November 15 @ 12:00 pm - 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 ...
November 15 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Event Series Tot Shabbat & Family Dinner Tot Shabbat & Family Dinner JBSC 11810 Falls Road, Potomac, MD, United States Our clergy and song leader make going to Friday night services a fun, fulfilling event for families with young children (or grandchildren). Held twice each month, these evenings begin with an engaging, interactive, 30-minute Tot Shabbat service which teaches Jewish prayers, traditions, and rituals through songs, stories, and art projects.
Featured Featured November 15 @ 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm Event Series Shabbat@WHC Veterans Shabbat@WHC Hybrid - Temple 3935 Macomb St. NW, Washington, DC, United States We invite you to end your week and welcome Shabbat with us! We honor our veterans and combine it with a Classical Shabbat service highlighting music from the Korean War ...
November 15 @ 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm Event Series Serenity Shabbat Serenity Shabbat JBSC 11810 Falls Road, Potomac, MD, United States Does music lift your soul or help you feel grounded? Join us for Serenity Shabbat, a unique and contemplative service On November 15th. During the service we will journey into peaceful spirituality through the singing of niggunim—soulful, wordless melodies. Together, we will immerse ourselves in these melodies, allowing our voices to build and blend in layered harmonies as we repeat each song, creating a meditative and uplifting experience. This service invites us to let go, breathe deeply, and connect and with one another through the power of music and community.
November 16 @ 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.
November 16 @ 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
November 16 @ 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm 2239 Friendsgiving Temple 3935 Macomb St. NW, Washington, DC, United States Join 2239 for a vegetarian Friendsgiving Potluck on Saturday, November 16th from 12:30-2:00 at Temple. Catch up with friends, meet new people, and learn a little bit about what Judaism has to say ...
November 16 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Event Series WHC Connections: Haftarah Study Group WHC Connections: Haftarah Study Group Online This informal, lay-led group gets together to discuss the Haftarah for that week. Starting with a read-through in English, the group shares questions, answers, and opinions.
November 17 @ 9:45 am - 11:45 am Event Series Bereavement Support Group Bereavement Support Group JBSC & Temple In moments of profound loss, the journey through grief can feel isolating, overwhelming, and deeply personal. At Washington Hebrew Congregation, we recognize the vital importance of communal support in navigating ...
November 17 @ 9:45 am - 11:45 am Event Series Bereavement Support Group Bereavement Support Group JBSC & Temple In moments of profound loss, the journey through grief can feel isolating, overwhelming, and deeply personal. At Washington Hebrew Congregation, we recognize the vital importance of communal support in navigating ...
Featured Featured November 17 @ 4:30 pm - 7:00 pm Brotherhood Movie Night: “Israel Swings for Gold” JBSC 11810 Falls Road, Potomac, MD, United States In 2021, Israel’s baseball team competed in the Olympics for the first time. With no media allowed in Tokyo’s Olympic Village, the players record their own experiences. Mostly newly minted Israelis, they log unexpected battles against antisemitism and anti-Zionism. Victory for Israel comes on t he playing field, even if not on the podium. Israel Swings for Gold follows the 2018 hit Heading Home: The Tale of Team Israel, about Israel’s Cinderella run at the 2017 World Baseball Classic.
November 18 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series Conversational Hebrew (Fall 2024) Conversational Hebrew (Fall 2024) 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 ...
November 18 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series FIT4MOM Stroller Strides FIT4MOM Stroller Strides Temple 3935 Macomb St. NW, Washington, DC, United States Stroller Strides® is FIT4MOM DC’s all-levels total-body conditioning workout designed for caregivers with kids in tow. Each 60-minute workout consists of strength training, cardio, and core restoration, all while entertaining ...
November 18 @ 11:30 am - 12:30 pm Event Series Hebrew Reading for Adults (Fall 2024) Hebrew Reading for Adults (Fall 2024) 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 ...
