RECENT HIGHLIGHTS

We welcomed 2026 with food and community!

Brunch at Pumpernick's Deli, Cooking with Mira at Shaare Shamayim, and Learn and Lite Bites at Kaiserman JCC, were wonderful opportunities to connect with each other.

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/2026-02/ If you need assistance registering for a program contact us office@tikvahajmi.org or 215.832.0671.

COMMUNITY EVENTS IN THE AREA

HaMotzi Dinner

Sunday, February 22 | 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, February 18 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.

Wellness Wednesday

Wednesday, February 25 | 12:00 - 2:00 pm

Join us every 4th Wednesday of the month at the NAMI MontCo Office for a time for people to connect and have fun!

We will have a light snacks and refreshments along with a planned activity and free time to socialize.

NAMI Montgomery County: 100 West Main Street Suite 204 Lansdale, PA 19446

GRANTS & SPONSORSHIPS

Please click their logos to learn more

Tikvah means hope for adults living with mental illness who seek to reduce their isolation and increase community connections.

We are grateful to our supporters at all levels. Without you our members would be sitting at home alone and without a sense of purpose. 

Please click HERE to make a donation

GRANTS

Anna T. Jeanes Foundation

Community Grant

Edward & Marjorie

Goldberger Foundation

Nadine Hoch

Foundation

Passover League

of Golden Slipper Charities

Philadelphia Activities Fund,

City Council District 6, Councilman Michael Driscoll

City Council District 10, Councilman Brian O'Neill

Rotary Club of

NE Philadelphia,

Cheltenham,

Rockledge

Tzedakah Fund 

SPONSORS

Mark Braverman

Louis Hoch

Susan Saideman

Dr. Dina Lichtman Smith

Paul & Susie Lichtman

Freedman &

Grinshpun, PC

Neen Davis

Roger Davis

Irene & Michael Beer

Ross Shuster

Sandra Greenfield 

LARRY A. REAL COMMUNITY PARTNERS

THANK YOU TO OUR DONORS

Please click HERE to make a donation

Did you know that 2026 marks Tikvah's 35th Anniversary year?!

Watch for updates on celebratory events.

Contact the office to learn how you can help.  

Office@TikvahAJMI.org  

BECOME A MEMBER TODAY

Please click HERE to become a member

We appreciate your support which helps us provide

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

TIKVAH https://tikvahajmi.org/