Today was every bit as full, as meaningful, as sad, as hopeful and as exhausting as I thought it would be. I’m going to briefly summarize the day and put more information in the photo captions. We started the day with a briefing by US Ambassador Jack Lew at our hotel and then went to Continue Reading »
After sleeping through most of the long plane ride, I arrived in Israel at 2:15 pm and by 3:00 we were on the bus to Tel Aviv to meet with the leaders of Achim v’Achayot L’Yisrael – Brothers and Sisters for Israel. The group started about a year ago as Achim L Neshek – Brothers Continue Reading »
Do you enjoy Jewish song, spirituality, and ruach, but traditional services aren’t quite your jam? Join TI’s Rosh Chodesh Alternative Minyan this week! It will include new songs and traditional ones, and some time set aside for Torah discussion and introspective meditation. During singing, there will be egg-shakers, tambourines, and other percussion instruments available for Continue Reading »
Tikvat Israel ended its 2018 season in the Montgomery County Synagogue Basketball League by losing a close playoff game to Congregation Beth El, 65-61, in mid-March. During the regular season, TI had beaten Beth El, 66-52, with five players hitting multiple three-point baskets. The TI hoopsters finished with a 1-6 record. Coach Warren Berger said 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.
One of congregant Larry Levine’s photographs has been selected for the 24th annual Strathmore Artists Juried Exhibition, “What’s on Your Mind?” which runs at the Mansion at Strathmore on Rockville Pike through Sunday, March 1. The exhibition includes the artwork of 56 artists. Levine’s photo, “Gecko with Cacao Pulp,” is on display on the upper landing Continue Reading »
Simchat Torah is next Tuesday, and it wraps up our fall holiday season with joy and celebration. Check out our Sukkot/Shmini Atzeret/Simchat Torah services guide for events leading up to the big celebration. In searching for information, I came across Jewish Pathways, a project of aish.com that says of Simchat Torah: “A mainstay of this celebration Continue Reading »
Are you ready? Kol Nidre is tomorrow night, Tuesday, Sept 25. Atonement is at hand, and we have either spent a month-plus preparing ourselves, or the night is upon us, and we must spend the next 25 hours digging deep into our souls to look for T’shuva – return or repentance. but, on a lighter Continue Reading »
As a member or TI’s Hevra Kadisha, and a strong believer in gender equality I found the following article extremely interesting. Even by Halachic Orthodox standards, the black hats of Israel are far over reaching by denying women the right to express grief and praise for their recently departed loved ones. Louise Chatlynne In the Continue Reading »
from one of our congregants: Our Shavuot celebrations were as always inspiring and enjoyable! But I particularly wanted to wish a yasher koach to Cantor Helzner, Bonnie Cowan and Sue Meiselman, Jeff Smith and others who gave of their time to make the holiday special. We very much enjoyed the Sunday night picnic on the Continue Reading »
