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H igh H o l y Days FREE for students and the community! Register for our virtual services at houstonhillel.org
Rosh Hashanah
Erev Rosh Hashanah Service Friday, Sept 18 at 7 pm Rosh Hashanah Morning Services Saturday, Sept 19 at 10 am Sunday, Sept 20 at 10 am
Online! Online!
Yom Kippur
Sh ab b at Enjoy, Enjoy!
Shabbat with Houston Hillel
Shabbat takes place every Friday night at Houston Hillel, on campus and around the community. 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. During these uncertain times Houston Hillel removes barriers to participation by reimbursing students for Uber or Lyft rides to pick up their Shabags. Also, Shabbat is always free and we never ask for a RSVP. 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.
Kol Nidre Service Sunday, Sept 27 at 7 pm Yom Kippur Morning & Yizkor Services Monday, Sept 28 at 9 am Yom Kippur Afternoon Service & Neilah Monday, Sept 28 at 5:30 pm
Online! Online! Online!
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.
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.
@uhhillel
ILF - Israel Learning Fellowship
@ricehillel
Israel Advocacy Conferences
Contact Lior about this multi-week course.
Ask Kenny about opportunities to attend a variety of conferences, including the AIPAC Policy Conference. Scholarships available!
Meeting Friends and Having Fun 1:1 Coffee & Zoom Chats
Get connected to the Jewston and Houston Jewish communities.
Holiday Celebrations Jewston Style
Jewston Trivia Nights
Shabboxes
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
Graduate Student Lunches
Join Alyssa and your closest friends for a small and meaningful Shabbat dinner. Contact Alyssa for more information about how you can join.
Check your grad school’s Facebook Group for monthly lunches for medical, law, and grad students throughout Houston.
Holiday Nosh Boxes
Jewston Happy Hours
Register to have holiday goodies delivered to your door. We’ll be delivering for Rosh HaShanah, Hanukkah, Purim and more!
Schmooze with your Jewish friends.
Jewish Conversations and Learning Jewston Dinner Conversations
Holidays in Nature
Enjoy the Jewish holidays physically distanced, but together - Tashlich at the Glades, and Sukkot on the Hillel patio.
Ask about these intimate dinners with a conversation facilitated by Alyssa, Kenny or Lior.
Jewish Learning Programs
Dive into Jewish text and sip on a cocktail at our monthly Jewish learning sessions!
Cooking Classes
What is more Jewish than food? Nothing! We will meet at Houston Hillel for Ashkenazi Mixology, Sephardic Recipes, Hamantashen and Passover treats.
Follow Jewston on Instagram & Facebook @jewston18
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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 2020
Rabbi Kenny Weiss
Executive Director kweiss@houstonhillel.org
Alyssa Silva
Assistant Executive Director asilva@houstonhillel.org
Je w i s h Li fe for Co l l eg e Stu d ent s a n d 20s o m eth in gs 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
