Congregation Beth Israel

The Gathering Place
2019-03-05 10:00 - 12:30 UTC | Wolff-Toomim Hall, 5600 North Braeswood Boulevard, Houston, TX, 77096, United States

Shabbat Dinner with Rabbi David Ellenson, Ph.D. & Dr. Arnold Eisen
2019-03-15 19:30 - 21:30 | Wolff-Toomim Hall, 5600 North Braeswood Boulevard, Houston, TX, 77096, United States
Rabbi David Ellenson, Ph.D. & Dr. Arnold Eisen Visit Congregation Beth Israel

On Friday, March 15th at 6:30pm, Rabbi David Ellenson, PhD, Interim President of Hebrew Union College – Jewish Institute of Religion, and Dr. Arnold Eisen, Chancellor of The Jewish Theological Seminary, will join us in our Sanctuary to discuss the future of the American Jewish community.
Following services, there will be a free dinner, during which Rabbi Ellenson and Dr. Eisen will continue their discussion.
Funds for this program have been provided by a grant from the Wolﬀ-Toomim Education Fund of the Beth Israel Endowment Fund.
Questions? Contact Dani Gardner, (713) 771-6221 x630.

Light the Flame: Historic Torch Collection
2019-03-19 18:00 - 20:00 | The Margolis Gallery, 5600 North Braeswood Boulevard, Houston, TX, 77096, United States

Purim Megillah Reading & Shpiel, Dinner, & Trivia
2019-03-20 17:00 - 19:30
To RSVP for Purim: On Air, please fill out the form at the bottom of this page.

To RSVP for Purim: On Air, please fill out the following form:

Purim Carnival
2019-03-24 09:30 - 12:00

Puttin' On Shabbat (The Music of Irving Berlin)
2019-03-29 18:30 - 20:30 | Sanctuary, 5600 N Braeswood Blvd, Houston, TX, 77096-2908, United States
Click play on the video below to watch Cantor Star Trompeter perform a special rendition of Shalom Rav to the tune of Irving Berlin’s Blue Skies.
*The video will automatically start before Shalom Rav.

Mitzvah Day
2019-03-31 09:30 - 11:30 | Wolff-Toomim Hall, 5600 North Braeswood Boulevard, Houston, TX, 77096, United States
*We invite each attendee to please bring a canned food item in support of the Houston Food Bank.*
To RSVP for Mitzvah Day, please fill out the form at the bottom of this page.

To RSVP for Mitzvah Day, please fill out the following form:
Mitzvah Day 2019
Experience the joy and holiness of completing a mitzvah with your community by participating in Congregation Beth Israel’s annual Mitzvah Day!
Date: Sunday, March 31st
Location: Wolff-Toomim Hall
Schedule:
9:30-10:00am | Breakfast & Registration
10:00-11:30am | Mitzvah Projects
This Year’s Projects:
1. AIDS Foundation Houston — Put together personal hygiene and toiletry bags for Houstonians that are homeless or suffer from HIV/AIDS
2. Citizens For Animal Protection (CAP) — Create toys for dogs and cats from old t-shirts
3. Harris County Juvenile Probation Department (HCJPD) — Organize softcover books for classrooms in the Harris County Juvenile Probation centers.
4. Jewish Family Services (JFS) — Assemble “Passover holiday bags” for Jewish families in need
5. Kids’ Meals — Make sack lunches for Houston’s hungriest preschool-aged children
6. Project Linus — Help make blankets for children in need.
7. The Shlenker BackYard — Plant native plants to support the wildlife living in Meyerland. The Shlenker BackYard is an important educational tool for The Shlenker School, the MBJLC, and the entire Beth Israel community.
8. Texas Children’s Hospital — Assemble arts and crafts bags for hospitalized children

Jewish Food Festival
2019-03-31 11:30 - 14:00 | Wolff-Toomim Hall, 5600 North Braeswood Boulevard, Houston, TX, 77096, United States

Houston Jewish Film Festival, "Inside the Mossad"
2019-04-01 17:00 - 19:00 | Evelyn Rubenstein Jewish Community Center of Houston, 5601 S Braeswood Blvd, Houston, TX, 77096, United States

Family Shabbat - Spring
2019-04-05 18:00 - 20:00 | Congregation Beth Israel, 5600 North Braeswood, Houston, TX, 77096, United States

Taste of Kehillah High
2019-04-10 19:00 - 20:15 | Congregation Brith Shalom, 4610 Bellaire Blvd, Bellaire, TX, 77401, United States
Click here to RSVP to Danielle Alexander.

