The installation ceremony for Rabbi Marc Israel on Sunday, Nov. 3, began with a “parade” led by Cantor Rochelle Helzner on guitar and Jerry Schuchman on clarinet. They and the congregation’s officers and members of the board of directors escorted Rabbi Israel from Tikvat Israel’s Flax Library through the school and administrative wings of the Continue Reading »
Critically-acclaimed artist Meghan Cary will perform at Tikvat Israel on November 24 at 7:30 pm. Meghan Cary didn’t mean to be a musician. But when her fiancé unexpectedly died, she picked up his guitar, figured out how to play it, and wrote her debut, earning her Billboard Magazine’s esteemed Critic’s Choice Award. Her latest album, SING LOUDER, debuted in Continue Reading »
Five seats on the Tikvat Israel board of directors will be filled during congregational elections beginning with a nominations meeting at 10 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 15. The five seats are for two-year terms. Elections will take place at 10 a.m. on Jan. 12. Contact Melanie Grishman, chair of the nominations committee, at , to Continue Reading »
The annual concert organized by Cantor Rochelle Helzner will reunite her on the stage with the Robyn Helzner Trio, a group led by her sister, a professional entertainer. The event is set for 8 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 14, at Tikvat Israel Congregation, 2200 Baltimore Road, Rockville, Md. The concert, carrying the theme “Let There Continue Reading »
A series of top professional and amateur storytellers will command the stage at Tikvat Israel Congregation in Rockville, Md., during the 7th annual True Stories show at 4 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 10. In addition, the synagogue is hosting a storytelling workshop prior to the True Stories show on Nov. 10. The workshop, led by Continue Reading »
Many attending Kol Nidre at Tikvat Israel on Tuesday, October 8 contributed food stuffs generously to support the Manna Food Center in Gaithersburg. The bags of various foods were collected inside the lobby of the synagogue prior to services. Donated food was picked up by Manna Food Center. Many thanks to those that assisted in Continue Reading »
A dedicated group of volunteers, led by Alan Apter, came armed with ladders, screwdrivers and mallets to build Tikvat Israel’s back-patio sukkah on Sunday, October. 6. Apter’s construction helpers were Sandra Schwartz, Aaron Fineman, Harley Liebenson, Dan Matathais, Neil Kram, Jonathan Solomon, Warren Berger, Jeff Baer, Jeff Smith, Sandra (Sandy) Schwartz, Dan Bachman, and Jim Continue Reading »
FocusGathering Time will perform October 27 at 7:30 pm at Tikvat Israel, and they plan to present a concert titled “Jews Who Rock.” Tickets are $18 in advance, $20 at door. Start with the 1960s folk tradition of Peter, Paul & Mary; add the vocal complexity and energy of Crosby, Stills & Nash, a dash Continue Reading »
An eight-part seminar, “Jewish Values and Israeli-Palestinian Conflict,” will take place on Wednesday mornings at Kehilat Pardes and two evenings at Tikvat Israel starting on Oct. 30. Rabbi Uri Topolsky and Rabbi Marc Marc Israel will co-lead the series, which is free. Participants are asked to purchase the $20 text. The six Wednesday classes are Continue Reading »
Larry Marc Levine, a longtime member of Tikvat Israel, will hold a one-person photography show from Sept. 5 through Nov. 24 at the Sandy Spring Museum titled “Creativity, With a Capital WHY?” Levine will be on hand for an artist reception, open to the public, from 1-4 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 15. He will be Continue Reading »
