Tikva

In 2004, Beth Chaverim Reform Congregation received a large, anonymous donation to support interfaith cooperation in Loudoun County, known as the Tikva (Hope) grant.  In the summer of 2006, Beth Chaverim congregants approached Loudoun Cares, a leading Loudoun County non-profit, to assist in convening congregations that were similarly interested in interfaith dialogue.  Thus was born Loudoun Interfaith BRIDGES, a group of synagogues, churches, temples and mosques in Loudoun County that are dedicated to bringing together communities of different faiths, collectively address common challenges, and building bridges of understanding and respect between diverse religious and ethnic entities.  Our Tikva Committee continues to work to sponsor programs that promote interfaith understanding and dialogue in our community and provides grants to organizations that further this purpose.   

For more information about these programs or Tikva grants, please email our Tikva Committee chair, Ray Daffner.