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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

May 16, 2015 27 Iyyar 5775

Shabbat Mevarchim

Torah Sefer: Vayikra Parasha: Behar-Bechukosai Haftarah: Jeremiah 16:19-17:14 ————————————— Shabbat Kiddush: In honor or Mr. Underwood and will take place in Tabenhaus Hall following services. Shabbat Lunch next week: In honor of sponsorship dedications and donations and will take place in Freedman Hall. ____________________________ Seudah Shlishit: Sponsored by Bnei Akiva in honor of the Benot Sheriut. And will take place in Tabenhaus Hall following Mincha. Seudah Shlishit next week: Sponsor-ship 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.

Stay Connected: UOS: www.uosh.org

Robert M. Beren Academy: www.berenacademy.org

UOS Goldberg Montessori: www.uosgms.org

Shabbat 9:30 am: Teen Minyan 10:00 am: Game room 10:15 am: Tot Shabbat 10:15 am: Torah bowl Aleph (K-2nd grade) 10:30 am: Torah bowl Bet (3rd-5th grade) 6:25 pm: Stand up Madrichim 6:30 pm: Snif for Chevraya Aleph followed by Mifkad 7:30 pm: Teen Mincha followed by a special Seudah Shlishit honoring Aya and Neta our Bnot Sheirut

Please be aware of the following upcoming events.

On Shabbat May 23 (Erev Shavuot) we will be celebrating the rededication of two Torahs as well as the installation of new Klei Kodesh

(covers, objects and books) to the Sanctuary, Chapel and Library. We thank the following families for their sponsorship

dedications and donations:

Abramson and Feldman (Torahs)

Abrams, Adams, Amsalem, Davies, Ghelman, Goldberg, Grosman, Beren/Jefferson, Liberman, Rich, Schiff

The installation ceremony will be followed by a seudah mitzvah luncheon co-sponsored by several of the donors.

Please RSVP on the Shul’s website at www.uosh.org

LOUIS AND LEAH YAFFEE BNEI AKIVA PROGRAM:

Mazal Tov

Clarice & Julian Saitowitz

On the marriage of their granddaughter, Kelsi, to Leran Azzaria, both from Israel.

Irv Rotter on the upcoming marriage of his daughter, Devora, to Aaron

Grant, son of Rabbi Stuart and Linda Grant of Great Neck, NJ.

Sharon & Gary Endelman on the marriage of their son and On Gary’s appointment as a federal immigration judge.

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UNITED ORTHODOX SYNAGOGUES OF HOUSTON

Friday May 15th 7:00 am Shacharit 7:00 pm Mincha/Maariv 7:50 pm Candle Lighting Saturday May 16th 8:30 am Ahroni Carmel 9:00 am Shacharit 6:15 pm Shiur Gideon Miller 6:30 pm Rabbi Gelman 6:30 pm Rabbi Radinsky 7:30 pm Mincha No Class David Silberman 8:50 pm Shabbat ends Sunday May 17th 8:00 am Shacharit 7:50 pm Mincha/Maariv Monday May 18th 6:45 am Shacharit 7:50 pm Mincha/Maariv Tuesday May 19th Rosh Chodesh Sivan 6:30 am Shacharit 7:50 pm Mincha/Maariv Wednesday May 20th 7:00 am Shacharit 7:50 pm Mincha/Maariv Thursday May 21th 6:45 am Shacharit 7:50 pm Mincha/Maariv Friday May 22nd 7:00 am Shacharit 7:00 pm Mincha/Maariv 7:54 pm Candle Lighting

Shabbat: Pre-Shacharit Class: with Ahroni Carmel. Morning Services: followed by Kiddush in Tabenhaus Hall in honor of

Mr. Underwood.

Shabbat Class: with Rabbi Gelman one hour before Mincha, will study Pirkei Avot – Ethics of the Fathers. We will be using the commentaries of Rabbi Chaim of Volozhin and Rabbi Yishayahu Leibowitz. These commentaries offer extraordinary insights .

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.

Seudah Shlishit: Will take place in Tabenhaus Hall. Massechet Brachot: with David Silberman, after Mincha. This class will not take

place this week. ———————————————————————————————————————- 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. Before 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

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 Jeff@uosh.org 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.

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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. Joseph Yoshor. ——————————————- 1 hour before Mincha: Shabbat class 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. This class will not take place this week.

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

After Breakfast: Lessons in Halacha with Rabbi Gelman. ——————— 11:15 am: Israeli dance for women ———————— Before Maariv: Daf Yomi: with Rabbi Nagel. ———————

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

Before 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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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.

The United Orthodox Synagogues Gala will take place on December 6, 2015

Honoring Joe Blog and Basil Joffe with the Inaugural David Mitzner UOS

Community Leadership Award and Sonia Raizes with the UOS

Community Service Award.

Stay tuned to this space for more information.

Rabbi Gelman will be on a mini-sabbatical from May 31 - Aug. 16. Rabbi Gelman expresses his gratitude to the congregation for this opportunity to spend extended time with family and to engage in study. Coverage is being arranged for Shabbat and week-day minyanim. Please contact Rabbi Gelman if you have anything to discuss prior to the start of his Sabbatical.

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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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Yom Yerushalayim Dear Friends, On Saturday night, May 16,2015 and Sunday May 17,2015 we will celebrate Yom Yerushalayim, commemorating the reunification of Jerusalem and the estab-lishment of Israeli control over the Old City in June 1967. The Chief Rabbinate of Israel declared Jerusalem Day a religious holiday to thank God for victory in the Six-Day War and for answering the 2,000-year-old prayer of "Next Year in Jerusalem". Please join us on Saturday night, May 16,2015 for a special Maariv service and at 8:00AM on Sunday, May 17, 2015 morning for a festive Shacharit service including Hallel, fol-lowed by breakfast. What a privilege it is for us to live, study in and vis-it Yerushalayim. Isn't it amazing that after 2000 years there is a Jewish government ruling from Yerushalayim? Isn't it amazing that Yerushalayim is the world center of Torah study and Jewish culture? Come and celebrate this and all the other things you love about Yerushalayim.

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