Tikvat Israel Congregation תקות ישראל 2200 Baltimore Road (301) 762-7338 Rockville, MD 20851 fax (301) 424-4399 Benjamin Shull, Rabbi Howard D. Gorin, Rabbi Emeritus Rochelle Helzner, Cantor Mark Levi, Cantor Emeritus September 21, 2016 / 18 Elul 5776 Chaverim, We are pleased to send you your tickets for 5777 / 2016 High Holiday services at Tikvat Israel. Each individual, including children ages 13 and over, receives one green ticket for all of the holiday services. Guest tickets, for those who have ordered them, are individual, all-holiday or one-day tickets for each day of Rosh Hashanah and for all of Yom Kippur (Kol Nidre through Neilah). Note the schedule of services on the back of your ticket. If you have not received the appropriate ticket or tickets, please call the Tikvat Israel office at 301-762-7338. Please note that tickets are required for each family member age 13 and over for entry into the building during the holidays. Everyone must come in through the main entrance. Please show your ticket when you enter the front door. If you do not have your tickets when you arrive, you will be asked to check in with the security guard to the right of the entrance. The ticket policy stated above will also apply to all guests. Children under the age of 13 do not need a ticket, but we do ask that they be accompanied by a parent when they enter or leave the building. If children are in babysitting or attending any of the youth services, they must be registered in advance; please use the enclosed form or contact the Tikvat Israel office to do so. This packet also includes information about and, where required, forms for Additional Guest Tickets; Youth Services, Family Services and Babysitting information; Sisterhood Programs; Book of Remembrance, Memorial Plaques, Shana Tova Greetings, Lulav and Etrog and Mahzorim; and Home Hospitality. Please note that there will be only one Erev Rosh Hashanah service this year. It will be held at 6:00 pm on Sunday, October 2, and will be conducted by Rabbi Shull and Cantor Helzner. On Sunday, October 9, at 10:30 am, Rabbi Shull and Cantor Helzner will join with other congregations in conducting a community memorial service at Judean Memorial Gardens On the reverse of this letter is important information about the holidays, including parking details. We have also included in this packet information about this year s Tashlich observance, which will feature a special StoryWalk along the Rock Creek Park pathway for families with young children. Our Clergy, Staff and Volunteers have worked hard to ensure a meaningful and safe Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur for everyone. If you have questions about any aspect of the High Holiday services, please email (office@tikvatisrael.org) or call the office (301-762-7338). Our best wishes to all for a Happy, Healthy and Sweet New Year. Shana tova. Sincerely, Sam Freedenberg Executive Director Enclosures: High Holiday Tickets Additional High Holiday Forms and Synagogue Information A Conservative Congregation Affiliated with USCJ www.tikvatisrael.org
PARKING TIKVAT ISRAEL CONGREGATION HIGH HOLIDAY INFORMATION 5777 2016 The parking lot at Tikvat Israel is not big enough to accommodate the large High Holiday crowds, but we are fortunate to have use of additional large parking areas next door and across the street. Please look at the following schedule to see which parking lots are available, and do not use a parking lot other than those listed for a particular service. You may park on neighborhood streets (but not in the townhouse developments across from or behind the synagogue). Please drive and park carefully and judiciously. Remember as well that there are speed cameras on Twinbrook Parkway and Baltimore Road. Erev Rosh Hashanah and 1st Day Sunday Evening and Monday Morning/Afternoon, October 2-3 Rockville High School The entire lot will be available for parking. 2nd Day Rosh Hashanah Tuesday, October 4 Limited parking at Rockville High School school is in session, but you may use any open space after 8:30 am. Please drive and park carefully. Asbury / Korean Church across the street and slightly uphill from Tikvat Israel. Most of the lot will be available. Please leave spaces for church staff in front of their building, and be careful when crossing Baltimore Road. Kol Nidre Tuesday, October 11 Rockville High School. The entire lot will be available for parking. Yom Kippur AM and PM Wednesday, October 12 Rockville High School. The entire lot will be available for parking. We will mark several extra spaces in our lot for Handicapped Access. Also, as the TI lot fills up, be considerate of those who may need to park closer to the synagogue. If possible, please park farther away. SERVICE NOTES Tikvat Israel s Social Hall, which serves as our High Holiday sanctuary, will have a look similar to the past two years. For a more participatory experience, the center of the stage will again