Beit Tikvah

Kabbalat Shabbat Service (In-person)
2022-04-22 19:30 - 21:00 (America/New_York)
7:30 pm Kabbalat Shabbat Service (In-person)
Join us for a congregant-led participatory service on the last night of Passover. This service honoring Earth Day will be followed by an Oneg Shabbat.

We welcome congregants to bring Pesachdich food (no meat) or beverages to share.

Please RSVP to info@beittikvah.org.
Click to see our current COVID-19 Safety Procedures.

Shabbat Morning Service with Rabbi Doug Heifetz (In-person)
2022-04-09 10:00 - 13:00
10:00 am Shabbat Morning Service led by Rabbi Doug Heifetz
The Miracle of Crossing the Sea: The Real Story
Passover is coming up! One of the central elements of the Passover story is the crossing of the Sea of Reeds. As our Israelite ancestors left behind their lives of slavery in Egypt, they arrived at the shore of the Sea of Reeds, an inlet of the Red Sea. Pharoah’s mighty army pursued them as they arrived. They managed to cross over miraculously. However, the Torah gives us a number of mysterious details about the episode that each reveal multiple interpretations. Let’s read and discover the possibilities, and see how it relates to our own pursuit of freedom in this season.

Please bring a healthy (non-meat) nosh to share for the community Kiddush after the service.
Kiddush will be followed by study and discussion of this week’s topic from 12 Noon to 1 PM.

Please RSVP to info@beittikvah.org.
Click to see our current COVID-19 Safety Procedures.

Kabbalat Shabbat Service (In-person)
2022-03-25 19:30 - 21:00
7:30 pm Kabbalat Shabbat Service (In-person)

Join us for a community-led participatory Shabbat service and Oneg Shabbat. This week’s parsha is Shemini, Leviticus 9, and we will discuss “How to continue on when your heart is heavy.”

Erev Shabbat Service with Rabbi Doug Heifetz (Virtual)
2022-03-11 19:30 - 21:00
7:30 pm Erev Shabbat Service with Rabbi Doug Heifetz
NOTE: This service will be on Zoom.
Purim is coming soon! Jews all over the world read the Book of Esther publicly in synagogue on the holiday. Whenever the name of the villain “Haman” is read aloud, the congregation traditionally responds with loud noises, boo’s and hisses to ‘blot out’ Haman’s name. We’ll study the roots of this raucous tradition, and find a deep message of caring for the vulnerable at its core. How does this message apply today?

RSVP to info@beittikvah.org if you’d like to join us for this Zoom service.

Congregation Beit Tikvah Community Meeting (In-person)
2022-03-06 16:00 - 18:00
4:00 pm Congregation Beit Tikvah Community Meeting
NOTE: This event will take place at the Roland Park Community Center.

Be a part of the transformation of our community.
Become involved in the direction and organization of the congregation moving forward. There are lots of volunteer opportunities available to help lead us out of the pandemic and strengthen our community into the future.

Vegetarian Pizza will be served. Please bring beverages to share.

Please RSVP to info@beittikvah.org if you’d like to join us for this event.

Virtual Kabbalat Shabbat Service
2022-02-25 19:30 - 21:00
7:30 pm Kabbalat Shabbat Service
NOTE: This service will be on Zoom.
Celebrating Workers
Please join us for a participatory congregant-led service that focuses on society’s workers. In this week’s parsha, Vayakhel, the women and men of Israel joyously and skillfully build the Mishkan.
May all our interactions with each other be so mindful and caring.

RSVP to info@beittikvah.org if you’d like to join us for this Zoom service.

Virtual Erev Shabbat Service with Rabbi Doug Heifetz
2022-02-11 19:30 - 21:00
7:30 pm Erev Shabbat Service with Rabbi Doug Heifetz
NOTE: This service will be on Zoom.
Wisdom for Creative Collaboration – Building the Tabernacle
Our weekly Torah portions at this time of year focus on our ancestors’ efforts to build the Mishkan (tabernacle) in the desert after they left Egypt. The undertaking especially involved key leaders and artisans, but it eventually drew from all the people. What are some key lessons for creative collaboration from this saga of our ancient Israelite past?

RSVP to info@beittikvah.org if you’d like to join us for this Zoom service.

Virtual Kabbalat Shabbat Service
2022-01-28 19:30 - 21:00
7:30 pm Kabbalat Shabbat Service
NOTE: This service will be on Zoom.
Join us for a Community-led Shabbat Service on Global Community Engagement Day (this year on January 28).
In this week’s Parsha Mishpatim, we have a large section of blueprints for community. Exodus 21.1-24.18 includes regulations about Israeli serfdom, capital crimes of violence, injuries and social relations. How do we apply Mishpatim to include and elevate us all? While our Torah blueprint was ahead of its time, can we ( as Reconstructionists) re-interpret the parts that are now outdated?
RSVP to info@beittikvah.org if you’d like to join us for this Zoom service.

