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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.

Upcoming Events

Blood Drive

July 15, 2024 @ 3:00 pm - 7:00 pm EDT

Backyard Wine Tasting

July 18, 2024 @ 7:30 pm EDT

Summer Tot Series

July 25, 2024 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am EDT

BAGELS, BIKES AND BIBLE (and hiking)

July 28, 2024 @ 8:00 am EDT

Save the Date

Lifecycle

Member News

Mazel Tov!

Mazel Tov to Caryl and Danny Greenberg, on the occasion of the wedding of their son, Joshua, to Taylor Mayhall on May 24th, 2024 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Mazel Tov – It’s A Girl!

Susan and Darryl Gurney joyfully announce the birth of their granddaughter, Leah Rose Firestone, on June 7, 2024, weighing 7 lbs, 11 oz, and 21 inches long. Ecstatic parents are are Rachel & Joshua Firestone, [...]

Mazel Tov – It’s A Boy!

Meryl and Wayne Gonchar are thrilled to announce the birth of their first grandson, Benjamin David Gonchar born on June 15, 2024, weighing 8lbs., 1oz, 21” long. Ecstatic parents are Bridget and Daniel Gonchar of Jacksonville [...]

Shivah Information

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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.

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 [...]

Synagogue News

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 [...]

WAM 2023-24 Year In Review

(W)ays & Means, (A)ctivities, and (M)embership WAM Annual Report 2023-2024   Combining the resources of three ‘portfolios’, WAM works as a team to bring the [...]

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