Fall 20 21 @houstonhillel
H igh H o l y Days FREE for students! No RSVP needed! Community members welcome Info at houstonhillel.org/hhd
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Rosh Hashanah
Erev Rosh Hashanah - Monday, Sept 6 dinner at 5:30 pm & Service at 7:00 Rosh Hashanah Morning Services Monday, Sept 7 at 10 am (and FREE lunch) Tuesday, Sept 8 at 10 am
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Yom Kippur
Erev Yom Kippur Houston Hillel Wednesday, Sept 15 dinner at 5:30 pm & Service at 7:00 Yom Morning & Yizkor Services Houston Hillel Tuesday, Sept 16 at 9 am Yom Kippur Afternoon Service, Neilah & Break-fast Houston Hillel Tuesday, Sept 16 at 5:30 pm
Sh ab b at Shabbat with Houston Hillel In person Shabbat services and dinners return this fall, taking place every Friday night at Houston Hillel, on campus, and around the community. Houston Hillel’s Shabbat dinners are sponsored by Elton and Janet Lipnick, David and Kathy Lipnick, and Amy and Myles Kelman in memory of Paul and Fannie Lipnick. The Lipnick/Kelman families have generously sponsored Houston Hillel’s Shabbat dinners in Paul and Fannie Lipnick’s memory each year since 2009.
Sukkot
Enjoy, Enjoy! University of Houston Lunches
Every Tuesday from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm in the UH Hillel Student Lounge.
Shmear Society Lunches at Rice
FREE weekly in-person lunches every Wednesday on campus at Rice. Stop by once in a while or each week.
You Do Jew!
Shabbat with your Pod? Physically distant Sunday brunch in the park? Add a touch of Judaism to your own event and Houston Hillel will pay for you to celebrate!
Jewish Learning Fellowship
The Jewish Learning Fellowship is a 10-week conversational seminar for students looking to deepen their understanding of Judaism on their own terms.
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Is ra el Go to Israel for FREE!
Experience Israel with Houston Hillel and Birthright Israel. Call Lior for details and to find out if you are eligable.
ILF - Israel Learning Fellowship Contact Lior about this multi-week course.
Israel Advocacy Conferences
Ask Kenny about opportunities to attend a variety of conferences, in-person and virtual. Scholarships available!
Holiday Celebrations Jewston Style
Meeting Friends and Having Fun 1:1 Coffee & Zoom Chats
Micro-Community Shabbat Dinners
Jewston Trivia Nights
Community Shabbat Dinners
Graduate Student Lunches
From Rosh Hashanah to Hanukkah
Join Alyssa and your closest friends for a small and meaningful Shabbat dinner. Contact Alyssa for more information about how you can join.
Get connected to the Jewston and Houston Jewish communities.
The name says it all. Follow Jewston on Facebook for the location, days, and times!
Monthly home cooked, kosher Shabbat dinners that bring together 20somethings and grad students for celebration, delicious food and togetherness.
Check the Hillel Facebook Group for your grad school for monthly lunches for medical, law, and grad students throughout Houston.
Whether it’s shaking the lulav and etrog during Sukkot or tasting apples and honey with local bee keepers for Rosh Hashanah, Jewston’s holiday events are exciting experiences for all Jewish 20somethings in Houston.
Houston Explorations
20somethings are moving to Houston at a higher rate than ever, and Jewston wants to show them just how amazing the Bayou City really is! Explore a new museum, park, or community event with us every month!
Jewish Conversations and Learning Jewston Dinner Conversations
Holiday Meals and Celebrations
Jewston ensures that every Jewish 20something has the opportunity to attend religious services and holiday meals to fulfill their Jewish needs. All meals and services are free to Jewston participants.
Ask about these intimate dinners with a conversation facilitated by Alyssa, Kenny or Lior.
Jewish Learning Cohorts
Our weekly programs include high impact learning opportunities that create community amongst young adults in a meanful and lasting way. Topics include Racial Justice and others.
