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S H A B B AT & S U K KO T A N N O U N C E M E N T S

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Serving the Orthodox Community of Houston for over 100 years

October 10, 2015 27 Tishrei 5776

Shabbat Mevarchim

Torah Sefer: Bereshit Parasha: Bereshit Haftarah: Isaiah 42:5-43:10

————————————— Shabbat Kiddush in Freedman Hall. The Guttman Family is overjoyed to welcome the Englander Family. Kiddush is sponsored in honor of the engagement of their children Jacqueline and Zack, son of Yael and Ben.

Shabbat Kiddush next week: Kiddush is sponsored by Emuna & Rabbi Aaroni Carmel in honor of the Bat Mitzvah of their daughter Tchelet. ___________________________ Seudah Shlishit in Tabenhaus Hall following Mincha Seudah Shlishit next week: Sponsorship is greatly appreciated.

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 9:30 am: Teen Minyan followed by Kiddush 10:00 am: Game Room 10:15: Torah Bowl Aleph with Ken (see flyer) 10:15 am: Torah Bowl Bet with Shani & Renana 10:30 am: Tot Shabbat (age 2-4) 5:30 pm: Stand up Madrichim 5:35 pm: Snif for Chevraya Aleph followed by Mifkad. 6:30 pm: Teen Mincha followed by Se'udah Shlishit for Chevraya Bet.

The Willow Meadows Civic Club Picnic is this Sunday, October 11, 2015

at Willow Park from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. The park is located at 10400 Cliffwood, at the

intersection of Cliffwood and Waynesboro. Kosher food will be served!

Community lunch with Dr. Marc Shapiro Shabbat October 31, 2015

Lunch will be in Tabenhaus Hall and will have limited seating.

Please RSVP at

http://www.uosh.org/event/marc-shapiro-lunch.html

to insure your seat.

Deadline is: Tuesday October 27,2015 at 5:00 pm

We have changed the car and pedestrian gate code. If you would like the code,

please email Jeff@uosh.org or call the office and ask for Jeff or Pilar at 713-723-3850.

Rabbi Gelman's Sermon Title:

“In the event of a sudden loss of cabin pressure, oxygen masks will

automatically descend from the ceiling…If you have children

travelling with you, secure your mask before assisting with theirs”.

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UNITED ORTHODOX SYNAGOGUES OF HOUSTON

Friday October 9th 7:00 am Shacharit 6:45 pm Mincha/Maariv 6:40 pm Candle Lighting Saturday October 10th 8:30 am Ahroni Carmel 9:00 am Shacharit 5:15 pm Shiur Gideon Miller 5:30 Shiur Rabbi Gelman 6:30 pm Mincha 7:20 pm David Silberman 7:39 pm Havdalah Sunday October 11th 8:00 am Shacharit 6:30 pm Mincha/Maariv Monday October 12th 6:45 am Shacharit 6:30 pm Mincha/Maariv Tuesday October 13th Rosh Chodesh 6:30 am Shacharit 6:35 pm Mincha Wednesday October 14th Rosh Chodesh 6:30 am Shacharit 6:35 pm Mincha/Maariv Thursday October 15th 6:45 am Shacharit 6:30 pm Mincha/Maariv

Friday October 16th 7:00 am Shacharit 6:35 pm Mincha/Maariv 6:32 pm Candle Lighting

Shabbat:

Pre-Shacharit Class: with Ahroni Carmel.

Morning Services: followed by a Kiddush in Freedman Hall. The Guttman Family is overjoyed to welcome the Englander Family. Kiddush is sponsored in honor of the engagement of their children Jacqueline and Zack, son of Yael and Ben.

Massechet Shabbat: with Gideon Miller one hour and fifteen minutes before Mincha at the home of Mr. & Mrs. Yaffee.

