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High Holy Days Schedule 2016

August 18, 2016 by HCRJ Web Admin

HIGH HOLY DAYS SCHEDULE 2016

Rosh Hashanah (New Year)

Sunday, October 2
8:00 pm Rosh Hashanah Eve Service (reception to follow)

Monday, October 3
9:30 am Rosh Hashanah Youth Service
11:00 am Rosh Hashanah Adult Morning Service

Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement)

Tuesday, October 11
8:00 pm Kol Nidre – Yom Kippur Eve Service

Wednesday, October 12
9:30 am Yom Kippur Youth Service
11:00 am Yom Kippur Adult Morning Service
1:00 pm Holy Days Discussion Hour
2:15 pm Meditation Period
3:00 pm Afternoon Service
4:00 pm Memorial and Concluding Service
Break the Fast at approximately 5:30 pm

High Holy Days Packet 2016

 

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Springtime got shabbat?

February 7, 2016 by HCRJ Web Admin

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Join us for one (or all) of our exciting got shabbat? services.

February 12:  President’s Shabbat

Join us for Shabbat Services at 7:15 PM as we honor the congregation’s past presidents.

Each year we honor the presidents of our congregation with a special service.  This regal Sabbath will be shaped by the stories from the past and special selections of music from our rich musical heritage.

March 11:  A Sabbath in the Spirit of the Italian Renaissance

Join us for Shabbat Services at 7:15 PM in the spirit of the Italian Renaissance.

Join us at 6:00 PM for an Italian feast.  Dinner will be followed by a worship service shaped by melodies composed by Salomone Rossi, who composed music both for the synagogues and to entertain the dukes of Mantua.  Rossi, a product of heightened cultural interaction between Jews and Christians in Renaissance Italy, introduced element of modern European music into th Jewish liturgy.

April 8:  Sabbath Honoring 30 years of Dr. Jane Becker, PhD

Join us for Shabbat Services at 7:15 PM in honor of Dr. Jane Becker, Phd

Jane Becker has been our soloist for 30 years.  This service will survey the musical trends that spanned the three decades during which Jane has blessed us with her beautiful voice.

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Yom Kippur 2015 Sermon

September 26, 2015 by HCRJ Web Admin

View Rabbi Gross’ 2015 Yom Kippur sermon on Do Not be Indifferent here.

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Kol Nidre Sermon 2015

September 26, 2015 by HCRJ Web Admin

View Rabbi Gross’ 2015 Kol Nidre sermon on Meditation for the Soul here.

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Rosh Hashanah 2015 Sermon

September 26, 2015 by HCRJ Web Admin

View Rabbi Gross’ 2015 Rosh Hashanah Morning sermon on The Word of the Year: Awe here.

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Rosh Hashanah Eve 2015 Sermon

September 26, 2015 by HCRJ Web Admin

View Rabbi Gross’ 2015 Rosh Hashanah Eve sermon on Holding Ourselves Accountable here.

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Yom Kippur Interfaith Discussion Hour

August 19, 2015 by HCRJ Web Admin

Our Yom Kippur discussion hour will focus on issues of Social Justice in society today.

We will be joined by The Rev. Joel Goza of the Pleasant Hill Baptist Church and The Rev. Harvey Clemons, Jr. and.  Rev. Clemons and Rev. Goza are highly instrumental in the comprehensive neighborhood revitalization movement of 5th Ward.

Harvey Clemons

 

Rev. Harvey Clemons, Jr.

 

Joel Goza

Rev. Joel Goya

 

 

Every Yom Kippur, we are reminded that our annual Season of Penitence is meaningless unless we strive to translate our repentance and our prayers into action. Through these Days of Awe we are challenged to recognize that the rituals of our faith must be more than simply religious obligations; they must be vehicles for change.  This message is central to the passage we read from Isaiah at our Yom Kippur morning service.

     Is this the fast that I desire, a day of self-affliction?
     No!  This is the fast I desire:
     To unlock the shackles of injustice,
     And untie the cords of the yoke of tyranny
     To let the oppressed go free;
     To break every chain asunder.

     It is to share your bread with the hungry,
     And to take the wretched poor into your home;
     When you see the naked, to clothe him,
     Never withdrawing yourself from your own kin.  (Isaiah 58:5-7)

Isaiah saw great hypocrisy in his people who were sacrificing animals in the name of God, while neglecting to seek ways to make personal sacrifices for the betterment of world around them.  He was repulsed by the notion that a designated day of fasting could direct individuals to deprive themselves of food, while people were starving in the streets.  Today, Isaiah’s sentiments challenge us to try to make our Holy Day experiences vehicles for change.

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Message from HCRJ Director of Education (2015 – 2016)

August 9, 2015 by HCRJ Web Admin

Hilary Kamin Director of Education

Hilary Kamin
Director of Education

 

Welcome Back Religious School families!

The new school year is just around the corner.  The HCRJ teachers cannot wait to see all of the smiling faces of your children and watch them reconnect with each other.  We have a fantastic year ahead filled with fun, friendship and fabulous programs!

For our youngest learners, our Torah Tots program is back by popular demand, under the guidance of Missy Bernosky.  We look forward to the addition of a 6th grade B’nai Mitzvah retreat this year, and are welcoming the largest confirmations class ever at HCRJ.  We are thrilled with the success of our Ozrim program and will continue to offer a training program to our 10th graders as a part of that program.  We will also be offering bimonthly opportunities for our 11th an d 12th graders to connect with Rabbi Gross and get prepared for life on campus.

Michelle Renfrow can’t wait to share more about our exciting  middle and high school youth group events.  Our events will be both local and regional; and there will be so many chances for our kids to connect.

We invite you to share your enthusiasm for our school  with friends and family.  Please invite anyone who may be interested to attend our Opening Day of Religious School on August 30th.  If you have not yest registered for Religious School, please do so by clicking here.

We look forward to seeing you!

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High Holy Days Schedule 2014

August 26, 2014 by HCRJ Web Admin

Rosh Hashanah (New Year)

Wednesday, September 24
8:00 pm Rosh Hashanah Eve Service (reception to follow)

Thursday, September 25

9:30 am Rosh Hashanah Youth Service
11:00 am Rosh Hashanah Adult Morning Service

 

Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement)

Friday, October 3
8:00 pm Kol Nidre – Yom Kippur Eve Service

Saturday, October 4
9:30 am Yom Kippur Youth Service
11:00 am Yom Kippur Adult Morning Service
1:00 pm Holy Days Discussion Hour
2:15 pm Meditation Period
3:00 pm Afternoon Service
4:00 pm Memorial and Concluding Serive
Break the Fast at approximately 5:30 pm

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HCRJ Takes the Ice Bucket Challenge

August 26, 2014 by HCRJ Web Admin

Our Office Staff and Youth Engagement Staff took the #alsicebucketchallenge at our Religious School Open House.  They challenged the Religious Directors and staff at Congregation Brith Shalom, Temple Sinai, Congregation Beth Shalom of the Woodlands and Congregation Beth Yeshurun.  All tzedakah collected will be donated to help find a cure for ALS.

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From Left to Right:  Melissa Wolfson, Temple Administrator; Hilary Kamin, Director of Education; Rabbi Steve Gross; Michelle Renfrow, Youth Engagement Director; Max Williams, Youth Advisor

HCRJ icebucket

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