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  • December 2021

  • Sun 26

    Virtual Living in the Moment Meditation Series with Rabbi Ephraim Levin

    Featured December 26, 2021 @ 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
    Zoom

    Sunday, December 26th| 4pm Virtual Living in the Moment Guided Meditation and discussion with Rabbi Ephraim Levin.  Please reserve your spot by contacting the office at 215.832.0671 ext. 0 or...

  • Wed 29

    In Person Main Line Dinner at Snap Pizza

    Featured December 29, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
    Snap Pizza 59 E City Avenue, Bala Cynwyd, PA, United States

    Wednesday December 29th| 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Join Tikvah Executive Director Abby Gilbert for our monthly Main Line neighborhood dinner at Snap Pizza.   Recommendation that attendees be fully vaccinated...

  • January 2022

  • Wed 5

    Virtual Tikvah Travel / Memphis & Graceland with Sheila

    January 5, 2022 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
    Zoom

    Wednesday, Janaury 5 | 5pm Join Sheila Tepel for a tour of Memphis and nearby Graceland which was the home of Elvis Presley.  Contact the Tikvah Office to register and...

  • Sun 9

    Virtual Living in the Moment Meditation Series with Rabbi Ephraim Levin

    Featured January 9, 2022 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
    Zoom

    Sunday, January 9| 4pm Virtual Living in the Moment Guided Meditation and discussion with Rabbi Ephraim Levin.  Please reserve your spot by contacting the office at 215.832.0671 ext. 0 or...

  • Thu 13

    CANCELLED / In Person Northeast Dinner at Perkins

    Featured January 13, 2022 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
    Perkins Family Restaurant 1681 Grant Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Due to circumstances beyond our control this event scheduled for January 13th @5:30 p.m. has been cancelled.

  • Sun 16

    Virtual Member Check In / Beating the Winter “Blahs”

    Featured January 16, 2022 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
    Zoom

    Sunday, January 16  | 4:00 p.m.  Join Tikvah Executive Director Abby Gilbert to chat about "beating the winter blahs".  Come prepared with stories and strategies to share about lifting your...

  • Wed 19

    POSTPONED BookTalk & Signing at the Kelly Center

    Featured January 19, 2022 @ 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
    New Avenue Cafe at the Kelly Center 4-6 E. Eagle Road, Havertown, PA, United States

    POSTPONED  / New Date To Be Determined Relax and enjoy coffee, tea, cold drinks, pizza and delicious snacks compliments of Tikvah. Tikvah Board Member and author Michael Solomon will read...

  • Sun 23

    Virtual Living in the Moment Meditation Series with Rabbi Ephraim Levin

    Featured January 23, 2022 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
    Zoom

    Sunday, January 23 | 4pm Virtual Living in the Moment Guided Meditation and discussion with Rabbi Ephraim Levin.  Please reserve your spot by contacting the office at 215.832.0671 ext. 0...

  • Sun 30

    Virtual Living in the Moment Meditation Series with Rabbi Ephraim Levin

    Featured January 30, 2022 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
    Zoom

    Sunday, January 30 | 4pm Virtual Living in the Moment Guided Meditation and discussion with Rabbi Ephraim Levin.  Please reserve your spot by contacting the office at 215.832.0671 ext. 0...

  • February 2022

  • Sun 6

    Virtual Member Check In / Laughter is the Best Medicine

    Featured February 6, 2022 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
    Zoom

    Sunday, February 6  | 4:00 p.m.  Join Tikvah Executive Director Abby Gilbert to learn why "Laughter is the Best Medicine".  Come prepared with jokes and funny stories to share.  Register...

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Brenda Kinnear
Brenda Kinnear comes to Tikvah after 30 years with State Farm Insurance. Her volunteer work has mostly been within the disability community, including visiting residents at Inglis House in Philadelphia and a counselor for Camp Fatama of NJ’s Adult Weekends. She lives in King of Prussia with her life partner, Jon and their kitty Xina (Princess of Prussia). Hobbies include travel, crafting, scrapbooking, and whimsy.
Ellen Levin

Ellen Levin started her career in corporate accounting. More recently she was a Special Education teacher in the Philadelphia School District. In Ellen’s volunteer life she is a board member of the Sisterhood at Old York Temple Beth Am.

Barbara Ponczek

Barbara Ponczek is a Social Worker who has been in the Social Service field for over 40 years.  Her experience with Mental Health, Physically disabled and the Older Adult populations have centered in the Philadelphia area.  She has worked at P.A.T.H., Kleinlife and as a Program Manager at NORC,(Naturally Occurring Retirement Community), thru Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia. Presently she is the Program Manager at Tikvah.  Her volunteer roles include a board member of the Sisterhood of Ohev Shalom in Richboro and an active member of the Sunrise Rotary Club.

Abby Gilbert

Abby Gilbert is the Executive Director of Tikvah AJMI.  Previously she held management roles with local and international organizations including Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia, KleinLife,  Reconstructing Judaism and Union for Reform Judaism.

Abby’s volunteer roles in the community have included membership on the City of Philadelphia Police District Advisory Board and board service at both Congregation Beth Or in Maple Glen and Northeast Sunrisers Rotary Club.  Currently she serves as Wellness Committee Chair at  KleinLife, also VP for Institutional Advancement at  the Holocaust Awareness Museum and Education Center and 1st VP of Women of Reform Judaism’s Atlantic District.

Abby holds a BA in Communications from Temple University where she also did graduate work in Public Administration. She has a Masters degree in Jewish Communal Service from Gratz College.

Abby resides in Jenkintown, PA with her husband, Gary Freedman. Abby and Gary have two grown daughters.  They enjoy traveling, theater, film and outdoor festivals.