chai from b et h el JUNE- JULY 2018 | I SSUE NO. 8
T HE CENT ER OF JEW I SH L I FE I N FORT BEND COUNT Y
REBECCA ENTEL A UTHOR I N RESI DENCE
FRI DA Y EV ENI NG JUNE 8 - 7PM On Friday night, June 8th, we will have the pleasure of hosting Cornell College professor and author Rebecca Entel, who will speak about trips she took to Holocaust sites in Eastern Europe and ruins of slave plantations in the Caribbean. While doing research for her novel, Fingerprints of Previous Owners, she was struck by the lack of preservation of historic sites by descendants of the enslaved. During the same years, she traveled to Lithuania and Poland: the only member of her family to do so since her grandparents emigrated in 1947. Her talk will discuss the questions these experiences raise about memory and preservation. Rebecca Entel is an associate professor of English and Creative Writing at Cornell College, where she teaches courses in creative writing, multicultural American literature, Caribbean literature, and the literature of social justice. Her short stories and essays have appeared in such journals as Tiferet, Guernica, Joyland, Literary Hub, and Electric Literature. Her first novel, Fingerprints of Previous Owners, was published in 2017. She is the sister of CBE member Gabrielle Hattingh. We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.
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Fr iday, Ju n e 22, 2018, 6:00pm An n u al LGBT Pr ide Sh abbos Din n er
Sat u r day, Ju n e 23, 2018, Su n dow n Pr ide Hou st on Par ade
Join us as we welcome the Sabbath together at Congregation Beth Yeshurun.
The Jewish community comes together to march in the citywide LGBT Pride Parade.
Services will be followed by a festive, kosher dinner. RSVP and $20 payment are due by June 16.
Participation is free, but you must sign up by clicking here. (No one will be allowed to march who hasn't signed up before June 21!)
Click here to sign up!
Congregation Beth El is a 2018 Community Partner of the Keshet Houston Pride Weekend
Kesh et Hou st on , In c., brings the Jewish and LGBT communities together in Houston and Southeast Texas. We offer a wide range of social and spiritual activities for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender Jews and their families. We hope you'll join us soon!
We ar e excit ed t o an n ou n ce CBE's n ew w ebsit e an d m em ber por t al is u p an d r u n n in g. You can st ill f in d u s at WWW.BETHELTX.ORG, bu t w e h ave a cr isp n ew look . We h ope you w ill t ak e a m om en t t o look ar ou n d an d let u s k n ow w h at you t h in k .
JUNE 2018
JULY 2018
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7pm Shir Shabbat
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1pm Senior Indoor Picnic
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9am Board Retreat
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7pm Executive Board Meeting
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7pm Executive Board Meeting
4
Independence Day - Temple Office closed
11
7pm Ritual Committee Meeting
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12
1:30p Seniors Current Events 7pm Board Meeting
1:30p Seniors Current Events 7pm Board Meeting
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1:30pm Seniors Current Events
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7pm Ritual committee meeting
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1:30pm Seniors Current Events
FRIDAY NIGHT SHABBAT SERVICE: 7PM WEEKLY EVENTS: Boy Scouts meet ever y Monday @ 7pm; Tor ch meets ever y Thur sday @ 7:30pm FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT ANY OF THESE EVENTS VISIT WWW.BETHELTX.ORG
YAHRZEITS Ju n e 12/ 29 Sivan
Ju n e 28/ 15 Tam m u z
Ju ly 15/ 3 Av
Jeff Gomez
Benjamin Miller
Marguerite Os Danziger
Ju n e 1/ 18 Sivan
Ju n e 14/ 1 Tam m u z
Rita Ungar
Alan Levine
Irving Pomerantz
Alan Golden
Ju n e 29/ 16 Tam m u z
Jorge Nicolayevsky
Mark Rose
Ju n e 15/ 2 Tam m u z
Ruth Starkschall
Ju ly 17/ 5 Av
Sandy Schwartz
Florence Chapman
Ju n e 30/ 17 Tam m u z
Roz Doerner
Ju n e 2/ 19 Sivan
Benjamin Glazer
Ethel Epstein
Ju ly 18/ 6 Av
Sam Baron
