 CONGREGATIONAL MISSION TO ISRAEL
with Rabbi Estes! June 10-21st, 2012. We are already 28 strong in participation on our Mission to Israel and hopefully we will interest a few more members and friends to join us during the next 30 days as rooms in Israel are a premium during that time. Brochures are available in the lobby. Comprehensive touring via luxury air-conditioned vehicles including all entrance fees to sites visited and the services of a government licensed English speaking guide. To receive a copy of the itinerary and registration form, please call Gail in the office at (713) 334-4300. Your deposit can be mailed to Elena Pelsinger at: Travel Leaders / Katy Van Travel Inc. 17756 Katy Fwy Ste 4 | Houston, TX 77094 – 281. 492. 2007 | westhouston@travelleaders.com  CONGREGATIONS BRITH SHALOM & OR AMI TEEN SHABBAT CLUB
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24th, 6:30 P.M. – 8:30 P.M.SINGING, SHABBAT SERVICE, SHABBAT DINNER, and DISCUSSION at the home of Rabbi Gideon Estes. Kindly rsvp to Gail Nathan at houstonorami@gmail.com. Open attached flier.SAVE THE DATES!
Kadima Convention - SWUSY Candyland! Middle school students, grades 5-8, will have a chance to experience a Shabbat Kadima convention on March 16th-18th in Austin. Join with others from Houston, Austin, San Antonio, Dallas, Ft. Worth, Oklahoma City, El Paso, and other cities across the region, for an exciting Shabbat. Cost is $130 plus transportation. For more information, or to get the registration forms, contact Tobi Cooper at 713-592-0840 or tobi.b.cooper@gmail.com.
Or Ami Teen Camping Retreat! College Station, Texas -- March 30th – April 1st, 2012
Teens 8th - 12th grades. $75 per person. Call Gail in the Or Ami office today at 713-334-4300 Packing a rejuvenating spiritual journey into one Texas spring weekend. Join Rabbi Gideon Estes Brith Shalom’s Cantor Mark Levine, and Camp Ramah Outdoor Adventure’s Daniel Gavens for a fun and spiritually engaging weekend of worship services, a campfire singalong, and other activities. The event site includes a seven-acre lake, lots of woods, a campfire site, and port-a-potties. Bring your own camping gear! Bring your own gear or let us know if you need to borrow. What better way to experience G-d’s creation than to daven under the stars. S
Bookies will meet on Sunday, February 26th, to discuss the novel, Secret Daughter, by Shilpi Somaya Gowda. This novel opens in a remote village in India and reaches around the globe to California to explore the lives of two families. Enjoy a continental breakfast served with always lively talk. Call Elaine Gladstone at 713-532-8313 for directions.
Thursday, March 1, 2012 at 7:00 p.m.
Congregation Beth Yeshurun 4525 Beechnut Street, Houston, TX 77096 Please join Congregations Beth Yeshurun, Brith Shalom, Or Ami & Shaar Hashalom for a Special Evening with Arnold M. Eisen, Chancellor, The Jewish Theological Seminary, speaking on the topic: “The Future of American Judaism: How JTS Is Shaping the Role of the American Jewish Community”. The event is open to the public, but reservations are requested. Please contact Becca Hirsch at (312) 606-9086 or rehirsch@jtsa.edu to make your reservation. Join us on Friday, March 2nd at 6:45PM for our exciting musical monthly service, featuring our very own talented congregants! The Oneg Shabbat immediately follows (with ice cream, of course). KARAOKE NIGHT IS BACK! Mark your calendars for March 3rd at 8 p.m. at the synagogue. Karaoke night was a huge success last year, and we know it will be even better this year. Come show us your talent or just enjoy watching everyone else’s! RSVP to Gail in the office at (713) 334-4300 or email houstonorami@gmail.com.
We need volunteers to make or buy Kosher succulent desserts for the event. Please contact Shara Hymowitz at shara_cactusco@sbcglobal.net or call 713-292-8649.
Purim Services at Or Ami:
Sunday, March 4th.
Family Education Program about Purim during Sunday school,
Sunday, March 4th (details to follow)USY Pre-Purim Program,
Wednesday evening, March 7th:
Purim Spiel at 6:30pm with the Megillah reading at 7:00pm;
hamentashen and ice cream will be served after the service.
