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
Congratulations – It’s A Boy!
Bonnie and Marc Eisenberg are thrilled to announce the birth of their grandson, Jesse Noah Campione, born on April 2, weighing 6 lbs., 12 oz. Ecstatic parents are Rebecca and Chris Campione. Jesse Noah [...]
Congratulations – It’s A Boy!
Amy and Cliff Smith are thrilled to announce the birth of their grandson, Aiden Daniel Smith, born on March 21, weighing 5 lbs., 13 oz., and 19 inches long. Ecstatic parents are Dana and [...]
Congratulations – It’s a Girl!
Phyllis Saltzman is thrilled to announce the birth of her granddaughter, Sylvia Wren Saltzman. Sylvia was born on March 9, 2024, weighing 7 lbs, 12 oz. Ecstatic parents are Barak and Lauren Saltzman, and big [...]
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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 176: The Fast of Esther
The Book of Esther, otherwise known as the megillah (“the scroll”) tells a [...]
Prayer lesson 175: “The Jews enjoyed light, and happiness, and joy, and honor”
On Saturday night, we mark the end of Shabbat with [...]
Prayer lesson 174: “Who makes peace and creates everything,” revisited – the first blessing before the Shema.
As previously noted, the thrust of the first blessing before [...]
Prayer lesson 173: “It is a truth that the person who hears your commandments will be happy.”
This verse comes from the berachah immediately following the Shema. And at first [...]
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
Chaverim Klezmer Band
Chaverim November 28th- we were toe tapping, clapping and dancing to the uplifting music of the Odessa Klezmer band. [...]
October Chaverim
Due to the overwhelming emotions we were experiencing after the tragedy of Oct.7th, the scheduled presenter on Jewish comedy was cancelled and re scheduled [...]
USY Krispy Kreme Donut Fundraiser
It's that time of year again! Time to support USY and celebrate Hannukah too by buying Krispy Kreme Donuts! Order below by December [...]
Winter Holiday Vendor Fair
Thank you for your interest in participating in the Winter Holiday Vendor Fair on Sunday, December 10, 2023 hosted by Congregation B'nai Tikvah (CBT). The event [...]