Congregation Brith Shalom 2012-2013 Program Book

2012-2013 Program

BookDid you hear about what’s

happening at shul?Take a peek and fi nd out!

Tashlich CeremonySunday, September 23, 10:00 am

Adults, students, and parents will gatherat the ERJCC for the Tashlich ceremony

“You will cast all their sins into the depths of the sea.” Micah 7:18-20

House of Prayer

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High Holy Day Worship Schedule September/October 2012

Elul 5772/Tishrei 5773 SELICHOT Saturday Night, September 8 Evening Program 9:00 pm Selichot Service 10:30 pm EREV ROSH HASHANAH Sunday Night, September 16 Evening Service 8:15 pm Child Care (infants to age 4) 8:15 pm ROSH HASHANAH I Monday Morning, September 17 Morning Service 8:30 am Child Care (infants to age 4) 8:30 am Torah Service 9:15 am Youth Services/Programming (Ages 5-13) 10:15 am-12:45 pm Teens Only 11:00 am ROSH HASHANAH II Monday Evening, September 17 Evening Instrumental Service: Prayer of the Heart 8:15 pm Tuesday Morning, September 18 Morning Service 8:30 am Child Care (infants to age 4) 8:30 am Torah Service 9:15 am Youth Services/Programming (Ages 5-13) 10:15 am-12:45 pm Teens Only 11:00 am SHABBAT SHUVAH (Sabbath of Repentance)

Friday Night, September 21 Evening Service 6:15 pm Saturday Morning, September 22 Morning Service 9:30 am TASHLICH Sunday, September 23 Tashlich Ceremony: meet at ERJCC parking lot 10:00 am

EREV YOM KIPPUR Tuesday Night, September 25 Kol Nidre Service 6:30 pm Child Care (infants to age 4) 6:15 pm YOM KIPPUR Wednesday Morning, September 26 Morning Service 9:00 am Torah Service 9:45 am Child care available 9:00 am-2:00 pm Youth Services/Programming (Ages 5-13) 10:30 am-1:30 pm Teens Only 11:00 am-12:50 pm Yizkor (approximate) 11:00 am Yom Kippur Discussion 4:15 pm Child Care (infants to age 4) 5:00 pm-7:45 pm Mincha 5:15 pm Neilah 6:15 pm Shofar Blast 7:42 pm SUKKOT Monday Morning, October 1 Sukkot I Service 9:30 am Tuesday Morning, October 2 Sukkot II Service 9:30 am Friday Night, October 5 Evening Service 6:15 pm Saturday Morning, October 6 9:30 am Shabbat Morning Service HOSHANAH RABBAH Sunday Morning, October 7 Daily Minyan (Lulav, Etrog and Willows Processional) 9:00 am SHEMINI ATZERET Monday Morning, October 8 Morning Service 9:30 am Yizkor (approximate) 11:00 am SIMCHAT TORAH Monday Evening, October 8 Service 6:45 pm Tuesday Morning, October 9 Morning Service in the Chapel 9:30 am

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Friday Night Ruach2012-2013

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May 17

Prepare yourselves for a powerful experience in Jewish prayer. Our Sages teach that when a group of people prays together, God’s presence (the Shekhinah) dwells among them. The essence of the Friday Night Ruach service is intense congregational participation. This service is part of a new wave in Jewish prayer that began in New York, Los Angeles, and Jerusalem, where congregations like B’nai Jeshurun, Kehillat Shira Hadasha, the Library Minyan, and Yakar are tapping into the contemporary need to participate in song. We at Brith Shalom are seeking the spiritual power of a sanctuary fi lled with voices singing and swaying in unison! We need your voice. Come sing and feel God’s intimate presence, the Shekhinah. In order to help the congregation raise their voices in song, we set traditional liturgy to Chasidic and contemporary melodies accompanied by Shabbat-appropriate instrumentation. We also provide transliterations and sheet music and, on request, can distribute the melodies on CD. After a joyous, uplifting service, people look forward to meeting in the social hall for a delicious light supper. We shake hands, schmooze, and enjoy each other’s company. When we leave, it's with a smile and a feeling of being invigorated as we look forward to coming together once again for the next Friday Night Ruach.

