January 9, 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 ...
January 9, 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
January 10, 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 ...
January 10, 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 January 10, 2021 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Amram Scholar Series Presents: Steven E. Zipperstein Online During the British Mandate for Palestine (1922-1948)—the early years of the Arab-Jewish conflict in the region—the two parties repeatedly used the law to gain leverage against each other and influence international opinion. By the late 1920s and 30s, the conflict had become as much a battle fought in the courtroom as in the streets, playing ...
January 10, 2021 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Event Series Upper School Upper School Online Washington Hebrew Congregation is proud of the programming and opportunities it offers for our 8-12 graders. Regular programming addresses current social issues, Jewish values and discussions that focus on the most pressing concerns for teens. Our teen programming is designed to provide safe spaces for our teens to talk about real concerns and issues as ...
Featured Featured January 12, 2021 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Event Series New Year, New You with WWHC New Year, New You with WWHC Online Every Tuesday this month, join the Women of WHC (virtually) to focus on a different aspect of life and talk about ways to reset and reboot in 2021. We’ll connect with our minds and bodies, organize “must-have” records, declutter our homes, and have fun in the kitchen. Together, we’ll learn how to make 2021 ...
January 12, 2021 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Event Series Healing from Hate: Battle for the Soul of a Nation Healing from Hate: Battle for the Soul of a Nation Online Healing from Hate: Battle for the Soul of a Nation is about the rise of the alt-right movement. It examines the root causes of hate group activity through the bold work of Life After Hate, an organization founded by former Skinheads and neo-Nazis to help others exit hate groups. Documenting a stunning era of hatred in ...
January 13, 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
January 13, 2021 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Event Series Wednesday Torah Study Wednesday Torah Study Online Wednesday Torah study is back starting November 4 This fall, we will look at "The Book of Jonah in a Year of Turmoil" Global pandemic, racial injustices, and political polarization are just a few of the ways in which 2020 has challenged our strength and resiliency. The Book of Jonah raises (and maybe even ...
January 13, 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 ...
Featured Featured January 15, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm MLK Shabbat Service Online So much has changed this past year, but our decades-long tradition of an interfaith MLK Shabbat will go on! Although we cannot share the same space, our hearts and passion for justice will keep us working together for a better world to live in as we honor the ideals of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. ... Free
