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Pa s s over Passover Seders, Meals & More Passover still looks very different this year than pre-Covid. Look for information in emails and on social media about our in-person Seders, virtual participation, Passover meals, and Passover boxes. Houston Hillel will create opportunities for celebrating Passover whether you’re on campus, at home locally, or in another state. Houston Hillel’s Passover Seder and meals are sponsored by Elton and Janet Lipnick, David and Kathy Lipnick and Amy & Myles Kelman in memory of Paul and Fannie Lipnick. The Lipnick/Kelman families have generously sponsored Houston Hillel’s Passover Seders in Paul and Fannie Lipnick’s memory each year since 2008.
Sh ab b at Shabbat with Houston Hillel In person Shabbat services and dinners take place every Friday night at Houston Hillel, on campus, and around the community. Houston Hillel’s Shabbat dinners are sponsored by Elton and Janet Lipnick, David and Kathy Lipnick, and Amy and Myles Kelman in memory of Paul and Fannie Lipnick. The Lipnick/Kelman families have generously sponsored Houston Hillel’s Shabbat dinners in Paul and Fannie Lipnick’s memory each year since 2009.
Enjoy, Enjoy! University of Houston Lunches
Every Tuesday from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm in the UH Hillel Student Lounge.
Shmear Society Lunches at Rice
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FREE weekly in-person lunches every Wednesday on campus at Rice. Stop by once in a while or each week.
You Do Jew!
Shabbat with your Pod? Physically distant Sunday brunch in the park? Add a touch of Judaism to your own event and Houston Hillel will pay for you to celebrate!
Jewish Learning Fellowship
The Jewish Learning Fellowship is a 10-week conversational seminar for students looking to deepen their understanding of Judaism on their own terms.
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Go to Israel for FREE!
Experience Israel with Houston Hillel and Birthright Israel. Call Lior for details and to find out if you are eligible.
ILF - Israel Learning Fellowship Contact Lior about this multi-week course.
Israel Advocacy Conferences
Ask Kenny about opportunities to attend a variety of conferences, in-person and virtual. Scholarships available!
Holiday Celebrations Jewston Style
Meeting Friends and Having Fun
Micro-Community Shabbat Dinners
1:1 Coffee & Zoom Chats
Get connected to the Jewston and Houston Jewish communities.
Join Alyssa and your closest friends for a small and meaningful Shabbat dinner. Contact Alyssa for more information about how you can join.
Jewston Trivia Nights
Community Shabbat Dinners
Graduate Student Lunches
From Tu b’Shevat to Shavuot
Monthly home cooked, kosher Shabbat dinners that bring together 20somethings and grad students for celebration, delicious food and togetherness.
The name says it all. Follow Jewston on Facebook for the location, days, and times!
Tu b’Shevat and Passover Seders, Purim whiskey tasting and Shavuot cheeseboard making. Jewston brings memorable holiday experiences and opportunities to all Jewish 20somethings in Houston
Check the Hillel Facebook Group for your grad school for monthly lunches for medical, law, and grad students throughout Houston.
Houston Explorations
20somethings are moving to Houston at a higher rate than ever, and Jewston wants to show them just how amazing the Bayou City really is! Explore a new museum, park, or community event with us every month!
Cooking & Cocktail Making Classes
What is more Jewish than food? Nothing! We will meet at Houston Hillel for Ashkenazi Mixology, Sephardic Recipes, Hamantashen and Passover treats.
Jewish Conversations and Learning Jewston Dinner Conversations
Holiday Meals and Celebrations
Jewston ensures that every Jewish 20something has the opportunity to attend religious services and holiday meals to fulfill their Jewish needs. All meals and services are free to Jewston participants.
Ask about these intimate dinners with a conversation facilitated by Alyssa, Kenny or Lior.
Jewish Learning Cohorts
Our weekly programs include high impact learning opportunities that create community amongst young adults in a meanful and lasting way. Topics include Racial Justice and others.
Rosh Chodesh Celebrations
Jewston brings Jewish 20somethings together to celebrate each new Jewish month with events about self care, Jewish lunar cycles, meditation, artistic expression and more!
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This is just a sampling of Houston Hillel and Jewston’s calendars. Need details? Sign up for the Houston Hillel and Jewston weekly emails. Send a message to hillel@houstonhillel.org to get on the lists!
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Rabbi Kenny Weiss
Executive Director kweiss@houstonhillel.org
Alyssa Silva
Assistant Executive Director asilva@houstonhillel.org
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Springboard Innovation Fellow carly@houstonhillel.org
Lior Ashkenazy Dor
Jewish Agency Israel Fellow to Houston Hillel lior@houstonhillel.org
Houston Hillel enriches the lives of Jewish undergraduate students, graduate students, and young professionals so that they may enrich the Houston Jewish community, the Jewish people, and the world.
