Connect • Imagine • Belong

A warm, engaging, spiritual home where tradition meets inspiration
Explore

What’s Happening at CBT

  1. Sep 19

    Office Closed

    12:00am - 11:59pm
  2. Sep 19

    Yom Kippur

    12:00am - 11:59pm
  3. Sep 21

    Shir Joy Shabbat Service

    7:30pm - 7:30pm
  4. Sep 22

    Lay Led Torah Study

    9:00am - 9:00am

Don't forget to sign up for the Restaurant Walk!

Our 21st Annual Taste of Walnut Creek is Tuesday, October 9 from 6-9 pm. Passports are available in the Temple Office for $30 each (or pay a bit more to buy online and have it mailed to you)
Buy Online
View Full Calendar
High Holiday Schedule

Music

At Congregation B’nai Tikvah, music guides and uplifts our prayer and brings us together in a place of peace. So turn up the volume and enjoy some music from our Cantor here or, better yet, come and enjoy it with us…

“Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.”

— Berthold Auerbach

Soulful Prayer

Prayer is a deeply personal journey, so come learn about our services to see if they might facilitate yours. Our services are modern, spiritual, and musical, and welcoming for the entire family.

Learn About Our Services

Social Justice

B’nai Tikvah is a mission-driven organization and our community is actively involved in the fight for social justice. Learn about our causes and how you can get involved.

Get Involved!

Education

Sure, we teach Hebrew and learn about our history and holidays but Education at CBT is about much more than “school” : it’s a community.

Our Learning Community

Community

Meet the people who make CBT what it is, learn about our mission, and how we spend our time.

Come Meet Us

Who is CBT?

B’nai Tikvah is so much more than a synagogue for us. It has become our spiritual home, part of our love story, and part of our family. Kevin and I went Temple shopping while dating, and immediately fell in love with B’nai Tikvah’s sanctuary and community. People came up to us even before services to say hello! Within a month, a member deemed herself our “Temple mom,” and we formed a strong bond with Cantor Chabon. In just one year, the community held us through the passing of my beloved mother and celebrated with us as we got married in B’nai Tikvah’s sanctuary. We love going to services, and truly miss it when we are away. We look forward to strengthening this beautiful community and to give back the love we have been showered with!
B’nai Tikvah is so much more than a synagogue for us. It has become our spiritual home, part of our love story, and part of our family. Kevin and I went Temple shopping while dating, and immediately fell in love with B’nai Tikvah’s sanctuary and community. People came up to us even before services to say hello! Within a month, a member deemed herself our “Temple mom,” and we formed a strong bond with Cantor Chabon. In just one year, the community held us through the passing of my beloved mother and celebrated with us as we got married in B’nai Tikvah’s sanctuary. We love going to services, and truly miss it when we are away. We look forward to strengthening this beautiful community and to give back the love we have been showered with!
We joined B’nai Tikvah to find a community in which my children could establish their Jewish identities and go through their B’nai Mitzvah experience. Little did I anticipate, that many years later, I would have an adult B’nai Mitzvah service of my own that strengthened my own bond to Judaism. I am grateful to have found this community in which my family has been able to learn and grow.
We joined B’nai Tikvah to find a community in which my children could establish their Jewish identities and go through their B’nai Mitzvah experience. Little did I anticipate, that many years later, I would have an adult B’nai Mitzvah service of my own that strengthened my own bond to Judaism. I am grateful to have found this community in which my family has been able to learn and grow.
We came, we saw, we were conquered by the welcoming, warmth of everyone we encountered at B’nai Tikvah, by Rabbi Gutterman’s words and Cantor Chabon’s voice. We felt at home.
We came, we saw, we were conquered by the welcoming, warmth of everyone we encountered at B’nai Tikvah, by Rabbi Gutterman’s words and Cantor Chabon’s voice. We felt at home.
Meet more of our members...

What if I’m New?

CBT strives to be the most welcoming shul around because new people bring new perspectives and new energy. If you like to sing, play, march, chat, or pray, we’ve got something for you. Come learn more.

Learn More
Yom Rivii, 10 Tishri 5779
keshet-safe-zone-sticker-v3-3_Page_1-2_smaller
RAC_BritOlam-Gradient_800x425
25 Hillcroft Way
Walnut Creek, CA 94597
+1.925.933.5397
Contact Us

From the Union For Reform Judaism / Reform Movement

Choosing Life for Us and Our World

Choosing Life for Us and Our World It’s wonderful and deep that on Yom Kippur, the section of the...

A Brief History of the Kol Nidrei Prayer

A Brief History of the Kol Nidrei Prayer For most North American Jews, the haunting melody of Kol Ni...

Sign up to be the first to know when registration opens!

Apply for an upcoming semester at Heller High