Standing at the Foot of the Mountain: A Shavuot Program

The annual Houston community-wide Shavuot program returns with rabbis, cantors and educators leading 18-minute sessions on a variety of Jewish topics on Saturday, June 4th at 7pm at Congregation Brith Shalom! The schedule is below.

Please contact Justin at 713-782-4162 or Justin@hcrj.org to sign up.

7-7:10pm – Cantor Mark Levine – Introductions
7:10-7:28pm – Rabbi David Lyon – Commandments: How Do We Hear Their Commander?
7:32-7:50pm – Rabbi Ranon Teller – The Shekhina: Our Feminine, Intimate Connection with God
7:54-8:12pm – Rabbi Steve Gross – What Took Place at the Moment of Revelation
8:16-8:34pm – Cantor Mark Levine – Stimulating Jewish Learning: Where’s My Coffee?
8:38-8:56pm – Cantor Rollin Simmons – Songs of Torah and Learning
9:00-9:18pm – Maariv L’Yom Tov/Havdalah
9:22-9:40pm – Rabbi Steven Morgen – Isaiah, Ezekiel, and the Kedushah
9:44-10:02pm – Rabbi Brian Strauss – Don’t Be So Humble
10:06-10:40pm – Blintz Break
10:44-11:02pm – Rabbi Gideon Estes – So Much It will Be ‘Coming Out of Their Noses’: Lessons from the Stories of Kvetching in the Torah
11:06-11:24pm – Rabbi Oren Hayon – Gossip, Slander, and Libel: A How-To Guide

Young Professionals
7:30-7:48pm – Rabbi Sarah Fort
7:52-8:10pm – David Scott
8:15-8:40pm – Blintz Break
8:42-9pm – Rabbi Josh Fixler – Chris Rock, Will Smith, and the Ethics of the Slap