Fresh Farm Produce Delivered to Our Shul’s Lobby
Tikvat Israel serves as a pickup site for a community supported agriculture program that provides fresh produce through much of the year. The CSA fall (more…)
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Promoting Our Cultural Diversity Through Artwork By Avy Ashery
In these days of cultural diversity, many Jews are eager to learn about other ethnic/religious groups and their cultural expressions—music, visual arts, dance, food origins, (more…)
Global Audience for Rabbi’s Sermons, Cantor’s Chants
Tikvat Israel’s religious services on the High Holy Days carried a worldwide reach. The data collected from the synagogue’s livestreaming equipment showed 518 households logged (more…)
The Little Sukkah That Could
Covid-19 prevented us from building and enjoying a congregational sukkah on our back patio this year, but one intrepid Tikvat Israel ECC faculty member, Menuhah (more…)
Shofar Blowing Lessons
Sam Gilston lead the first of two workshops on how to blow a shofar. The first session held Sunday, August 23 included an explanation on the rituals (more…)
Live, Loud and in Color … But from an Empty Shul
By Jay P. Goldman, Tikvat Israel Bulletin Editor When Cantor Helzner stepped to the bima precisely at 10 a.m. on May 9 and offered a (more…)
Through a Photographer’s Lens: Learning to See
By Larry Marc Levine We live in difficult times. Things will improve. In the meantime, people have come up with some creative ways to deal (more…)
A Seat at the Table
On Sunday, June 14 fifteen Women’s Network members met to discuss the online YIVO class called “A Seat at the Table: A Journey into Jewish (more…)
Hamlisch Theme Performed by Cantor in Concert Spotlighting Brill Building
Cantor Rochelle Helzner performed a Marvin Hamlisch composition, “’Cause I Believe in Loving,” in a virtual concert May 31 titled “Blue Suede Jews” that involved (more…)
Document Shredding Set for June 7
Tikvat Israel Congregation in Rockville will hold a document shredding event from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, June 7. A commercial recycling firm (more…)