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8th Grade Program

Online

Our 8th graders are invited to join us for a special program that's just for them! Hop on Zoom and reconnect with just your classmates, participate in a fun, interactive program, and begin planning for the upcoming Clash of the Classes! Contact Ira Miller to RSVP.

Event Series Back to Basics

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. Click here ...

Event Series Sunday Stuffing Bag Pick-Up

Sunday Stuffing Bag Pick-Up

JBSC & Temple

Sunday Stuffing, one of WHC’s favorite tikkun olam traditions is being reimagined for 2020. We’ve adapted this signature event to be socially distant and pandemic-friendly in a way that will enable us to continue to help those in need in our area have a happy holiday. As in past years, the focus of Sunday Stuffing ...

Event Series Back to Basics

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. Click here ...

Event Series Wednesday Torah Study

Wednesday Torah Study

Online

Wednesday Torah study is back starting November 4 This fall, we will look at "The Book of Jonah in a Year of Turmoil"   Global pandemic, racial injustices, and political polarization are just a few of the ways in which 2020 has challenged our strength and resiliency. The Book of Jonah raises (and maybe even ...

Event Series Conversational Hebrew

Conversational Hebrew

Online

Learn to speak Hebrew—or practice and improve your fluency—without having to master the aleph-bet. This innovative method will have you speaking at the first class, and the ability to read or write in Hebrew is not necessary. We offer classes for every level. Not sure which is best for you? Contact instructor Gerdy Trachtman for ...

Event Series Back to Basics

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. Click here ...

Event Series Sunday Stuffing Bag Pick-Up

Sunday Stuffing Bag Pick-Up

JBSC & Temple

Sunday Stuffing, one of WHC’s favorite tikkun olam traditions is being reimagined for 2020. We’ve adapted this signature event to be socially distant and pandemic-friendly in a way that will enable us to continue to help those in need in our area have a happy holiday. As in past years, the focus of Sunday Stuffing ...

Event Series Conversational Hebrew

Conversational Hebrew

Online

Learn to speak Hebrew—or practice and improve your fluency—without having to master the aleph-bet. This innovative method will have you speaking at the first class, and the ability to read or write in Hebrew is not necessary. We offer classes for every level. Not sure which is best for you? Contact instructor Gerdy Trachtman for ...

Event Series Sunday Stuffing Bag Pick-Up

Sunday Stuffing Bag Pick-Up

JBSC & Temple

Sunday Stuffing, one of WHC’s favorite tikkun olam traditions is being reimagined for 2020. We’ve adapted this signature event to be socially distant and pandemic-friendly in a way that will enable us to continue to help those in need in our area have a happy holiday. As in past years, the focus of Sunday Stuffing ...

Event Series Chair Yoga & Meditation

Chair Yoga & Meditation

Online

Yoga instructor Brittany Fleck welcomes all ages and abilities to this slow, mindful 45-minute class. There are standing postures, seated postures in a chair, and postures on the floor—all of which can be modified for personal preference or ability. This program will take place on Zoom. Registration required. Click here to RSVP for this program ...

Free

Veterans Shabbat

Online

Together with WHC clergy, welcome Shabbat together as one WHC community and honor those in our community who have served our country. This service will take place on Zoom It will also be available on our live stream & Facebook Led by Rabbi Shankman and Cantorial Intern David Fair. We invite you to follow along with us ...

Free
Event Series Early Torah Study

Early Torah Study

Online

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 familiarity ...

Shabbat Morning Service

Online

This 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 b'nei mitzvah, ...

Free
Event Series Religious School Grades K-2

Religious School Grades K-2

Online

The WHC Religious School program for 2020-2021 is taking place virtually (via Zoom) in an effort to ensure safety and accessibility for our community. The experience is student-driven and elective-based for Pre-K through 7th graders and takes place on Sunday mornings. The elective offerings are a diverse mix of art, cooking, social justice, music, drama ...

