Join us for a profoundly moving Shabbat service on Friday, August 9 as a group of teens from Israel and the Palestinian territories grace us with their stories after having spent the previous week at the Jerusalem Peacebuilders Interfaith Citizenship Institute.

Join us for a special Shabbat on Friday, February 8 called “AJC Shabbat Around The World”!

Alexis Andres, the Consul General of France in Houston, and Federico Ciattaglia, the Consul General of Italy in Houston, will present from the bimah during services on how their countries are combating anti-Semitism in Europe, strengthening ties with Israel and how their Houston-based citizens are connecting with the Jewish community.

 

Consul General of France, Alexis Andres

Alexis Andres took up his post as Consul General of France in Houston on September 1st, 2017. He holds a M.A. in History. He graduated from the Institut d’Etudes politiques in Strasbourg, France and also studied in St Louis at the University of Missouri. He joined the Ministère des Affaires étrangères after receiving his degree from the Ecole nationale d’Administration in 2001. Andres held positions at the Ambassade de France in Hanoi, in Berlin and most recently in Algiers, where he served as counselor for cultural affairs. He also spent time in Lorraine, as sous-prefet for the district of Luneville. Born in 1972 in Epinal in the Vosges area, Alexis ANDRES is married to Emmanuelle and they have 6 children.

 

Consul General of Italy, Federico Ciattaglia

From October 15th, 2018 Federico Ciattaglia was appointed Consul General of Italy in Houston. Counselor Federico Ciattaglia was born in 1974. He graduated from the University of Rome “La Sapienza” in 1999 with a degree in Political Sciences. Ciattaglia joined the Italian Foreign Service in 2002. His first assignment was at the European Integration Department. From January 2006 to July 2010 he served as Deputy Chief of Mission at the Embassy of Italy in Doha (Qatar). On July 2010 was assigned at the Consulate General of Italy in Barcelona (Spain) as Consul. From April 2013 to January 2015 served as Consul General of Italy in Benghazi (Libya). On February 2015 he returned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation as Deputy Chief of the Central Visa Department. From July 2015 he served at the European Union Department first as Acting chief and (on May 2016) as Chief of the Department responsible for Justice and Home Affairs as well as the migratory flows towards the Union.

Honor our veterans. Value their sacrifices. Consider the values worth fighting for.  Join us for a special Sabbath honoring our veterans on November 9.  Please email photos of yourself serving to admin@hcrj.org so we can display them at our oneg (if you sent in a picture in past years, we still have it).

 

All are welcome to join us at 7:15 Friday nights for Shabbat Services.

You do not need to be a member to join us in prayer as we welcome the Sabbath bride. Immediately following services, we gather together at the oneg (joy) for cookies and conversation.

HCRJ uses of a modernized edition of the Union Prayer Book. It contains extensive transliteration of most of the Hebrew prayers, thereby enabling those who do not read Hebrew to participate in the liturgy.

We encourage you to discover within its pages a fresh approach and a return to the ideals of Reform Judaism.

All are welcome to join us at 7:15 Friday nights for Shabbat Services.

You do not need to be a member to join us in prayer as we welcome the Sabbath bride. Immediately following services, we gather together at the oneg (joy) for cookies and conversation.

HCRJ uses of a modernized edition of the Union Prayer Book. It contains extensive transliteration of most of the Hebrew prayers, thereby enabling those who do not read Hebrew to participate in the liturgy.

We encourage you to discover within its pages a fresh approach and a return to the ideals of Reform Judaism.

Magnificent harmonies and an engaging presence on the bima are at the core of what Mike Kahn and Dee Dee Dochen bring to a Sabbath worship experience.

They have been singing as a duet in a variety of worship settings throughout Houston for years, and at our Mostly Music Shabbat on March 9, they will bless us as well. This service will be mostly music.

The oneg after services is sponsored by Kitty Kahn in honor of the birthdays of Mike Kahn and Dee Dee Dochen and is also sponsored by Kaki and Larry Buck.

All are welcome to join us at 7:15 Friday nights for Shabbat Services.

You do not need to be a member to join us in prayer as we welcome the Sabbath bride. Immediately following services, we gather together at the oneg (joy) for cookies and conversation.

HCRJ uses of a modernized edition of the Union Prayer Book. It contains extensive transliteration of most of the Hebrew prayers, thereby enabling those who do not read Hebrew to participate in the liturgy.

We encourage you to discover within its pages a fresh approach and a return to the ideals of Reform Judaism.

Join us for a special Gospel Sabbath on Friday, January 12.

In honor and memory of the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr., our Sabbath music will be sung by the Gospel choir from The Church Without Walls.