Shabbat Services
Shabbat at B'nai Tikvah
Every week, in person and also streaming, B'nai Tikvah welcomes Shabbat with joy, community and shared inspirational wisdom. Understanding that Shabbat means something different for everyone, we offer a variety of styles of services as well as alternative programming.
Kabbalat Shabbat Services
Friday evening services generally begin at 6 pm. Multiple times a year, we hold special celebrations for our Religious School or greater community, speakers programs and themed services that may have a different start time. We aim to create a feeling of extended family. Before and after services there is a time of socializing and during the service we light candles, make kiddush and motzei on challah, and share personal blessings.
ZOOM: Meeting ID: 844 4705 9779 / Passcode: 183618
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Shabbat Morning Services
Shabbat mornings provide a time of more in-depth spiritual exploration, study, discussion and celebration. Our services begin at 10 am in person and online. During the school year, our Religious School students join the congregation for the morning service. Students then move to the classrooms for learning while adults remain in the Sanctuary. Typically, services finish before noon and the community joins together to enjoy a light Kiddush lunch.
Services streamed on LiveControl and YouTube.
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*(We will specify in This Coming Shabbat & Chai Lights emails when services are changed and streamed on Zoom). ZOOM: Meeting ID: 844 4705 9779 / Passcode: 183618
Alternative Shabbat Offerings
Friday Night Live!
Join us for a family-friendly, in-person Kabbalat Shabbat in the synagogue. The service will begin with together time in the sanctuary, welcoming Shabbat with songs and prayers, then kids will have their own special story track in the chapel before reuniting with the adults for a post-services oneg. For those who can not come in person, join us online.
Starbucks Shabbat
Enjoy a cup of coffee while discussing various topics ranging from the weekly parsha to current events. This informal group meets weekly on Zoom at 9 am. No RSVPs are needed; come regularly or just pop in on the occasional Shabbat.
Zoom Link | Meeting ID: 844 4705 9779 | Passcode: 183618
Soul Stroll: Shabbat Walk in the Woods
(3rd Shabbat of the Month)
Looking for another path in your journey through Judaism? Join B'nai Tikvah for a refreshing Shabbat alternative program. Walk with the fall foliage, the winter snow, the spring flowers, and summer streams. Strolls happen the 3rd Shabbat of the month.
Please CLICK HERE to email our Soul Stroll organizer, Janice Halpern.
Additional Shabbat Offerings
In addition to the regular Shabbat programming above, from time to time, we present additional periodic opportunities to engage on Shabbat.
Social Action Shabbatot
Social Action Shabbatot inform and engage our community in one of the pillars of our tradition, Tikkun Olam (repairing a broken world). Speakers and speical programs provide insight to issues that affect us all.
Shabbat Morning Study
Throughout the year, we offer study opportunities before services or at kiddush afterwards. Recent programs have included learning about "Pioneers of Zionist Thought" and "Medieval Jewish Poetry"; both taught by our member Marvin Wolfert.
Wed, April 30 2025
2 Iyyar 5785
Upcoming Events
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Thursday ,
MayMay 1 , 2025Adult Ed Course with Reb Nikki
Thursday, May 1st 8:00p to 9:00p
What are we talking about when we talk about "Israel"? The name "Israel" in Jewish texts can have many meanings: the person, the nation, the land, and the modern state. In this six-session class, we will be examining different uses of the name "Israel" by looking at sources ranging from the Torah to modern thinkers. Together, we will gain deeper understanding into its meaning by looking at the connections between and teasing apart the differences among the range of meanings of the word, and be able to discern what we are talking about when we talk about Israel. -
Sunday ,
MayMay 4 , 2025
Sunday, May 4th 10:00a to 12:00p
NJOP: Learn Hebrew Class -
Sunday ,
MayMay 4 , 2025
Sunday, May 4th 2:00p to 4:00p
StandStrong Self-Defense for ages 50+ -
Monday ,
MayMay 5 , 2025
Monday, May 5th 6:00p to 7:30p
Join B’nai Tikvah to watch “All We Carry,” the intimate story of one family, while humanizing one of the most divisive issues of our time: immigration. -
Wednesday ,
MayMay 7 , 2025
Wednesday, May 7th 12:00p to 1:00p
In this six-week course, we will examine six women who lived in the time of the Talmud, whom the rabbis labeled as a shrew, a primadonna, a black widow, and so on. But was that all that they were? Was that all the rabbis thought of them? Or is there more to the story, hidden in the margins? Based on the acclaimed work of scholar GIla Fine, we will uncover the secret lives of these six remarkable women. -
Thursday ,
MayMay 8 , 2025Adult Ed Course with Reb Nikki
Thursday, May 8th 8:00p to 9:00p
What are we talking about when we talk about "Israel"? The name "Israel" in Jewish texts can have many meanings: the person, the nation, the land, and the modern state. In this six-session class, we will be examining different uses of the name "Israel" by looking at sources ranging from the Torah to modern thinkers. Together, we will gain deeper understanding into its meaning by looking at the connections between and teasing apart the differences among the range of meanings of the word, and be able to discern what we are talking about when we talk about Israel. -
Saturday ,
MayMay 10 , 2025Shabbat Morning Services with Religious School
Shabbat, May 10th 10:00a to 1:00p
Shabbat Morning Services with Religious School
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