May 23, 2023 @ 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm LGBTQ+ Theater Night: “Passing Strange” Join the LGBTQ+ Affinity group for a night out at the theater as we celebrate Pride a little early and enjoy Passing Strange. Signature Theatre is a local (and somewhat hidden) gem that we are excited to share with you! Before the show, we'll be supping at Busboys & Poets across the street. Please consider ...
May 24, 2023 @ 11:30 am - 12:30 pm Event Series Hebrew Reading for Adults Hebrew Reading for Adults Online If you would like to be able to read our prayers in Hebrew instead of relying on transliteration or keep up with what your kids (or grandkids) are learning in Religious School, this course is for you. For our Spring 2023 semester of Hebrew Reading, classes will begin the week of April 17 and will ...
May 24, 2023 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm 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 in 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 ...
May 24, 2023 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Event Series Pregnancy Group Pregnancy Group Temple 3935 Macomb St. NW, Washington, DC, United States Wednesdays at 7:30 pm starting May 3 ON ZOOM Join Rabbi Fischel for conversations about the wonders, awe, frustrations, and ridiculousness of pregnancy. Our discussions will be framed in a Jewish light, and our focus will be on building a community of soon-to-be moms who can depend on each other for years to come. This ...
May 24, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Event Series Hebrew Reading for Adults Hebrew Reading for Adults Online If you would like to be able to read our prayers in Hebrew instead of relying on transliteration or keep up with what your kids (or grandkids) are learning in Religious School, this course is for you. For our Spring 2023 semester of Hebrew Reading, classes will begin the week of April 17 and will ...
May 25, 2023 @ 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 in 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 ...
May 25, 2023 @ 11:15 am - 12:15 pm Event Series Hebrew Reading for Adults Hebrew Reading for Adults Online If you would like to be able to read our prayers in Hebrew instead of relying on transliteration or keep up with what your kids (or grandkids) are learning in Religious School, this course is for you. For our Spring 2023 semester of Hebrew Reading, classes will begin the week of April 17 and will ...
May 25, 2023 @ 5:45 pm - 6:45 pm Event Series Hebrew Reading for Adults Hebrew Reading for Adults Online If you would like to be able to read our prayers in Hebrew instead of relying on transliteration or keep up with what your kids (or grandkids) are learning in Religious School, this course is for you. For our Spring 2023 semester of Hebrew Reading, classes will begin the week of April 17 and will ...
Featured Featured May 25, 2023 @ 10:00 pm - 11:00 pm Sinai Slam: An Alternative Shavuot Experience This event for 20's & 30's is presented by 6th & I During our 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 Each Peach Market. The main event features candid, autobiographical stories from Sixth & I’ers ...
May 26, 2023 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Shavuot Festival Service & Yizkor Service Temple 3935 Macomb St. NW, Washington, DC, United States The ancient pilgrimage festival of Shavuot marks the culmination of the wheat harvest in Israel and celebrates the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai. Traditionally, all-night Torah study sessions are organized. The holiday is deeply tied to midrashim, rabbinic narratives that illustrate biblical texts. One of them says the wilderness of Sinai, awash with ...
May 26, 2023 @ 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm Shabbat@WHC Hybrid - Temple 3935 Macomb St. NW, Washington, DC, United States We 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 non-alcoholic options), and connect with your community. Kids are always welcome, and they’ll be able ...
May 27, 2023 @ 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 ...
May 27, 2023 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm 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 ...
May 27, 2023 @ 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. ...
