Featured Featured September 8, 2023 @ 5:30 pm - 6:00 pm Event Series Tot Shabbat & Family Dinner – JBSC Welcome Back Tot Shabbat & Family Dinner JBSC 11810 Falls Road, Potomac, MD, United States Our clergy and song leader Lisa Baydush 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, 30-minute Tot Shabbat service, which teaches Jewish prayers, traditions, and rituals through songs, stories, and art projects. A family-friendly dinner ...
September 8, 2023 @ 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm Event Series Shabbat@WHC Shabbat@WHC Hybrid - Temple 3935 Macomb St. NW, Washington, DC, United States We invite you to end your week and welcome Shabbat with us! At 6:00 pm and again after the service: Have something to eat (to tide you over or as your dinner), a drink (we offer a full bar, plus non-alcoholic options), and connect with your community. Kids are always welcome, and they’ll be able ...
September 9, 2023 @ 8:30 am - 10:00 am Event Series Early Torah Study Early Torah Study Hybrid - Temple 3935 Macomb St. NW, Washington, DC, United States 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 ...
September 9, 2023 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Event Series Shabbat Morning Worship Shabbat Morning Worship Hybrid - Temple 3935 Macomb St. NW, Washington, DC, United States 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 Torah (interpretation of the weekly Torah portion). On mornings when there is no ...
September 9, 2023 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Event Series WHC Connections: Haftarah Study Group WHC Connections: Haftarah Study Group Online Every Shabbat afternoon an informal group of WHC members gets together on Zoom to discuss the Haftarah for that week. We begin with a read-through in English and continue sharing questions, answers, and opinions. The group meets for one hour and is led by the lay members of the congregation. All Temple members are welcome. ...
Featured Featured September 9, 2023 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm SOLD OUT! Vintage Reflections: An Evening of Wine, Culinary Delights, and Music Temple 3935 Macomb St. NW, Washington, DC, United States UPDATE: This event is sold out. There are NO walk-in tickets available. The S'lichot service and dessert reception is open to everyone. Immerse yourself in the warm ambiance of our community as we gather to savor the finest wines, indulge in delectable savory hors d'oeuvres, and bask in the rhythm of S'lichot's soulful melodies. This ...
Featured Featured September 9, 2023 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Event Series High Holy Days “An American S’lichot Service” Hybrid - Temple 3935 Macomb St. NW, Washington, DC, United States Elul, the Hebrew month of reflection before the High Holy Days, culminates with S'lichot, when we gather and recite prayers of penitence as a community. The S'lichot liturgy contains some of the finest Jewish religious poetry ever composed, and our moving, inspiring candlelit service urges us to reflect on the year that is ending. It ...
Featured Featured September 10, 2023 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series High Holy Days Community Memorial Services (Memorial Park) Non-WHC Site You are cordially invited to attend the Annual Memorial Service at Memorial Park led by Washington Hebrew and community clergy. To submit names of loved ones to be remembered and announced at the service, please contact Becca Rosenblum by September 27. Memorial Park 1380 Alabama Avenue SE Washington, DC 20032
September 10, 2023 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series High Holy Days Community Memorial Service (Garden of Remembrance) Non-WHC Site THE GARDEN OF REMEMBRANCE 223rd ANNUAL High Holy Days Community Memorial Services Sunday, September 29, 2023, 10:00 am You are cordially invited to attend the Annual Memorial Service at the Garden of Remembrance led by Rabbi Shankman and community clergy. There will also be a Memorial Service at 2:00 pm led by community clergy. For ...
Featured Featured September 10, 2023 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am Religious School Open House & Honey Tasting JBSC & Temple Sunday, September 10 from 10:00-11:30 am at Temple and JBSC – please join us at your family’s Religious School location. Families, join us to visit your children’s classrooms and meet their fabulous teachers, classmates, and other parents at our Open Houses. To help you prepare for Rosh HaShanah, we'll explore the differences between honey varieties ...
Featured Featured September 10, 2023 @ 12:30 pm - 5:30 pm Unity Walk 2023 Temple 3935 Macomb St. NW, Washington, DC, United States IFC’s annual Unity Walk is a public demonstration of love and support for all who live in our region. Walk with participants of all ages to visit different houses of worship and spiritual centers in upper Northwest DC to learn about and experience diverse faith traditions. There will be new opportunities to engage through moderated ...
September 10, 2023 @ 4:00 pm - 8:00 pm 40th Anniversary Day of Learning Dedicated in Memory of Rabbi Joshua O. Haberman, z”l Temple 3935 Macomb St. NW, Washington, DC, United States Presented by Rabbi David Ellenson, Chancellor Emeritus, Hebrew Union College Join us to kick off our anniversary year at this very special Day of Learning! Rabbi David Ellenson will deliver two engaging lectures exploring truth-telling and reconciliation through the life experiences of Rabbi Leo Baeck during WWII. (See details below.) A catered kosher dinner will ...
