by astoundz | Sep 15, 2020
READERS GROUP ONLINE GATHERING SEPTEMBER 16 On Division by Goldie Goldbloom. Join us for a discussion facilitated by our own Marilyn Sonnenberg To RSVP Please Email Judy Weidman at jweidman@beth-israel.org
by astoundz | Sep 15, 2020
Learn more about our High Holy Days! To RSVP please email SRobertson@beth-israel.org
by astoundz | Sep 9, 2020
The Social Justice Committee invites you to a VIRTUAL NON-PARTISAN VOTING POSTCARD PARTY We’ll meet on Zoom after each of us is given 30 postcards with clear directions! All materials, directions and snacks will be provided. Pick-up/delivery information provided...
by astoundz | Sep 9, 2020
Celebrate a family friendly Shabbat service with Rabbi Sataloff and trivia (for the kids!) with our Youth Coordinator, Kerri Zerlin. To RSVP and get the Zoom link, please email Kerri at KZerlin@beth-israel.org
by Rabbi David Lyon | Sep 3, 2020 | Uncategorized
On November 3, 2020, we’ll all vote in our national election. Regardless of your voting preference, which is a private matter, the sharp focus put on this election makes it another critical time in 2020, to grasp what is at stake. Congregation Beth Israel’s Social...
by astoundz | Aug 28, 2020
To Register please contact SRobertson@beth-israel.org
by astoundz | Aug 28, 2020
To Register please contact SRobertson@beth-israel.org
by astoundz | Aug 28, 2020
To register please contact SRobertson@beth-israel.org
by astoundz | Aug 28, 2020
To Register please contact SRobertson@beth-israel.org
by astoundz | Aug 28, 2020
To Register please contact SRobertson@beth-israel.org
by astoundz | Aug 28, 2020
To Register please contact SRobertson@beth-israel.org
by astoundz | Aug 28, 2020
To Register please contact SRobertson@beth-israel.org
by astoundz | Aug 28, 2020
To register please contact SRobertson@beth-israel.org
by astoundz | Aug 28, 2020
by astoundz | Aug 28, 2020
by astoundz | Aug 28, 2020
On October 15th from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m, Beth Schneider, former Education Director at the Museum of Fine Arts Houston and Head of Learning at the Royal Academy of Arts in London, will guide us through images of art depicting the Temple in Jerusalem throughout history,...
by astoundz | Aug 28, 2020
Monthly Midrash: Preparing for the New Year inspired by David Brooks On September 17th from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m, we will follow bestselling author, New York Times columnist, and founder of Weave: The Social Fabric Project (at the Aspen Institute) David Brooks’s...
by astoundz | Aug 28, 2020
by astoundz | Aug 28, 2020
Please email David Scott, Director of Lifelong Learning and Engagement for Zoom Link at DScott@beth-israel.org
by astoundz | Aug 28, 2020
by astoundz | Aug 28, 2020
by astoundz | Aug 28, 2020
All teens are invited to meet together and learn how to make round challah for Rosh Hashanah. All students who submit a photo of their round challah will then have it judged by Duff Goldman, creator of Food Network’s “Ace of Cakes” online on...
by astoundz | Aug 28, 2020
Meet with Rabbi Lyon online for study of meaningful texts from our tradition, including hidden mysteries, on the theme of love between us and God. To register and submit questions, please email SRobertson@beth-israel.org
by astoundz | Aug 28, 2020
We’re going to Israel for the cost of your 2020-2021 membership! We’re kicking off our 2020 membership drive with this virtual trip, led by Patrick Amar, live in Israel! Settle in with your bagel and coffee for a brunch time tour of Jaffa/TLV, TSFAT, and...
by astoundz | Aug 28, 2020
RSVP! Space is limited RSVP to Marcus Litofsky at Mlitofsky@gmail.com to receive zoom information. All are welcome! Open to all and all ages!
by astoundz | Aug 28, 2020
THIS SUNDAY MORNING STARTING AT 9:30 A.M. WE ARE SO EXCITED to launch our new religious school program for 2020-2021: MBJLC Mishpacha! To RSVP please email SRobertson@beth-israel.org
by astoundz | Aug 17, 2020
Please RSVP to SRobertson@beth-israel.org Link provided with RSVP 7pm to 8pm: Discussion with Duff Goldman moderated by David M. Scott, RJE 8pm: Round Challah Demonstration with Beth Israel’s own Marsha Gilbert 8:30pm: Selichot service led by our Rabbis via...
by astoundz | Aug 17, 2020
We invite families with children under age 6 to join RABBI AARON SATALOFF for a morning of songs and playtime. We will end with a fun story to start your day. To celebrate Rabbi Sataloff joining us, we invite you to have your dog or stuffed animal join! Please RSVP to...
by astoundz | Aug 17, 2020
Ever wanted to follow along in the Hebrew during services, but can’t make out the words? Join veteran Hebrew teacher, Debbie Uzick on Tuesday nights for our Basic Adult Hebrew class. Sessions are held online on Tuesday nights at 6:30 p.m. For registration fee and...
by astoundz | Aug 6, 2020
On August 20th from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m, infectious disease and local expert, Dr. Ed Septimus, will offer his thoughts and opinions on where our community stands with respect to the coronavirus. When might a vaccine be ready? How would it be distributed? When can we...
by Rabbi David Lyon | Aug 6, 2020 | Uncategorized
The daily news is filled with hate and indifference, polarized issues and partisan politics. It’s hostile, caustic and destructive. The antidote often begins with “Love your neighbor” (Leviticus 19). It’s an ideal, a Golden Rule, that originates in the Holiness Code...
