June 11 @ 9:00 am - 10:30 am Event Series Kesher Class Kesher Class JBSC 11810 Falls Road, Potomac, MD, United States Join us at Camp Keetov Maryland for a special SUMMER-themed learning experience with children 12-24 months. Caregivers and their toddlers are invited for an hour and a half of sensory explorations (yes, that means water play when the weather permits!) promoting cognitive development. Led by RJW ECC educator Rachel Kuchinsky, this class meets on Tuesdays ...
June 11 @ 12:30 pm - 1:00 pm Event Series (Higher) Power Lunch with 2239 (Higher) Power Lunch with 2239 Online 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, ...
June 11 @ 5:00 pm - June 12 @ 6:00 pm 5th Annual Tikkun Zoom Shavuot: 25 Hours of Online Learning Members of the WHC clergy team will participate in this annual event. Schedule TBA. On Shavuot it's time to go big, celebrating the revelation of Torah at Mount Sinai by learning together in a yearly Torah all-nighter. Join Temple Israel of Boston on Tuesday, June 11 through Wednesday, June 12 for their 5th Annual Tikkun ...
June 11 @ 7:00 pm - 11:30 pm Sinai Slam: An Alternative Shavuot Experience Non-WHC Site During Sixth & I's innovative take on the holiday of Shavuot, experience a night of dairy, debate, and personal discovery. Start the night with a wine and cheese tasting led by Cheesemonster DC. The main event features candid, autobiographical stories from Sixth & I’ers exploring unexpected takes on Shavuot’s themes of anticipation, revelation, and conversion. ...
Featured Featured June 12 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Shavuot Yizkor Service Hybrid - Temple 3935 Macomb St. NW, Washington, DC, United States 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 — we generally do so in private. Yizkor is the public observance for the community to come together to remember its loved ones. Yizkor means “may God remember,” ...
June 14 @ 11:00 am - 4:00 pm Event Series Mah Jongg with WWHC Mah Jongg with WWHC JBSC 11810 Falls Road, Potomac, MD, United States Join the Women of WHC for a weekly game of Mah Jongg on Fridays at the Julia Bindeman Suburban Center. Everyone is welcome to try it out! You must become a WWHC member to play on an ongoing basis. For any questions or to confirm the time of this week’s game, please contact Hillary Blackton at hillary@divinelifeyoga.com $5 ...
Featured Featured June 14 @ 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm Event Series Shabbat@WHC Juneteenth Shabbat@WHC Hybrid - Temple 3935 Macomb St. NW, Washington, DC, United States It's time for our annual Juneteenth celebration! RSVP Below WHC and our Jews of Color group invite you to end your week and welcome Shabbat with us! At 6:00 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 ...
June 15 @ 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. Led by one of the clergy, we analyze, question, and reflect on Judaism’s central text. All are welcome — just occasionally or every week — and absolutely no background knowledge or ...
Featured Featured June 15 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am Event Series Young Family Shabbat Young Family Shabbat Temple 3935 Macomb St. NW, Washington, DC, United States Families with young children (ideal for ages 0-5) are invited to join us for a beautiful and fun Shabbat experience, complete with a delicious bagel breakfast.
June 15 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am 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: prayers, responsive readings, music, reading from the Torah, and a d’var Torah (interpretation of the weekly Torah portion). On mornings when there is no ...
June 15 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Event Series WHC Connections: Haftarah Study Group WHC Connections: Haftarah Study Group Online Every Shabbat afternoon an informal group of WHC members gets together on Zoom to discuss the Haftarah for that week. We begin with a read-through in English and continue sharing questions, answers, and opinions. The group meets for one hour and is led by the lay members of the congregation. All Temple members are welcome. ...
June 15 @ 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm Ha”VA”dalah – A Gathering for WHC’s Northern Virginians Non-WHC Site NoVa WHC'ers, we're coming to you for a fun evening that includes a sip of spirituality with Cantor Hamstra, heavy hors d'oeuvres, and dessert. We have so many Temple members who live in Northern Virginia. If you do too, join us and get to know your WHC neighbors. Adults only please. The event is hosted ...
