Posts Tagged: Houston Jewish community
Receiving, Rebuilding, and Resiliency: Jewish Houston One Year After Harvey
JNS.org - Sodden prayer books, flood waters pouring into a sanctuary, bed-ridden patients at the Jewish senior residence being rushed to higher ground, a crib reduced...
New Coalition of Jewish Groups Urges Continued Hurricane Relief for Houston Jewish Community
JNS.org - A new coalition of national Jewish organizations has issued a call to other Jewish communal groups across the United States to send volunteers to...
Israel Finalizes $1 Million Donation to Hurricane-Ravaged Houston Jewish Community
JNS.org - The Israeli government has finalized a $1 million donation to the hurricane-ravaged Jewish community of Houston following last year’s flooding from Hurricane Harvey. Israel’s Diaspora...
Houston After Harvey: Floods Cannot Drown Love
Walking into the building of the United Orthodox Synagogues (UOS) of Houston, I welled up with tears -- because I was shocked by the devastation. Waters from Hurricane...
Israel Approves $1M in Aid to Rebuild Jewish Community Infrastructure in Houston
JNS.org - Israel’s Diaspora Affairs Ministry approved on Sunday a plan to send $1 million in emergency aid to Houston’s Jewish community following the extensive...
Kosher Catering Companies From Across US Head to Houston to Serve Free Food to Jews Affected by Hurricane Harvey
A number of Kosher catering companies from across the US are heading down to Houston to provide free food to Jews who were affected by...
Jewish Couple Postpone Houston Wedding Due to Hurricane Harvey, Volunteer to Help Those in Need Instead
A Jewish couple was forced to postpone their wedding in Houston this week after Hurricane Harvey flooded the city and ruined their plans for their...
Hurricane Harvey the Peak of a Devastating Three-Year Flooding Trend for Houston’s Jews
JNS.org - As a member of Houston’s Jewish community -- and as someone writing about a devastating flood there for the third time since May 2015 -- I’m...
Chabad Aiding Houston Area Jews With Kosher Meals, Clean Water and Shelter
JNS.org - Chabad-Lubavitch has announced it’s aiding Jewish residents of Houston with kosher meals, clean water and shelter amid the biblical-style flood enveloping the region resulting...
Another Year, Another Flood for Houston’s Jews. What Now?
JNS.org - For the second straight year, this is a story that I wish I didn’t need to write. But for the second straight year, I’m...
Houston Jewish Community Is Flooded Again
JNS.org - Just 11 months after a massive Memorial Day flood damaged about 500 Jewish homes (among more than 2,500 homes overall) and three synagogues in...
Houston, We Do Not Have a Kosher Problem
JNS.org - For most of my 29 years, I’ve been spoiled rotten when it comes to kosher food. I was raised not only in New York City,...
Houston, We Have a Problem: George Mitchell, Yom Kippur and Eid al-Adha
JNS.org - In a scheduling conflict of Abrahamic proportions, a Houston-based think tank is hosting George Mitchell — former U.S. senator from Maine and the Obama...
Houston is Latest Jewish Federation to Oppose Iran Deal
JNS.org - The Jewish Federation of Greater Houston on Wednesday became the latest individual Jewish federation to officially oppose the Iran nuclear deal. While the Jewish...
