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S H A B B AT A N N O U N C E M E N T S
TIME OF SALE
Serving the Orthodox Community of Houston for over 100 years
March 28, 2015 8 Nisan 5775
Shabbat HaGadol
Torah Sefer: Vayikra
Parasha: Tzav
Haftarah: Malachi 3:4-24
————————————— Shabbat Kiddush: Sponsored by Sha-ron & Frank Rubin in honor of the Bat Mitzvah of their daughters, Ariella & Natanya.
Shabbat Kiddush next week: There will be no Kiddush due to Passover. _______________________________ Seudah Shlishit: Sponsored by Chana & Jordan Block as a Seudah Hoda’ah on the anniversary of Chana’s Conversion and Dena & Elan Vorzman commemorating the Yahrzeits of their mothers, Ann Vorzmann & Eva Rubin.
Seudah Shlishit next week: There will be no Seudah Shlishit due to Passover.
United Orthodox Synagogues
The David & Ruth Mitzner Building 9001 Greenwillow Houston, TX 77096
713-723-3850
Rabbi Barry Gelman Rabbi Emeritus Joseph Radinsky
Cantor Emeritus Irving Dean President Mr. Max Reichenthal
The Eruv is up.
The greatest chessed (kindness) you can do for someone in shul is to let them pray undisturbed. Please refrain from talking during services.
LOUIS AND LEAH YAFFEE BNEI AKIVA PROGRAM:
Shabbat There will be no Teen Minyan or Torah Bowl Bet 6:10 pm: Snif for Chevraya Aleph followed by Mifkad 7:10 pm: Teen Mincha followed by a Suedah Shlishit The 11th and 12th graders are on a Bnei Akiva Ski Shabbaton in Denver, have fun!
The following is a list of mouthwash and toothpaste products that are Chametz Free.
Mouthwash Scope - All
Listerine Advanced Citrus Listerine Antiseptic (Gold)
Listerine Cool Mint Listerine Fresh Burst
Listerine Zero Listerine Total Care
Fluoride Rinse For Kids - Make sure there is no alcohol
Toothpaste Aim - All
Colgate - All (with veg. glycerin) Pepsodent - All
Rabbi’s Gelman’s Annual Shabbat HaGadol Drasha: Shabbat 6:15 pm Topic: Turning The Pesach Story Upside Down, A look at the lesser known themes of Pesach.
Ongoing Remember to purchase your Quinoa & Shmura Matzoh
March 29-Sunday Men's mock Seder
Maot Chitim Donations for the needy for Passover
Ongoing Please remember to check your lockers & Tallis bags for all chametz
April 2-Thursday Bedikat chametz/Search for chametz 8:23 pm
April 3-Friday Fast of the First Born No eating chametz past 11:19 am Sell & burn chametz before 12:22 pm Start seder after 8:23 pm
April 4-Shabbat Start seder after 8:24 pm Candles after 8:24 pm
April 5-Sunday Yom Tov ends 8:25 pm
Baruch Dayan H’emet We regret to inform you on the
passing of Robert Train Brother of our member
Louis Train
May the families be comforted among the mourners of Zion and Jerusalem
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UNITED ORTHODOX SYNAGOGUES OF HOUSTON
Friday March 27th 7:00 am Shacharit 7:00 pm Mincha/Maariv Candles at 7:19 pm Saturday March 28th Shabbat HaGadol Ahroni Carmel - No Class 9:00 am Shacharit 5:55 pm Gideon Miller 6:15 pm Rabbi Gelman’s Annual Shabbat HaGadol Drasha 6:15 pm Rabbi Radinsky 7:10 pm Mincha 7:40 pm David Silberman Shabbat ends 8:20 pm Sunday March 29th 8:00 am Shacharit 7:20 pm Mincha/Maariv Monday March 30th 6:45 am Shacharit 7:20 pm Mincha/Maariv Tuesday March 31st 7:00 am Shacharit 7:20 pm Mincha/Maariv Wednesday April 1st 7:00 am Shacharit 7:20 pm Mincha/Maariv Thursday April 2nd 6:45 am Shacharit 7:20 pm Mincha/Maariv 8:23 pm Bedikat Chametz
Friday April 3rd First Born Fast 5:57 am Fast begins 6:45 am Shacharit—Siyyum for first born following services 11:00 am Last time to submit selling of Chamatz form 11:19 am Finish eating Chametz 12:22 pm Sell & Burn Chametz 7:25 pm Mincha/Maariv Candles at 7:24 pm 8:23 pm Start Seder after this time
SHABBAT:
Pre-Shacharit Class: with Ahroni Carmel. This class will not take place until after Passover
Morning Services: followed by Kiddush in Tabenhaus Hall. Annual Shabbat HaGadol Drasha: with Rabbi Gelman, Topic: Turning The Pesach
Story Upside Down, A look at the lesser known themes of Pesach.
