November 1, 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 November at 11:00 ...
November 1, 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 1, 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, ...
November 1, 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 ...
November 1, 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 ...
November 1, 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 ...
November 2, 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 2, 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 2, 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 2, 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 ...
Featured Featured November 2, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Israel Relief Concert Hybrid - Temple 3935 Macomb St. NW, Washington, DC, United States UPDATE: Online ticket sales are now closed. Tickets are available at the door (credit card only). If you'd prefer to watch via livestream, you may register for that below. REGISTER FOR THE LIVESTREAM In support of relief efforts in Israel, cantors from over 15 congregations across the DMV will gather for one special evening of ...
November 3, 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 ...
November 3, 2023 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Event Series Tot Shabbat & Family Dinner – Temple Tot Shabbat & Family Dinner Temple 3935 Macomb St. NW, Washington, DC, 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 (once at each of our locations), these evenings begin with an engaging, interactive Tot Shabbat service, which lasts about a half-hour and teaches Jewish prayers, traditions, and ...
Featured Featured November 3, 2023 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Event Series 2239 Metro Minyan Shabbat at Capital Jewish Museum 2239 Metro Minyan Shabbat at Lillian and Albert Small Capital Jewish Museum Non-WHC Site SOLD OUT! D.C.’s Jewish landscape has changed drastically over the past few years. Jewish 20s and 30s who used to solely live in Dupont or Capitol Hill, have now migrated to such foreign lands as Arlington and Montgomery County. The pandemic ignited this migration, along with a deeper and more widespread search for authentic spirituality. ...
Featured Featured November 3, 2023 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm Event Series Shabbat@WHC Shabbat@WHC Hybrid - Temple 3935 Macomb St. NW, Washington, DC, United States REMINDER: Everything starts 30 minutes later than usual this week We invite you to end your week and welcome Shabbat with us! At 6:30 pm and again after the service: Have something to eat (to tide you over or as your dinner), a drink (we offer a full bar, plus non-alcoholic options), and connect with ...
November 4, 2023 @ 8:30 am - 10:00 am Event Series Early Torah Study Early Torah Study Hybrid - Temple 3935 Macomb St. NW, Washington, DC, United States Please note the new, later start times for our Early Torah programming -- effective Saturday, November 5 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. ...
November 4, 2023 @ 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 ...
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 ...
November 8, 2023 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am 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 ...
November 8, 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 November at 11:00 ...
November 8, 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 8, 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, ...
November 8, 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 ...
November 8, 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 ...
November 8, 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 ...
Featured Featured November 8, 2023 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm 85th Anniversary of Kristallnacht Remembrance Non-WHC Site On November 9-10, 1938, Nazi leaders unleashed a series of pogroms against the Jewish population in Germany and other occupied land. This event came to be called Kristallnacht (The Night of Broken Glass) because of the shattered glass littering the streets after the vandalism and destruction of Jewish-owned businesses, synagogues, and homes. Join our interfaith ...
November 9, 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 9, 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 9, 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 9, 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 10, 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 ...
Featured Featured November 10, 2023 @ 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm Event Series Shabbat@WHC Veterans Shabbat@WHC Featuring a Classical Service Hybrid - Temple 3935 Macomb St. NW, Washington, DC, United States We invite you to end your week and welcome Shabbat with us! This year, Cantors Bortnick and Hamstra, along with Washington Hebrew Congregation’s volunteer choir, Kol Rinah, will be crafting two Classical Shabbat experiences that will remind us of the musical legacy we hold here at WHC. The first is tonight, as we feature Jewish ...