be extended out into the Social Hall, and seating will be configured in a U shape around this lower bimah extension. The transition zone in the back of the Social Hall allows worshippers who are coming into the room at a point when seating is not permitted, such as during the rabbi s sermon or during a Torah reading, to feel more a part of the service than they would have if they were in the lobby. We will also have a cuddle zone a place near the entrance for young families to be together. Side Trips: There will be Side Trips (alternative discussions and experiences for adults and teens) in other locations in the synagogue on Yom Kippur. Look for a sheet with times and locations when you enter the synagogue. Details about these sessions will be published via email shortly. Honors: If you receive a bimah honor, please arrive before the time indicated on the letter indicating your honor (which you will receive in a separate mailing). On Yom Kippur, wearing leather shoes is traditionally avoided. Cloth slippers are provided for those who want them. Manna Food Drive: As you enter the synagogue for Kol Nidre on October 11, please give your bagged Manna food drive donations to the designated volunteers at the table to the left of the main entrance. Mahzorim: To guarantee that everyone at our services will have a Mahzor (High Holiday prayerbook), please return yours to the table in the lobby when you leave the service. If you wish to purchase Mahzorim for personal use, please contact the office. Tashlich: Join us for a StoryWalk featuring PJ Library Selection Tashlich at Turtle Rock followed by a family-friendly Tashlich in nearby Rock Creek Park. Families are invited to gather at Tikvat Israel Congregation promptly at 5:00 pm so that we may walk together as a community from the synagogue adjacent Rock Creek Park. We will cross Baltimore Road and continue along the paved pathways traversing through Rock Creek Park to our destination at the Tashlich Bridge inside the park. As we meander along the path, adults and children can stop to view and read aloud from the enlarged pages of the Story. Walk with family and friends and enjoy the story unfolding as you take more and more steps to the bridge. Families are encouraged to bring a small amount of breadcrumbs for ceremonial casting away of poor choices from the previous year into the moving Rock Creek flowing underneath the bridge. Adults and children are also encouraged to bring a Shofar and join in a communal sounding of the shofar during the Tashlich service. Families with young children may wish to bring strollers for their youngsters as it is about a 20-minute walk to the bridge, and then they will need to walk back to the synagogue after Tashlich. Those with mobility limitations often find the 20-minute walk from Tikvat Israel to the bridge to be very taxing. As an alternative, we suggest entering the park at Greenspan Lane and Parkvale Road or at Linthicum Street and Marcia Drive. From either entrance it is just a short distance to the bridge.
TIKVAT ISRAEL CONGREGATION High Holiday Guest and Non-Member Reservations 5777 2016 (additional order form on reverse) Use this form to order guest tickets.* Please return the completed form to the synagogue office by mail or email by Thursday, September 29. Your Name: Best Day Phone #: Names of Guests [see below for ticket fees and terms indicate with an X day(s) attending, at right] Email: ROSH HASHANAH 1 st Day 10/3/2016 2 nd Day 10/4/2016 KOL NIDRE YOM KIPPUR 10/11-10/12/2016 *NOTE: Tikvat Israel accommodates reciprocal seating requests to and from other synagogues. Please contact the synagogue office to make arrangements. Number of Guest Tickets and Fees First price is for attendance on all three days. Second price is for a one day ticket only. Kol Nidre and all of Yom Kippur count as one day. Due to heightened security, we cannot admit any individual who does not have a ticket. If you do not carry, please contact the Tikvat Israel office at 301-762-7338 to make arrangements for will-call tickets. Adult Children over 23 / Other Adult Relatives /Guests $250 / $85 Non-Members $360 / $125 Military Personnel N/C Total # of Tickets: Amount Enclosed $ or Amount to Bill (Members Only) $ Please turn over for Book of Remembrance, Mahzoring, Shana Tova Greeting, Memorial Plaques and Lulav & Etrog èèè
