Featured Featured September 21, 2021 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Sips in the Sukkah Celebrate the harvest with sips of some excellent adult beverages made from locally harvested fruits and grains. After more than a year apart, this adults-only evening is a welcome opportunity to connect, engage, and rediscover our community. Rabbis Shankman and Fischel will provide the main course for dinner; guests are asked to bring a vegetarian ...
September 22, 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
September 24, 2021 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Tot Shabbat Temple 3935 Macomb St. NW, Washington, DC, United States Our rabbis and song leaders 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 Tot Shabbat service, which lasts about a half-hour and teaches Jewish prayers, traditions, and rituals through songs, stories, and art projects. This ...
Featured Featured September 24, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Sukkot & Consecration Shabbat Temple 3935 Macomb St. NW, Washington, DC, United States We invite the whole community to celebrate Sukkot and celebrate the newest additions to our Religious School community. At this Shabbat also consecrate our Religious School students who are beginning their Jewish educational journey with a special blessing. Consecration is an important milestone, which our clergy and educators mark with both ritual and fun. Because ...
September 25, 2021 @ 8:00 am - 9:30 am Event Series Early Torah Study Early Torah Study Hybrid - Temple 3935 Macomb St. NW, Washington, DC, United States Please note that starting August 28, 2021, Our Early Torah times will shift forward by 30 minutes. The reading session will start at 8:00 am and the clergy-led discussion will begin at 8:30. WHC's Saturday Morning Worship will also begin 30 minutes earlier, at 10:00 am. --- Every Shabbat morning, we begin the day with ...
September 25, 2021 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am Event Series Shabbat Morning Worship Shabbat Morning Worship Hybrid - Temple 3935 Macomb St. NW, Washington, DC, United States Please note that as of August 28, this service begins at 10:00 am 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: prayers, responsive readings, music, reading from the Torah, and a d’var ...
September 27, 2021 @ 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm Event Series 12 Jewish Questions 12 Jewish Questions 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 time? 12 Jewish Questions is a learning community for adults – Jewish and non-Jewish – who have questions about Jewish identity, beliefs, culture, and customs. It’s an ...
Featured Featured September 28, 2021 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am Simchat Torah Yizkor Service Hybrid - Temple 3935 Macomb St. NW, Washington, DC, United States Join us for the first festival service of the New Year, with psalms, Torah readings, and – of course – shaking the lulav and etrog. This service will be held at Temple and also available on our livestream For this service, we will be using a different version of our prayer book. Please click here to follow along ...
September 29, 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
September 29, 2021 @ 5:45 pm - 6:45 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 at the first class, and the ability to read or write in Hebrew is not necessary. We offer classes for every level. Not sure which is best for you? Contact instructor Gerdy Trachtman for placement assistance. ...
September 29, 2021 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 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, October 4-November 22, 6:00 pm – Intermediate/Advanced Tuesdays, October 5-November 23, 5:45 pm – ...
September 30, 2021 @ 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 at the first class, and the ability to read or write in Hebrew is not necessary. We offer classes for every level. Not sure which is best for you? Contact instructor Gerdy Trachtman for placement assistance. ...
