Jewish Herald-Voice

12/05/2025

The Houston Jewish community came together for a meaningful and unifying event as Chabad of West Houston hosted the completion of a new Torah scroll, dedicated in memory of Barbara Melnik by her children, Ryan, Ilan and Irit.

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12/04/2025

Two ambulances arrived in the parking lot of the Evelyn Rubenstein JCC recently. Fortunately, there was no one in need of medical attention. Instead, a group of enthusiastic people awaited, ready to send the vehicles to Israel.

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12/03/2025

Four residents of The Medallion Jewish Assisted Living Residence – Paulette Bregman, Lisa Welch, Bernard Rich and Barbara Mishael – along with The Medallion Marketing director Loren Gordon and Activity coordinator Marsha Allen, Temple Beth Torah Rabbi Dan Gordon and longtime advocate Jay “Egg Man” Hamburger began distributing food and more than 1,000 pairs of socks to Houston’s homeless.

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12/02/2025

HOLOCAUST MUSEUM HOUSTON honored former interim chief executive officer Linda Lait Burger with the 2025 Guardian of the Human Spirit Award and raised more than $925,000 for education outreach – a record for the annual event.

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12/01/2025

Dori Jezmir and Eric Stevelman recently opened a new Moishe House Pod. They live together and run three Jewish programs per month with a program budget and a rent subsidy. Read the JHV's full story:

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11/28/2025

The Rothko Chapel dedicated the Kathleen and Chuck Mullenweg Peace and Reflection Garden in a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Marking another milestone in the Chapel’s multiphase growth, the new contemplative outdoor space is designed to foster stillness, renewal and connection.

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11/27/2025

If you’re watching the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade today, keep an eye out for a pairing of a lox bagel and a coffee trycaloon seated on the back of a tricycle, pedaled down Central Park West by a performer dressed as a deli employee.

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11/26/2025

On a campus where life moves fast and student schedules rarely slow down, Houston Hillel provides students with something refreshingly simple: a weekly exhale.

Houston Hillel’s new Shabbudies program at the University of Houston brings students together for warm, low-key Friday afternoon gatherings that blend Jewish ritual, creative expression and mental health-centered community-building.

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11/25/2025

As we approach Thanksgiving, the JHV is proud to share our first 'Focus on Giving: A Jewish Guide to Philanthropy' special edition.

Read all about the wonderful Houston Jewish organizations, nonprofits and more: https://reader.mediawiremobile.com/JHV/issues/209471/viewer

11/24/2025

With a coincidentally symbolic 18-year baseball career, it is bashert that a former Houston Astros catcher will be managing Team Israel in the 2026 World Baseball Classic this March.

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11/21/2025

Dogs donning blue kippot and miniature tallitot stole the spotlight at Houston Congregation for Reform Judaism’s eighth annual Bark Mitzvah. The event drew families, pets and plenty of wagging tails to a celebration that blended Jewish tradition with canine charm.

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11/20/2025

JCRS - Jewish Children's Regional Service will host its third annual Greater Houston Chanukah celebration, “Latkes with a Twist.” Read the full story:

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