Our youth programs are a safe and undistracted place for our children and youth to grow in relationships with God and each other.  The Shema prayer from Deut.6 tells us to teach our children when we arise and when we lie down and when we walk along the way.  Training our children begins in the home, but also in the community.  Tikvat trains and screens all employees, volunteers and youth workers who work with any minors.  Programs begin with Nursery that is provided to parents of infants through age 4 during services.  At age 5-11, elementry-age children are welcome to participate by REGISTERING in our CLUB MACCABEE program lead by Carrie Rodriguez and a team of qualified teachers who begin the process of religious education including early Hebrew knowledge.  Quickly the children grow and by age 12 for girls and 13 for boys they graduate with a "Bnei Mitzvah" into our Youth Program.  Teens up until age 18 are welcome to participate in our "Ha Nevchar" Youth organization which meets monthly here at Tikvat, and retreats and youth conferences with the YMJA (Young Messianic Jewish Alliance):  The Messianic Jewish national Youth program.

Havurah means: "fellowship", plural chavurot) is a small group of like-minded Jews, and Gentiles who assemble for the purposes of facilitating and sharing communal experiences such as lifecycle events, or Jewish learning,, Shabbat and other prayer services.  Small groups of Tikvat members meet throughout the week and at various places in and around Cleveland, some in homes, libraries and even a nursing home!  Contact us for the closest Havurah to you! For more information, click here. 

Do you play an instrument, or sing? Tikvat's services are full of Messianic Jewish dynamic praise and worship music, and if you are spiritually gifted in this area, there is always a place for qualified musicians and singers to serve.  Under the direction of Sonny Bihary, the worship team meets weekly for rehearsals.  Members in good standing who are willing to serve may audition for a place on the worship team.  Likewise, Tikvat's Liturgy team is also a place for those interested in serving in the area of leading the cantillations and prayers of the synagogue.  While both worship and liturgy teams consist of volunteers, we strive for quality and excellence in all of our services.  Rather than "performing" we are serving and singing to the Adon Olam (King of the Universe). 

גִּבּוֹרֵי הַחַיִל (Giborei Hachayil) "Mighty Men of Valor" is the way the Bible describes the men who conquered the Land of Israel under Joshua.  Messianic Men gather together throughout the month regularly building each other up, strengthening their relationships with each other and God and encourage each other to become better husbands, fathers and leaders in our community.  Accountability is a spiritual defense against the forces of evil in this world that want to take us down.  All adult men are welcome at the gatherings of any age or status, married, single, young or old. Contact our office to get more information on the gathering of the brothers.