April 24, 2023 @ 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 in the first class, and the ...
April 24, 2023 @ 11:30 am - 12:30 pm Event Series Hebrew Reading for Adults Hebrew Reading for Adults 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 ...
April 24, 2023 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Jewish Conversations on Diversity, Belonging & Justice Online Reading for this session The 100-Year-Old Reason US Housing is so Expensive What is it? A monthly series of conversations with Rabbi Shankman to create a dialogue about race, racial ...
April 24, 2023 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 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 in the first class, and the ...
April 24, 2023 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 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 in the first class, and the ...
April 24, 2023 @ 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm Event Series 12 Jewish Questions (Spring) 12 Jewish Questions (Spring) 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 ...
Featured Featured April 25, 2023 Yom HaZikaron (Israel Memorial Day) Yom HaZikaron (Hebrew: יוֹם הַזִּכָּרוֹן, lit. 'Memorial Day'), in full Yom HaZikaron LeHalelei Ma'arkhot Yisrael ul'Nifge'ei Pe'ulot HaEivah (Hebrew: יוֹם הזִּכָּרוֹן לְחַלְלֵי מַעַרְכוֹת יִשְׂרָאֵל וּלְנִפְגְעֵי פְּעֻלּוֹת הָאֵיבָה, lit. 'Memorial Day for the ...
April 25, 2023 @ 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 in the first class, and the ...
April 25, 2023 @ 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 in the first class, and the ...
April 25, 2023 @ 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 ...
April 25, 2023 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Event Series Hebrew Reading for Adults Hebrew Reading for Adults 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 ...
Featured Featured April 25, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Women of WHC Welcome: Marjorie Margolies JBSC 11810 Falls Road, Potomac, MD, United States The Women of WHC are pleased to welcome author Marjorie Margolies to discuss her book And How are the Children. Tuesday, April 25 at 7:00 pm at JBSC This program ...
Featured Featured April 26, 2023 Yom Ha’Atzmaut (Israel Independence Day) Independence Day (Hebrew: יום העצמאות Yom Ha'atzmaut, lit. "Day of Independence") is the national day of Israel, commemorating the Israeli Declaration of Independence in 1948. The day is marked by ...
April 26, 2023 @ 11:30 am - 12:30 pm Event Series Hebrew Reading for Adults Hebrew Reading for Adults 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 ...
April 26, 2023 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm CANCELED – Wednesday Study Group Online Wednesday Study Group has been canceled for Wednesday, April 26. We apologize for the inconvenience Join Rabbi Fischel and the Wednesday Study community for an exploration of the Psalms. These ...
April 26, 2023 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 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 in the first class, and the ...
April 26, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Event Series Hebrew Reading for Adults Hebrew Reading for Adults 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 ...
April 26, 2023 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm L’chaim! Celebrating Engaged Couples We invite engaged couples to join us for a night of connection, learning and celebration. The evening will include time to meet and schmooze with other couples, a toast to ...
April 27, 2023 @ 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 in the first class, and the ...
April 27, 2023 @ 11:15 am - 12:15 pm Event Series Hebrew Reading for Adults Hebrew Reading for Adults 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 ...
April 27, 2023 @ 5:45 pm - 6:45 pm Event Series Hebrew Reading for Adults Hebrew Reading for Adults 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 ...
Featured Featured April 28, 2023 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm Event Series Serenity Shabbat Shabbat@WHC — JBSC JBSC 11810 Falls Road, Potomac, MD, 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 ...
April 28, 2023 @ 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 Mah Jongg. $5 purse Everyone is welcome!* No need to RSVP, just show up when you can and join the fun! *Please click here ...
Featured Featured April 28, 2023 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Event Series Serenity Shabbat Shabbat@WHC — JBSC JBSC 11810 Falls Road, Potomac, MD, 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 ...
Featured Featured April 28, 2023 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm Shabbat@WHC Featuring Metro Minyan Hybrid - Temple 3935 Macomb St. NW, Washington, DC, United States 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 ...
April 29, 2023 @ 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, ...
April 29, 2023 @ 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 ...
April 29, 2023 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Hav-DOG-lah JBSC 11810 Falls Road, Potomac, MD, United States Hav-DOG-lah, a celebration of all things dogs and Shabbat. Join us at the Julia Bindeman Suburban Center from 6-7 pm. There is no charge to attend but please pre-register so ...
April 30, 2023 @ 9:30 am - 10:30 am Event Series Bagels & Coffee With Lew Bagels & Coffee With Lew JBSC & Temple WHC President Lew Wiener wants to get to know you. So grab a bagel, a coffee, and sit down for a casual conversation. These events will be held monthly on ...
