Houston, Heimish Crowd?

amother

Goldenrod

Thu, Jun 30 2016, 10:53 am

Hey,
So husband and I are graduating from dental/nursing school in one year, and are starting to consider moving to Houston from Monsey due to the job opportunities. We have 2 boys (8 and 6).
We both come from Chassidish backgrounds, Although we are very frum we are no longer chassidish.For example: DH still wears a shtreimel on shabbos yet wears tshirts and jeans on weekdays, I wear denim skirt and flip flops, summertime (no tights).

Does Houston have a warm heimish (chassidish/former chassidish) community and shul?What about cheder's?

shaimac1

Wed, Jul 06 2016, 11:21 am

Hi! Mazel Tov on finishing dental school and nursing school! I do not live in Houston, but my understanding is that the majority of the community is Modern Orthodox and that the schools are similar. As far as I know there isn't a Chassidush community or Cheder there! Maybe try contacting the shuls in Houston to find out more! Good luck with your search! If you want to know more about other communities feel free to check out https://www.ou.org/fair/fair/f.....ties/!

PinkFridge

Wed, Jul 06 2016, 3:52 pm

Mazel tov on these milestones! Salut

on the hard work getting there.
The people I know outside the kollel aren't MO. They have good yeshiva backgrounds though may not be so yeshivish.
Honestly, I don't understand your question. Why are you looking for a cheder? It sounds like you wouldn't fit into a typical cheder back in your hometown, but would need a standard community yeshiva day school. These are good places. I went to one and sent my kids to one too.
You might feel very comfortable in Houston. The questions I would ask are
- what is the school like? Who sends their kids there? Will it grow with you?
- who is the rabbinic leadership? I don't think you can expect more than to find a shul that davens nusach Sfard but you might find the rabbis (and rebbetzins) in town good people whom you and your kids can look up to.
- will your husband feel comfortable wearing levush on Shabbos if he's a yachid? People do that out of town, they know they may not find a minyan of shtreimel wearers but a kosher minyan with a good rav and nice sense of community is all they need.