne Meeks are very happy to announce the engagement of their children Melanie and Garrett. Laura and Steven Paletz on the birth of their daughter, Harper Marion Mitzner Paletz (Rivka Miriam Yehudit) Mazal Tov to proud family, Mindy and Ira, Stephanie and Steven and Michael and Laurie and David Paletz. A special Mazal Tov to Great-Grandfather, David Mitzner. Baruch Dayan H emet Jay Adams, Brother of our member Robert (Meryl) Adams Norman Rosenman, Father of our member Mindy Mitzner, Father-in-Law of our member Ira Mitzner, Father to Dassy Rosenman Grandfather of Stephanie & Steven Mitzner, Laura & Steven Paletz, & Michael Mitzner Great Grandfather to Harper Marion Mitzner Paletz (Rivka Miriam Yehudit) Joyce Barbara Simson, Mother of our member Jessica Cohen 12
Donations February 2016 Breakfast-Kiddush- Seudah Shlishit General Synagogue Fund Bnei Akiva Linda & Nelson Block Beverly & Howard Feldman Beverly & Howard Feldman Carol & Dov Liberman Marilyn & Ron Kammerman Nava & Gideon Miller Evelyn Reichenthal Joy & Joe Blog Rachel & Joseph Schiff Juliana & Elan Rosenblat Hayley & Yair Kol Tali & Avi Tessler Doreen & Marshall Lerner Naomi & Alan Malakoff Karen & Bill Rubinsky Torah Fund Mary & Maish Shalit Linda Golding & Lewis Barnett Joel Spira Raphael Benjaminov Tali & Avi Tessler Rabbi Gelman's Discretionary Fund Lisa & Aaron Brown Tiby Unterhalter Sally & Lenard Berkowitz Scott Davis Paula & Rabbi Urkowitz Vivian & Henry Blum Beverly & Howard Feldman Aileen & Jerald Zarin Lisa & Aaron Brown Sari & Scott Garfinkle Lynn & Loren Chorn Gaye & Dennis Halpin Lea & Thomas Eichel Florence & Howard Kusnetz Beverly & Howard Feldman Stephanie & Steven Mitzner Sari & Scott Garfinkle Laura & Steven Paletz Cemetery Evelyn & Roger Medvin Tali & Avi Tessler Michelle Lefkowitz Mindy Mitzner Paula & Rabbi Urkowitz Ira Mitzner Gerry & Larry Wadler Leah Rotenberg Sigal & Yair Yeudai Carol-Anne & Brian Schulman Shulamit & Joseph Yoshor Harry Simon Tali & Avi Tessler 13
Yahrzeits April 1, 2016 May 12, 2016 Eng Date Heb Deceased Name 4/1/2016 22 Adar II Barbara Chasan 4/2/2016 23 Adar II Michael Guttman 4/4/2016 25 Adar II Choon Ja (Ruth) Thompson 4/5/2016 26 Adar II Max Borger 4/6/2016 27 Adar II Fejga Tugender de Ferber 4/8/2016 29 Adar II Anna Minzer 4/9/2016 1 Nisan Rosie Postan 4/9/2016 1 Nisan Barney Joss 4/10/2016 2 Nisan Fanny Brookman 4/10/2016 2 Nisan Rose Zurawin 4/10/2016 2 Nisan Harold Lewitte 4/10/2016 2 Nisan Sharon Salminis 4/11/2016 3 Nisan Samuel Kramer 4/11/2016 3 Nisan Isaac Louis Ryemon 4/11/2016 3 Nisan Sarah Brenner 4/13/2016 5 Nisan Dora de Leef 4/13/2016 5 Nisan Mervyn E. Watkins 4/14/2016 6 Nisan Michael Margo 4/15/2016 7 Nisan Harry Urkowitz 4/15/2016 7 Nisan Lillian Rockoff 4/16/2016 8 Nisan Hymie Zelitt 4/16/2016 8 Nisan Alex Moore 4/17/2016 9 Nisan Sarah Klein 4/17/2016 9 Nisan Evelyn Zimmerman Leff 4/17/2016 9 Nisan Ella Gold 4/19/2016 11 Nisan Kalman Wolff Treiman 4/19/2016 11 Nisan Michael Angel 4/19/2016 11 Nisan Joseph Berkowitz 4/21/2016 13 Nisan Eugene Max Sampson 4/21/2016 13 Nisan Sylvia Alberts 4/23/2016 15 Nisan Feiga Machla Mitzner 4/23/2016 15 Nisan Abraham Halpin 4/23/2016 15 Nisan Nancy Miretzky 4/23/2016 15 Nisan Lillian Rosenfield 4/23/2016 15 Nisan Avraham Baron 4/23/2016 15 Nisan Hannah Freedman 4/24/2016 16 Nisan Solomon Spindler Eng Date Heb Deceased Name 4/24/2016 16 Nisan Abraham Shapiro 4/24/2016 16 Nisan Joel Seplovitz 4/25/2016 17 Nisan Gertrude Nutkis 4/25/2016 17 Nisan Annette Goldreich 4/26/2016 18 Nisan Sarah Poliakoff 4/26/2016 18 Nisan Asher Ilouz 4/26/2016 18 Nisan Harry Griner 4/27/2016 19 Nisan Eli Resnick 