Second Night Seder
2019-04-20 18:00 - 20:00 UTC | 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!

*TEMPLE OFFICES CLOSED - Power Outage
2019-05-08

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.

TEMPLE OFFICES CLOSED
2019-05-10 08:30 - 17:00
The Temple offices are closed today. We look forward to welcoming you for Shabbat at 6:30pm tonight!

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
Click here to let Marsha Gilbert know you’ll be there!

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

March with Keshet in the Pride Houston Parade
2019-06-22 20:00 - 23:00
MARCH WITH KESHET IN THE PRIDE PARADE — JUNE 22ND
Congregation Beth Israel is pleased to be community partners with Keshet Houston, an organization that brings the Jewish and LGBT communities together in Houston and Southeast Texas. On Saturday, June 22nd, Keshet Houston will lead a marching contingent in the Pride Houston parade. It will kick off right after Havdallah, and participants will march together to klezmer sounds, surrounded by many members of the Jewish community, clergy and lay, straight and gay. RSVPs are required to march with Keshet; you must RSVP before parade day. You are welcome to represent Congregation Beth Israel with t-shirts, signs, etc.
Click here for more information and to RSVP.

Kids’ Meals – Volunteer Opportunity
2019-06-26 09:30 - 11:00, 2019-07-24 09:30 - 11:00, 2019-08-28 09:30 - 11:00 | Wolff-Toomim Hall, 5600 North Braeswood Boulevard, Houston, TX, 77096, United States

Cancer Survivor's Blessing
2019-06-28 18:30 - 19:30 | Sanctuary, 5600 N Braeswood Blvd, Houston, TX, 77096-2908, United States

Shir Shabbat
2019-08-23 18:30 - 21:30 | Sanctuary, 5600 N Braeswood Blvd, Houston, TX, 77096-2908, United States

Wine Tasting
2019-09-12 05:30 - 20:00 | Ed Wolff’s home, 9707 Runnymeade, Houston, TX, 77096, United States

Monthly Midrash
2019-09-12 11:30 - 13:00 | BIFTY Lounge, 5600 N Braeswood Blvd, Houston, TX, 77096, United States

Southwest Diplomatic Marathon
2019-09-15 02:00 - 20:00 | Congregation Beth Israel, 5600 North Braeswood, Houston, TX, 77096, United States
Southwest Diplomatic Marathon
Sunday, September 15, 2019, 2PM – 8PM
Congregation Beth Israel
The annual AJC Southwest Diplomatic Marathon consists of a series of small group panel discussions with diplomats representing nations across the world, followed by an evening reception and speaker program. This year’s event will feature Representative Sylvia Garcia, who serves on the House Judiciary Committee, as well as consuls general from France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Israel, and several others. The evening reception – presented in partnership with the World Affairs Council of Greater Houston – will include heavy hors d’oeuvres and a panel discussion on the Northern Triangle (Honduras, Guatemala, and El Salvador) with Sarah Saldaña, former director of ICE under the Obama administration, and others.
$25 general registration; $18 discounted registration rate for members of AJC Marshall Society, members of Congregation Beth Israel, and members of World Affairs Council
Click here to register or here for more information.

Family Shabbat
2019-09-20 18:00 - 20:00 | Shlenker Atrium, 5600 N Braeswood Blvd, Houston, TX, 77096-2908

Selichot
2019-09-21 20:00 - 23:30 | Congregation Beth Israel, 5600 North Braeswood, Houston, TX, 77096, United States

Run the Bases with Bonim
2019-09-22 12:00 - 18:15 | BIFTY Lounge, 5600 N Braeswood Blvd, Houston, TX, 77096, United States

ATID Pre-Neg
2019-09-27 17:30 - 18:30 | The Margolis Gallery, 5600 North Braeswood Boulevard, Houston, TX, 77096, United States
