April 6, 2022 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Event Series Wednesday Study Group Wednesday Study Group Online Come take a deep dive into one of the more complicated and provocative books in the Jewish canon. We will use Dr. Erica Brown's commentary, Esther: Power, Fate, and Fragility in Exile to explore how the Book of Esther can inform modern issues of anti-Semitism, feminism, personal identity, and leadership. Perhaps we too will discover that ...
April 6, 2022 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Creating Communities of Belonging Hybrid - JBSC 11810 Falls Road, Potomac, MD Join the Women of Washington Hebrew on Wednesday, April 6 at 7:00 pm at JBSC* for a thoughtful program designed to inspire us while raising our consciousness about diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice. This program will feature a dynamic presentation from Yolanda Savage-Narva, the Director, Racial, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion from the Union of Reform ...
April 7, 2022 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Event Series Share With Us: Rabbinic Transition Listening Session Share With Us: Rabbinic Transition Listening Session Online For the first time in 30 years, our beloved and dynamic synagogue is in transition, and as we prepare ourselves for this change and challenge, the Board appointed a Rabbinic Transition Committee to take stock of our organization and better understand where we are and where we would like to be. In collaboration with all ...
April 7, 2022 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Event Series Share With Us: Rabbinic Transition Listening Session Share With Us: Rabbinic Transition Listening Session Online For the first time in 30 years, our beloved and dynamic synagogue is in transition, and as we prepare ourselves for this change and challenge, the Board appointed a Rabbinic Transition Committee to take stock of our organization and better understand where we are and where we would like to be. In collaboration with all ...
April 8, 2022 @ 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 Mah Jongg. $5 purse Everyone is welcome!* No need to RSVP, just show up when you can and join the fun! *Please click here to learn about our health and safety protocols and plan to arrive a few minutes early.
April 8, 2022 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm 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 Tot Shabbat service, which lasts about a half-hour and teaches Jewish prayers, traditions, and rituals through songs, stories, and art ...
April 8, 2022 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm Event Series Shabbat Evening Service Shabbat Evening Service Hybrid - Temple 3935 Macomb St. NW, Washington, DC, United States WE INVITE YOU TO END THE WEEK AND WELCOME SHABBAT WITH US! 6:00 pm: Snack, Sip, and Schmooze (S3) SNACK — Hot appetizers, cheese, crackers, and fruit! Perfect for families looking to feed their kids before the service. Gluten-free and vegan options will be available. This week's menu: SIP — Beer, wine, and non-alcoholic drinks ...
Featured Featured April 8, 2022 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm Klezmer Shabbat & Student Cantor Farewell Hybrid - Temple 3935 Macomb St. NW, Washington, DC, United States On the weekend of April 8, we will sadly be saying goodbye to our two fabulous Student Cantors, Beth Reinstein and Justin Callis. Over the past 10 months, Beth and Justin have shared their tremendous gifts with us. Through services, classes, concerts, and meals, we have learned and been blessed by their voices, their talents, ...
April 9, 2022 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am 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 ...
Featured Featured April 10, 2022 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Amram Scholar Series Presents: Daniel Sokatch Hybrid - Temple 3935 Macomb St. NW, Washington, DC, United States “Can you explain the Israel situation to me? In, like, 10 minutes or less?” This is a question Daniel Sokatch gets, and often has to answer, almost daily as the head of the New Israel Fund – an organization dedicated to equality and democracy for Israelis. Sokatch will join us at Temple on Sunday, April ...
April 10, 2022 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Event Series Share With Us: Rabbinic Transition Listening Session Share With Us: Rabbinic Transition Listening Session Temple 3935 Macomb St. NW, Washington, DC, United States For the first time in 30 years, our beloved and dynamic synagogue is in transition, and as we prepare ourselves for this change and challenge, the Board appointed a Rabbinic Transition Committee to take stock of our organization and better understand where we are and where we would like to be. In collaboration with all ...
April 10, 2022 @ 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm 14th Annual National Rainbow Seder Join GLOE and Rabbi Eliana Fischel of Washington Hebrew Congregation for this annual event to celebrate Passover through an LGBTQ lens. Now in its fourteenth year, the National Rainbow Seder is one of the nation’s largest and longest-running Passover seders for the queer Jewish community and its allies, is presented by GLOE - GLBTQ Outreach ...
April 10, 2022 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Event Series Share With Us: Rabbinic Transition Listening Session Share With Us: Rabbinic Transition Listening Session JBSC 11810 Falls Road, Potomac, MD, United States For the first time in 30 years, our beloved and dynamic synagogue is in transition, and as we prepare ourselves for this change and challenge, the Board appointed a Rabbinic Transition Committee to take stock of our organization and better understand where we are and where we would like to be. In collaboration with all ...
April 11, 2022 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Event Series Share With Us: Rabbinic Transition Listening Session Share With Us: Rabbinic Transition Listening Session Temple 3935 Macomb St. NW, Washington, DC, United States For the first time in 30 years, our beloved and dynamic synagogue is in transition, and as we prepare ourselves for this change and challenge, the Board appointed a Rabbinic Transition Committee to take stock of our organization and better understand where we are and where we would like to be. In collaboration with all ...
April 11, 2022 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Event Series Share With Us: Rabbinic Transition Listening Session Share With Us: Rabbinic Transition Listening Session Online For the first time in 30 years, our beloved and dynamic synagogue is in transition, and as we prepare ourselves for this change and challenge, the Board appointed a Rabbinic Transition Committee to take stock of our organization and better understand where we are and where we would like to be. In collaboration with all ...
April 11, 2022 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Event Series 12 Jewish Questions 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 April 12, 2022 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm Women of WHC Present: Tracy Walder When Tracy Walder enrolled at the University of Southern California, she never thought that one day she would offer her pink beanbag chair in the Delta Gamma house to a CIA recruiter, or that she’d fly to the Middle East under an alias identity. But, that’s exactly what happened, and now she’s written a book ...
April 12, 2022 @ 9:00 am - 10:00 am Event Series Share With Us: Rabbinic Transition Listening Session Share With Us: Rabbinic Transition Listening Session Temple 3935 Macomb St. NW, Washington, DC, United States For the first time in 30 years, our beloved and dynamic synagogue is in transition, and as we prepare ourselves for this change and challenge, the Board appointed a Rabbinic Transition Committee to take stock of our organization and better understand where we are and where we would like to be. In collaboration with all ...
Featured Featured April 12, 2022 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Women of WHC Present: Pam Jenoff About the Book: A riveting tale of courage and unlikely friendship during World War II, The Woman with the Blue Star follows 18-year-old Sadie Gault who is living with her parents in the Krakow Ghetto. When the Nazis liquidate the ghetto, Saide and her mother are forced to seek refuge in the perilous tunnels beneath ...
April 12, 2022 @ 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, ...
April 12, 2022 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Event Series Share With Us: Rabbinic Transition Listening Session Share With Us: Rabbinic Transition Listening Session JBSC 11810 Falls Road, Potomac, MD, United States For the first time in 30 years, our beloved and dynamic synagogue is in transition, and as we prepare ourselves for this change and challenge, the Board appointed a Rabbinic Transition Committee to take stock of our organization and better understand where we are and where we would like to be. In collaboration with all ...
April 12, 2022 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Event Series Share With Us: Rabbinic Transition Listening Session Share With Us: Rabbinic Transition Listening Session Online For the first time in 30 years, our beloved and dynamic synagogue is in transition, and as we prepare ourselves for this change and challenge, the Board appointed a Rabbinic Transition Committee to take stock of our organization and better understand where we are and where we would like to be. In collaboration with all ...