Shabbat Class: with Rabbi Gelman one hour before Mincha, Mishna and Meaning. Using Rabbi Yaakov Nagen's (Yeshiva Otniel) Nishmat Hamishna (The Soul of the Mishna) we will explore the literary, halachic and philosophical aspects of the Mish-na. Each Shabbat we will examine a different Mishna in order to learn the halachot-stemming from the Mishna as well to uncover additional layers of meaning.

Seudah Shlishit: Will take place in Tabenhaus Hall.

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 UOS 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 UOS Library.

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.

Tuesdays 8:00 pm-9:00 pm: Meditation class with Ann Friedman in the UOS Li-brary. Please go to http://www.uosh.org/event/meditation.html for the class sched-ule. This class will resume on October 13, 2015.

Wednesdays 11:45 am (class 12:00 pm-12:30 pm): with Rabbi Gelman Lunch & Learn: Parshat Hashavua: A textual analysis of the weekly Torah portion. Class will be held at UOS in Freedman Hall, cost $6 (egg salad, tuna salad, fresh green salad and a drink) RSVP to Jeff@uosh.org or online at www.uosh.org. This class will re-sume on October 14th.

Stay Connected: UOS: www.uosh.org

Robert M. Beren Academy: www.berenacademy.org

UOS Goldberg Montessori: www.uosgms.org

We are pleased to share with you the CareCalendar for the Bnot Sheirut, Shani and Renana. The girls are available to either dine at your home or to take out to dinner any day of the week. We hope that the entire community will take the opportunity to get to know these wonderful girls.

To access Shani and Renana's CareCalendar site, visit http://www.carecalendar.org/logon/217701

and enter the following information in the appropriate spaces:

Calendar ID : 217701 Security code : 9535

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Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday

8:30 am: Pre-Shacharit Class with Ahroni Carmel. —————————————–-- 1 hour 15 minutes before Mincha: Massechet Shabbat with Gideon Miller: at the home of Mr. & Mrs. Yaffee. ——————————————- 1 hour before Mincha: Shabbat class with Rabbi Gelman. ——————————————— After Mincha: Massechet Brachot-with David Silberman. ———————————————

9:00 am: Hebrew with David Davies. ——————— After Maariv: Daf Yomi: with Rabbi Nagel. ———————-

11:15 pm—1:15 pm: Israeli dance for women ———————— After Maariv: Daf Yomi: with Rabbi Nagel. ————————

After Maariv: Daf Yomi: with Rabbi Nagel. ———————

11:45 am(lunch)12-12:30 pm(class) Lunch & Learn with Rabbi Gelman: Parshat Hashavua: A textual analysis of the weekly Torah portion. This class will resume on October 14th. —————— 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 education@uosh.org

House and Grounds David Davies security@uosh.org

Security David Davies security@uosh.org

Youth Education Mark Kolodny youth@uosh.org

Membership Steven Abramson membership@uosh.org

Hospitality Elise Passy hospitality@uosh.org

Tzedakah Committee Dov Liberman tzedakah@uosh.org

“ 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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Classes will resume October 13th

Schedule of Lectures with Dr. Shapiro.

Sermon - Modern Orthodoxy: Its German Origins

Lunch followed by Class (class approx. 2:00PM) - Are We Re-

ally One? Orthodox Separatism from Germany Until Today

Mincha 5:40PM (please note ear ly Mincha time) - followed by

Seudah Shlishit and talk with Dr. Shapiro. - Some Unusual

Orthodox Responses to the Rise of Nazism.

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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 Guy Chever

Zecharia Baumal Zvi Feldman

Yehuda Katz

Shlomo Altman Chezi Imany

Akiva Gilad Brody Elad Imany

Azriel Oz Brody Lawrence Katz

David Chertoff Jake Saitowitz

Yonaton Cytrin Nadav Shoifet

Riki Davies

For more information , please call

713-439-1202

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The UOS Men’s Club will be having an educational

bourbon tasting at the home of Neil Scheckter at 8pm on Sunday October 11th.

This should be an enjoyable event.

Cost : $15 each

Please RSVP to Paul Wainstein at

senorpaul@gmail.com Space is limited.

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