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Passover Seders, Meals & More
Passover looks very different this year than in the past. Look for information in emails and on social media about our virtual Seders, Passover meals, and Passover boxes. We’ll be in person and online. Houston Hillel will create opportunities for celebrating Passover whether you’re on campus, at home locally, or in another state. Houston Hillel’s 2021 Passover Seder and meals are sponsored by Elton and Janet Lipnick, David and Kathy Lipnick and Amy & Myles Kelman in memory of Paul and Fannie Lipnick. The Lipnick/Kelman families have generously sponsored Houston Hillel’s Passover Seders in Paul and Fannie Lipnick’s memory each year since 2008.
Sh ab b at Shabbat with Houston Hillel
Shabbat takes place every Friday night at Houston Hillel, campus, around the community and virtually. Shabbat takes many forms, including grabbing Shabags (Shabbat bags with everything for making Shabbat with your friends), picnic Shabbat dinners, and virtual gatherings for welcoming Shabbat with candles, juice and challah. 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.
Enjoy, Enjoy! University of Houston Virtual Lunches Grab your lunch and join Houston Hillel every Tuesday.
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, including the AIPAC Policy Conference. Scholarships available!
Meeting Friends and Having Fun Holiday Celebrations Jewston Style
1:1 Coffee & Zoom Chats
Get connected to the Jewston and Houston Jewish communities.
Shabboxes
Jewston Trivia Nights
Each month Jewston provides tasty Shabbat dinners for pickup.
The name says it all. Follow Jewston on Facebook for the location, days, and times!
Micro-Community Shabbat Dinners
Join Alyssa and your closest friends for a small and meaningful Shabbat dinner. Contact Alyssa for more information about how you can join.
Graduate Student Lunches
Check the Hillel Facebook Group for your grad school for monthly lunches for medical, law, and grad students throughout Houston.
Holiday Nosh Boxes
Register to have holiday goodies delivered to your door.
Jewston Happy Hours Schmooze with your Jewish friends.
Jewish Conversations and Learning
Virtual Seders & Holiday Celebrations
We’ll connect virtually for Passover, Tu b’Shevat, Purim and other Jewish events during the year.
Jewston Dinner Conversations
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!
Spr ing 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
Ellie Rips
Springboard Innovation Fellow ellie@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
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, January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020 $50,000 & above Jewish Federation of Greater Houston Maccabee Task Force Fdn Edith & Bob Zinn $25,000 & above Aaron Forman Trust Hillel International $10,000 & above Joan & Stanford Alexander Linda Jayaram & David Barish Lynn & Lawrence Friedman Goldberg Endowment Fund of B’nai B’rith Albert & Ethel Herzstein Charitable Foundation Sandy & Richard Jackson Nicole & Evan Katz Janet & Elton Lipnick Edith & Bernard Stolbun Family Foundation Alana Spiwak & Sam Stolbun