Massechet Shabbat: with Gideon Miller one hour and fifteen minutes before Mincha at the home of Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Yoshor.
Chumash & Haftorahs: with Rabbi Radinsky one hour before Mincha at the home of Rabbi Radinsky.
Seudot Shlishit: Sponsored by Chana & Jordan Block as a Seudah Hoda’ah on the anniversary of Chana’s Conversion and Dena & Elan Vorzman commemorating the Yahrzeits of both their mothers.
Massechet Brachot: with David Silberman, after Mincha. ———————————————————————————————————————- Ongoing Weekday Classes: Daf Yomi with Rabbi Yaakov Nagel. Daf Yomi is a daily regimen of Talmud study. The
entire Talmud is completed, one day at a time, in seven and a half years. Tens of thousands of Jews worldwide study in the Daf Yomi program. The class will take place in the Library. After Maariv, Sunday through Thursday.
Sunday 9:00 am-10:00 am: with David Davies. A course developed by the National
Jewish Outreach Program geared to those with a basic knowledge of the Hebrew Alphabet who wish to improve their reading skills and comprehension. There is no charge for this class. It takes place in the conference room at UOS next to the main synagogue office.
Mondays and Wednesdays immediately following breakfast: with Rabbi Barry Gelman Lessons in Halacha.
Mondays 11:15 am-1:15 pm: Women’s only Israeli Dancing—Beginner thru advanced telling the story of the Jewish People and Israel today thru Dance. Cost $6/session. Contact Rachel Weissblatt for details 713-776-9739
Mondays 8:00 pm: with Rabbi Barry Gelman, The Great Debate. The most controver-sial issues and episodes in Judaism. You can register online at www.uosh.org. This class will not take place on March 30 and April 6.
Wednesdays 11:45 am (class 12:00 pm-12:30 pm): with Rabbi Gelman Lunch & Learn: TOPIC: Parshat Hashavua: A textual analysis of the weekly Torah portion. Class will be held at UOS in the Library cost $6 (egg salad, tuna salad, fresh green salad and a drink) RSVP to [email protected] or online at www.uosh.org.
Wednesdays: Topics on Laws of Shabbat podcast - Each week Rabbi Gelman will send out a recording of a 20-30 minute shiur on a different topic on the laws of Shabbat. Listen at your leisure.
Stay Connected: UOS: www.uosh.org
Robert M. Beren Academy: www.berenacademy.org
UOS Goldberg Montessori: www.uosgms.org
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Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday
8:30 am: Pre-Shacharit Class with Ahroni Carmel. This class will not take place until after Passover. —————————————–-- 1 hour 15 minutes before Mincha: Massechet Shabbat with Gideon Miller: at the home of Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Yoshor. ——————————————- 1 hour before Mincha: Shabbat HaGadol Drasha with Rabbi Gelman ——————————————-
1 hour before Mincha: Chumash & Haftorahs with Rabbi Radinsky: at the home of Rabbi Radinsky. —————————————— After Mincha: Massechet Brachot-with David Silberman.
9:00 am: Hebrew with David Davies. ———————— After Maariv: Daf Yomi: with Rabbi Nagel.
After Breakfast: Lessons in Halacha with Rabbi Gelman. ——————— 11:15 am: Israeli dance for women ———————— After Maariv: Daf Yomi: with Rabbi Nagel. ———————
8:00 pm: Great Debates with Rabbi Gelman: The most contro-versial issues and episodes in Juda-ism. This class will not take place on March 30 and April 6.
