<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd"
	xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"
>

<channel>
	<title>Tikvat Israel Blog</title>
	<atom:link href="http://tikvatisrael.org/blog/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>http://tikvatisrael.org/blog</link>
	<description>Tikvat Israel, a Conservative Congregation in Rockville, Maryland.</description>
	<pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2008 01:21:56 +0000</pubDate>
	<generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6</generator>
	<language>en</language>
		<!-- podcast_generator="podPress/8.8" -->
		<copyright>&#xA9;Tikvat Israel Congregation, Rockville, MD </copyright>
		<managingEditor>webmaster@tikvatisrael.org (Tikvat Israel Congregation, Rockville, MD)</managingEditor>
		<webMaster>webmaster@tikvatisrael.org(Tikvat Israel Congregation, Rockville, MD)</webMaster>
		<category></category>
		<ttl>1440</ttl>
		<itunes:keywords></itunes:keywords>
		<itunes:subtitle></itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>Tikvat Israel, a Conservative Congregation in Rockville, Maryland.</itunes:summary>
		<itunes:author>Tikvat Israel Congregation, Rockville, MD</itunes:author>
		<itunes:category text="Religion &amp; Spirituality">
  <itunes:category text="Judaism"/>
</itunes:category>
		<itunes:owner>
			<itunes:name>Tikvat Israel Congregation, Rockville, MD</itunes:name>
			<itunes:email>webmaster@tikvatisrael.org</itunes:email>
		</itunes:owner>
		<itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
		<itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
		<itunes:image href="http://tikvatisrael.org/blog/wp-content/plugins/podpress/images/TIlogo_300.jpeg" />
		<image>
			<url>http://tikvatisrael.org/blog/wp-content/plugins/podpress/images/TIlogo_144.jpeg</url>
			<title>Tikvat Israel Blog</title>
			<link>http://tikvatisrael.org/blog</link>
			<width>144</width>
			<height>144</height>
		</image>
		<item>
		<title>Why do you keep kosher? (or not?)</title>
		<link>http://tikvatisrael.org/blog/archives/90</link>
		<comments>http://tikvatisrael.org/blog/archives/90#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2008 01:21:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>janaki</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[New Posts]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://tikvatisrael.org/blog/?p=90</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s a question from one of our members, for you to ponder, and, I hope, respond to:

Did you grow up in a kosher household?
If you did and are still keeping kosher, what made you continue to do so?
If you didn&#8217;t grow up keeping kosher, but do now, what are the top 3 reasons you decided [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://tikvatisrael.org/blog/archives/90/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Tuv Ha&#8217;Aretz = &#8220;good for the land&#8221; and &#8220;best of the land.&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://tikvatisrael.org/blog/archives/86</link>
		<comments>http://tikvatisrael.org/blog/archives/86#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Aug 2008 03:47:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>janaki</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[New Posts]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://tikvatisrael.org/blog/?p=86</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This year, our community has undertaken partnership with a local farmer, Pam Stegall Roberts, of Calvert Farm in Cecil County, MD, to enjoy locally grown organic produce.  We benefit from the freshest produce, eaten as it comes into season, and not shipped and trucked to our pantries from continents away.  Our farmer benefits [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://tikvatisrael.org/blog/archives/86/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Cliff Fishman&#8217;s recent D&#8217;var</title>
		<link>http://tikvatisrael.org/blog/archives/83</link>
		<comments>http://tikvatisrael.org/blog/archives/83#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2008 03:38:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>fishman</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Torah, Talmud, all threads Religious]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Shabbat]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[torah]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://tikvatisrael.org/blog/?p=83</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We have a space on our website where we post Divrei Torah presented on Shabbat by our many talented congregation members.  The most recent of these was presented by Cliff Fishman on June 30, in celebration and honor of the 40th anniversary of his marriage to our lovely friend, fellow-congregant, and past-president, Betty Fishman!  He [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://tikvatisrael.org/blog/archives/83/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Books, books, books&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://tikvatisrael.org/blog/archives/82</link>
		<comments>http://tikvatisrael.org/blog/archives/82#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jun 2008 18:49:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>janaki</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Synagogue Affairs]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[books]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[social action]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[volunteers]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://tikvatisrael.org/blog/?p=82</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[What a lot of fun was had today, by about a dozen volunteers, coordinated by Nancy Matheson.  Our mission: to unpack about 50 boxes of assorted books on all manner of Jewish topics, sort them alphabetically, and shelve them in the storage area behind the stage in our social hall.
We had several professional librarians, [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://tikvatisrael.org/blog/archives/82/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Kabbalat Shabbat Services with Instruments</title>
		<link>http://tikvatisrael.org/blog/archives/81</link>
		<comments>http://tikvatisrael.org/blog/archives/81#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jun 2008 11:41:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>janaki</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Synagogue Affairs]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Torah, Talmud, all threads Religious]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[music]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[services]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Shabbat]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://tikvatisrael.org/blog/?p=81</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[On June 20th, Cantor Helzner will again lead her popular and joyful &#8220;Kabbalat Shabbat with Instruments&#8221; at Tikvat Israel.  Read what a congregant wrote of the experience:
We would like to express how much we enjoyed attending the Shabbat with instruments last month.  We found the music very uplifting and spiritual.  It was [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://tikvatisrael.org/blog/archives/81/feed</wfw:commentRss>
			<enclosure url="http://tikvatisrael.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/audiofiles/Magen_Avot.MP3" length="2316330" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<itunes:duration>2:25</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:subtitle>On June 20th, Cantor Helzner will again lead her popular and joyful "Kabbalat Shabbat with Instruments" at Tikvat Israel.  Read what a congregant wrote ...</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>On June 20th, Cantor Helzner will again lead her popular and joyful "Kabbalat Shabbat with Instruments" at Tikvat Israel.  Read what a congregant wrote of the experience:
We would like to express how much we enjoyed attending the Shabbat with instruments last month.  We found the music very uplifting and spiritual.  It was a great way to usher in Shabbat and reconnect with the synagogue.  We hadn't been to services in a while and it was wonderful to be there and to feel a part of the Tikvat Israel community again.  We are planning on making this service a regular part of our schedule.  It gave us a great lift.
The cantor gave us a recording of "Magen Avot" which she made during a rehearsal, to give you a taste of what to expect.nbsp; You can either listen to it by clicking on "Play Now" or the "Play in Popup", or click the "Download" link to play on your mp3 player.nbsp; All our audio clips are also available by subscribing to the Tikvat Israel Blog on iTunes!</itunes:summary>
		<itunes:keywords>Synagogue,Affairs,,Torah,,Talmud,,all,threads,Religious</itunes:keywords>
		<itunes:author>Tikvat Israel Congregation, Rockville, MD</itunes:author>
		<itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
		<itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
	</item>
	</channel>
</rss>


