On June 23, about 25 members of TI’s Hazak group attended a presentation about notable Jews buried at Arlington National Cemetery. The presenter was Les Bergen, a former U.S. Army Reservist who is active with the Jewish Historical Society of Greater Washington and who leads tours at the cemetery. His program engaged the audience with Continue Reading »
At 6:13 pm on Wednesday, June 22, we got a call from Abby Kerbel of the Seaboard Regional United Synagogue Youth office headquartered on the 2nd floor of Tikvat Israel. “We’ve got a problem and we may need your help,” she said. She explained that a USY on Wheels group at a nearby hotel getting ready Continue Reading »
Rabbi Ben Shull addressed several dozen of Tikvat Israel’s most dedicated volunteers during a Leadership Circle of Volunteers brunch on June 19 in the social hall. The annual event was organized by members of the governing board’s executive members. Carol Chelemer stated that she wished more people knew the secret. The secret of volunteering and getting Continue Reading »
Tikvat Israel’s board of directors will meet at 8 p.m. Monday (June 20) in the Flax Library with President Melanie Grishman running the meeting. The agenda includes information about the Unpresidential Caucus on June 26 and the June 30 session to announce plans for Rabbi Shull’s congregational trip to Israel in December. Also scheduled are Continue Reading »
Nearly 60 congregants gathered on June 14 to hear Dr. Stacy Lang’s seminar, “Restoring Hope: Coping With Loss.” After describing her background in social work and grief counseling, she provided some personal insights into her own experiences in dealing with grief when she lost her best friend at the age of 18 and later at 31 when Continue Reading »
Sunday, June 26 we will be honoring Jonathan Solomon and Rodney Matheson for the great job they did serving as co-presidents of our congregation. We will celebrate their tenures with a fun-filled “Un-Presidential Caucus” where we can express our appreciation with some lighthearted roasting and toasting. Because this event will also be a fundraiser for Continue Reading »
Twelve Tikvat Israel congregants attended a Rosh Chodesh program June 6 at TI led by Rabbah Arlene Berger and sponsored by the Women’s Network. As we entered Sivan, the month we received the Torah, we were taught one of Rabbah Berger’s favorite Torah stories from the Zohar commentaries on Jewish mysticism that answers the following question: Continue Reading »
Tikvat Israel’s Matthew Kaminow has been elected to the Seaboard Region’s USY executive board for 2016-17. Kaminow, 17, son of Ellen and David Kaminow of Potomac, was elected by peers to serve as vice president for religious education at USY’s spring regional convention over Memorial Day weekend. The affair attracted more than 230 USY members Continue Reading »
Congregants at Tikvat Israel gave their unanimous approval June 5 to the synagogue’s budget plan for 2016-17, which includes no increases in membership dues or fees. The operating budget will $1.7 million for the next 12 months. Treasurer Stephen Raucher, who presented the plan at a congregational meeting,, called it a balanced budget. The budget’s Continue Reading »
Tikvat Israel Congregation approved the addition of three members to the board of trustees of the synagogue’s endowment, known as the Fund for the Future. At a congregational meeting June 5, longtime members Betty Fishman of Rockville, Michael Gellman of Potomac and Leonard Schuchman of Potomac joined as the newest trustees for a term of Continue Reading »