After Maariv: Daf Yomi: with Rabbi Nagel. ——————– 8:00 pm: Jewish Medita-tion in the Library with Ann Friedman.
After Breakfast: Lessons in Halacha with Rabbi Gelman. ———————-- 11:45 am(lunch)12-12:30 pm(class) Lunch & Learn with Rabbi Gelman: Parshat Hashavua: A textual analysis of the weekly Torah portion. ——————– Topics on Laws of Shabbat pod-cast - Each week Rabbi Gelman will send out a recording of a 20-30 minute shiur on a differ-ent topic on the laws of shabbat. Listen at your leisure. ——————After Maariv: Daf Yomi: with Rabbi Nagel.
After Maariv: Daf Yomi: with Rabbi Nagel.
UOS Torah Classes at a Glance
UOS Committee Chairpersons
Committee Contact Email Address
Education - UOSGMS Nada Chandler [email protected]
House and Grounds David Davies [email protected]
Security David Davies [email protected]
Youth Education Mark Kolodny [email protected]
Membership Steven Abramson [email protected]
Hospitality Elise Passy [email protected]
Tzedakah Committee Dov Liberman [email protected]
“ Every member of UOS may be involved in the shul by working on a committee or volunteering to be involved in a project. Below is a list of committees and infor-mation to contact each chairperson. I do hope that you decide to get involved in the success of UOS.” Thank you, Max Reichenthal
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Our Bnot Sheirut Aya and Neta, are available to be hosted for meals on Shabbat and during the week. You may choose Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, or Friday for dinner or Saturday for lunch. Please note that Shabbat dates should be in the UOS eruv, and all meals must be Kosher. To access the Bnot Sheirut's CareCalendar site, visit http://www.carecalendar.org/logon/189215 and enter the following information in the appropriate spaces: Calendar ID: 189215 Security code:5327.
A Note From The Ritual Committee There is a wonderful sponsorship opportunity available. A new set of the Jerusalem Talmud is being translated by Artscroll with 29 volumes produced to date. We are looking for a sponsor to acquire this important addition to our Library, as well as subscribe to the completion of the set. This set will be a valuable addition to our library. Please consider participating in this effort to enhance our shul. Please contact Gideon Miller at [email protected] if you are interested.
The Mosaic Haggadah, by David Silberman, is a multi-themed Haggadah that uses numerous contemporary short essays to make the Seder relevant, thought provoking, and inspirational The Mosaic Haggadah can be purchased at Amazon.com or with a discount from the publisher's website HaggadahPublishing.com, choosing the CreateSpace button at the bottom of the page and entering discount code U65K5VSD
UOS Website Update Our website, www.uosh.org has been receiving great reviews. There have been many people who have logged into their accounts for the first time and they report their amazement at the ease of navigation [and the significant amount of information they can access]. We are updating it daily and it is a great source for information and current events. If you need help logging on please call or email Jeff at 713-723-3850 or [email protected].
Remember that by logging on your can: Access you account See the membership directory See your statement Make a payment See or update your families information See or update any Yahrzeit information
We still have some Quinoa and Shmura Matzoh left
Please remember to place your orders on line at www.uosh.org
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Prayer For The IDF
As we recite the prayer for members of the
Israeli Defense Force on Shabbat and Yom Tov we keep in mind those Israeli Soldiers held in
captivity and missing in action
and those connected to our congregational
family in active IDF service
Ron Arad Zvi Feldman
Zecharia Baumal Yehuda Katz
Guy Chever
Isaac Buchine Elad Imany
David Chertoff Lawrence Katz
Yonaton Cytrin Jake Saitowitz
Riki Davies Nadav Shoifet
Chezi Imany
Lunch and Learn
Parshat Hashavua: A Textual Analysis of the weekly Torah portion with Rabbi Barry Gelman. Each class will offer insight into a specific event or element of the weekly parsha. We will use classic as well as contemporary commentaries as we merge the "old school" and "new school" of Torah interpretation. Wednesdays Lunch - 11:45AM Class - 12:00PM - 12:30PM Cost: $6 for lunch
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