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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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Sisterhood Program - Music, Memory and the Brain
Sisterhood Program - Music, Memory and the Brain
Wed, March 22, 2023 @ 07:00 PM
Join music therapist, Mary Helen Ekstam as she educates us on the profound effects music has in reducing pain, stress, and blood pressure, while stimulating parts of the brain other treatments cannot reach. This evening promises to be very entertaining, fun as well as educational while you enjoy the healing powers of music. Invite your best friends to visit our Sisterhood and enjoy this program too! Click Here
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Why Vote in Local Elections - Joint Tzedek / Men's Club program on Zoom
Why Vote in Local Elections - Joint Tzedek / Men's Club program on Zoom
Wed, March 22, 2023 @ 07:00 PM
Please join us in a forum with Beth Tikvah members who are serving in or running for elected offices in our municipalities. They will share insights and experiences on why they serve in or seek to hold these positions. We'll engage in discussion with them on issues their boards are facing and how they affect us. We hope this program will inspire you to make sure your voice is heard in the upcoming elections. Click Here
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Rosh Hodesh; A Gathering for Girls - Shabbat Event
Rosh Hodesh; A Gathering for Girls - Shabbat Event
Fri, March 24, 2023 @ 06:00 PM
We will be meeting at Dr. Singer's house (in Schaumburg) to celebrate Shabbat, eat dinner, and bake challah together. Click Here
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Tikvah Chefs Social Action- Providing Meals to the Homeless
Tikvah Chefs Social Action- Providing Meals to the Homeless
Sun, April 2, 2023 @ 01:00 PM
We have started the program up again and are partnering with Journeys in Palatine. Journeys is a nonprofit organization that provides shelter, services & housing to those that are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless. What’s different than last time? We will still continue to cook the meals in the kitchen, however they will be delivered the next day to Journeys. Journeys will serve the meals to their clients. Sign up to help us cook and/or donate ingredients for the meals. Click Here
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Book Club "One Hundred Saturdays: Stella Levi and the Search for a Lost World" by Michael Frank
Book Club ""One Hundred Saturdays: Stella Levi and the Search for a Lost World" by Michael Frank
Mon, April 3, 2023 @ 07:00 PM
The remarkable story of ninety-nine-year-old Stella Levi whose conversations with the writer Michael Frank over the course of six years bring to life the vibrant world of Jewish Rhodes, the deportation to Auschwitz that extinguished ninety percent of her community, and the resilience and wisdom of the woman who lived to tell the tale. Stella is a magical modern-day Scheherazade whose stories reveal what it was like to grow up in an extraordinary place in an extraordinary time. On Zoom Click Here
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Congregational Seder
Congregational Seder
Thu, April 6, 2023 @ 06:00 PM
Join Rabbi Taron Tachman and Cantorial Leader Ilana Axel for a fun and meaningful SECOND Seder. Each participant will be provided with their own Seder plate filled with traditional items for our Seder as well as juice or wine, followed by a full dinner. Enjoy a wonderful community experience. Click below for more information. Click Here
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Women's Seder
Women's Seder
Tue, April 11, 2023 @ 06:30 PM
You are invited to attend this year’s Women's Seder! Join us for a memorable celebration of our traditions and history for Passover. $18.00 per person Bring your own seder plate. Dessert will be provided during the seder. Click Here
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Nosh Cafe
Nosh Cafe
Sun, April 16, 2023 @ 09:00 AM
Nosh Cafe is back! Sisterhood will be selling bagels, cream cheese, lox, and the fixings, as well as donuts and baked goods, juice, water, and coffee. Come Hungry and bring your cash or checks! We will be selling food from 9:00 am - 1:00 pm. Click Here
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Tzedek Program- "I Never Thought Of It That Way" - Incitement, Genocide and Terrorism
Tzedek Program- "I Never Thought Of It That Way" - Incitement, Genocide and Terrorism
Mon, April 17, 2023 @ 07:30 PM
What are historical and modern causes of genocide and terrorism in the Middle East and throughout the world? Is it “ancient hatreds”? Poverty among the oppressed? The result of Western (eg. Israeli) colonialism? Or is it caused by organized, mass hate incitement? A demonization of Jews, Israel, America and Western Democracies? Our speaker, Henry (Hank) Kopel, identifies the possible causes of, and possible ways of preventing terrorism. Click Here
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Annual Fundraiser- Game Shows Galore & More
Annual Fundraiser- Game Shows Galore & More
Shabbat, April 22, 2023 @ 06:00 PM
"Come on down!" Take a walk down memory lane at Beth Tikvah Congregation's Annual Fundraiser and play memorable TV game shows with old friends and new. Click Here
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Auschwitz: Past, Present or Future?
Auschwitz: Past, Present or Future?
Sun, April 23, 2023 @ 05:00 PM
Is Auschwitz in the Past, the Present or the Future? William Faulkner has famously argued that “the past is never dead. It is not even past.” To listen to conversation and public statements today we must wonder is Auschwitz the past? The Present? Or The Future. Michael Berenbaum, who has edited two major works on Auschwitz and curated the award-winning exhibition “Auschwitz: Not Long Ago. Not Far Away,” will address the past, present and future of Auschwitz. Click Here
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Book Club-"Retail Gangster: The Insane, Real-Life Story of Crazy Eddie" - Gary Weiss
Book Club-"Retail Gangster: The Insane, Real-Life Story of Crazy Eddie" - Gary Weiss
Mon, May 1, 2023 @ 07:00 PM
A biography of the spectacular rise and fall of Eddie Antar, better known as "Crazy Eddie," whose home electronics empire changed the world even as it turned out to be one of the biggest business scams of all time. The journalist Herb Greenberg called his death the "end of an era" and that couldn't be more true. On Zoom Click Here
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Sign Up to Volunteer at Gan Tikvah 2023 Our Garden of Hope
Sign Up to Volunteer at Gan Tikvah 2023 Our Garden of Hope
Sun, May 7, 2023
May 7 - Sept 24. Once again the BTC Social Action Committee will be planting Gan Tikvah, a vegetable garden to provide fresh produce to WINGS, an organization that provides housing, integrated services, education and advocacy to end domestic violence. This is a great way to personally help others who would not otherwise have fresh produce. Please use the Sign Up Genius to pick a date and time to help. We need anyone interested in helping the Gan Tikvah grow - No experience needed! We will teach you! Click Here
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Violins of Hope Special Music Program
Violins of Hope Special Music Program
Sun, May 7, 2023 @ 04:00 PM
JCC Chicago is bringing 70 violins, violas and cellos, played by Jewish musicians in the Holocaust, to Chicagoland and across Illinois. Violins rescued and restored from the Holocaust will be presented and played at this unique program featuring guest artists and Beth Tikvah musicians. These instruments have been lovingly restored and have traveled the world to give voice to the victims and reinforce messages of hope, harmony and humanity. Hear the stories of this incredible project and view the instrume Click Here
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Spring Flower Sale
Spring Flower Sale
Mon, May 15, 2023
Our annual flower sale this year is online only, and all purchases will be sent direct to your home. Sisterhood receives 50% of your purchase when you buy spring bulbs and seeds to beautify your garden. Order now, shipping begins on April 1st, and all orders must be placed by May 15th! Click Here