Two Houston Hillel facilities & a presence throughout Houston
Houston Hillel Ida & William Zinn Building
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Houston, Texas 77005
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Houston Hillel’s Student Lounge in the A.D. Bruce Religion Center at the University of Houston
Thank you to Houston Hillel’s donors, January 1, 2021 - December 31, 2021 Y. Ping Sun & David Leebron Barbara & Barry Lewis Maurice Amado Foundation Patricia Kalmans & Dr. Michael Ozer Rozanne & Dr. Howard Rubin AI & Manet Schepps Foundation Drs. Andrea Stolar & David Vener
Melissa & Steven Kean Dr. Ervin Adam Sean Kessel Alice Adam Lou & Herb Mizis Molly & Bill Asher Ione & Sidney Moran Mark Berenson Karol & Dr. Daniel Musher Dr. Rachel and Eric Bishop $20,000 & above Carol & Dr. Barry Myones Diana Brackman Linda & Jerry Paine Sharon and Dr. Daniel Brener Aaron Forman Trust Paula & Irving Pozmantier David Broscow Stanford & Joan Alexander Lee & Gary Rosenthal Julie Cohn Family Fund Prissy & Leonard Roth Congregation Beth Israel Hillel International Marlene Rubin Judith and Dr. Nachum Dafny $1,000 & above Karen & Mitchell Lukin Rozanne & Dr. Howard Rubin Rhonda Duchin Lily Jin & Grant Beiner Edith & Bernard Stolbun Dr. Michael Rudd Enterprise Products Louise & Mike Beldon Lisa & Michael Sachs Janice and David Gerber Family Foundation Carol & Michael Berenson Betsy & Ed Schreiber Rhoda Goldberg Joelle & Jeff Berlat Ethan Schultz Barbara Golub $10,000 & above Sandra Borak Susan & Dr. Edward Septimus Roslyn and Ricky Haikin Linda Jayaram & David Barish Barbara & Mark Brookner Irene & Frank Shaw Brian Hall and Rachel Jones Lynn & Dr. Lawrence Friedman Renie & Paul Carniol Shell Oil Company Foundation Lawrence Harari Goldberg Endowment Fund Congregation Beth Yeshurun Matching Gifts Bernice Heilbrunn of B’nai B’rith Congregation Emanu El Helen & Andrew Spector Houston Jewish Community Gary Cortes Albert and Ethel Herzstein Sterling Family Foundation Foundation Terry Cweigenberg Charitable Foundation Sarna & Bill Sunshine Andrea Kahn-Kothmann Frieda & Melvin Dow Sandy & Dr. Richard Jackson Takiff Family Foundation Joan and Larry Katz Rabbi Gideon Estes Janet & Elton Lipnick Rona & L.A. Train Lisa Katz Ruth Falik & David Tweardy Rabbis Amy & Kenny Weiss Yosef Kerzner Ellen & Richard Lowe Bill Wilson Ellen and Lewis Krinsky Lewis and Joan Lowenstein Fdn Jason Fischer Elaine & Jeffrey Friedberg Mira & Bobby Wizig Lazar Family Charitable Fund Shirley and David Toomim Shifra & Terry Gardner Judy & Ronnie Yambra Seth Lubin Family Foundation Rabbis Elaine & Brenner Glickman Julia Paeglis Edith & Robert Zinn Amy Gold $500 & above Esther and Gary Polland Toby & Dr. Irving Gold Amy Altchuler Rabbi Dan Ross $5,000 & above Joelle Hamovit Martha Barvin Thelma and Dr. Morton Rubin Deisi & Max Blankfeld Buddy Herz Claire Reiswerg & Alyssa Silva Theba and Buster Feldman Jane & Dr. Lawrence Joseph Dr. Alvin Blaustein Martin Sosland Jake & Nina Kamin Foundation Family Philanthropic Fund Rita Blumenfeld Gail and Gary Swartz Carolyn & Jay Kaplan Michele & Robert Goodmark Charles Bornstein Judy and Dr. George Taffet Nathan Canen Steven Tapper Leah & Eric Cohn Samantha Teltser Congregation Beth Yeshurun Harriet and Dr. Nathan Brotherhood Wasserstrum Brian Cweren Rosanne Wechter Joyce & Arthur Dauber Paula & Daniel Dreyfuss $136 & above Rebecca Esser-Stuart Barry Adelson & Josh Pollak Paula Eisenstein-Baker Lindsey Frachtman & Stephen Baker & Scott Friedman Robert Blum James Grant Michelle Blumenthal Leah & Jonathan Gross Miriam & Dr. Lewis Brown Jeremy Haar Dr. Marcia Citron & Mark Kulstad Stanley Hoffberger Michael Covinsky Israel On Campus Coalition