Welcome to Beth Tikvah Congregation!
Thank you for visiting the Beth Tikvah Congregation website! We are a dynamic, warm, and friendly Reform Jewish congregation located in the Northwest Chicago Suburbs where all are welcome. At Beth Tikvah Congregation (BTC) relationships matter most. Beth Tikvah Congregation is best known for its inclusive, involved, caring and compassionate community; for its excellent clergy, staff and lay leadership; for its phenomenal lay chairs; and for the overall positive difference BTC makes in our members’ lives.
At Beth Tikvah Congregation, we are dedicated to Jewish values and the pursuit of Holiness through engaging worship, joyous celebration of holidays and lifecycle events and by caring for one another. At the same time, we are committed to education for all ages, to Tikkun Olam (bettering our world), welcoming interfaith families, supporting interfaith relations, and furthering connections to the State of Israel, to Jewish summer camp, and so much more!
Whether you are new to the area, new to Jewish life, or a long-time veteran...whatever your background, level of observance, age, relationship status, sexual orientation, or gender identity... we are grateful for your interest in Beth Tikvah Congregation. We invite you to contact our Rabbi, Taron Tachman, take a tour of BTC, join us for Friday night Shabbat Services, or an upcoming program. We look forward to meeting you soon!
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Brown Baggers via Zoom
Brown Baggers via Zoom
Sun, May 16, 2021 @ 10:00 AM
Join us as we make lunches at home together on zoom! The lunches are going to the Living Faith Church, "Bread of Life" Food Pantry and Children's Lunch Bag Ministry in Palatine. Please know that Pastor Bullock and the recipients of these lunches are so very thankful for these meals! Click Here
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Shavuot Service with Yizkor
Shavuot Service with Yizkor
Sun, May 16, 2021 @ 07:00 PM
Join us via Zoom as we celebrate Shavuot - the harvesting of Winter grains with the fullness of Torah. We will also observe Yizkor, a traditional part of the festival service. Click Here
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Tzedek Program-Biases- “Children of Abraham United in Shattering Stereotypes”
Tzedek Program-Biases- “Children of Abraham United in Shattering Stereotypes”
Tue, May 18, 2021 @ 07:00 PM
Everyone is invited to join us for this engaging dialogue, led by Samira Qureshi and Kathie Bender, Chicago Regional Coordinators of The Sisterhood of Salaam Shalom. Our presenters will be sharing the commonalties and differences in everyday Muslim and Jewish experiences, for greater awareness and understanding. Click Here
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Lunch & Learn with Rabbi Tachman
Lunch & Learn with Rabbi Tachman
Thu, May 20, 2021 @ 12:00 PM
Lunch & Learn with Rabbi Tachman via zoom on the third Thursday of every month, October-May, 12pm-1pm. Click Here
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Yoga and Guided Meditation with Ashley Tabata
Yoga and Guided Meditation with Ashley Tabata
Sun, May 23, 2021 @ 03:00 PM
Join us for a yoga session with Ashley Tabata of My Inner Peace and Wellness as she shows us how to relax and stretch. Ashley is a truly gifted instructor and you will feel uplifted and energized from her teaching. Click Here
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Help Gan Tikvah with watering or weeding
Help Gan Tikvah with planting, harvesting, watering or weeding
Wed, June 2, 2021
Sign up for dates to help weed, harvest and water the garden. Upcoming Planting Day on May 16!!! Click Here
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Howard Washer Send off & 80th Birthday Celebration
Howard Washer Send off & 80th Birthday Celebration
Sun, June 6, 2021 @ 11:00 AM
Join us for an 80th birthday celebration and send off for Howard Washer at the 'Merice Washer Memorial Gan Tikvah Garden of Hope' before he leaves for a new adventure as he moves to Connecticut. Click Here
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CELLObration!
CELLObration!
Sun, June 13, 2021 @ 10:00 AM
Join us on the Beth Tikvah lawn for a magical musical experience for both the young and the young at heart! Our very own professional cellists Sara Sitzer and Leah Hagel-Kahmann will perform an outdoor, socially distant family concert, so bring a picnic blanket, bring some chairs, bring your kids, bring your grandkids, bring the neighbor's kids, and enjoy a lovely morning of music geared towards ALL ages! Also enjoy a make and take instrument craft and a bake sale! Click Here
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Book Club: Author Dani Shapiro
Book Club: Author Dani Shapiro
Mon, July 5, 2021 @ 07:00 PM
Readers can choose from either one of her books, “Inheritance: A Memoir of Genealogy, Paternity, and Love”, or “Devotion: A memoir”. The recommender for these books notes that they are paired, but can be read as stand-alone volumes. For those eager readers, you can read both. Click Here
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Membership Shabbat on the Porch
Membership Shabbat on the Porch
Fri, July 16, 2021
We are seeking Hosts to host Shabbat Service outside their home, on July 16. Hosts will need to provide an outdoor area & say the Shabbat prayers. Attendees will bring their own chairs and their own Shabbat meal. Please sign up if you are interested in hosting. Click Here