Brotherhood
& Sisterhood

Reyim

Member Services

Social Action

Israel Action

Kesher

TST Players

Beit Knesset (Gathering)

Family Camp

Brotherhood and Sisterhood

Our Brotherhood and Sisterhood provide a way for men and women to connect with one another, examine issues of current concern, have a good time, and support the Temple community.

All adult men and women in the congregation are automatically included as members of the Sisterhood and Brotherhood. All are welcome, always.

Reyim

Reyim is Temple Shir Tikva's adult programming initiative. Reyim means "friends" in Hebrew and our participants are both old and new friends. Some of us are founding members and others are relatively new to the community. We have in common the interest in Jewish programs which have both a social and educational component. We plan about 4-5 events a year which vary in content but always include sharing a meal and a program with some interesting Jewish content. Some of our programs have been the viewing of films from the Jewish Film Festival and discussion; a talk on Jewish Genealogy; Shabbat services followed by Shabbat dinner: holiday celebrations etc. Reyim has become an important aspect of programming at Temple Shir Tikva.

Member Services

Member Services provides information for prospective members, welcomes and helps to integrate new members, and assists with the networking of all members. The Oneg Shabbat Committee also is a part of Member Services.

Social Action

Faithful to our task of bringing Jewish values to life and modeling them for our children, our congregation sponsors a variety of activities designed to encourage members' active involvement in the pursuit of social justice. The SOCIAL ACTION Committee plans, coordinates, and carries out these programs throughout the year with the support of the clergy and in conjunction with the religious school to involve congregants of all ages. These projects provide an opportunity for members of the Shir Tikva community to live out the teachings of Judaism and Torah by performing mitzvot. The committee also educates and promotes projects about societal injustice.

Israel Action

The Israel Action Committee plans programs to help support Israel. This year, the Committee is focused on two important initiatives:

• Adopt-A-Family -- The Adopt-A-Family program raises funds and provides the congregation with a direct link to families in Israel that are victims of terror. Last year the congregation adopted several  Israeli families -- read about the success of our program in “Looking Back at the Past Year” and learn about the recent trip by IAC members to Israel in "Impressions from Israel". With your support we hope to help many more Israeli families. Contact Joan Hoffman at jghpkh@comcast.net for information about, or the email address of, our adopted families.

Caring Community – KESHER

The Shir Tikva community reaches out to congregants at pivotal moments in their lives. Through the Kesher program, Shir Tikva congregants have the opportunity to perform the obligation of caring for those who are in need during times of illness or bereavement. KESHER also acknowledges joyful moments such as births and weddings.

TST Players

The TST Theater Troupe began in 1999 with an original cast of about 13 people. We had minimal scenery, costumes, sets and music. Today we are a group of about 50 including cast, crew, and band. Our growth has come from congregants seeing our productions and wanting to be a part of the fun. Our audience attendance began around 250 and today we draw in almost 1,000 people over 2 performances.

Our first 3 shows were written by Norman Roth from New York with editing done by our own congregants. They were, in order, "The Megillah According to Broadway", "The Megillah According to Rock N Roll", "The Megillah According to the Beatles". We then produced, "40 Years of Bad Road" by Jules Gelade of Rhode Island. Today our own congregants have been inspired to write, so the next 2 productions are proudly our own (one is loosely based on a Norm Roth script).

Our band originally consisted of one keyboard player. Today it includes keyboard, piano, bass guitar, percussion and saxophones. Occasionally we have an electric cello. We also have built our own stage to cut rental costs, and build our own sets, props and scenery. Costuming has been created by one of our own congregants,too.

The TST Players is a unique community of people who have a special bond through their Judaism, creativity and talent.

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Mission: As we grow, we are committed to maintaining a closely connected community based on friendship and mutual support. We strive to provide a warm and welcoming environment, where people of different backgrounds feel comfortable, and shared values, goals and spiritual experiences strengthen our bonds as a community.