TIKVAT ISRAEL CONGREGATION 5777 Book of Remembrance Mahzorim Shana Tova Greeting Memorial Plaques Lulav & Etrog Return the completed form to the synagogue office by Sept. 29. Please write legibly, and use an additional sheet if necessary. Your Name: Best Day Phone #: Email: I. Book of Remembrance Renewal Listing: Access/download last year s Book of Remembrance at tikvatisrael.org/yizkor2015 Put a checkmark here if you wish to repeat your listing as is. Note below any additions/changes. New listing: Please list the name(s) of your departed ones as you wish them to be listed: (1) (4) (2) (5) (3) (6) Please write the way you want your name(s) listed in the Book of Remembrance: A donation of $36 for one or two listings or $54 for three or more listings is requested. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - II. Mahzor Dedication Honor loved ones with an inscribed bookplate in our Mahzor: Yes, I would like to dedicate Mahzor(s) at $36 each for a total of $. NOTE: All inscriptions will be in this format. Please use additional sheets for additional inscriptions. Presented to Tikvat Israel By (Your Name[s]): In Memory of (Honor of) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - III. Shana Tova Greetings A contribution of $18 is requested for your listing on this community card. Please indicate the exact way you want your name or family name to appear on the Shana Tova card: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - IV. Memorial Plaques The synagogue office will contact you for details. Plaques arrive approximately 4-6 weeks after the order is place. I am a Tikvat Israel member and would like to order a Memorial Plaque(s) for $450 each. I am not a Tikvat Israel member and would like to order a Memorial Plaque(s) for $725 each. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - VI. Lulav & Etrog We will contact you before Sukkot when your order is ready for pickup. The cost is $70 per set. Number of sets at $70 each (Total = $ ) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Total for Sections I-VI: Amount Enclosed $ or Amount to Bill (Members Only) $
5777-2016 HIGH HOLIDAY OFFERINGS FOR FAMILIES WITH YOUNG CHILDREN (ages 5 and under) Family Services Registration Tikvat Israel is pleased to offer a selection of High Holiday experiences for families with young children. Our engaging Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur Family Services will feature blessings, songs and stories related to the High Holidays. These Family Services are geared towards families with children ages 5 and under and are open to the community. There is no charge to attend, but in keeping with our safety and security policies, advance registration is required and children must be accompanied by an adult. Family Service Time Names / Ages of Children Rosh Hashanah Morning (day 1 only) 10:00 AM* Monday, October 3 Yom Kippur Morning 10:00 AM* Wednesday, October 12 * Family Services will begin promptly at 10:00 AM in the Sanctuary. Rosh Hashanah Family Services will conclude with a transition from the Sanctuary to the Main Rosh Hashanah Service in the Social Hall so that all children may experience the Shofar Service. Babysitting will open immediately following the Shofar Service on Rosh Hashanah, and after the Family Service on Yom Kippur. Babysitting Registration Tikvat Israel provides adult supervision for children ages 18 months 5 years at the times listed below so that parents may attend High Holiday Services. Due to Kashrut and allergy awareness, no outside food is allowed at Tikvat Israel. Snacks will be provided for all children who attend babysitting. The charge for babysitting is $18/family for all services on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. We are unable to provide babysitting for any child who is not registered. To register for babysitting, please print the names and ages of your children below corresponding to the times during which you require babysitting, and sign below. Please return to the synagogue office by 9/29/16. Holiday Date Time Names / Ages of Children Rosh Hashanah Morning (Day 1) Monday, October 3 10:30 AM 1:00 PM Rosh Hashanah Morning (Day 2) Tuesday, October 4 10:00 AM 1:00 PM Erev Yom Kippur / Kol Nidre Tuesday, October 11 5:45 PM End of Service Yom Kippur Morning Wednesday, October 12 10:30 AM - 1:00 pm Yom Kippur Evening / Neilah Wednesday, October 12 5:45 PM End of Service I give my permission for my child(ren) to be in the care of babysitters at Tikvat Israel during High Holidays. Parent(s) Name: T.I. Member: Yes Address: City, State, Zip: No Best Daytime Phone #: Email: Parent s Signature: (please turn over to register for Youth Servicesè)
HIGH HOLIDAY YOUTH PROGRAMMING 5777-2016 Youth Services Registration Tikvat Israel is pleased to offer High Holiday services and programming catering to our Youth (K-12). For the security of your children, registration is required for each event. There is no charge for youth programming, but Tikvat Israel would be grateful for a donation of $18 to defer the costs of programming. Please check the boxes below indicating which event your child(ren) will be attending. Primary Service Junior Congregation Rosh Hashanah Program Kol Nidre Activities Neilah Experience Name(s) / Grade(s) Grades K-2 10:15 am -1:00 pm R.H. Y.K. Mon. Wed. 10/3 10/12 Grades 3-7 10:15 am -1:00 pm R.H. Y.K Mon. Wed. 10/3 10/12 Grades K-7 10:15 am - 12:30pm Tue. 10/4 Grades K-7 5:45 pm - End of Service Tue. 10/11 Grades K-7 5:45 pm End of Service Wed. 10/12 * Children participating in