Rosh Hashanah 2nd Day 12:00 pm noon – Discussion at The Charmery, 6807 York Road, Baltimore, MD 21212: Reflections on the 'Al Het' Prayer – Wrongs and rights on a personal level and societal level. Please RSVP separately for this event to beittikvahoffice@gmail.com by Monday, September 30, 2024. For more information, see our High Holy Days 2024 webpage.
Yom Kippur - Kol Nidre 6:00 pm Observance of Yom Kippur Begins Individual lighting of memorial candles in the reception area. Meditative music and private reflection in the sanctuary. 6:30 pm Kol Nidre Service Please be in the sanctuary by 6:25 pm. Doors then will be closed and will reopen at the conclusion […]
Yom Kippur 10:00 am – Morning Service 12:00 pm – Yizkor (Memorial) Service 2:00 pm – Discussion period 4:45 pm – Afternoon Service and Ne’ilah (Closing) Service (Includes personal prayer time at the Ark) 6:45 pm – Final sounding of the shofar Break-the-Fast Meal following conclusion of services (Reservations required) Please send your Reservation Form to […]
6:30 pm Sukkot Celebration - "Pizza in the Hut" Join us for dinner in our Sukkah at the Roland Park Community Center, followed by a congregant-led short service in celebrating Sukkot, the biblically mandated Harvest Festival. Our ancestors, far more in tune with the seasons, learned to leverage Nature's gifts. Shaking the lulav and etrog will be […]
5:00 pm Beit Tikvah Annual Meeting Please join us for our annual meeting and pizza. Get an update on our current status, next steps, and the future. Please RSVP to info@beittikvah.org.
10:00 am Rabbi-Led Shabbat Service Rabbi Doug Heifetz leads this Shabbat morning service, Kiddush, and discussion. Was Sarah a Priestess? In our weekly Torah portion, Lech Lecha, we focus on the stories of Abraham and Sarah. While the Torah tells us a great deal about Sarah's role in Abraham's clan, it tells us little about […]
7:00 pm on Zoom - Beit Tikvah Virtual Book Club Join Rabbi Doug Heifetz and other book mavens at the next Virtual Book Club meeting. The book we will discuss is Letters to My Palestinian Neighbor by Yossi Klein Halevi. Here's the description: Attempting to break the agonizing impasse between Israelis and Palestinians, Yossi Klein Halevi, the Israeli commentator […]
6:30 pm Potluck Dinner & Congregant-Led Service Join us for a potluck dinner, congregant-led service, and discussion. Why Jerusalem? The first references to Jerusalem in Torah are when Abraham buys a grave for Sarah in this week's Parasha -- Chayei Sarah. What deal did Abraham make about Jerusalem? Who broke the deal? What has happened […]
10:00 am Rabbi-Led Shabbat Service Rabbi Doug Heifetz will lead this Shabbat morning service, Kiddush, and discussion. We Read a Scroll on Purim. Why Not on Chanukah? The Chanukah holiday is just around the corner. Did you know that Jewish communities used to publicly read a scroll about Chanukah, similar to the Megillah that Jewish […]
6:30 pm Chanukah Party! Come join us for a Chanukah party! We'll have an evening of singing, menorah lighting, food, and fun. Bring your Chanukiah/menorah and candles for lighting, food for sharing, and dreidels for spinning. Please RSVP to info@beittikvah.org.
