Congregation B’nai Tikvah is Central New Jersey’s premier destination for families and friends to grow together in a warm and welcoming Jewish community. Our Conservative egalitarian synagogue, conveniently located just off Route 1 in North Brunswick NJ, serves the surrounding communities of North Brunswick, South Brunswick, East Brunswick, Somerset, Princeton, Montgomery and Monroe Township.
Our vibrant community offers excellent Jewish education, opportunities for spiritual, intellectual, social, communal and Jewish growth for all ages with a deep commitment to Israel and Jewish communities throughout the world. We are the region’s hub of pro-Israel education and advocacy.
Our Congregation warmly welcomes Jewish and interfaith families, couples, same sex couples, and singles into our highly diverse community.
Lifecycle
Member News
Mazel Tov – It’s a Boy … AND a Boy!
Marcia and Barry Nathanson joyfully announce the birth of their twin grandsons, Asher and Nathan Cahana, on November 2, 2024. Asher came in at 5lbs, 15oz, and 18in, and Nathan joined him at 7lbs, [...]
Mazel Tov – It’s a Boy!
Brenda and Mark Sherman joyfully announce the birth of their grandson, Archer Jersey Sherman, on October 24, 2024, weighing 6lbs., 9oz, and 18 1/2in. Archer's Hebrew name is Schmuel Chaim; Shmuel named for Liza's father [...]
Mazel Tov!
Ellen and Jerry Platz are thrilled to announce the engagement of their daughter, Alissa, to Michael Engler. Mazel Tov to the Platz and Engler Families!
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The Rabbi’s Desk
This is how Rabbi Levi Yitzhak expounded the verse in the Scriptures: “Remember what Amalek did unto thee.”
Because you are a man, you first are permitted to remember what the power of evil has done to you. But when you ascend to the rung of the zaddikim, and your heart has rest from all your enemies round about, then you will “blot out the remembrance of Amalek from under Heaven,” and will remember only what the power of evil has done to Heaven: how it set up a wall between G-d and Israel, and drove into exile the Divine Presence.
Prayer Lesson 207: –“The angels sweetly sing”–The first blessing before the Sh’ma
For the uninitiated, our siddur sounds like this: “Blah blah [...]
Prayer Lesson 206: The Prayer for Our Country
I have often been approached by people who are unhappy [...]
Prayer Lesson 205: Az Yashir, The Song of the Sea
Near the end of pesukei d’zimrah we recite the Song of the [...]
Rabbi Wolkoff’s Kol Nidre Sermon – 5785
From the beginning of time, people have been lying about [...]
The Cantor’s Corner
Shabbat Nachamu
Shabbat Nachamu The Shabbat after Tishah b’Av is called Shabbat Nachamu, meaning the Shabbat of comfort. It is named after the first words of the [...]
Tisha B’Av
Tisha B'Av I searched for resonance, I remembered my mother and my father of blessed memory, and then I knew how it feels to be [...]
Parashat Vayishlach – The Parable of the Tribes
Words of wisdom by Rabbi Jonathan Sacks z"l The overall effect is a story with no irredeemable villains and no stainless heroes. Why then is [...]
Synagogue News
Marty Abschutz – Co-President Yom Kippur Appeal – 5785
As we gather on this sacred day of Yom Kippur, we reflect on our shared values, our commitment to Tikkun Olam (repairing the world), and [...]
Ruth Anne Koenick – Co-President Yom Kippur Appeal – 5785
I have now given 8 Yom Kippur remarks from the Bimah, 4 by myself and 4 shared with Allison. So, I struggled, trying to figure [...]
VP Ritual Report
Shabbat Shirah Lunch – January 27 Junior Congregation Family Service (JCFS) joined the main service as Barry choreographed the reenactment of walking through the [...]
School & Youth Report – 2024
School & Youth Report – June 2024 Melissa & Scott Kessler, Co-VPs School & Youth Another successful school year has come to a conclusion. Once [...]