A Heartfelt Thank You for Making History at Our Gala!
09/12/2024 11:32:33 AM
Dear TBT Family,
I hope this message finds you well. We are thrilled to extend our deepest gratitude for your incredible support and generosity at our recent gala. Not only did we successfully honor a well deserving woman of valor in Elaine Asa, we commemorated and celebrated 60 pride-filled years of TBT, and raised money to strengthen and improve our special Jewish home of...Read more...
PASSOVER IDEAS FOR YOUR SEDER TABLE
04/03/2024 11:38:44 AM
Passover is just around the corner, and whether you are a gourmet chef or a beginner in the kitchen, YOU can impress your guests and yourself by learning from TBT’s own! Anne Kalen, who has published additional recipes on her YouTube channel “Anne’s Kitchen,” and Judy Kancigor, author of the cookbook, “Cooking Jewish” have each shared a recipe tutorial for this Passover season. Whether you want to add...Read more...
Rabbi Mati's Yom Kippur Morning Sermon
09/28/2023 11:02:32 AM
Ashamnu, bagadnu, gazalnu – Whenever I hear this list I feel overwhelmed. I ask myself: could somebody have committed all these deeds in one year? Our sages struggled with the comprehensiveness of this prayer as well. Finally, they concluded that a single individual is unlikely to have committed them all. We say Ashamnu together to declare that, as a community, we might be guilty of all these wrongful...Read more...
Rabbi Mati's Kol Nidre Sermon
09/28/2023 10:59:43 AM
On Yom Kippur, the day when we recognise our mortality, let me tell you about a day when I almost died.
It happened in my home city, Wroclaw, Poland, on December 31, 2008. That evening I was supposed to host a New Year’s eve party for a few close friends. In the late afternoon, I went out for some last minute shopping. On my way to the supermarket, I was attacked by three youngsters in the center of...Read more...
Rabbi Mati's Rosh Hashanah Evening Sermon
09/28/2023 10:57:44 AM
I shall never speak to my grandma again - this was the first thought that came to my mind when I heard about her passing a little more than a month ago. I feel that those of you who have lost a special someone are familiar with this phrase.
I am convinced that - regardless of the course human civilisation takes - the loss of those dear to us shall always be difficult. However,...Read more...
Rabbi Mati's Rosh Hashanah Morning Sermon
09/28/2023 10:50:42 AM
During my year of Rabbinic studies in Jerusalem, I learned the following story found in the Zohar, chief book of Jewish mysticism:
On the second day of creation G‑d made the expanse and it separated between the water that was below the expanse and the water that was above the expanse. The lower waters understood that the expanse will separate them from God from now on. They started to cry and...Read more...
Butterflies Flutter By TBT
05/10/2023 10:12:46 AM
Congregants and community members gathered at Temple Beth Tikvah on Saturday, May 6 to participate in The Butterfly Project, a global initiative to paint 1.5 million ceramic butterflies to honor the 1.5 million Jewish children killed in the Holocaust.
After a screening of the award-winning documentary Not the Last Butterfly, participants were invited to paint the butterflies that...Read more...
Men's Club to honor Mitch Goldberg as Man of the Year
05/10/2023 10:11:00 AM
From Men's Club Leadership: "We are pleased to announce our Men's Club Man of the Year for 2023, Mitchel Goldberg. We will honor him at our Men's Club Shabbat on June 16th. The service starts at 7:00 pm. We are looking for readers to participate in the service. We have both English and Hebrew readings. Please send an email to Mark Filowitz at mfilowitz@fullerton.edu, indicating your preference."
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Re-Imagining Family Shabbat
04/10/2023 10:07:20 AM
Our new format has a little something for everyone.
Beginning on April 21, we're mixing up our Family Shabbat services.
The schedule will be:
Pre-service snack for children: 5:45 p.m.
Family Services: 6 p.m.
Potluck Shabbat-luck: 7 p.m.
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Casino Royale 2023: A Success Story!
01/18/2023 09:41:09 AM
Casino Royale is now part of TBT’s history, and what a great event it was! From beginning to end, not one detail was overlooked! Under the leadership of chairs Joan Filowitz, Marian Fluger, and their village of committee members, everything was organized and presented for the...Read more...
TBT's volunteer choir, Kol Tikvah, returns in 2023!
01/04/2023 12:16:23 PM
We are delighted to share that, beginning Saturday, January 7th, TBT's volunteer choir, Kol Tikvah, will resume rehearsals under the leadership of Music Fellow, Evan Griffith, who has been accompanying our Shabbat morning services since 2020 and is...Read more...
TBT Mitzvah Mavens Knit/Crochet Over 90 Items for Pathways of Hope
12/01/2022 12:04:00 PM
As the year comes to an end, and sweater weather starts creeping in, you might bundle up in a soft scarf or hat to ward off the cold (or, at least as much cold as our lovely SoCal climate has). However, what is one to do if they cannot afford quality hats and...Read more...
Kickin' the Can - TBT ‘scraps’ can and bottle collecting program.
11/21/2022 12:01:32 PM
When Breanna Marks launched her Bat Mitzvah project to recycle cans and bottles as a way to provide funds to the temple in 2010, she may not have anticipated that it would have such staying power.
But staying power it had, thanks to longtime TBT member and inaugural Vice President of Tikkun Olam Gary Gruber, who was inspired by both the fundraising potential and earth-friendly...Read more...
Creating Meaning Through Commitment: Rabbi Daniel Levine's Yom Kippur Sermon
11/21/2022 11:56:46 AM
We start from a birds eye view looking out into the desert - an endlessly vast expanse of sand and outcrops. Animals scurry across the desert floor - they always seem to know exactly where they are going.
We look right and left, forward and backwards. With every new direction comes the expectation of something different - a mirage perhaps - tricking even the most seasoned of...Read more...
Introducing: Temple Beth Tikvah's Hilltop Players
10/06/2022 11:43:53 AM
Temple Beth Tikvah's Theater Company: Hilltop Players We are excited to announce that TBT is building its very own theater company in North Orange County and we invite YOUR CHILDREN to be a part of our inaugural production: "Imagine"!
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The Harp and the Shofar Rabbi Daniel's Rosh Hashanah Sermon
09/29/2022 11:39:29 AM
They say that if you were walking down the stone laden streets of Jerusalem in the year 950 BCE in the hours after sunset - you might have gotten a glimpse of King David in his older years.
Every single night King David would walk down the streets of Jerusalem taking stock of the beautiful city at the center of the world. He would continue up through the majestic gates in front of...Read more...