November 13, 2021 @ 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm Lantern Havdalah in the Park Days are growing shorter; nights are getting longer. Join us to create beautiful light! Children will create lanterns to illuminate our paths for a special lantern walk that will culminate with Havdalah, a sensory ritual that helps us bid farewell to Shabbat and prepare for a wonderful new week. We will provide all of the ...
Featured Featured November 14, 2021 @ 9:30 am - 11:00 am Edlavitch-Tyser Family Relations Fourm Welcomes: Zibby Owens Online Zibby Owens understands that moms don’t have time to think, read books, write, have sex, eat, grieve … or have kids. Award-winning podcaster of “Moms Don’t Have Time to Read Books” and mother of four (ages six to fourteen), Owens has compiled 53 essays by 49 authors for her newest book, Moms Don’t Have Time ...
November 15, 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. ...
November 15, 2021 @ 11:30 am - 12:30 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. ...
November 15, 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, October 4-November 22, 6:00 pm – Intermediate/Advanced Tuesdays, October 5-November 23, 5:45 pm – ...
November 15, 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 ...
November 16, 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. ...
November 16, 2021 @ 12:30 pm - 1:00 pm Event Series (Higher) Power Lunch with 2239 (Higher) Power Lunch with 2239 Online Tired of spending your lunch break scrolling through social media/the news/your morning inbox? What if you could use this time to get in touch with your spiritual side by exploring Torah (over Zoom) with other smart and interesting people? Every Tuesday from 12:30-1:00 pm, Washington Hebrew’s 2239 community will dive into the week’s Torah portion, ...
Featured Featured November 16, 2021 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Women of WHC Present: Jean Hanff Korelitz Online Author Jean Hanff Korelitz comes to the Women of WHC Literary Club via Zoom on Tuesday, November 14 at 3:00 pm to discuss her newest novel, The Plot, which arrives on the heels of her bestselling book, You Should Have Known (recently adapted on HBO as The Undoing starring Nicole Kidman and Hugh Grant). The ...
November 16, 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, October 4-November 22, 6:00 pm – Intermediate/Advanced Tuesdays, October 5-November 23, 5:45 pm – ...
November 16, 2021 @ 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. For our ...
November 16, 2021 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm WHC’s EmptyNesters Present: Inside the Issues with Joan Churchill How is the Biden administration handling some of the biggest challenges in the world of immigration? WHC's EmptyNesters invite you to join them on Zoom for a closer look at topics like unaccompanied children, Afghan refugees, Haitians congregating at our southern border, and more. Immigration has been a touchstone of the U.S. political debate for ...
