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 Girl!
Tammy and Keith Zimmerman are thrilled to announce the birth of their first grandchild, a granddaughter, Hazel Rose, born April 10th, weighing 7lbs 15 ounces, and 19.5 inches long. Ecstatic parents are Jessica and Jeremy Smith. [...]
Mazel Tov – It’s A Boy!
Shelly and Steve Talmud are thrilled to announce the birth of their grandson, Evan David Talmud, on January 27, weighing 7lbs, 6oz. Ecstatic parents are Lizzy and Jesse Talmud, and Evan's big sister, Jordyn, couldn't [...]
Mazel Tov – It’s A Girl!
Cindy and Neal Gittleman are thrilled to announce the birth of their granddaughter, Sage Elia Brelsford, on February 28, weighing 7lbs, 9oz. Ecstatic parents are Mara Gittleman and Eric Brelsford, and Sage's big sister, Jona, [...]
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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 267: Why counting the omer counts
Every year, between Passover and Shavuot, we participate in what [...]
Prayer Lesson 266: The Blessing After the Shema
The blessing after the Shema concludes with the recognition of [...]
Prayer Lesson 265: “The whole world is filled with G-d’s glory”
In the shabbat musaf Amidah, there is a truly [...]
Prayer Lesson 264: “Gather us together from the four corners of the earth”
The 10th blessing of the weekday Amidah Normally my comments [...]
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
Congregational Meeting Minutes June 24, 2024
Call To Order (Charlie Valan) called to order at 8pm Minutes Approval From 12/10/23 Mid-Year Meeting Motioned to approve by Howard - approved D’Var Torah [...]
Admin VP Report – December 2024
June: The roof replacement over the sanctuary and social hall, and replacement of HVAC units for the sanctuary and social hall were both completed, [...]
Ritual Report – December 2024
High Holidays Services for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur were well attended. We had over 100 High Holiday unique IP streaming screens. Junior Congregation [...]
School & Youth Report – December 2024
Religious School This year, Hebrew is being taught to all children in grades Kindergarten and up. The younger children are learning to understand that [...]