October 19 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Event Series WHC Connections: Haftarah Study Group WHC Connections: Haftarah Study Group Online 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.
Featured Featured October 24 @ 10:30 am - 11:30 pm Sukkot Festival & Yizkor Service Hybrid - Temple 3935 Macomb St. NW, Washington, DC, United States As Sukkot comes to a close, we have a special festival service to observe the holiday. We will also honor our loved ones’ memories with a Yizkor service. WHAT IS YIZKOR? In Judaism, mourning is both private and public. When we visit a grave or observe a yahrzeit — the anniversary of a person’s death — ...
Featured Featured October 25 @ 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm Event Series Shabbat@WHC Shabbat@WHC Featuring Consecration & Simchat Torah Celebration Hybrid - Temple 3935 Macomb St. NW, Washington, DC, United States 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 ...
October 26 @ 8:30 am - 10:00 am Event Series Early Torah Study Early Torah Study Hybrid - Temple 3935 Macomb St. NW, Washington, DC, United States Every Shabbat morning, we begin the day with an informal group at Temple to study parashat hashavua, the weekly Torah portion, in English.
October 26 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Event Series Shabbat Morning Worship Shabbat Morning Worship Hybrid - Temple 3935 Macomb St. NW, Washington, DC, United States Our Shabbat morning service, led by our rabbis and cantors, often includes the b’nei mitzvah of one of our teens as well as the traditional elements of a Shabbat morning service
October 26 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Event Series WHC Connections: Haftarah Study Group WHC Connections: Haftarah Study Group Online 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.
November 1 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Event Series Tot Shabbat & Family Dinner – Temple Tot Shabbat & Family Dinner Temple 3935 Macomb St. NW, Washington, DC, United States Friday night services are a fun, fulfilling event for families with young children (or grandchildren). Held twice each month (once at each of our locations), these evenings begin with an engaging, interactive Tot Shabbat service, which lasts about a half-hour and teaches Jewish prayers, traditions, and rituals through songs, stories, and art projects. Following the ...
Featured Featured November 1 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm Event Series 2239 Metro Minyan Shabbat at Capital Jewish Museum 2239 Metro Minyan Shabbat at Lillian and Albert Small Capital Jewish Museum Non-WHC Site With unbelievable exhibits and the restoration of the oldest original synagogue in D.C., the historic prayer space at the Lillian and Albert Small Capital Jewish Museum is filled with original pews from most of D.C.’s major synagogues, including one from WHC’s first location at 8th and I. This slice of Jewish history lives and breathes in our city, and we could not be more excited to pray there.
November 1 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm Event Series Shabbat@WHC Featuring Metro Minyan Shabbat@WHC Hybrid - Temple 3935 Macomb St. NW, Washington, DC, United States REMINDER: Everything starts 30 minutes later than usual this week We invite you to end your week and welcome Shabbat with us! At 6:30 pm and again after the service: Have something to eat (to tide you over or as your dinner), a drink (we offer a full bar, plus non-alcoholic options), and connect with ...
November 2 @ 8:30 am - 10:00 am Event Series Early Torah Study Early Torah Study Hybrid - Temple 3935 Macomb St. NW, Washington, DC, United States Every Shabbat morning, we begin the day with an informal group at Temple to study parashat hashavua, the weekly Torah portion, in English.
November 2 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Event Series Shabbat Morning Worship Shabbat Morning Worship Hybrid - Temple 3935 Macomb St. NW, Washington, DC, United States Our Shabbat morning service, led by our rabbis and cantors, often includes the b’nei mitzvah of one of our teens as well as the traditional elements of a Shabbat morning service
November 2 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Event Series WHC Connections: Haftarah Study Group WHC Connections: Haftarah Study Group Online 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.
Featured Featured November 8 @ 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm Event Series Shabbat@WHC Shabbat@WHC – Kristallnacht Commemoration Hybrid - Temple 3935 Macomb St. NW, Washington, DC, United States We invite you to end your week and welcome Shabbat with us! Tonight we recognize the anniversary of Kristallnacht with two special guests — Faris Cassell, author of Inseparable: The Hess Twins' Holocaust Journey through Bergen-Belsen to America joined by Marion Lewin, one of the subjects of the book. LEARN MORE At 6:00 pm and ...