Difficult Conversations with Our Loved Ones: Sacred Aging
2019-04-10 19:00 - 20:30 | Ladin Dining Room, 5600 North Braeswood Boulevard, Houston, TX, 77096, United States
Two Ways to RSVP:
1. RSVP online using the form below, or
2. Click here to email Dani Gardner, or contact her by phone at (713) 771-6221 x630.

Kids' Meals - Volunteer Opportunity
2019-04-17 09:30 - 11:30 | Wolff-Toomim Hall, 5600 North Braeswood Boulevard, Houston, TX, 77096, United States
Click here to let Marsha Gilbert know you’ll be there!

Shabbat Worship Services
2019-04-19 17:30 - 18:00 | Gordon Chapel, 5600 North Braeswood Boulevard, Houston, TX, 77096, United States

Passover Festival Service
2019-04-20 10:30 - 11:30 | Gordon Chapel, 5600 North Braeswood Boulevard, Houston, TX, 77096, United States
Saturday, April 20th
10:30am | Gordon Chapel | Passover Festival Service
Oneg to follow | Finger Chapel Foyer
Please note there will neither be an 8:30am Shabbat Morning Minyan nor a 9:45am Torah Study – only the Passover Festival Service.
We look forward to seeing you there!

The Passover Yizkor Memorial Service will take place on Friday, April 26th at 10:30am in the Gordon Chapel.

Second Night Seder
2019-04-20 18:00 - 20:00 | Wolff-Toomim Hall, 5600 North Braeswood Boulevard, Houston, TX, 77096, United States
For questions, please address Marsha Gilbert, (713) 771-6221 x336.

Temple Offices Closed
2019-04-26 | Congregation Beth Israel, 5600 North Braeswood, Houston, TX, 77096, United States
The Passover Yizkor Memorial Service will take place Friday, April 26th at 10:30am in the Gordon Chapel.
Please note that the Temple offices will be closed in observance of the holiday.

Passover Yizkor Memorial Service
2019-04-26 10:30 - 11:30 | Gordon Chapel, 5600 North Braeswood Boulevard, Houston, TX, 77096, United States
The Passover Yizkor Memorial Service will take place on Friday, April 26th at 10:30am in the Gordon Chapel.

Pre-Neg
2019-04-26 17:30 - 18:30 | Coffee Bar, 5600 N. Braeswood Boulevard, Houston, TX, 77096, United States
Delicious wine and cheese – a perfect way to usher in Shabbat! Join us for a special Pre-Neg at the Coffee Bar (near the Sisterhood Gift Shop) next Friday, April 26th at 5:30pm. Also, get a first look at our new benches! These benches, a gift from the Beth Israel Brotherhood, are made of reclaimed wood from The Shlenker School’s old sukkah. That sukkah was retired this year in favor of a new, united campus sukkah in the Temple’s Sukkah Courtyard. We look forward to welcoming you then!
RSVP to Dani Gardner, (713) 771-6221 x630.

Sisterhood Tribute Brunch Honoring Berne Black & Janice Sellinger Caplan
2019-04-28 11:30 - 13:30 | Wolff-Toomim Hall, 5600 North Braeswood Boulevard, Houston, TX, 77096, United States
Click here to purchase tickets.

Houston Jewish Community Gathering (Vigil)
2019-04-29 18:30 - 19:30 | Evelyn Rubenstein Jewish Community Center of Houston, 5601 S Braeswood Blvd, Houston, TX, 77096, United States
Stand in solidarity with the Jewish communities of Poway and San Diego, California at a community gathering, 6:30pm at the Evelyn Rubenstein Jewish Community Center of Houston (5601 S Braeswood Blvd, Houston, TX 77096).

