March 21, 2021 @ 10:30 am - 11:30 pm Event Series Religious School Grades 3-7 Religious School Grades 3-7 Online The WHC Religious School program for 2020-2021 is taking place virtually (via Zoom) in an effort to ensure safety and accessibility for our community. The experience is student-driven and elective-based for Pre-K through 7th graders and takes place on Sunday mornings. The elective offerings are a diverse mix of art, cooking, social justice, music, drama ...
Featured Featured March 21, 2021 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Amram Scholar Series Presents: Kenneth S. Stern Online One of the most divisive and toxic issues on college and university campuses today, focusing on Israel and Palestine, will bring author Kenneth S. Stern to the Amram Scholar Series on Sunday, March 21 at 5 pm via Zoom. Drawing from his book, The Conflict Over the Conflict, Stern discusses how this bitter debate – ...
Featured Featured March 22, 2021 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm WWHC’s Big Afikomen Cover Up Online Join the Women of WHC and pick up some fun facts about the afikoman and other aspects of the Seder service from WHC clergy. Then, join our resident watercolorist, Wendy Cossman, for a beginner watercolor class and the opportunity to decorate your own silk afikoman cover. No experience is needed to produce a great result! ...
Featured Featured March 22, 2021 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Elections in Israel: Take Four Online Two years. Four elections. Israel is a nation of unprecedented events, and this fourth election in two years will be one its most consequential yet. As Israelis go to the polls on March 23rd, their vote will determine a dizzying array of pressing issues- Israel’s relations with the new US administration, Iran policy, pandemic recovery, ...
March 22, 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 ...
March 23, 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 24, 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 24, 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 24, 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 ...
Featured Featured March 25, 2021 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Behind the Music: Exploring Cantorial Gems & Showpieces Online The world of Jewish music is as vast as it is beautiful. Shabbat services do not always give us an opportunity to explore Jewish music that is grand, multifaceted, and stately. Cantorial Intern David Fair will be presenting several advanced recitatives (challenging and complex musical pieces), each accompanied by a guiding question that invites conversation from attendees. ...
March 26, 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 27, 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 27, 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
Featured Featured March 27, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm WHC’s First Night Seder Online Rabbi Eliana Fischel will lead this meaningful, spiritual, informal, and interactive (virtual) seder. If the social distancing prevents you from celebrating with friends and family, WHC’s First Night Seder offers break-out rooms where you can enjoy your seder meal in a shared space with friends and family. The seder will take place on Zoom. A ...