Join us for an engaging musical service with instrumental accompaniment followed by a delicious dinner with your CBS family. All ages welcome!To sponsor a dinner or to subscribe to the FNR series, contact

Cherye-Ann DeLong at [email protected] or 713-667-9201 ext. 318

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Sept. 17-18 Mon-Tues Rosh Hashanah

Sept. 23 Sunday Tashlich Ceremony

Sept. 26 Wednesday Yom Kippur

Oct. 1-2 Mon-Tues Sukkot

Oct. 7 Sunday Community Sukkot Celebration

Oct. 8-9 Mon-Tues Shemini Atzeret/Simchat Torah

Oct. 8 Mon Erev Simchat Torah Around the World

Oct. 19 Friday Friday Night Ruach

Nov. 10 Saturday Community Shabbat

Nov. 10 Saturday Havdalah in the Park

Nov. 30 Friday Friday Night Ruach

Dec. 9-16 Sun-Sun Chanukah

Dec. 11 Tuesday CBS Candle Lighting at Seven Acres

Dec. 14 Friday Gourmet Shabbat/Chanukah Dinner

Jan. 18 Friday Friday Night Ruach

Feb. 15 Friday Friday Night Ruach

Feb. 23 Saturday Erev Purim

Feb. 24 Sunday Purim

Mar. 9 Saturday Havdalah in the Park

Mar. 15 Friday Friday Night Ruach

Mar. 26-27 Tues-Wed Pesach I & II

Mar. 26-27 Tuesday Second Night Seder

Mar. 29 Friday Bark Mitzvah

Apr. 1-2 Mon-Tues Pesach VII & VIII

Apr. 7 Sunday Yom HaShoah Event

Apr. 19 Friday Friday Night Ruach

Apr. 28 Sunday Lag B'Omer

May 15-16 Wed-Thurs Shavuot

May 17 Friday Friday Night Ruach

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Aliyot

If you would like the honor of an aliyah, please contact Cantor Rhodes

at [email protected]

Services Information

Daily MinyanMonday - Friday 7:00 am

Sunday 9:00 am(Chapel)

Shabbat ServicesFriday Services

6:15 pm(Sanctuary)

Saturday Services9:30 am

(Sanctuary)Saturday Minyan

7:00 am

25 September 6:56 pm28 September 6:53 pm30 September 6:50 pm 5 October 6:44 pm 7 October 6:42 pm12 October 6:36 pm19 October 6:29 pm26 October 6:22 pm

2 November 6:16 pm 9 November 5:11 pm16 November 5:07 pm23 November 5:05 pm30 November 5:04 pm 7 December 5:04 pm

Candle Lighting Bellaire, TX

Hebrew Year5772-5773

*Havdalah times occur on Saturday, one hour

later than Shabbat candle lighting time

14 December 5:06 pm21 December 5:09 pm28 December 5:13 pm

4 January 5:17 pm11 January 5:23 pm18 January 5:29 pm25 January 5:35 pm 1 February 5:41 pm 8 February 5:47 pm15 February 5:52 pm22 February 5:58 pm

1 March 6:03 pm 8 March 6:07 pm15 March 7:12 pm22 March 7:16 pm25 March 7:18 pm29 March 7:20 pm31 March 7:21 pm 5 April 7:24 pm12 April 7:29 pm19 April 7:33 pm26 April 7:37 pm 3 May 7:42 pm10 May 7:46 pm14 May 7:49 pm17 May 7:51 pm24 May 7:55 pm31 May 7:59 pm 7 June 8:02 pm14 June 8:05 pm21 June 8:07 pm28 June 8:08 pm 5 July 8:08 pm12 July 8:07 pm19 July 8:05 pm26 July 8:01 pm

2 August 7:56 pm 9 August 7:51 pm16 August 7:44 pm23 August 7:37 pm30 August 7:29 pm

4 September 7:23 pm

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House of Study:

Children’s

Education

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Congregation Brith Shalom Department of Education Calendar – 2012-2013

AUGUST 22 Faculty Opening Retreat 26 Parents’ Open House & Parents’ B/M Orientation 29 Teen BBQ & Elective Sign-Up SEPTEMBER 5 Opening Night Religious School (Grades 3-12) 7 Teen Shabbat Club 9 Opening Day Primary Grades (PreK-2) 9 Grade 5 Parents’ Meeting 12 Grade 9-10 Parents’ Confirmation Meeting 17-18 Rosh Hashanah Youth Services 23 Family Tashlich Ceremony 26 Yom Kippur Youth Services OCTOBER 3 Teen Israeli Dancing 5 Teen Shabbat Club in the Sukkah 6 Junior Congregation 7 Sukkah Visits & Young Family Program 7 Pizza in the Hut 21 Primary Grades Visit the Library 21 Grade 7 Trip to Barry Farm 21 Rabbi Visits Grades 4 & 5 28 B’nei Mitzvah Family Workshop I NOVEMBER 2-3 Fall Teen Retreat 3 Junior Congregation 7 Book Fair Program at JCC 10 Community Shabbat ** (Saturday Classes) 18 Rabbi Visits Grades PreK-2 17 Kindergarten Kabbalat HaTorah DECEMBER 1 Junior Congregation 2 RS Chanukkah Celebration 2 Grade 7 Trip to Medallion 5 Teen Community of Respect Program 9 Mitzvah Day – NO Regular Classes JANUARY 5 Junior Congregation 11 Teen Shabbat Club 12 Young Family Havdalah 13 B’nei Mitzvah Family Workshop II 13 Primary Grades Visit the Library 16 Jewish Camping Presentation 25-26 Winter Teen Retreat 27 Tu B’shvat Celebration FEBRUARY 1 Teen Shabbat Club 2 Junior Congregation 3 B’nei Mitzvah Family Workshop III 9 Grade 3 Kabbalat HaSiddur 9 Young Family Havdalah 17 Yom Limmud – No regular classes 22 Grade 7 Dinner at Cantor Levine’s 24 Purim Celebration

