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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
