The chief performer at Tikvat Israel's Hanukkah festivities is considering her visit to our synagogue as a spiritual return of sorts. That's because Doni Zasloff Thomas grew up through the age of 13 at Beth Tikva, the earlier name of our congregation before its mid-1990s merger with Temple Israel. The Washington Jewish Week used Doni's return to Rockville with her band as a time to profile her in its Dec. 11 issue. Read the full story by arts editor Aaron Leibel.
For those who go to Shabbat services only rarely, the synagogue can seem like a foreign place. But even regular attendees felt that way when they came to Shabbat services during Tikvat Israel’s annual Scholar’s Weekend Dec. 4-5.
Congregants were transported back in time to the 1800s to the thriving Jewish community of Calcutta, India, more than 7,000 miles away, through the haunting Sephardic melodies of their spiritual tour guide, Rahel Musleah. An author, singer and storyteller, Musleah was the guest speaker for the weekend.
Longtime TI member Bobbi Gorban has been appointed a member of the board of directors of the Jewish Coalition Against Domestic Abuse, a non-profit that operates a domestic abuse treatment team to meet the needs of clients and their children.
Members of TI are urged to turn out for the congregational meeting at 7 p.m. on Wed., Jan. 20, in the sanctuary to nominate members to the synagogue's board of directors. The election will take place at 7 p.m. on Sun., Jan. 31. A quorum of the congregation will be needed for the elections to be conducted officially. Please tally your vote.
