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Temple Kol Tikvah - Parkland, Florida web site
6750 N. University Drive Parkland, FL 33067 (954) 346-7878
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Congregation Kol Tikvah is a reform temple located in Parkland, Florida, tailored to meet the needs of family, children and seniors. Our membership cap of 400 family units sets us apart from other congregations. We work together with the common goal of building a strong, lasting home in which the beautiful traditions of Reform Judaism can flourish and inspire future generations. We warmly welcome interfaith families. Kol Tikvah has a broad base of dedicated clergy, board members, committee chairs and volunteers to serve our members’ needs. Every year we add more programs and services. We are members of the URJ, Union for Reform Judaism.
Congregation Kol Tikvah History:
When six young Parkland families gathered for Shabbat dinner one Friday night in March of 1991, they were united by a common goal: the desire to establish a synagogue in the rapidly growing city of Parkland. The families had among them a Jew by Choice, an interfaith couple, and several adopted children. The decision to identify as a Reform congregation was grown from the need to have all of these individuals be unequivocally accepted and made to feel welcome. A mission statement was established, and decisions were made concerning a permanent location in Parkland and a by laws mandate to keep the size on the smaller scale. The name was chosen as Congregation Kol Tikvah, as the word temple did not evoke the sense of community that the word congregation conveyed
The magic was unfolding…in the ensuing weeks preparations took place to move Congregation Kol Tikvah forward with meetings being held to include other interested individuals. The first service was held at Country Hills Elementary School on June 7, 1991. The service booklet was prepared by founding Rabbi Morris Kipper, and the participants, as stated on the cover of the booklet were: “A hopeful enthusiastic group of Jews who dare to share a dream”. The service was well attended and those who were there would recall several memories, such as an incredible downpour as worshippers arrived, the fire alarms going off on a regular basis during the service, and one of the founder’s children falling off the stage and breaking her arm.
Under Rabbi Kipper’s spiritual leadership, joined by Cantorial Soloist Marsha Shane Weiss, and a Board of Trustees led by founding president Stephen Zafir, Kol Tikvah crafted its early days through services, holiday celebrations, and religious school. Committees, social events, and adult education followed.
In 1992 the congregation rented a storefront on Wiles Road in Coral Springs. With several congregant “work days,” the space was remodeled to meet the needs of the growing congregation. We did everything ourselves in those days, yielding a close knit family who continued to dream big so that when in 1996, six acres of land became available for sale on University Drive in Parkland, Kol Tikvah held a capital campaign to raise funds and purchase the land.
The congregation was welcomed into the Union for Reform Judaism (then called the Union of American Hebrew Congregations) in 1997.
In the eighth and ninth years of the congregation a professional fundraiser, architect, engineer and a building contractor were engaged, committees were formed, and the process of building a permanent home for our growing congregation had begun. The theme of the Campaign was “Building the Dream Together”, and with children a top priority, we broke ground in September, 2001 for Phase I of our campus, which primarily served as a religious school and early childhood center building. Our multipurpose room served not only as a sanctuary for worship, but also for adult education programs, social events, and special programs.
Our active congregation boasted a Sisterhood and Brotherhood, Empty Nesters Group, choir, scholar in residence program, adult b’nai mitzvah, family picnics and parties, and a growing youth group. We had a newsletter, website, and professional staff. Five hundred children passed through our halls each week between our religious and preschools.
In 2006, now led by Rabbi Alex Lilienthal and Cantorial Soloist Malcolm Arnold, the congregation embarked on another Capital Campaign to build a permanent sanctuary and social hall. An exclusive caterer, Haute Cuisine of Parkland, was engaged, and the much anticipated new building was dedicated in January, 2008 amid a celebratory weekend of worship, gala celebration, and family concert.