10:00 am Rabbi Doug Heifetz Leads Shabbat Service Rabbi Doug Heifetz will lead this Shabbat morning service and discussion. This week's Torah portion, Mishpatim, turns from the spectacular revelation of the ten commandments at Mt. Sinai to a discussion of relatively mundane laws. It turns from the clear call "Do not murder", to a discussion […]
6:30 pm Congregant-Led Erev Shabbat Service We begin with a Potluck Dinner at 6:30 pm. Please bring a dairy, vegan or vegetarian dish to share. Our service starts at 7:30 pm, followed by a discussion of this week's Torah portion, Parshat Tetzaveh, led by our Beit Tikvah member Miriam Winder Kelly. Miriam has researched attributes of the […]
10:00 am Guest Rabbi Ruth Smith Leads Shabbat Service Rabbi Ruth Smith will lead this Shabbat morning service and discussion. When a Door Closes, a Window Opens: The Babylonian Exile and Its Meaning for Us Today As we prepare for Purim, we look at the Jewish community living in Babylon. Who were they? What […]
7:00 pm on Zoom - Beit Tikvah Book Club Join Rabbi Doug Heifetz and other book lovers to talk about "My Jewish Year: 18 Holidays, One Wondering Jew" by Abigail Pogrebin. A finalist for the 2018 National Jewish Book Award, this book is a lively chronicle of the author's journey into the spiritual heart of […]
6:30 pm Purim Megillah Reading and Potluck Dinner Happy Purim! Join us for a potluck dinner followed by a community reading of the Megillah (in English). Please bring a dairy, vegan or vegetarian dish to share. Feel free to come in costume (or not) and bring noisemakers to drown out the name of the villain […]
10:00 am Rabbi Doug Heifetz Leads Shabbat Service Rabbi Doug Heifetz will lead this Shabbat morning service and discussion. Freedom from the Shackles of Ego: Why Isn't Moses in the Haggadah? This lunch study & discussion will focus on the Haggadah - the booklet Jews read together at our festive seder meals for the […]
6:30 pm Passover Potluck Seder Important Reminder: For those of you who made the required reservations by April 24th, we'll see you at the Potluck Seder. If you didn't make a reservation by the April 24th deadline, you'll have to wait until next year! NO WALK-INS ADMITTED!
7:00 pm on Zoom - Beit Tikvah Book Club Join Rabbi Doug Heifetz and other book mavens to talk about the next selection of the BT Book Club: "Who by Fire: Leonard Cohen in the Sinai" by Matti Friedman. The untold story of Leonard Cohen’s concert tour to the front lines of the Yom Kippur […]
10:00 am Congregant-Led Shabbat Service Join us for a Congregant-led Shabbat morning service for Parsha Emor with Kiddush and a discussion in observance of Armed Forces Day today. Reminder: May 18 is the 25th day of the Omer, halfway between Passover and Shavuot! 10:00 am Service (mainly in English) 11:00 am Community Kiddush - Please […]
Prepare Spiritually for Shavuot with Yiscah Smith: Teachings & Meditations from the Piaseczner Rebbe Join co-sponsors East Bank Havurah, Congregation Beit Tikvah, and Chevrei Tzedek Congregation in welcoming Yiscah Smith as our scholar-in-residence to help us prepare for Shavuot. Yiscah Smith is a thought leader, spiritual activist, and agent of change who addresses the spiritual […]
