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Learn lots of information at houstonhillel.org and jewston.org!

Fantastic Students

Students and Staff

Welcome to Houston

Houston’s official visitor website

Houston Chronicle

Houston Press

Houstonia Magazine

 

Universities

Rice University home of the Owls

This video of Rice will make you want to move here!

University of Houston home of the Cougars

Houston Community College

University of St. Thomas

 

Culture

You’ll always find something to see and do in Houston.

For an overview check out CultureMap Houston and Artshound.

 

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 BalletSymphony 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 Art Car Museum and 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

Braes Bayou – A 30+ mile bike trail that passes the University of Houston

Rice Running Loop – A few blocks from Houston Hillel

Houston Marathon and Half-Marathon

 

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 IsraelTemple SinaiHouston Congregation for Reform Judaism.

Conservative Synagogues: Beth Yeshurun (the largest Conservative synagogue in the US), Brith ShalomOr Ami.

Orthodox Synagogues: United Orthodox SynagoguesMeyerland Minyan.

Jewish Community Center

Houston Kosher Chili Cookoff – Houston Hillel has a team.

Jewish Herald Voice – Search for “Houston Hillel” to read recent articles about us.

Houston Kashruth Association

Jewish Family Service

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

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