April 30, 2023 @ 9:30 am - 12:00 pm Taste of Religious School JBSC & Temple Interested in experiencing a morning of WHC’s fabulous Religious School? Curious about how it might be for your child? Join us on Sunday, April 30 at either campus from 9:30 ...
April 30, 2023 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm Event Series Tacos, Tie Dye, and Teddy Bears with ETY Tacos, Tie Dye, and Teddy Bears with ETY JBSC & Temple Calling all 2nd-4th graders! Join us after religious school for a fun afternoon of Tacos, Tie Dye, and Teddy Bears This program will be offered at JBSC on Sunday, April ...
May 1, 2023 @ 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 in the first class, and the ...
May 1, 2023 @ 11:30 am - 12:30 pm Event Series Hebrew Reading for Adults Hebrew Reading for Adults 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 ...
May 1, 2023 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 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 in the first class, and the ...
May 1, 2023 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 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 in the first class, and the ...
May 1, 2023 @ 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm Event Series 12 Jewish Questions (Spring) 12 Jewish Questions (Spring) 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 ...
May 2, 2023 @ 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 in the first class, and the ...
May 2, 2023 @ 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 in the first class, and the ...
May 2, 2023 @ 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 ...
May 2, 2023 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Event Series Hebrew Reading for Adults Hebrew Reading for Adults 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 ...
May 3, 2023 @ 11:30 am - 12:30 pm Event Series Hebrew Reading for Adults Hebrew Reading for Adults 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 ...
May 3, 2023 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 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 in the first class, and the ...
May 3, 2023 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Event Series Pregnancy Group Pregnancy Group Temple 3935 Macomb St. NW, Washington, DC, United States Wednesdays at 7:30 pm starting May 3 ON ZOOM Join Rabbi Fischel for conversations about the wonders, awe, frustrations, and ridiculousness of pregnancy. Our discussions will be framed in a ...
May 3, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Event Series Hebrew Reading for Adults Hebrew Reading for Adults 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 ...
May 4, 2023 @ 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 in the first class, and the ...
May 4, 2023 @ 11:15 am - 12:15 pm Event Series Hebrew Reading for Adults Hebrew Reading for Adults 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 ...
May 4, 2023 @ 5:45 pm - 6:45 pm Event Series Hebrew Reading for Adults Hebrew Reading for Adults 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 ...
May 5, 2023 @ 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 Mah Jongg. $5 purse Everyone is welcome!* No need to RSVP, just show up when you can and join the fun! *Please click here ...
May 5, 2023 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Event Series Tot Shabbat & Family Dinner Tot Shabbat & Family Dinner Temple 3935 Macomb St. NW, Washington, DC, United States Going to Friday night services is fun, fulfilling event for families with young children (or grandchildren). Held twice each month, these evenings begin with an engaging, interactive Tot Shabbat service, ...
May 5, 2023 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm New Member Shabbat Celebration Temple 3935 Macomb St. NW, Washington, DC, United States If you became a Washington Hebrew member in the past year, please join us and get to know your WHC clergy, leadership, staff, and other new members of hors d’oeurvres, ...
Featured Featured May 5, 2023 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Shabbat@WHC Featuring Jacob Spike Kraus Hybrid - Temple 3935 Macomb St. NW, Washington, DC, United States We are thrilled to welcome Jacob Spike Kraus as he joins our Shabbat@WHC band for an evening of fun-filled music. Kraus' music has been included in the cantorial curriculum of ...
May 5, 2023 @ 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm Event Series 12 Jewish Questions (Spring) 12 Jewish Questions (Spring) 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 ...
May 6, 2023 @ 8:30 am - 10:00 am Early Torah Study Featuring Rabbi Na’ama Dafni Kellen Hybrid - Temple 3935 Macomb St. NW, Washington, DC, United States This week, Rabbi Na'ama Dafni Kellen from our new "twin" congregation in Israel, Haifa's Or Hadash, will lead our study session. Following the session and the service, she will be ...
May 6, 2023 @ 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 ...
May 6, 2023 @ 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 ...
May 6, 2023 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm Havdalah Sips with 2239 Join 2239 down at the Southwest Waterfront on Saturday, May 6 for Havdalah and wine tasting. We'll end Shabbat together with Havdalah followed by a springtime wine tasting led by local ...
