Beit Tikvah

Shabbat Morning Service
2022-09-10 10:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York)
10:00 am Shabbat Morning Service
Come to this community-led service and discuss this week’s Parsha Ki Tetzei.
Feel free to bring a vegetarian dish to share for the community Kiddush after the service.
Kiddush will be followed by study and discussion of this week’s topic.
Please RSVP to info@beittikvah.org.
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Erev Rosh Hashanah Service
2022-09-25 19:00 - 21:30
7:00 p.m. Erev Rosh Hashanah Service
Led by Rabbi Doug Heifetz
Our first service of the Days of Awe begins September 25. Please join us for an Apples & Honey Dessert Reception following the service.

Note: This service is available in-person and on ZOOM BY RESERVATION ONLY.
Send a High Holy Days Reservation Form to info@beittikvah.org by Friday, September 9 if you would like to join us for this or any other High Holy Day service.
Please click this link to go to our High Holy Days 2022 webpage for reservation forms and information.

Rosh Hashanah Morning Service
2022-09-26 10:00 - 12:30
September 26 at 10:00 a.m. Rosh Hashanah Morning Service
Led by Rabbi Doug Heifetz

Note: This service is available in-person and ZOOM BY RESERVATION ONLY.
Send a High Holy Days Reservation Form to info@beittikvah.org by Friday, September 9 if you would like to join us for this or any other High Holy Day service.
Please click this link to go to our High Holy Days 2022 webpage for reservation forms and information.

Rosh Hashanah Tashlich Service
2022-09-26 12:30 - 13:30
12:30 p.m. Tashlich: “Casting off the chains of the past”
Led by Rabbi Doug Heifetz
Tashlich is the traditional ritual of ‘casting off’ old behaviors and patterns that no longer serve us, so that we can start the New Year more free and less encumbered by the past. This year we will hold our Tashlich just after the Rosh Hashanah morning service, outside the community center. The brief ritual will involve simple songs and chants, time for reflection, and the chance to create a community mural that will be washed with water, symbolizing a new freedom and distance from harmful patterns of the past.

Note: This service is available in-person and ZOOM BY RESERVATION ONLY.
Send a High Holy Days Reservation Form to info@beittikvah.org by Friday, September 9 if you would like to join us for this or any other High Holy Day service.
Please click this link to go to our High Holy Days 2022 webpage for reservation forms and information.

Rosh Hashanah Havdalah
2022-09-27 18:30 - 21:00
Join our Rosh Hashanah Musical Havdalah Service at 7:30 pm
Led by Rabbi Doug Heifetz
Dessert begins at 6:30 p.m. with the Musical Havdalah Service at 7:30 p.m.
Note: This service is available in-person and ZOOM BY RESERVATION ONLY.
Send a High Holy Days Reservation Form to info@beittikvah.org by Friday, September 9 if you would like to join us for this or any other High Holy Day service.
Please click this link to go to our High Holy Days 2022 webpage for reservation forms and information.

Kol Nidre Service
2022-10-04 18:30 - 21:30
6:30 p.m. Observance of Yom Kippur Begins.
Individual lighting of memorial candles. Meditative music and private reflection prior to the start of the Kol Nidre prayer.
7:00 p.m. Kol Nidre Service led by Rabbi Doug Heifetz
(Please be in the sanctuary by 6:55 p.m.; no one will be admitted during the recitation of Kol Nidre until it has concluded.)

Note: This service is available in-person and ZOOM BY RESERVATION ONLY.
Send a High Holy Days Reservation Form to info@beittikvah.org by Friday, September 9 if you would like to join us for this or any other High Holy Day service.
Please click this link to go to our High Holy Days 2022 webpage for reservation forms and information.