November 9 @ 8:30 am - 10:00 am Event Series Early Torah Study Early Torah Study Hybrid - Temple 3935 Macomb St. NW, Washington, DC, United States Every Shabbat morning, we begin the day with an informal group at Temple to study parashat hashavua, the weekly Torah portion, in English.
Featured Featured November 9 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am Event Series Young Family Shabbat Young Family Shabbat Temple 3935 Macomb St. NW, Washington, DC, United States On Saturday, November 9, from 10:00-11:30am, we’re hosting a family Shabbat led by Carla Friend, the Founder and Executive Director of Tkiya, - an organization that helps create joyful Jewish connection through music! This experience is ideal for children ages 0-5. Upon arrival, families are met with bagels, fruit, and other treats… in addition to ...
November 9 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Event Series Shabbat Morning Worship Shabbat Morning Worship Hybrid - Temple 3935 Macomb St. NW, Washington, DC, United States Our Shabbat morning service, led by our rabbis and cantors, often includes the b’nei mitzvah of one of our teens as well as the traditional elements of a Shabbat morning service
November 9 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Event Series WHC Connections: Haftarah Study Group WHC Connections: Haftarah Study Group Online 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.
November 15 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Event Series Tot Shabbat & Family Dinner Tot Shabbat & Family Dinner JBSC 11810 Falls Road, Potomac, MD, United States Our clergy and song leader make going to Friday night services a fun, fulfilling event for families with young children (or grandchildren). Held twice each month, these evenings begin with an engaging, interactive, 30-minute Tot Shabbat service which teaches Jewish prayers, traditions, and rituals through songs, stories, and art projects.
Featured Featured November 15 @ 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm Event Series Shabbat@WHC Veterans Shabbat@WHC Hybrid - Temple 3935 Macomb St. NW, Washington, DC, United States We invite you to end your week and welcome Shabbat with us! We honor our veterans and combine it with a Classical Shabbat service highlighting music from the Korean War era and the Union Hymnal. If you are a veteran or active service member who would like to be recognized, please fill out this form ...
November 15 @ 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm Event Series Serenity Shabbat Serenity Shabbat JBSC 11810 Falls Road, Potomac, MD, United States Does music lift your soul or help you feel grounded? Join us for Serenity Shabbat, a unique and contemplative service On November 15th. During the service we will journey into peaceful spirituality through the singing of niggunim—soulful, wordless melodies. Together, we will immerse ourselves in these melodies, allowing our voices to build and blend in layered harmonies as we repeat each song, creating a meditative and uplifting experience. This service invites us to let go, breathe deeply, and connect and with one another through the power of music and community.
November 16 @ 8:30 am - 10:00 am Event Series Early Torah Study Early Torah Study Hybrid - Temple 3935 Macomb St. NW, Washington, DC, United States Every Shabbat morning, we begin the day with an informal group at Temple to study parashat hashavua, the weekly Torah portion, in English.
November 16 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Event Series Shabbat Morning Worship Shabbat Morning Worship Hybrid - Temple 3935 Macomb St. NW, Washington, DC, United States Our Shabbat morning service, led by our rabbis and cantors, often includes the b’nei mitzvah of one of our teens as well as the traditional elements of a Shabbat morning service
November 16 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Event Series WHC Connections: Haftarah Study Group WHC Connections: Haftarah Study Group Online 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.
Featured Featured November 22 @ 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm Event Series Shabbat@WHC Shabbat@WHC – Honoring Hunger Project Hybrid - Temple 3935 Macomb St. NW, Washington, DC, United States We invite you to end your week and welcome Shabbat with us! The Besters will sponsor a special “adult ice cream bar” oneg after the service in honor of the Hunger Project reaching 1.5 million meals packed! What is the Hunger Project? The USDA estimates one out of every eight D.C. households cannot afford or ...
November 23 @ 8:30 am - 10:00 am Event Series Early Torah Study Early Torah Study Hybrid - Temple 3935 Macomb St. NW, Washington, DC, United States Every Shabbat morning, we begin the day with an informal group at Temple to study parashat hashavua, the weekly Torah portion, in English.
November 23 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Event Series Shabbat Morning Worship Shabbat Morning Worship Hybrid - Temple 3935 Macomb St. NW, Washington, DC, United States Our Shabbat morning service, led by our rabbis and cantors, often includes the b’nei mitzvah of one of our teens as well as the traditional elements of a Shabbat morning service
November 23 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Event Series WHC Connections: Haftarah Study Group WHC Connections: Haftarah Study Group Online 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.
