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Event Series 12 Jewish Questions

12 Jewish Questions

Online

Do I need to believe in God to be Jewish?  What happens after we die? How do Where is God in times of tragedy?  How do I rest when I have no time? And more... Despite years of religious school as children, many of us are unsure how to find meaning in our faith and culture ...

Event Series Confirmation

Confirmation

Online

The Confirmation Program of Washington Hebrew Congregation has historically offered a broad and intensive Jewish experience through which our 10th graders establish both an individual as well as a collective connection and commitment to their Judaism. Our Confirmands identify with the Jewish people, understand a wide range of Jewish values, appreciate the diversity of the Jewish ...

Event Series Back to Basics

Back to Basics

Online

Explore why we do what we do as Jews, find the sources for our traditions, and delve into the origins of these ideas. Through holidays, life cycle events, history, theology, beginning Hebrew literacy, Jewish religious movements, Torah laws, the Mishnah, the Talmud, and Kabbalah, we’ll uncover the answers to the “why” behind Judaism. Click here ...

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 ...

Event Series Shabbat Evening Service

Shabbat Evening Service

Online

Together with WHC clergy, welcome Shabbat together as one WHC community. This service will take place on Zoom It will also be available on our live stream & Facebook   We invite you to follow along with us from home using the online version of Mishkan T’filah, our Shabbat prayer book.

Free
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 ...

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
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 ...