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Men's Mission Pre-arrival Post (7/1/09)
By Bob Linzer

It is Tuesday evening in Netanya where the temperature reached the upper 80's with a nice breeze. I arrived here a couple of days early to see some close family friends and I am excited about meeting up with the group ...

Women's Mission - Group #2 (DC, Toronto, Detroit and Mexico)
By Lori Palatnik

After a 4 day "rest", where we had several meetings to modify the schedule (based on experience with Group 1 and the feedback in the evaluations), we went to the airport to meet the new ladies. Group 2 has 4 cities: ...

Women's Mission - Group #1 (Atlanta, Ottawa, Minneapolis and Cleveland)
By Lori Palatnik

Highlights - Day #1

Woman gets off the plane, hugs me, and thanks me so deeply: "I am 41, and I have never been to Israel, and I thought I would never have an opportunity to go to Israel. Thank you for all ...

Partners in Torah plans expansion in Houston
Jewish Herald Voice | March 12, 2009

A recent cocktail reception at the home of Dr. Zev and Susan Munk was designed to spread the word about the Partners in Torah’s planned expansion across Houston’s 50,000-plus Jewish com munity. The event ...

Lori Palatnik returns to Houston for the ASCENT Mini-Conference
Jewish Herald Voice | January 29, 2009

The Arlene Stock Center of Torah for Women will present Lori Palatnik at the upcoming Women’s Mini-Conference on Tuesday, Feb. 3. The event will build on the momentum created by the sixth annual Houston ...

JSU seeks to connect Jewish high school students
Jewish Herald Voice | January 8, 2009
By Aaron Howard

Incorporating some Judaism into the high school day – that’s the goal of the Jewish Student Union, a national Jewish organization for teens attending public high schools. Active in ...

Daf Yomi held despite Ike
Jewish Herald Voice | September 25, 2008

Though Hurricane Ike made Texas landfall early Saturday morning, Sept. 13, TORCH held its regularly scheduled Daf Yomi class that afternoon at the Young Israel of Houston.

The Daf Yomi class, ...

TORCH celebrates 10 years in Texas
Jewish Herald Voice | August 15, 2008

Resource organization connects local Jews and Judaism

This September, the Torah Outreach Resource Center of Houston will celebrate its 10th anniversary – an important milestone for this ...

Houston, New York Has a Problem
The New York Sun | July 16, 2008

New Yorkers are rightly proud of their city's renaissance over the last two decades, but when it comes to growth, Gotham pales beside Houston. Between 2000 and 2007, the New York region grew by just ...
Best Cities to Live, Work and Play
Yahoo! Finance | June 4, 2008

These ten great places will only get better.

Our approach this year to picking the ten best cities in which to live and work was simple: Look for places with strong economies and abundant jobs, ...
TORCH, JCC and HKA sponsor pre-Pesach prep day at the JCC
Jewish Herald Voice | April 10, 2008

Of all the Jewish holidays, Pesach is the one most commonly observed, even by otherwise nonobservant Jews. According to a National Jewish Population Survey, more than 80 percent of Jews have attended a ...
Houston, Texas: Torah with a Texas Twang
The Jewish Press | August 29, 2007

Think of a place that is a beacon of diversity and multiculturalism, a hub of international businesses, major airports, and resident companies in the four disciplines of the performing arts, as well as fine ...

'Talk the Talk' at ASCENT Conference for Jewish Women
Jewish Herald Voice | November 30, 2006

On Sunday, Dec. 3, from 9:30 a.m.-­ 2:30 p.m., ASCENT, the Women’s Division of TORCH, will host the Houston Conference for Jewish Women at the InterContinental Houston Hotel, 2222 West Loop South. ...
Dr. Ron Moses to receive TORCH award
Jewish Herald Voice | August 2006

Torah Outreach Re­-source Center of Houston will honor Dr. Ron Moses with its Young Leadership Award at its annual dinner on Sept. 17, at the InterContinental Hotel.

Dr. Moses has been ...
Valerie & Etan Mirwis chosen for Houston Jewish Spirit Award
Jewish Herald Voice | August 2006

Torah Outreach Resource Center of Houston is proud to announce that Valerie and Etan Mirwis will be the recipients of the Houston Jewish Spirit award at its annual dinner on Sept. 17, 2006, at the ...