Maxine Coz Saranne & Livingston Kosberg Ilan Duvdevani Joan Morgenstern David Enav Nancy Rapoport & Jeff Van Niel Beverly & Howard Feldman Bruce Reichstein Sandra & Steven Finkelman Shirlee & Mark Rosenthal Iris & Dr. Alan Fisherman Thelma & Dr. Morton Rubin Jay Goldberg ServiceMax Laura Goldberg & Neil Aquino Liz & Rob Shoss Stanley Goldberg Barbara & Dr. Richard Strax Robert Hoff Kendall Toarmina-Pang Emily Jackson Rina & Leon Trakhtenberg Geraldine Karkowsky Denise Marks & Steven Weisberger Joseph Kass Judy Winograd & Sarah Lavine-Kass Naomi & Brian Wittlin Leslie Kian Cyvia Wolff Bruce Kothmann Susie & Alvin Zimmerman Larry Laufman $250 & above Marjorie & Dr. George Leventon
$50,000 & above Jewish Federation of Greater Houston
Beverly & Leon Levinson Stacy Levitan Fran & James Lucari Drs. Muriel & Marcel Meicler Diane Lowenthal & Bradley Moskowitz Lauren Nowak Judith & Alfred Osborn Jr. Melissa & Logan Ratner Dr. Ronald Richman Geri Rothschild Joshua Rothstein Lauren Schwartz Jeff Seltzer Megan Sheena Richard Skora Ashton Smith Sam Stein Swiff Memorial Fund of DJCF Alice Toarmina Imanouel Tsimchi Jamie & Dr. Jeffrey Weinberg Jolene & Alan White Up to $136 Dana & Robert Abramczyk Jonas Actor Carol Alberts Patti & Daniel Altman Amazon Smile Sam Aminfard Lior Ashkenazy Dor Myra & Arthur Bahme Paula Eisenstein-Baker & Stephen Baker Rachel Belle Laurel Steinberg & William Berg Rosalie Berg Ruth Berg Simon Birenbaum Kathleen & Sidney Blumenthal Sarah & Denis Braham Rhoda Brand Shirley Brener Irene & Joseph Bromberg Sara Brook Laura Broscow Ellen Brover Michaele & Michael Brown Gloria & Edward Chaika Jeffrey Coburn Michelle Cohen Shirley & Alan Cohn Sharon & Paul Colbert Leanne Coronel Jennifer Croft Dara & Kenneth Deitz Debbie & Stuart Diamond Grant Dorfman Laurie Anne Drell Lori Duff Deborah Dutilh Fanni Farago Jonathan Finger Mike Finger Mr. & Mrs. Forrest Fox Lex Freeman Fran Friedman Dr. Jan & Martee Fuerst Josh Furman
Sharon & Karl Gardner Pablo Geralnik Dan Ginsburg Kyle Gold Roxanne & Dr. Samuel Gold Millicent Goldschmidt Carol & Dr. Barry Goodfriend Joyce Gordon Charlotte & Michael Horwitz Tobi & Rabbi Daniel Horwitz Gerson Hurwitz Jared Imber Rachel Iwicki Miriam Joachim Arnold Kagan Stuart Kane Celine & Jay Kaplan Michael Karchmer Carolyn & David Karesh Daniel Kassoff Alisha Klapholz Joann Klar Tillie Koch Beth Koenigsberg & Michael Williams Julia Kothmann Mardi & Dr. Mark Kunik Carole & Alan Kuritzky John Landa Norri & Jason Leder Rita Leidner Sandra Lepson Jeremiah Leventhal Bryna Levi Michael Levine Jeffrey Levine Mark Levine Martine & Harold Levine Esther & Lynn Levine Jean & Morton Levy Lena & Eric Lieb Joan Linares Elana Loftspring Gale & Dr. Richard Lourie Barbara & Shmuel Lutfak Geena May Annie Nordhauser Lidya Osadchey Rabbi Johnny Ouzzan
PayPal Giving Fund Dikla & Daniel Pickelner Carolyn Plessner Lauren Post Beth & Bruce Resnick Ellie Rips Sandra Rips Helen & Larry Rose Reba & Sylvan Rubin Jessica Rubinsky Karen & William Rubinsky Lindsay Sand Andrew Schneider Marsha & Lonny Schooler Dr. Herman Schultz Elissa Schwartz Joshua Schwartz Marissa Schwartz Toby & Rabbi Jack Segal Phyllis Selber Susan & Dr. Edward Septimus Liz Shapiro Tami & Gregg Sheena Ronit Sherwin Lee Silva June & Dr. Julian Silverblatt Barrie Skalsky Susan & Alec Smith Annette & Larry Sondock Diane & Greg Swan Nora & Dr. Matthew Teltser Zara Tickner Betsy-Ann Toffler Sarah & David Topper Pam & Moshe Vardi Ariel Wadler Sam Walton Leslie & Sanford Weiner Arlyne & Dr. Herb Weiss Rabbi Eric Weiss & Dan Alpert Nate Weiss Susan & Dr. Gary Whitman Carol & Michael Wilk Natalie Weiss & Aaron Willis Matias Wolansky Daniel Wolfe Chris Yiannias Ian Zlotnik Nancy Zuckerbrod