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Gospel Shabbat

January 24, 2020 by HCRJ Web Admin Leave a Comment

Our 2020 Gospel Shabbat is on Friday, January 24! In honor and in memory of the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr., our Sabbath music will be sung by the Gospel Choir from The Church Without Walls.

To watch a clip from the choir’s visit to HCRJ in 2018, please click here.

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Chanukah Shabbat

December 27, 2019 by HCRJ Web Admin Leave a Comment

Join us for our congregational observance of Chanukah on this sixth night of our Festival of Lights. We will light the candles and enjoy latkes at the oneg following services.

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Simchat Torah Shabbat with Klezmer Band

October 25, 2019 by HCRJ Web Admin Leave a Comment

Klezmer music is noted for its joyous melodies. One cannot hear the sounds of Klezmer without feeling the urge to dance (think “Hava Nagilla”). 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 25 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 featuring an amazing band, Kosher Klezmer. This evening of celebration is appropriate for all ages.

 

The oneg after services is sponsored by the Hersh/Wenderfer family in honor of Mirit’s Bat Mitzvah.

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Shabbat Services

October 18, 2019 by HCRJ Web Admin Leave a Comment

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.

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Shabbat Services

September 20, 2019 by HCRJ Web Admin Leave a Comment

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.

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Shabbat Services

August 16, 2019 by HCRJ Web Admin Leave a Comment

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.

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Jerusalem Peacebuilders Shabbat

August 9, 2019 by HCRJ Web Admin Leave a Comment

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.

The purpose of this camp, which takes place outside of Houston, is to promote transformational encounters through a residential camp for Israeli, Palestinian and American teenagers. Dialogue is facilitated by United States diplomats, former Israeli and Palestinian combatants, artists, and religious leaders from each faith. These brave souls have committed themselves to learning from each other despite the ongoing context of hatred and violence that surround them every day. Learn about this groundbreaking camp and how it has transformed these peace-minded teens as our guests will share their experiences.

The oneg after services is sponsored by Melinda Neumann in honor of Gale Paschkes’ birthday and by Friends of JPB.

Jerusalem Peacebuilders Shabbat on Friday, August 10, 2018.

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Shabbat Services

June 21, 2019 by HCRJ Web Admin Leave a Comment

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.

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Shabbat Services: Confirmation

May 24, 2019 by HCRJ Web Admin Leave a Comment

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

 

 

 

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Shabbat Services

May 17, 2019 by HCRJ Web Admin Leave a Comment

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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 retains its Classical Reform philosophy through the use 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.

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