Weekly Brief

Friday night family minyan, December 1st, 4:15pm
Join other families in the Beit Midrash for a warm/leibedick, child friendly minyan. Incentives will be given out to children as they daven with their parents throughout the davening, followed by a child friendly dvar Torah at the end of the minyan.

Friday night Junior Cong Dinner, December 1st 
Following the family minyan, join your group leaders and Rinat Youth friends for a delicious Shabbat meal with games, singing, and fun! Walking groups home will be provided. www.rinat.org/youthmeals2017

Kindergarten/first grade Shabbat lunch - Join your group leaders and Rinat Youth friends for a delicious Shabbat meal with games and fun! Walking groups home will be provided. www.rinat.org/youthmeals2017
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LATKEFEST - THIS Sunday 5:30-8:00pm - Family Event- Latke Bingo, Dreidel Competitions, tons of prizes and More! Dinner included! Reserve your spot. Sign up at www.rinat.org/latkefest ​​​​​​​

On Sunday, December 3, 2017 at 8:00pm, The Adult Education Committee of Cong. Rinat Yisrael presents Professor Charles Selengut, addressing The Many Faces of Islam: How Modernists, Traditionalists and Militants Face the Islamic Future. 
In this lecture, Professor Selengut will discuss how diverse readings and understandings shape contemporary Islam and its responses to modernity, pluralism and violence. Special attention will be given to the rise of fundamentalism and its consequences for the State of Israel.

IMPORTANT NOTE FROM THE GABBAI
Reminder: We begin to recite v’Tein Tal UMatar in Shmoneh Esrei, beginning with Maariv, on the evening of Monday, December 4.

Shiur Series with Rabbi Ozer Glickman—continues this Tuesday
Tuesdays: Dec 5, 12 | 8:00pm | Classroom level
Topic: Legal Fictions or the Pursuit of Coherence: Devices that Permit Avoidance of Torah  Law
We will examine halakhic institutions that appear to lessen the impact of Torah law:
1. היתר עסקא ואיסור ריבית 
2. עירוב תחומים ותחום שבת
3. עירוב תבשילין והכנה דרבה
עירוב חצירות טלטול בשבת 4
מכירת חמץ ובל יראה ובל ימצא  5
Our agenda includes not only an overview of the main features of the law in application but the underlying jurisprudence. 

Social Action Program
Children's Book Drive December 10 | 9:00am – 3:00pm
To support Houston families affected by Hurricane Harvey.  We will be collecting gently used books (Pre-K to 5th grade) for "Books Between Kids," an organization that will distribute these books to Houston’s at-risk children. Please bring any empty boxes you have that we can use for shipping. Volunteers needed to help receive and pack books. Please email socialaction@rinat.org ​​​​​​​ to volunteer, and go to https://www.rinat.org/socialaction ​​​​​​​ for more information.