12:30 pm - 1:00 pm Event Series (Higher) Power Lunch with 2239 October 1 @ 12:30 pm - 1:00 pm Event Series (Higher) Power Lunch with 2239 Tired of spending your lunch break scrolling through social media/the news/your morning inbox? What if you could use this time to get in touch with your spiritual side by exploring Torah (over Zoom) with other smart and interesting people? Every Tuesday from 12:30-1:00 pm, Washington Hebrew’s 2239 community will dive into the week’s Torah portion, ... Learn More
12:30 pm - 1:00 pm Event Series (Higher) Power Lunch with 2239 October 8 @ 12:30 pm - 1:00 pm Event Series (Higher) Power Lunch with 2239 Tired of spending your lunch break scrolling through social media/the news/your morning inbox? What if you could use this time to get in touch with your spiritual side by exploring Torah (over Zoom) with other smart and interesting people? Every Tuesday from 12:30-1:00 pm, Washington Hebrew’s 2239 community will dive into the week’s Torah portion, ... Learn More
12:30 pm - 1:00 pm Event Series (Higher) Power Lunch with 2239 October 15 @ 12:30 pm - 1:00 pm Event Series (Higher) Power Lunch with 2239 Tired of spending your lunch break scrolling through social media/the news/your morning inbox? What if you could use this time to get in touch with your spiritual side by exploring Torah (over Zoom) with other smart and interesting people? Every Tuesday from 12:30-1:00 pm, Washington Hebrew’s 2239 community will dive into the week’s Torah portion, ... Learn More
Featured 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Across the Aisle: A Jewish Dialogue in Polarized Times Featured October 15 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Across the Aisle: A Jewish Dialogue in Polarized Times As the 2024 elections loom, America has rarely felt as divided over politics and policies as it does today. So too the Jewish community. Learn More
11:30 am - 1:00 pm Event Series Sukkot Luncheon for WHC Seniors October 17 @ 11:30 am - 1:00 pm Event Series Sukkot Luncheon for WHC Seniors Join us at Temple starting at 10:30 am for the traditional Sukkot Festival Service followed by a bagel brunch at 11:30 am. Cost is $18 for WHC members, $25 for all others Finances should never be a reason for someone to be unable to participate. Please reach out to Cantor Hamstra (shamstra@whctemple.org or call 202-362-7100) ... Learn More
8:30 am - 10:00 am Event Series Early Torah Study October 19 @ 8:30 am - 10:00 am Event Series Early Torah Study Every Shabbat morning, we begin the day with an informal group at Temple to study parashat hashavua, the weekly Torah portion, in English. Learn More
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Event Series WHC Connections: Haftarah Study Group October 19 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Event Series WHC Connections: Haftarah Study Group This informal, lay-led group gets together to discuss the Haftarah for that week. Starting with a read-through in English, the group shares questions, answers, and opinions. Learn More
Featured 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Event Series Religious School Reboot Featured October 21 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Event Series Religious School Reboot IMPORTANT NOTE: THIS FIRST SESSION ONLY WILL BE HELD IN RABBI SHANKMAN'S SUKKAH. THE ADDRESS WILL BE SENT TO YOU VIA EMAIL. Did you attend religious school as a child, but sometimes feel like your Jewish education stalled at age 13? Did you never have the opportunity to attend religious school and want to share ... Learn More
Featured 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Event Series Holding Together Featured October 21 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Event Series Holding Together Many of us feel scared and anxious as we anticipate the 2024 presidential election. We see toxic polarization and fragmentation nearly everywhere we look. How will we cope with the tension and resist being part of the cycle of polarization and division? Join Rabbi Rachel Schmelkin to discover what Judaism can teach us about navigating ... Learn More
Featured 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Event Series 12 Jewish Questions (Fall 2024) Featured October 21 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Event Series 12 Jewish Questions (Fall 2024) As adults, we all have questions about being Jewish, and many of us are still searching for answers. Do I need to believe in God to be Jewish? What happens after we die? Where is God in times of tragedy? How do I rest when I have no time? Despite years of religious school as children, ... Learn More