Virtual Tu Bishvat Service with Rabbi Doug Heifetz
2022-01-14 19:30 - 21:00
7:30 pm Tu Bishvat Service with Rabbi Doug Heifetz
NOTE: This service will be on Zoom.
Celebrating Trees in Mid-Winter – Hidden Potential for the Earth and Our Souls
Tu Bishvat, the Jewish Earth Day (this year on January 17), is a time to appreciate the gifts of nature and recommit to caring for all of creation. Jewish scriptures celebrate the diversity of life. The Tanakh (Hebrew Bible) and Talmud mention hundreds of plants and animals. The rabbis teach that every species was created by G-d, and therefore has a purpose.
RSVP to info@beittikvah.org if you’d like to join us for this Zoom service.

Hanukkah Happening
2021-12-03 18:30 - 20:30
6:30 pm Hanukkah Happening

Join the Beit Tikvah community for a Hanukkah Happening! Bring a vegetarian dish to share and a hanukkiah (holiday menorah) with your candles. We will start with a community candle lighting on this sixth night of Hanukkah. If you are bringing a dish to be served hot, we’ll warm it up for you.
Please RSVP to info@beittikvah.org and tell us what you are bringing, so we can have a variety of dishes and enough latkes.

Masks are required for everyone, except when you are eating.

Kabbalat Shabbat Service
2021-11-19 19:30 - 21:00
7:30 pm Thanksgiving Kabbalat Shabbat Service

Come to this Congregant-led service and hear member Norman Hogeland play his original compositions with a Thanksgiving theme. Share your reflections on gratitude. Feel free to bring a dessert or healthy nosh to share at the community Oneg Shabbat.

A reservation is required to attend all services.
If you’d like to join us for this service, please send an email to info@beittikvah.org .

Shabbat Morning Service with Rabbi Doug Heifetz
2021-11-06 10:00 - 13:00
10:00 am Shabbat Morning Service with Rabbi Doug Heifetz

When Slow and Steady Wins the Race
The Torah readings at this time of year bring us the narratives of Isaac, the middle one in a line of three classic Jewish patriarchs from the biblical Book of Genesis. In many ways, Isaac is the least noteworthy of the three. His father, Abraham, and his son, Jacob, were the fiery, charismatic ones. Isaac seems relatively quiet and nondescript by comparison. However, a close reading shows that his personality brought unique leadership gifts which the other patriarchs lacked. What are the advantages of a slow, steady and faithful approach, as shown by Isaac’s example?

A reservation is required to attend all services.
If you’d like to join us for this service, please send an email to info@beittikvah.org by midnight on Thursday, November 4th.

Shabbat Morning Service with Rabbi Doug Heifetz
2021-10-23 10:00 - 13:00
10:00 am Shabbat Morning Service with Rabbi Doug Heifetz

Did Hagar Really Come Back?
For Parshat Vayera, we’ll read about the expulsion of Hagar, Abraham’s first wife. The story tells of her cruel treatment at Abraham and Sarah’s hands. However, in spite of her misfortune, many commentators imagine that this episode didn’t end her relationship with Abraham. Rather, they theorize that Hagar later returned and remarried Abraham. Why do they imagine this? What would it take to allow reconciliation under such circumstances? How does this inspire us to reflect on our own relationships, their limitations and the possibilities of healing?

A reservation is required to attend all services.
If you’d like to join us for this service, please send an email to info@beittikvah.org by midnight on Thursday, October 21st.

Kabbalat Shabbat Service
2021-10-08 19:30 - 21:00
7:30 pm Kabbalat Shabbat Service

In celebration of World Space Week (October 4 – 10), during this congregant-led service we will explore prayers and readings referring to the majesty of God’s creation of the heavens. This week’s parsha, “Noach” (Noah), reminds us that we may not turn our back on the earth, while we reach for the stars.

A RESERVATION IS REQUIRED TO ATTEND THIS SERVICE.
If you’d like to join us for this service, please send an email to info@beittikvah.org by midnight on Thursday, October 7th.

Yom Kippur Afternoon & Closing Services
2021-09-16 17:30 - 20:00
Afternoon & Closing Services led by Rabbi Doug Heifetz
5:30 p.m. Mincha (Afternoon) Service
6:30 p.m. Ne’ilah (Closing) Service (includes personal prayer time at the Ark)
7:50 p.m. Final sounding of the shofar
Break-the-Fast Meal following conclusion of services (separate reservation required)

Note: This service is available BY RESERVATION ONLY.
Send a High Holy Days Reservation Form to info@beittikvah.org by Friday, August 27 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 2021 webpage for reservation forms and information.

