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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Event Series College Student Catch-Ups (Winter 2023)

Canceled WHC College Catch-Uup

JBSC & Temple

As our WHC college students return home for a much-needed break, we’d love to see them, catch up, and hear from them about how the events in Israel and Gaza have played out on their campuses over the last few months. Please join Rabbi Shankman and Ira Miller for a (free!) lunch and an opportunity ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Event Series Shabbat@WHC

Shabbat@WHC

Hybrid - Temple 3935 Macomb St. NW, Washington, DC, United States

We invite you to end your week and welcome Shabbat with us! At 6:00 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 your community. Kids are always welcome, and they’ll be able ...