$5,000 & above Maurice Amado Foundation Deisi & Max Blankfeld Nancy & Arthur Brand Michele & Robert Goodmark Barbara & Barry Lewis Ellen & Richard Lowe Lewis & Joan Lowenstein Fdn Patricia Kalmans & Michael Ozer Estate of John Roach Shirley & David Toomim Family Foundation Andrea Stolar & David Vener
$1,000 & above Karolina Adam & John Dickerson Estate of Elinor Alpert Anonymous Anti-Defamation League Lily Jin & Grant Beiner Louise & Mike Beldon Joelle & Jeff Berlat Congregation Beth Israel Sandy Borak Diana Brackman Barbara & Mark Brookner
Sandra Cohan Leah & Eric Cohn Gary Cortes Frieda & Melvin Dow Congregation Emanu El Ruth Falik & David Tweardy Jason Fischer Martha & Donald Freedman Rabbis Elaine & Brenner Glickman Amy Gold Toby & Irving Gold Daniel Goldman Irwin Herz Jane & Lawrence Joseph Carolyn & Jay Kaplan Melissa & Steven Kean Sean Kessel Muriel & Marcel Meicler Ione & Sidney Moran Karol & Daniel Musher Carol & Barry Myones Linda & Jerrold Paine Paula & Irving Pozmantier Nancy Rapoport & Jeff Van Niel Susan & Max Reichenthal Lee & Gary Rosenthal Prissy & Leonard Roth Rozanne & Howard Rubin Marlene Rubin Michael Rudd Ethan Schultz Susan & Edward Septimus Kamilla Shlimak and Max Vener Sterling Family Foundation Sarna & Bill Sunshine Barbara & Ben Tobias Rabbis Amy & Kenny Weiss Bill Wilson Judy & Ronnie Yambra $500 & above Amy Altchuler Michael Benjamin Renie & Paul Carniol Brian Cweren Joyce & Arthur Dauber Paula & Daniel Dreyfuss Linda & Michael Eisemann Rabbi Gideon Estes Grant Family Charitable Fund Leah & Jonathan Gross Jeremy Haar Lawrence Harari Stanley Hoffberger Paul Katz Saranne & Livingston Kosberg Lena & Eric Lieb Joan Morgenstern Claire Reiswerg & Alvin Blaustein Liz & Rob Shoss Barbara & Richard Strax Kendall Toarmina-Pang Naomi & Brian Wittlin $250 & above Ervin Adam Alice Adam Benevity Fund Mark Berenson Rita Blumenfeld Charles Bornstein
Sharon & Daniel Brener Daniel Cohan Nancy Darsky Lindsey Frachtman & Scott Friedman Stanley Goldberg Elaine & Jeffrey Friedberg Roslyn & Ricky Haikin Gerson Hurwitz Daniel Kassoff Bruce Kothmann Larry Laufman Victoria & Alex Lazar Cantor Mark Levine Margaret & David Lewis Lou Mizis & Herb Wexler Dikla & Daniel Pickelner Nancy & Mark Picus Esther & Gary Polland Beth & Bruce Resnick Shirlee & Mark Rosenthal Alyssa Silva Gail & Gary Swartz Judy & George Taffet Steven Tapper Samantha Teltser Verisk Analytics Harriet & Nathan Wasserstrum Denise Marks & Steven Weisberger $136 & above Barry Adelson Carol Alberts Josh Barvin Carol & Michael Berenson Simon Birenbaum Michelle Blumenthal Laura Goldberg & Neil Aquino Claire & Dick Brooks Marcia Citron & Mark Kulstad Shirley & Alan Cohn Julie Cohn Michael Covinsky Judith & Nachum Dafny Ilan Duvdevani Enterprise Products Sandra & Steven Finkelman Iris & Alan Fisherman Jay Goldberg Alissa Gomez Carol & Barry Goodfriend Joyce Gordon James Grant Isabelle Hagege Jessica Hersh Robert Hoff Emily Jackson Joan & Larry Katz Lisa Katz Yosef Kerzner Julia Kothmann Marjorie & George Leventon Jeffrey Levine Stacy Levitan Mike Levy Gila Loike Fran & James Lucari Barbara & Shmuel Lutfak Susan Mattisinko & Robert De Leon
