Elevating Jewish Life in North Orange County
We believe in the value of Jewish experiences as well as the search for committed spiritual practice to be sources for personal and community transformation.
We believe in the value of Judaism to help us live lives with more Joy, Compassion, Empathy and Meaning.
Coloring Jewish Life Since 1964
Temple Beth Tikvah offers a community in which to get in touch with your soul (tikkun ha-nefesh) and find ways to reach out to others to bring acts of loving-kindness and justice to our world (Tikkun Olam).
Here in Orange County, California, we live in one of the entertainment capitals of the world. Each day offers a multitude of choices and activities. It’s hard to know where to invest your time and focus. At TBT in Fullerton, we help you find a haven in this dizzying world, a place to seek deeper meaning in your own life and become the best version of yourself possible. Through the wisdom of our past, we help you make sense of your present and prepare you and your family for the future.
Learning
Temple Beth Tikvah is the definition of a learning community. We offer courses year-round, on weeknights and weekends. Our course titles will intrigue you. Our teachers will inspire you. Our courses will challenge you to think in new ways about not only the history but also the future of the Jewish people.
TBT offers classes on Torah, Hebrew, literature, history, and the arts. Each year, academics and rabbis visit Temple Beth Tikvah to offer lectures, teach classes, and serve as scholars-in-residence.
Prayer & Worship
Our devoted clergy offer a dynamic blend of worship opportunities that always encourage the participation of the congregation with our excellent musicians. On any given Shabbat you can hear piano, violin, flute, guitar and more! We pray using the Union of Reform Judaism's prayerbook: Mishkan T'fillah, but also incorporate traditional melodies, prayers and readings from Chassidic, Carlebach, and Israeli composers and writers.
Now, as always, Temple Beth Tikvah is your home.
We Stand For
Spirituality
We believe that prayer, meditation, music, and joy are bridges that help us deeply connect with ourselves, with each other, and with G-d.
Wisdom
We are seekers, we are passionate students and expert arguers! Torah is often compared with a spring of life and so, in the study of Torah, we find strength, growth, and renewal.
Community
In a world overwhelmed by communication but filled with isolation we seek deep connections. We create a "we see you space." We are partners, we are here for and with each other.
Tikkun Olam
We acknowledge our moral obligation to awareness. We recognize brokenness and pain in our world and so we engage in actions that increase love, compassion, and justice.
What to Expect...
Reform and yet traditional
Welcoming and inclusive community
Joyful music
Organizational and intellectual boldness (a little chutzpah) that we are not afraid to explore