November 18 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Event Series Conversational Hebrew (Fall 2024) Conversational Hebrew (Fall 2024) 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 ...
November 18 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Event Series Conversational Hebrew (Fall 2024) Conversational Hebrew (Fall 2024) 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 ...
Featured Featured November 18 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Event Series Religious School Reboot Religious School Reboot Temple 3935 Macomb St. NW, Washington, DC, United States Did you attend religious school as a child, but sometimes feel like your Jewish education stalled at age 13? Did you never have the opportunity to attend religious school and ...
Featured Featured November 18 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Event Series 12 Jewish Questions (Fall 2024) 12 Jewish Questions (Fall 2024) Temple 3935 Macomb St. NW, Washington, DC, United States As adults, we all have questions about being Jewish, and many of us are still searching for answers. Do I need to believe in God to be Jewish? What happens ...
Featured Featured November 18 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Event Series Holding Together Holding Together Temple 3935 Macomb St. NW, Washington, DC, United States Many of us feel scared and anxious as we anticipate the 2024 presidential election. We see toxic polarization and fragmentation nearly everywhere we look. How will we cope with the ...
November 19 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series Conversational Hebrew (Fall 2024) Conversational Hebrew (Fall 2024) 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 ...
November 19 @ 11:30 am - 12:30 pm Event Series Conversational Hebrew (Fall 2024) Conversational Hebrew (Fall 2024) 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 ...
November 19 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm WWHC Literary Club Presents: Sara Glass Online The Women of WHC are pleased to welcome Dr. Sara Glass to discuss her memoir — A moving coming-of-age account of her desperate attempt to protect her children and family while embracing her queer identity in an Orthodox Jewish community.
November 19 @ 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 ...
November 19 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Event Series Hebrew Reading for Adults (Fall 2024) Hebrew Reading for Adults (Fall 2024) 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 ...
November 19 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Event Series Jewish Mysticism & Kabbalah (Fall 2024) Jewish Mysticism & Kabbalah (Fall 2024) Online This course will explore where and when Jewish mysticism and Kabbalah began. We will discuss their main ideas and discover their historical context. We will also talk about the most ...
November 20 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series Jewish Mysticism & Kabbalah (Fall 2024) Jewish Mysticism & Kabbalah (Fall 2024) Online This course will explore where and when Jewish mysticism and Kabbalah began. We will discuss their main ideas and discover their historical context. We will also talk about the most ...
November 20 @ 11:00 am - 12:30 pm Event Series New Moms Group New Moms Group (Fall 2024) 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, for an opportunity ...
November 20 @ 11:00 am - 1:00 pm WHC Seniors Lunch & Learn: Shabbat@WHC Temple 3935 Macomb St. NW, Washington, DC, United States The sound and style of Shabbat at WHC has changed dramatically over the years. If you have been a member for long enough, you likely remember when the only Hebrew ...
November 20 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Event Series Wednesday Study Group: Fall 2024 Wednesday Study Group: Fall 2024 Online For millenia, midrash has been used to fill in the holes of our Biblical text. When the narrative did not make sense, our ancestors would simply create the story that ...
November 20 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Event Series Hebrew Reading for Adults (Fall 2024) Hebrew Reading for Adults (Fall 2024) 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 ...
November 21 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series Conversational Hebrew (Fall 2024) Conversational Hebrew (Fall 2024) 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 ...
November 21 @ 11:30 am - 12:30 pm Event Series Hebrew Reading for Adults (Fall 2024) Hebrew Reading for Adults (Fall 2024) 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 ...
November 21 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Event Series Hebrew Reading for Adults (Fall 2024) Hebrew Reading for Adults (Fall 2024) 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 ...
November 21 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Event Series Jewish Mysticism & Kabbalah (Fall 2024) Jewish Mysticism & Kabbalah (Fall 2024) Online This course will explore where and when Jewish mysticism and Kabbalah began. We will discuss their main ideas and discover their historical context. We will also talk about the most ...
November 22 @ 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 ...
