November 4, 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. ...
Featured Featured November 5, 2023 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am ECC Playground Playdate Non-WHC Site Join Washington Hebrew Congregation’s E-T ECC Community at Newark Park, Sunday, November 5 at 10 am for a Playground Playdate! Connect with other families with young children and get to know our ECC community! We will have treats for adults and children, crafts, and other fall explorations! Designed for children 2-5 years old, this event ...
Featured Featured November 5, 2023 @ 10:30 am - 11:30 pm Event Series Amram Scholar Series 2023-2024 Amram Scholar Series Presents: David Leonhardt Temple 3935 Macomb St. NW, Washington, DC, United States WHC is pleased to welcome award-winning author and journalist David Leonhardt to open our 2023-2024 Amram Scholar Series on Sunday, November 5 at 10:30 am at Temple to discuss his brand new book, Ours Was the Shining Future. This lecture is free and open to the entire community. RSVP is required. This lecture is sponsored ...
November 5, 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 6, 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 6, 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 6, 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 6, 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 6, 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 6, 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 6, 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 6, 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 ...
Featured Featured November 6, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Event Series 5 Conversations On Israel 5 Conversations On Israel Temple 3935 Macomb St. NW, Washington, DC, United States Local experts, clergy, and others will facilitate these dialogues, exploring critical issues related to Israel. These conversations offer participants the opportunity to engage with different perspectives and gain a deeper understanding of this dynamic nation. Whether you are well-versed in Israeli affairs or are just beginning to explore this topic, these conversations promise to be ...
November 7, 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 7, 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 7, 2023 @ 11:30 am - 12:30 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 ...
November 7, 2023 @ 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, ...
November 7, 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 ...
November 7, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Event Series Back to Basics (Fall 2023) Back to Basics Online Explore why we do what we do as Jews, find the sources for our traditions, and delve into the origins of these ideas. Through holidays, life cycle events, history, theology, beginning Hebrew literacy, Jewish religious movements, Torah laws, the Mishnah, the Talmud, and Kabbalah, we’ll uncover the answers to the “why” behind Judaism. For our ...