Cooking & Cocktail Making Classes
What is more Jewish than food? Nothing! We will meet at Houston Hillel for Ashkenazi Mixology, Sephardic Recipes, Hamantashen and Passover treats.
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This is just a sampling of Houston Hillel and Jewston’s calendars. Need details? Sign up for the Houston Hillel and Jewston weekly emails. Send a message to hillel@houstonhillel.org to get on the lists!
Fall 2021
J e wi sh Lif e f or C o l l e g e S t u d e n t s a n d 2 0 so m e th in g s
Rabbi Kenny Weiss
Executive Director kweiss@houstonhillel.org
Alyssa Silva
Assistant Executive Director asilva@houstonhillel.org
Ida & William Zinn Building 1700 Bissonnet Houston, Texas 77005 713-526-4918 hillel@houstonhillel.org houstonhillel.org jewston.org
Carly Fleck
Springboard Innovation Fellow carly@houstonhillel.org
Lior Ashkenazy Dor
Jewish Agency Israel Fellow to Houston Hillel lior@houstonhillel.org
Houston Hillel enriches the lives of Jewish undergraduate students, graduate students, and young professionals so that they may enrich the Houston Jewish community, the Jewish people, and the world.
Two Houston Hillel facilities & a presence throughout Houston
Houston Hillel Ida & William Zinn Building
1700 Bissonnet
Houston, Texas 77005
Blinn College Baylor College of Medicine Houston Baptist University Houston Community College Lone Star College Rice University UT McGovern Medical School Sam Houston State University South Texas College of Law Houston Stephen F. Austin State University Texas A&M Galveston Texas Southern University Law School University of Houston UH Downtown UH Law Center University of Saint Thomas UT Medical Branch Galveston Young Professionals
Houston Hillel’s Student Lounge in the A.D. Bruce Religion Center at the University of Houston
Thank you to Houston Hillel’s donors, July 1, 2020 - June 30, 2021 $50,000 & above Jewish Federation of Greater Houston Edith & Robert Zinn $25,000 & above Aaron Forman Trust Goldberg Endowment Fund of B’nai B’rith Hillel International Maccabee Task Force Fdn $10,000 & above Joan & Stanford Alexander Family Foundation Linda Jayaram & David Barish Lynn & Lawrence Friedman Michele & Robert Goodmark Albert & Ethel Herzstein Charitable Foundation Sandy & Richard Jackson Nicole & Evan Katz Janet & Elton Lipnick Lewis & Joan Lowenstein Fdn Alana Spiwak & Sam Stolbun Edith & Bernard Stolbun Family Foundation Shirley & David Toomim Family Foundation
Amy Gold $5,000 & above Toby & Irving Gold Deisi & Max Blankfeld Daniel Goldman Feldman Family Foundation Jeremy Haar Barbara & Barry Lewis Joelle Hamovit Ellen & Richard Lowe Patricia Kalmans & Michael Ozer Irwin Herz Jane & Lawrence Joseph Estate of John Roach Carolyn & Jay Kaplan Rabbis Amy & Kenneth Weiss Melissa & Steven Kean AI & Manet Schepps Foundation Sean Kessel Maurice Amado Foundation Saranne & Livingston Kosberg $1,000 & above Estate of Elinor Alpert Anonymous Lily Jin & Grant Beiner Louise & Mike Beldon Carol & Michael Berenson Joelle & Jeff Berlat Sandra Borak Barbara & Mark Brookner Leah & Eric Cohn Congregation Beth Israel Congregation Beth Yeshurun Congregation Emanu El Gary Cortes Karolina Adam & John Dickerson Frieda & Melvin Dow Rabbi Gideon Estes Ruth Falik & David Tweardy Jason Fischer Martha & Donald Freedman Shifra & Terry Gardner Rabbis Elaine & Brenner Glickman
