ANNOUNCEMENTS

Rabbi Barry Gelman The Eruv is up. Emeritus Joseph Radinsky Cantor Emeritus Irving Dean President Mr. Max Reichenthal

LOUIS AND YAFFEE BNEI AKIVA PROGRAM:

Shabbat Bnei Akiva is away for the summer. We wish you all a pleasant summer. See you in the fall !

רְפּוַאת הַנֶּפֶּׁשּורְ פּוַאת הַּגּוף Serving the Orthodox Community of Houston for over 100 years A Healing of the Soul and a Healing of the Body

July 31, 2015 Please join us for a Shabbat of Healing with Chazzan Simon Craimer 15 Av 5775

Shabbat Nachamu This Shabbat will feature services led by Chazzan Shimon Craimer. We will

come together as a community to continue to heal and prepare for the Sefer: Devarim Yamim Noraim. Parasha: Vaetchanan

Haftarah: Isaiah 40:1-26 ————————————— Shabbat August, 28-29 - Parshat Ki Teitzei Shabbat Kiddush in Freedman Hall. TIME OF SALE Schedule for the day Shabbat Kiddush next week: 9:00AM - Shabbat morning services followed by a communal luncheon Sponsorship is greatly appreciated. The community is invited to attend. ______Seudah Shlishit in Freedman Hall after Mincha. Suggested is $12.50 per person - family max $50 (Actual cost is $25 per person - we welcome additional contributions to next week: cover costs) Sponsorship is greatly appreciated. Please register on our website at

http://www.uosh.org/event/shabbat-of-healing.html

2:15PM - 3:15PM - break- out sessions with professional counselors for > List items here. the following groups:

Adults Teens who flooded Teen relief workers Middle school students

United Orthodox The & Ruth Mitzner Building 9001 Greenwillow Houston, TX 77096 The greatest chessed (kindness) you can do for someone in shul is to let 713-723-3850 them pray undisturbed.1 Please refrain from talking during services. UNITED ORTHODOX SYNAGOGUES OF HOUSTON

Shabbat:  Morning Services: followed by a Kiddush in Freedman Hall.  Shabbat Class: with Aharon Cherniak one hour before Mincha, will study topics in Friday July 31st the weekly Haftorah. This week will be: Finding Comfort After Destruction: Haftarat 7:00 am Shacharit Nachamu 7:00 pm Mincha/Maariv  Massechet Shabbat: with Gideon Miller one hour and fifteen minutes before 7:57 pm Candle Lighting Mincha.  Seudah Shlishit: Will take place in Freedman Hall. Saturday August 1st  Massechet Brachot: with David Silberman, after Mincha. This class will not take 9:00 am Shacharit place this week. 6:35 pm Gideon Miller 6:45 pm Shiur Cherniak ———————————————————————————————————————- 7:45 pm Mincha 8:15 pm David Silberman Ongoing Weekday Classes: 8:57 pm with Rabbi Yaakov Nagel. Daf Yomi is a daily regimen of study. The Sunday August 2nd entire Talmud is completed, one day at a time, in seven and a half years. Tens of thousands of worldwide study in the Daf Yomi program. The class will take 8:00 am Shacharit place in Freedman Hall Before Maariv, Sunday through Thursday. 7:50 pm Mincha/Maariv  Sunday 9:00 am-10:00 am: with David Davies. A course developed by the National Monday August 3rd Jewish Outreach Program geared to those with a basic knowledge of the Hebrew 6:45 am Shacharit Alphabet who wish to improve their reading skills and comprehension. There is no 7:50 pm Mincha/Maariv charge for this class. It takes place in Freedman Hall at UOS.  Mondays 11:15 am-1:15 pm: Women’s only Israeli Dancing—Beginner thru Tuesday August 4th advanced telling the story of the Jewish People and today thru Dance. Cost 7:00 am Shacharit $6/session. Contact Weissblatt for details 713-776-9739. 7:50 pm Mincha/Maariv  Mondays 8:00 pm: – Topics in Jewish Environmental Ethics. This class will not take place this week. Wednesday August 5th 7:00 am Shacharit  Wednesdays 11:45 am (class 12:00 pm-12:30 pm): with Rabbi Gelman Lunch & Learn: Parshat Hashavua: A textual analysis of the . Class will 7:50 pm Mincha/Maariv be held at UOS in Freedman Hall, cost $6 (egg salad, tuna salad, fresh green salad and a drink) RSVP to [email protected] or online at www.uosh.org. This class will not Thursday August 6th take place this week. 6:45 am Shacharit 7:50 pm Mincha/Maariv

Friday August 7th 7:00 am Shacharit 7:00 pm Mincha/Maariv 7:52 pm Candle Lighting

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Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday

1 hour 15 minutes before 9:00 am: Hebrew 11:15 pm—1:15 Before Maariv: 11:45 am(lunch) Before Maariv: Mincha: Massechet Shabbat with with David Davies. pm: Israeli dance Daf Yomi: with 12-12:30 pm Daf Yomi: with Gideon Miller: at the home of Mr. ——————— for women Rabbi Nagel. (class) Lunch & Rabbi Nagel. & Mrs. Robert Levy Before Maariv: ———————— ——————– Learn with Rabbi ——————————————- Daf Yomi: with Before Maariv: Gelman: Parshat 1 hour before Mincha: Shabbat Rabbi Nagel. Daf Yomi: with Hashavua: A class with Aharon Cherniak. Rabbi Nagel. textual analysis ——————————————- ———————— of the weekly After Mincha: Massechet Brachot- 8:30 pm - 9:30 Torah portion. with David Silberman. pm. This class will This class will not take place not take place this week. this week. ———————-- Before Maariv: Daf Yomi: with Rabbi Nagel.

UOS Committee Chairpersons “ Every member of UOS may be involved Committee Contact Email Address in the shul by working on a committee or Education- UOSGMS Nada Chandler [email protected] to be involved in a project. House and Grounds David Davies [email protected] Below is a list of committees and infor- mation to contact each chairperson. Security David Davies [email protected] I do hope that you decide to involved Youth Education Mark Kolodny [email protected] in the success of UOS.” Membership Steven Abramson [email protected] Thank you, Max Reichenthal Hospitality Elise Passy [email protected] Tzedakah Committee Dov Liberman [email protected]

3 We are happy to announce the return of the class Please note the new time is 6:45 pm to 7:45 pm and will take place in Freedman Hall

6:45 PM

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 Ron Arad Zvi Feldman

Zecharia Baumal Yehuda Katz Guy Chever

and those connected to our congregational family in active IDF service

Isaac Buchine Elad Imany David Chertoff Lawrence Katz Yonaton Cytrin Jake Saitowitz

Riki Davies Nadav Shoifet Chezi Imany

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AvailableDates Kiddush 8/8/2015 8/15/2015 8/22/2015 9/19/2015 9/26/2015 10/3/2015 10/10/2015 10/17/2015 10/31/2015 11/14/2015 11/14/2015 11/21/2015 11/28/2015 Seudah Shlishit 8/8/2015 8/15/2015 8/22/2015 8/29/2015 9/19/2015 9/26/2015 10/3/2015 10/10/2015 10/17/2015 10/31/2015 11/14/2015

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