January 7, 2025 @ 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 8, 2025 @ 9:30 am - 10:30 am Event Series Caregiver-Child Play Dates Caregiver-Child Play Dates Temple 3935 Macomb St. NW, Washington, DC, United States Children and caregivers connect and grow through interactive play, movement, songs, and games! Little ones explore emotions, practice sharing, develop empathy skills, build frustration tolerance, and cultivate resilience. Caregivers learn strategies for connection and co-regulation with their little ones, fostering a strong bond and supportive environment for social-emotional learning while creating cherished memories and building essential skills ...
January 8, 2025 @ 11:00 am - 12:30 pm Event Series New Moms Group (Winter 2025) New Moms Group (Winter 2025) 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, for an opportunity to build community with other moms as you share, vent, celebrate, and more. Each week includes a chance to check in through the lens of ...
January 8, 2025 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Event Series Wednesday Study Group (Winter 2025) Wednesday Study Group (Winter 2025) Online Tests of faith. Dramatic family dynamics. Mindfulness inspiration. Moral choices. All of this and more is couched in 19 verses in Genesis known as the Akeda, or the Binding of the Isaac. This 6-week session will take an in-depth look at this text, parsing key words and exploring iconic commentary, to discover why this passage ...
January 8, 2025 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Event Series Community Issues/Social Action (CISA) Meeting Community Issues/Social Action (CISA) Meeting Online Whether you are looking for stimulating discussion or direct involvement in projects and activities, we hope you will join us. Members of the committee are the Temple’s liaisons with community religious and social service organizations. We plan and run several major annual congregational events, including Martin Luther King Jr. Shabbat and Day of Service and ...
January 10, 2025 @ 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! Our clergy and community look forward to seeing you in person or via livestream.
January 11, 2025 @ 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.
Featured Featured January 11, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am 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.
January 11, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm WHC in the DMV: Invasive Plant Removal with 2239 Non-WHC Site Join the newest “WHC in the DMV” event led by our 2239ers and open to the entire congregation. We’ll partner with the National Park Service’s Rock Creek Conservancy at Fort Slocum Mini-Oasis to remove invasive plants from the park.
January 11, 2025 @ 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
January 11, 2025 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Event Series WHC Connections: Haftarah Study Group WHC Connections: Haftarah Study Group Online This informal, lay-led group gets together to discuss the Haftarah for that week. Starting with a read-through in English, the group shares questions, answers, and opinions.
January 11, 2025 @ 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
January 12, 2025 @ 9:45 am - 11:45 am Event Series Bereavement Support Group Bereavement Support Group JBSC & Temple In moments of profound loss, the journey through grief can feel isolating, overwhelming, and deeply personal. At Washington Hebrew Congregation, we recognize the vital importance of communal support in navigating these difficult times. That's why we are proud to introduce our reimagined Bereavement Support Group — a sanctuary where congregants can gather to share, learn, ...
Featured Featured January 12, 2025 @ 10:30 am - 11:30 am Event Series Amram Scholar Series 2024-25 Amram Scholar Series: Hasia Diner, “Opening Doors” Temple 3935 Macomb St. NW, Washington, DC, United States RSVP About the Book The untold story of how Irish and Jewish immigrants worked together to secure legitimacy in America. Popular belief holds that the various ethnic groups that emigrated to the United States at the turn of the twentieth century regarded one another with open hostility, fiercely competing for limited resources and even coming ...
January 12, 2025 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm Event Series WHC In the DMV: Bingo With Seniors WHC In the DMV: Bingo With Seniors Non-WHC Site BINGO - That's the name of the game, as our volunteers will spend a couple of hours at the Charles E. Smith Life Communities on the second Sunday of most months, volunteering to play bingo with some of our Jewish seniors (what a mitzvah!)
January 13, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series FIT4MOM Stroller Strides FIT4MOM Stroller Strides Temple 3935 Macomb St. NW, Washington, DC, United States Stroller Strides® is FIT4MOM DC’s all-levels total-body conditioning workout designed for caregivers with kids in tow. Each 60-minute workout consists of strength training, cardio, and core restoration, all while entertaining the little ones with songs, activities, and fun! Your instructor is trained to meet you where you are mentally and physically and create space for ...
Featured Featured January 13, 2025 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Brotherhood Book Club, Adam Nimoy, “The Most Human” JBSC 11810 Falls Road, Potomac, MD, United States Brotherhood welcomes Adam Nimoy to discuss his memoir about growing up as the son of legendary actor Leonard Nimoy.
January 13, 2025 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm Event Series Pregnancy Group (Winter 2025) Pregnancy Group (Winter 2025) 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. Half of our sessions are over Zoom--who wants to leave their ...
