Jewish Herald-Voice

10/09/2025

Houston marks 2nd anniversary of Oct. 7 with blend of mourning, hope: https://jhvonline.com/houston-marks-nd-anniversary-of-oct-with-blend-of-mourning-hope-p35462-96.htm

10/09/2025

Dozens of Israeli hostages held for two years in Gaza, including 20 who remain alive, are set to be released imminently following an agreement between Israel and Hamas that could lead to a permanent ceasefire.

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10/08/2025

Chabad at Rice University is opening its doors to the wider Houston Jewish community for a rare opportunity to hear from a former Israeli hostage.

On Wednesday, Oct. 29, Omer Shem Tov is speaking at Rice University in a program titled “A Story of Hope and Strength.” Read the full story:

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10/07/2025

Congregation Or Ami Rabbi Gideon Estes (MERCAZ USA slate) and Elisheva Medetsky (Eretz HaKodesh slate) have been elected as the Houston-based delegates to the 2025 World Zionist Congress (WZC).

“I am very excited that Mercaz did as well as it did throughout the world. I am honored to serve as an alternate delegate,” Rabbi Estes told the JHV. “I think it is very important that voices of non-Orthodox Judaism are heard and represented. I look forward to being a part of this historic gathering.”

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10/06/2025

As world leaders gathered in New York City for the 80th United Nations General Assembly, American Jewish Committee leaders, including AJC national president Bobby Lapin, engaged in critical global conversations, furthering their commitment to Jewish advocacy through the organization’s annual Diplomatic Marathon.

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10/03/2025

This wasn’t your bubbe’s brisket-only Rosh Hashanah.

At Temple Sinai, the Jewish New Year began not just with apples and honey but with beets, dates, leeks – and a fish head!

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10/01/2025

Close to 150 members of Congregation Brith Shalom gathered at Brays Bayou to take part in the ritual of Tashlich.

Rabbi Ranon Teller led a short service, with songs, guitar and a shofar blowing before everyone took pieces of bread and “cast their sins” into the bayou.

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09/30/2025

Sheila Johnstone is a molecular biologist who also happens to be a dancer, duo concert pianist, the co-author of two cookbooks and a former New York Fashion Exchange clothing designer.

What Johnstone is most proud of, however, is her volunteer work teaching others sign language. And the Jewish senior has made it her passion since moving to Houston more than three decades ago.

Recently, however, that mitzvah of teaching a new language got her entangled with law enforcement. Read the JHV's full story:

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09/29/2025

HOLOCAUST MUSEUM HOUSTON will honor Linda Lait Burger with the 2025 Guardian of the Human Spirit Award. The museum’s annual Guardian of the Human Spirit Luncheon is Monday, Nov. 24 at Hilton Americas-Houston.

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09/26/2025

On a perfect September evening, more than 80 Jewish young professionals gathered at the stunning rooftop of Hanover Autry Park to celebrate the official launch of Olami Houston.

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09/25/2025

Good News: Jack Segal Academy of Beth Yeshurun was one of only two Texas private schools set to be honored with the prestigious National Blue Ribbon Award.

Bad News: Days before the scheduled national announcement, the White House cancelled the national program.

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09/24/2025

Sports Broadcaster Todd Freed has highlighted every major high school sports figure and team accomplishment in the Greater Houston area since 2000.

The longtime sports broadcaster’s story began in Laredo’s relatively small but vibrant Jewish community. Read the JHV's full story:

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