March 15, 2021 @ 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm Event Series 12 Jewish Questions 12 Jewish Questions Online Do I need to believe in God to be Jewish? What happens after we die? How do Where is God in times of tragedy? How do I rest when I have no time? And more... Despite years of religious school as children, many of us are unsure how to find meaning in our faith and culture ...
Featured Featured March 16, 2021 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Congregational Conversations Online Join us on March 16 as we continue our Congregational Conversations series. This month, we will look at "How to Deconstruct Racism, One Headline at a Time" Together on Zoom, we will watch at TED Talk given by Baratunde Thurston that explores the weaponization of white supremacy, the deadly consequences of policing, and the power ...
March 16, 2021 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Event Series Back to Basics Back to Basics Online Explore why we do what we do as Jews, find the sources for our traditions, and delve into the origins of these ideas. Through holidays, life cycle events, history, theology, beginning Hebrew literacy, Jewish religious movements, Torah laws, the Mishnah, the Talmud, and Kabbalah, we’ll uncover the answers to the “why” behind Judaism. Click here ...
March 17, 2021 @ 8:30 am - 9:30 am Event Series 2239’s Espresso Shot of Torah 2239’s Espresso Shot of Torah Online Join 2239 for Espresso Shot of Torah and start off your day with some caffeination and rumination! Pour your favorite morning beverage and connect with each other and our sacred tradition. Join us on Zoom Free
March 17, 2021 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Event Series Back to Basics Back to Basics Online Explore why we do what we do as Jews, find the sources for our traditions, and delve into the origins of these ideas. Through holidays, life cycle events, history, theology, beginning Hebrew literacy, Jewish religious movements, Torah laws, the Mishnah, the Talmud, and Kabbalah, we’ll uncover the answers to the “why” behind Judaism. Click here ...
March 17, 2021 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Event Series Wednesday Torah Study Wednesday Torah Study Online If there were ever a time for miracles, we are living in it. Our holy texts are filled with miraculous events that we often wave off as hyperbole or the work of imagination. However, while we may be doubtful of miracles, we can believe in the hope and optimism they provide in times of hardship. For our spring session of Wednesday ...
March 17, 2021 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Staying Connected: A Webinar for Tech Support Online We are a year into this weird pandemic world and still we get frustrated and confused when trying to work Zoom, setup a group call, and certainly, when trying to find a vaccine. Join Zach Klaiman for this seminar in which we will learn how to use technology to stay better connected with our loved ...
March 17, 2021 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Event Series Joyful Living Joyful Living Online You’ve taken more than 50 trips around the sun. Career, family, friends, hobbies … check, check, check, and check. You know there’s more you want to experience in this big, wide world, and we invite you to make the most of it by taking the time to expand your inner horizon with WHC’s Joyful Living ...
Featured Featured March 18, 2021 @ 9:00 pm - 10:00 pm Virtual Piano Party Online Dance, Sing, Laugh - It's a Virtual Piano Party! Forget about coronavirus for a night, and join us for a high-energy Zoom piano party where you’ll laugh, sing, clap, tap your toes, and even dance (yes, dance!). WHC member Dan Binstock is a piano player gifted with the ability to play by ear and a ...
March 19, 2021 @ 5:30 pm - 6:00 pm Event Series Tot Shabbat Tot Shabbat Online Join our clergy on Zoom for a fun Shabbat experience where children and their favorite grownups can sing, laugh, and start the weekend (virtually) with friends. Click here to join us on Zoom. Free
March 19, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm Event Series Shabbat Evening Service Shabbat Evening Service Online Together with WHC clergy, welcome Shabbat together as one WHC community. This service will take place on Zoom It will also be available on our live stream & Facebook Closed captioning will also be provided for this service on all platforms. We invite you to follow along with us from home using the online version of Mishkan ... Free
March 19, 2021 @ 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm Event Series 2239’s Metro Minyan 2239’s Metro Minyan Online Join 2239 for a spirited and spiritual DIGITAL Shabbat experience! Metro Minyan is a casual, musical (with guitar), monthly Shabbat experience exclusively for DC's 20s and 30s. This service is free and open to the entire community. For security purposes, RSVP is required. A Zoom link will be emailed to you once you register. RSVP ... Free
March 20, 2021 @ 8:30 am - 10:00 am Event Series Early Torah Study Early Torah Study Online 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 familiarity ...
March 20, 2021 @ 10:30 am - 11:30 am Event Series Shabbat Morning Service Shabbat Morning Service Online This 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 b'nei mitzvah, ... Free