Event Series Religious School Grades 3-7

Religious School Grades 3-7

Online

The WHC Religious School program for 2020-2021 is taking place virtually (via Zoom) in an effort to ensure safety and accessibility for our community. The experience is student-driven and elective-based for Pre-K through 7th graders and takes place on Sunday mornings. The elective offerings are a diverse mix of art, cooking, social justice, music, drama ...

Event Series Sunday Stuffing Bag Pick-Up

Sunday Stuffing Bag Pick-Up

JBSC & Temple

Sunday Stuffing, one of WHC’s favorite tikkun olam traditions is being reimagined for 2020. We’ve adapted this signature event to be socially distant and pandemic-friendly in a way that will enable us to continue to help those in need in our area have a happy holiday. As in past years, the focus of Sunday Stuffing ...

Event Series Conversational Hebrew

Conversational Hebrew

Online

Learn to speak Hebrew—or practice and improve your fluency—without having to master the aleph-bet. This innovative method will have you speaking at the first class, and the ability to read or write in Hebrew is not necessary. We offer classes for every level. Not sure which is best for you? Contact instructor Gerdy Trachtman for ...

Event Series Conversational Hebrew

Conversational Hebrew

Online

Learn to speak Hebrew—or practice and improve your fluency—without having to master the aleph-bet. This innovative method will have you speaking at the first class, and the ability to read or write in Hebrew is not necessary. We offer classes for every level. Not sure which is best for you? Contact instructor Gerdy Trachtman for ...

Event Series Sister Act with Rabbi Shankman

Sister Act with Rabbi Shankman

Online

Three American women — Rabbi Susan Shankman, a Jew; Hurunnessa Fariad, a Muslim; and Pastor Michelle Thomas, a Christian — come together every week to talk about life, faith, and resilience. Tune in on Facebook at www.facebook.com/SisterAct2020 Click here to join us

Free
Event Series 12 Jewish Questions

12 Jewish Questions

Online

Do I need to believe in God to be Jewish?  What happens after we die? How do Where is God in times of tragedy?  How do I rest when I have no time? And more... Despite years of religious school as children, many of us are unsure how to find meaning in our faith and culture ...

Event Series Sunday Stuffing Bag Pick-Up

Sunday Stuffing Bag Pick-Up

JBSC & Temple

Sunday Stuffing, one of WHC’s favorite tikkun olam traditions is being reimagined for 2020. We’ve adapted this signature event to be socially distant and pandemic-friendly in a way that will enable us to continue to help those in need in our area have a happy holiday. As in past years, the focus of Sunday Stuffing ...

WHECTY’s Social Action Baking Night

Online

All 8-12 graders are invited to participate in a special night of baking to help others! Bring your favorite recipe or your favorite boxed mix – whatever you like – and we’ll bake “together” virtually. Once you’re done, you’ll wrap everything up and bring it to WHC (Temple or JBSC) on Wednesday or Thursday so ...

Event Series Back to Basics

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. Click here ...

WHECTY’s Social Action Baking Night

All 8-12 graders are invited to participate in a special night of baking to help others! Bring your favorite recipe or your favorite boxed mix – whatever you like – and we’ll bake “together” virtually. Once you’re done, you’ll wrap everything up and bring it to WHC (Temple or JBSC) on Wednesday or Thursday so ...

Event Series Sunday Stuffing Bag Pick-Up

Sunday Stuffing Bag Pick-Up

JBSC & Temple

Sunday Stuffing, one of WHC’s favorite tikkun olam traditions is being reimagined for 2020. We’ve adapted this signature event to be socially distant and pandemic-friendly in a way that will enable us to continue to help those in need in our area have a happy holiday. As in past years, the focus of Sunday Stuffing ...

Event Series Sunday Stuffing Bag Drop-Off

Sunday Stuffing Bag Drop-Off

JBSC & Temple

Sunday Stuffing, one of WHC’s favorite tikkun olam traditions is being reimagined for 2020. We’ve adapted this signature event to be socially distant and pandemic-friendly in a way that will enable us to continue to help those in need in our area have a happy holiday. As in past years, the focus of Sunday Stuffing ...