Art Institute of Houston 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, 2019 - June 30, 2020 $50,000 & above Maccabee Task Force Fdn Jewish Fed of Greater Houston $25,000 & above Janet & Elton Lipnick Joan & Stanford Alexander Kathy & Russell Rudy Aaron Forman Trust $10,000 & above Billy & Rosalie Goldberg Endowment of B’nai B’rith Linda Jayaram & David Barish Debbie Haynes, Sandy & Richard Jackson Nicole & Evan Katz Edith & Bernard Stolbun Family Foundation Edith & Robert Zinn $5,000 & above Maurice Amado Foundation Deisi & Max Blankfeld Lynn & Lawrence Friedman Michele & Robert Goodmark Albert & Ethel Herzstein Charitable Fdn Ellen & Richard Lowe Lewis & Joan Lowenstein Fdn Rozanne & Howard Rubin AI & Manet Schepps Foundation Andrea Stolar & David Vener $1,000 & above Lily Jin & Grant Beiner
Louise & Mike Beldon Joelle & Jeff Berlat Diana Brackman Barbara & Mark Brookner Sandra Cohan Julie Cohn Gary Cortes Karolina Adam & John Dickerson Frieda & Melvin Dow Congregation Emanu El Jason Fischer Houston Jewish Community Foundation Shifra & Terry Gardner Rabbis Elaine & Brenner Glickman Amy Gold Toby & Irving Gold Daniel Goldman Sandy & Richard Jackson Jane & Lawrence Joseph Carolyn & Jay Kaplan Melissa & Steven Kean Anti-Defamation League Y. Ping Sun & David Leebron Karen & Mitchell Lukin Ione & Sidney Moran Karol & Daniel Musher Carol & Barry Myones Linda & Jerrold Paine Paula & Irving Pozmantier Morris Rapoport Susan & Max Reichenthal Lee & Gary Rosenthal Prissy & Leonard Roth Marlene Rubin
Michael Rudd Susan & Edward Septimus Irene & Frank Shaw Liz & Rob Shoss Linden & Roger Sofer Sarna & Bill Sunshine Ruth Falik & David Tweardy Rabbis Amy & Kenneth Weiss Bill Wilson Karen & David Wolf Judy & Ronnie Yambra Congregation Beth Yeshurun $500 & above Michael Benjamin Claire Reiswerg & Alvin Blaustein Sharon & Daniel Brener Beth Yeshurun Brotherhood Renee & Charles Brownman Renie & Paul Carniol Daniel Cohan Leah & Eric Cohn John Cornwell Brian Cweren Joyce & Arthur Dauber Paula & Daniel Dreyfuss Linda & Michael Eisemann Rabbi Gideon Estes Sandra & Steven Finkelman Lindsey & Scott Friedman Stanley Goldberg Leah & Jonathan Gross John Heydemann Stanley Hoffberger Brian Hall & Rachel Jones Mario Kapusta
Sean Kessel Emily Klein Cantor Mark Levine Lena & Eric Lieb Joan Morgenstern Randi Plante Beth & Bruce Resnick Aryeh Warmflash Naomi & Brian Wittlin $250 & above Ervin Adam Bill Asher Martha Barvin Mark Berenson Nancy Darsky Ilan Duvdevani Elaine & Jeffrey Friedberg Lazar Family Charitable Fund Marion & Gary Glober Roslyn & Ricky Haikin Saranne & Livingston Kosberg Jeffrey Levine Margaret Lewis Lainie & David Mincberg Julia Paeglis Dikla & Daniel Pickelner Esther & Gary Polland Thelma & Morton Rubin Marsha & Lonny Schooler Barbara & Richard Strax Gail & Gary Swartz Judy & George Taffet Samantha Teltser Harriet & Nathan Wasserstrum Denise Marks & Steven Weissberger Sandra Zalman $136 & above Barbara & Stuart Aaron Barry Adelson Rabbi Eric Weiss & Dan Alpert Anonymous Laura Goldberg & Neil Aquino Janis Rosenfeld-Barbash & Bruce Barbash Simon Birenbaum Michelle Blumenthal Kathleen & Sidney Blumenthal Claire & Dick Brooks Miriam & Lewis Brown Michael Covinsky Judith & Nachum Dafny Iris & Alan Fisherman Amy Freeman Ann & Gene Frohbieter Benevity Fund Swiff Memorial Fund/DJCF Jay Goldberg Carol & Barry Goodfriend Joyce Gordon Lauren & Josh Gottlieb-Miller Gail Gould Isabelle Hagege Lawrence Harari Philip Hilder Robert Hoff Oleg Itkin