Yom Kippur Morning Services
2022-10-05 10:00 - 13:00
Yom Kippur Morning Services led by Rabbi Doug Heifetz
10:00 a.m. Morning Service
12:00 p.m. Yizkor (Memorial) Service
2:00 p.m. Discussion of the evolution of Judaism (Sonsino+)

Note: This service is available in-person and ZOOM BY RESERVATION ONLY.
Send a High Holy Days Reservation Form to info@beittikvah.org by Friday, September 9 if you would like to join us for this or any other High Holy Day service.
Please click this link to go to our High Holy Days 2022 webpage for reservation forms and information.

Yom Kippur Afternoon and Closing Services
2022-10-05 16:30 - 19:00
Afternoon & Closing Services led by Rabbi Doug Heifetz
4:30 p.m. Mincha (Afternoon) Service
5:30 p.m. Ne’ilah (Closing) Service (includes personal prayer time at the Ark)
6:30 p.m. Final sounding of the shofar
Break-the-Fast Meal following conclusion of services (separate reservation required)

Note: This service is available in-person and ZOOM BY RESERVATION ONLY.
Send a High Holy Days Reservation Form to info@beittikvah.org by Friday, September 9 if you would like to join us for this or any other High Holy Day service.
Please click this link to go to our High Holy Days 2022 webpage for reservation forms and information.

Community Potluck
2022-10-14 18:30 - 21:00

Congregant-Led Shabbat Service
2022-10-28 18:30 - 20:30, 2022-11-18 19:30 - 21:30

SERVICE CANCELLED - Rabbi-Led Shabbat Morning Service
2022-11-05 10:00 - 13:00
NOTE: DUE TO SCHEDULING DIFFICULTIES WITH RPCC, THIS SERVICE HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

Rabbi Doug will share The Love Formula – the secret ingredients for successful relationships, based upon Rebecca & Isaac’s marriage (from this week’s Parshat Lech Lecha).

Rabbi-Led Shabbat Morning Service
2022-12-10 10:00 - 13:00
Rabbi Doug shares “Letting Our Light Shine vs Withholding Protectively: Jacob’s Life as a Cautionary Tale” (Chanukah & Parshat Vayishlach).

Chanukah Party - CANCELLED DUE TO SEVERE COLD WEATHER
2022-12-23 19:30 - 21:30
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO SEVERE COLD WEATHER.

Congregant-Led Shabbat Morning Service
2023-01-21 10:00 - 13:00
10:00 am Congregant-Led Shabbat Morning Service
Come join us for this congregant-led service beginning at 10:00 AM at the Roland Park Community Center (RPCC). We will be remembering the Yahrzeits of Patrick J. Kelly and founding member Steve Stiles.
At 11:00 AM there will be a Community Kiddush including a free raffle of a gently used Kosher cook book!
At 11:30 AM we’ll have a discussion of the relevance of Pharaoh vs the Israelites for today.
Please bring a vegetarian nosh for the Community Kiddush. Please RSVP what you are bringing to info@beittikvah.org.

Rabbi-Led Shabbat Service
2023-02-18 10:00 - 13:00
10:00 am Rabbi-Led Shabbat Service
Join us for this Shabbat morning service led by Rabbi Doug Heifetz.
Blessing the New Moon of Silliness – This is the sabbath of preparation for the Month of Adar, the month of the Jewish calendar that is said to be a time of joy and silliness. The carnival-like holiday of Purim falls during this month. What’s the purpose of the frivolity, though? How can it serve us today?
Please bring a vegetarian nosh. Please RSVP what you are bringing to info@beittikvah.org.

Congregant-Led Friday Evening Service
2023-02-24 19:30 - 21:00
7:30 pm Congregant-Led Friday Evening Service
Come join us for this congregant-led service to welcome the Sabbath.
Please bring a vegetarian nosh. Please RSVP what you are bringing to info@beittikvah.org.