FEBRUARY (Continued) 27 Community-Wide High School Program MARCH 1-2 Grades 4-6 Retreat 3 Primary Grades Visit the Library 3 Grade 7 Trip to SEARCH 16 Grades 5-6 Torah Service 22 Teen Shabbat Club 24 Rabbi Visits Grade 3, 6 & 7 24 Chocolate Seder APRIL 5 Grades 3-4 Service & Dinner 6 Junior Congregation 14 Grade 7 Trip to Supermarket 19-20 Spring Teen & 7th Grade Retreat 27 Junior Congregation & Grade 4 Torah Event MAY 10 Grade 7 Promotion 11 Teen Shabbat Club Havdalah 15 Grade 12 Graduation 19 Maccabiah SCHOOL CLOSINGS Sept. 16, 19, 23, 26 High Holidays November 11 Day After Community Shabbat November 25 -28 Thanksgiving December 9 Mitzvah Day December 12 Faculty Meeting Dec. 16 – Jan. 2 Winter Break February 17 Yom Limmud March 10, 13, 17 Spring Break March 27 & 31 Passover May 15 Shavuot B’NEI MITZVAH August 11 Everett Lowenstein August 25 Zoe Katzenellebogen Oct. 20 Leo Fiesinger Oct. 27 Nathan Lederman Nov. 17 Rebekah Lemeshev Nov. 30 Zachary Rouah Dec. 8 Vanya Rosenberg-Johnson Dec. 22 Maya Teller Jan. 5 Larissa Bernstein Jan. 12 Macee Obermeyer Jan. 19 Priya Fink Feb. 2 Miriam Alberts Feb. 9 Lily Siegel Feb. 16 Alex Rosen Mar. 23 Raphael Levine Apr. 13 Max Mendel School Cancellation – In the event that HISD closes school OR afterschool events due to weather conditions, Religious School and Mosad Shalom will be cancelled for the evening.

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Teen Shabbat Club!

September 7October 5(in the Sukkah)

December 7January 11

May 11(Havdalah Pool Party)

Fridays, 6:30-8:30 pm

Fun Shabbat service and dinnerfull of song and discussion

RSVP: [email protected]

Upcoming B’nei MitzvahZoe BermanLeo Fiesinger

Nathan LedermanRebekah Lemeshev

Zachary RouahMaya Teller

Larissa BernsteinMacee Obermeyer

Priya FinkMiriam Alberts

Alex RosenRaphael LevineMax MendelDaniel NadelSara Plager

Hudson Stronck 9

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wordsthatheal

for a family experience preparing for your

upcoming simcha!

B’nei MitzvahWorkshops

2012-2013

Sundays9:45 am-12:00 pm

October 28January 13February 3

Join Rabbi Teller & Cantor Rhodes

Coffee& breakfast

will be provided.

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Grades 4-6

Retreat

March 1, 5:00 pm-March 2, 11:00 pm

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RSVP:cantor.levine

@brithshalom.org

Drury Inn & Suites

13770 Southwest Fwy.

Sugar Land, TX 77478Swimming

Schmoozing

$125 per person

prior to february 21

$140 per person

after February 21rrfter February 2after February 21

r$140 per person

rrrpr february 2prior to february 21

rr$125 per person

Being a

Mensch!

Did you know? Small communities from Iraq, Congo, Burma, Nepal, Sudan, Afghanistan, Eritrea, Rwanda, and many other places now call Houston home.

They are REFUGEES.

Hear about their journeys and explore Jewish values that can guide our

response to these “strangers.”

Save the Date: Wednesday, Dec. 5, 7:15 pm

A program for Mosad Shalom students and adults, sponsored by theDiversity Outreach Committee.

