October 25, 2023 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Event Series New Moms’ Group New Moms’ Group Temple 3935 Macomb St. NW, Washington, DC, United States Having a new baby is an incredible miracle and simcha (joy!)…and it brings with it big changes and challenges! Join Stephanie Tankel, WHC’s Director of Lifelong Learning, and mom of three, for an opportunity to share, vent, celebrate, and more. This program costs $18 for WHC members; $36 for non-members. Wednesdays in October at 11:00 ...
October 25, 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 ...
October 25, 2023 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Event Series Wednesday Study Group (Fall 2023) Wednesday Study Group: The Power of a Word Online For our fall session of Wednesday Study Group, we will dive into ten of the most influential Hebrew words in our canon. Poet and liturgist Alden Solovy recently published These Words: Poetic Midrash on the Language of the Torah. With this text’s unique creativity and scholarship, we will explore words rabbis use all the time, ...
October 25, 2023 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Resilience, Relief and Compassion Online Join the global Reform Movement for a webinar. Hear gripping testimony from Israeli Reform Jews whose family members are being held prisoner by Hamas. We will also hear the harrowing stories of escapees from Kibbutzim of Shaar Ha Negev. Finally, we will learn more about the global Reform movement’s work to provide relief, compassion, and ...
October 25, 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 ...
October 25, 2023 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Event Series WHC’s Pregnancy Group (Fall 2023) WHC’s Pregnancy Group Hybrid - Temple 3935 Macomb St. NW, Washington, DC, United States 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 program costs $18 for WHC members; $36 for non-members ...
October 25, 2023 @ 6:15 pm - 7:15 pm Event Series Gimels & Gimlets (Fall 2023) Gimels & Gimlets Temple 3935 Macomb St. NW, Washington, DC, United States Hebrew looks nothing like what you're probably used to reading, and we know it can seem well...foreign. That's because, for many of us, it is! But fear not - our new Hebrew class is designed for beginners and those who need a refresher because it's been a while! Join other 2239ers on the journey towards ...
October 25, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 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 ...
October 26, 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 ...
October 26, 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 ...
October 26, 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 ...
October 26, 2023 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 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 ...
October 26, 2023 @ 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm COMMUNITY EVENT: Unity in Harmony Online REGISTRATION REQUIRED Join us for "Unity in Harmony: Standing in Solidarity, Song, and Prayer for Israel” on Thursday, Oct. 26 at 8 pm featuring music and words of hope, strength, and healing from David Broza, Rabbi Josh Warshwasky, Nefesh Mountain, Rick Recht, Chava Mirel, Hadar and Sheldon, Cantor Laurie Akers, Cantor Rachel Brook, Eric Hunker, ...
October 27, 2023 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Event Series Jewish Book Council Events 2023-2024 Besters Book Club Presents: Lisa Belkin Online WHC's Besters are pleased to welcome author and award-winning journalist Lisa Belkin to kick off their Book Club series for the 2023-2024 programming year. Lisa will join us via Zoom to discuss her latest book, Genealogy of a Murder. This program is free and open to everyone, but RSVP is required. RSVP HERE About the ...
October 27, 2023 @ 11:00 am - 4:00 pm Event Series Mah Jongg with WWHC Mah Jongg with WWHC JBSC 11810 Falls Road, Potomac, MD, United States Join the Women of WHC for a weekly game of Mah Jongg on Fridays at the Julia Bindeman Suburban Center. Everyone is welcome to try it out! You must become a WWHC member to play on an ongoing basis. For any questions or to confirm the time of this week’s game, please contact Hillary Blackton at hillary@divinelifeyoga.com $5 ...
October 27, 2023 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm COMMUNITY EVENT: Empty Table Shabbat Gathering Non-WHC Site Friday, October 27, 3:00 pm, Lincoln MemoriaL The Hostages and Missing Families Forum will set up a Shabbat table display in the heart of D.C. to bring attention to the hostages being held in Gaza by Hamas.
Featured Featured October 27, 2023 @ 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm Event Series Shabbat@WHC Shabbat@WHC Featuring Rabbi Rachel Schmelkin’s Installation Hybrid - Temple 3935 Macomb St. NW, Washington, DC, United States We invite you to end your week and welcome Shabbat with us! We were so excited to add Rabbi Schmelkin to our clergy team this past summer. Tonight, we’ll make it official with her installation. RSVP BELOW At 6:00 pm and again after the service: Have something to eat (to tide you over or as ...