Congregant-Led Friday Evening Service
2023-03-10 19:30 - 21:00
7:30 pm Congregant-Led Friday Evening Service
Come join us for this congregant-led service tonight. Instead of a traditional service, we’ll have a mini-service with discussion of Parsha Ki Tisa “where do you fit in Society—your Rights & Obligations”.
Please bring a vegetarian nosh. Please RSVP what you are bringing to info@beittikvah.org.

Rabbi-Led Shabbat Service
2023-03-25 10:00 - 13:00
10:00 am Rabbi-Led Shabbat Service
Join us for this Shabbat morning service led by Rabbi Doug Heifetz.
The Four Children – the Myers-Briggs Test of Passover
The holiday of Passover starts on Wednesday evening, April 5th. To get ready for the holiday, we’ll discuss the origin and meanings of the ‘Four Children’ described in the Haggadah, the handbook for the festive meal. Although some of the descriptions of the Four Children seem pejorative, each one has its positives, too. What are the advantages of being the ‘dumb one’, or the ‘wicked one’? How about the one who doesn’t even know what to ask? Which one will you be this year?
Please bring a vegetarian nosh. Please RSVP what you are bringing to info@beittikvah.org.

Rabbi-Led Shabbat Service
2023-04-01 10:00 - 13:00
10:00 am Rabbi-Led Shabbat Service
Join us for this Shabbat morning service led by Rabbi Doug Heifetz.
New Readings & Rituals for the Passover Seder
We will study and discuss new readings and activities to add interest and meaning to your celebrations for the upcoming holiday, which begins on Wednesday evening, April 5th.
Please bring a vegetarian nosh. Please RSVP what you are bringing to info@beittikvah.org.

Joint Service with East Bank Havurah
2023-04-28 18:30 - 20:30
6:30 pm Joint Service with East Bank Havurah
Service to be led by Marcia Glass-Siegel of East Bank Havurah, followed by a vegetarian pot-luck at 7:30 on the patio at Roland Park Community Center. Please bring something vegetarian and let’s worship with a fellow Baltimore congregation.

Rabbi-Led Shabbat Service
2023-05-13 10:00 - 13:00
10:00 am Rabbi-Led Shabbat Service
Enjoy Shabbat Services with Rabbi Doug Heifetz. The discussion topic this week will be:
The Shavuot Holiday, The Book of Ruth, and the Oldest Same-Sex Commitment Ceremony
Later this month we celebrate the holiday of Shavuot. At today’s service we’ll explore the Book of Ruth, and discuss why it’s traditionally read on the holiday. Did you know that this ancient biblical book may well contain the oldest description of a same-sex commitment ceremony, and perhaps the oldest vows of romantic commitment? Let’s discuss and discover together.
Please bring a vegetarian nosh. RSVP what you are bringing to info@beittikvah.org.

Tikkun Leil Shavuot
2023-05-25 20:00 - 23:30
8:00 pm Tikkun Leil Shavuot (Learning on Shavuot Night)
Congregation Beit Tikvah will join other Central Maryland Reconstructionist Communities for a joint Tikkun Leil Shavuot (Learning on Shavuot Night) on Thursday, May 25 from 8:00 pm to midnight at Mishkan Torah, 10 Ridge Road, Greenbelt MD 20770.
The program will include a contemplative/musical Ma’ariv service, as well as several different learning sessions. After the study sessions there will be a cheesecake potluck, a Torah trivia contest, and a poetry slam. Everyone is invited to attend some or all of the program. If you are interested in car pooling to the event, please RSVP to info@beittikvah.org.

