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
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
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.
Calendar at a Glance
Please click the Calendar Tab above, left for more detail
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
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.