May 14 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Community Yom HaAtzmaut Celebration Non-WHC Site Join us at Ohr Kodesh in Chevy Chase for a community-wide celebration of Yom HaAtzmaut with an Israel-themed festival including food and kids activities followed by a concert with Israeli duo Yonina. Especially in times like these, we’re proud to be standing with Israel together as one community. The concert will take place at Ohr ...
May 14 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Event Series Hebrew Reading for Adults (Spring 2024) Hebrew Reading for Adults (Spring 2024) 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 2024 semester of Hebrew Reading, classes will begin the week of April 8, and will ...
May 14 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm WHECTY’s Senior Send-Off JBSC 11810 Falls Road, Potomac, MD, United States All 8-12th grade students are invited to come celebrate the graduating class of 2024 and to thank them for their contributions to WHECTY and WHC over the years. 7:00 pm Tuesday, May 14 Julia Bindeman Suburban Center in Potomac This program is free to attend, but RSVP is required. RSVP HERE
May 15 @ 9:30 am - 10:30 am Event Series Kesher Class Kesher Class JBSC 11810 Falls Road, Potomac, MD, United States The RJW ECC is excited to share a 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, this class meets Wednesdays for 8 weeks ...
May 15 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Event Series Wednesday Study Group: Prophets Wednesday Study Group: Prophets Online Reform Judaism is often cited as the Prophetic sect of our tradition, but what does that mean? What does it mean to be descendants of the Prophets? Join Wednesday Study Group for an exploration of these humans who spoke for God. For this class, we will be using Abraham Joshua Heschel’s famous book, The Prophets. ...
May 15 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Event Series Conversational Hebrew (Spring 2024) Conversational Hebrew (Spring 2024) 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 ...
May 15 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Event Series Hebrew Reading for Adults (Spring 2024) Hebrew Reading for Adults (Spring 2024) 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 2024 semester of Hebrew Reading, classes will begin the week of April 8, and will ...
May 16 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series Conversational Hebrew (Spring 2024) Conversational Hebrew (Spring 2024) 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 ...
May 16 @ 11:30 am - 12:30 pm Event Series Hebrew Reading for Adults (Spring 2024) Hebrew Reading for Adults (Spring 2024) 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 2024 semester of Hebrew Reading, classes will begin the week of April 8, and will ...
May 17 @ 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 ...
May 17 @ 5:30 pm - 6:00 pm Event Series Tot Shabbat & Family Dinner – JBSC Tot Shabbat & Family Dinner JBSC 11810 Falls Road, Potomac, MD, United States 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 begin with an engaging, interactive, 30-minute Tot Shabbat service which teaches Jewish prayers, traditions, and rituals through songs, stories, and art projects. Following the service, ...
May 17 @ 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm Event Series Shabbat@WHC Shabbat@WHC Hybrid - Temple 3935 Macomb St. NW, Washington, DC, United States During tonight's service, we are pleased to welcome three representatives from Hand in Hand: Center for Jewish-Arab Education in Israel to share stories of how they are building inclusion and equality between Arab and Jewish citizens of Israel through a growing network of bilingual, integrated schools and communities. See below for more information. We invite ...
May 17 @ 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm Event Series Serenity Shabbat Shabbat@WHC — JBSC JBSC 11810 Falls Road, Potomac, MD, United States We invite you to end your week and welcome Shabbat with us at the Julia Bindeman Suburban Center in Potomac! At 6:00 pm and again after the service: Have something to eat and connect with your community. Kids are always welcome, and they’ll be able to eat before (and after) the service. 6:30 pm – ...
May 18 @ 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 ...
Featured Featured May 18 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Event Series Young Family Shabbat Young Family Shabbat Temple 3935 Macomb St. NW, Washington, DC, United States Families with young children (ideal for ages 0-5) are invited to join us for a beautiful and fun Shabbat experience, complete with a delicious bagel breakfast.
May 18 @ 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 18 @ 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. ...
