News items about United Hebrew Congregation Terre Haute.
Rabbi Jennifer Lewis will officiate High Holidays services in the sanctuary at United Hebrew Congregation and via Zoom for the New Year 5786, beginning with Erev Rosh Hashanah services at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 22.
Rosh Hashanah services will follow at 10 a.m. Monday.
We are delighted to invite you to a new ritual offering at UHC: a twice-monthly online Havdalah service — a short and meaningful way to close Shabbat together and welcome the week ahead.
Our first service will take place at at 7:45 p.m. Saturday, August 9, 2025, via Zoom.
Whether Havdalah is familiar to you or brand new, you are warmly invited to join this reflective, musical, and uplifting 30-minute gathering.
Zane Winter has emerged from the studio with new craft items for his Bar Mitzvah project to benefit Magen David Adom, the Israeli emergency medical service providing lifesaving efforts during Israel’s ongoing war against Hamas.
Zane began his work shortly after the October 7 terrorist attack against Israel. He hopes to continue to share images of love and peace as a countermeasure to harsh rhetoric and images of conflict.
In the wake of the October 7 terrorist attack against Israel and countermeasures by the Israeli Defense Force, the region faces a mounting humanitarian crisis that could exact a terrible toll on both Palestinians and Israelis.
Zane Winter and his parents Lee and Tim have shown a deep interest in Jewish life with their recent contributions to High Holy Days and Sukkot celebrations. Now, Zane, who helped build and decorate the Temple’s sukkah, is raising funds for livesaving efforts through sale of his original artworks.