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S H A B B AT B U L L E T I N

Serving the Orthodox Community of Houston for over 100 years

September 3, 2016 30 Av 5776

Rosh Chodesh Elul

Torah Sefer: Deuteronomy Parasha: Re’eh Haftarah: Isaiah 66:1-24 ————————————— Shabbat Kiddush will be in Taubenhaus Hall: Sponsored by Mirit and Andrew Schneider in honor of the Bat Mitzvah of their daughter, Daniella. Shabbat Kiddush next week: Sponsorship is greatly appreciated. __________________________ Seudah Shlishit: Sponsorship is greatly appreciated. Seudah Shlishit next week: Sponsorship is greatly appreciated.

Rabbi Barry Gelman Rabbi Emeritus Joseph Radinsky z’l

Cantor Emeritus Irving Dean President Mr. Rick Guttman

The Eruv is up.

The greatest chessed (kindness) you can do for someone in shul is to let them pray undisturbed. Please refrain from talking during services.

LOUIS AND LEAH YAFFEE BNEI AKIVA PROGRAM:

Shabbat No Teen Minyan this week 10:15 am: Torah Bowl Aleph 10:15 am: Torah Bowl Bet 10:15 am: Tot Shabbat 6:05 pm: Mifkad Madrichim 6:15 pm: Snif for Chavraya Alef followed by Mifkad 7:15 pm: Chevraya Bet Mincha followed by Seuda Shlishit

A Bnei Akiva newsletter was sent out via email. If you did not receive it and would like to be added to the list, please email houton@bneiakiva.org

Mazal Tov

Mirit & Andrew Schneider

on the Bat Mitzvah of their

daughter, Daniella

To the Gomez, Urkowitz

& Radinsky families on the

upcoming wedding of

Atara & Joseph

Awakenings 5776/7 Pre High Holiday and Sukkot Programs for the UOS Community

Dear Friends, As Elul approaches and the season’s first shofar blasts sound, we are awak-ened to take stock of our lives and to reflect upon how we can improve our-selves. United Orthodox Synagogues is here to help you prepare for the High Holidays and to make the most of this auspicious time. Please take ad-vantage of all the wonderful learning opportunities outlined in this year’s Awakenings program. To be sure, there is something here for everyone and each offering leads to a more inspired and passionate life. May we all be inspired this Elul, and together be inscribed for good health, happiness, blessing and success.

Rabbi Barry Gelman

Please click here for the schedule or go to www.uosh.org

Parents of 1st and 2nd graders: Come learn about Bnei Akiva, find out what’s planned for the year, and

meet the new Bnei Akiva Shlichim, Rafi and Stacey Engelhart!

Meet and Greet (for parents only) Wednesday, September 7th at 8:15 pm

Home of Viviane and Steve Bunin 9210 Cliffwood Drive

See you there!

The unveiling for Rabbi Joseph Radinsky will take place at Adath Emeth Cemetery (1540 Sylvester Road)

on Monday, September 6th, 2016 at 10:00 am.

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UNITED ORTHODOX SYNAGOGUES OF HOUSTON

Friday September 2nd 7:00 am Shacharit 7:00 pm Mincha/Maariv 7:23 pm Candle Lighting Saturday September 3rd Rosh Chodesh Elul 8:30 am Class by Aharoni Carmel 9:00 am Shacharit 6:00 Class by Gideon Miller 6:15 pm Class by Rabbi Gelman 7:15 pm Mincha 7:35 pm Class by David Silberman 8:23 pm Havdallah Sunday September 4th Rosh Chodesh Elul 8:00 am Shacharit 7:25 pm Mincha/Maariv Monday September 5th Labor Day 8:00 am Shacharit 7:20 pm Mincha/Maariv Tuesday September 6th 7:00 am Shacharit 7:15 pm Mincha/Maariv Wednesday Setptember 7th 7:00 am Shacharit 7:15 pm Mincha/Maariv Thursday September 8th 6:45 am Shacharit 7:15 pm Mincha/Maariv Friday September 9th 7:00 am Shacharit 7:00 pm Mincha/Maariv 7:15 pm Candle Lighting

Shabbat: Pre-Shacharit Class: with Aharoni Carmel. Morning Services: followed by Kiddush in Taubenhaus Hall. Sponsored by

Mirit and Andrew Schneider in honor of the Bat Mitzvah of their daughter, Daniella.