Yom Kippur Morning Services
2021-09-16 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
12:30 p.m. Musaf (Additional) Service

Note: This service is available BY RESERVATION ONLY.
Send a High Holy Days Reservation Form to info@beittikvah.org by Friday, August 27 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 2021 webpage for reservation forms and information.

Kol Nidre Service
2021-09-15 18:30 - 21:00
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 BY RESERVATION ONLY.
Send a High Holy Days Reservation Form to info@beittikvah.org by Friday, August 27 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 2021 webpage for reservation forms and information.

Rosh Hashanah Tashlich
2021-09-07 12:30 - 13:00
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 cast stones into water, symbolizing a new freedom and distance from harmful patterns of the past.

Note: This service is available BY RESERVATION ONLY.
Send a High Holy Days Reservation Form to info@beittikvah.org by Friday, August 27 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 2021 webpage for reservation forms and information.

Rosh Hashanah Morning Service
2021-09-07 10:00 - 12:30
10:00 a.m. Rosh Hashanah Morning Service
Led by Rabbi Doug Heifetz

Note: This service is available BY RESERVATION ONLY.
Send a High Holy Days Reservation Form to info@beittikvah.org by Friday, August 27 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 2021 webpage for reservation forms and information.

Erev Rosh Hashanah Service
2021-09-06 19:30 - 21:00
7:30 p.m. Erev Rosh Hashanah Service
Led by Rabbi Doug Heifetz
Our first service of the Days of Awe begins tonight. Please join us for an Apples & Honey Dessert Reception following the service.

Note: This service is available BY RESERVATION ONLY.
Send a High Holy Days Reservation Form to info@beittikvah.org by Friday, August 27 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 2021 webpage for reservation forms and information.

Shabbat Service & Special Guest Speaker (in-person service)
2021-08-14 10:00 - 13:00
10:00 am Shabbat Service & Special Guest Speaker
Guest Speaker: Dr. Barry Gittlen, Professor of Biblical and Archaeological Studies, Towson University
Jonah and the Paradox of Prophecy
Too often the book of Jonah is seen as a tall tale for children, trivialized, or simply passed off as a fish story. But Jonah should be read as a handbook on the nature of prophecy and the duties of the prophet. The narrative is both simple and complex, both insightful and a thought-provoking paradox.

A RESERVATION IS REQUIRED TO ATTEND THIS SERVICE.
If you’d like to join us for this in-person service, please send an email to info@beittikvah.org by noon on Thursday, August 12th.

Click to read our current COVID-19 Safety Procedures for In-Person Services. Please note that our procedures may change as pandemic safety guidelines change.

Shabbat Morning Service with Rabbi Doug Heifetz (in-person service)
2021-07-31 10:00 - 13:00
10:00 am Shabbat Morning Service with Rabbi Doug Heifetz
Expanding the Boundaries of Love and Connection
– the Tu B’Av Holiday
The holiday of Tu B’Av, known as the ‘love holiday’, occurs in late July this year. We’ll study the biblical roots of the festival, and see how it encourages us to expand the accepted boundaries of romantic love. We’ll of course discuss how it applies today.

A RESERVATION IS REQUIRED TO ATTEND THIS SERVICE.
If you’d like to join us for this in-person service, please send an email to info@beittikvah.org by noon on Thursday, July 29th.

Click to read our current COVID-19 Safety Procedures for In-Person Services. Please note that our procedures may change as pandemic safety guidelines change.

Kabbalat Shabbat Service with Rabbi Doug Heifetz (virtual service)
2021-07-09 19:30 - 20:30
7:30 pm Kabbalat Shabbat Service with Rabbi Doug Heifetz
Join us for our last Zoom service.
Discussion Topic: Upside-Down Letters in the Torah and the Carry-On Bag Rule
At this time of year we read the Book of Numbers, describing the middle years of the Israelites’ travels after leaving Egypt. In Chapter 10, we find 72 letters bookmarked by mysterious upside down letters. This curious notation describes something that uplifted the Israelites amidst many challenges and difficulties along their journey. How can it add to our lives?

RSVP to info@beittikvah.org if you’d like to join us for this Zoom event.

Shabbat Morning Service (in-person service)
2021-06-26 10:00 - 13:00
10:00 am Shabbat Morning Service In Person!
Come to our first in-person Shabbat morning service since the pandemic began last year! We look forward to seeing everyone again.
This is a participatory service and you can choose to take a reading if you wish. In this week’s parsha (Torah portion), Balak, the king of Moab, asks the prophet Balaam to curse the Israelites. However, not only does Balaam not curse the Israelites, but he blesses them instead. The well-known poet and science fiction author, Rick Lupert, has graciously allowed us to include his Balak poems in our service.

