Happy Chanukah חנוכה שמח
Wishing you a happy and healthy Chanukah!
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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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Pickup Gift Card orders
Pickup Gift Card orders
Fri, December 3, 2021 @ 10:15 AM
Remember! Pick up your gift cards from the temple between 10:15-3pm Thank you for supporting the ECC! Click Here
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ECC Chanukah cookie kits sale
ECC Chanukah cookie kits sale
Fri, December 3, 2021 @ 12:00 PM
ECC is selling Chanukah cookie kits for $17.00 each. Please order by Tuesday November 23 and pick up your kits on Thursday, December 2 or Friday December 3 between 12-3 Click Here
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Lights and Miracles Chanukah Shabbat- Family Service
Lights and Miracles Chanukah Shabbat- Family Service
Fri, December 3, 2021 @ 06:00 PM
Join us for Family Shabbat and Chanukah Service for children up to age 12 in our Beth Tikvah Chaveyron. Bring your menorahs and candles as we light our candles for the sixth night of Chanukah and fill the room with the glow of our chanukiyot. Together we will delight in a special Chanukah story from Rabbi Tachman, sing songs with Kolan, led by Cantorial Leader Axel, and raise our spirits in joy! Please click below to register. Click Here
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Lights and Miracles Chanukah Shabbat -Congregational Shabbat and Chanukah Service
Lights and Miracles Chanukah Shabbat -Congregational Shabbat and Chanukah Service
Fri, December 3, 2021 @ 07:00 PM
Beth Tikvah Sanctuary and via live-stream. Join us in celebration of the sixth night of Chanukah and Shabbat geared for ages 12 and up. Bring your menorahs and candles for a festive worship service with Rabbi Tachman and Cantorial Leader Axel along with the music of Kol Tikvah and Kol Shirah. We look forward to seeing you as we continue our tradition of lighting our chanukiyot together in joy! Click Here
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Social Action Winter Drive for Kids
Social Action Winter Drive for Kids
Sun, December 5, 2021
THANK YOU- ALL SLOTS ARE FILLED!!! Drop off on Dec 3, Dec 5 during Religious school and/or Shabbat Chanukah Service. Click Here
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Kibbitz and Doughnuts for Grownups and Kids
Kibbitz and Doughnuts for Grownups and Kids
Sun, December 5, 2021 @ 10:00 AM
Join us this Sunday, our Religious School Committee will be serving donuts and coffee on the BTC front patio for parents and kids to celebrate Chanukah. Please plan to arrive early with your kids if you are dropping off at 10:30am or 11am so your kids will have time to eat a donut outside before class starts. If you are picking up at 10:30am or 11am, please stay and schmooze. HAPPY CHANUKAH! Click Here
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ChanukARTS- Young Family Chanukkah party
ChanukARTS- Young Family Chanukkah party
Sun, December 5, 2021 @ 03:30 PM
Get your Art on with Sisterhood and The Painted Penguin as we paint pottery for your entire family. Cost is $25 a family which includes 1 large piece of pottery and 1 small piece of pottery. You have the option to purchase an additional piece of pottery for $15. Selections will be made at the time of the event. We will paint our pottery together in the Chaveyron. Stories for all in the Sanctuary while your pottery is blown dry. You can take your art home on the same day. Bags to bring home your Click Here
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Book Club- "Israel: A Simple Guide to the Most Misunderstood Country on Earth" by Noa Tishby
Book Club- "Israel: A Simple Guide to the Most Misunderstood Country on Earth" by Noa Tishby
Mon, December 6, 2021 @ 07:00 PM
Through bite-sized chunks of history and deeply personal stories, Tishby chronicles her homeland’s evolution, beginning in Biblical times and moving forward to cover everything from WWI to Israel’s creation to the disputes dividing the country today. Tackling popular misconceptions with an abundance of facts, Tishby provides critical context around headline-generating controversies and offers a clear, intimate account of the richly cultured country of Israel. We will meet via Zoom Click Here
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Relax and refresh for finals with Youth Group
Relax and refresh for finals with Youth Group Shabbat, December 11, 2021 @ 01:00 PM
BeTTY 9th-12th grade is invited to a private yoga class to de-stress before finals. The class will be held at Pulsation Yoga (17 E Miner St, Arlington Heights). Attendees will need their parents to sign a waiver at pulsationyoga.com (choose log in to create account on their website) or at drop off. Masks will be required at the event. Cost is $10 per person. RSVP by Dec 9 Click Here
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Brown Baggers-Zoom
Brown Baggers via Zoom
Sun, December 12, 2021 @ 10:00 AM
Purchase lunch items and join others on Zoom while preparing bag lunches for the homeless Click Here
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Tikvah Chefs (Social Action)- Meal Donation and Delivery
Tikvah Chefs (Social Action)- Meal Donation and Delivery
Tue, December 14, 2021
The Beth Tikvah community has been serving meals to homeless people for many years through our Beth Tikvah Chefs which is a part of the Social Action Committee. We work with the PADS Emergency Shelter Program that provides hospitality, food and overnight emergency shelter to the homeless. It is with tikkun olam that donations can provide meals to those families in need. Your donation will be greatly appreciated. Click Here
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Sisterhood Program--The 5 Love Languages, with Phil and Helen Kornick
Sisterhood Program--The 5 Love Languages, with Phil and Helen Kornick
Wed, December 15, 2021 @ 07:00 PM
Sisterhood members only - Phil and Helen Kornick, the founders of Tikkun HaBriet, Nurturing the Covenant, will help you explore and identify your love language and how to interact with those having different love languages. Feel free to attend with your significant other. On Zoom. Click Here
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Tzedek Program-Biases- “Freedom Of Speech Gets Squeezed From All Sides” with Guest Speaker Jeff Robbins
Tzedek Program-Biases- “Freedom Of Speech Gets Squeezed From All Sides”
Tue, December 21, 2021 @ 07:30 PM
with Guest Speaker Jeff Robbins. He is a nationally recognized First Amendment lawyer and civil litigator, who will speak about the right to free speech, perhaps the best known of the First Amendment rights. This topic is especially important for our College Families and soon-to-be College Families, who may be exposed to anti-Semitic and/or anti Israel activities on the College campus. Click Here
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Book Club - "Bugsy Siegel- The Dark Side of the American Dream", by Michael Shnayerson.
Book Club - "Bugsy Siegel- The Dark Side of the American Dream", by Michael Shnayerson.
Mon, January 3, 2022 @ 07:00 PM
In a brief life that led to a violent end, Benjamin “Bugsy” Siegel (1906–1947) rose from desperate poverty to ill gotten riches, from an early twentieth century family of Ukrainian Jewish immigrants on the Lower East Side to a kingdom of his own making in Las Vegas. In this captivating portrait, author Michael Shnayerson sets out not to absolve Bugsy Siegel but rather to understand him in all his complexity. Email bookclub@beth-tikvah.org for the zoom link. Click Here
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Mah Jongg card sale - ends January 14, 2022
Mah Jongg card sale - ends January 14, 2022
Fri, January 14, 2022
Sisterhood receives a donation from the Mah Jongg League for each card ordered, so have friends and family order their cards through Sisterhood as well. Click Here
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Shabbat Shirah Service - In-Person
Shabbat Shirah Service - In-Person
Fri, January 14, 2022 @ 06:00 PM
BYO drums!!! Celebrate a joyful Shabbat with us on Shabbat Shirah / Crossing the Reed Sea in Exodus. With Kol Tikvah and Kol Shirah. Click Here