This year’s concert will be highlighted by a performance by Six13, a widely recognized a cappella group. This important event will help support Tikvat Israel as well as its Jewish education programs for children. Sponsorship opportunities are available now Six13 is a groundbreaking, six-man a cappella vocal band that is bringing an unprecedented style and Continue Reading »
Micah Cowan, a fifth-year Rabbinical student at the Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS), will speak about his experiences at JTS. Micah grew up in Rockville, became a bar mitzvah at Tikvat Israel and his family are longtime members of Tikvat Israel. We hope you will join us for this special opportunity to learn about JTS from Continue Reading »
Washington Nationals Broadcaster to Address Men’s Club Tikvat Israel’s Men’s Club will host Dan Kolko, a TV broadcaster of the Washington Nationals since 2012, at 10 a.m. on Sunday, Jan. 11 in the social hall. Breakfast fare will be provided. Cost per person is $18. Registration with Joe Miller () is required by Jan. 8. Kolko, who grew Continue Reading »
This year Beth will teach us how to make Pumpkin Babka and Apple Cinnamon Babka. Sign up to attend BABKA BAKE 2 on Sunday, Jan. 11 from noon until 4:00 p.m. There is a $10 fee to participate, and you’ll take home your own mini babka. Click here to sign up.
The next Tikvat Israel Blood Drive will take place on January 13, 2026 from 10:00 am to 3:30 pm. Registration required. Click here to register or if you have additional questions, please contact Robbi Cohen.
Join us on Zoom, Wednesday, January 14 at 8:00 p.m. for a discussion of “I Seek a Kind Person: My Father, Seven Children, and the Adverts that Helped Them Escape the Holocaust” This book is the investigative memoir by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Julian Borger. The memoir explores the hidden history of Jewish families in Nazi-occupied Vienna Continue Reading »
Tikvat Israel welcomes Rochelle Berman as our guest sh’lichat tzibbur. She is an undergraduate student at the Jewish Theological Seminary and Barnard College. She is a regular ba’alat koreh and sh’lichat tzibur at the Columbia/ Barnard Hillel and other synagogues. She has taught trope, prayer leading skills, and Judaics. She is also the music director of Continue Reading »
Where Did the Women Worship? The History and Architecture of Spaces for Women in American Synagogues Presented by Samuel Gruber January 26, 2026 7:00 p.m. on Zoom (details coming soon)Sponsored by Tikvat Israel Women’s Network Adas Israel Congregation Sisterhood (Washington, DC) Beth Shalom Sisterhood (Columbia, MD ) For more than a millennium, Jewish worship spaces emphatically separated the sexes, and Continue Reading »
The Israeli Affairs Committee is pleased to announce the Tikvat Israel’s 2026 Israeli Film Festival. The dates are Saturday evenings, January 31 and February 7 (no competing NFL games!). The moderator is Erik Zakim, Associate Professor, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Joseph and Rebecca Meyerhoff Program and Center for Jewish Studies, Cinema and Media Studies Continue Reading »
SEA Change Announces Next Opportunities to Participate! “What prevents you from thriving? How should our community respond?”: Dec. 14 TI’s SEA Change equity group wants to know! Share your stories and the issues impacting you and your loved ones at a listening session. Sunday, December 14, 10 – 11:30 am, Tikvat Israel. Session aimed at Continue Reading »