A RESERVATION IS REQUIRED TO ATTEND THIS SERVICE.
If you’d like to join us for this in-person service, send an email to info@beittikvah.org by noon on Thursday, June 24th.

Congregation Beit Tikvah has new COVID-19 Rules for In-Person Services in place to keep everyone safe. We ask for your cooperation in following the rules.

LGBTQIA+ Pride Kabbalat Shabbat Service with Rabbi Doug Heifetz (virtual service)
2021-06-11 19:30 - 20:30
7:30 pm LGBTQIA+ Pride Kabbalat Shabbat Service with Rabbi Doug Heifetz

Beit Tikvah was the first Reconstructionist Jewish community in Baltimore to formally welcome the LGBTQIA+ community. We invite everyone to join us in celebrating Pride at this year’s Pride Kabbalat Shabbat Service.

RSVP to info@beittikvah.org if you’d like to join us for this Zoom event.

Shavuot Week / Shabbat Service with Rabbi Doug Heifetz (virtual service)
2021-05-21 19:30 - 20:30
7:30 pm Shavuot Holiday Week / Shabbat Service with Rabbi Doug Heifetz
The Genesis of Creativity
On Shavuot, we celebrate the origin of Torah, our most precious spiritual inheritance and guide. For our Shabbat study topic, we’ll look at the Torah’s description of the origin of the universe, found in the first verses of the Book of Genesis. How does it characterize God’s creativity? What sort of examples does it set to inspire our own creativity?

RSVP to info@beittikvah.org if you’d like to join us for this Zoom event.

Virtual Field Trip to San Antonio, Texas! (virtual service)
2021-05-07 19:30 - 20:30
7:30 pm A Virtual Field Trip to San Antonio, Texas!
First Friday Kabbalat Shabbat Service
Please join us for this virtual field trip to a Reconstructionist synagogue ‘deep in the heart of Texas’ — Congregation Beth Am in San Antonio. The service will include a preview of the holiday of Shavuot. They are looking forward to seeing us!

If you wish to attend this service, please send an RSVP to info@beittikvah.org by Thursday, May 6 to receive the Zoom link.

Earth Day Kabbalat Shabbat Service (virtual service)
2021-04-23 19:30 - 20:30
7:30 pm Earth Day Kabbalat Shabbat Service with Kol Ami of Virginia
A Virtual Field Trip
Friday, April 23 is the day after Earth Day, a perfect time to reflect on this beautiful planet and the natural blessings God has bestowed upon us.
We are taking a virtual field trip to join with Kol Ami, a sister Reconstructionist congregation in Northern Virginia, to hold this service. Special songs and readings will focus on our theme while we also rejoice in the tranquility of Shabbat – another ‘natural’ gift.

If you wish to attend this service, you MUST send an RSVP to info@beittikvah.org by Thursday, April 22 to get the Zoom link.

Holocaust Remembrance Day with Rabbi Doug Heifetz (virtual service)
2021-04-09 19:30 - 20:30
7:30 pm Holocaust Remembrance Day
Kabbalat Shabbat Service with Rabbi Doug Heifetz
The Rise of Fascism & The Tower of Babel
For Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day) we reflect on the rise of the Nazi fascist movement. As part of our service, we will read the biblical story of the Tower of Babel, which many interpret to describe an ancient precursor to modern fascism. In what ways does the Tower of Babel story reflect some of the characteristics of Nazi Germany? Does it reflect any characteristics of the USA today? Is there a Jewish obligation to oppose fascism? Do we, as Jews, possess a unique ability to speak against fascism? How should we do so today?

RSVP to info@beittikvah.org if you’d like to join us for this Zoom event.

Passover: Embracing Matzah with Rabbi Doug Heifetz (virtual service)
2021-03-26 19:30 - 20:30
7:30 pm Passover: Embracing Matzah
Kabbalat Shabbat Service with Rabbi Doug Heifetz
No Room for Fluff – The Inner Meaning of Matzah
During our service on this night before Passover, we explore the spiritual meaning of matzah and the avoidance of leavened products during Passover. Beyond the most obvious dietary meanings, Jewish tradition has often associated leavening with puffed-up ego and the nonessential trappings of our lives that needlessly limit us. By turning away from leavening, and by embracing matzah, we can get rid of the clutter – both spiritually and physically – and return to our essence. The holiday opens the door for a Jewish ‘Feng Shui’ (traditional Chinese practice of physical arrangement of space).

RSVP to info@beittikvah.org if you’d like to join us for this Zoom event.