Featured Featured November 22 @ 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm Event Series Shabbat@WHC Shabbat@WHC – Honoring Hunger Project Hybrid - Temple 3935 Macomb St. NW, Washington, DC, United States We invite you to end your week and welcome Shabbat with us! The Besters will sponsor a special “adult ice cream bar” oneg after the service in honor of the ...
Featured Featured November 22 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Event Series 12 Jewish Questions (Fall 2024) 12 Jewish Questions (Fall 2024) Temple 3935 Macomb St. NW, Washington, DC, United States As adults, we all have questions about being Jewish, and many of us are still searching for answers. Do I need to believe in God to be Jewish? What happens ...
November 23 @ 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.
November 23 @ 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
November 23 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Event Series WHC Connections: Haftarah Study Group WHC Connections: Haftarah Study Group Online This informal, lay-led group gets together to discuss the Haftarah for that week. Starting with a read-through in English, the group shares questions, answers, and opinions.
November 23 @ 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm Bowling & Havdalah with Jr. WHECTY Non-WHC Site Jr. WHECTY events are a fantastic opportunity for kids to strengthen friendships from class and connect with new friends from both buildings!
Featured Featured November 24 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm Sunday Stuffing Temple 3935 Macomb St. NW, Washington, DC, United States One of WHC's favorite tikkun olam traditions is back! We are excited to offer a variety of volunteer opportunities so that we can help those in need in our area ...
November 25 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series FIT4MOM Stroller Strides FIT4MOM Stroller Strides Temple 3935 Macomb St. NW, Washington, DC, United States Stroller Strides® is FIT4MOM DC’s all-levels total-body conditioning workout designed for caregivers with kids in tow. Each 60-minute workout consists of strength training, cardio, and core restoration, all while entertaining ...
Featured Featured November 25 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Event Series Religious School Reboot Religious School Reboot Temple 3935 Macomb St. NW, Washington, DC, United States Did you attend religious school as a child, but sometimes feel like your Jewish education stalled at age 13? Did you never have the opportunity to attend religious school and ...
Featured Featured November 25 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Event Series 12 Jewish Questions (Fall 2024) 12 Jewish Questions (Fall 2024) Temple 3935 Macomb St. NW, Washington, DC, United States As adults, we all have questions about being Jewish, and many of us are still searching for answers. Do I need to believe in God to be Jewish? What happens ...
Featured Featured November 25 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Event Series Holding Together Holding Together Temple 3935 Macomb St. NW, Washington, DC, United States Many of us feel scared and anxious as we anticipate the 2024 presidential election. We see toxic polarization and fragmentation nearly everywhere we look. How will we cope with the ...
November 26 @ 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 ...
November 28 @ 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm Community Thanksgiving Meal Temple 3935 Macomb St. NW, Washington, DC, United States In partnership with Annunciation Catholic Church and St. Albans Episcopal Church, we will prepare and serve a warm, delicious, Thanksgiving meal, to anyone who needs one! Meals will be served ...
November 29 @ 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 ...
November 29 @ 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm 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! Our clergy and community look forward to seeing you in person or via livestream.
November 30 @ 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.
November 30 @ 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
November 30 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Event Series WHC Connections: Haftarah Study Group WHC Connections: Haftarah Study Group Online This informal, lay-led group gets together to discuss the Haftarah for that week. Starting with a read-through in English, the group shares questions, answers, and opinions.
December 2 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series Conversational Hebrew (Fall 2024) Conversational Hebrew (Fall 2024) 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 ...
December 2 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series FIT4MOM Stroller Strides FIT4MOM Stroller Strides Temple 3935 Macomb St. NW, Washington, DC, United States Stroller Strides® is FIT4MOM DC’s all-levels total-body conditioning workout designed for caregivers with kids in tow. Each 60-minute workout consists of strength training, cardio, and core restoration, all while entertaining ...
December 2 @ 11:30 am - 12:30 pm Event Series Hebrew Reading for Adults (Fall 2024) Hebrew Reading for Adults (Fall 2024) 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 ...