Featured 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Women of WHC Present: Lisa Barr Featured October 22 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Women of WHC Present: Lisa Barr Tuesday, October 22, 12:00 pm, Zoom Join WWHC for a discussion with author Lisa Barr about her latest book, an enthralling tale of a legendary Hollywood screen goddess with a dark secret about her life in the Warsaw Ghetto. This program is free and open to everyone, but RSVP is required. RSVP HERE About the ... Learn More
12:30 pm - 1:00 pm Event Series (Higher) Power Lunch with 2239 October 22 @ 12:30 pm - 1:00 pm Event Series (Higher) Power Lunch with 2239 Tired of spending your lunch break scrolling through social media/the news/your morning inbox? What if you could use this time to get in touch with your spiritual side by exploring Torah (over Zoom) with other smart and interesting people? Every Tuesday from 12:30-1:00 pm, Washington Hebrew’s 2239 community will dive into the week’s Torah portion, ... Learn More
Featured 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm Event Series Shabbat@WHC Featuring Consecration & Simchat Torah Celebration Featured October 25 @ 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm Event Series Shabbat@WHC Featuring Consecration & Simchat Torah Celebration We invite you to end your week and welcome Shabbat with us! Beginning Religious School represents the start of a new chapter in a child’s life and the life of their family. It is our hope that we will be writing many lovely and meaningful notes on the pages of that chapter over the course ... Learn More
8:30 am - 10:00 am Event Series Early Torah Study October 26 @ 8:30 am - 10:00 am Event Series Early Torah Study Every Shabbat morning, we begin the day with an informal group at Temple to study parashat hashavua, the weekly Torah portion, in English. Learn More
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Event Series WHC Connections: Haftarah Study Group October 26 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Event Series WHC Connections: Haftarah Study Group This informal, lay-led group gets together to discuss the Haftarah for that week. Starting with a read-through in English, the group shares questions, answers, and opinions. Learn More
10:30 am - 11:30 am Event Series Amram Scholar Series: Steven A. Cook, “The End of Ambition” October 27 @ 10:30 am - 11:30 am Event Series Amram Scholar Series: Steven A. Cook, “The End of Ambition” RSVP About the Book A clear-headed vision for the United States' role in the Middle East that highlights the changing nature of U.S. national interests and the challenges of grand strategizing at a time of profound change in the international order. Following a long series of catastrophic misadventures in the Middle East over the last ... Learn More
10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series Conversational Hebrew (Fall 2024) October 28 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series Conversational Hebrew (Fall 2024) Learning to speak a new language as an adult can be daunting. We offer an innovative method that emphasizes conversation over decoding, and you’ll find yourself speaking Hebrew in the very first class. You don’t need to read Hebrew, or even know the aleph-bet. For the Fall 2024 semester, our Conversational Hebrew classes will be ... Learn More
11:30 am - 12:30 pm Event Series Hebrew Reading for Adults (Fall 2024) October 28 @ 11:30 am - 12:30 pm Event Series Hebrew Reading for Adults (Fall 2024) If you would like to be able to read our prayers in Hebrew instead of relying on transliteration or keep up with what your kids (or grandkids) are learning in Religious School, this course is for you. For our Fall 2024 semester of Hebrew Reading, classes will be offered at the following times: Mondays at ... Learn More
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Event Series Conversational Hebrew (Fall 2024) October 28 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Event Series Conversational Hebrew (Fall 2024) Learning to speak a new language as an adult can be daunting. We offer an innovative method that emphasizes conversation over decoding, and you’ll find yourself speaking Hebrew in the very first class. You don’t need to read Hebrew, or even know the aleph-bet. For the Fall 2024 semester, our Conversational Hebrew classes will be ... Learn More
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Event Series Conversational Hebrew (Fall 2024) October 28 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Event Series Conversational Hebrew (Fall 2024) Learning to speak a new language as an adult can be daunting. We offer an innovative method that emphasizes conversation over decoding, and you’ll find yourself speaking Hebrew in the very first class. You don’t need to read Hebrew, or even know the aleph-bet. For the Fall 2024 semester, our Conversational Hebrew classes will be ... Learn More
