Join Us on January 22
For the Second Film in Tikvat Israel's
6th Annual Israeli Film Festival
Dear Mr. Waldman (In Hebrew: Michtavim L'America) - 7:45 - 10:30 pm
 In Tel Aviv in the 1960s 10-year-old Hilik knows his goal in life-to make his parents happy and compensate for the grief they both suffered in the Holocaust. The fragile equilibrium of Rivka and Moishe's new, post-war life begins to waver when Moishe convinces himself that Yankele, his son from his first marriage, didn't actually die in Auschwitz, but rather survived to become President Kennedy's assistant, the "Jack Waldman" he sees pictured in a newspaper. When a deluded Moishe writes a letter to Waldman, Hilik takes matters into his own hands.
Dear Mr. Waldman, a coming-of-age story written and directed by the son of survivors, beautifully captures the milieu of mid-century Israel and the peculiarities of growing up amid the emotional wreckage of the Holocaust. To learn more, visit the film's website.
The film is 90 minutes long and is rated R. Program following includes light refreshments and moderated discussion. Admission per person, payable at the door, is $10 for TI members and $12 for nonmembers.
Reservations are not required--you may decide to attend at the last minute--but an RSVP will help the event planners. You can do so
via our new "Rapid Registration" system >>HERE<<
or by calling the TI Office (301-762-7338)
or via email at adulted@tivkatisrael.org .
Snow Date: Saturday, January 29
[Joan Leegant's book, Wherever You Go, will be available for purchase at the cashier's table for the discounted price of $15 for those who wish to read it in anticipation of her talk at TI on Monday, March 21st.]
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The Tikvat Israel Israeli Film Festival is sponsored by the Adult Education Committee
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Upcoming Family Programs & Services
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Monday, Jan. 17, 2011  ˇ 9:00 am-2:00 pm - Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service. Join the Joint Tikvat Israel/Shaare Tefila Youth Department on a variety of social action projects at Tikvat Israel and elsewhere. Transportation and lunch will be provided. All ages welcome (Photo at left from 2010 MLK Day of Service). Friday, Jan. 21
ˇ 6:30 pm - "Kabbalat Shabbat With Instruments."Pre-service hors d'oeuvres sponsored by Sisterhood 5:45 pm.
Shabbat Morning, Jan. 22 ˇ 9:30 am - Tikvat Israel & Shaare Tefila Youth Shabbat Services in the Sanctuary. Bonim & Machar will participate as a group. Kadima & USY members will lead various parts of the service as groups and as individuals. We will be joined at this service by our friends from Shaare Tefila. The TI Youth Committee and proud parents will sponsor Kiddush after services.
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Upcoming Adult Programs
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Thursday, Jan. 20
 ˇ 6:00-7:20 pm - Yoga with Sarah Fishman - Class #3 of new 6-week session. Thursday evenings through Feb. 10 in the Flax Library Annex. A great way to start the year off on the right foot! Discount for TI Members. For more details contact Sarah at namastesarah@gmail.com.
Saturday Evening, Feb. 5
 ˇ 9:00 pm-12:00 midnight - First Annual Games for Grownups Night. Rediscover your inner child: come and enjoy activities such as Mini-Golf, Treasure Hunt, Arts & Crafts; Charades, Wii Sports, Password, the Match Game, and much more. $5 per person in advance to cover cost of snacks ($8 at the door). RSVP to office at 301-762-7338 or email lberk@comcast.net by Feb. 2.
[Note: No Hazak program this month. Watch your email for information about February's program.]
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A "Home Grown" Scholars' Shabbat, Jan. 29
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The Adult Education Committee welcomes congregants Cliff Fishman and Richard Lederman as they present "The Goring Ox Then and Now: Parashat Mishpatim in Historical, Legal, and Literary Context" on Shabbat, Jan. 29. The pair will co-deliver the D'var Torah during morning services, focusing on the major features of mini-law code in civil and religious law. Following a light kiddush lunch, they will continue the discussion on the Law of Retribution, with particular attention to how it applies to animals.
Please join us for services, learning, lunch and stimulating discussion. Help is needed in the kitchen for kiddush lunch set-up and clean-up. Please contact Marsha Lyons if you can assist:
mars545@comcast.net.
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Are You Celebrating a Birthday or Anniversary in January?
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 Then celebrate it with your fellow congregants on Shabbat morning, Jan. 29, 2011.
Send us your name(s) and the date and indicate if it is your birthday or anniversary and we'll make sure to include it on our cake decoration and in the Shabbat Sheet for that day.
The cost is $18 per birthday and $36 per anniversary.
Send your information and payment to the Tikvat Israel office, or ask to be billed. Emailtikvatoffice@gmail.com. The deadline is Friday, Jan. 21.
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Shabbat Shalom
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 Tonight6:30 pm - Kabbalat Shabbat.
Shabbat Morning
9:30 am - Congregational Shabbat Service. Bar Mitzvah of Elon Kline. Kiddush luncheon sponsored by Shelley and Ina Kline in honor of Elon. Mazal tov.11:00 am - Kehillat Kids in Room 14. For students in K-2nd grade, this service will include songs, stories, and prayers. The children will follow the service from a special age-appropriate siddur. Parents are welcome but not required.
Shabbat Afternoon/Eve
4:40 pm - Mincha
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CAUTION
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Repairs to the leaky valve on the hillside outside the TI offices, which we informed the congregation about earlier this week, are underway. Unfortunately, the large patch of ice covering our two handicapped parking spaces on that side of the building remains--the result of the continuing steady trickle of water, coupled with persistent cold temperatures.
Please do park in these two spaces until the leak is repaired. In the interim, the following spaces are reserved for handicapped parking:
ˇRabbi's
ˇCantor's
ˇAdministrator's
ˇYouth Director's and the space to its left (on the exit lane)
Please feel free to straddle the parking line in any of these spaces, if necessary. The other side of the lot, along Baltimore Road, is unaffected, as is the exit lane near the Sanctuary.
We ask everyone to drive with caution through the icy part of the parking lot and to avoid walking on the ice. We will also periodically treat the ice.
We apologize for the inconvenience and we thank you for your cooperation and patience.
Sam Freedenberg
Executive Director
301-762-7338, ext. 111
sam@tikvatisrael.org
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Fulfill a Binding Obligation
Sunday, Feb. 6,
at Tikvat Israel
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Many of us would recognize that the Hebrew letter shin has three branches that reach up from its base. However, if you look closely at a tefillin box, you will notice that one shin has FOUR branches which reach up from its base. Why?
To learn the answer to that question and unwrap other wonders of tefillin...
Please join us at Tikvat Israel on Sunday, February 6, 2011 and participate in the World Wide Wrap.
Come and be counted as we learn, practice, and celebrate the mitzvah of tefillin with thousands of Jews around the world. We will have extra sets and educators available to review the hows and whys of tefillin. Let's make this a meaningul morning at Tikvat Israel.
Schedule:
8:30 am - Lay Tefillin with instruction
9:00 am - Daven Shacharit (morning minyan)
9:45 am - Hear from teens who made their own tefillin in a program sponsored by Rabbi Gorin
10:00 am - Nosh on light breakfast
Please contact the synagogue office to reserve a space and prepare to wrap. If you have any questions, please feel free to send me an email at smithjd412@hotmail.com.
- Jeff Smith
World Wide Wrap 11 Representative
at Tikvat Israel
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