the Primary and Junior Congregation Services will be accompanied by their service leader to the Main Rosh Hashanah Service in the Social Hall in time for the Shofar Service. * Teens are invited to attend all adult services and side trips. Side trips are alternative, interactive High Holiday learning sessions that are offered at various times during the adult services. Information about side trips will be posted in the lobby on each holiday. Please complete and sign below and return to the synagogue office by September 29, 2016. I give my permission for my child(ren) to attend Tikvat Israel s High Holiday Youth events. Parent(s) Name: T.I. Member: Yes Address: City, State, Zip: No Best Daytime Phone #: Email: Parent s Signature: Due to Kashrut and allergy awareness, no outside food is allowed at Tikvat Israel. Snacks will be provided for all children who attend Youth Services (Primary & Junior Congregation). (please turn over to register for Family Services & Babysittingè)
Tikvat Israel Women s Network TI s Sisterhood 2200 Baltimore Road Rockville, Maryland 20851 Rabbi Benjamin Shull Cantor Rochelle Helzner Dear Women of Tikvat Israel! It s time to renew your membership in Tikvat Israel s Women s Network or to become a member for the first time! TI s Women s Network connects you to a wonderful network of women committed to learning, supporting one another, enhancing the mitzvot in our lives, and providing support to the Tikvat Israel community and the community-atlarge. Please join us in making the Women s Network a strong vibrant component of Tikvat Israel! Often, we see other women at TI but don t know them. The Women s Network creates events so that we can learn, inspire each other, and create lasting connections. There s no better way to get to know other women of all ages who are part of the TI community than through the Women s Network. Our programs this year will focus on the Torah Fund theme of P ri Yadehah, which means the fruit of her hands. It is a phrase from Eishet Chayil and found within the Book of Proverbs. This year we celebrate women s achievements through creativity the fruit of her hands in the home, workplace, synagogue, and community. We are planning multiple events to reflect this theme, including our Come Meet the Women of TI annual membership tea on October 30th! We will again have something for everyone this year, including the continuation of the book club, Rosh Chodesh programs, social action events, a Women s Network Shabbat, opportunities to network with other Sisterhoods in the area, and more. Look for our annual Women s Network bookmark at High Holiday services for more information. Our 1st Book Club event is scheduled for Wednesday, October 19th at 7:45 in the TI Library - Join us to discuss Washing the Dead by: Michelle Brafman Get-To-Know Sisterhood Members TEA - Sunday, October 30th, 11:00 AM - Home of Janice Balin (15424 Narcissus Way, Rockville) We are designing programs this year to engage women of all ages and to work with the other TI committees that support education, community service, and more. Our Sisterhood is truly a Women s Network that provides opportunities for women to really get to know each other in our wonderful TI community. We hope you will join us this coming year so that we can continue to grow and contribute. You can still be a member for only $36 for the year, which supports our Women s Network and the Women s League for Conservative Judaism (WLCJ). This year, we also are offering a Sponsor Membership Level of $54, which further supports costs associated with our many activities. We hope you will join. We also hope that you ll support the Torah Fund, which provides funding for religious education. For membership, please mail your check and registration form to Janice Balin, Treasurer, by October 15, 2016. (See specifics on the attached application.) If you are a new member of Tikvat Israel, you will receive FREE membership in the Women s Network this year. Just fill out the enclosed form and indicate that you are a new member. To contribute to the Torah Fund, please complete the form and send your information and check to Barbara Katz. Even if you can t attend all our programs, please support the Women s Network by sending in your dues. We would like to keep most of our programs free or at minimal cost to members so your support is important. The benefits of membership, as stated on the Women s League for Conservative Judaism website, are to be informed, be enriched, be involved, and be inspired. Now is the time to support those efforts for yourself and your sisters at Tikvat Israel by joining the Women s Network. We look forward to a wonderful year together! Thanks so much for your support. B Shalom, Janice Janice Balin Treasurer and Membership Chairperson
