May 27, 2021 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series Conversational Hebrew Conversational Hebrew Online Learn to speak Hebrew—or practice and improve your fluency—without having to master the aleph-bet. This innovative method will have you speaking at the first class, and the ability to read or write in Hebrew is not necessary. We offer classes for every level. Not sure which is best for you? Contact instructor Gerdy Trachtman for placement assistance. ...
Featured Featured May 28, 2021 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm WHC’s EmptyNesters Present: Kristin Harmel Online Best-selling author Kristin Harmel joins Rabbi Shankman online to discuss her latest book, The Book of Lost Names. Inspired by true events, The Book of Lost Names follows Eva Traube Abrams, a graduate student who fled Paris with her mother in 1942 after the Nazis arrested her father. In a small mountain town in the ...
May 28, 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
May 28, 2021 @ 6:15 pm - 9:00 pm CANCELED – 2239’s Metro Minyan Temple 3935 Macomb St. NW, Washington, DC, United States This event has been canceled. All participants will be issued a refund. We apologize for the inconvenience. To celebrate Shabbat this evening, we welcome you to join us at 6:00 pm for our Shabbat Evening Worship Service with Rabbi Fischel. ----- 2239 is excited to welcome young professionals in their 20s and 30s to our ... Free
May 29, 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 ...
May 29, 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
May 29, 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
June 2, 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
June 2, 2021 @ 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm Event Series New Moms’ Group New Moms’ Group Online Having a new baby is an incredible miracle and simcha (joy!)…and it brings with it big changes and challenges — especially during this time. Join WHC’s Director of Lifelong Learning, Stephanie Tankel (who also had a baby boy born in March, 2020) for an opportunity to connect with other moms, share, vent, celebrate, and more. This group ...
June 2, 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 ...
June 2, 2021 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm “To Bigotry No Sanction” Online Washington Hebrew is delighted to partner with Reform Congregation Keneseth Israel in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, for the virtual premiere of To Bigotry No Sanction, featuring members of The Philadelphia Orchestra and a multicultural choir representing 17 languages conducted by Kensho Watanbe. The program includes introductory readings by renowned historical interpretive actor Dean Malissa as George Washington. A post-performance discussion ...
June 2, 2021 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Event Series Bereavement Support Group Bereavement Support Group Online If you are coping with the loss of a loved one during this difficult time, WHC is here to help. We are working to create a virtual bereavement support group facilitated by Rachel Ehrenberg, LICSW. Limited in size, this program will recognize each person’s unique way of grieving and provide a confidential and respectful environment ...
June 2, 2021 @ 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm Event Series Of Mice & Mensch Of Mice & Mensch Online Tired of Zoom fatigue and anticipating a long winter … and spring … and fall? Introducing: BOOKS! Join Rabbi Fischel and 2239 for Of Mice and Mensch: A Jew-ish, Feel-Good Book Club. We will enjoy some quirky, sometimes irreverent, Jewish and Israeli books, chat about them (yes, over Zoom), and enjoy each other’s company. Our ...
Featured Featured June 2, 2021 @ 8:00 pm - 9:15 pm Event Series Policy, Predicament & Promise Policy, Predicament & Promise Online Right now, it is a critical time in geopolitics. After four elections in just two years, the Israeli government is unsettled, tensions are escalating over demolitions and evictions in East Jerusalem, and dozens have been killed and injured by airstrikes by Palestinian militants and the Israeli army. There is growing concern that the latest escalation ...
