October 25, 2017
Dear Friends, October is Breast Cancer Awareness month. We become aware of this every year as pink becomes the color of choice for businesses and organizations nationwide. Pink ribbons, pink shoes on football
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Dear Friends, This week’s Torah portion includes the story of Noah’s Ark. At the heart of this ancient tale, we are presented with powerful blueprint of how to pull our
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Dear Friends, Klezmer music is noted for its joyous melodies. One cannot hear the sounds of Klezmer without feeling the urge to dance (think “Hava Nagilla”). At HCRJ, we are beginning
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Dear Friends, Tonight marks the beginning of Sukkot, the Fall Festival when we are commanded to reside in the Sukkah. This custom provides us with an opportunity to relive the
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Dear Friends, During these Days of Awe, we are invited to turn inward. We occupy ourselves in prayer, fasting, spiritual growth and atonement. These ten days between Rosh HaShanah and
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Dear Friends, Tonight marks the first day of the Jewish calendar year. It also marks the beginning of a ten day period set aside for us to see the world
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Dear Friends, As the High Holy Days approach, Houston Congregation for Reform Judaism wishes to make 5778 a year of sweetness and joy for our entire community. We recognize that
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Dear Friends, In Psalm 137, the psalmist echoes sentiments that our community continues to feel this week, “By the waters of Babylon, we lay down and wept as we remember Zion.”
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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
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.