4/29/2016 21 Nisan Ruth Feder 4/29/2016 21 Nisan Rebecca Morris 4/29/2016 21 Nisan James Thackway 4/30/2016 22 Nisan Noach Wishnia 4/30/2016 22 Nisan Meyer Greenberg 5/1/2016 23 Nisan Sydney Medvin 5/2/2016 24 Nisan Sylvia Bloch 5/2/2016 24 Nisan Dorothy Laholt 5/2/2016 24 Nisan Emile Meimoun 5/4/2016 26 Nisan Rachael Sitt 5/4/2016 26 Nisan Edward Sitt 5/5/2016 27 Nisan Leah Magid 5/6/2016 28 Nisan Herman Lerner 5/7/2016 29 Nisan Nathan Morris 5/7/2016 29 Nisan Zlate Pollak 5/7/2016 29 Nisan Fannie Davis 5/7/2016 29 Nisan Moses Preefer 5/8/2016 30 Nisan Freda Zelda Baker 5/8/2016 30 Nisan Harry Endelman 5/9/2016 1 Iyyar Bert Shaff 5/9/2016 1 Iyyar Lillian Landman 5/10/2016 2 Iyyar Lewis Gersholowitz 5/10/2016 2 Iyyar Hyman Chazen 5/10/2016 2 Iyyar Chava Ben-Yehuda 5/10/2016 2 Iyyar Betty Gellman Levine 5/10/2016 2 Iyyar Sam Berkowitz 5/11/2016 3 Iyyar Sidonia Ackerman 5/11/2016 3 Iyyar Henry J. Katzenstein 5/12/2016 4 Iyyar Abram L. Geller 14
Yahrzeits May 12, 2016 June 13, 2016 Eng Date Heb Deceased Name 5/12/2016 4 Iyyar Dave Rudy 5/12/2016 4 Iyyar Efraim Alter 5/13/2016 5 Iyyar Jacob Klein 5/13/2016 5 Iyyar Norman Gover 5/14/2016 6 Iyyar Rose Gersholowitz 5/14/2016 6 Iyyar Phyllis Levin 5/15/2016 7 Iyyar Richard Plessner 5/15/2016 7 Iyyar Fanny Herer 5/15/2016 7 Iyyar Helen Topek 5/15/2016 7 Iyyar Julius Berkowitz 5/15/2016 7 Iyyar Rae Katz 5/16/2016 8 Iyyar Yakov Zilinsky 5/16/2016 8 Iyyar Louis Goldfaden 5/16/2016 8 Iyyar David Lipschitz 5/17/2016 9 Iyyar James Mccarble 5/17/2016 9 Iyyar Sol Adelson 5/17/2016 9 Iyyar Joseph Burgida 5/17/2016 9 Iyyar Betty Silverman 5/17/2016 9 Iyyar Milton Chapman 5/19/2016 11 Iyyar David Weintraub 5/19/2016 11 Iyyar Rose Davis 5/19/2016 11 Iyyar Mollie Steinberg Rudy 5/20/2016 12 Iyyar Alex Sack 5/21/2016 13 Iyyar Howard B. Katz 5/21/2016 13 Iyyar Eugene Green 5/21/2016 13 Iyyar Eva Silverman 5/21/2016 13 Iyyar Lori Goldstein 5/22/2016 14 Iyyar Barry Martin Holste 5/24/2016 16 Iyyar Zeppeh Feigel Sandler 5/25/2016 17 Iyyar Shirley Berman 5/26/2016 18 Iyyar Irene Bloom Jefferson 5/26/2016 18 Iyyar Joseph Yudofsky 5/26/2016 18 Iyyar Anne Kaplow 5/27/2016 19 Iyyar Joseph Jaynes 5/27/2016 19 Iyyar Benjamin Kurtzman 5/28/2016 20 Iyyar Aubret Vivier 5/28/2016 20 Iyyar Moshe-Asher Anshel Davies Eng Date Heb Deceased Name 5/28/2016 20 Iyyar Elsie Gold Thackway 5/28/2016 20 Iyyar Don Greenberg 5/29/2016 21 Iyyar Helen T. Nicholson 5/29/2016 21 Iyyar Joseph Martin 5/30/2016 22 Iyyar Hyman Maurice Joffe 5/30/2016 22 Iyyar Abraham Nutkis 5/31/2016 23 Iyyar Jessel Morris 6/1/2016 24 Iyyar Yetta Weitzner 6/2/2016 25 Iyyar Heriette Pickelner 6/2/2016 25 Iyyar Isaac Berkowitz 6/2/2016 25 Iyyar Jake Chapman 6/2/2016 25 Iyyar Sam Feder 6/2/2016 25 Iyyar Matilda Cohen 6/2/2016 25 Iyyar Betty Ozon Moore 6/3/2016 26 Iyyar Yael Brickman 6/3/2016 26 Iyyar Walter Levy 6/3/2016 26 Iyyar Madeline Spira 6/4/2016 27 Iyyar Sarah Steinberg Dornbaum 6/4/2016 27 Iyyar Bela Steiman 6/4/2016 27 Iyyar Marjorie Wadler 6/5/2016 28 Iyyar Jerard Y. Cohen 6/5/2016 28 Iyyar Fannie Abrahamson 6/6/2016 29 Iyyar Cheryl Fayner 6/6/2016 29 Iyyar Herman Roth 6/6/2016 29 Iyyar Sharlene Stein 6/7/2016 1 Sivan Chaim Borosh 6/8/2016 2 Sivan Rose Pravada Schonier 6/9/2016 3 Sivan Joshua M. Kass 6/9/2016 3 Sivan Libby Plumb 6/9/2016 3 Sivan Manuel Reichstein 6/9/2016 3 Sivan Johnny Dixie Red Stein 6/10/2016 4 Sivan Shaye Abram & Fela Efromowicz 6/11/2016 5 Sivan Sonya Blumberg 6/11/2016 5 Sivan Marian Kaplan 6/12/2016 6 Sivan Alex Grosman 6/12/2016 6 Sivan Francis Urkowitz 6/13/2016 7 Sivan David Kaplow 15
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