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Scroll down to learn about Houston and our Jewish community,
and explore houstonhillel.org, jewston.org and qjews.org!
Don't forget to read about our recent awards.
Outstanding Campus and 2022 Award
Fantastic Students
Amazing Staff
for the coming year
Carly Fleck
Assistant
Director
Alex Lewis
Springboard
Fellow
You!!!
Jewish Agency
Israel Fellow
to Houston Hillel
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Welcome to Houston
Recent NY Times article: 36 Hours in Houston
Houston’s official visitor website
Rice University’s welcome website
Universities
Rice University home of the Owls
University of Houston home of the Cougars
Culture
You’ll always find something to see and do in Houston.
For an overview check out CultureMap Houston.
Art Car Parade – There’s nothing like it anywhere.
Miller Outdoor Theatre - A short walk from Houston Hillel
Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo
Houston Theater District – Loads of theaters downtown, including the Ballet, Symphony and Opera.
Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
Museums
Museum District – Virtually all of Houston’s museums are within walking distance of each other, and only a fifteen minute walk from Houston Hillel!
Here are a couple, shall we say, different museums.
National Museum of Funeral History – Very cool with a great gift shop!
Orange Show – including the Beer Can House.
Parks and Recreation
Discovery Green – An amazing urban park
Memorial Park – The most popular running trail in Houston
Hermann Park – A ten minute walk from Houston Hillel
Buffalo Bayou – A great place to walk and bike
Rice Running Loop – A few blocks from Houston Hillel
Houston Marathon and Half-Marathon
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Professional Sports Teams
The Texans football team plays in NRG Stadium, which is hosted two Super Bowls!
The Astros baseball team plays in Minute Maid Park.
The Rockets basketball team plays in the Toyota Center, which is also a great place for concerts.
The Dynamo soccer team plays in its own brand new stadium, the BBVA Compass Stadium.
The Houston Jewish Community
About 50,000 Jews live in greater Houston. Houston’s Jewish community is very close and cooperative. The various Jewish movements, synagogues and agencies work together. As the fourth largest city in the US, many national and international Jewish organizations have regional offices in Houston.
Jewish Federation of Greater Houston
Reform Synagogues: Congregation Emanu El (just a few blocks from Houston Hillel), Congregation Beth Israel, Temple Sinai, Houston Congregation for Reform Judaism.
Conservative Synagogues: Beth Yeshurun (the largest Conservative synagogue in the US), Brith Shalom, Or Ami.
Orthodox Synagogues: United Orthodox Synagogues, Meyerland Minyan.
Houston Kosher Chili Cookoff – Houston Hillel has two teams.
Jewish Herald Voice – Search for “Houston Hillel” to read recent articles about us.
Jewish Studies at Rice
Jewish Studies at UH
Israeli Consulate in Houston
ADL Houston
AJC Houston
AIPAC Houston
FIDF Houston
National Council of Jewish Women Houston