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presents

Junior Congregationfor students in grades 3-6

Saturdays, 10:30 am-12:00 pm

February 2March 2April 6April 27

October 6November 3December 1

January 5

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Sept. 30 Sunday Sukkah Construction & Decorating

Oct. 3 Wednesday Grades 8-12 Israeli Dancing

Oct. 6 Saturday Junior Congregation

Oct. 7 Sunday All grades visit the sukkah

Oct. 21 Sunday Primary Grades Visit the Library

Oct. 21 Sunday Grade 7 Trip to the Berry Organic Farm

Nov. 2-3 Fri-Sat Fall Teen Retreat

Nov. 3 Saturday Junior Congregation

Nov. 7 Wednesday Grades 3-12 Book Fair Program @ ERJCC

Nov. 17 Saturday Kindergarten Kabbalat HaTorah

Dec. 2 Sunday Chanukah Celebration

Dec. 2 Sunday Grade 7 Trip to the Medallion

Dec. 5 Wednesday Grades 8-12 Community of Respect Program

Dec. 12 Wednesday Chanukah Oil Demonstration

Jan. 5 Saturday Junior Congregation

Jan. 13 Sunday Primary Grades Visit the Library

Jan. 16 Wednesday Jewish Camping Presentation

Jan. 20 Sunday Rabbi Teller & teens attend an MLK service

Jan. 23 Wednesday Grades 8-12 - Caring for our Bodies as Jews

Jan. 25-26 Fri-Sat Winter Teen Retreat

Jan. 27 Sunday Tu B'shvat Celebration

Feb. 9 Saturday Grade 3 Kabbalat HaSiddur

Feb. 22 Friday Grade 7 Dinner at Cantor Levine's Home

Feb. 24 Sunday Purim Celebration

Mar. 1-2 Fri-Sat Grades 4-6 Retreat

Mar. 3 Sunday Grade 7 Trip to SEARCH

Mar. 24 Sunday Pesach Program

Apr. 6 Saturday Junior Congregation

Apr. 10 Wednesday Grades 8-12 Holocaust Program

Apr. 14 Sunday Grade 7 trip to a kosher supermarket

Apr. 19-20 Fri-Sat Spring Teen Retreat

Apr. 27 Saturday Grade 4 Torah Reading Celebration

May 10 Friday Grade 7 Promotion

May 18 Saturday Grades 5 & 6 on Bimah

May 19 Sunday Maccabiah

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House of Study:

Adult

Education

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Mechon Hadar Houston Fall 2012—Winter 2013

Join us as Rabbi Ethan Tucker, Co-Founder and Rosh Yeshiva of Mechon Hadar, the only egalitarian yeshiva in the United States, visits our community from September 2012 through February 2013. Rabbi Tucker will offer an in-person residency in Sep-tember and February and lead four interactive webinars in October through January. Rabbi Tucker was ordained by the Chief Rabbinate of Israel and earned a PhD in Talmud and Rabbinics from the Jewish Theological Seminary. He was named one of Newsweek’s Top Fifty Rabbis in America in 2011 and 2012.

Scholar-in-Residence at the ERJCC February 24—27, 2013

Interactive Webinars at the ERJCC October 2012 — January 2013

Selichot Shabbaton at Congregation Brith Shalom September 7-9, 2012

Halacha and Modernity: Toward a Meaningful, Contemporary, Jewish Practice

Friday Night Davar Torah and Dinner, Shabbat Sermon, Shabbat Text Study, Saturday Evening Lecture

Shabbat: Creating A Meaningful Atmosphere with Ancient Ritual Laws

Monday, October 15 at 7:00 PM—8:30 PM

Kashrut: Toward Sensible, Meaningful, Contemporary Jewish Food Choices

Monday, November 26 at 7:00 PM—8:30 PM

Inclusion: The Halakhic Case for Egalitarianism Monday, December 10 at 7:00 PM—8:30 PM

What is a Jew? Monday, January 14 at 7:00 PM—8:30 PM

Between Wisdom and Honor: When Divine Commands Threaten Human Dignity

Sunday, February 24 at 7:30 PM .

Ethical Norms as the Foundation of the Torah Monday, February 25 at 7:30 PM

Was Abraham Asked to Sacrifice His Ethics? Tuesday, February 26 at 7:30 PM

Can Jewish Texts Be Unethical? Grappling with Difficult Sources

Wednesday, February 27 at 7:30 PM

Individual Programs $15, Series Pass $100 To participate in an individual program or the entire series contact Nomi Barancik at

713.729.3200, ext. 3288 or go online to www.erjcchouston.org/hadar

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Wednesdays7:30 pm

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RSVP requested but not required:[email protected]

The Binding of IsaacTies That Bind Us Still

After 4,000 years, Akedat Yitzhak (the Binding of Isaac) still

provokes uncomfortable questions that remain after the answers cease to satisfy: How could God make such a

demand? How could Abraham comply? What did Sarah and Isaac have to say about all this? What does the story really

mean for us today, in America and in Israel, living as Jews among Christians and Muslims? The three class sessions will

look at answers provided by rabbis, philosophers, and artists in ancient, medieval, and modern times, as well as the cultural,

psychological, and political contexts of their thinking. Familiarity breeds the illusion of understanding. But we will

see, as one scholar writes, that the Akedah throws off interpreters the way an unbroken horse throws off its riders.