Sermon by Rabbi Barry Gelman Massechet Shabbat: with Gideon Miller, 1 hour 15 minutes before MIncha

at the home of Barbara & Robert Levy. Shabbat Class: with Rabbi Barry Gelman, 1 hour before Mincha. Funda-

mental Issues In The Study of Bible: Camels or Donkeys? Which makes a better biblical beast?

Massechet Bava Metziah: with David Silberman, after Seudah Shlishit. ———————————————————————————————————————-

Ongoing Weekday Classes: Daf Yomi with Rabbi Yaakov Nagel. Daf Yomi is a daily regimen of Talmud

study. The entire Talmud is completed, one day at a time, in seven and a half years. Tens of thousands of Jews worldwide study in the Daf Yomi program. The class will take place in Freedman Hall 45 minutes before Mincha, Sunday through Thursday.

Mondays 11:15 am-1:15 pm: Women’s only Israeli Dancing—Beginner thru

advanced telling the story of the Jewish People and Israel today thru Dance. Cost $6/session. Contact Rachel Weissblatt for details 713-776-9739.

Tuesdays 8:00 pm-9:00 pm: Meditation class with Janice Rubin in the UOS Library. Please go to http://www.uosh.org/event/meditation.html for the class schedule.

Wednesdays 11:45 am (class 12:00 pm-12:30 pm): with Rabbi Gelman Lunch & Learn: Parshat Hashavua: A textual analysis of the weekly Torah portion. Class will be held in the UOS library, cost $6 (egg salad, tuna salad, fresh green salad and a drink) RSVP to Jeff@uosh.org or online at www.uosh.org.

Wednesday 8:00 pm at the home of Vivian and Henry Blum. Mesillat

Yersharim (Path of the Just) by Rabbi Moshe Chaim Luzzatto taught by Rabbi

Stay Connected: UOS: www.uosh.org

Robert M. Beren Academy: www.berenacademy.org

UOS Goldberg Montessori: www.uosgms.org

Daily minyan is a fundamental aspect of synagogue life. Help to assure that we have a minyan each time by joining the minyan WhatsApp group. Those in the group receive periodic reminders of minyan times as well as requests to come when we are short. Come when you can. Join the group to make sure those saying kaddish and others have a minyan. Email or text your cell # to Rabbi Gelman if you wish to join and download the WhatsApp app.

Rabbi Gelman is starting a new WhatsApp group. Rabbi Gelman will be sending out a weekly inspirational message or link. Please text Rabbi Gelman at 713 922 2473 indicating that you would like to join the UOSInspiration WhatsApp group. Make sure you have a WhatsApp account.

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Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday

8:30 am: Pre-Shacharit class with Rabbi Ahroni Carmel —————————————–--

1 hour 15 minutes before Mincha: Massechet Shabbat with Gideon Miller at the home of Barbara & Robert Levy. —————————————

1 hour before Mincha: Shabbat class with Rabbi Gelman. . Fun-damental Issues In The Study of Bible: Camels or Donkeys? Which makes a better biblical beast? —————————————

After Mincha: Massechet Bava Metziah with David Silberman. ——————————————

45 minutes before Mincha: Daf Yomi: with Rabbi Nagel. ———————

11:15 pm—1:15 pm: Israeli dance for women ——————— 45 minutes before Mincha: Daf Yomi: with Rabbi Nagel. ———————

45 minutes before Mincha: Daf Yomi: with Rabbi Nagel. ——————

11:45 am(lunch)12-12:30 pm(class) Lunch & Learn with Rabbi Gelman: Parshat Hashavua: A textual analysis of the weekly Torah portion. —————— Wednesday 8:00 pm at the home of Vivian and Henry Blum.