December 2 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Event Series Conversational Hebrew (Fall 2024) Conversational Hebrew (Fall 2024) 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 ...
December 2 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Event Series Conversational Hebrew (Fall 2024) Conversational Hebrew (Fall 2024) 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 ...
Featured Featured December 2 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Event Series Religious School Reboot Religious School Reboot Temple 3935 Macomb St. NW, Washington, DC, United States Did you attend religious school as a child, but sometimes feel like your Jewish education stalled at age 13? Did you never have the opportunity to attend religious school and ...
Featured Featured December 2 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Event Series 12 Jewish Questions (Fall 2024) 12 Jewish Questions (Fall 2024) Temple 3935 Macomb St. NW, Washington, DC, United States As adults, we all have questions about being Jewish, and many of us are still searching for answers. Do I need to believe in God to be Jewish? What happens ...
December 3 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series Conversational Hebrew (Fall 2024) Conversational Hebrew (Fall 2024) 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 ...
December 3 @ 11:30 am - 12:30 pm Event Series Conversational Hebrew (Fall 2024) Conversational Hebrew (Fall 2024) 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 ...
December 3 @ 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 ...
December 3 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Event Series Hebrew Reading for Adults (Fall 2024) Hebrew Reading for Adults (Fall 2024) 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 ...
December 3 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Event Series Jewish Mysticism & Kabbalah (Fall 2024) Jewish Mysticism & Kabbalah (Fall 2024) Online This course will explore where and when Jewish mysticism and Kabbalah began. We will discuss their main ideas and discover their historical context. We will also talk about the most ...
December 4 @ 9:30 am - 10:30 am Event Series Caregiver-Child Play Dates Caregiver-Child Play Dates Temple 3935 Macomb St. NW, Washington, DC, United States Children and caregivers connect and grow through interactive play, movement, songs, and games! Little ones explore emotions, practice sharing, develop empathy skills, build frustration tolerance, and cultivate resilience. Caregivers learn strategies for ...
December 4 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series Jewish Mysticism & Kabbalah (Fall 2024) Jewish Mysticism & Kabbalah (Fall 2024) Online This course will explore where and when Jewish mysticism and Kabbalah began. We will discuss their main ideas and discover their historical context. We will also talk about the most ...
December 4 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Event Series Wednesday Study Group: Fall 2024 Wednesday Study Group: Fall 2024 Online For millenia, midrash has been used to fill in the holes of our Biblical text. When the narrative did not make sense, our ancestors would simply create the story that ...
December 4 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Event Series Hebrew Reading for Adults (Fall 2024) Hebrew Reading for Adults (Fall 2024) 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 ...
December 5 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series Conversational Hebrew (Fall 2024) Conversational Hebrew (Fall 2024) 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 ...
December 5 @ 11:30 am - 12:30 pm Event Series Hebrew Reading for Adults (Fall 2024) Hebrew Reading for Adults (Fall 2024) 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 ...
December 5 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Event Series Hebrew Reading for Adults (Fall 2024) Hebrew Reading for Adults (Fall 2024) 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 ...
December 5 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Event Series Jewish Mysticism & Kabbalah (Fall 2024) Jewish Mysticism & Kabbalah (Fall 2024) Online This course will explore where and when Jewish mysticism and Kabbalah began. We will discuss their main ideas and discover their historical context. We will also talk about the most ...
December 6 @ 9:00 am - 11:30 am Event Series WHC in the DMV: Food & Friends WHC in the DMV: Food & Friends Non-WHC Site Join other WHC members volunteering to pack meals with Food & Friends, the only community-based organization in the D.C. region providing home-delivered medically tailored meals, medically tailored groceries and medical nutrition therapy to our neighbors living with cancer, HIV/AIDS, and other serious illnesses.
