Congregation Beth Israel Bulletin, Volume 145, Number 8, December 1998 Page: 1
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CONGREGATION BETH ISRAEL
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December 1, 1998
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WELCOME HOME, RABBI WHIMAN
TORAH PORTIONS
SABBATH SERVICE SCHEDULE
began his rabbinate with us. In those
early years be already displayed
precious gifts of mind and heart.
He earned our respect and affec-
1 tion and, though he was here only
5600 North Braeswood Blvd.
Houston, Texas 77096
Friday, December 11
Early Shabbat Service
Rabbi Samuel E. Karff, 6:15 p.m.
Rabbi Daniel L. Rabishaw, 8:15 p.m.
Friday, December 4
Reclaiming Shabbat Service
Rabbi Daniel L. Rabishaw, 6:15 p.m.
Rabbi Samuel E. Karff, 8:15 p.m.
December 4-5, 1998, Vayishlach
Gen. 32:4 - 36:43
On his journey back to Canaan, Jacob
seeks reconciliation with his brother,
Esau, and achieves it. That night, an
angel of God comes to Jacob and wrestles
with him until dawn. Jacob prevails over
him and demands a blessing. The angel
blesses him and changes his name from
Jacob to Israel.
Saturday Mornings
Early Shabbat Worship Service, 8:30 a.m.
Brotherhood Torah Study, 9:45 a.m.
Shabbat Service, 11:00 a.m.
December 11-12,1998, Vayeshev
Gen. 37:1 -40:23
The story of Joseph’s rise to power is
told. The favored son, Joseph, incurs his
brothers’ wrath and they sell him to
some merchants who, in turn, sell him as
a slave to Potiphar in Egypt. Joseph is
unjustly sent to prison by Potiphar’s wife
because he resists her advances. While
in prison, Joseph becomes known for
his ability to interpret dreams.
two years, is remembered fondly by those of us who were
touched by his imaginative, creative and captivating way of
teaching and preaching.
He left here to become the Associate Rabbi of Temple
Shalom of Newton, Massachusetts. Five years later, I had
the privilege of speaking at his installation as its Senior
Rabbi. Under Rabbi Whiman’s leadership that congrega-
tion has blossomed and David’s considerable gifts were
honed and deepened.
Rabbi Whiman will be returning home to us as a spiritual
leader in his prime, ready and eager to help make a great
congregation even greater. I will be welcoming a colleague
I admire to a congregation I cherish. I anticipate that the
transition will be smooth and have already pledged to Rabbi
Whiman to do everything I can to make it so. I regard the
way I help my successor succeed as the ultimate test of my
rabbinate.
Let me add a special word of commendation to the search
committee, so superbly led by Barry Margolis. Barry and his
committee were determined to scour the country and emerge
with the very best available rabbi for the congregation they
love so dearly. They have done just that and we have reason
to be grateful and feel blessed.
At last year’s annual convention of the Central Confer-
ence of American Rabbis, I had the pleasure of seeing and
hearing David Whiman in high form. He was asked by the
Alumni Association of our seminary to offer public tribute
to a now retired and much respected and beloved professor
of public speech who taught both of us. Lowell McCoy and
Rabbi Whiman have maintained a great personal friendship
over the years. David’s tribute was eloquent, witty and
deeply moving. I knelled!
Mazel tov to us and Rabbi Whiman. Beth Israel’s future is
in excellent hands.
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Now that it is official, let me
express my personal delight that
Beth Israel has found a splendid
Senior Rabbi to lead us into the
21st century. Rabbi David Whiman
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