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Central Oregon’s Jewish Reform Congregation

Events

  1. 19 Sep

    Erev Shabbat Service

    6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
  2. 20 Sep

    Torah Study

    10:00 am - 11:30 am
  3. 21 Sep

    Vindaloo with the Jews

    12:30 pm - 2:00 pm
  4. 22 Sep

    Erev Rosh Hashanah Service

    7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
  5. 23 Sep

    Rosh Hashanah Morning Service

    10:00 am - 12:00 pm
  6. 23 Sep

    Tashlich and Picnic

    4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Find Your Connection

About TBT

For Jewish families, retirees and singles at every level of faith, Temple Beth Tikvah provides a comforting embrace for the soul of your DNA.
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Temple Beth Tikvah has a wealth of Jewish programming for families with children from toddlers to teens. We greatly respect the needs of our children and feel it is important to support the families while nurturing their child’s own Jewish values and growth.
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Shabbat Services

Join us to welcome Shabbat on Friday nights and Saturday mornings. For more information, click here. For our calendar of services and events, click here.

 

Membership Payment

You can make your membership payment here.

Order Your Tribute Bookplates 

Honor your loved ones with a beautiful bookplate capturing the character of Central Oregon. For more information and to order your bookplate for our Shabbat Mishkan T’filah and our High Holy Days prayer books, the Mishkan HaNefesh: Machzor for the Days of Awe, click here.

Messages

Divrei Tikvah
From Rabbi Sara Abrams

In traditional Jewish communities, every day of Elul—the Hebrew month preceding the High Holy Days—the shofar is sounded at sunrise, exhorting us to wake up, to realign ourselves, and to return to God. Elul is not only a month of reflection, but also a month of love, during which the Holy One is said to seek out humanity—softening our hearts and preparing us for change…. Read More

President’s Message
From Ginger Weeden

The High Holy Days call us into the Days of Awe—a sacred time to reflect on the year behind us and prepare our hearts for the year to come.

We enter this season with gratitude for the blessings of our community: the steady guidance of Rabbi Sara Abrams, the energy of new board members, and the generosity of donors who are sustaining our most cherished efforts.   Read more

From the Union For Reform Judaism / Reform Movement

Resources for Marking the Anniversary of October 7th

Resources for Marking the Anniversary of October 7th jemerman

These materials include readings, interviews, and more that reflect on the year that has passed since the October 7th attacks.

Crossing the Bridge from the Particular to the Universal

Crossing the Bridge from the Particular to the Universal jemerman

This year, as Jews across the globe begin to prepare for the High Holy Days, the most sacred time of year, I personally feel a sense of deep despair and fierce urgency to enter the year of 5786 embracing the particular and the universal.

Poems of Sorrow and Hope

Poems of Sorrow and Hope jemerman

As I wrestled with my feelings after October 7th, I found that poetry offered me an unexpected outlet. Whether reflecting on the lives lost, the joy of seeing hostages come home, or the comfort I found in our traditions, writing gave me a respite from the complex emotions I was experiencing.

Two Pockets, Two Lessons, One New Year

Two Pockets, Two Lessons, One New Year jemerman

As the shofar’s call approaches and we step into the sacred space of a new year, we are invited to hold two truths at once: that our lives matter beyond measure, and that we are but a small part of a vast and unfolding universe.