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The Binding of IsaacTies That Bind Us Still

After 4,000 years, Akedat Yitzhak (the Binding of Isaac) still

provokes uncomfortable questions that remain after the answers cease to satisfy: How could God make such a

demand? How could Abraham comply? What did Sarah and Isaac have to say about all this? What does the story really

mean for us today, in America and in Israel, living as Jews among Christians and Muslims? The three class sessions will

look at answers provided by rabbis, philosophers, and artists in ancient, medieval, and modern times, as well as the cultural,

psychological, and political contexts of their thinking. Familiarity breeds the illusion of understanding. But we will

see, as one scholar writes, that the Akedah throws off interpreters the way an unbroken horse throws off its riders.

Taught by Larry LaufmanTaught by Larry Laufman

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The Texas Jewish Experience

I. Jewish Life During Pre-Statehood

In the early 1500s when the first conquistadors arrived in Nueva España, a Jew was usually found among their staff. These non-Catholics were allowed in the New World to serve the recording needsmandated by the Crown and the Church. Today their descendants are labeled crypto Jews, and their family stories are fascinating to modern scholars. This session will deal with the reality that the first Jews came to what is now Texas some two centuries before Jews arrived in New Amsterdam.

II. Jewish Life in Texas

It’s fair to suggest that from the 1500s until the 1970s, many considered Texas a wilderness. And yet the Jews who arrived throughout the centuries sought to maintain Judaism in some form, even in Cisco. Jews were involved in the warp and woof of the building of Texas, even as they faced the KKK anduniversity restrictions. Despite national anti-Semitic feelings in the 1930s, Hebrew was taught at UT. This session will discuss who we were and who we are; and, if we’re brave, who we’ll be as Jews in the “empire state of Texas.”

lII. Interesting Texas Jews

Texas has been the home of some very interesting individuals who have had more than national impact. Michael Seeligson was mayor of Galveston for 120 years before Abe Beame in New York. The first Hilton Hotel was in Cisco. Henry Cohen served his congregation 62 years and helped to create the state parole board. Leo N. Levi, later the national president of B’nai B’rith, persuaded Theodore Roosevelt to protest the Kishinev pogroms in 1903 in Russia. Other outstanding Texas Jews include Sam Dreben, Dr. Grace Jameson, Albert Lasker, Adrian Levy Sr., Stanley Marcus, and evenKinky Friedman. We’ll consider some of the great and the near-great Jews of Texas.

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The Texas Jewish Experience

I. Jewish Life During Pre-Statehood

In the early 1500s when the first conquistadors arrived in Nueva España, a Jew was usually found among their staff. These non-Catholics were allowed in the New World to serve the recording needsmandated by the Crown and the Church. Today their descendants are labeled crypto Jews, and their family stories are fascinating to modern scholars. This session will deal with the reality that the first Jews came to what is now Texas some two centuries before Jews arrived in New Amsterdam.

II. Jewish Life in Texas

It’s fair to suggest that from the 1500s until the 1970s, many considered Texas a wilderness. And yet the Jews who arrived throughout the centuries sought to maintain Judaism in some form, even in Cisco. Jews were involved in the warp and woof of the building of Texas, even as they faced the KKK anduniversity restrictions. Despite national anti-Semitic feelings in the 1930s, Hebrew was taught at UT. This session will discuss who we were and who we are; and, if we’re brave, who we’ll be as Jews in the “empire state of Texas.”

lII. Interesting Texas Jews

Texas has been the home of some very interesting individuals who have had more than national impact. Michael Seeligson was mayor of Galveston for 120 years before Abe Beame in New York. The first Hilton Hotel was in Cisco. Henry Cohen served his congregation 62 years and helped to create the state parole board. Leo N. Levi, later the national president of B’nai B’rith, persuaded Theodore Roosevelt to protest the Kishinev pogroms in 1903 in Russia. Other outstanding Texas Jews include Sam Dreben, Dr. Grace Jameson, Albert Lasker, Adrian Levy Sr., Stanley Marcus, and evenKinky Friedman. We’ll consider some of the great and the near-great Jews of Texas.

Taught by Rabbi KesslerTaught by Rabbi Kessler

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Shabbat Morning Learning

October 6November 3February 23

November 10January 19

April 6

October 13November 17December 15January 12February 16

March 16March 30

April 6May 11

November 10January 19

April 6

Pure Neshama Servicewith Rabbi Teller9:30-10:15 am

Join Rabbi Teller for three soulful, contemporary experiences includingJewish spiritual wisdom, chi energy stretching, and meditative song.

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Davening Like a Prowith Cantor Rhodes

10:30-11:15 am

Cantor Rhodes leads three sessions aimed at providingparticipants with greater comfort in synagogue services.