Featured 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Event Series Holding Together Featured October 28 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Event Series Holding Together Many of us feel scared and anxious as we anticipate the 2024 presidential election. We see toxic polarization and fragmentation nearly everywhere we look. How will we cope with the tension and resist being part of the cycle of polarization and division? Join Rabbi Rachel Schmelkin to discover what Judaism can teach us about navigating ... Learn More
Featured 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Event Series Religious School Reboot Featured October 28 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Event Series Religious School Reboot Did you attend religious school as a child, but sometimes feel like your Jewish education stalled at age 13? Did you never have the opportunity to attend religious school and want to share in that formative experience? Do you experience Deja vu when your kids come home on Sundays and share what they’ve learned? Are ... Learn More
Featured 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Event Series 12 Jewish Questions (Fall 2024) Featured October 28 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Event Series 12 Jewish Questions (Fall 2024) As adults, we all have questions about being Jewish, and many of us are still searching for answers. Do I need to believe in God to be Jewish? What happens after we die? Where is God in times of tragedy? How do I rest when I have no time? Despite years of religious school as children, ... Learn More
10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series Conversational Hebrew (Fall 2024) October 29 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series Conversational Hebrew (Fall 2024) Learning to speak a new language as an adult can be daunting. We offer an innovative method that emphasizes conversation over decoding, and you’ll find yourself speaking Hebrew in the very first class. You don’t need to read Hebrew, or even know the aleph-bet. For the Fall 2024 semester, our Conversational Hebrew classes will be ... Learn More
11:30 am - 12:30 pm Event Series Conversational Hebrew (Fall 2024) October 29 @ 11:30 am - 12:30 pm Event Series Conversational Hebrew (Fall 2024) Learning to speak a new language as an adult can be daunting. We offer an innovative method that emphasizes conversation over decoding, and you’ll find yourself speaking Hebrew in the very first class. You don’t need to read Hebrew, or even know the aleph-bet. For the Fall 2024 semester, our Conversational Hebrew classes will be ... Learn More
12:30 pm - 1:00 pm Event Series (Higher) Power Lunch with 2239 October 29 @ 12:30 pm - 1:00 pm Event Series (Higher) Power Lunch with 2239 Tired of spending your lunch break scrolling through social media/the news/your morning inbox? What if you could use this time to get in touch with your spiritual side by exploring Torah (over Zoom) with other smart and interesting people? Every Tuesday from 12:30-1:00 pm, Washington Hebrew’s 2239 community will dive into the week’s Torah portion, ... Learn More
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Event Series Hebrew Reading for Adults (Fall 2024) October 29 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Event Series Hebrew Reading for Adults (Fall 2024) If you would like to be able to read our prayers in Hebrew instead of relying on transliteration or keep up with what your kids (or grandkids) are learning in Religious School, this course is for you. For our Fall 2024 semester of Hebrew Reading, classes will be offered at the following times: Mondays at ... Learn More
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Event Series Jewish Mysticism & Kabbalah (Fall 2024) October 29 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Event Series Jewish Mysticism & Kabbalah (Fall 2024) This course will explore where and when Jewish mysticism and Kabbalah began. We will discuss their main ideas and discover their historical context. We will also talk about the most important mystical thinkers and their extraordinary mystical texts. For Fall 2024, this course will be offered via Zoom at the following times: Tuesdays at 7:00 ... Learn More
10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series Jewish Mysticism & Kabbalah (Fall 2024) October 30 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series Jewish Mysticism & Kabbalah (Fall 2024) This course will explore where and when Jewish mysticism and Kabbalah began. We will discuss their main ideas and discover their historical context. We will also talk about the most important mystical thinkers and their extraordinary mystical texts. For Fall 2024, this course will be offered via Zoom at the following times: Tuesdays at 7:00 ... Learn More
