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12 Jewish Questions (Spring 2024)

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 ...

(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, ...

New Moms’ Group (Winter 2024)

Temple 3935 Macomb St. NW, Washington, DC, United States

Extended through March! Having a new baby is an incredible miracle and simcha (joy!)...and it brings with it big changes and challenges! Join Stephanie Tankel, WHC's Director of Lifelong Learning, for an opportunity to build community with other moms as you share, vent, celebrate, and more. Each week includes a chance to check in through ...

Wednesday Study Group: Prophets

Online

Reform Judaism is often cited as the Prophetic sect of our tradition, but what does that mean? What does it mean to be descendants of the Prophets? Join Wednesday Study Group for an exploration of these humans who spoke for God. For this class, we will be using Abraham Joshua Heschel’s famous book, The Prophets. ...

Philadelphia Flower Show Trip with Women of WHC

Non-WHC Site

Join the Women of WHC for a day trip to the Philadelphia Flower Show on Thursday, March 7. We'll leave JBSC early in the morning -- and be back in time for dinner! (traffic permitting) This trip costs $140 per person if you register by February 15. Starting February 16, the price will increase to ...

Event Series Mah Jongg with WWHC

Mah Jongg with WWHC

JBSC 11810 Falls Road, Potomac, MD, United States

Join the Women of WHC for a weekly game of Mah Jongg on Fridays at the Julia Bindeman Suburban Center. Everyone is welcome to try it out! You must become a WWHC member to play on an ongoing basis. For any questions or to confirm the time of this week’s game, please contact Hillary Blackton at hillary@divinelifeyoga.com $5 ...

Event Series Shabbat@WHC

Classical Shabbat@WHC

Hybrid - Temple 3935 Macomb St. NW, Washington, DC, United States

Tonight, we feature the music of Max Helfman, a Polish-born, American Jewish composer, choral conductor, pianist, singer, and educator, whose music was a staple of Reform Jewish synagogues. Helfman had a gift for writing music both singable and emotionally complex, modern and original, yet rooted in traditional folk and synagogue melodies. Throughout our service and ...

Serenity Shabbat: A Sound Journey for the Soul

JBSC 11810 Falls Road, Potomac, MD, United States

REGISTER WHC Gen X'ers — We invite you to shed the busyness, stress, and noise of everyday life at this soothing and transformative Shabbat experience with Rabbi Shankman and Sarah Schain, founder of SomoBreathe. On this Friday evening, we’ll step away from traditional text study and connect to Shabbat spiritually through a sound bath – ...

Pray Your Values: Support Abortion Access & Justice

Non-WHC Site

Join the National Council of Jewish Women and other local synagogues on Saturday morning, 6:15 am (that is no typo!) with a Shabbat Morning Service outside the Falls Church Health Care Center, 900 S Washington Street, Falls Church, VA 22046.  This health center is an abortion provider that is picketed daily by abortion foes.  We will proudly pray our values as ...

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 ...