Hannah Hausman
Dorothy Helsinger
Anne Katz
Dorothy Berger
Elena Wodnicki
Miriam Rosenzweig
Ju ly 19/ 7 Av
Lynn Schnitzer
Ju n e 16/ 3 Tam m u z
Ju n e 3/ 20 Sivan
Lawrence Cooper
Dora Berkan
Joe Nagar
Bruce Leson
Ju n e 17/ 4 Tam m u z
Ju ly 2/ 19 Tam m u z
Alida Deboer
Anna Zack
Paula Spiegel
Sylvia Baron
Maidwen Lobel
Ju n e 4/ 21 Sivan
Ju n e 18/ 5 Tam m u z
Ju ly 5/ 22 Tam m u z
Ju ly 22/ 10 Av
Hyman Cohen
Esther Abels
Benjamin Geigerman
Pauline Hochman
Ruth Harr
Ju n e 19/ 6 Tam m u z
Ju ly 8/ 25 Tam m u z
Ju ly 26/ 14 Av
Sylvia Novy
Joseph Golden
Irene Elitzky
Albert Goldstein
Ju n e 5/ 22 Sivan
Sarah Neider
Ju ly 9/ 26 Tam m u z
Peter Pflanz
Daniel Forbes
Ju n e 21/ 8 Tam m u z
Goldie Krumholz
Ju ly 27/ 15 Av
Muriel Leavitt
Sharon Spiegel
David Mitrani
Henry Gordon
Ju n e 6/ 12 Sivan
Ju n e 23/ 10 Tam m u z
Maurice Notowich
Ju ly 28/ 16 Av
Ruth Brown
Gladys Kornberg
Ju ly 10/ 27 Tam m u z
Isaac Betesh
David Greenfield
Martin Schulherr
Henrietta (Midge) Frank
Ju ly 30/ 18 Av
Marian Miller
Ju n e 24/ 11 Tam m u z
Joseph Ostrowsky
Elsie Sanders
Meyer Morris
Robert Rogal
Ju ly 11/ 28 Tam m u z
Ju ly 31/ 19 Av
Ju n e 7/ 24 Sivan
Ju n e 25/ 12 Tam m u z
Ethel Perry
Samuel Hoffman
Mimi Silverstein
Joseph Lestz
Max Rosenberg
Ju n e 10/ 27 Sivan
Ju n e 26/ 13 Tam m u z
Ju ly 12/ 29 Tam m u z
Sidney Hand
Jane Wormser
Perle Pacht
Rose Sadek
Ju n e 27/ 14 Tam m u z
Ju ly 13/ 1 Av
Ju n e 11/ 28 Sivan
Jacobo Jorge Lacs
Dorothy Goldstein
Harry Grenader
Donald Merrell
July 14/2 Av
Lisa Weber
Thelma Sbar
Alice Markowitz
JUNE
Susan Ilene Schiffman
JULY
Ju ly 21/ 9 Av Louis Ackerman
Relig ious School New s Art, music, cooking, discussions, games, and technology were integrated into this year ?s ISJL curriculum. In addition, to class learning, grade level and/or school wide programs were planned to create a community learning environment. Some of the programs were: K-3 rd grade Rosh Hashanah, Sukkot, and Tu B?shevat celebrations, school-wide celebrations for Pesach and Yom Ha?atzmaut, our annual Maccabee games, parent pancake breakfasts, and religious school Shabbatot. Many thanks to Teresa Friedman and Barb Zack for their dedication, ideas and support to our religious school and to our hard working, creative staff and madrichim for providing a positive learning experience for our children:, Jason Blake, Cara Gehring, Katie Goodman, Pat Rose, Laura Scheiner, Doron Steinberg, Roy Uri, Cantor Waghalter, Sophie Friedman, Ian Hernandez, and Elliot Kalmus. A brief survey monkey about religious school family programming will be sent out via e-mail. Your input will help as we plan our 2018-2019 calendar. Registration will be going out via mail and e-mail. You can also register on-line at __________________. There is a $100.00 deposit per child due with registration. Forms and deposits are due by August 1st. Financial assistance is available. For more information, contact: admin@betheltx.org.
SAVE THE DATE: OPENING DAY, SUNDAY, AUGUST 26, 2018.
Have a good summer!
J U N E 2 0 1 8
Barry Davis
2
Jennifer Jerauld
1
Sharyn Hale
2
Rachel Claret
2
Peggy Markowitz
5
Steven Rosen
4
Jeanette Melasky
7
Steven Raskin
6
Robert Lestz Marion Pomerantz
9 10
Leonard Sadek
9
Barry Finberg
11
Helen Spivak
10
Steven Sugar
11
Joyce Baysinger
11
Monica Finberg
12
Ann Schneider
13
Shira Levine
13
Anthony Church, Jr.
14
Jonathan Okie
15
Cynthia Katz
14
Betsy Morgan
18
Marc Frank
15
Gerald Sher
18
Shirley Joseph
15
Jodi Buck
22
Rabbi Joshua Lobel
15
Marcia Cohen
26
Melvyn Abels
26
Wayne Croft
27
Mark Nussbaum
26
Lisa Goodman
27
Roberta Rosen
27
Wendy Wormser
27
Michael Turner
28
Megan Simoneaux
3
Sarah Schencker
29
Austin Gartzman
10
Tessa Bersin
4
Sydney Wormser
10
Eric Dillingham
6
Ian Hernandez
11
Chiya Allen
6
Jesse Wade
15
Sophia Bersin
8
Jack Michener
19
Ethan Perry
12
Andrew Jerauld
21
Lilah Adams
15
Eric Steiner
21
Jeffrey Shapiro
17
Aidan Perry
22
Aiden Moody
17
Rachel Wade
25
Collin Potter
21
Emma Friedman
28
Jude Nickels
28
Eli Newlin
29
Edden Grody
31
J U L Y 2 0 1 8
JUNE 20 18 Steven & Martha Raskin
8
Dr. Steven & Shawn Gartzman
11
Larry & Debra Linzer
12
Michael & Laurie Mucasey
12
Anthony & Reena Church, Jr.
