Beit Tikvah

Artist Talk & Virtual Studio Visit - with Anna Fine Foer
2020-06-23 19:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York)
7:00 PM Artist Talk & Virtual Studio Visit – with Anna Fine Foer
Baltimore-based artist Anna Fine Foer constructs collage landscapes with scientific, political, meta-physical, and Jewish significance, depicting three or more dimensions on a two-dimensional plane.
With an academic background in fiber/crafts, she has worked as a textile conservator in Haifa, Tel Aviv, and Washington, DC. Her work has been exhibited in the US and in Israel, including at the Maryland Governor’s Mansion as well as the Israeli Embassy. Anna’s artwork is in the permanent collection of the Haifa Museum of Art and the Beer-Sheva Biblical Museum.
Please join us for a virtual tour of Anna’s studio and a discussion with the artist.

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

Virtual discussion events are scheduled on the second and fourth Tuesday of the month at 7pm. Please feel free to join over dinner, dessert, or drinks.

Shabbat Service for Juneteenth - "We're Still Here: Let's Eat!"
2020-06-19 19:30 - 20:30
7:30 PM Juneteenth Shabbat Service with Maria Markham Thompson
We’re Still Here: Let’s Eat!
Passover. August Monday. Juneteenth. How is emancipation remembered after the end of enslavement, even if the descendants are not “full-free”? Maria Markham Thompson will share her experiences celebrating emancipation in communities of Jews, West Indians, and African-Americans.
Join us for a special Shabbat service on Juneteenth, an annual 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.
We will be using a prayerbook in PDF format designed especially for this service. Please click here to open the prayerbook.

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

Virtual Discussion Group: What Am I, Chopped Liver?: Jewish Food Folkways
2020-06-09 19:00 - 20:00
7:00 PM What Am I, Chopped Liver?: Jewish Food Folkways
These days, most of us are doing a lot of cooking at home. Are you cooking comfort food? Are you reaching back to the food of your ancestors? Using the free YIVO class: A Seat at the Table: A Journey Into Jewish Food as our starting point, we’ll discuss food memories, food folkways, and what you’re cooking and eating now. Please note: While this course has an emphasis on the Ashkenazi table, all food histories, memories, and current practices are welcomed.

RSVP to info@beittikvah.org by Monday, June 8 if you’d like to join us for this discussion on Zoom.

Discussion Group meets virtually the second and fourth Tuesday of the month at 7pm. Please feel free to join over dinner, dessert, or drinks.

Shavuot Service with Rabbi Doug Heifetz - Online
2020-05-29 19:30 - 20:30
7:30 PM Shavuot Service with Rabbi Doug Heifetz
Shavuot – Guidance through the Wilderness
At Shavuot, we celebrate receiving the Torah at Mt. Sinai. Our ancestors arrived at Mt. Sinai during their desert wandering, far from their familiar settings back in Egypt. As they journeyed through the unknown wilderness, Torah gave them a welcome new sense of direction. Most of us today, too, feel a similar sense of unfamiliarity as we wander through the ‘wilderness’ of life in a pandemic. Please join in on Zoom to seek and celebrate the voices of direction and discernment that can support and guide us during this critical time.
The online Shavuot service will include a brief Yizkor memorial.
Our Shavuot Digital Prayerbook, designed especially for this service, is available here to view or download in PDF format.

Please RSVP to info@beittikvah.org if you’d like to join us for the Shavuot service on Zoom.

Virtual Discussion Group: It’s Unorthodox
2020-05-26 19:00 - 20:00
7:00 PM It’s Unorthodox
Did you view the four-episode Netflix series Unorthodox? Briefly, it centers on a young Satmar Hasidic woman in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, who escapes the strict confines of her community and arranged marriage to find herself in Berlin. We’ll discuss our reactions to the series and explore how some others in the Jewish community have responded.

RSVP to info@beittikvah.org by Tuesday noon, May 26 if you’d like to join us for this discussion on Zoom.

Discussion Group meets virtually the second and fourth Tuesday of the month at 7pm. Please feel free to join over dinner, dessert, or drinks.

