Houston Congregation for Reform Judaism

New and Prospective Member Shabbat

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

Come to Shabbat Services on Friday, June 10, to welcome our new members from the past year. New members will participate in the service and we will have a special Oneg afterwards.

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.

 

 

Springtime got shabbat?

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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.

Shabbat Services

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shabbat candlesAll 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.

Shabbat Services (Simchat Torah Got Shabbat with Klezmer Band)

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shabbat candlesKlezmer Music is noted for its joyous melodies.  One cannot hear the sounds of Klezmer without feeling the urge to dance (think “Hava Nagilla”).

For the second consecutive year, our celebration of Simchat Torah will be coupled with a magical world of Klezmer. Join us for a very special Simchat Torah service on Friday, October 28 as we finish the final words of the Torah and immediately begin anew, symbolically affirming our people’s eternal devotion to the teachings of our faith. Celebrate Torah like never before and enjoy an evening of music and joy.   This evening of celebration is appropriate for all ages.

Our Simchat Torah Got Shabbat is part of our 60th Anniversary year celebration and is sponsored by Julia Miller.

 

 

Shabbat Services

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shabbat candlesAll 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.

Shabbat Services

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shabbat candlesAll 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.

Family Shabbat

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Here is the schedule for our January Family Shabbat:

6pm – Tot Shabbat.

6:15pm – Family Shabbat Dinner. $5 per person. The January menu will be announced in our Weekly Reflections email newsletter on Wednesday, January 2.

7:15pm – Family Shabbat Services.

 

The Family Shabbat Dinner is sponsored by Mel and Nancy Gross.

The oneg after services is sponsored by Jennifer and Robert Arnold in honor of the naming of their daughter, Elyssa Isabel.

Shabbat Services

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shabbat candlesAll 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.

Purim Shabbat

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Join us as we celebrate Purim as a congregation!

The Sabbath experience will be an evening of joyous celebration. A Purim Band (graciously underwritten by Mike and Kitty Kahn in honor of Mike’s 60th birthday) will add energy and exuberance to our holiday observance which will include a megillah reading and hamantashen for all.

The oneg after services is sponsored by the Bernosky family in honor of Eli’s Bar Mitzvah.

Shabbat Services: Confirmation

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Join us for the Confirmation of our 9th grade students. Confirmation is a sacred rite through which our students publicly declare their commitments to our faith.  We invite you to join us for this very special ceremony in the life of our students and our congregation.

Congratulations to:

Erandy Alvarez

Drew Beckelman

Logan Belcher

Hobie Bernosky

Mackenzie Cashion

Pierce Cohen

Levi Fox

Simon Gross

Trudy Jacobs

Elliott Lazar

Alex Renfrow

Jake Schnur

Ginger Silverman

Ronen Wenderfer