by Rabbi David Lyon | Aug 6, 2020
Open to all 8th-12th graders Zoom link provided with RSVP RSVP to Jennifer Quick at JQuick@beth-israel.org
by Rabbi David Lyon | Aug 6, 2020
The Congregation Beth Israel Readers Group with the Israel Advocacy Committee invite you to join them online August 19, 1:30 p.m. (zoom link will be sent after RSVP) For a discussion on this Israel-US Relations book with David M. Scott, RJE Please RSVP to Stephanie...
by Rabbi David Lyon | Aug 6, 2020
Celebrate a family-friendly Shabbat service with Rabbi Sataloff and Trivia (for kids!) with Kerri Zerlin. Regular Live Stream Friday Night Services will begin at 6:30pm Please RSVP to: Kerri Zerlin KZerlin@beth-israel.org
by Rabbi David Lyon | Aug 6, 2020
The Family Engagement Committee and Zach Silverman, Chair Freddy Feldman, Board Liason invite all families with young children to join an Online Meet and Greet with Rabbi Sataloff and moderator David M. Scott, RJE Please send questions and RSVP to Kerri Zerlin, Youth...
by Rabbi David Lyon | Jul 23, 2020 | Uncategorized
This week, we open Deuteronomy, the last of the five books of the Torah. In Hebrew, the book is called Devarim, which begins, “Eileh hadevarim,” these are the words. What follows are the words that Moses spoke to the Israelite people as they made themselves ready to...
by Rabbi David Lyon | Jul 14, 2020 | Uncategorized
It’s been more than ten years since I’ve spent July in Houston. This summer, due to the pandemic and the extra push to High Holy Days by livestream, Houston is our “staycation” destination. I can’t say Houston is pretty or pleasant in July, because it’s downright hot...
by astoundz | Jul 14, 2020
We’re changing things up in the Game Night Department! The categories and questions will be all about Houston! Join us on Zoom to test your knowledge of everything Houston – landmarks, history, key figures and more! To sign up as a contestant, please contact...
by Rabbi David Lyon | Jul 8, 2020 | Uncategorized
Revolutionary times are the stuff of history, right? Not any longer. It appears that we’re making history, today. We began with the revolutionary and novel coronavirus in mid-March. Next, we encountered the persistence of systemic racism reflected in the murder of...
by astoundz | Jul 2, 2020
All incoming Third through Seventh Graders join us on Zoom for games, crafts for a cause, cooking, music, magic, and more! To register and access the schedule, please email Kerri Zerlin, Youth Coordinator, at kzerlin@beth-israel.org
by astoundz | Jul 2, 2020
Confessions of an Innocent Man is a thrilling suspenseful debut novel by David R. Dow, Cullen Professor of Law at University of Houston. He has dedicated his life to righting the injustices of the death penalty regime in Texas, and his novel explores the subject....
by astoundz | Jul 2, 2020
Presented by the American Friends of the Parents Circle – Families Forum The film tells the remarkable personal story of Bassam and Rami, once dedicated fighters on either side of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, both coming face to face with the heaviest price...
by astoundz | Jul 2, 2020
A virtual lecture and conversation with our congregational member Lois Stark, author of The Telling Image: Shapes of Changing Times. How do humans make sense of the world? In answer to this timeless question, Emmy award-winning documentary filmmaker, Lois Farfel...
by Rabbi David Lyon | Jun 25, 2020 | Uncategorized
Summertime used to mean spending more time at home and less time in my office at Temple. As my time away begins on July 1st, I’m not sure how to be at home any differently than I’ve been at home since mid-March. I already wear shorts and short-sleeved shirts most...
by Rabbi David Lyon | Jun 18, 2020 | Uncategorized
We react in various and multiple ways to the news. Sometimes, we come to the same conclusions and sometimes we misunderstand each other even when good intentions are meant. So, it disappoints me that I received an anonymous letter, unsigned and without a return...
by Rabbi David Lyon | Jun 11, 2020 | Uncategorized
A week ago, before the funeral for George Floyd, I urged us to listen. It was the right thing to do. Religious leaders who reached out to African American leaders for support as speakers in their own congregations were rebuffed. It wasn’t time for Black leaders to...
by astoundz | Jun 4, 2020
You are invited to participate in Congregation Beth Israel’s lay-led Saturday Morning Minyan. We open at 8:20am for fellowship; worship begins at 8:35am continuing through 9:30am, ending in time for online Torah study. An electronic copy of the Siddur is also...
by astoundz | Jun 4, 2020
You are invited to participate in Congregation Beth Israel’s lay-led Saturday Morning Minyan. We open at 8:20am for fellowship; worship begins at 8:35am continuing through 9:30am, ending in time for online Torah study. An electronic copy of the Siddur is also...
by astoundz | Jun 4, 2020
You are invited to participate in Congregation Beth Israel’s lay-led Saturday Morning Minyan. We open at 8:20am for fellowship; worship begins at 8:35am continuing through 9:30am, ending in time for online Torah study. An electronic copy of the Siddur is also...
by astoundz | Jun 4, 2020
You are invited to participate in Congregation Beth Israel’s lay-led Saturday Morning Minyan. We open at 8:20am for fellowship; worship begins at 8:35am continuing through 9:30am, ending in time for online Torah study. An electronic copy of the Siddur is also...