Mesillat Yersharim (Path of the Just) by Rabbi Moshe Chaim Luzzatto taught by Rabbi Rabinowitz.

——————— 45 minutes before Mincha: Daf Yomi: with Rabbi Nagel.

45 minutes before Min-cha: Daf Yomi: with Rabbi Nagel. ——————

UOS Torah Classes at a Glance

UOS Committee Chairpersons

Committee Contact Email Address

Education - UOSGMS Nada Chandler education@uosh.org

House and Grounds Neil Scheckter houseandgrounds@uosh.org

Security Harry Brown/Yair Yeudai security@uosh.org

Youth Education Robert Levy youth@uosh.org

Membership Steven Abramson membership@uosh.org

Hospitality Elise Passy hospitality@uosh.org

Tzedakah Committee Dov Liberman tzedakah@uosh.org

Welcome members, friends and guests to UOS. On behalf of the Board of Direc-tors, I invite you to engage in our com-munity and in our Shul. Please reach out to our Rabbi, me, or any of our com-mittee leaders as we work together to enrich each other and our community. Best regards Rick S Guttman

CARE CALENDARS We are pleased to share with you the CareCalendar for Rafi and Stacy Engelhart and for our Bnot Sheirut Shira & Dafna. Babysitting needs have been added for Rafi & Stacy and can be counted towards the Beren community service hours! We hope that the entire community will take the opportunity to get to know these wonderful people.

Please go to Http://www.carecalendar.org and enter the following information in the

appropriate spaces:

Rafi & Stacy: Calendar ID : 239549 Security code : 3662 Shira & Dafna: Calendar ID : 240610 Security code : 3097

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Prayer For The IDF

As we recite the prayer for members of the

Israeli Defense Force on Shabbat and Yom Tov

we keep in mind those Israeli Soldiers held in

captivity and missing in action

and those connected to our congregational

family in active IDF service

Ron Arad Guy Chever

Zecharia Baumal Zvi Feldman

Yehuda Katz

Ze’ev Bar-Yadin Elad Imany

Akiva Gilad Brody Albert Katz

Azriel Oz Brody Lawrence Katz

David Chertoff Jake Saitowitz

Yonaton Cytrin Nadav Shoifet

Register Now !

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UOS is proud to be one of the community participants in the Houston Jewish Community Foundation’s Create a Legacy Program. As a participant we are planning for the future of our congregation by asking our members to make plans for a legacy gift to UOS. There are several ways this can be accom-plished, but we first ask for a Letter of Intent, indicating your support. The form is available in the office. Brochures are available in the foyer, and the members of this committee are anxious to speak with you; they are Nada Chandler (713-256-1030), Joe Blog (713-530-5337) and Basil Joffe (713-302-6691). Feel free to contact them for more information. Our goal is to have a very large percentage of our members partic-ipate and we look forward receiving the completed Letter of Intents send to the office. Please do not assume that some-one else will help us reach this goal – it is up to you! Please note that you may designate one of the other participating organizations, as well as designating UOS.

For more information, please see our web site at http://www.uosh.org/uoslegacy.html

Starting September 6, 2016

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UNITED ORTHODOX SYNAGOGUES OF HOUSTON

9001 Greenwillow

Houston, TX 77096

BOOK OF REMEMBRANCE

2016-2017 5777

During the High Holidays, we especially remember our beloved relatives and friends who are

no longer with us. It is a hallowed tradition not only to remember them in our hearts, but also

to remember them publicly. The synagogue’s Book of Remembrance allows their names to be

publicly remembered.

This Book of Remembrance is used during the Cemetery Memorial Services, which this year

will occur on Sunday, October 9, 2016, and at Yizkor during Yom Kippur, which this year will

occur on Wednesday, October 12, 2016.