Thursday morning, March 8th at 9:00am.
Service will include a full recitation of the Megillah in Hebrew.
After services there will be a breakfast brunch prepared by Rabbi Estes.
Did you order your homemade hamantashen???? Hurry up and place your order(s) for Homemade Hamantashen. Sisterhood hamentachen baking day is Sunday, March 4th! Call Gail in the office.SHABBAT SHIUR (Lesson) ON ECCLESIASTES Saturday, March 10th, after Kiddush Luncheon Saturday, April 14th, after Kiddush Luncheon
Rabbi Estes will be teaching a special class on Ecclesiastes, a book of the Bible traditionally attributed to Solomon, that explores the complex balance of life’s ups and downs.
On March 14, 2012 the Or Ami Senior Trip members will venture to Mrs. Baird's Bread located in NE Houston. The Harris County bus will leave our parking lot at 10:15 A.M. for the guided tour of the bakery. Because this is a factory setting there are specific rules which we are required to follow. Please contact Elaine Gladstone or Hal Morochnik to become familiar with these rules and to make a reservation for the trip.
LUNCH & LEARN -- Wednesday, March 14th from 12:00—1:00PM. Please join us for our educational monthly program, current events with a Jewish Lens. Bring a kosher/dairy lunch and bring a friend.
COMMUNITY WIDE PROGRAMS AND EVENTS
JFS CAREER RESOURCE CENTER -- The Center is for those involved in job searches. It will provide them with resources to copy, scan, fax, or access the internet. Tutorials for Microsoft Word/Office, Access, Power Point, and QuickBooks are available in the Center with Elyse Kalmans, JFS Employment Services Coordinator. To schedule a tutorial, please contact her by email: ekalmans@jfshouston.org. Drop-ins Welcome: 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday. Jewish Family Service, 4131 South Braeswood, 713-667-9336.
On March 2-4, 2012 Camp Young Judaea-Texas will be hosting its annual Spring Camp for 2nd-6th* graders. This weekend is a great opportunity to get a taste of camp before the summer even starts! Come see old camp friends and make new ones while having a blast at camp! *1st graders are welcome to attend as well if they have already registered for summer 2012. For more information, check out our FAQs: http://www.cyjtexas.org/index.php?submenu=FAQ2&src=gendocs&ref=springcampfaq&category=OurCYJFamilies and to register, click here: https://secure.qgiv.com/for/cyji/event/4066/
“In a Nutshell: The Worlds of Maurice Sendak,”
Fort Bend County Libraries will host an Opening Reception for the exhibit, “In a Nutshell: The Worlds of Maurice Sendak,” which will be on display at George Memorial Library, 1001 Golfview in Richmond, beginning March 8, and continuing through April 20, in the Bohachevsky Gallery. The reception will take place on Thursday, March 8, from 7:00 to 8:30 pm, with a special presentation by Dr. David Brenner beginning at 7:00 pm. Dr. Brenner will talk about the influence of Jewish heritage and culture in Maurice Sendak’s life and work, which ultimately transformed our ideas about what a children’s picture book can be. The exhibit is free and may be viewed during regular library hours. For more information, call the library’s Public Information Office at 281-341-2677. 2012 JCC Maccabi Games & ArtsFest BE A PART OF THE HOME TEAM!The JCC Maccabi Games & ArtsFest is coming back to Houston for the fifth time on August 5-10, 2012! The Games & ArtsFest is an amazing event where thousands of Jewish teens meet, compete, create and have a great time, making memories that will last a lifetime. We want all Jewish teens between the ages of 12-17* to be part of Team Houston when the Games & ArtsFest rolls into H-Town. For a complete tryout and audition schedule, and all the information you need to know about Team Houston, including a list of featured Arts and Sports, please visit www.jccmaccabihouston.org. For more information, please contact Team Houston Delegation Heads, Dan Edelstein at 713-729-3200 ext. 3113 or dedelstein@erjcchouston.org; Lenny Dubin at lenny@pdq.net; or Debbie Kaplan at kapdeb@aol.com. *By July 31, 2012. |