5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Event Series Tot Shabbat & Family Dinner November 1 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Event Series Tot Shabbat & Family Dinner 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 ... Learn More
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm Event Series Shabbat@WHC November 1 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm Event Series Shabbat@WHC 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 ... Learn More
Featured 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm Event Series 2239 Metro Minyan Shabbat at Lillian and Albert Small Capital Jewish Museum Featured November 1 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm Event Series 2239 Metro Minyan Shabbat at Lillian and Albert Small Capital Jewish Museum 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. 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
10:30 am - 12:00 pm Event Series Shabbat Morning Worship November 2 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Event Series Shabbat Morning Worship 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 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
Featured 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm Event Series Shabbat@WHC – Kristallnacht Commemoration Featured November 8 @ 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm Event Series Shabbat@WHC – Kristallnacht Commemoration 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 ... Learn More
8:30 am - 10:00 am Event Series Early Torah Study November 9 @ 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
10:30 am - 12:00 pm Event Series Shabbat Morning Worship November 9 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Event Series Shabbat Morning Worship 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 Learn More
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Event Series WHC Connections: Haftarah Study Group November 9 @ 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
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Event Series Tot Shabbat & Family Dinner November 15 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Event Series Tot Shabbat & Family Dinner 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. Learn More
6:00 pm - 8:30 pm Event Series Serenity Shabbat November 15 @ 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm Event Series Serenity Shabbat 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. Learn More
Featured 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm Event Series Veterans Shabbat@WHC Featured November 15 @ 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm Event Series Veterans Shabbat@WHC 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 ... Learn More
8:30 am - 10:00 am Event Series Early Torah Study November 16 @ 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
10:30 am - 12:00 pm Event Series Shabbat Morning Worship November 16 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Event Series Shabbat Morning Worship 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 Learn More
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Event Series WHC Connections: Haftarah Study Group November 16 @ 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 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm Event Series Shabbat@WHC – Honoring Hunger Project Featured November 22 @ 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm Event Series Shabbat@WHC – Honoring Hunger Project 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 ... Learn More
8:30 am - 10:00 am Event Series Early Torah Study November 23 @ 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
10:30 am - 12:00 pm Event Series Shabbat Morning Worship November 23 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Event Series Shabbat Morning Worship 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 Learn More
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Event Series WHC Connections: Haftarah Study Group November 23 @ 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
6:00 pm - 8:30 pm Event Series Shabbat@WHC November 29 @ 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm Event Series Shabbat@WHC We invite you to end your week and welcome Shabbat with us! Our clergy and community look forward to seeing you in person or via livestream. Learn More
8:30 am - 10:00 am Event Series Early Torah Study November 30 @ 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
10:30 am - 12:00 pm Event Series Shabbat Morning Worship November 30 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Event Series Shabbat Morning Worship 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 Learn More
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Event Series WHC Connections: Haftarah Study Group November 30 @ 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 Featured November 1 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm Event Series 2239 Metro Minyan Shabbat at Lillian and Albert Small Capital Jewish Museum Non-WHC Site Find out more »
November 2 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Event Series Shabbat Morning Worship Hybrid – Temple Find out more »
November 2 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Event Series WHC Connections: Haftarah Study Group Online Find out more »
Featured Featured November 8 @ 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm Event Series Shabbat@WHC – Kristallnacht Commemoration Hybrid – Temple Find out more »
November 9 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Event Series Shabbat Morning Worship Hybrid – Temple Find out more »
November 9 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Event Series WHC Connections: Haftarah Study Group Online Find out more »
Featured Featured November 15 @ 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm Event Series Veterans Shabbat@WHC Hybrid – Temple Find out more »
November 16 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Event Series Shabbat Morning Worship Hybrid – Temple Find out more »
November 16 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Event Series WHC Connections: Haftarah Study Group Online Find out more »
Featured Featured November 22 @ 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm Event Series Shabbat@WHC – Honoring Hunger Project Hybrid – Temple Find out more »
November 23 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Event Series Shabbat Morning Worship Hybrid – Temple Find out more »
November 23 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Event Series WHC Connections: Haftarah Study Group Online Find out more »
November 30 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Event Series Shabbat Morning Worship Hybrid – Temple Find out more »
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