A Holiday Shopping Bazaar, managed by the Early Childhood Center Parent Committee, will take place from 11 a.m. through 3 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 7 in the shul’s social hall. The bazaar will feature an array of vendors just in time for Hanukkah, selling jewelry, handbags, clothing and more. For shoppers with young children, the Continue Reading »
Benjamin Kaminow, a co-president of the USY chapter at Tikvat Israel, has been named a recipient of a competitive Dr. Istvan Madaras SciTech Scholarships to conduct scientific research next summer at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology’s SciTech Summer Science Camp. Ben, son of TI members Ellen and David Kaminow of Potomac, is a senior at Continue Reading »
The husband-wife team of Jay P. Goldman and Rebecca S. Salon will be honored by Tikvat Israel Congregation at morning services on Simchat Torah, Oct. 17, as the 2014 “Chattan Torah” and “Kallat Bereshit.” Goldman has served as editor of the synagogue’s bi-monthly Bulletin for the past half dozen years and chaired a committee that led to the Continue Reading »
Project organizer Shirley Waxman stands alongside the four new covers that will adorn TI’s Torah scrolls during the High Holidays. Waxman, a longtime fabric artist who has created dozens of congregants’ colorful tallitot over the years, coordinated the embroidery of volunteers from the synagogue. The covers will be dedicated at Shabbat services on Sept. 20. More Continue Reading »
BY SALLY KRAM, CHAIR, TI ADULT EDUCATION COMMITTEE Who says learning ends after college? Join the Adult Education Committee this year for new and exciting programming aimed at expanding the mind and extending horizons. Whether it is Jewish history, Israeli culture or family celebrations, the Adult Education Committee has it all. Here is a taste Continue Reading »
Tikvat Israel’s total tzedakah collection came to $3,449.89 during the ’14 fiscal year. According to an annual report prepared by David Gantz, chair of the Tzedakah Havurah, the contributions from the following sources: $2,837.89 from morning and evening minyanim as well as individual donations and $612 from Purim canisters. The havurah allocated $3,568, leaving $187.77 in Continue Reading »
Nina Ben-Ami, daughter of longtime TI members Marcelle and Robert Copaken, has been named Israel’s ambassador to Uruguay. She assumed her post at the end of July in Montevideo, Uruguay’s capital city with 1.5 million residents, accompanied by her husband Lior and their three young daughters. Prior to her latest appointment, Nina served in Israel’s Continue Reading »
TI’s Religious School welcomes a pair of new leaders, Steve Kerbel and Dan Ring. They were hired during a summer search by a panel from the TI Youth and Education Committee and synagogue board. Kerbel, a Rockville resident, has a resume full of strong Jewish education experiences, with a variety of skills and experiences in Continue Reading »
Two years after completing a 32-year tenure as the spiritual leader at Tikvat Israel Congregation, Rabbi Howard D. Gorin is returning to the pulpit. The congregation of Temple Beth-El, based in North Bellmore, N.Y., hired Rabbi Gorin on June 27 to serve as the Conservative shul’s full-time rabbi. Temple Beth-El is located along the South Continue Reading »
Miriam Gardsbane, an 11-year-old Tikvat Israel member, was the focus of a page-one article in the June 18 Rockville edition of the Gazette. The article, titled “Rockville girl raises more than $1,000 for elephant rescue organization,” describes how she sells clay models at area farmers market to raise money and awareness. Miriam organized an elephant rescue project Continue Reading »