If you would like your departed loved ones be publicly acknowledged at these services by

having their names printed in the Book of Remembrance, please send the names to the syna-

gogue office NO LATER THAN MONDAY SEPTEMBER 19, 2016. Please list the names of

the loved ones you wish to memorialize below. You may also go to www.uosh.org and fill out

the form under the “Contribute” tab.

A memorial tribute, enclosed is $_______ as a donation to the congregation from:

Please print name of donor(s) to be listed. _________________________________________

Print name(s) of departed loves one(s):

** MINIMUM DONATION IS $10.00 PER NAME.

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July 2016

Mazal Tov

Mirit & Andrew Schneider on the Bat Mitzvah of their daughter, Daniella

To the Gomez, Urkowitz & Radinsky family on the

upcoming wedding of Atara & Joseph

Hayley & Yair Kol on the Bat Mitzvah of their daughter, Taya

Eileen Elfouzuaty on the Bat Mitzvah of her daughter, Talia

Frieda Katz & Walter Katz and Laura & Wayne Yaffee

on the marriage of their children, Gabi & Albert.

Baruch Dayan H’emet

Eva Lou Chapman, Wife of our member Julius Chapman

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Donations

August 2016

Breakfast-Kiddush- Seudah

Shlishit General Synagogue Fund Rabbi Gelman's Discretionary

Fund

Nurit & Daniel Agranov Rene Diosdado Sari & Scott Garfinkle

The Barvin Family Olga & Terence Gordon Evelyn & Roger Medvin

Sally & Lenard Berkowitz Evelyn & Roger Medvin Carol-Anne & Brian Schulman

Alisha Klapholtz & Josh Furman Tziona & Myron Morris Sandi Sperling

Clarice & Julian Saitowitz

Paula & Rabbi Mark Urkowitz

Freda & Michael Wadler

Torah Fund Marsha Wolk

Sally & Lenard Berkowitz

Louise Miller & Herb Levine

Cemetery

Maria Toybina

Bnei Akiva

Chani & Mark Kolodny

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Yahrzeits

September 2,2016—October 12,2016

Eng Date Heb Deceased Name

9/2/2016 29 Av Pearl Opwald

9/2/2016 29 Av Eleanor Hyman

9/3/2016 30 Av Zvi Friedman

9/5/2016 2 Elul Otto Israel Plessner

9/5/2016 2 Elul Samuel Schmeidler

9/6/2016 3 Elul Abraham Joseph Gelman

9/7/2016 4 Elul Sol Waldman

9/7/2016 4 Elul Sally Waldman

9/9/2016 6 Elul Yehudah Amsalem

9/9/2016 6 Elul Elliot Wainstein

9/10/2016 7 Elul Blanche Opolion

9/12/2016 9 Elul Benjamin Kramer

9/12/2016 9 Elul Louis Rosh

9/12/2016 9 Elul Max Landman

9/13/2016 10 Elul Goldie Fels Leff

9/13/2016 10 Elul Sam Harris

9/13/2016 10 Elul Alexander S. Sachs

9/13/2016 10 Elul Jack Simon

9/14/2016 11 Elul Louis Feigon

9/14/2016 11 Elul Manya Kerner

9/14/2016 11 Elul Moses Schneider

9/16/2016 13 Elul Priscilla Greenberg

9/16/2016 13 Elul Abeldro Garcia

9/16/2016 13 Elul Rose Moglinsky

9/17/2016 14 Elul Seymour Buchine

9/17/2016 14 Elul Dina Melnick

9/18/2016 15 Elul Louis Weiss

