Shalom!
You’ve found Jewish Community North. Here, in our congregational home, you are welcome. Here is a place you can relax, reflect, and recharge.
When you are here, you are among friends, more so, among family. We are here to support you, to challenge you and to inspire you.
Here you will find people who are just like you. People who celebrate life’s gifts and must endure life’s challenges. People who are proud of their heritage and their history, and people who struggle with what that means to them in an ever-changing world. People who look to, and rely upon others for fellowship and strength. People who believe unfailingly in a Perfect God of Love and Justice, and some who come for the brownies.
Here you will find Jews and the people that love us, and those we love. Here you will find a place to worship God and serve humanity. Here you will find paths through a lush landscape of texts, traditions and practices that will bring you closer to your true self and nearer The One in whom we find The Ground Of our very Being. Here is a place and people who will help educate you and your children in our ways, and the ways of our ancestors.
Congregation Jewish Community North is a Reform Jewish Temple, Social Hall and Educational facility in Spring, Texas. It is a campus, a group of people, clergy and students, old folks and babies. We are united in our commitment to a modern, meaningful Judaism and to each other.
I hope you will join us and help us continue the work begun four thousand years ago by a shepherd and his wife. The work of making the world more complete, more perfect. It is no accident that the ancient rabbis called God, “The Place”. If you are searching, you have found it.
Welcome Home.
Jonathan Siger
Rabbi of Congregation Jewish Community North
Rabbi Jonathan
Siger, executive director of Central Florida Hillel, has accepted a position as
rabbi of Congregation Jewish Community North, a Reform synagogue in Spring,
Texas, near Houston. He and his wife Jennifer, along with three-year-old son Azi
and baby daughter Gavi, will be moving in May, and he’ll start his new job at
the beginning of June.
On May 22, at Congregation Jewish Community North's Annual Meeting and Dinner, we were blessed by the presence of having 3 Rabbis present. Outgoing Rabbi Seymour Rossel, incoming Rabbi Jonathan Siger and Rabbi Emeritus Robert Sharff blessed the challah while 130 congregants looked on while enjoying a complimentary dinner provided by the Board of Trustees as part of thanking and honoring the temple's volunteers.
Renowned, speaker, author, educator and editor Rabbi Rossel has been with the congregation for 5 years. The congregation fondly has enjoyed listening to his stories and is very grateful for his years of service to them. A framed gazelle skinned piece of Torah from circa 1725 was a parting gift to Rabbi Rossel as part of CJCN's tribute and thank you to him.
Rabbi Siger begins with the congregation on June 1, moving here from his position of Executive Director of Hillel in Orlando Florida. With Rabbi Siger as the congregation's new spiritual leader, CJCN anticipates exciting changes and ideas.
Rabbi Sharff served the congregation for 25 years and is still active in CJCN's life today. He is beloved by all. Cantor Renee Waghalter joined CJCN last year as Cantor and Educator and the congregation immediately felt like she'd been with them forever. "This is such an exciting time in the life of CJCN" states CJCN's President, Steve Natenberg. "We're really looking forward to this coming year".
Shalom!
