July 30, 2020 @ 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm 2239’s Cocktails & Civics with Zack Beauchamp Online Join us for a discussion about the decline of democracy in countries around the world, and probably the US as well. Led by Zack Beauchamp, award-winning Senior Correspondent for Vox, we will examine the decline of democracies around the world and what we, as Jews, can do to strengthen ours. This event is free so ... Free
July 31, 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
July 31, 2020 @ 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm Event Series 2239’s Metro Minyan 2239’s Metro Minyan Online Join Rabbi Aaron Miller for the spirited and spiritual VIRTUAL Shabbat experience of Metro Minyan! Metro Minyan is a casual, musical (with guitar), monthly Shabbat experience exclusively for DC's 20s and 30s. Tune in on Zoom from the comfort of your own home. Free
August 1, 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 ...
August 1, 2020 @ 10:30 am - 11:30 am Event Series Shabbat Morning Service Shabbat Morning Service Online This 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 b'nei mitzvah, ... Free
August 1, 2020 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Event Series Campfire Chats Campfire Chats Online Some of our fondest summer memories come from the times we spent around a campfire with friends. We'd talk, tell stories, sing, and laugh. This summer, we are going to recreate that experience (virtually). Join us around the Zoom campfire on Saturdays at 5:30 pm! Free
August 1, 2020 @ 8:00 pm - 8:30 pm Event Series Havdalah with 2239 Havdalah with 2239 Online Time is so difficult to measure these days, so 2239 is hosting a virtual Havdalah series to help 2239ers pause, reflect, pray, and prepare for the week ahead. Free
August 3, 2020 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Event Series Creative Writing Workshop Creative Writing Workshop Online Bestselling author Alyson Gerber's Creative Writing Workshop was so popular, we are bringing it back. Both new and returning students in 6th through 8th grades are welcome. Registration will open soon. For more information or to add your name to our interest list, please email Jonathan Honigman.
August 3, 2020 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Event Series Sister Act with Rabbi Shankman Sister Act with Rabbi Shankman Online Three American women — Rabbi Susan Shankman, a Jew; Hurunnessa Fariad, a Muslim; and Pastor Michelle Thomas, a Christian — come together every week to talk about life, faith, and resilience. Tune in on Facebook at www.facebook.com/SisterAct2020 Click here to join us Free
August 3, 2020 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Event Series At the Forefront: Stories of the Jews Who Changed Everything At the Forefront: Stories of the Jews Who Changed Everything Taught by WHC's clergy team, this 10-week course will examine how the Jewish community has stood proudly at the forefront of history's most significant moments. We were sages, suffragists, civil rights warriors, musicians who transformed music, and comedians who made people laugh through it all. Come for the Jewish history and come away with a ... $36
August 4, 2020 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Event Series Creative Writing Workshop Creative Writing Workshop Online Bestselling author Alyson Gerber's Creative Writing Workshop was so popular, we are bringing it back. Both new and returning students in 6th through 8th grades are welcome. Registration will open soon. For more information or to add your name to our interest list, please email Jonathan Honigman.
August 4, 2020 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Event Series Tuesdays at the Movies with MBL Tuesdays at the Movies with MBL Online Spend your summer catching up on some of OUR favorite films! Watch each flick on your own at home* and then join Rabbi Lustig weekly on Tuesday evenings to discuss the Jewish themes found in each movie. Come to one, some, or all. June 16 - Just Mercy (2020) June 23 - Driving Miss Daisy ... Free