Event Series Back to Basics

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. Click here ...

Event Series Wednesday Torah Study

Wednesday Torah Study

Online

Wednesday Torah study is back starting November 4 This fall, we will look at "The Book of Jonah in a Year of Turmoil"   Global pandemic, racial injustices, and political polarization are just a few of the ways in which 2020 has challenged our strength and resiliency. The Book of Jonah raises (and maybe even ...

Event Series Conversational Hebrew

Conversational Hebrew

Online

Learn to speak Hebrew—or practice and improve your fluency—without having to master the aleph-bet. This innovative method will have you speaking at the first class, and the ability to read or write in Hebrew is not necessary. We offer classes for every level. Not sure which is best for you? Contact instructor Gerdy Trachtman for ...

Event Series Back to Basics

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. Click here ...

Event Series Sunday Stuffing Bag Pick-Up

Sunday Stuffing Bag Pick-Up

JBSC & Temple

Sunday Stuffing, one of WHC’s favorite tikkun olam traditions is being reimagined for 2020. We’ve adapted this signature event to be socially distant and pandemic-friendly in a way that will enable us to continue to help those in need in our area have a happy holiday. As in past years, the focus of Sunday Stuffing ...

Event Series Sunday Stuffing Bag Drop-Off

Sunday Stuffing Bag Drop-Off

JBSC & Temple

Sunday Stuffing, one of WHC’s favorite tikkun olam traditions is being reimagined for 2020. We’ve adapted this signature event to be socially distant and pandemic-friendly in a way that will enable us to continue to help those in need in our area have a happy holiday. As in past years, the focus of Sunday Stuffing ...

Event Series Conversational Hebrew

Conversational Hebrew

Online

Learn to speak Hebrew—or practice and improve your fluency—without having to master the aleph-bet. This innovative method will have you speaking at the first class, and the ability to read or write in Hebrew is not necessary. We offer classes for every level. Not sure which is best for you? Contact instructor Gerdy Trachtman for ...

Event Series Sunday Stuffing Bag Pick-Up

Sunday Stuffing Bag Pick-Up

JBSC & Temple

Sunday Stuffing, one of WHC’s favorite tikkun olam traditions is being reimagined for 2020. We’ve adapted this signature event to be socially distant and pandemic-friendly in a way that will enable us to continue to help those in need in our area have a happy holiday. As in past years, the focus of Sunday Stuffing ...

Event Series Sunday Stuffing Bag Drop-Off

Sunday Stuffing Bag Drop-Off

JBSC & Temple

Sunday Stuffing, one of WHC’s favorite tikkun olam traditions is being reimagined for 2020. We’ve adapted this signature event to be socially distant and pandemic-friendly in a way that will enable us to continue to help those in need in our area have a happy holiday. As in past years, the focus of Sunday Stuffing ...

WHC’s EmptyNesters Present: Jeanine Cummins

Online

The WHC EmptyNesters welcome New York Times bestselling author Jeanine Cummins to discuss her critically aclaimed book American Dirt. Already being hailed as “a Grapes of Wrath for our times” and “a new American classic,” Jeanine Cummins book, American Dirt, is a rare exploration into the inner hearts of people willing to sacrifice everything for a glimmer ...

Event Series Tot Shabbat

Tot Shabbat

Online

Join our clergy on Zoom for a fun Shabbat experience where children and their favorite grownups can sing, laugh, and start the weekend (virtually) with friends. Click here to join us on Zoom.

Free
Event Series Shabbat Evening Service

Shabbat Evening Service

Online

Together with WHC clergy, welcome Shabbat together as one WHC community. This service will take place on Zoom It will also be available on our live stream & Facebook   We invite you to follow along with us from home using the online version of Mishkan T’filah, our Shabbat prayer book.

Free
Event Series 2239’s Metro Minyan

2239’s Metro Minyan

Online

Join 2239 for a spirited and spiritual DIGITAL Shabbat experience! Metro Minyan is a casual, musical (with guitar), monthly Shabbat experience exclusively for DC's 20s and 30s. This service is free and open to the entire community. For security purposes, RSVP is required.  A Zoom link will be emailed to you once you register. RSVP ...

