January 30 @ 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 ...
January 30 @ 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, ...
February 2 @ 11:30 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 ...
February 2 @ 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 February 2 @ 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 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. Young Jewish ...
Featured Featured February 2 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm Event Series Shabbat@WHC Featuring Metro Minyan 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 ...
February 3 @ 8:30 am - 10:00 am Event Series Early Torah Study Early Torah Study Hybrid - Temple 3935 Macomb St. NW, Washington, DC, United States 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 ...
February 3 @ 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 ...
February 3 @ 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. ...
February 3 @ 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm WHECTY Clash of the Classes JBSC 11810 Falls Road, Potomac, MD, United States Clash is a classic color war including relay races, tug of war, scavenger hunts, and much more. This event has been going on for over a decade and we are hoping it will continue for years to come! Dinner is included and there is no charge to participate. Open to all 8th-12th graders. Saturday, February ...
Featured Featured February 4 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Event Series Amram Scholar Series 2023-2024 Amram Scholar Series Presents: Kathryn Olmsted Temple 3935 Macomb St. NW, Washington, DC, United States WHC's Amram Scholar Series is pleased to welcome author Kathryn Olmsted to Temple on Sunday, February 4, to discuss her new book, The Newspaper Axis, as part of our Amram Scholar Series. This program is free, and open to the entire community, but we request that you RSVP. RSVP HERE WHC is pleased to present ...
February 4 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm Ferrets & Friends with ETY Temple 3935 Macomb St. NW, Washington, DC, United States All 2nd, 3rd, and 4th graders at Temple are invited to join ETY (Elementary Temple Youth) for a very exciting event after Religious School, from 12:00-1:30! After a delicious pizza lunch, we'll be joined by Ferrets and Friends for a live animal show where kids can see, pet, and learn about a variety of small ...