Confirmation Class of 1949: 70 Years of Blessing
2019-05-03 18:30 - 19:30 | Sanctuary, 5600 N Braeswood Blvd, Houston, TX, 77096-2908, United States
Seventy years ago, the Confirmation Class of 1949, a group of young men and women adorned in white robes, ascended the bimah to be blessed at Temple Beth Israel on Holman Street. Today, they look back with fondness for enduring friendships and memories that never grow old. On Friday, May 3, 2019, members of the Confirmation Class of 1949, will be called to the bimah for a blessing, again. All are welcome to be present and witness this special time in their life and ours. Please celebrate their blessing with us in the Sanctuary at 6:30pm.
Confirmation Class Members in Attendance:

Joel Brochstein
Nanette Breitenbach Finger
Paula Levy Friedlander
Sara Jo “Dodie” Kline Gaber
Sally Meyer Goldstein
Renee Cohen Gugenheim
Frances Friedman Hyman
Max Levit
Malcolm Mazow
Barbara Baumohl Miller
Alan Rauch
Morton Seline
Harry Zuber

MBJL-Cinco de Mayo
2019-05-05 09:30 - 11:00 | Gordon Chapel, 5600 North Braeswood Boulevard, Houston, TX, 77096, United States
Click here to RSVP to Rebecca Ramsey!

RESCHEDULING - Sisterhood Sip, Strut & Shop Event
2019-05-08 11:30 - 13:30 | Wolff-Toomim Hall, 5600 North Braeswood Boulevard, Houston, TX, 77096, United States
Due to power outages, the Temple offices are closed today. This event will be rescheduled. Questions? Please email sisterhood@beth-israel.org.

Yom Ha’atzmaut: Israel at 71 Celebration
2019-05-09 16:30 - 19:00 | Evelyn Rubenstein Jewish Community Center of Houston, 5601 S Braeswood Blvd, Houston, TX, 77096, United States
*Please note that, due to inclement weather, the Yom Ha’atzmaut celebration will now take place at the Evelyn Rubenstein Jewish Community Center (5601 S. Braeswood, Houston, TX 77096) — NOT at the Merﬁsh Teen Center.*

Come out and celebrate 71 years of Israel…Tel Aviv style! On Thursday, May 9th from 4:30-7:00pm, Congregation Beth Israel will participate as a community sponsor at the “Israel at 71 Celebration” taking place at Evelyn Rubenstein Jewish Community Center (5601 S. Braeswood, Houston, TX 77096). This special event will feature an Israeli-style torch lighting ceremony and a Eurovision-inspired concert with local musicians. There will be games, crafts, and activities for children of all ages, open swimming (4:30-6:00pm), and Kosher food for purchase from Laykie’s Café at the J, My Pita, and Genesis Steakhouse. Street parking available; oﬀ -site parking and buses available from the ERJCC.

Shabbat Shindig
2019-05-11 10:00 - 12:00 | Congregation Beth Israel, 5600 North Braeswood, Houston, TX, 77096, United States

Kids' Meals - Volunteer Opportunity
2019-05-22 09:30 - 11:00 | The Margolis Gallery, 5600 North Braeswood Boulevard, Houston, TX, 77096, United States

2019 Annual Meeting
2019-06-04 18:30 - 20:30 | Wolff-Toomim Hall, 5600 North Braeswood Boulevard, Houston, TX, 77096, United States
Please join us for our Annual Meeting on Tuesday, June 4, 2019 as we elect Officers and Trustees and hear about our remarkable year. We will announce our Volunteer Spirit Awards as well as our Patrick Colbert Volunteer of the Year Award, always a highlight of the Annual Meeting.
This is your chance to nominate a Congregant, or two, to be recognized for their Volunteer Spirit throughout the past year. Please download the form above and list the name(s) and reasons you are nominating them. All Congregants in good standing are both eligible to nominate someone and to be recognized for this prestigious honor. All Congregants are eligible for the Volunteer Spirit Award, with the exception of Beth Israel Staff. (*You do not have to attend the dinner to nominate someone for the Volunteer Spirit Award.*)

I Was There: Imagining & Re-Imagining Shavuot
2019-06-08 19:00 - 23:30 | Congregation Brith Shalom, 4610 Bellaire Blvd, Bellaire, TX, 77401, United States
RSVP to Dani Gardner, (713) 771-6221 x630.

Shavuot Yizkor Service
2019-06-09 10:30 - 11:30 | Gordon Chapel, 5600 North Braeswood Boulevard, Houston, TX, 77096, United States