Y. Ping Sun & David Leebron Karen & Mitchell Lukin Ione & Sidney Moran Karol & Daniel Musher Carol & Barry Myones Linda & Jerrold Paine Paula & Irving Pozmantier Lee & Gary Rosenthal Prissy & Leonard Roth Marlene Rubin Rozanne & Howard Rubin Michael Rudd Betsy & Ed Schreiber Ethan Schultz Susan & Edward Septimus Shell Oil Company Foundation Kamilla Shlimak Helen & Andrew Spector Sterling Family Foundation Sarna & Bill Sunshine Barbara & Ben Tobias Andrea Stolar & David Vener William Wilson Judy & Ronnie Yambra $500 & above Amy Altchuler Claire Reiswerg & Alvin Blaustein Charles Bornstein Renie & Paul Carniol Brian Cweren Joyce & Arthur Dauber Paula & Daniel Dreyfuss Lindsey Frachtman & Scott Friedman Grant Family Charitable Fund Leah & Jonathan Gross Lena & Eric Lieb Lou & Herb Mizis Irene & Frank Shaw Barbara & Richard Strax Kendall Toarmina-Pang Rina & Leon Trakhtenberg Naomi & Brian Wittlin Cyvia Wolff ServiceMax Inc $250 & above Alice Adam Ervin Adam Mark Berenson Rachel & Eric Bishop Rita Blumenfeld Sharon & Daniel Brener Nancy Darsky Rhonda Duchin Enterprise Products Elaine & Jeffrey Friedberg Stanley Goldberg Barbara Golub
Brian Hall & Rachel Jones Martin Sosland Lawrence Harari Sam Stein Robert Hoff Swiff Memorial Fund/DJCF Houston Jewish Community Fdn Verisk Analytics Gerson Hurwitz Daniel Kassoff Up to $136 Joan & Larry Katz Dana & Robert Abramczyk Bruce Kothmann Judy & Richard Abrams Ellen & Lewis Krinsky Jonas Actor Larry Laufman Linda & Myron Aftergut Lazar Family Charitable Fund Patti & Daniel Altman Julia Paeglis Amazon Smile Esther & Gary Polland Sam Aminfard Nancy Rapoport & Jeff Van Niel Lior Ashkenazy Dor Shirlee & Mark Rosenthal Myra & Arthur Bahme Rabbi Dan Ross Paula Eisenstein-Baker Gail & Gary Swartz & Stephen Baker Judy & George Taffet Francine Beckman Steven Tapper Rachel Belle Samantha Teltser Benevity Fund Harriet & Nathan Wasserstrum Ruth Berg Denise Marks & Steven Weisberger Laurel Steinberg & William Berg Hy Berger $136 & above Kathleen & Sidney Blumenthal Barry Adelson Sarah & Denis Braham Carol Alberts Rhoda Brand Josh Barvin Daniel Braun Simon Birenbaum Brian Brener Michelle Blumenthal Irene & Joseph Bromberg Claire & Dick Brooks David Broscow Nathan Canen Laura Broscow Marcia Citron & Mark Kulstad Miriam & Lewis Brown Julie Cohn Michaele & Michael Brown Shirley & Alan Cohn Myra Brown Michael Covinsky Ilan Caron Maxine Coz Gloria & Edward Chaika Judith & Nachum Dafny Jeffrey Coburn Susan Mattisinko & Robert De Leon Daniel Cohan Ilan Duvdevani Sharon & Paul Colbert Sandra & Steven Finkelman Jennifer Croft Jay Goldberg Dara & Kenneth Deitz Laura Goldberg & Neil Aquino Debbie & Stuart Diamond Alissa Gomez Laurie & Mark Drazner Carol & Barry Goodfriend Laurie Anne Drell James Grant Lori Duff Isabelle Hagege Joy Epstein