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Pas s over Passover Seders, Meals & More Look for information in emails and on social media about our in-person Seders, Passover meals, and campus-wide afikoman hunt! Houston Hillel also helps you plan and conduct your own Seders with your friends. Houston Hillel’s Passover Seders and meals are sponsored by Elton z”l and Janet Lipnick, David and Kathy Lipnick and Amy & Myles Kelman in memory of Paul and Fannie Lipnick. The Lipnick/Kelman families have generously sponsored Houston Hillel’s Passover Seders in Paul and Fannie Lipnick’s memory each year since 2008.
Shabbat Shabbat with Houston Hillel In person Shabbat celebrations and dinners take place every Friday night at Houston Hillel, on campus, and around the community. Houston Hillel’s Shabbat dinners are sponsored by Elton z”l and Janet Lipnick, David and Kathy Lipnick, and Amy and Myles Kelman in memory of Paul and Fannie Lipnick. The Lipnick/Kelman families have generously sponsored Houston Hillel’s Shabbat dinners in Paul and Fannie Lipnick’s memory each year since 2009.
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University of Houston Lunches
Every Tuesday from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm in the UH Hillel Student Lounge.
Shmear Society Lunches at Rice
FREE weekly in-person lunches every Wednesday on campus at Rice. Stop by once in a while or each week.
Jewish Learning Fellowship
The Jewish Learning Fellowship is a 10-week conversational seminar for students looking to deepen their understanding of Judaism on their own terms.
Go to Israel for FREE!
Experience Israel with Houston Hillel and Birthright Israel. Call for details and to find out if you are eligible.
ILF - Israel Learning Fellowship Contact Daniel about this multi-week course.
Meeting Friends and Having Fun Holiday Celebrations Jewston Style
1:1 Coffee & Zoom Chats
Get connected to the Jewston and Houston Jewish communities.
Micro-Community Shabbat Dinners
Jewston Trivia Nights
Join Carly and your closest friends for a small and meaningful Shabbat dinner. Contact Carly for more information about how you can join.
The name says it all. Follow Jewston on Facebook for the location, days, and times!
Community Shabbat Dinners
Graduate Student Lunches
Check the Hillel Facebook Group for your grad school for monthly lunches for medical, law, and grad students throughout Houston.
Jewish Conversations and Learning
Houston Explorations
Jewston Dinner Conversations
20somethings are moving to Houston at a higher rate than ever, and Jewston wants to show them just how amazing the Bayou City really is! Explore a new museum, park, or community event with us every month!
Cooking & Cocktail Making Classes
What is more Jewish than food? Nothing! We will meet at Houston Hillel for Ashkenazi Mixology, Sephardic Recipes, Hamantashen and Passover treats.
Monthly home cooked, kosher Shabbat dinners that bring together 20somethings and grad students for celebration, delicious food and togetherness.
From Tu b’Shevat to Shavuot
Ask about these intimate dinners with a conversation facilitated by Carly, Kenny or Daniel.
Tu b’Shevat and Passover Seders, Purim whiskey tasting and Shavuot cheeseboard making. Jewston brings memorable holiday experiences and opportunities to all Jewish 20somethings in Houston.
Jewish Learning Cohorts
Holiday Meals and Celebrations
Our weekly programs include high impact learning opportunities that create community amongst young adults in a meanful and lasting way. Topics include Racial Justice and others.
Jewston ensures that every Jewish 20something has the opportunity to attend religious services and holiday meals to fulfill their Jewish needs. All meals and services are free to Jewston participants.
Interested? Contact Sara Keene at sara@qjews.org.
In collaboration with Houston Hillel, Jewish Family Service Houston offers mental wellness support for undergraduates, graduate students and young professionals served by Houston Hillel, Jewston, and QJews.
Thanks to support from the Houston Jewish Community Foundation Sara is Houston’s only professional solely dedicated to working with the LGBTQ+ Jewish community.
Learn more and schedule an appointment with Kedem Blatt, Houston Hillel’s JFS Counselor, at houstonhillel.org/wellness.
Providing a celebratory space for Houston’s Queer Jews in their Twenties and Thirties
This is just a sampling of our programs. Need details? Send a message to hillel@houstonhillel.org!