Featured Featured December 6 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Besters Book Club Presents: Lauren Grodstein Online Join The Besters for their next Book Club event featuring author Lauren Grodstein on Friday, December 6 at 11:00 am on Zoom. About the Book: A heart-wrenching and intimate novel ...
December 6 @ 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 ...
December 6 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm Event Series Shabbat@WHC Featuring Metro Minyan Shabbat@WHC Featuring Metro Minyan 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: ...
December 7 @ 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.
Featured Featured December 7 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am Event Series Young Family Shabbat Young Family Shabbat Temple 3935 Macomb St. NW, Washington, DC, United States Families with young children (ideal for ages 0-5) are invited to join us for a beautiful and fun Shabbat experience, complete with a delicious bagel breakfast. We will gather from ...
December 7 @ 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
December 7 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Event Series WHC Connections: Haftarah Study Group WHC Connections: Haftarah Study Group Online This informal, lay-led group gets together to discuss the Haftarah for that week. Starting with a read-through in English, the group shares questions, answers, and opinions.
December 8 @ 9:45 am - 11:45 am Event Series Bereavement Support Group Bereavement Support Group JBSC & Temple In moments of profound loss, the journey through grief can feel isolating, overwhelming, and deeply personal. At Washington Hebrew Congregation, we recognize the vital importance of communal support in navigating ...
December 8 @ 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm Event Series WHC Simcha Fair WHC Simcha Fair JBSC & Temple Washington Hebrew Congregation proudly invites you to our SIMCHA FAIRS “Plan your event in one day!” Washington Hebrew Congregation is excited to host our first-ever Simcha Fairs! These events feature ...
Featured Featured December 8 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm 2024 Cantors’ Concert JBSC 11810 Falls Road, Potomac, MD, United States Join Cantors Bortnick and Hamstra for a cabaret-style concert featuring music of Jewish New York City in the 1920s. It was a time when Yiddish radio thrived, it was the Golden Age of cantors, and novelty songs poured out of Tin Pan Alley.
December 9 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series Conversational Hebrew (Fall 2024) Conversational Hebrew (Fall 2024) 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 ...
December 9 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series FIT4MOM Stroller Strides FIT4MOM Stroller Strides Temple 3935 Macomb St. NW, Washington, DC, United States Stroller Strides® is FIT4MOM DC’s all-levels total-body conditioning workout designed for caregivers with kids in tow. Each 60-minute workout consists of strength training, cardio, and core restoration, all while entertaining ...
December 9 @ 11:30 am - 12:30 pm Event Series Hebrew Reading for Adults (Fall 2024) Hebrew Reading for Adults (Fall 2024) 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 ...
December 9 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Event Series Conversational Hebrew (Fall 2024) Conversational Hebrew (Fall 2024) 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 ...
December 9 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Event Series Conversational Hebrew (Fall 2024) Conversational Hebrew (Fall 2024) 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 ...
Featured Featured December 9 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Event Series Religious School Reboot Religious School Reboot Temple 3935 Macomb St. NW, Washington, DC, United States Did you attend religious school as a child, but sometimes feel like your Jewish education stalled at age 13? Did you never have the opportunity to attend religious school and ...
Featured Featured December 9 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Event Series 12 Jewish Questions (Fall 2024) 12 Jewish Questions (Fall 2024) Temple 3935 Macomb St. NW, Washington, DC, United States As adults, we all have questions about being Jewish, and many of us are still searching for answers. Do I need to believe in God to be Jewish? What happens ...
December 10 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series Conversational Hebrew (Fall 2024) Conversational Hebrew (Fall 2024) 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 ...
December 10 @ 11:30 am - 12:30 pm Event Series Conversational Hebrew (Fall 2024) Conversational Hebrew (Fall 2024) 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 ...
December 10 @ 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 ...
December 10 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Event Series Hebrew Reading for Adults (Fall 2024) Hebrew Reading for Adults (Fall 2024) 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 ...