Jewish Prayer: The Challengewith Cantor Levine10:30-11:30 am

Join Cantor Levine in an explorationof the liturgy-its historical developmentand theological underpinning.

Jewish Prayer: The Challengewith Cantor Levine10:30-11:30 am

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Oct. 6 Saturday Davening Like a Pro

Oct. 13 Saturday Jewish Prayer: The Challenge

Oct. 17 Wednesday Adult Mini Course: Ties That Bind Us Still

Oct. 21 Sunday Adult Ed with Cantor Rhodes & Mussar


Oct. 28 Sunday Adult Ed with Cantor Rhodes & Mussar


Nov 3. Saturday Davening Like a Pro

Nov. 4 Sunday Adult Ed with Cantor Rhodes & Mussar

Nov. 10 Saturday Pure Neshama Service

Nov. 11 Sunday Adult Ed with Cantor Rhodes & Mussar

Nov. 17 Saturday Jewish Prayer: The Challenge

Dec. 2 Sunday Adult Ed with Cantor Rhodes & Mussar

Dec. 15 Saturday Jewish Prayer: The Challenge

Jan. 6 Sunday Adult Ed with Cantor Rhodes & Mussar

Jan. 9 Wednesday Adult Mini Course: The Texas Jewish Experience

Jan. 12 Saturday Jewish Prayer: The Challenge


Jan. 13 Sunday Film Festival


Jan. 19 Saturday Pure Neshama Service






Feb. 3 Sunday Adult Ed with Cantor Rhodes & Mussar

Feb. 10 Sunday Adult Ed with Cantor Rhodes & Mussar

Feb. 16 Saturday Jewish Prayer: The Challenge

Feb. 17 Sunday Yom Limmud

Feb. 23 Saturday Davening Like a Pro

Mar. 3 Sunday Adult Ed with Cantor Rhodes & Mussar

Mar. 16 Saturday Jewish Prayer: The Challenge

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Machar Back-To-School-Bowling September 9 2:45–4:45 pm Palace Bowling Lanes 4191 Bellaire Blvd. $3.00/game Kadima Nintendo Wii Tournament & Pizza September 30 12:45–2:45 pm CBS youth lounge $3.00 for pizza Machar Goes to The Health Museum October 14 2:30–4:30 pm 1515 Hermann Drive $6.00 for admission

Kadima Scavenger Hunt at the Houston Zoo October 21 2:15–4:30 pm 6200 Hermann Park Drive $9.00 for admission Machar Torah Bingo & Pizza November 11 12:45–2:45 pm Classrooms 5 & 6 $3.00 for pizza Prizes will be awarded Kadima Goes To The Movies December 16 The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey in 3D Edwards Greenway Grand Palace Stadium 3839 Weslayan Street

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Visit www.brithshalom.org/youth or contact Traylyn Evans at [email protected] more information on youth programming throughout the year.

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December 08December 22

January 12January 26February 09

February 23March 23April 27May 11May 25

10:50 am Grades PreK-2 & Family Program with Master Craftster Debi Mishael

12:05 pm Tefillot & Services with Rabbi Teller12:30 pm Pizza in the Hut

Family Fun in the Sukkah

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Join us for waving of the lulav, Sukkot discussion, Ushpizin: a special Sukkot visitor,snack, and an exciting Sukkot art project with Debi Mishael

Lunch will be available for purchase. Join your CBS family in fulfilling themitzvah of eating in the sukkah, with song and Sukkot trivia.

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Welcome to 2012-2013 Friday Night Mini Minyan: Join us this year for an AMAZING family experience!

Shabbat experience for children six years of age and younger One Friday evening a month Singing, dancing, and eating Engage your Shabbat spirit Meet young families Connect with your community Have fun!

If you’d like to help sponsor a Mini Minyan dinner in honor of your

child’s birthday or special family event, please send a check to the synagogue

made out to Mini Minyan or visit www.brithshalom.org and donate

through CBS Online.

November 9

December 7

January 11

February 8

March 8

April 12

May 10

Service

5:45 pm (dinner to follow)

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Sept. 30 Sunday Kadima Nintendo Wii Tournament & Pizza

Oct. 5 Friday Teen Shabbat in the Sukkah

Oct. 7 Sunday Family Fun in the Sukkah (Young Family Program)

