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Central Oregon’s Jewish Reform Congregation

Events

  1. 16 Aug

    Torah Study

    10:00 am - 11:30 am
  2. 16 Aug

    Float the River

    3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
  3. 17 Aug

    Vindaloo with the Jews

    12:30 pm - 2:00 pm
  4. 19 Aug

    Ladies Lunch

    11:30 am - 1:30 pm
  5. 28 Aug
  6. 04 Sep

Find Your Connection

About TBT

For Jewish families, retirees and singles at every level of faith, Temple Beth Tikvah provides a comforting embrace for the soul of your DNA.
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Temple Beth Tikvah has a wealth of Jewish programming for families with children from toddlers to teens. We greatly respect the needs of our children and feel it is important to support the families while nurturing their child’s own Jewish values and growth.
Read more about our Family programming

Shabbat Services

Join us to welcome Shabbat on Friday nights and Saturday mornings. For more information, click here. For our calendar of services and events, click here.

Membership Payment

You can make your membership payment here.

Order Your Tribute Bookplates 

Honor your loved ones with a beautiful bookplate capturing the character of Central Oregon. For more information and to order your bookplate for our Shabbat Mishkan T’filah and our High Holy Days prayer books, the Mishkan HaNefesh: Machzor for the Days of Awe, click here.

Messages

Divrei Tikvah
From Rabbi Sara Abrams

One of the great mystical teachers in Judaism, the Ari—who lived in the 16th century—taught that darkness is actually an intense form of light. Yes, that light is hidden from usRead More

President’s Message
From Ginger Weeden

As the new president of Temple Beth Tikvah, I want to thank you for paddling this river with us. Like any great river journey, our path is a mix of peaceful stretches and swift-moving rapids…Read more

From the Union For Reform Judaism / Reform Movement

D’varim Haikus 5785

D’varim Haikus 5785 jemerman

Haikus about the weekly Torah portions.

Where Have All the Jewish Movies Gone?

Where Have All the Jewish Movies Gone? jemerman

I’ve been reviewing film and TV here at URJ for nearly a decade and have never seemed to lack for Jewish cinema to cover. Recently, I had the realization that the year was nearly half over, yet I hadn’t written a single movie review.

Superman Can Inspire Us to be Jewish Heroes

Superman Can Inspire Us to be Jewish Heroes jemerman

Superman embodies aspects that many of us strive to emulate: strength, compassion, honesty, and doing the right thing under all circumstances. So when James Gunn, the co-CEO of DC Studios, was announced as the writer and director of "Superman," the first movie set in the new DC Cinematic Universe (DCU), I was intrigued.

Helping Kids Find Belonging in a New Home

Helping Kids Find Belonging in a New Home jemerman

Nearly a year ago, my husband, son, cat, and I all packed up and drove 12+ hours to move to Colorado from Illinois. Here are some tips and lessons I learned from my moving experience that helped ease the transition and helped us find belonging in a new place.