Virtual Discussion Group: The Jewish Stories of I.L. Peretz & A Related Folktale
2020-05-12 19:00 - 20:30
7:00 PM The Jewish Stories of I.L. Peretz & A Related Folktale
We’ll discuss three very short stories of I.L. Peretz, and, if time permits, a related folktale. The stories are charming and a bit profound. We’ll explore what thoughts and feelings these Yiddish stories evoke. We’ll send out the stories, background information, and a few questions to think about in an email. If you don’t have time to read these short stories, please join us anyway since we’ll share them in video and professional readings.

Email info@beittikvah.org if you’d like to attend this discussion, and we’ll send you the Zoom link.

Discussion Group meets virtually the second and fourth Tuesday of the month at 7pm. Please feel free to join over dinner, dessert, or drinks.

Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day) Program - POSTPONED
2020-04-24 18:30 - 21:00
THIS PROGRAM HAS BEEN POSTPONED TO A FUTURE DATE.

Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day) Program
Our speaker is Uta Allers, who is a trainer, translator, and workshop leader in Germany and the U.S. She is a German gentile born during the Nazi era and the bombing raids during World War II. She describes her personal history in this way: “Since there was rubble all around her as a child, Uta had no reason to question the prevailing mindset that Germans were the victims of the war. When her family immigrated to Canada and she learned the truth about her country’s history of aggression and genocide, she spent decades struggling with shame and guilt. At some point, however, she realized she could be a bridge-builder across historical divides.” Join us for a fascinating presentation of her story and her work in building bridges of understanding and community.

Shabbat Service with Rabbi Doug Heifetz - CANCELLED
2020-04-11 10:00 - 13:00
10:00 AM Shabbat Service followed by Kiddush and a discussion
led by Rabbi Doug Heifetz — CANCELLED

National Refugee Shabbat - POSTPONED
2020-03-20 19:30 - 21:00
7:30 PM National Refugee Shabbat Service — POSTPONED

Shabbat Service with Rabbi Doug Heifetz
2020-03-07 10:00 - 13:00
10:00 AM Shabbat Service followed by Kiddush and discussion
led by Rabbi Doug Heifetz
The Purim – Yom Kippur Connection
The upcoming raucous, carnivalesque festival of Purim is said to be similar to Yom Kippur, the most somber holiday of the Jewish year. So says an ancient but persistent thread of Jewish commentary. Why are the two holidays compared? What do they have in common? We’ll explore the connection, and uncover one of the most stunning human insights from our tradition. We’ll discuss its relevance for society today, within and beyond the Jewish community.

Please bring a vegetarian or dairy dish to share at the Kiddush.

Kabbalat Shabbat Service
2020-02-21 19:30 - 21:00
7:30 PM Kabbalat Shabbat Service and discussion
Service leader: Miriam Winder Kelly
Parashat Mishpatim
This week’s parasha contains many laws and commandments given to the people of Israel in addition to the Ten Commandments in last week’s parasha. How relevant is the Torah’s system of checks and balances today? Can we govern ourselves so we can live life fully without infringing on others?

Oneg Shabbat following the service.
Please bring a vegetarian or dairy nosh to share.

Shabbat Service with Rabbi Doug Heifetz
2020-02-08 10:00 - 13:00
10:00 AM Shabbat Service followed by Kiddush and discussion
led by Rabbi Doug Heifetz
Tu Bishvat & The Wisdom of the Trees
Please join us for a study and discussion session about the meaning of the Tu Bishvat (New Year of the Trees) holiday. We will explore the importance of trees as a symbol of wisdom, growth, and balance. We will discuss how the celebration and its symbols inspire us to care for the environment and protect the inhabitants of the earth.

Please bring a vegetarian or dairy dish to share at the Kiddush.

Kabbalat Shabbat Service
2020-01-31 19:30 - 21:00
7:30 PM Musical Kabbalat Shabbat Service.
Service leader: Nina Storch

Oneg Shabbat following the service.
Please bring a vegetarian or dairy nosh to share.

