January 16 @ 12:30 pm - 1:00 pm Event Series (Higher) Power Lunch with 2239 (Higher) Power Lunch with 2239 Online Tired of spending your lunch break scrolling through social media/the news/your morning inbox? What if you could use this time to get in touch with your spiritual side by exploring Torah (over Zoom) with other smart and interesting people? Every Tuesday from 12:30-1:00 pm, Washington Hebrew’s 2239 community will dive into the week’s Torah portion, ...
January 18 @ 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 ...
Featured Featured January 19 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Event Series Jewish Book Council Events 2023-2024 Besters Book Club Presents: B.A. Shapiro Online The Besters are pleased to welcome author B.A. Shapiro to their Book Club series on Friday, January 19 at 11:00 am on Zoom to discuss her book, Metropolis. This lecture is free and open to everyone, but RSVP is required. RSVP HERE This lecture is presented in partnership with the Jewish Book Council. About the Book: ...
January 19 @ 5:30 pm - 6:00 pm Event Series Tot Shabbat & Family Dinner – JBSC Canceled Tot Shabbat & Family Dinner JBSC 11810 Falls Road, Potomac, MD, United States This program has been canceled due to snow. Stay safe, enjoy the snow day, and we hope to see you at another Tot Shabbat soon! Our clergy and song leader Lisa Baydush make going to Friday night services a fun, fulfilling event for families with young children (or grandchildren). Held twice each month, these evenings ...
January 19 @ 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! 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 ...
January 20 @ 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 ...
January 20 @ 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 ...
January 20 @ 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. ...
January 20 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm 2239 Havdalah Yoga Non-WHC Site Shabbat shalom and namaste. We wrap up Shabbat as we unwind with a yoga session, followed by a quick Havdalah service and then dinner. We'll see you at Well & Wonder Yoga Studio 4926 Wisconsin Ave NW Second Floor, Washington, DC 20016 REGISTER HERE Any questions, ask Carolyn Rivkees at crivkees@whctemple.org.
January 21 @ 10:45 am - 12:00 pm Event Series Parenting is Hard; Judaism Helps. Parenting Is Hard; Judaism Helps. Temple 3935 Macomb St. NW, Washington, DC, United States Join our team of Washington Hebrew clergy and educators as we dive into how Judaism can help us navigate our family, relationship, and individual lives. Over four sessions, we will use Jewish holidays to explore issues of nourishment, rest, decision-making, and connection. We hope this class will provide community for parents of young children, ages ...
January 21 @ 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.
January 21 @ 4:30 pm - 7:00 pm Besters Italian Dinner Non-WHC Site Join The Besters for a delicious Italian dinner complemented by the beautiful voice of our very own Cantor Hamstra. Sunday, January 21 4:30 pm Pines of Rome in Bethesda Cost: $55 per person Space is extremely limited. REGISTER HERE
January 22 @ 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 ...
January 23 @ 9:15 am - 10:15 am Event Series Kesher Class Kesher Class JBSC 11810 Falls Road, Potomac, MD, United States The RJW ECC is excited to share a new learning experience for families with children 12-24 months! Caregivers are invited to come in with their toddlers for an hour of connection and communication, designed to support your child’s speech and language development. Led by licensed speech pathologist, Allison Parker and our ECC Director, Kfirah HaLevi, ...
January 23 @ 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 ...
January 23 @ 12:30 pm - 1:00 pm Event Series (Higher) Power Lunch with 2239 (Higher) Power Lunch with 2239 Online Tired of spending your lunch break scrolling through social media/the news/your morning inbox? What if you could use this time to get in touch with your spiritual side by exploring Torah (over Zoom) with other smart and interesting people? Every Tuesday from 12:30-1:00 pm, Washington Hebrew’s 2239 community will dive into the week’s Torah portion, ...