Free
Event Series Sunday Stuffing Bag Drop-Off

Sunday Stuffing Bag Drop-Off

JBSC & Temple

Sunday Stuffing, one of WHC’s favorite tikkun olam traditions is being reimagined for 2020. We’ve adapted this signature event to be socially distant and pandemic-friendly in a way that will enable us to continue to help those in need in our area have a happy holiday. As in past years, the focus of Sunday Stuffing ...

Event Series Early Torah Study

Early Torah Study

Online

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 familiarity ...

Event Series Shabbat Morning Service

Shabbat Morning Service

Online

This 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 b'nei mitzvah, ...

Free

Clash of the Classes

Online

Clash of the Classes goes virtual! Our annual Grade vs Grade Color War will still take place, even if we can’t compete in person! Join us on Saturday, November 21 at 7 p.m. on Zoom for a grade wars like never before! There will be group and individual competitions ranging from Kahoot trivia to “design your own meme” and ...

Event Series Religious School Grades K-2

Religious School Grades K-2

Online

The WHC Religious School program for 2020-2021 is taking place virtually (via Zoom) in an effort to ensure safety and accessibility for our community. The experience is student-driven and elective-based for Pre-K through 7th graders and takes place on Sunday mornings. The elective offerings are a diverse mix of art, cooking, social justice, music, drama ...

Event Series Religious School Grades 3-7

Religious School Grades 3-7

Online

The WHC Religious School program for 2020-2021 is taking place virtually (via Zoom) in an effort to ensure safety and accessibility for our community. The experience is student-driven and elective-based for Pre-K through 7th graders and takes place on Sunday mornings. The elective offerings are a diverse mix of art, cooking, social justice, music, drama ...

Event Series Conversational Hebrew

Conversational Hebrew

Online

Learn to speak Hebrew—or practice and improve your fluency—without having to master the aleph-bet. This innovative method will have you speaking at the first class, and the ability to read or write in Hebrew is not necessary. We offer classes for every level. Not sure which is best for you? Contact instructor Gerdy Trachtman for ...

Event Series Conversational Hebrew

Conversational Hebrew

Online

Learn to speak Hebrew—or practice and improve your fluency—without having to master the aleph-bet. This innovative method will have you speaking at the first class, and the ability to read or write in Hebrew is not necessary. We offer classes for every level. Not sure which is best for you? Contact instructor Gerdy Trachtman for ...

Event Series Sister Act with Rabbi Shankman

Sister Act with Rabbi Shankman

Online

Three American women — Rabbi Susan Shankman, a Jew; Hurunnessa Fariad, a Muslim; and Pastor Michelle Thomas, a Christian — come together every week to talk about life, faith, and resilience. Tune in on Facebook at www.facebook.com/SisterAct2020 Click here to join us

Free
Event Series 12 Jewish Questions

12 Jewish Questions

Online

Do I need to believe in God to be Jewish?  What happens after we die? How do Where is God in times of tragedy?  How do I rest when I have no time? And more... Despite years of religious school as children, many of us are unsure how to find meaning in our faith and culture ...

Event Series Back to Basics

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. Click here ...

Event Series Back to Basics

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. Click here ...

Event Series Wednesday Torah Study

Wednesday Torah Study

Online

Wednesday Torah study is back starting November 4 This fall, we will look at "The Book of Jonah in a Year of Turmoil"   Global pandemic, racial injustices, and political polarization are just a few of the ways in which 2020 has challenged our strength and resiliency. The Book of Jonah raises (and maybe even ...

Event Series Conversational Hebrew

Conversational Hebrew

Online

Learn to speak Hebrew—or practice and improve your fluency—without having to master the aleph-bet. This innovative method will have you speaking at the first class, and the ability to read or write in Hebrew is not necessary. We offer classes for every level. Not sure which is best for you? Contact instructor Gerdy Trachtman for ...

Event Series Back to Basics

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. Click here ...