February 25, 2021 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Event Series Hebrew Reading for Adults Hebrew Reading for Adults Online Unlock the mystery of the aleph-bet! The Hebrew letters will come together, and Hebrew prayers come to life as you learn to read the language of our Torah. For Winter 2021, this course will be offered at the following dates and times: Mondays at 6:00 pm (starting January 25) - Intermediate Tuesdays at 5:45 pm (starting January ...
February 25, 2021 @ 5:45 pm - 6:45 pm Event Series Hebrew Reading for Adults Hebrew Reading for Adults Online Unlock the mystery of the aleph-bet! The Hebrew letters will come together, and Hebrew prayers come to life as you learn to read the language of our Torah. For Winter 2021, this course will be offered at the following dates and times: Mondays at 6:00 pm (starting January 25) - Intermediate Tuesdays at 5:45 pm (starting January ...
Featured Featured February 26, 2021 @ 8:00 am - 4:00 pm Event Series Hamantashen Pick Up Hamantashen Pick Up JBSC & Temple Did you preorder hamantashen? If so, swing by your selected pickup location to get your tasty treats. Please contact Ira Miller if you have any questions.
Featured Featured February 26, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm Shabbat Purim Online Can you believe that the last time we were together in person was Purim 2020? Like Queen Esther triumphed over the evil Haman to ensure the Jewish people of Shushan could live, we have triumphed over technology to ensure the WHC community could connect while physically apart. Join us—online!—to celebrate Shabbat Purim and the one-year ... Free
February 27, 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 ...
February 27, 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
February 28, 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 ...
February 28, 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 February 28, 2021 @ 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm POSTPONED – Drive-Thru Purim Carnival JBSC 11810 Falls Road, Potomac, MD, United States Due to inclement weather, our Purim CARnival will now take place on Sunday, March 7. If you already RSVP'd, you are all set for the same time slot -- just on our new date. All the fun of our annual WHECTY Purim Carnival made Covid-friendly! Never leave your car – everyone keeps their mask on ...
Featured Featured February 28, 2021 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Amram Scholar Series Presents: Maurice Samuels Online A high-spirited French duchess who fought to claim the Bourbon throne for her young son in 1832 – aided and then betrayed by the son of France’s chief rabbi – had a lasting impact on the nature of French anti-Semitism, as explained by our Amram Scholar for Sunday, February 28, Maurice Samuels. A professor of ...
March 1, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Event Series Hebrew Reading for Adults Hebrew Reading for Adults Online Unlock the mystery of the aleph-bet! The Hebrew letters will come together, and Hebrew prayers come to life as you learn to read the language of our Torah. For Winter 2021, this course will be offered at the following dates and times: Mondays at 6:00 pm (starting January 25) - Intermediate Tuesdays at 5:45 pm (starting January ...
March 1, 2021 @ 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm Event Series Praying in Pandemic Praying in Pandemic Online For millennia, Jews have turned to prayer to share praise, seek assistance, and express gratitude. Our earliest prayers were derived from the Torah and other sacred texts, and over time, we have amassed a spectacular and ongoing collection of prayers for everything from the birth of a child to the death of a loved one. ...