Bernice Heilbrunn Rebecca Esser-Stuart Jessica Hersh Perry Factor Emily Jackson Joyce & Steven Fadem Lisa Katz Flora Farago Yosef Kerzner Andrea Farb Julia Kothmann Marsha & Alan Feiveson Marjorie & George Leventon Mike Finger Beverly & Leon Levinson Leslie & Daniel Fogel Stacy Levitan Diane & Barry Fond Gila Loike Esther & Forrest Fox Fran & James Lucari Aaron Fradkin Barbara & Shmuel Lutfak Amy Freeman Muriel & Marcel Meicler Leslie Freund & Neil Brown Amy & Michael Merkin Fran Friedman Lauren Nowak Scott Frindell Josh Ozer Bernard Fuchs Ronald Richman Jan & Martee Fuerst Geri Rothschild Josh Furman Thelma & Morton Rubin Sharon & Karl Gardner Andrew Schneider Pablo Geralnik Matthew Schrull Janice & David Gerber Jeff Seltzer Elliot Gerstenhaber Liz Shapiro Dan Ginsburg Hadas Schienfeld Kyle Gold Alyssa Silva Roxanne & Samuel Gold
Rhoda Goldberg Millicent Goldschmidt Helen & Leonard Goldstein Joyce Gordon Gail Gould Matthew Greenstein Kerri Halfant Caren & Stuart Harris Tobi & Rabbi Daniel Horwitz Elaine Horwitz Andrew Hosea Rachel Iwicki Miriam Joachim Barbara & Richard Josephson Leora Kahn Lulu Kamin Stuart Kane Michael Karchmer Carolyn & David Karesh Geraldine & Jay Karkowsky Joseph Kass & Sarah Lavine-Kass Jennis Kauffman Leslie Kian Ron Kipp Alisha Klapholz Joann Klar Emily Klein Tillie Koch Beth Koenigsberg & Michael Williams Mardi & Mark Kunik Carole & Alan Kuritzky Norri & Jason Leder Karen Lee Laura Lee Mindy Lee Rita Leidner Linda Lesser Jeremiah Leventhal Bryna Levi Jeffrey Levine Martine & Harold Levine Michael Levine Jean & Morton Levy Jay Lewis Sarah Lobsenz Elana Loftspring Gale & Richard Lourie Lauren Gass Seth Lubin Garrett Lynch Lyric Mandell Michelle McAdams Cody McLaughlin Muriel & Marcel Meicler Sharon & Sidney Mellon Lucas Mendelson Diane Lowenthal & Bradley Moskowitz Stephanie Newell Toby & Richard Newman Annie Nordhauser Leora & Les Nowitz Lidya Osadchey Judith & Alfred Osborn Jr. Rabbi Johnny Ouzzan
Sammy Pappert PayPal Giving Fund Susan & Steven Perin Dikla & Daniel Pickelner Nancy & Mark Picus Lauren Post Lila Rauch Wendi Reichstein Danielle Resh Beth & Bruce Resnick Katie Resnick Saralyn Richard Ellie Rips Sandra Rips Helen & Larry Rose Susan Rose Reba & Sylvan Rubin Karen & William Rubinsky Nofar Salman Salomon Schein Lisa Schnall Marsha & Lonny Schooler Herman Schultz Rise & William Schuster Elissa Schwartz Joshua Schwartz Lauren Schwartz Marissa Schwartz Toby & Rabbi Jack Segal Phyllis Selber Claudia & Joel Selzer Laurie Selzer Tami & Gregg Sheena Megan Sheena Ronit Sherwin Lee Silva June & Julian Silverblatt Ralph Simon Barrie Skalsky Susan & Alec Smith Annette & Larry Sondock Linda Susman Diane & Greg Swan Diane Tang Rachel Taub Nora & Matthew Teltser Lisa Tenenbaum Zara Tickner Phyllis Turkel Pam & Moshe Vardi Ariel Wadler Katie Webber Joanie & Chuck Weiner Leslie & Sanford Weiner Arlyne & Herb Weiss Nate Weiss Amy White Susan & Gary Whitman Carol & Michael Wilk Natalie & Aaron Willis Karen & David Wolf Sam Wooten Judy & Ronnie Yambra Richard Yarnell Susie & Alvin Zimmerman Ian Zlotnik