Tikvat Israel’s Women’s Network met on Sunday, Jan. 6, to celebrate Rosh Chodesh Shevat (the new month of Shevat) with Israeli dancing. TI member and veteran Israeli dance instructor Shirley Waxman taught the dances. A few of the 20 participants were new to Israeli dancing, and Waxman suggested that anyone having difficulty following the steps Continue Reading »
Rabbi Ben Shull drew a crowd for his scheduled talk at the December 20 Hazak meeting. In the shul’s Flax Library, Rabbi Shull addressed 40 attendees of a brown-bag lunch about a journey he took with his wife, Stacy Lang, to Africa. Their son Zachary, a Peace Corps volunteer, has been stationed in Zambia for almost two Continue Reading »
Members of Lox & Vodka, Greg Lupton, Don New and Caron Dale, will be performing December 9 at 7:30 pm. Lox & Vodka grew out the members’ love of the music, the rich traditions, the holiday celebrations and the deep spirituality that Judaism offers. Precious memories of Friday nights with grandma and grandpa, teenage Shabbatonim Continue Reading »
Tikvat Israel’s Women’s Network gathered Sunday, Oct. 28, in the social hall for their annual membership tea. The program featured a variety of delicious chocolate desserts, including chocolate mousse cake, cranberry white chocolate coconut orange cookies, chocolate cherry scones, and triple-chocolate biscotti, prepared by Beth Smith and a cadre of volunteers. All the attendees received Continue Reading »
True Stories, the popular storytelling show, will return to Tikvat Israel Congregation, 2200 Baltimore Road in Rockville, at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 4 Tikvat Israel’s sixth annual True Stories is an afternoon of entertaining tales, from heavy drama to light humor, and everything in between. Bringing together Washington’s best professional and amateur storytellers, including Continue Reading »
Joe Crookston is a songwriter, guitarist, painter, fiddler, slide player, eco-village member and believer in all things possible. He will perform at Tikvat Israel October 21 at 7:30 pm. Tickets are $18 in advance / $20 at the door. Joe’s music swirls with themes of lightness, darkness, clocks ticking, fiddle looping, weeping willows, slide guitar bending, cynicism, hope, and the Continue Reading »
In recognition of their volunteer leadership in various aspects of Tikvat Israel’s life, Sally Kram and Rodney Matheson will be honored as the 5779 Kallat Bereshit and Chattan Torah on Simchat Torah. Their recognition on the holiday, which takes place on Tuesday, Oct. 2, will include special aliyot during the Torah service as well as a luncheon in their Continue Reading »
A half-day planning retreat on Aug. 26 involving 23 Tikvat Israel board members and professional staff developed some short-term measures to address membership recruitment and retention. The participants applied findings from a congregation-wide membership survey plus focus groups managed by Rodney Matheson during the past year. They also heard a presentation by Gil Preuss, CEO of the Jewish Continue Reading »
We are offering two ten week classes on Thursday mornings from 11:00 a.m.- 12:30 p.m. Fall Class “The Star and the Crescent: The Long Relationship of Judaism and Islam” taught by Rabbi Ben Shull Classes begin on Thursday October 4, 2018 at Tikvat Israel Congregation 2200 Baltimore Rd, Rockville MD 20851. Class will run for 10 weeks. Continue Reading »
So here is a summer homework assignment. As you travel about this summer, use that smart phone to take a picture of someone engaging in mitzvah work. It could be someone helping to clean up a park or someone helping someone learn to swim. Below you will find a list of Mitzvah Hero powers and Continue Reading »
