Food for the Hungry

EZRA Multi-Service Center (MSC), a collaborative project of the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago , is collecting food, household items, as well as hygiene products for the JUF Uptown Cafe in Chicago. Please bring to B’nai Tikvah and drop off in the cabinet located in the synagogue lobby. Thank you for supporting people in need! Ezra - Food Collection

"USY on Wheels" is stopping at B'nai Tikvah on August 8... and we need YOUR help!

BTUSY Nation is seeking host families to accommodate a minimum of 2 high school students.

Are you able to host? Sign up online today, and perform the Mitzvah of Hachnasat Orchim!

Check out our letter for more information.

Family Fun Evening

Thursday, August 19, 5:30-7:30 pm

• Meet Rabbi Alex Felch, Felicia Lev, Director of Education, the professional staff, officers and members of the Congregation
• In a relaxed and informal atmosphere, learn more about joining the B’nai Tikvah family!
• Join the fun and stay for hot dogs and treats
• Entertainment for all ages!
• Everyone is welcome!
• There is no charge, however, reservations are requested. Musical Shabbat Under Stars-Family Fun Evening2010

Celebrate the joy of Shabbat

SIMCHAT SHABBAT UNDER THE STARS

Let's get together for a

MUSICAL CELEBRATION OF SHABBAT

August 27,  2010, 6:30 p.m.

Join us and experience a beautiful and inspiring Kabbalat Shabbat service, with instrumental accompaniment.

Share the beauty of Shabbat, friendly conversation, ruach and fun with your B’nai Tikvah family.

Oneg Shabbat following services.

Click here to listen to musical selections from the Simchat Shabbat Service.

Usher in the High Holy Days with us on Selichot

Saturday, September 4, 2010

Havdalah/Reception - 8:15 pm / Program and Service will follow

Film: Schwartz Dynasty

     This bittersweet comedy sees two women with loved ones to bury join forces in a struggle against cemetery politics in Israel. The story revolves around Miryam who goes against tradition by demanding to be buried next to her disgraced husband, and Ana who must honor her deceased father’s wishes by proving that he was Jewish.

      The idea of family preservation is strong in the film and the feeling that the past carries on in both the present and future is seen a number of times throughout the film. The end is thought-provoking and is greatly enhanced by the intersecting images of the synagogue during Yom Kippur.

Selichot 2010

Empty Nester Program - LBJ and the Jews - Sunday, September 26, 7:00 pm - Leon Stein, Professor Emeritus of History at Roosevelt University, will talk about recently released Presidential tapes that reveal the role of LBJ in rescuing hundreds of endangered Jews during and after World War II as well as his "personal and often emotional connection to the State of Israel," according to the Associated Press. 7:00pm dessert, 7:30pm program, $6 per person.

Save the Date 9-2010 to register