Featured Featured April 4, 2021 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Everything Bagel! Online What is the best way to end Passover? With a delicious bagel, of course! Join Washington Hebrew and Bethesda Bagels on the last night of Passover as we team up for a bagel-making master class. Using a Bethesda Bagels Bagel Making Kit, Danny and Noah Fleishman of Bethesda Bagels will teach you all about bagels, ...
April 5, 2021 @ 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm 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 ...
April 7, 2021 @ 8:30 am - 9:30 am Event Series 2239’s Espresso Shot of Torah 2239’s Espresso Shot of Torah Online Join 2239 for Espresso Shot of Torah and start off your day with some caffeination and rumination! Pour your favorite morning beverage and connect with each other and our sacred tradition. Join us on Zoom Free
April 7, 2021 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Event Series Wednesday Torah Study Wednesday Torah Study Online If there were ever a time for miracles, we are living in it. Our holy texts are filled with miraculous events that we often wave off as hyperbole or the work of imagination. However, while we may be doubtful of miracles, we can believe in the hope and optimism they provide in times of hardship. For our spring session of Wednesday ...
April 7, 2021 @ 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm Event Series Of Mice & Mensch Of Mice & Mensch Online Tired of Zoom fatigue and anticipating a long winter … and spring … and fall? Introducing: BOOKS! Join Rabbi Fischel and 2239 for Of Mice and Mensch: A Jew-ish, Feel-Good Book Club. We will enjoy some quirky, sometimes irreverent, Jewish and Israeli books, chat about them (yes, over Zoom), and enjoy each other’s company. Our ...
April 9, 2021 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am 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
April 9, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm 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 Closed captioning will also be provided for this service on all platforms. We invite you to follow along with us from home using the online version of Mishkan ... Free
April 10, 2021 @ 8:30 am - 10:00 am 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 ...
April 10, 2021 @ 10:30 am - 11:30 am 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
April 11, 2021 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Community Yom Ha’Shoah Commemoration Online Join the Jewish community from across the DC area for an annual Yom Ha’Shoah Commemoration in honor of the six million Jews killed during the Holocaust and of the survivors and liberators among us. Each year, the JCRC brings together thousands of participants, representing more than 100 synagogues, churches, interfaith partners, diplomats, and elected officials to ...
April 11, 2021 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm WHECTY’s Mitzvah Day Walk-A-Thon Sign up now – walk with us on April 11 at 4 p.m. at Whitman High School or anytime on your own through April 18. Or support our efforts by donating to one of our walkers! Proceeds benefit Comfort Cases and the TOV Fund. Learn more at: WHECTY's Mitzvah Day Walk-a-Thon (givebutter.com)
Featured Featured April 11, 2021 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Amram Scholar Series Presents: Debbie Cenziper Online Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Debbie Cenziper, the Director of Investigative Reporting at Northwestern University, brings “The Hunt for Hitler’s Hidden Soldiers in America” to the Amram Scholar Series. It is the gripping story of how a tenacious team of Nazi hunters pursued those responsible for the most lethal killing operation of the Holocaust, battling over decades ...
April 12, 2021 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am 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 placement assistance. ...
April 12, 2021 @ 11:30 am - 12:30 pm 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 placement assistance. ...
April 12, 2021 @ 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm 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 ...
April 13, 2021 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am 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 placement assistance. ...
Featured Featured April 13, 2021 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Women of WHC Present: Darin Strauss Online Join the Women of WHC on Zoom on April 13 for a discussion with author Darin Strauss, author of The Queen of Tuesday A novel about Lucille Ball, this book is a hybrid of family memoir, biography, and fiction. A thrilling love story starring Hollywood’s first true media mogul. This indelible romance begins with a daring conceit — that ...