Oct. 13 Saturday Kid Shul

Oct. 14 Sunday Machar Visits the Health Museum

Oct. 21 Sunday Kadima Scavenger Hunt at Houston Zoo

Oct. 27 Saturday Kid Shul

Nov. 9 Friday Mini Minyan

Nov. 10 Saturday Community Shabbat

Nov. 11 Sunday Machar Torah Bingo & Pizza

Nov. 24 Saturday Kid Shul

Dec. 7 Friday Mini Minyan

Dec. 7 Friday Teen Shabbat Club

Dec. 8 Saturday Kid Shul

Dec. 15 Saturday Teen Havdalah & Movie

Dec. 16 Sunday Kadima Goes to the Movies

Dec. 22 Saturday Kid Shul

Jan. 11 Friday Mini Minyan

Jan. 11 Friday Teen Shabbat Club

Jan. 12 Saturday Kid Shul

Jan. 12 Saturday Young Family Havdalah


Feb. 8 Friday Mini Minyan


Feb. 9 Saturday Young Family Havdalah

Feb. 23 Saturday Kid Shul

Mar. 8 Friday Mini Minyan

Mar. 16 Saturday Teen Havdalah & Movie

Mar. 23 Saturday Kid Shul

Apr. 5 Friday Grades 3 & 4 Service & Dinner

Apr. 12 Friday Mini Minyan

Apr. 23 Saturday Kid Shul

Apr. 27 Saturday Kid Shul

May 10 Friday Mini Minyan

May 11 Saturday Teen Shabbat Havdalah Pool Party

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Oct. 7 Sunday Pizza in the Hut

Nov. 9 Friday Gourmet Shabbat Dinner Series

Nov. 11 Sunday The Next CBS Iron Chef

Dec. 9 Sunday Mitzvah Day

Dec. 12 Wednesday Candle Lighting & Latkes

Jan. 11 Friday Gourmet Shabbat Dinner Series

Jan. 26 Saturday Cantor's Café with Benefactors

Jan. 27 Sunday Jewish Food Summit

Feb. 23 Saturday Purim Comedy Club

Mar. 8 Friday Gourmet Shabbat Dinner Series

Mar. 17 Saturday Life School (Finance, Marriage, & Parenting)

Apr. 21 Saturday Life School (Finance, Marriage, & Parenting)

May 5 Sunday Life School (Finance, Marriage, & Parenting)

May 14 Tuesday Tikkun Leil Shavuot

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Mitzvah DaySunday, December 9, 2012

Brith Shalom’s third annual Mitzvah Day will take place Sunday, December 9. Various projects are planned, from helping clean up shared gardens in low-income areas to cleaning up our own synagogue. In the evening, a special

Chanukah celebration will include music, a slideshow summary of the day’s events, a light dinner, and candle lighting. If you would like to help with

organization and planning, email [email protected]. Visit http://www.brithshalom.org/mitzvahday for more details.

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Young Professionals Programming

Torah at Agora!Agora Bar & Coffeehouse

1712 WestheimerHouston, TX 77098

Spring 2012 was the launch of our new after-work social series:Last Thursday of the month happy hour & coffee-house

meet-ups with the CBS clergy!

Come network and chill with CBS clergy and young professionals! Swing by Agora in Montrose to enjoy drinks on us, relax, mingle, and meet people you might not

know! Contact Jess Faerman [email protected] or713-667-9201 for more info.

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SAVE THE DATE:Fall 2012/Spring 2013

Thursday, October 25Thursday, November 29Thursday, January 31Thursday, February 28

Thursday, April 25Thursday, May 30

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Life SchoolSunday mornings

March 17April 21

May 5I. Financial PeaceII. Strengthening MarriageIII. Parenting Pre-Teen & Teens

More infocoming soon!

Gourmet Shabbat Dinner Series

November 9RSVP by Monday, November 5

January 11RSVP by Monday, January 7

$20 per personRegister online:

www.brithshalom.org/gourmetdinnerseries

March 8RSVP by Monday, March 4

May 31RSVP by Monday, May 27

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Havdalah in the Park

November 10, 2012March 9, 20136:00 pmEvergreen Park

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HAZAK ROCKS!Are you 55 or better? Are you looking for an exciting and stimulating group of

like-minded seniors?

THEN HAZAK IS FOR YOU!HAZAK seniors have enjoyed, and continue to enjoy, a variety of exciting and stimulating activities such as:

Bus trips to fun places such as Brenham and Jewish Galveston

Guest speakers discussing elder law, politics, healthy aging, handwriting analysis, and much more

Theater and dinner trips

Films with subjects of Jewish interest

Musical programs

Each month, HAZAK offers fun and interesting events. There is something for everyone. Enjoy refreshments with friends at each meeting.

HAZAK IS THE BEST DEAL IN TOWN! JOIN TODAY!

If you are a member of Congregation Brith Shalom, it costs only $12 per calendar year. Non-members of CBS - $18 per year. Everyone is welcome!!!

Contact Norma Whitman for more information: 713-723-5673.

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Friendships are made here! Your Men’s Club has an active calendar aimed at developing programs for you! These programs will enrich the quality of Jewish life in your home and our community. Your participation will enhance your knowledge and appreciation of our Jewish heritage and traditions. More important, you will make lasting friendships and make a difference in our synagogue. Dues are only $36 per year! For more info or

to join, contact: David Marbin, President (770) 316-4520.