Amy & Michael Merkin Josh Ozer Julia Paeglis Danielle Resh Ronald Richman Geri Rothschild Thelma & Morton Rubin Terri Schepps Hadas Schienfeld Andrew Schneider Matthew Schrull Liz Shapiro Annette & Larry Sondock Micah Stalarow Sam Stein Linda Susman Swiff Memorial Fund/DJCF Nora & Matthew Teltser Rina & Leon Trakhtenberg Judy Winograd Up to $136 Judy & Richard Abrams Jonas Actor Linda & Myron Aftergut Patti & Daniel Altman Amazon Smile Sam Aminfard Myra & Arthur Bahme Francine Beckman Ruth Berg Hy Berger Rachel & Eric Bishop Jordyn Blatt Sarah & Denis Braham Daniel Braun Brian Brener Irene & Joseph Bromberg Tori Brooks Laura Broscow David Broscow Miriam & Lewis Brown Myra Brown Michaele & Michael Brown Nathan Canen Ilan Caron Gloria & Edward Chaika Joni Cohan Margie Cohen Audrey & Rafi Cohen Sharon & Paul Colbert Maxine Coz Jennifer Croft Dara & Kenneth Deitz Debbie & Stuart Diamond Laurie & Mark Drazner Barbara & Richard Dryer Deborah Dutilh Joy Epstein Rebecca Esser-Stuart Ryan Eubanks Perry Factor Joyce & Steven Fadem Flora Farago Andrea Farb Marsha & Alan Feiveson Leslie Fogel Diane & Barry Fond Aaron Fradkin Amy Freeman Leslie Freund & Neil Brown
Fran Friedman Scott Frindell Bernard Fuchs Jan & Martee Fuerst Josh Furman Lauren Gass Janice & David Gerber Elliot Gerstenhaber Ruby Getz Dan Ginsburg Moses Glickman Rhoda Goldberg Bethany Goldson Helen & Leonard Goldstein Jade Gordon Lauren & Joshua Gottlieb-Miller Gail Gould Matthew Greenstein Brittney Grimm Kerri Halfant Beth Hammerman Caren & Stuart Harris Elaine Horwitz Tobi & Rabbi Daniel Horwitz Charlotte & Michael Horwitz Andrew Hosea Rachel Iwicki Miriam Joachim Barbara & Richard Josephson Leora Kahn Lulu Kamin Stuart Kane Geraldine & Jay Karkowsky Jennis Kauffman Don Kaye Leslie Kian Ron Kipp Emily Klein Tillie Koch Beth Koenigsberg & Michael Williams Mardi & Mark Kunik Carole & Alan Kuritzky Norri & Jason Leder Mindy Lee Karen Lee Rita Leidner Linda Lesser Martine & Harold Levine Mark Levine Esther & Lynn Levine Bryna Levi Jean & Morton Levy Jay Lewis Dena Lipper Lila & David Livitz Sarah Lobsenz Elana Loftspring Diane Lowenthal & Bradley Moskowitz Garrett Lynch Varun Maheshwari Lyric Mandell Michelle McAdams Cody McLaughlin Muriel & Marcel Meicler
Dalton Meisner Sharon & Sidney Mellon Lucas Mendelson Ziv Mesulati Sydnye Michaelov Emily Moses Stephanie Newell Toby & Richard Newman Lauren Nowak Leora & Les Nowitz Judith & Alfred Osborn Jr. Rabbi Johnny Ouzzan PayPal Giving Fund Sammy Pappert Susan & Steven Perin Carolyn Plessner Lauren Post Lila Rauch Wendi Reichstein Katie Resnick Saralyn Richard Robert Rips Sandra Rips Ellie Rips Helen & Larry Rose Susan Rose Karen & William Rubinsky Reba & Sylvan Rubin Nofar Salman Salomon Schein Lisa Schnall Marsha & Lonny Schooler Herman Schultz Rise & William Schuster Lauren Schwartz Elissa Schwartz Toby & Rabbi Jack Segal Phyllis Selber Claudia & Joel Selzer Laurie Selzer Megan Sheena Ronit Sherwin Lee Silva June & Julian Silverblatt Ralph Simon Susan & Alec Smith Laurel Steinberg & William Berg Diane Tang Rachel Taub Lisa Tenenbaum Sarah & David Topper Phyllis Turkel Katie Webber Leslie & Sanford Weiner Joanie & Chuck Weiner Rabbi Eric Weiss & Dan Alpert Nate Weiss Amy White Carol & Michael Wilk Natalie & Aaron Willis Karen & David Wolf Sam Wooten Richard Yarnell Susie & Alvin Zimmerman Ian Zlotnik