9/19/2016 16 Elul Bernard Blieden

9/19/2016 16 Elul Adelaide Pesses Friedman

9/19/2016 16 Elul Maurice Howard Treiman

9/21/2016 18 Elul Wallace Simpson

9/21/2016 18 Elul Sylvia Silverman Goren

9/23/2016 20 Elul Abraham Kramer

9/23/2016 20 Elul Irving Shapiro

9/23/2016 20 Elul Michael Sankie

9/24/2016 21 Elul Feivel Topek

9/24/2016 21 Elul Edward Levy

Eng Date Heb Deceased Name

9/24/2016 21 Elul Sheryl Collins

9/25/2016 22 Elul Neil Berman

9/26/2016 23 Elul Muriel Weinberg

9/27/2016 24 Elul Sylvia Rosenberg Berkowitz

9/27/2016 24 Elul Sam N. Sussman

9/28/2016 25 Elul Joseph "Joe" Wolk

9/29/2016 26 Elul Jacob Blog

9/29/2016 26 Elul D. Aaron Topek

9/30/2016 27 Elul Gilda Simon

9/30/2016 27 Elul Adolph Schimmel

10/1/2016 28 Elul Herman Bootin

10/1/2016 28 Elul Jean Edward Junker

10/2/2016 29 Elul Joseph Steiman

10/2/2016 29 Elul Pearl Sperling

10/3/2016 1 Tishrei Miriam Saitowitz

10/3/2016 1 Tishrei Elie Nahman

10/4/2016 2 Tishrei Gloria Fallas

10/4/2016 2 Tishrei Molly Levy

10/4/2016 2 Tishrei Daniel Belinsky

10/4/2016 2 Tishrei Gloria Fallas

10/5/2016 3 Tishrei Aron Jacobowitz

10/6/2016 4 Tishrei Hyman Simon

10/6/2016 4 Tishrei Miriam Goldman

10/6/2016 4 Tishrei Jack Yarmush

10/6/2016 4 Tishrei Mary Kaplan

10/7/2016 5 Tishrei Roslyn Joffe

10/7/2016 5 Tishrei Annette Brown

10/7/2016 5 Tishrei Ilana Sharon

10/8/2016 6 Tishrei Martin Kerner

10/8/2016 6 Tishrei Sol Weinberg

10/8/2016 6 Tishrei Morris Landman

10/9/2016 7 Tishrei Frimet Florance Moore

10/10/2016 8 Tishrei Zev Garfinkle

10/10/2016 8 Tishrei Kevin David Bloch

10/11/2016 9 Tishrei Kurt Dolina

10/11/2016 9 Tishrei Samuel Schwartz

10/12/2016 10 Tishrei Ann Green

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Yahrzeits

October 12, 2016– November 12, 2016

10/12/2016 10 Tishrei Esther Dziengel

10/12/2016 10 Tishrei Rose Schneider

10/12/2016 10 Tishrei Chaim Urman

10/12/2016 10 Tishrei Shimon Dziengel

10/12/2016 10 Tishrei Minna Freedman

10/12/2016 10 Tishrei Golda Dziengel

10/12/2016 10 Tishrei Leah Charski

10/12/2016 10 Tishrei Yehudah Freedman

10/12/2016 10 Tishrei Rivka Dziengel

10/12/2016 10 Tishrei Gittel Dziengel

10/12/2016 10 Tishrei Schlomo Charski

10/12/2016 10 Tishrei Reuven Dziengel

10/12/2016 10 Tishrei Isadore Garsek

10/12/2016 10 Tishrei Berek Dziengel

10/13/2016 11 Tishrei Blanche Mueller

10/14/2016 12 Tishrei Ann Block Adelson

10/15/2016 13 Tishrei Lillian Maltz

10/15/2016 13 Tishrei Ernest Gittleman

10/16/2016 14 Tishrei Harry Freedman

10/16/2016 14 Tishrei Manny Simon

10/16/2016 14 Tishrei Bertha Pollak

10/17/2016 15 Tishrei Shulamit Liberman

10/17/2016 15 Tishrei Joseph Melnick

10/18/2016 16 Tishrei Ethelyn Wolfe

10/18/2016 16 Tishrei Dora Secan

10/20/2016 18 Tishrei Morris M. Wolf

10/20/2016 18 Tishrei Bernard Shocket

10/20/2016 18 Tishrei Jeanette Magrid