Naomi & Marshall Jaffe Leslie Kian Ellen & Lewis Krinsky Marcia Citron & Mark Kulstad Larry Laufman Marjorie & George Leventon Jean Di Francis & Stephen Levey Andrew Levine Stacy Levitan Fran & James Lucari TLC Wealth Management Amy & Michael Merkin Emily Moses Nancy & Mark Picus Philip Placzek Enterprise Products Danielle Resh Ronald Richman Rabbi Dan Ross Sharon Wechter & Seymour Rossel Geri Rothschild Samuel Saldinger Terri Schepps Andrew Schneider Amy & Brett Shulman Alyssa Silva Stacey & David Skalsky Micah Stalarow Julie & Ronnie Stein Linda Susman Rina & Leon Trakhtenberg Jean & Joe Victor Judy Winograd Up to $136 Dana & Robert Abramczyk Mauro Altieri Patti & Daniel Altman Verisk Analytics Arthur Bahme Judy & David Bell Cari & Rodd Bender Carol & Michael Berenson Laurel Steinberg & William Berg Penny & Jeffrey Berg Ruth Berg Julie Berman Rachel & Eric Bishop Jordyn Blatt Sandra Borak Sarah & Denis Braham Irene & Joseph Bromberg Tori Brooks Laura Broscow Michaele & Michael Brown Gloria & Ed Chaika Joni Cohan Margie Cohen Audrey & Rafi Cohen Lisa Cohen Alex Cohen Maxine Coz Dara & Kenneth Deitz Debbie & Stuart Diamond Jacqueline Hecht & Wayne Dorris Barbara & Richard Dryer Lenny Dubin
Deborah Dutilh Gale & Richard Lourie Joy Epstein Barbara & Shmuel Lutfak Ryan Eubanks Varun Maheshwari Perry Factor Samuel Marsh Leslie & Daniel Fogel Marlene & Lloyd Matzner Diane & Barry Fond Muriel & Marcel Meicler Sharon Fried Dalton Meisner Jan & Martee Fuerst Lucas Mendelson Pay Pal Giving Fund Ziv Mesulati John Garza Sydnye Michaelov Pablo Geralnik Diane Lowenthal & Bradley Marsha & Sidney Gerber Moskowitz Ruby Getz Toby & Richard Newman Moses Glickman Talya Paeglis Kyle Gold Carolyn Plessner Jean Goldberg Aliza & Jason Plotkin Shayna Goldblatt Laurie & Marc Reiskind Anne Ryan & Bob Goldman Robert Rips Bethany Goldson Sandra Rips Jade Gordon Ellie Rips Arthur Gottschalk Arielle & Jonathan Rogg Matthew Greenstein Helen & Larry Rose Brittney Grimm Shirlee & Mark Rosenthal Beth Hammerman Shirlee & Mark Rosenthal Joelle Hamovit Barbie & Lennie Roth Caren & Stuart Harris Michelle & Eric Rovner Jessica Hersh Melanie & Howard Rubin Tobi & Rabbi Daniel Horwitz Jay Rubin Charlotte & Michael Horwitz Rozanne & Howard Rubin Andrew Hosea Reba & Sylvan Rubin Judith & Alfred Osborn Jr. Karen & William Rubinsky Stuart Kane Lauren Schwartz Erinn Kanney Toby & Rabbi Jack Segal Celine & Jay Kaplan Renee & Brent Silber Annette & Armand Kapp Lee Silva Carolyn & David Karesh June & Julian Silverblatt Gerry & Jay Karkowsky Amazon Smile Daniel Kassoff Susan abd Alec Smith Mireille & Harvey Katz Debi & Jeffrey Sokoloff Joan & Larry Katz Annette & Larry Sondock Don Kaye Teri & Lee Straus Yosef Kerzner Diane & Greg Swan Morgan King Nora & Matthew Teltser Marcella & Thomas Klima Sarah & David Topper Eleonor Kramarz Rona & L.A. Train Carole & Alan Kuritzky Megan & Blake Walker Nikki Lapine Esther Wall Joseph Kass & Sarah Lavine-Kass Leslie & Sanford Weiner Norri & Jason Leder Joanie & Chuck Weiner Laura Lee Emily Weingarten Michelle & Marc Lefkowitz Aaron Willis & Natalie Weiss Rita Leidner Marla Weiss Susan Mattisinko & Arlyne & Herb Weiss Robert De Leon Lou Mizis & Herb Wexler Linda Lesser Jolene & Alan White Bryna Levi Beth Koenigsberg & Linda & Mark Levine Michael Williams Esther & Lynn Levine Susan & Henry Wise Chelsea Lew Sherry & Bruce Wolfson Jay Lewis Rosalyn Wylie Dena Lipper Zachary Yeung Lila & David Livitz Ian Zlotnik Sarah Lobsenz