Tikvat Israel members are participating in AIPAC’s 2017 national policy conference in Washington, D.C. Shown, from left, inside the Washington Convention Center on the event’s second day of proceedings are Mimi Meltzer, Rabbi Ben Shull, Harvey Kaplan, Naomi Kaplan and Michael Kabik. More than 15,000 delegates attended this year’s three-day conference, with more than 275 synagogue Continue Reading »
Presenting The Everly Set: Sean Altman & Jack Skuller, acclaimed NYC-based singer-songwriters pay tribute to a pair of their rock heroes. Ex-Rockapella star Sean Altman is “tuneful and sharply witty” (LA Times) and “relentlessly clever” (Chicago Tribune), with catchy melodies, clever arrangements and lyrics that yield satiric gems (Washington Post), combining “the tunefulness of the Continue Reading »
The Billy Jonas Band loves to engage and delight both young and adult audiences and it did just that on March 19 at Tikvat Israel. The band used its homemade “industrial re-percussion” instruments, vocal harmonies, piano, guitar and bass to create a memorable experience for all. At the afternoon concert, Michelle Sobel, TI’s ECC director, introduced the Billy Jonas Continue Reading »
Celebrate Purim and give tzedakah. Canisters will be available for your donations at Tikvat Israel. TI’s Tzedakah Chavurah will collect contributions of all sizes during each of our Purim festivities. Canisters will be available for your donations (checks or cash). In keeping with Cantor Helzner’s Broadway musical theme for Purim, the Tzedakah Chavurah will offer you the opportunity to give tzedakah and vote for your favorite show musicals. Continue Reading »
Tikvat Israel is thrilled to welcome nationally renowned musical artist Billy Jonas and his fellow musicians, who will delight our community with with 2 Wonderful Concerts on Sunday, March 19 – one for Children & Their Families at 4:00 pm and one for Adults at 7:30 pm. For 25 years, Billy Jonas, a singer-songwriter, Continue Reading »
Eighteen Tikvat Israel congregants attended a Rosh Chodesh program on Feb. 26 at TI led by Rabbah Arlene Berger and sponsored by the Women’s Network. The discussion centered around what it means to be commanded. Rabbah Berger presented a comparison of the two places that the 10 commandments appear in the Torah and pointed out Continue Reading »
Join Rabbah Arlene Berger and the women of TI from 10:30 – 11:30 am on Sunday, February 26, for a lively Rosh Chodesh discussion on “What Does It Mean to Be Commanded?” There are many examples of being commanded in our Jewish texts: The Jewish people were commanded not to kill or steal — and Continue Reading »
On Sunday, February 12, the Outdoor Havurah decided on an indoor outing to the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, the Air and Space Museum’s Annex near Dulles Airport. The Udvar-Hazy Center is the companion facility to the Museum on the National Mall in Washington, DC. There are two huge hangars, the Boeing Aviation Hangar and the Continue Reading »
Rabbi Shull facilitated a well-attended discussion centered on how Tikvat Israel might respond to the current refugee crisis. Approximately 50 TI members filled the Flax Library on Feb. 19, and listened intently to Rabbi Shull’s perspective and the perspectives of fellow congregants on this sensitive subject. A majority of congregants present voiced a desire to Continue Reading »
The Tikvat Israel men’s basketball team won its first game of 2017 on Feb. 19, scoring a 72-53 victory over Temple Isaiah. The TI team, which is coached by Warren Berger (shown top left in photo), plays in the Montgomery County Synagogue Basketball League, with games scheduled on Sunday mornings in local school gyms from Continue Reading »
