by astoundz | May 17, 2019
Click here to let Marsha Gilbert know you’ll be there!
by astoundz | May 17, 2019
Click here to let Marsha Gilbert know you’ll be there!
by astoundz | May 17, 2019
Click here to let Marsha Gilbert know you’ll be there!
by astoundz | May 15, 2019
RSVP to Dani Gardner, (713) 771-6221 x630.
by astoundz | May 10, 2019
The Temple offices are closed today. We look forward to welcoming you for Shabbat at 6:30pm tonight!
by astoundz | May 8, 2019
by Rabbi David Lyon | May 2, 2019
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...
by Rabbi David Lyon | May 2, 2019
Click here to RSVP to Rebecca Ramsey!
by Rabbi David Lyon | May 2, 2019 | Uncategorized
Follow the Golden Rule for PeaceIn Houston, we gathered for a vigil on Monday afternoon to remember the tragedy in San Diego. The crowd was smaller by hundreds of people than the crowd that came after the tragedy in Pittsburgh. There are many reasons that might...
by astoundz | Apr 30, 2019
by astoundz | Apr 30, 2019
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...
by astoundz | Apr 29, 2019
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).
by astoundz | Apr 25, 2019
*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...
by astoundz | Apr 25, 2019
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.
by Rabbi David Lyon | Apr 25, 2019 | Uncategorized
“Listening is Caring”On a recent Monday night, Lisa and I went to a nice restaurant. Monday is our date night. When we were seated at the table, I suddenly remembered that I failed to bring a Lactaid pill for my lactose intolerance (I often remember that I forgot as...
by astoundz | Apr 18, 2019
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...
by Rabbi David Lyon | Apr 18, 2019 | Uncategorized
After the Fire: Peoples of Faith Rise AgainWe experience awe in holy places. It can be on a mountaintop or on a seashore where our hearts are moved and we’re inspired to say, “Oh, my God, the beauty.” They are holy places because they’re set apart from others and...
by astoundz | Apr 17, 2019
Due to power outages, the Temple offices are closed today. This event will be rescheduled. Questions? Please email sisterhood@beth-israel.org.
by astoundz | Apr 16, 2019
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by astoundz | Apr 11, 2019
The Passover Yizkor Memorial Service will take place on Friday, April 26th at 10:30am in the Gordon Chapel.
by astoundz | Apr 11, 2019
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...
by astoundz | Apr 9, 2019
Click here to let Marsha Gilbert know you’ll be there!
by astoundz | Apr 2, 2019
Click here to RSVP to Danielle Alexander.
by astoundz | Mar 28, 2019
by astoundz | Mar 28, 2019
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.
by Rabbi David Lyon | Mar 28, 2019 | Uncategorized
Connected for Good Connected for Good was the theme of the AIPAC Policy Conference in Washington, D.C., which took place this past week. Thirty-six delegates who joined us from Congregation Beth Israel and Kehillah High were among the 18,000 Jews and Christians who...
by astoundz | Mar 22, 2019
For questions, please address Marsha Gilbert, (713) 771-6221 x336.
by astoundz | Mar 22, 2019
by Rabbi David Lyon | Mar 21, 2019 | Uncategorized
Are YOU commanding ME? To be commanded by anyone feels heavy-handed. It feels contrary to our individualism, which we pride ourselves on as free people. But, commanded we are if we understand the covenantal relationship we enjoy in Judaism. With mitzvot, commandments...
by Rabbi David Lyon | Mar 14, 2019 | Uncategorized
Anti-Semitism: When it Happens on the Airplane Anti-Semitism is rearing its ugly head, again. This time it’s roaring forth with all its might and ugliness. Familiar boundaries and common civility that once held it at bay have been undermined and breached. Now...
by astoundz | Mar 7, 2019
*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...
by astoundz | Mar 5, 2019
by astoundz | Mar 4, 2019
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:
by astoundz | Mar 4, 2019
by astoundz | Mar 4, 2019
by astoundz | Mar 4, 2019
by Rabbi David Lyon | Feb 28, 2019 | Uncategorized
Proper Accounting is a Jewish Value The last portions of Exodus are periodically read as a double portion, called Vayakheil-Pekudei. This year, we read them on separate weeks, but they work well, together. They recount the completion of the construction of the...
by Rabbi David Lyon | Feb 21, 2019 | Uncategorized
Welcome, David Barak-Gorodetsky, PhD Welcome, David Barak-Gorodetsky, PhD, who is coming to Congregation Beth Israel, from Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, in Jerusalem. David will be an intern for two weeks, beginning February 24th. He is a 4th year...
by astoundz | Feb 20, 2019
Engaging Discussions on Parenting Jewishly Have you considered how Judaism and parenthood intersect? Join us over breakfast and coffee each month as we answer this very question. Our clergy and esteemed guest speakers will spark dialogue among MBJLC parents through a...
by astoundz | Feb 19, 2019
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.
by Rabbi David Lyon | Feb 14, 2019 | Uncategorized
A National Prayer Breakfast Experience The phone rang. It was Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher, member of the United States House of Representatives from Texas’s 7th congressional district. She called to invite me to join her at the National Prayer Breakfast in...
by astoundz | Feb 4, 2019
• Evening Shabbat Services | Friday, March 1 | 6:30pm | Gordon Chapel • Torah Study | Saturday, March 2 | 9:45am | Finger Board Room
by astoundz | Feb 4, 2019
The Gathering Place will meet on Tuesday, 2/5 (10:00am, Wolff -Toomim Hall). This month’s theme is “Love is in the Air.” Entertainment, games, and more! RSVP to Cherrell Woolley at cwoolley@beth-israel.org or (713) 771-6221 x329.
by astoundz | Feb 4, 2019
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by astoundz | Feb 4, 2019
GET YOUR GAME ON at our 2nd annual Rock & Roll Bingo night! It’s musical trivia with a Bingo twist! Come play, sing along and test your musical memory — from disco and blues to country, pop and rock. It’s Bingo like you’ve never HEARD! Bring your family and...
by astoundz | Feb 4, 2019
Back by popular demand, Rabbi David Lyon offers another session on the Hebrew prophets!Join him as he brings to life the timeless messages of the major Hebrew prophets with insightful study of their prophecies. We’ll consider their context, passion, and meaning. The...
by Rabbi David Lyon | Jan 31, 2019 | Uncategorized
Belonging is natural to us. Belonging sustains us. Belonging becomes us. “Belonging” is something we crave as social beings. We crave groups that share our preferences. We join clubs, teams, friends groups, and houses of worship with those who share our likes and...
by Rabbi David Lyon | Jan 23, 2019 | Uncategorized
MLK, JR & RBG On Friday night, January 18th, Congregation Beth Israel welcomed to the bimah 83 members of International Voices Houston, under the direction of Mark Vogel. Cantor Star Trompeter led the musical vision for the evening with text that I arranged from...
by astoundz | Jan 22, 2019
by astoundz | Jan 22, 2019
