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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 17, 2016 14 Elul 5776

Torah Sefer: Deuteronomy Parasha: Ki Teitzei Haftarah: Isaiah 54:1-10 ————————————— Shabbat Kiddush: Will be in Taubenhaus Hall Shabbat Kiddush next week: Sponsorship is greatly appreciated. __________________________ Seudah Shlishit: Will be in Taubenhaus Hall. Seudah Shlishit next week: Sponsorship is greatly appreciated.

United Orthodox Synagogues

The David & Ruth Mitzner Building 9001 Greenwillow Houston, TX 77096

713-723-3850

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 9:30 am: Teen Minyan 10:15 am: Torah Bowl Aleph 10:15 am: Torah Bowl Bet 10:15 am: Tot Shabbat 5:45 pm: Mifkad Madrichim 5:50 pm: Snif for Chavraya Alef followed by Mifkad 6:55 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 houston@bneiakiva.org

Great Jews Who Sinned And Repented: A Three Part Sermon Series with Rabbi Barry Gelman: This Shabbat: The Jewish People

The Big Three– Modern Dimensions of Repentance: A Three Part Series with Rabbi Barry Gelman: In this class we will study repentance as

understood by three great thinkers of the Twentieth Century. This Shabbat : Rabbi Yitz Greenberg Judaism's Confrontation With Death

Deadlines

Book of Remembrance: MONDAY SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

Please see page 10 for form

High Holiday Child Care: MONDAY SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

Please see page 8 for more information

Pre—Selichot Shabbaton with Rabbi Kenny Brander

Pre Selichot Shabbaton with Rabbi Kenny Brander. Join Rabbi Brander for Shabbat September 23-24. Rabi Brander will deliver the sermon on Shabbat and a class on Shabbat afternoon. Annual Selichot Program, September 24th at 10:00PM. Followed by Selichot at 11:15PM - Motzei Shabbat (Sat. Night) September 24th with Rabbi Kenny Brander. Refreshments will be served. Morning Selichot will begin on Monday morning, September 26th. The schedule is as follows: Mon & Thurs. - 6:25AM, Tue., Wed., Fri - 6:40AM.

Baruch Dayan H’emet

We regret to inform you on the passing of Shana Saitowitz

Daughter in-law of our members Clarice & Julian Saitowitz

May the families be comforted among the mourners of Zion and Jerusalem

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UNITED ORTHODOX SYNAGOGUES OF HOUSTON

Friday September 16th 7:00 am Shacharit 7:00 pm Mincha/Maariv 7:06 pm Candle Lighting Saturday September 17th 8:30 am Class by Aharoni Carmel 9:00 am Shacharit 5:40 Class by Gideon Miller 5:55 pm Class by Rabbi Gelman 6:55 pm Mincha 7:25 pm Class by David Silberman 8:06 pm Havdallah Sunday September 18th 8:00 am Shacharit 7:00 pm Mincha/Maariv Monday September 19th 6:45 am Shacharit 7:00 pm Mincha/Maariv Tuesday September 20th 7:00 am Shacharit 7:00 pm Mincha/Maariv Wednesday Setptember 21st 7:00 am Shacharit 7:00 pm Mincha/Maariv Thursday September 22nd 6:45 am Shacharit 7:00 pm Mincha/Maariv Friday September 23rd 7:00 am Shacharit 7:00 pm Mincha/Maariv 6:58 pm Candle Lighting

Shabbat: Pre-Shacharit Class: with Aharoni Carmel. Morning Services: followed by Kiddush in Taubenhaus Hall. Sermon by Rabbi Barry Gelman: Great Jews Who Sinned And Repented: A

Three Part Sermon Series: Topic: “The Jewish People”. 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. The Big

Three– Modern Dimensions of Repentance: In this class we will study repentance as understood by three great thinkers of the Twentieth Century. Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik, Rabbi Yitz Greenberg and Rabbi David Hartman . This Shabbat: Rabbi Yitz Greenberg Judaism's Confrontation With Death

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 Ann Friedman 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 Rabinowitz.

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 has started a 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. The Big Three– Modern Dimensions of Repentance: This Shabbat: Rabbi Yitz Greenberg Judaism's

Confrontation With Death —————————————

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. —————— 7:45 pm Pre High Holiday Class with Rabbi Gelman ——————- 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 Gavriel Saitowitz

Yonaton Cytrin Jake Saitowitz

Nadav Shoifet

Register Now !

Please join us on Friday Evening November 4, 2016 at 6:15 PM,

Shabbos Parshas Noach, for the debut of

a new Kabbalas Shabbos service composed by

Cantor Emeritus Irving Dean who will be in attendance.

We look forward to welcoming our beloved Cantor back

to UOS for this special event. Details to follow.

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Volunteers Needed!

We are in need of ushers for the High Holidays. Please help if you can. If you are interested, please contact Harry Brown at

Harrybrowntx@gmail.com or 713-392-1717

Selichot Information ( September 23-24)

Pre Selichot Shabbaton with Rabbi Kenny Brander. Join Rabbi Brander for Shabbat September 23-24. Rabbi Bradner will deliver the sermon on Shabbat and a class on Shabbat afternoon. Sermon: Scribing our Covenant: The Message of Sefer Devarim Shabbat Afternoon Class: U’Netaheh Tokef Understanding the Historic, Midrashic and Talmudic Roots. 5:45PM

Annual Selichot Program, September 24th at 10:00PM. Followed by Selichot at 11:15PM - Motzei Shabbat (Sat. Night) September 24th with Rabbi Kenny Brander. Refreshments will be served. Program: A Ten Minute Video featuring recently found footage of Rabbi Soloveitchik speaking about Shabbat and Yom Ha’Kippurim followed by comments by Rabbi Brander the Rav on the topic: Yom Ha’Kippurim: A Day Hallowed in Fear or Honored in Joy? Pre Selichot Teen Program - 10:15PM

The deadline has passed; however, if you are still needing a Lulav & Estrog,

please contact Rafi at houstonshlichim@gmail.com

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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UOS is proud to be one of the community participants in the Houston Jewish Community Foundation’s Create a Legacy Pro-gram. As a participant we are planning for the future of our congregation by asking our members to make plans for a lega-cy 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 avail-able in the foyer, and the members of this committee are anx-ious 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 participate and we look forward receiving the completed Letter of Intents send to the office. Please do not assume that someone 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

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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 26th, 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.

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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.