April 14, 2021 @ 8:30 am - 9:30 am Event Series 2239’s Espresso Shot of Torah 2239’s Espresso Shot of Torah Online Join 2239 for Espresso Shot of Torah and start off your day with some caffeination and rumination! Pour your favorite morning beverage and connect with each other and our sacred tradition. Join us on Zoom Free
April 14, 2021 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Event Series Wednesday Torah Study Wednesday Torah Study Online If there were ever a time for miracles, we are living in it. Our holy texts are filled with miraculous events that we often wave off as hyperbole or the work of imagination. However, while we may be doubtful of miracles, we can believe in the hope and optimism they provide in times of hardship. For our spring session of Wednesday ...
April 14, 2021 @ 5:45 pm - 6:45 pm 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 placement assistance. ...
April 15, 2021 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am 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 placement assistance. ...
Featured Featured April 16, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm Mitzvah Day Shabbat Online Together with WHC clergy, welcome Shabbat together as one WHC community and celebrate the 30th anniversary of Mitzvah Day. This service will 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
April 17, 2021 @ 8:30 am - 10:00 am 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 ...
April 17, 2021 @ 10:30 am - 11:30 am 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
April 18, 2021 @ 9:30 am - 10:30 am 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 ...
April 18, 2021 @ 10:30 am - 11:30 pm 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 ...
Featured Featured April 18, 2021 @ 11:00 am - 1:00 pm Mitzvah Day JBSC & Temple Our goal for 2021 is to reimagine Mitzvah Day to allow our community to continue its commitment to tikkun olam during the COVID-19 pandemic. We have projects that are perfect for all ages that can be done in a safe, socially-distant way. Click here to learn more and register for this year's projects. All projects are to ...
April 19, 2021 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am 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 placement assistance. ...
April 19, 2021 @ 11:30 am - 12:30 pm 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 placement assistance. ...
April 19, 2021 @ 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm 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 ...
April 20, 2021 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am 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 placement assistance. ...
April 21, 2021 @ 8:30 am - 9:30 am Event Series 2239’s Espresso Shot of Torah 2239’s Espresso Shot of Torah Online Join 2239 for Espresso Shot of Torah and start off your day with some caffeination and rumination! Pour your favorite morning beverage and connect with each other and our sacred tradition. Join us on Zoom Free
April 21, 2021 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Event Series Wednesday Torah Study Wednesday Torah Study Online If there were ever a time for miracles, we are living in it. Our holy texts are filled with miraculous events that we often wave off as hyperbole or the work of imagination. However, while we may be doubtful of miracles, we can believe in the hope and optimism they provide in times of hardship. For our spring session of Wednesday ...
April 21, 2021 @ 5:45 pm - 6:45 pm 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 placement assistance. ...
April 21, 2021 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Event Series Joyful Living Joyful Living Online You’ve taken more than 50 trips around the sun. Career, family, friends, hobbies … check, check, check, and check. You know there’s more you want to experience in this big, wide world, and we invite you to make the most of it by taking the time to expand your inner horizon with WHC’s Joyful Living ...
April 22, 2021 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am 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 placement assistance. ...
Featured Featured April 23, 2021 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm WHC’s EmptyNesters Present: Janet Skeslien Charles Online Join Rabbi Shankman and the WHC EmptyNesters for a virtual discussion with author Janet Skeslein Charles to join us via Zoom to discuss her latest book, The Paris Library. Based on the true World War II story of the heroic librarians at the American Library in Paris, this is an unforgettable story of romance, friendship, ...
April 23, 2021 @ 5:30 pm - 6:00 pm 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
April 23, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm 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 Closed captioning will also be provided for this service on all platforms. We invite you to follow along with us from home using the online version of Mishkan ... Free
April 23, 2021 @ 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm 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
April 24, 2021 @ 8:30 am - 10:00 am 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 ...
April 24, 2021 @ 10:30 am - 11:30 am 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
April 25, 2021 @ 9:30 am - 10:30 am 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 ...
April 25, 2021 @ 10:30 am - 11:30 pm 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 ...
April 26, 2021 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am 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 placement assistance. ...
April 26, 2021 @ 11:30 am - 12:30 pm 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 placement assistance. ...
April 26, 2021 @ 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm 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 ...
