Congregation B'nai Tikvah

	Congregation B'nai Tikvah The North County San Diego Synagogue Where All Jews Feel Welcome 830 South Melrose Drive ~ Vista, California 92081 760-941-9858 email: info@bnaitikvahsd.com mailing address: P.O. Box 926, Vista, California 92085
Home High Holiday Information Our Rabbi Calendar Religious School Sisterhood / Men's Club Conversion Classes Contact Information Weekly Announcements Our Clergy Rabbi Ben Leinow Cantor Larry Kornit	High Holidays 2010 / 5171 Once again we invite the entire Jewish Community of North County San Diego (Bonsall, Carlsbad, Encinitas, Escondido, Fallbrook, Leucadia, Oceanside, Rancho Santa Fe, San Marcos, Vista, etc.) to join us for our High Holiday Services. Please join your B'nai Tikvah Family as we celebrate Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur at the City of Carlsbad - Dove Library Ruby G. Schulman Auditorium 1775 Dove Lane, Carlsbad, California Erev Rosh Hashanah - September 8th - 7:00 - 8:15pm Rosh Hashanah - September 9th - 9:30am - 1:30pm Children's Services - 10:30 - 11:30am Tashlich - Pelican Point, Carlsbad Beach - 2pm Kol Nidre - September 17th - 6:30 - 8:15pm Yom Kippur - September 18th - 8:30 - 11:45am Children's Services - 10:30 - 11:30am Mincha, Yizkor and Neila - 4:45 - 6:30pm Non Members Welcome Please call to reserve your tickets or to answer any questions: Gerry Wolfson at 760-757-9770 or gwolfson@prodigy.net $50 per Non-Member Adult / Full Time Students and Active Military are Free Please click HERE to download the B'nai Tikvah Scroll of Remembrance Deadline for Submission is Sunday, September 5th, 2010
Shabbat Service Schedule Friday Night Services at 7pm Main Sanctuary Saturday Mornings Torah Study at 9:30am Services at 10am Main Sanctuary Shabbat this Week: Friday Evening, September 3 Musical Shabbat Services led by Phil Presser Saturday Morning, September 4th Torah Study, Selichot Services led by Rabbi Ben Leinow & Cantor Larry Kornit	A Message from our Presidents: In the weeks before the High Holidays of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur non affiliated Jews are eager to find a congregation with which they can attend High Holiday services or make a commitment to join with. We are currently in the ‘shul shopping season’. The internet is a powerful tool to help you find a synagogue that will fill your needs. Now that you are on our website, we encourage you to look at our calendar page and find a service or activity that fits your schedule and interests you. We highly recommend that you drop in on any of our Friday night or Saturday morning services, a Sisterhood meeting, a knitting group, or a Men’s Club event, or any of our numerous special events. Our calendar gives you a wide range of dates and opportunities to get to know us better. Our congregation is growing by leaps and bounds and has become home to many Jews who want to find a spiritual base and a place of Jewish tradition and learning in North County. We pride ourselves on our diverse membership, including a wide range of age and ethnic groups. Please feel free to contact our Secretary, Holly Costello at hcostello@bnaitikvahsd.com or 760-941-9858. We look forward to meeting you soon. With kind regards, Mark Haskell and Gerry Wolfson Please Click Here for High Holiday Information
Calendar at a Glance Please click the Calendar Tab above, left for more detail September 3 – Shabbat services led by Phil Presser September 4 – Torah study September 4 – Shabbat & Selichot Service led by Rabbi Leinow and Cantor Kornit September 7 – Religious School Begins September 8 – Erev Rosh Hashanah services September 9 – Rosh Hashanah services, Children’s Service, Tashlich Service, Conversion Class Mikvah September 10 – Shabbat Service led by Rabbi Leinow and Cantor Kornit September 11 – Torah study September 11 - Shabbat Service led by Rabbi Leinow and Cantor Kornit September 12 – Cemetary visitation September 14 – Religious School September 17 – Erev Yom Kippur Service led by Rabbi Leinow and Cantor Kornit September 18 – Yom Kippur Services, Children’s Service, Break the Fast Snack September 21 – Religious School - Decorate Sukkah September 22 – Erev Sukkot September 23 – First day of Sukkot September 23 - Board Meeting September 24 – Shabbat and Sukkot Service in the Sukkah led by Rabbi Leinow and Cantor Kornit September 24 – Family Potluck Dinner in the Sukkah September 25 – Torah Study September 25 - Shabbat led by Rabbi Leinow and Cantor Kornit September 28 – Hebrew School October 1 - Friday Shabbat services and Simcha Torah celebration led by Rabbi Leinow and Cantor Kornit October 2 - Torah Study October 2 - Shabbat service and Yizkor for Sukkot-Shemini Atzeret led by Rabbi Leinow and Cantor Kornit October 5 - Religious School October 6 - Men's Club Game Night October 8 - Shabbat services led by Phil Presser October 9 - Torah Study October 9 - Shabbat Service led by Cantor Larry Kornit October 12 - Religious School October 14 - Sisterhood Knitting October 15 - Musical Shabbat Service led by Cantor Larry Kornit October 16 - Torah Study October 16 - Shabbat Service led by Cantor Larry Kornit October 19 - Religious School October 22 - Shabbat Service led by Phil Presser October 23 - Torah Study October 23 - Shabbat Service led by Rabbi Ben Leinow and Cantor Larry Kornit October 26 - Religious School October 28 - Board Meeting October 29 - Shabbat Service led by Phil Presser October 30 - Torah Study October 30 - Shabbat Service led by Cantor Larry Kornit		Rabbi Ben Leinow and Cantor Larry Kornit along with The B'nai Tikvah Board of Directors would like to Congratulate our 2010 Conversion Class on reaching the completion of the "In Our Mid'zt" 12 session program. The Following People will be honored on Saturday, August 28th at 10am Azalea Bell, Eszter and Gregory Chancy, Toni and Brandon Fishman, Michael Golembesky Richard Hartman, Honey and Mark Haskell, Alyse Rothenberg and Victor and Kathleen Zavala Please Join us for this Wonderful Ceremony A Lovely Kiddush Luncheon will be sponsored by Congregation B'nai Tikvah PLEASE CLICK HERE TO RSVP! During the Torah Service our conversion class will participate fully in all the traditions of the Torah. Individuals who are converting will do separate Aliyahs followed by a group Aliyah. After Saturday, they will present themselves to a Beit Din of at least three Jews, who are known as honorable Jews. The Beit Din will question their Jewish knowledge. The culmination of the conversion process is the need for a mikvah, which is a purification bath of total immersion. It can be done in any stream of running water or the ocean. Each person who goes through the mikvah needs a sponsor. Any person in our Congregation who wishes to sponsor one of our converts should contact Cantor Larry or Rabbi Ben. Our Conversion Class' Mikvah will take place on the first day of Rosh Hashanah when the congregation goes to Pelican Point at Carlsbad Beach for Tashlich at 2pm.
	A Look at our Congregation There is a movement for Jewish revival afoot across the Jewish world, to make a Jewish life meaningful, joyous, exciting and compelling. The New Congregation B’nai Tikvah seeks to become a model congregation in enriching Jewish life and in leading Jews back to Judaism. Members are committed to learning and are dedicated to their spiritual and personal growth. Our services, our religious school and our programs reflect our commitment to teaching love and knowledge of God, learning Torah, meaningful Jewish observance, commitment to the Jewish people and to a life filled with good deeds and love of all humanity. B’nai Tikvah is “trans-denominational” in that our approach reflects and incorporates aspects of several denominations of Judaism. We are very outreach-orientated: our mission is to encourage and include all Jews who are unaffiliated and those who choose Judaism as their faith, religion and spiritual path. We are especially supportive of those who are a part of alternative lifestyles. We do not identify as Reform because of the more traditional nature of our services and our approach to the observance of the commandments. Our services, school and adult study are informed by the belief in the reality of God. As in the Conservative movement, we aim to strike a careful balance between tradition and change. Our services include traditional modes in worship; our worship service is, however, noticeably shorter than a Conservative service, and we feel a greater latitude in experimenting with certain aspects of the liturgy, unlike most Conservative congregants.
A Look at our Religious School It is never too early, nor too late, for children to experience the beauty of Shabbat and the bonds of a religious community. Our religious school meets once per week and is vibrant, diverse & caring, led by our religious school director. Students, teachers, administrators, parents & grandparents join together to educate your children, celebrate our heritage & work towards making the world a better place. We teach your child a rich system of Jewish values, stressing the practice of mitzvot & to develop ethical character. For the special needs of teenagers, we offer a Post B’nai Mitzvah Program designed to provide hands-on experience in the various aspects of building & maintaining a Jewish community. Teens in this group enjoy a wide variety of stimulating programs that foster intellectual and spiritual growth, leadership skills, a spirit of community service & ultimately, lifelong bonds.