Tikvat Israel Women s Network 2016-2017 Membership / Torah Fund Payment & Forms Deadline: October 15, 2016 Women s Network Annual Dues: $36.00 Sponsor Membership: $54.00 (to further support our activities) Membership checks should be made payable to Tikvat Israel Sisterhood. Please mail your membership payment and form to: Janice Balin, 15424 Narcissus Way, Rockville, MD 20853. Name: E-Mail: Street Address: City/State/Zip: Home Phone: Cell Phone: I am a new member of Tikvat Israel Congregation. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Torah Fund Benefactor Response Form Yes, I would like to donate a separate check of $180 to the Torah Fund Campaign to help the future clergy and educators in the Conservative/Masorti Movement. Beautiful Torah Fund pin for 5777 I am pledging $180 and will pay $90 now and the balance by January 2017. I would like to contribute $ to the Torah Fund Campaign. I am enclosing a check payable to the Torah Fund Campaign. Please deliver my pin prior to the High Holidays if possible. Torah Fund checks should be made payable to Torah Fund Campaign. Please send payment and form to: Barbara Katz, 2901 S. Leisure World Blvd, #514, Silver Spring, MD 20906 Questions about the Torah Fund Campaign should be directed to Barbara Katz at (301) 598-7780. Name: E-Mail: Street Address: City/State/Zip: Home Phone: Cell Phone:
High Holidays Hospitality 5777 2016 The mitzvah of hachnasat orchim (hospitality) is as old as Abraham and Sarah. They stood out, not only as people of faith but as the best examples of chesed (loving kindness). Guests who share our joy at Shabbat or the Holidays also share with us their spirit (neshama) and enrich our celebrations with their company. As the High Holidays approach, please let us know if you have room at your table for additional guests, or if you need a place to go for the evening Yom Tov meals, Sunday, October 2, or Tuesday, October 3, 2016, and for the Break Fast on Wednesday, October 12, 2016. Please fill out the attached form by September 30, 2016, and return it to the office. You may also contact Hope Levy Kott directly at (301) 921-8268 or hkott@aol.com. Name Phone # / Email Yes! We would like to host up to people on: Sunday Evening, October 2 (Erev Rosh Hashanah) Monday Evening, October 3 (Second Night of Rosh Hashanah) Wednesday, October 12 (Yom Kippur Break Fast) Yes! We would like to attend a Yom Tov meal on: Sunday Evening, October 2 (Erev Rosh Hashanah) Monday Evening, October 3 (Second Night of Rosh Hashanah) Wednesday, October 12 (Yom Kippur Break Fast) Please indicate the names and ages (of children) of all who will be attending: Please indicate as well if your family: does does not keep Kosher. does does not eat exclusively vegetarian meals. does does not observe traditional Yom Tov restrictions. Please tell us anything else your host would need to know (allergies, transportation needs, etc.): Thank you for participating in our shared celebrations. Shana Tova!
TIKVAT ISRAEL CONGREGATION SCHEDULE OF SERVICES HIGH HOLIDAYS 5777 / 2016 ROSH HASHANAH Sunday, October 2 Erev Rosh Hashanah Mincha & Maariv with Rabbi & Cantor 6:00 pm Candle Lighting 6:32 pm Monday, October 3 First Day of Rosh Hashanah Services Begin 8:30 am Mincha at Tikvat Israel 4:30 pm Community Walk / StoryWalk TI to Bridge in Rock Creek Park* 5:00 pm Tashlich at the Bridge 5:30 pm Ma ariv in the Synagogue 6:15 pm Candle Lighting 7:31 pm * See StoryWalk description on back of cover letter Tuesday, October 11 Layl Yom Kippur Kol Nidre YOM KIPPUR Wednesday, October 12 Yom Kippur Services Begin Mincha, Neilah Ma ariv & Havdalah 6:00 pm 9:00 am 4:15 pm After Shofar Tuesday, October 4 Second Day of Rosh Hashanah Services Begin 8:30 am Mincha 6:00 pm NOTES: On Saturday Evening, September 24, Tikvat Israel will join with several local synagogues for a Selichot Program and Service at B nai Shalom of Olney (see flyer enclosed). Join us for Havdalah and dessert reception at 8:30 pm. The program, A Pure Prayer: Exploring the Themes of Teshuvah for Ourselves and Our Community, will feature a film and a conversation with Rabbi Matthew L. Berkowitz, director of Israel Programs at the Jewish Theological Seminary and Co-founder of Kol HaOt: Illuminating Jewish Life Through Art. The Selichot service begins at 10:15. There will be only one Erev Rosh Hashanah service at 6:00 pm on Sunday, October 2, conducted by Rabbi Shull and Cantor Helzner. Alternative Side Trip experiences during Yom Kippur services will be offered. Descriptions will be emailed in advance, and schedule/location signs posted in the lobby. Youth Services, Family Services and Babysitting registration forms, with schedules, are included in this packet. On Sunday, October 9, at 10:30 am, Rabbi Shull and Cantor Helzner will join with other congregations in conducting a community memorial service at Judean Memorial Gardens. Parking is limited at Tikvat Israel. When you receive your tickets, you will receive information about additional parking nearby. For more information, please contact the Tikvat Israel office at 301-762-7338. Shana tova!