December 10 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Event Series Jewish Mysticism & Kabbalah (Fall 2024) Jewish Mysticism & Kabbalah (Fall 2024) Online This course will explore where and when Jewish mysticism and Kabbalah began. We will discuss their main ideas and discover their historical context. We will also talk about the most ...
December 11 @ 9:30 am - 10:30 am Event Series Caregiver-Child Play Dates Caregiver-Child Play Dates Temple 3935 Macomb St. NW, Washington, DC, United States Children and caregivers connect and grow through interactive play, movement, songs, and games! Little ones explore emotions, practice sharing, develop empathy skills, build frustration tolerance, and cultivate resilience. Caregivers learn strategies for ...
December 11 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series Jewish Mysticism & Kabbalah (Fall 2024) Jewish Mysticism & Kabbalah (Fall 2024) Online This course will explore where and when Jewish mysticism and Kabbalah began. We will discuss their main ideas and discover their historical context. We will also talk about the most ...
December 11 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Event Series Wednesday Study Group: Fall 2024 Wednesday Study Group: Fall 2024 Online For millenia, midrash has been used to fill in the holes of our Biblical text. When the narrative did not make sense, our ancestors would simply create the story that ...
Featured Featured December 11 @ 4:00 pm - 6:30 pm WHC in the DMV: Children’s Inn at NIH Non-WHC Site Volunteer with WHC and spread some much-needed joy and relief as we serve dinner to children, teens, and their families staying at the Children’s Inn at NIH while they receive treatment.
December 11 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Event Series Hebrew Reading for Adults (Fall 2024) Hebrew Reading for Adults (Fall 2024) 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 ...
December 11 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Event Series Community Issues/Social Action (CISA) Meeting Community Issues/Social Action (CISA) Meeting Hybrid - Temple 3935 Macomb St. NW, Washington, DC, United States Whether you are looking for stimulating discussion or direct involvement in projects and activities, we hope you will join us. Members of the committee are the Temple’s liaisons with community ...
December 12 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series Conversational Hebrew (Fall 2024) Conversational Hebrew (Fall 2024) 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 ...
December 12 @ 11:30 am - 12:30 pm Event Series Hebrew Reading for Adults (Fall 2024) Hebrew Reading for Adults (Fall 2024) 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 ...
December 12 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Event Series Hebrew Reading for Adults (Fall 2024) Hebrew Reading for Adults (Fall 2024) 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 ...
December 12 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Event Series Jewish Mysticism & Kabbalah (Fall 2024) Jewish Mysticism & Kabbalah (Fall 2024) Online This course will explore where and when Jewish mysticism and Kabbalah began. We will discuss their main ideas and discover their historical context. We will also talk about the most ...
December 13 @ 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 ...
December 13 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Event Series Tot Shabbat & Family Dinner – Temple Hanukkah Tot Shabbat & Family Dinner Temple 3935 Macomb St. NW, Washington, DC, United States 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 rituals through songs, stories, and art projects.
Featured Featured December 13 @ 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm Event Series Shabbat@WHC Shabbat@WHC Featuring Fire & Ice Hanukkah Hybrid - Temple 3935 Macomb St. NW, Washington, DC, United States We get a jump on Hanukkah with a special celebration! Candles, latkes, dreidels - they'll all be here, so should you!
December 14 @ 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.
December 14 @ 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
December 14 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Event Series WHC Connections: Haftarah Study Group WHC Connections: Haftarah Study Group Online This informal, lay-led group gets together to discuss the Haftarah for that week. Starting with a read-through in English, the group shares questions, answers, and opinions.
December 14 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Shalom Bollywood JBSC 11810 Falls Road, Potomac, MD, United States The Program: Growing Up Jewish in India with Dr. Ori Soltes Dr. Soltes teaches at Georgetown University across a range of disciplines, from theology and art history to philosophy and ...
December 15 @ 9:45 am - 11:45 am Event Series Bereavement Support Group Bereavement Support Group JBSC & Temple In moments of profound loss, the journey through grief can feel isolating, overwhelming, and deeply personal. At Washington Hebrew Congregation, we recognize the vital importance of communal support in navigating ...
