NORTHWEST HOUSTON CHAVURAH



 

A Jewish Congregation Serving Northwest Houston

Shabbat Service, BBQ & Swim

Friday, July 2  --  6:00 PM 

Join us at the Osterman's for our annual Independence weekend service, BBQ and swim event.  Bring your kippot, bathing suit and towels for this casual dress service.

Hot dogs and hamburgers will be provided.  Feel free to bring your favorite side or dessert based on the first letter of your last name:

A – F:  side dish
G - M: appetizer
N – Z:  dessert

We ask that you please RSVP for this service so we have the proper amount of food on hand.  Please RSVP to nwhouchav@aol.com.

If you need the address or directions to the Osterman house, please email us.

We look forward to seeing you there!

 

 

 

Sponsor a Challah!

One of the great fateures of our congregation is the homemade challah we have at every service. 

The Northwest Houston Chavurah now gives you the opportunity to sponsor this wonderful treat in honor of a loved one or friend.

Just let us know which service you want to sponsor and tell us about the special honor you wish to bestow.  The cost is only $20.  The reward lasts a lifetime!


Rabbi Mathew D. Michaels is the founding spiritual leader of the Northwest Houston Chavurah.  He served congregations in Brownsville, TX, Evansville, IN, Houston and Spring, TX before the formation of NWHC in 2005.  He also served as the Interim Executive Director of the Hillel Foundation for Greater Houston and Interim Rabbi of Temple Emanuel, Beaumont, TX.

Our rabbi earned a B.A. in Political Science from the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) in 1974, a Master’s of Hebrew Letters from Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, Los Angeles and was ordained from HUC-JIR, Cincinnati in 1980.  In 2005 HUC-JIR bestowed the title of Doctor of Divinity, Honoris Causa in recognition of his 25th anniversary in the rabbinate. 

During his 20 years in the Houston area, Rabbi Michaels has been very active in the Jewish community.  He is past president of the Southwest Association of Reform Rabbis (SWARR) and the Houston Rabbinic Association.  He has served on the boards of several major Jewish organizations including: AJC, Jewish Family Service, JCC, and the Jewish Federation of Greater Houston.

Rabbi Michaels is the proud father of  Mara (and her husband Daniel), Marty, Mindy and Benji.

 

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