21
Barry & Monica Finberg
5
Michael & Marcia Cohen
23
Richard & Barbara Chaitin
13
David & Marci Stein
24
Wayne & Michele Croft
14
Howard & Sarah Schencker
26
Jory & Debra Pacht
16
Harry & Leticia Himmelstein
27
Douglas & Laura Scheiner
21
Michael & Peggy Markowitz
28
Lance & Marilyn Gorel
24
Mark & Sydney Clayman
29
Rabbi Joshua & Dr. Elizabeth Lobel 27
Jeff & Wendy Wormser
29
Dayna & Steve Coates
29
Barry & Wallis Davis
30
Robin & Jennifer Jerauld
31
JULY 20 18
Thank you toour M ay Oneg Sponsors Yaf f a St eu bin ger in h on or Jodi Kessler 's bir t h day Geor ge St ar k sch all & Fr ada Boxer in h on or of Caleb Ber n ar d Wolf e A special Thank You to Harry and Leticia Himmelstein for their continued financial support of our Friday night Onegs.
We would like to thank the ritual committee for sponsoring the ST AR WARS oneg. Cantor Waghalter had us singing prayers to Star Wars tunes and the Rabbi created a force- filled service around our theme. Darth Vader and his Storm T roopers made also made an appearance, W hat a fun night! Yaffa Steubinger and Alan Morgan sponsored the Volunteer Shabbat oneg. Many thanks to all of the volunteers that have made Beth El...Beth El. T hank you to Yaffa and Alan for such an incredible spread. Frada Bozer and George Starkschall sponsored the oneg in honor of the birth of their grandson, Caleb. Every child born into this world represents their own uniqueness and interpretation of the world. How exciting it will be to watch Caleb grow and what paths he will travel. T hank you to all our sponsors.
If you are interested in hosting an Oneg in honor or in memory of someone special, CBE has dates available. Sponsoring is as easy as 1-2-3! 1. Call Norma Gonzales at 281.499.5066 to pick a date. 2. Choose between two options: Make a $50 donation and CBE will do all the shopping or you can provide kosher style treats. 3. If you choose to provide the treats, please arrive by 6pm to allow time to set up. If you make a donation, no need to arrive early.
"Tzed akah (g iving ) out weig hs all ot her As the Bridge to our Future pledge committee members meet with congregant families, we are all struck by the variety of stories regarding specific Jewish moments in our lives. It is easy to recall the simchas? dancing the horah at a cousin?s wedding or as a child, lighting the Chanukah Menorah candles in anticipation of receiving a gift and eating latkes.
Other accounts reveal deeper layers and memories rarely shared in casual conversations. We?ve heard about being the only Jewish family in small towns, having to travel over an hour to attend religious school and worship services. Another member spoke about never being able to have school friends visit the family?s home. The grandmother of the family feared non-Jewish people as a result of her own traumatic experiences.
Fortunately, in our municipality, being Jewish is part of who we are, not a stigma of who we are not. Congregation Beth El gives all of us a Jewish center to gather for worship, to learn, to share, and to celebrate. In the past month alone, we?ve joined together to · Enjoy an art class led by a congregant · Celebrate the naming of a grandson · Sing-along and dance to music from the Fifties and Sixties · Integrate Shabbat worship with Star Wars themes and costumed characters · Commend the Confirmation of seven high school students at Shavuot
During the upcoming summer months, committee members will be contacting you to join in the Pledge Campaign, Bridge to our Future, to ensure strong financial resources for Congregation Beth El. We are On e Bet h El.
L?shalom, Carol Cooper
r com m and m ent s. " ~ TALMUD Special thanks to the following congregants who have spearheaded the Bridge to our Future pledge campaign. CBE is blessed to have many generous members who continue to sustain our congregation by volunteering and sharing their resources with our community.
CHESED
of Giving
Dar r ell & Joy Car aw ay, Kay Dan ziger , Br ian Silver st ein & Debbie William s, Bar bar a Zack
KINDNESS $10 ,0 0 0 +
SHALOM
Alan & Bet sy M or gan , Fr ada Boxer & Geor ge St ar k sch all
PEACE $5,0 0 1-$9,999
Car ol Cooper , Bar r y & M on ica Fin ber g, M ar c & Ir en e Helsin ger ,
MITZVAH Ralph & Car ol Kat z, Rabbi Josh u a & Dr . Elizabet h Lobel, C OMMANDMENT An on ym ou s Don or $2,50 1-$5,0 0 0
BONIM BUILDERS
Bill & Ellen Asn es, Rich ar d & Ter esa Fr iedm an , Br ian & An gela Per r y, David & Rach el Rosen , Alan & An n Sch n eider , Yaf f a St eu bin ger
$1,50 1-$2,50 0
KEHILLAH COMMUNITY $50 0 -$1,50 0
ADDITIONAL GIFTS: Doran & Cherie Steinberg
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