October 28, 2020 @ 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
October 28, 2020 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm 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 ...
October 28, 2020 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 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 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 ...
October 28, 2020 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm 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 ...
Featured Featured October 28, 2020 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Event Series Congregational Conversations Discussion Congregational Conversations Discussion Online As America confronts racial inequity in its criminal justice system and clashing protests face off on city streets, we embark on a Congregational Conversation that has never felt more urgent. This fall, in partnership with Shiloh Baptist Church, John Wesley AME Zion Church, Contee AME Zion Church, and Howard University Divinity School, we will examine ...
Featured Featured October 28, 2020 @ 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm The Power of Unplugging Online Wednesday, October 28, 8:00 pm on Zoom What if you could make life a little less frantic? Tiffany Shlain, Emmy-nominated filmmaker, founder of The Webby Awards, and author of 24/6: The Power of Unplugging for One Day a Week, has found a way. With humor, honesty, and deep intentionality, Shlain will share how she, a ... Free
October 29, 2020 @ 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 ...
October 29, 2020 @ 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. Click here to learn more and to register for this course.
Featured Featured October 30, 2020 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm Thanksgiving Community Meal Temple 3935 Macomb St. NW, Washington, DC, United States Together with our partners from Annunciation Catholic Church and St. Alban's Episcopal Church, we will distribute ready-to-eat Thanksgiving meals to anyone who is in need. Just stop by our building on Macomb St. between 10 am and noon on Thanksgiving Day. Learn More
October 30, 2020 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm 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
October 30, 2020 @ 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm Event Series 2239’s Metro Minyan 2239’s Metro Minyan Online Join 2239 for a spirited and spiritual DIGITAL Shabbat experience! Metro Minyan is a casual, musical (with guitar), monthly Shabbat experience exclusively for DC's 20s and 30s. This service is free and open to the entire community. For security purposes, RSVP is required. A Zoom link will be emailed to you once you register. RSVP ... Free
October 31, 2020 @ 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 ...