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Event Series Wednesday Study Group: Fall 2024 October 30 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Event Series Wednesday Study Group: Fall 2024 For millenia, midrash has been used to fill in the holes of our Biblical text. When the narrative did not make sense, our ancestors would simply create the story that filled in the blanks. Recently, modern midrash has been used to fill in the narrative with previously unheard voices. In 2022, a long-awaited anthology of ... Learn More
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Event Series Hebrew Reading for Adults (Fall 2024) October 30 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Event Series Hebrew Reading for Adults (Fall 2024) If you would like to be able to read our prayers in Hebrew instead of relying on transliteration or keep up with what your kids (or grandkids) are learning in Religious School, this course is for you. For our Fall 2024 semester of Hebrew Reading, classes will be offered at the following times: Mondays at ... Learn More
10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series Conversational Hebrew (Fall 2024) October 31 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series Conversational Hebrew (Fall 2024) Learning to speak a new language as an adult can be daunting. We offer an innovative method that emphasizes conversation over decoding, and you’ll find yourself speaking Hebrew in the very first class. You don’t need to read Hebrew, or even know the aleph-bet. For the Fall 2024 semester, our Conversational Hebrew classes will be ... Learn More
11:30 am - 12:30 pm Event Series Hebrew Reading for Adults (Fall 2024) October 31 @ 11:30 am - 12:30 pm Event Series Hebrew Reading for Adults (Fall 2024) If you would like to be able to read our prayers in Hebrew instead of relying on transliteration or keep up with what your kids (or grandkids) are learning in Religious School, this course is for you. For our Fall 2024 semester of Hebrew Reading, classes will be offered at the following times: Mondays at ... Learn More
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Event Series Hebrew Reading for Adults (Fall 2024) October 31 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Event Series Hebrew Reading for Adults (Fall 2024) If you would like to be able to read our prayers in Hebrew instead of relying on transliteration or keep up with what your kids (or grandkids) are learning in Religious School, this course is for you. For our Fall 2024 semester of Hebrew Reading, classes will be offered at the following times: Mondays at ... Learn More
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Event Series Jewish Mysticism & Kabbalah (Fall 2024) October 31 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Event Series Jewish Mysticism & Kabbalah (Fall 2024) This course will explore where and when Jewish mysticism and Kabbalah began. We will discuss their main ideas and discover their historical context. We will also talk about the most important mystical thinkers and their extraordinary mystical texts. For Fall 2024, this course will be offered via Zoom at the following times: Tuesdays at 7:00 ... Learn More
Featured 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Besters Book Club Presents: Elizabeth L. Silver Featured November 1 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Besters Book Club Presents: Elizabeth L. Silver Join the Besters Book Club for a look at Elizabeth L. Silver's latest novel, a story inspired by history about love, friendship, motherhood, ambition, and one woman's fight to become a Supreme Court justice. Friday, November 1 11:00 am on Zoom RSVP HERE About the Book Half of the United States is waiting for Justice ... Learn More
8:30 am - 10:00 am Event Series Early Torah Study November 2 @ 8:30 am - 10:00 am Event Series Early Torah Study Every Shabbat morning, we begin the day with an informal group at Temple to study parashat hashavua, the weekly Torah portion, in English. Learn More
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Event Series WHC Connections: Haftarah Study Group November 2 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Event Series WHC Connections: Haftarah Study Group This informal, lay-led group gets together to discuss the Haftarah for that week. Starting with a read-through in English, the group shares questions, answers, and opinions. Learn More
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