HCRJ Web AdminAugust 28, 2017
Thank you to our friends at Jewish Family Service for sharing this guide. How is this flood different from all others floods? A Guide from Jewish Family Service During all
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Dear Friends, Judaism is a faith structured around relationships, and the synagogue is one of the most common places where those relationships are formed and nurtured. These relationships are established
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Dear Friends, After the violent, hate-filled march which took place in Charlottesville this past weekend, it has become clear that that voices of hated and intolerance must be defeated by
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Dear Friends, “Where are you from?” This is perhaps one of the most common questions we ask to someone when we first meet them, and we are able to answer it
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Dear Friends, Yesterday, Jews around the world observed a solemn Jewish holiday called Tishah B’Av. According to our tradition, it was on the 9th of Av that both the First and
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Houston Congregation for Reform Judaism may have just celebrated sixty years as a congregation, but in many ways we have entered into a period of adolescence as an institution. This
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Dear Friends, Next week is the start of our annual Basic Judaism Class. This is a 4-week course on Wednesday nights from 7-8:30pm designed for adults who wish to deepen
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Dear Friends, Rabbi Gross is in California this week. It’s been a busy summer at HCRJ! Between social action projects, our group night at the Astros, Shabbat Services, a film
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Dear Friends, Rabbi Gross is at Greene Family Camp this week. Over 20 HCRJ kids are attending Greene this summer. Enjoy these pictures of our kids at camp!
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Dear Friends, On Tuesday, we celebrated our independence as a nation. We spent time with family and friends as a way to honor our nation’s birth. The fireworks that filled
Continue readingRabbi Gross writes most of what is on this page, and says the rest of it on a Friday night. Everyone is welcome at a service, and you do not need to tell anyone you are coming.