10/21/2016 19 Tishrei Lillie Bier Kammerman

10/21/2016 19 Tishrei Simcha Sydney Min-

10/21/2016 19 Tishrei Sara Kowenski

10/22/2016 20 Tishrei Morris Davis David Ash-

10/22/2016 20 Tishrei Arthur Berman

10/23/2016 21 Tishrei Ellen Rosenberg

10/23/2016 21 Tishrei Jacob F. Leff

10/23/2016 21 Tishrei Sam Raizes

10/23/2016 21 Tishrei Patricia Levy

10/24/2016 22 Tishrei Esje Blog

10/24/2016 22 Tishrei Moric Ackerman

10/24/2016 22 Tishrei Marvin Wolk

10/24/2016 22 Tishrei Alexandar A.J. Hoffman

10/24/2016 22 Tishrei Bernard Rockoff

10/27/2016 25 Tishrei Daniel Zack Pokroy

10/27/2016 25 Tishrei Joseph Fayner

10/28/2016 26 Tishrei Hermine Weiss

10/28/2016 26 Tishrei Alan Kaplan

10/28/2016 26 Tishrei Sadie Farum

10/29/2016 27 Tishrei Sandy Hoffman

10/30/2016 28 Tishrei Gordon Johnson

10/30/2016 28 Tishrei Albert Rubinsky

10/31/2016 29 Tishrei Frieda Halpin

10/31/2016 29 Tishrei Yolanda Gold

11/1/2016 30 Tishrei David Olitzki

11/4/2016 3 Cheshvan Daniel Josephs

11/5/2016 4 Cheshvan Bernard Rosh

11/5/2016 4 Cheshvan Leon Luis Pancirer

11/5/2016 4 Cheshvan Pearl Berman

11/5/2016 4 Cheshvan Jacob Gorenstein

11/5/2016 4 Cheshvan Harry Fayner

11/6/2016 5 Cheshvan Willie Emma Wyse

11/6/2016 5 Cheshvan Helen Ida Sachs Sandler

11/6/2016 5 Cheshvan Eda Kronman

11/7/2016 6 Cheshvan Kaya Alber

11/7/2016 6 Cheshvan Mildred Dean

11/7/2016 6 Cheshvan Ruth G. Rubinstein

11/8/2016 7 Cheshvan Leon Feder

11/8/2016 7 Cheshvan Raymond Zurawin

11/8/2016 7 Cheshvan Burton Kenneth Katkin

11/10/2016 9 Cheshvan Bernard Bilton

11/10/2016 9 Cheshvan Ethel Poliakoff Block

11/11/2016 10 Cheshvan John Jacob Baker

11/11/2016 10 Cheshvan Lydia Jaynes

11/11/2016 10 Cheshvan Norman Landman

11/11/2016 10 Cheshvan Bloome Ida M. Vilensky

11/12/2016 11 Cheshvan Nathan Joseph Kavin

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UNITED ORTHODOX SYNAGOGUES OF HOUSTON

Cemetery Services before Yom Kippur Rabbi Gelman will conduct services at our cemeteries on Sunday October 9, 2016

9:45 am – Adath Emeth * 10:45 am – Adath Israel * 12:00 pm – Beth Jacob

Strollers For everyone’s safety, strollers are not permitted in the Sanctuary. You will be directed to where you can keep your stroller. If you

have bags with food and baby supplies they may be placed inside in the Greenwillow Lobby Coat Room.

Bags are not permitted in the Sanctuary.

Childcare

For everyone’s safety and enjoyment of the High Holidays it is the Synagogues Policy that children must either be in childcare, or

with their parents in the sanctuary. They will not be allowed to wander in or around the building.

Childcare services are offered at the times listed below. The cost is $18 per child per day

Reservations are a must. Please go online to register at www.uosh.org or contact the office with any questions.