The Jewish Book Thing
2020-01-28 17:00 - 18:30, 2020-01-27 19:45 - 21:45, 2020-01-26 16:30 - 18:00
The Jewish Book Thing at Congregation Beit Tikvah
Sunday January 26th, 4:30 – 6:00pm
Monday January 27th, 7:45 – 9:45pm
Tuesday January 28th, 5:00 – 6:30pm

When Hope Sigler, a lay Torah reader at Congregation Beit Tikvah, passed away at the age of 44, she donated her extensive collection of hundreds of Jewish books to the community she belonged to and loved. It was her desire that these books be read.
Unfortunately, due to a planned renovation at the Roland Park Community Center where Beit Tikvah is housed, we will be forced to eliminate our library. Whether you are a lifelong Jew, new to Judaism, or just exploring, this is an opportunity to take one book or several, with the understanding that they will be read and enjoyed.
Bring your own bags or boxes to carry out the treasures you find.
Financial contributions based on your ability to pay will be graciously accepted.
For more information or questions, email info@beittikvah.org.

CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER - Shabbat Service with Rabbi Doug Heifetz
2020-01-18 09:30 - 12:30
SERVICE CANCELLED DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER

Adult Hanukkah Party: Doughnuts, Drinks, & Dreidels
2019-12-27 19:30 - 21:00
7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Doughnuts, Drinks, & Dreidels: Community Adult Hanukkah Party

Celebrate the Festival of Lights at Congregation Beit Tikvah with an adult Hanukkah party. In the Israeli tradition of eating sufganiyah, or fried jelly doughnuts for the holiday, we’ll have a doughnut decorating competition, with winners in a variety of categories. And then, the eating will commence. Sharing is encouraged. Just bring your creativity and your sweet tooth.

Indulge (wisely) in a Hanukkah-inspired adult beverage, but not too much, because you don’t want to spin more than a top when playing dreidel.

Finally, bring your menorah or hanukkiah and candles for a synchronous candle lighting. If you don’t have one, no worries, just enjoy the beautiful glow.

Feel free to bring your friends and neighbors. And, if you have one, bring your lucky dreidel. We’ll bring the chocolate gelt.

RSVP by Sunday, December 22 to info@beittikvah.org

Shabbat Service with Rabbi Doug Heifetz
2019-12-14 10:00 - 13:00
10:00 AM Shabbat Service followed by Kiddush and discussion
led by Rabbi Doug Heifetz
Does Sibling Rivalry Ever End?
We will read and discuss key episodes from the stories of Joseph and his brothers, from this season’s Torah readings. The story begins with bitter sibling rivalry. We will follow the story as the tension further develops, peaks and resolves, and we will look for meaningful guidance for overcoming conflict in our world today.

Please bring a vegetarian or dairy dish to share at the Kiddush.

Kabbalat Shabbat Service with SONiA
2019-11-22 19:30 - 21:00
7:30 PM Kabbalat Shabbat Service
Sonia Rutstein (SONiA disappear fear) – service leader

Community Oneg following the service.
Please bring a vegetarian or dairy nosh to share!

Shabbat Service with Rabbi Doug Heifetz
2019-11-09 10:00 - 13:00
10:00 AM Shabbat Service followed by Kiddush and discussion
led by Rabbi Doug Heifetz
Abraham, Sarah & Welcoming the Stranger
We will study the traditions of welcoming the stranger as found in this week’s Torah portion, Lech Lecha. How can these traditions impact us today? How should we apply them as contemporary Jews and American citizens?

Please bring a vegetarian or dairy dish to share at the Kiddush.

Beit Tikvah Community Meeting
2019-10-22 18:30 - 20:30
Join us at 6:30 pm for dinner and a Community Meeting to plan for the year ahead.
Dinner will be provided.

Shabbat Dinner in the Sukkah
2019-10-18 18:30 - 20:00
Celebrate Sukkot with a potluck Shabbat dinner in our Sukkah. Enjoy a festive meal and recite a blessing over the lulav and etrog.