Featured Featured December 15 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Event Series Amram Scholar Series 2024-25 Amram Scholar Series Presents: Mickey Bergman Temple 3935 Macomb St. NW, Washington, DC, United States About the Book: Brittney Griner, Danny Fenster, Otto Warmbier, Trevor Reed, Paul Whelan, Kenneth Bae…When an American citizen is imprisoned overseas, that’s when Mickey Bergman’s phone starts to ring. Mickey ...
December 15 @ 12:00 pm - 2:30 pm Hanukkah Helpers with WHC’s Hunger Project JBSC 11810 Falls Road, Potomac, MD, United States On Sunday, December 15, students in grades 2-12 are invited to be a "Hanukkah Helper" and to give back to the community at a time when so many are in ...
December 16 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series FIT4MOM Stroller Strides FIT4MOM Stroller Strides Temple 3935 Macomb St. NW, Washington, DC, United States Stroller Strides® is FIT4MOM DC’s all-levels total-body conditioning workout designed for caregivers with kids in tow. Each 60-minute workout consists of strength training, cardio, and core restoration, all while entertaining ...
Featured Featured December 16 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Event Series Religious School Reboot Religious School Reboot Temple 3935 Macomb St. NW, Washington, DC, United States Did you attend religious school as a child, but sometimes feel like your Jewish education stalled at age 13? Did you never have the opportunity to attend religious school and ...
Featured Featured December 16 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Event Series 12 Jewish Questions (Fall 2024) 12 Jewish Questions (Fall 2024) Temple 3935 Macomb St. NW, Washington, DC, United States As adults, we all have questions about being Jewish, and many of us are still searching for answers. Do I need to believe in God to be Jewish? What happens ...
December 17 @ 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 ...
December 18 @ 9:30 am - 10:30 am Event Series Caregiver-Child Play Dates Caregiver-Child Play Dates Temple 3935 Macomb St. NW, Washington, DC, United States Children and caregivers connect and grow through interactive play, movement, songs, and games! Little ones explore emotions, practice sharing, develop empathy skills, build frustration tolerance, and cultivate resilience. Caregivers learn strategies for ...
December 18 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Event Series Wednesday Study Group: Fall 2024 Wednesday Study Group: Fall 2024 Online For millenia, midrash has been used to fill in the holes of our Biblical text. When the narrative did not make sense, our ancestors would simply create the story that ...
December 20 @ 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 ...
December 20 @ 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm 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! Our clergy and community look forward to seeing you in person or via livestream.
December 20 @ 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm Event Series Serenity Shabbat Serenity Shabbat JBSC 11810 Falls Road, Potomac, MD, United States Accessing spirituality through creative modalities dates to the origins of Rabbinic Judaism and is at the core of our Jewish heritage. Each month we will gather, sing the psalms of ...
December 21 @ 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.
December 21 @ 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
December 21 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Event Series WHC Connections: Haftarah Study Group WHC Connections: Haftarah Study Group Online This informal, lay-led group gets together to discuss the Haftarah for that week. Starting with a read-through in English, the group shares questions, answers, and opinions.
December 22 @ 2:00 pm - 5:30 pm Besters Theater Outing Non-WHC Site A HANUKKAH CAROL: THE MUSICAL at Roundhouse Theater 4545 East-West Highway Bethesda, MD 20814 Cost: WHC Members: $58 Non-Members: $68 Tickets are limited and non-refundable. First come/first served. Tickets will ...
December 23 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series FIT4MOM Stroller Strides FIT4MOM Stroller Strides Temple 3935 Macomb St. NW, Washington, DC, United States Stroller Strides® is FIT4MOM DC’s all-levels total-body conditioning workout designed for caregivers with kids in tow. Each 60-minute workout consists of strength training, cardio, and core restoration, all while entertaining ...