April 27, 2021 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am 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 placement assistance. ...
Featured Featured April 27, 2021 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Congregational Conversations Online Join us on Zoom as we continue our Congregational Conversations series. In April, we will chat with Rev. Lauren Ng and Rev. Dave Gibbons, faith leaders from the Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) community, to discuss what it means to be an ally. This program is free and open to everyone. RSVP is required to ...
April 28, 2021 @ 8:30 am - 9:30 am Event Series 2239’s Espresso Shot of Torah 2239’s Espresso Shot of Torah Online Join 2239 for Espresso Shot of Torah and start off your day with some caffeination and rumination! Pour your favorite morning beverage and connect with each other and our sacred tradition. Join us on Zoom Free
April 28, 2021 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Event Series Wednesday Torah Study Wednesday Torah Study Online If there were ever a time for miracles, we are living in it. Our holy texts are filled with miraculous events that we often wave off as hyperbole or the work of imagination. However, while we may be doubtful of miracles, we can believe in the hope and optimism they provide in times of hardship. For our spring session of Wednesday ...
April 28, 2021 @ 5:45 pm - 6:45 pm 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 placement assistance. ...
April 29, 2021 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am 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 placement assistance. ...
April 30, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm 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 Closed captioning will also be provided for this service on all platforms. We invite you to follow along with us from home using the online version of Mishkan ... Free
April 30, 2021 @ 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm 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 ...
May 1, 2021 @ 8:30 am - 10:00 am 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 ...
May 1, 2021 @ 10:30 am - 11:30 am 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
May 1, 2021 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm WHECTY’s Maccabi Games & Havdalah JBSC 11810 Falls Road, Potomac, MD, United States All 8-12th graders are invited to join WHECTY for an evening of fun and games and Havdalah OUTSIDE at JBSC! This program will feature Jewish holiday-themed activities that will take place in an outdoor, socially distanced, field day style. This program is free, but you must RSVP in advance, RSVP Here
May 2, 2021 @ 9:30 am - 10:30 am 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 ...
May 2, 2021 @ 10:30 am - 11:30 pm 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 ...
May 3, 2021 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am 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 placement assistance. ...
May 3, 2021 @ 11:30 am - 12:30 pm 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 placement assistance. ...
May 3, 2021 @ 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm 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 ...
May 4, 2021 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am 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 placement assistance. ...
Featured Featured May 4, 2021 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Women of WHC Present: Rachel Beanland Online The Women of WHC are pleased to welcome Rachel Beanland to discuss her debut novel, Florence Adler Swims Forever. Set in Atlantic City in 1934 and based on a true story, this book is about turning a tragedy into the American Dream. This journey through the Adler family’s heartbreak, romance, and the weight of ...
May 5, 2021 @ 8:30 am - 9:30 am Event Series 2239’s Espresso Shot of Torah 2239’s Espresso Shot of Torah Online Join 2239 for Espresso Shot of Torah and start off your day with some caffeination and rumination! Pour your favorite morning beverage and connect with each other and our sacred tradition. Join us on Zoom Free
May 5, 2021 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Event Series Wednesday Torah Study Wednesday Torah Study Online If there were ever a time for miracles, we are living in it. Our holy texts are filled with miraculous events that we often wave off as hyperbole or the work of imagination. However, while we may be doubtful of miracles, we can believe in the hope and optimism they provide in times of hardship. For our spring session of Wednesday ...
May 5, 2021 @ 5:45 pm - 6:45 pm 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 placement assistance. ...
May 5, 2021 @ 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm Event Series Of Mice & Mensch Of Mice & Mensch Online Tired of Zoom fatigue and anticipating a long winter … and spring … and fall? Introducing: BOOKS! Join Rabbi Fischel and 2239 for Of Mice and Mensch: A Jew-ish, Feel-Good Book Club. We will enjoy some quirky, sometimes irreverent, Jewish and Israeli books, chat about them (yes, over Zoom), and enjoy each other’s company. Our ...