Please bring a vegetarian dish to share.

Sukkot
2019-10-13 18:00 - 2019-10-20 19:00
Sunday, October 13th – Sunday, October 20th
Beginning five days after Yom Kippur, Sukkot is named after the booths or huts (sukkot in Hebrew) in which Jews are supposed to dwell during this week-long celebration.

Yom Kippur
2019-10-08 18:00 - 2019-10-09 19:30
Yom Kippur, also known as the Day of Atonement, is the holiest day of the year in Judaism. Its central themes are atonement and repentance.

Tuesday, October 8th Service at 6:00 PM
We begin Yom Kippur with meditative music and private reflection in the sanctuary and the lighting of individual memorial candles in the reception area at 6:00 p.m. Kol Nidre will start at 6:30 p.m. Please be in the sanctuary by 6:25 p.m.; no one will be admitted during the recitation of Kol Nidre until it has concluded.
Wednesday, October 9th Service at 10:00 AM
We continue our personal and communal reflections on teshuvah/returning and nurturing Jewish spiritual ideals.
• 10:00 a.m. Shacharit Service and talk by Rabbi Heifetz
• 12:30 p.m. Yizkor (Memorial) Service
• 1:00 p.m. Musaf Service and Conclusion
• 5:00 p.m. Mincha Service and Book of Jonah reading & discussion
• 6:00 p.m. Ne’ilah Service (includes personal prayer time at the Ark)
• 7:15 p.m. Concluding Prayers and final sounding of the shofar at 7:20 p.m.
• 7:30 p.m. Break Fast Meal (reservations required)

The High Holy Day Palette 5780/2019 (PDF)

Rosh Hashanah
2019-09-29 19:30 - 2019-10-01 19:30
Jewish New Year services — A time for rejoicing!

Sunday, September 29th Service at 7:30 PM
Apples & Honey Dessert Reception following the service

Monday, September 30th Service at 10:00 AM
Following the service, a special Tashlich will be led by Rabbi Heifetz
Tashlich of Temporal Sand Art
Tashlich traditionally involves the casting of bread or stones into a natural body of water in a participatory, communal ceremony. Through this act, each participant distances herself or himself from past sins and harmful patterns, for the sake of a fresh start to the new year. This year for Tashlich at Beit Tikvah, we will create a temporal group art piece using natural sand and stones. The experience will encourage personal reflection, contemplation, and renewal. No artistic skill or experience is required.

The High Holy Day Palette 5780/2019 (PDF)

Shabbat Service with Rabbi Doug Heifetz
2019-09-14 10:00 - 13:00
Shabbat service followed by Kiddush, lunch, and discussion with Rabbi Doug.
Service begins at 10:00 AM
Kiddush and Lunch at 11:00 AM
Discussion with Rabbi Doug at 11:30/12 – 1 PM
The Shofar Blast: a Call to the Soul
We’ll focus the study session on the parable of the Shofar, told by the great Hassidic teacher, the Ba’al Shem Tov. The very unique mystical story explains the meaning of the Shofar, the symbol of the upcoming High Holiday season, through a message of comfort and deep challenge that’s relevant to each and every person. Time allowing, we’ll compare it to a parallel story about the shofar from another Hassidic teacher, Rabbi Levi Yitzhak of Berditchev.

*Please bring a vegetarian or dairy dish to share at Potluck lunch

Kabbalat Shabbat Service
2019-08-23 19:30 - 21:00
7:30 PM-9:00 PM
Kabbalat Shabbat Service followed by a community Oneg

*please bring a vegetarian or dairy nosh to share!

Tish'a B'Av Shabbat Service with Rabbi Doug
2019-08-10 10:00 - 13:00
Shabbat Service at 10 AM
Sponsored Kiddush and Lunch at 11 AM
Torah Study with Rabbi Doug at 11:30/12 – 1 PM

Kabbalat Shabbat Service
2019-07-26 19:30 - 21:00
7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Kabbalat Shabbat Service followed by a community Oneg

*please bring a vegetarian dish to share