Featured Featured December 23 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Event Series Religious School Reboot Religious School Reboot Temple 3935 Macomb St. NW, Washington, DC, United States Did you attend religious school as a child, but sometimes feel like your Jewish education stalled at age 13? Did you never have the opportunity to attend religious school and ...
Featured Featured December 23 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Event Series 12 Jewish Questions (Fall 2024) 12 Jewish Questions (Fall 2024) Temple 3935 Macomb St. NW, Washington, DC, United States As adults, we all have questions about being Jewish, and many of us are still searching for answers. Do I need to believe in God to be Jewish? What happens ...
December 24 @ 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 ...
December 27 @ 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm Joint Shabbat@WHC Hybrid - Temple 3935 Macomb St. NW, Washington, DC, United States We invite you to end your week and welcome Shabbat with us! Tonight we welcome members of Temple Sinai and Adas Israel to join us for this annual joint Shabbat ...
December 28 @ 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.
December 28 @ 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
December 28 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Event Series WHC Connections: Haftarah Study Group WHC Connections: Haftarah Study Group Online This informal, lay-led group gets together to discuss the Haftarah for that week. Starting with a read-through in English, the group shares questions, answers, and opinions.
December 30 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series FIT4MOM Stroller Strides FIT4MOM Stroller Strides Temple 3935 Macomb St. NW, Washington, DC, United States Stroller Strides® is FIT4MOM DC’s all-levels total-body conditioning workout designed for caregivers with kids in tow. Each 60-minute workout consists of strength training, cardio, and core restoration, all while entertaining ...
December 31 @ 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 ...
January 3, 2025 @ 9:00 am - 11:30 am Event Series WHC in the DMV: Food & Friends WHC in the DMV: Food & Friends Non-WHC Site Join other WHC members volunteering to pack meals with Food & Friends, the only community-based organization in the D.C. region providing home-delivered medically tailored meals, medically tailored groceries and medical nutrition therapy to our neighbors living with cancer, HIV/AIDS, and other serious illnesses.
January 3, 2025 @ 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 Friday night services are 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 ...
Featured Featured January 3, 2025 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 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 ...
January 3, 2025 @ 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: ...
January 4, 2025 @ 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.
January 4, 2025 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Event Series WHC Connections: Haftarah Study Group WHC Connections: Haftarah Study Group Online This informal, lay-led group gets together to discuss the Haftarah for that week. Starting with a read-through in English, the group shares questions, answers, and opinions.
January 6, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series FIT4MOM Stroller Strides FIT4MOM Stroller Strides Temple 3935 Macomb St. NW, Washington, DC, United States Stroller Strides® is FIT4MOM DC’s all-levels total-body conditioning workout designed for caregivers with kids in tow. Each 60-minute workout consists of strength training, cardio, and core restoration, all while entertaining ...
January 7, 2025 @ 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 ...
January 8, 2025 @ 9:30 am - 10:30 am Event Series Caregiver-Child Play Dates Caregiver-Child Play Dates Temple 3935 Macomb St. NW, Washington, DC, United States Children and caregivers connect and grow through interactive play, movement, songs, and games! Little ones explore emotions, practice sharing, develop empathy skills, build frustration tolerance, and cultivate resilience. Caregivers learn strategies for ...
January 8, 2025 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Event Series Community Issues/Social Action (CISA) Meeting Community Issues/Social Action (CISA) Meeting Hybrid - Temple 3935 Macomb St. NW, Washington, DC, United States Whether you are looking for stimulating discussion or direct involvement in projects and activities, we hope you will join us. Members of the committee are the Temple’s liaisons with community ...
January 10, 2025 @ 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm 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! Our clergy and community look forward to seeing you in person or via livestream.
January 11, 2025 @ 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.
January 11, 2025 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Event Series WHC Connections: Haftarah Study Group WHC Connections: Haftarah Study Group Online This informal, lay-led group gets together to discuss the Haftarah for that week. Starting with a read-through in English, the group shares questions, answers, and opinions.