We encourage all men (and women, too) to attend our monthly Sunday breakfast speaker series, which provides an opportunity for interactive participation on important topics presented by outstanding speakers. Our breakfast speaker events (10:00 am-12:30 pm) take place following the 9:00 am Sunday morning minyan. The programs cover a wide variety of topics of current, national, local, personal, and family interest. New members are always welcome and eat free! Upcoming Sunday Breakfast Speaker Series dates are:

CBS Men’s Club

February 10March 3April 13May 12

October 14November 18December 16

January 20

The next Sunday Breakfast meeting will be on October 14, featuring State Representative Sarah Davis and Ann Johnson for State Representative. They will be speaking about issues pertinent to House District 134.

Torah Fund

Sunday evening, April 21, 2013, CBS Sisterhood will host Torah Fund, chaired by Dori Wind, Susan Marblestone, and Karen Lukin. Come hear our new Woman of Valor (winner of the Marcia Sheena Torah Fund award) speak in the sanctuary and enjoy dinner, all in the name of a worthy cause: Jewish Theological Seminary.

Sisterhood Study Group

Mondays, beginning September 109:30-11:00 am

New members are ALWAYS welcome! For more information, please contact Marge Mayer at [email protected].

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Sisterhood On the Go!Girls Only: The Secret Comedy of Women. Sunday October 14, 3:00 pm, at Main Street Theater (4617 Montrose).

Sisterhood Fall ProgramLife Transitions. Life Coach Carol Simon provides an overview of life coaching skills for women going through various life transitions. To RSVP, contact Etna Goldsmith at [email protected] by October 8.

Oct. 14 Sunday Men's Club Breakfast

Nov. 18 Sunday Men's Club Breakfast

Dec. 16 Sunday Men's Club Breakfast

Jan. 20 Sunday Men's Club Breakfast

Feb. 10 Sunday Men's Club Breakfast

Mar. 3 Sunday Men's Club Breakfast

Apr. 14 Sunday Men's Club Breakfast

Apr. 19-20 Fri-Sat Men's Club Shabbat

Apr. 28 Sunday Men's Club Lag B'Omer Congregational Picnic

Mar. 13 Sunday Kosher Chili Cookoff at ERJCC

May 12 Sunday Men's Club Breakfast

Oct. 14 Sunday Girls Only: The Secret Comedy of Women

Oct. 15 Monday Sisterhood Fall Program: Life Transitions

Jan. 26 Saturday Sisterhood Shabbat

Mar. 18 Monday Sisterhood Spring Program

Apr. 21 Sunday Sisterhood Torah Fund

May 19 Sunday Sisterhood Installation

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Executive Committee

& Board of Trustees

OFFICERS

Milton Mosk, III - President Allan Goldstein - 1st Vice President Jeffrey Actor - 2nd Vice President Karen Lukin - 3rd Vice President

Martin Kay - Financial Vice President Gregg Sheena -Treasurer

Rhoda Goldberg - Secretary Mitch Kreindler - Advisor

STANDING COMMITTEES & AUXILIARIES

Maxine Goodman - Nominating

Wendy Conaway - Building and Grounds Lisa Lowenstein - Religious School

Laurie Silverblatt - Sisterhood Sherri Taxman - Sisterhood

Chuck Koller - Religious Practices Peter Gingiss - Adult Education

Lisa Estes - Membership Engagement Martin Kay - Financial Affairs Committee

Dave Marbin - Men's Club

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Paula Bottecelli Grant Caplan

Steve Conaway Wendy Conaway

Joel Dinkin Alvin Edelstein

Lisa Estes David Gerger Peter Gingiss Amy Halevy Ellen Heffler Henry Jakob Chuck Koller David Lewis Seth Lerner

Lisa Lowenstein Marc Malacoff David Marbin Tom Samuels

Laurie Silverblatt Randi Sonenshein Sheldon Weisfeld

Leah Wolfthal

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Rabbi Ranon Teller713-667-9201 ext. [email protected]

Cantor Lance Rhodes713-667-9201 ext. [email protected]

Cantor Mark LevineDirector of Education713-667-9201 ext. [email protected]

Lawrence EstesExecutive Director713-667-9201 ext. [email protected]

Jess FaermanProgram Coordinator713-667-9201 ext. [email protected]

Traylyn EvansYouth Director & Assistant Educator713-667-9201 ext. 319

Suzannah GordonExecutive Assistant to Rabbi Teller & Cantor Rhodes713-667-9201 [email protected]

Cherye-Ann DeLongExective Assistant to Lawrence Estes & Cantor Mark Levine713-667-9201 ext. [email protected]

Gwen RichardsAccounting Associate713-667-9201 ext. [email protected]

Harry BrittMaintenance Manager713-667-9201 ext. [email protected]

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