It is with great sadness that we share with the community news of a loss in our Tikvat Israel ECC family. One of our teachers, Rita Tsoy, passed away suddenly last Thursday evening. Rita was part of the Tikvat Israel community for almost 10 years. She loved the children, families and team very much and Continue Reading »
More than 50 members of Tikvat Israel, their family members and friends have purchased tickets through the synagogue’s Women’s Network to see the Washington Nationals play the Pittsburgh Pirates at 1:35 p.m. on Sunday, June 21, at Nationals Park in Southeast Washington. This marks the fourth year that the Women’s Network has purchased a block Continue Reading »
The 2nd annual Truck Touch and Marketplace will take place on Sunday, May 17, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., in Tikvat Israel’s parking lot. Admission is $5 per person. Kids under 2 are free. The event, co-sponsored by the ECC and the ECC Family Network (formerly the Parent Committee), will boast a variety of Continue Reading »
Several Tikvat Israel members celebrated Lag BaOmer on Thursday, May 7, at a community-wide concert and carnival held at Berman Hebrew Academy. The event, co-sponsored by Tikvat Israel, included games geared toward preschool children, carnival games, a BBQ and a concert by the Panorama New Orleans Jazz Band.
Tikvat Israel is proud to announce that Hannah Smith was elected next year’s president of the USY Regional Board at the annual spring convention of Seaboard Region USY. The convention was held this weekend at the Sandy Hill Retreat Center in North East, Md. Hannah is the daughter of Ellen and Jeff Smith. In addition to holding Continue Reading »
The Women’s Network has purchased a block of tickets for Tikvat Israel members, their family members and friends to see the Washington Nationals play the Pittsburgh Pirates at 1:35 p.m. on Sunday, June 21. What better way to spend Father’s Day than an afternoon at the ballpark. It’s located just one block from Metro’s Navy Continue Reading »
Tikvat Israel’s Tzedakah Havurah acknowledges the congregation’s generosity during the Purim celebration when $591.50 in charity was collected. The tzedakah collected during the holiday will be dispersed to the following non-profit groups: Alyn Hospital, Save A Child’s Heart, Smile Train, Washington Area Fuel Fund, Rockville Emergency Assistance Program and Make A Wish. “Special thanks goes Continue Reading »
The accompanying photos show an engaged pre-school audience at a performance of “A Tale of Peter Rabbit” on Sunday, March 8, in the Tikvat Israel social hall. The show was performed by Blake High School Children’s Theatre and coordinated with Tikvat Israel’s ECC and religious school. Congregant Mary Wagner, who teaches an elective religion course Continue Reading »
The Tikvat Israel Rabbi Search Committee has arranged visits to Tikvat Israel from four candidates for the full-time rabbi position over the next six weeks. The four finalists will be at TI on the Shabbatot that begin March 6, March 13, March 20 and April 10. Candidates will attend Friday night services, officiate and give Continue Reading »
The Rabbi Search Committee at Tikvat Israel will be deciding soon on which candidates to invite to the synagogue to lead Shabbat services and to meet congregants over the course of a weekend. The committee will be scheduling the three to four visits on several of the following weekends and wanted the congregation to make note Continue Reading »
