More than two dozen Tikvat Israel members are learning the rudiments of delivering a spellbinding D’var Torah during a four-session workshop led by Rabbi Benjamin Shull. His participatory lessons, conducted in the synagogue library, will cover how to inspire a Shabbat morning audience, how to draw meaning from the ambiguity of Torah passages, how to Continue Reading »
If you are a professional librarian, have worked or volunteered in a library, or even if you just love libraries, please consider joining the library committee. The committee’s goal is to move TI’s library into the 21st century and make it more user-friendly. If you are interested in joining the library committee, please email Janice Continue Reading »
The December meeting of the TI Board of Directors will take place at 8 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 28, in the Flax Library. All congregants are welcome to attend board meetings. President Melanie Grishman will preside. The agenda for board meeting is as follows: 1. Consent Agenda – Nov. Minutes 2. Capital Improvement Report – Continue Reading »
Members of Tikvat Israel elected five members to the synagogue’s board of directors at a congregational meeting Sunday morning, Dec. 20. Three dozen attendees approved unanimously the slate of candidates put forward by the nominations committee to serve two-year terms beginning in January. Three are incumbents who opted to extend their service to the governing Continue Reading »
Area Sisterhood groups convened at Har Shalom in Potomac on December 16 for a Torah fund dinner, and one of the TI representatives on hand was Bobbi Gorban. She is serving as the Seaboard Region’s Torah Fund vice president. The theme for the Torah fund’s special project for 2015-17 is “She Plants a Seed for Continue Reading »
Rochelle Helzner, backed by the five-piece Mark Novak Band, rocked the rafters of Tikvat Israel’s social hall on Sunday, Dec. 13, during a concert billed as “Rock of Ages: Jewish Music With a Contemporary Beat.” The synagogue’s annual Cantor’s Concert drew more than 200 music fans to the single-set, 16-number show. The central performer assumed Continue Reading »
Rochelle Helzner, backed by the five-piece Mark Novak Band, rocked the rafters of Tikvat Israel’s social hall on Sunday, Dec. 13, during a concert billed as “Rock of Ages: Jewish Music With a Contemporary Beat.” The synagogue’s annual Cantor’s Concert drew more than 200 music fans to the single-set, 16-number show. The central performer assumed Continue Reading »
Members of Tikvat Israel will fill five available berths on the Tikvat Israel Board of Directors at a congregational meeting on Dec. 20. Three of the five candidates for the two-year terms beginning in January are incumbents seeking to extend their service to the governing body: Michele Eisenberg, Jay P. Goldman and Kelcey Klass. Joining Continue Reading »
Those attending the annual Cantor’s Concert at Tikvat Israel on Dec. 13 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 the concert. The food drive was conducted by the Social Action Committee.
You can do an important mitzvah right before the Cantor’s concert starts on Sunday, December 13. Please drop a bag of food at our collection table in the synagogue lobby. The Social Action Committee will arranged for the donated food to be delivered to the Manna Food Center. Manna needs the following healthful foods: nut butters; canned Continue Reading »