May 7, 2023 @ 9:30 am - 10:30 am Breakfast with an Israeli Rabbi Temple 3935 Macomb St. NW, Washington, DC, United States WHC is very excited to be partnering with a progressive Israeli congregation in Haifa, as we continue to deepen and explore our relationship with Israel. Religious School parents (and grandparents ...
Featured Featured May 7, 2023 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Amram Scholar Series Presents: Sharona Hoffman Hybrid - Temple 3935 Macomb St. NW, Washington, DC, United States WHC welcomes Sharona Hoffman to wrap up our Amram Scholar Series for 2022-2023 on Sunday, 7 at Temple. This lecture will also be available by livestream by visiting our streaming ...
May 7, 2023 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm Event Series Tacos, Tie Dye, and Teddy Bears with ETY Tacos, Tie Dye, and Teddy Bears with ETY JBSC & Temple Calling all 2nd-4th graders! Join us after religious school for a fun afternoon of Tacos, Tie Dye, and Teddy Bears This program will be offered at JBSC on Sunday, April ...
May 7, 2023 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm WHC Hunger Project Packing JBSC 11810 Falls Road, Potomac, MD, United States The WHC Hunger Project is back! Join us at the Julia Bindeman Suburban Center to make more than 10,000 meals for those battling hunger and food insecurity right here in ...
May 8, 2023 @ 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 in the first class, and the ...
May 8, 2023 @ 11:30 am - 12:30 pm Event Series Hebrew Reading for Adults Hebrew Reading for Adults 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 ...
May 8, 2023 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 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 in the first class, and the ...
May 8, 2023 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 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 in the first class, and the ...
May 8, 2023 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm WHECTY Town Hall & Selections Meeting JBSC 11810 Falls Road, Potomac, MD, United States This is the meeting where teens interested in being part of the 2023-2024 WHECTY Board have the opportunity to introduce themselves and share with the group about their ideas and ...
May 8, 2023 @ 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm Event Series 12 Jewish Questions (Spring) 12 Jewish Questions (Spring) 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 ...
May 9, 2023 @ 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 in the first class, and the ...
May 9, 2023 @ 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 in the first class, and the ...
May 9, 2023 @ 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 ...
May 9, 2023 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Event Series Hebrew Reading for Adults Hebrew Reading for Adults 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 ...
May 10, 2023 @ 11:30 am - 12:30 pm Event Series Hebrew Reading for Adults Hebrew Reading for Adults 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 ...
May 10, 2023 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 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 in the first class, and the ...
May 10, 2023 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Event Series Pregnancy Group Pregnancy Group Temple 3935 Macomb St. NW, Washington, DC, United States Wednesdays at 7:30 pm starting May 3 ON ZOOM Join Rabbi Fischel for conversations about the wonders, awe, frustrations, and ridiculousness of pregnancy. Our discussions will be framed in a ...
May 10, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Event Series Hebrew Reading for Adults Hebrew Reading for Adults 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 ...
May 11, 2023 @ 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 in the first class, and the ...
May 11, 2023 @ 11:15 am - 12:15 pm Event Series Hebrew Reading for Adults Hebrew Reading for Adults 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 ...
May 11, 2023 @ 5:45 pm - 6:45 pm Event Series Hebrew Reading for Adults Hebrew Reading for Adults 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 ...
May 12, 2023 @ 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 Mah Jongg. $5 purse Everyone is welcome!* No need to RSVP, just show up when you can and join the fun! *Please click here ...
Featured Featured May 12, 2023 @ 5:30 pm - 9:00 pm Rabbi Shankman’s Installation Shabbat Hybrid - Temple 3935 Macomb St. NW, Washington, DC, United States Last year, Rabbi Susan N. Shankman was elevated to WHC's Senior Rabbi. Tonight is her official installation into that position. In the 170-year history of Washington Hebrew Congregation, Rabbi Shankman ...
May 13, 2023 @ 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, ...
May 13, 2023 @ 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 ...
May 13, 2023 @ 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 ...
Featured Featured May 13, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm A Musical Journey of Motherhood Just in time for Mother’s Day, Cantor Susan Bortnick will be part of a trio of cantors presenting From Kvetching to Kvelling: A Musical Journey of Motherhood at Temple Emanuel ...
Featured Featured May 14, 2023 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Rugelach & Roses JBSC 11810 Falls Road, Potomac, MD, United States To honor Rabbi Shankman's official installation as senior rabbi, in addition to a Mother's Day celebration for all the moms in the Washington Hebrew Congregation community. This will be a ...
May 15, 2023 @ 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 in the first class, and the ...
