RECENT HIGHLIGHTS

Cast (L to R): Jack Morine, Rich Averett, Ian Wolf, Michael Solomon, Richard Baron, Kristen Flynn.

Half a Bike - Brunch & Dialogue November 16, 2025

Thank you to all who participated in November's Brunch & Dialogue and the presentation of "Half A Bike."

We enjoyed conversation over a lovely brunch assembled by volunteers Congregations of Shaare Shamayim.

"Half A Bike" is a short play based on the experience of longtime Tikvah member and mental health advocate Michael Solomon. Michael’s story and perspective are detailed in his book It Comes From Within, Living with Bipolar Illness. The play is a fictionalized version of his story aimed at bringing awareness and understanding of what it’s like to live with bipolar disorder. 

UPCOMING PROGRAMS

Register for programs by clicking on the link associated with each event. 

The same links appear on the calendar listings for those events on the Tikvah Website tikvahajmi.org/calendar/month/2025-12 If you need assistance registering for a program contact us office@tikvahajmi.org or 215.832.0671.

Friends & Family: Coffee with Rabbi Sandi Berliner, MSW

Tuesday December 9 | 10:00 – 11:00 am

Discussion group for friends or family members of those with the lived experience of mental illness. Rabbi Sandi Berliner, MSW, will facilitate this opportunity to share experiences and resources.

Congregations of Shaare Shamayim Synagogue: 8339 Old York Rd, Elkins Park, PA 19027

Please register here by December 3rd.

The Tikvah office will be closed in observation of the following holidays:

Christmas Day: 12/25

New Year's Eve: 12/31

COMMUNITY EVENTS IN THE AREA

HaMotzi Dinner

Sunday, December 28 | 5:00 – 6:00 pm

Reform Congregation Keneseth Israel invites you to a free community dinner. Home cooked meals, fresh fruit, produce and groceries. In Person Dinner begins at 5 p.m. Seating is limited to those who reserve by calling 215.887.8700 by

Wednesday, December 24 to participate in dinner or to volunteer.



Keneseth Israel: 8339 Old York Road, Elkins Park, PA 19027

SEPTA Bus Line 55 or 7, Regional Rail, Jenkintown Stop.

GRANTS & SPONSORSHIPS

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GRANTS

Mark Braverman

Charities of Lewis J. Hoch

and Family

Nadine Hoch

Memorial Fund

Neen Davis

Passover League

Anna T. Jeanes Foundation

Community Grant

Paul Lichtman

Philadelphia Activities Fund,

City Council District 6, Councilman Michael Driscoll

City Council District 10, Councilman Brian O'Neill

LARRY A. REAL COMMUNITY PARTNERS

SUPPORTERS

Freedman & Grinshpun, PC

Ross Shuster

THANK YOU TO OUR DONORS

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programming and events for our members and their loved ones.

Membership Types

Our Staff and Office Information:

Abby Gilbert, Executive Director abby@tikvahajmi.org

Barbara Ponczek, Program Director barbara@tikvahajmi.org

Brenda Kinnear, Membership Associate brenda@tikvahajmi.org

Ellen Levin, Bookkeeper/Registrar  ellen@tikvahajmi.org

Office Support: Irvin Apt, Michelle Bernstein, Elana D'Amico, Sandra Frank, Mindy Freeman, Halie Hershman, Ileene Jaffe, Blake Mann, Joyce Oxfeld

Phone Squad: Chuck Allen, Irwin Bernstein, Michelle Bernstein, Matt Corchnoy, Jeff Gansheroff, Staci Hershman, Shari Simons, Mike Stape, Brandy Wasilewski

Program Facilitators: Rabbi Sandi Berliner, Rhonda Cohen, Rycki Joy Freedman, David Karasow, Rabbi Ephraim Levin, Marina Zaitceva

General questions office@tikvahajmi.org or call 215-832-0671.  Calls are answered and messages returned Monday - Thursday 9 am to 4:30 pm as well as three hours prior to and during programs.  

Business Office: Tikvah @KleinLife, Suite 122, 10100 Jamison Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19116

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