Shavuot Service with East Bank Havurah
2023-05-26 18:00 - 21:30
6:00 pm Shavuot Service with East Bank Havurah
Congregation Beit Tikvah is invited to join with the East Bank Havurah for Shavuot services led by Rabbi Ruth Smith of Beth Israel Congregation Salisbury and formerly of Congregation Beit Tikvah.
Friday, May 26 – Shavuot Service in person and on Zoom
6:00 pm Dinner
7:00 – 8:00 pm Service
8:00 pm Tikkun (Study session)
Location: 1701 Mt Carmel Rd, Parkton, MD 21120, USA

Shavuot Service & Yizkor with East Bank Havurah
2023-05-27 10:30 - 12:00
10:30 am Shavuot Service & Yizkor with East Bank Havurah
Congregation Beit Tikvah is invited to join with the East Bank Havurah for Shavuot services led by Rabbi Ruth Smith of Beth Israel Congregation Salisbury and formerly of Congregation Beit Tikvah.
Saturday, May 27 – Shavuot Service & Yizkor in person (not on Zoom)
10:30 am – 12:00 pm
Child-oriented journey through 7 stations of the service matching the 7 weeks of Shavuot. Adults welcome.
Location: 1701 Mt Carmel Rd, Parkton, MD 21120, USA

Juneteenth Service
2023-06-16 19:00 - 21:00
7:00 pm Juneteenth Service led by Maria Markham Thompson
Join us for a special Shabbat service celebrating Juneteenth, the national holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States. Juneteenth marks the date (June 19, 1865) following the end of the Civil War – and more than two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation was issued – when the last enslaved people in Texas learned of their freedom.
Kiddush will follow the service.

Pride Shabbat Friday Evening
2023-06-23 17:30 - 21:00
Pride Shabbat Friday Evening

Beth Am Synagogue and Hinenu: The Baltimore Justice Shtiebl invite you to join them for Pride Shabbat, in partnership with Repair the World, and many other Jewish and LGBTQIA+ organizations and congregations (including Congregation Beit Tikvah).
Location: Beth Am Courtyard (weather permitting)
5:30 PM | Pre-shabbat nosh and card writing campaign with Repair the World Baltimore
6 PM | Musical Kabbalat Shabbat Service led by Rabbi Tyler and Rabbi Ariana
7 PM | Dairy Dinner followed by keynote address by Dr. Harriette Wimms
(Pre-registration is required by June 20th to attend Shabbat dinner)

Pride Shabbat Saturday Morning
2023-06-24 09:30 - 14:30
Pride Shabbat Saturday Morning

Beth Am Synagogue and Hinenu: The Baltimore Justice Shtiebl invite you to join them for Pride Shabbat, in partnership with Repair the World, and many other Jewish and LGBTQIA+ organizations and congregations (including Congregation Beit Tikvah).
Location: Beth Am Sanctuary
9:30 AM | Sanctuary Services led by Rabbi Tyler.
12:30 PM* | Kiddush Lunch followed by LGBTQI+ panel discussion.
* Approximate time

Joint Service with East Bank Havurah
2023-07-01 10:00 - 13:00
10:00 am Joint Service with East Bank Havurah
Join us and our East Bank Havurah friends this Saturday outside on the Roland Park Community Center covered patio for a melody-filled Shabbat morning service. If you’ve never heard the story of the talking donkey, you won’t want to miss the discussion of the Torah portion for the week!
East Bank members will lead the service and will provide a service booklet with Hebrew, transliteration, and some nice English readings. We ask everyone to plan to arrive either by 10am in time to participate in the opening meditation; or a little before 10:30am so that together we can build the feeling of sacred community out on the patio.
Please bring a vegetarian dish to share at the pot luck luncheon after services. Please RSVP to info@beittikvah.org.

Rabbi-Led Shabbat Service
2023-07-29 10:00 - 13:00
10:00 am Rabbi-Led Shabbat Service
It’s Always About Love, But THIS Shabbat Especially!
So much love this Shabbat! The weekly Torah portion mentions love over and over again. The holiday of Tu B’Av, sometimes considered to be the “Jewish Valentine’s Day”, falls just a few days later. We should try to feel the love all the time, of course, but why this Shabbat especially? And how does this relate to our world today? Come join in, nosh, study a bit and discuss.
Please bring a vegetarian dish to share at the community Kiddush. Please RSVP to info@beittikvah.org.
