Rabbi-led Saturday Morning Service
2022-06-11 09:30 - 12:30 (America/New_York)
9:30 am Rabbi-led Saturday Morning Service
(Please note earlier start time this week.)
Rebellion in the Wilderness: Legitimate Protest or Mere Power Play?
Please join Rabbi Doug to study and discuss an ancient story of rebellion in this week’s Torah portion, B’haalot’cha. Were the rebel leaders concerned for the people, or just power hungry? How can you tell the difference? How does their story relate to ours today?

We welcome congregants to bring food (no meat) or beverages to share at 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.
Click to see our current COVID-19 Safety Procedures.

Congregant-led Friday Night Service
2022-06-24 19:30 - 21:00
7:30 pm Congregant-Led Friday Night Service

Join us in celebrating the Midsummer and diving into Parsha Shelach. Our ancestors, far more in tune with the seasons, learned to leverage Nature’s gifts.
Please bring a vegetarian nosh to share at the community Oneg.

Please RSVP to info@beittikvah.org.
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Shabbat Morning Service
2022-07-09 10:00 - 13:00
10:00 am Shabbat Morning Service
Please join us for a brief congregant-led, participatory, egalitarian Saturday morning service. The service will be mainly in English. We will discuss Parsha Chukat – and how it allows us to expand our world (and otherworldly) views.
We welcome congregants to bring food (no meat) or beverages to share at the community Kiddush after the service.

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

Kabbalat Shabbat Service
2022-07-22 19:30 - 21:00
7:30 pm Kabbalat Shabbat Service

Join us for this congregant-led Friday evening service to welcome Shabbat.
Please bring a vegetarian nosh to share at the community Oneg.

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

Shabbat Morning Service with Rabbi Doug Heifetz
2022-08-13 10:00 - 13:00
10:00 am Shabbat Morning Service with Rabbi Doug Heifetz
For Shabbat Nachamu, we will study the messages of comfort and hope found in the Haftarah of this Sabbath, from the book of Isaiah. The name of the Haftarah comes from the words of the prophet Isaiah, who urges the people to “Find comfort (‘nachamu’) my people”. This reading always follows the sad commemorative holiday of Tisha B’av in our calendar. How does the prophet try to help the people find comfort? What sort of healing can they seek or hope to find? How are the messages relevant to us?
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.
Click to see our current COVID-19 Safety Procedures.

Kabbalat Shabbat Service
2022-08-26 19:30 - 21:00
7:30 pm Kabbalat Shabbat Service

Join us for this community-led Friday evening service to welcome Shabbat.
Feel free to bring a vegetarian nosh to share for the community Oneg.

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

Shabbat Morning Service
2022-09-10 10:00 - 13:00
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.
Click to see our current COVID-19 Safety Procedures.

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
