Beit Tikvah

Rabbi-Led Shabbat Morning Service
2022-12-10 10:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York)
Rabbi Doug shares “Letting Our Light Shine vs Withholding Protectively: Jacob’s Life as a Cautionary Tale” (Chanukah & Parshat Vayishlach).

Congregant-Led Shabbat Service
2022-11-18 19:30 - 21:30, 2022-10-28 18:30 - 20:30

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).

Community Potluck
2022-10-14 18:30 - 21:00

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

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.

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 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
2022-07-22 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
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.

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.
Click to see our current COVID-19 Safety Procedures.

Rabbi-led Saturday Morning Service
2022-06-11 09:30 - 12:30
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.

Potluck Supper & Congregant-Led Service (In-person)
2022-05-20 19:00 - 21:00
7:00 pm Potluck Supper & Congregant-Led Service (In-person)

Join us for a potluck supper and a congregant-led service with a discussion of Leviticus 25 and Slavery.
Our tradition continually reminds us to be compassionate to “the Other” since “We were Slaves in Egypt” but acknowledges that we lived and continue to live in a slave-holding world which has a dark underbelly.
Today more than 40 million people are estimated to be trapped in modern slavery worldwide and 1 in 4 are children. Many of us today are unknowingly the beneficiaries of their enslavement.
Tonight we will discuss what is being done to decrease these numbers and how we can each do our part.
Please bring a vegetarian potluck dish to share with the community at 7:00 pm with the service immediately following.

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

Shabbat Morning Service with Rabbi Doug Heifetz (in-person)
2022-05-07 10:00 - 13:00
10:00 am Shabbat Morning Service with Rabbi Doug Heifetz
Dreams & Dream Incubation in Judaism
Many of us dream when we sleep. What do these dreams mean to us? What have they meant to Jews in generations past? How have Jews tried to ‘incubate’ dreams, or prepare for a fruitful night of dreaming?
We’ll study and discuss this topic as we get ready for the upcoming holiday of Shavuot, which celebrates revelation and the wisdom that comes in the night hours.

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 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)
2022-04-22 19:30 - 21:00
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.
