Dear Families, Wednesday, November 22– Happy Thanksgiving, no school Sunday, November 26– Happy Thanksgiving, no school Wednesday, November 29– Wednesday Classes Resume Wishing you and your family a Happy Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving echoes the Jewish value of “hakarat hatov“—“recognition of the good.” Take moments to savor the good, the blessings in your life and I encourage you to ask Continue Reading »
Mitzvah Request Tikvat Israel has adopted a refugee family and is seeking gently worn winter clothes for a 3 and 6 year old boy and for girls ages 4, 8 and 10. Please contact Debbie Amster at or to make arrangements to drop off donations. Torah Talk: In this week’s Torah portion, we Continue Reading »
Dear Families, Shabbat shalom! No class Sunday, November 12th. Our teachers are attending a workshop on Israel education! See our 3rd-6th graders on Wednesday and everyone else on 11/12 if not before. Want to check out a fun interactive drama experience? Come to Drama on Shabbat next Saturday! Torah Talk: Eliezer, Abraham’s loyal servant, travels to Haran to find a Continue Reading »
Dear Families, Shabbat shalom! Please remember to change your clocks Saturday night. Our music teacher, Josh will be with us again this Sunday. Torah Talk: This week’s portion has lot of really interesting and complicated stories. Here is a very brief summary of our portion. God sends three angels disguised as men to Abraham. Abraham Continue Reading »
Dear Families, Shabbat shalom! Thanks to the parents who joined us last night for our parent committee meeting. Stay tuned for future meetings and ways to get involved. Our music teacher, Josh will be with us again this Sunday and again next Sunday. We are also excited to welcome Nitzan, the cousin of one or our Continue Reading »
Dear Families, Happy Friday…Thanks Goodness It’s Shabbat! This week we read the well known parsha (Torah portion) about Noah and his Ark. The Torah describes Noah as someone who walks with (heet-ha-lach) God. This is the only time in the Torah that this Hebrew word is used. Since God does not have a visible shape or Continue Reading »
The other day, I woke up way before my alarm was set to go off and opened my blinds to look outside. While much of my view is focused on the building adjacent to my apartment, I looked up to the sky and I saw the most beautiful pink streaks in contrast to the early Continue Reading »
It’s summertime, and the livin’ is easy and God is evident everywhere! This was my essential message to our children in the ECC and in the Atid Learning Center during June. As they look forward to the outdoor activities of summer, whether hiking or swimming or traveling, I reminded them that they have a chance to Continue Reading »
Last Day of Atid Learning Center: SUNDAY, MAY 21 9:00 am Class (TI Parking Lot Open for drop off) 11:00 am Closing Assembly- Parents please join us! *Please park at Rockville High School parking lot Shalom Atid Families, As you may have heard, we had yummy celebration of roasting marshmallows for Lag Ba’Omer this past Sunday. Continue Reading »
Shalom Atid Families, Thank you to everyone who came out for the Ice Cream Social, a good time was had by all! A special thanks to Gary Feldman, Hillary Feldman, Meirav Shahar and Limor Dahan for helping out. In this week’s Torah reading, Emor, we read, “The Eternal One spoke to Moses, saying: “Speak to the Continue Reading »
