March 10, 2022 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm IFC’s Woman Leader of Faith Awards Online Thursday, March 10 at 7:00 pm online Join the Interfaith Council of Metropolitan Washington as it honors Rabbi Shankman as a "Woman Leader of Faith" for her leadership at WHC, in the greater Jewish community, and for her commitment to interfaith work. RSVP Here
March 13, 2022 @ 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm Global Faith Forum Volunteer Opportunity Our interfaith partners are looking for a dozen or so volunteers ages 18-25 to participate in a service project ahead of the Global Faith Forum. Join volunteers from the Christian and Muslim communities to help package food for the needy. This project will take place at First Baptist Church Glenarden in Upper Marlboro Maryland from ...
March 13, 2022 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Global Faith Forum We are living in a time of polarization and fear like few times in American and global history. The fear between the faiths should not be something that causes us to destroy one another and the world in which we live, but to understand one another so we can move forward in building flourishing communities ...
March 23, 2022 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm Learn About Maryland’s Primary Ballot Online Join Jews United for Justice for a non-partisan zoom conversation to learn about what's on the ballot in Maryland for the upcoming primary. We’ll walk through which elected offices are on the ballot, who is running, why these offices matter, when the elections are happening, where your new districts are, and how you can be ...
March 31, 2022 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm IFC’s Woman Leader of Faith Keynote Address & Reception Temple 3935 Macomb St. NW, Washington, DC, United States The Interfaith Council of Metropolitan Washington's month honoring women of faith culminates on Thursday, March 31 with an in-person program at WHC. The event will feature a keynote address by Rev. Carole Crumley, an Episcopal priest and Senior Program Director at the Shalem Institute for Spiritual Formation, moderated by Amber Khan, from WAMU’s Interfaith Voices ...
Featured Featured April 3, 2022 Mitzvah Day In 1991, Rabbi M. Bruce Lustig and a devoted group of lay leaders initiated “Mitzvah Day” – a day for volunteers of all ages to come together, lending their time, energy, and compassion to work on projects for social service agencies that would improve the lives of people in need. In keeping with Judaism’s teachings ...
April 3, 2022 @ 10:30 am - 12:30 pm WHC Hunger Project Packing Temple 3935 Macomb St. NW, Washington, DC, United States Roll up your sleeves and volunteer with the WHC Hunger Project during Mitzvah Day, 2022! Join us at Temple to make more than 10,000 meals for those battling hunger and food insecurity right here in the DMV! The Hunger Project is perfect for kids age 8+ and adults of all ages! It is completely free ...
April 13, 2022 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Event Series Community Issues / Social Action Monthly Meeting Community Issues / Social Action Monthly Meeting Online The need for social justice has not taken a break during the pandemic, and the CISA committee is back with (virtual) monthly meetings to discuss social action issues and plan social justice and interfaith relationship-strengthening events/ activities. This month, Jews United for Justice’s (JUFJ) Montgomery County Senior Organizer Laura Wallace will join us to discuss ...
May 1, 2022 - May 31, 2022 WHC Collects: Help Send Kids to Summer Camp WHC is collecting supplies for Abram Simon School students to go to summer camp! This camp experience is designed to help young people from all backgrounds develop and grow by affording the opportunity of getting outdoors for adventure and fun. Please check our Amazon Wish List throughout the month of May to see what is ...
May 1, 2022 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm WHC Hunger Project Packing JBSC 11810 Falls Road, Potomac, MD, United States The WHC Hunger Project is back! Join us at the Julia Bindeman Suburban Center to make more than 10,000 meals for those battling hunger and food insecurity right here in the DMV! The Hunger Project is perfect for kids age 8+ and adults of all ages! It is completely free to participate -- but preregistration ...
May 11, 2022 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Community Issues / Social Action Monthly Meeting Online The need for social justice has not taken a break during the pandemic, and the CISA committee is back with (virtual) monthly meetings to discuss social action issues and plan social justice and interfaith relationship-strengthening events/ activities. This month, Jews United for Justice’s (JUFJ) Montgomery County Senior Organizer Laura Wallace will join us to discuss ...
May 15, 2022 @ 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm The 21%: The Lives of Arab Citizens of Israel Sunday, May 15, 2:30 PM | Edlavitch DCJCC | This is a Pay-What-You-Choose Event Join us for an annual keynote program exploring the daily lives and challenges of Arab citizens of Israel. Following a screening of Cinema Sabaya, director Orit Fouks Rotem and lead actor Joanna Said discuss the contemporary experience of Arab women in Israel and the role ...
