November 24, 2023 @ 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm Event Series Shabbat@WHC Shabbat@WHC Hybrid - Temple 3935 Macomb St. NW, Washington, DC, United States We invite you to end your week and welcome Shabbat with us! https://youtube.com/shorts/xwXi42tzGvM?si=7siXMpIW2ZPiamGp 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 ...
November 25, 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 Please note the new, later start times for our Early Torah programming -- effective Saturday, November 5 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. ...
November 25, 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 ...
November 25, 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. ...
November 26, 2023 @ 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm Event Series Release the Hostages Rally Release the Hostages Vigil Community Event Release the Hostages Vigil Sundays, 1:30 pm, Red Cross Headquarters in DC Unxeptable.org invites you to join in calling for the immediate release of the Israeli hostages kidnapped by Hamas and being held in Gaza. The group plans to gather every Sunday until the hostages are released. Please contact Ronit Yarden, riy2@georgetown.edu, for more information.
November 27, 2023 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series Conversational Hebrew Fall 2023 Conversational Hebrew Online Learning to speak a new language as an adult can be daunting. We offer an innovative method that emphasizes conversation over decoding, and you’ll find yourself speaking Hebrew in the very first class. You don’t need to read Hebrew, or even know the aleph-bet. For the Fall 2023 semester, our 8-week Conversational Hebrew classes will begin ...
November 27, 2023 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series Conversational Hebrew (Spring 2024) Conversational Hebrew Online Learning to speak a new language as an adult can be daunting. We offer an innovative method that emphasizes conversation over decoding, and you’ll find yourself speaking Hebrew in the very first class. You don’t need to read Hebrew, or even know the aleph-bet. For the Spring 2024 semester, our 8-week Conversational Hebrew classes will begin ...
November 27, 2023 @ 11:30 am - 12:30 pm Event Series Hebrew Reading for Adults (Fall 2023) 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 Fall 2023 semester of Hebrew Reading, classes will begin the week of October 9, and will ...
November 27, 2023 @ 11:30 am - 12:45 pm Event Series The History of the State of Israel, Zionism through 2023 The History of the State of Israel, Zionism through 2023 Online In the aftermath of the devastation that befell the State of Israel and the Jewish People, which began on Simchat Torah, October 7, 2023, many may find themselves on very shaky ground. How did this happen? Why did this happen? What actually happened, and how can I explain how I feel and why? While no ...
November 27, 2023 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Event Series Conversational Hebrew Fall 2023 Conversational Hebrew Online Learning to speak a new language as an adult can be daunting. We offer an innovative method that emphasizes conversation over decoding, and you’ll find yourself speaking Hebrew in the very first class. You don’t need to read Hebrew, or even know the aleph-bet. For the Fall 2023 semester, our 8-week Conversational Hebrew classes will begin ...
November 27, 2023 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Event Series Conversational Hebrew Fall 2023 Conversational Hebrew Online Learning to speak a new language as an adult can be daunting. We offer an innovative method that emphasizes conversation over decoding, and you’ll find yourself speaking Hebrew in the very first class. You don’t need to read Hebrew, or even know the aleph-bet. For the Fall 2023 semester, our 8-week Conversational Hebrew classes will begin ...
Featured Featured November 27, 2023 @ 6:30 pm - 7:00 pm Event Series GATHER. PRAY. HEAL. Gather. Pray. Heal. Temple 3935 Macomb St. NW, Washington, DC, United States NEW! Mondays in November, 6:30 pm, Temple The past few weeks have been excruciating and we want to provide opportunities for healing and wholeness. Throughout November, our clergy will provide a brief, but meaningful, healing experience before Mondays@Macomb. We will share, pray, reflect, and try to center ourselves for the week to come. No RSVP ...
November 27, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Event Series 8 Jewish Rituals (Fall 2023) 8 Jewish Rituals Temple 3935 Macomb St. NW, Washington, DC, United States Amidst the bustling currents of the 24-hour news cycle and the unceasing rhythm of our schedules, how can we find a moment to cherish for ourselves? When our calendars brim with commitments, how do we establish a space that feels truly sacred? Whether as a follow-up to the enlightening “12 Jewish Questions” or as a ...
November 27, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Event Series 12 Jewish Questions (Fall 2023) 12 Jewish Questions Temple 3935 Macomb St. NW, Washington, DC, United States DO I NEED TO BELIEVE IN GOD TO BE JEWISH? WHAT HAPPENS AFTER WE DIE? WHERE IS GOD IN TIMES OF TRAGEDY? HOW DO I REST WHEN I HAVE NO TIME? 12 Jewish Questions is a learning community for adults – Jewish and non-Jewish – who have questions about Jewish identity, beliefs, culture, and customs. It’s an ...