Deadline for Reservations is Sept 22nd, 2016

The Sessions are:

Rosh Hashanna Day I 9:30 am-1:30 pm

Rosh Hashanna Day II 9:30 am-1:30 pm

Kol Nidre 6:15 pm-9:45 pm

Yom Kippur (2 sessions) 9:30 am-2:30 pm and then 5:00 pm—8:00 pm

Mikvah Use for Men Erev Rosh Hashanah and Erev Yom Kippur

The Mikvah will be open for men’s use Erev Rosh Hashanah (Sunday, October 2nd) and Erev Yom Kippur (Tuesday , Oct 11th)

between 8am-4pm . The door will be unlocked. There is an $18 fee per person. Please leave your fee in the box provided in the

Mikvah or if you prefer make a donation online under donations. Please remember to bring a towel and shower first.

This time is set aside for only men to use the Mikvah.

absolutely NO toveling of dishes is allowed during this time.

HIGH HOLIDAYS 5777

High Holiday Seating To be eligible for high holiday seating you must meet one of these requirements:

Must be a member in good standing (your account is current as of Sept 19, 2016)

You are a full time student (please contact the office so we can add your name to the list you may be asked to send us a copy of

your student ID).

A member in good standing at another synagogue and eligible for high holiday seating in that synagogue. (Documentation on

letterhead from your synagogue or a ticket for high holiday seats must be emailed or brought into the office so we can put your

name on our guest list).

You are from out of town and receiving medical treatment in the Texas Medical Center

You have moved to Houston in the past month and have not yet joined a synagogue. All guests must be registered and can do so by clicking here

High Holiday honors are underway. If you are interested in purchasing an honor, either for yourself

or someone else, please respond to Gideon Miller at gidmill@att.net

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H I G H H O L I D A Y

S E C U R I T Y P R O C E D U R E S 2 0 1 6

Security is inconvenient, yet necessary in order for our congregants to enjoy the highest possible level of kavanah during their davening. To ensure the safety of our congregants, our guests and our facilities, we

have put some procedures in place.

We hope that these procedures will allow everyone to have a meaningful tefillah experience. With best wishes for a happy, healthy and safe New Year.

1. Guards: We will have Houston Police Department and private security guards as well as volun-

teer ushers and synagogue staff on the premises. Please follow their instructions, as their only goal is to ensure our safety and the safety of our children during services. Please treat them with the courtesy and dignity they deserve. They are doing a very hard job.

2. Prior notice: It is UOS policy that one must make some prior arrangement with the synagogue

office or the Rabbi to attend services in order to be admitted.

3. Bags: Please do not bring backpacks, large briefcases, large pocketbooks, bags, packages, etc.,

to the synagogue. These items will not be allowed into the sanctuary.

4. Searches: All people and items will be subject to search before entering the building.

5. Cell phones are not allowed in the Sanctuary, other than doctors on call. Please do not bring

them into the synagogue.

6. Wheelchairs, walkers, etc., for those who cannot walk without them, and strollers for infants who

cannot walk must be in designated rows at the rear of the sanctuary. Otherwise, they will not be allowed into the sanctuary and are to be parked in designated areas only.

7. Parking is very tight. Please park only in marked spaces and follow instructions of the officers

directing traffic. Any cars parked in unauthorized spaces, or blocking access or egress from the parking lot may be ticketed or towed.

8. Children will not be allowed to roam around the parking lot. Security personnel and ushers have

been instructed to direct them back to their parents. Please don’t get upset with the personnel if your child is sent back to you.

9. In Case of Emergency: In the unlikely event that the synagogue needs to be evacuated due to a

fire alarm, or other event, please remain calm and follow the instructions of the Rabbi, President, Ush-ers and security personnel. Evacuation would be done either out the north synagogue doors and walk-ing to the grass median on Braeswood or out the Greenwillow doors and walking south on Greenwillow to Greenwillow Ct across from the retention pond.

10. Walking In the Neighborhood: Please stay on the sidewalks wherever possible and obey all traf-

fic signs.