December 2, 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 ...
December 2, 2023 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Jr. WHECTY Hanukkah Party Temple 3935 Macomb St. NW, Washington, DC, United States Our 5th-7th grade youth group, Jr. WHECTY, will be welcoming Hanukkah together on Saturday, December 2. Get ready to join us in the kitchen at Temple (in D.C.), where we will make some Hanukkah classics: latkes and sufganiyot (jelly donuts)! We will meet at 10:00 am, and finish our delicious creations at noon – if ...
December 2, 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 ...
December 2, 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 December 3, 2023 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Event Series Amram Scholar Series 2023-2024 Amram Scholar Series Presents: Andrew Meier Temple 3935 Macomb St. NW, Washington, DC, United States NEW DATE - This lecture will now take place on Sunday, December 3, 2023! WHC is pleased to welcome author Andrew Meier to the Amram Scholar Series on Sunday, December 3 to discuss his book Morgenthau. This lecture will take place at 10:30 am at Temple. It is free and open to everyone, but RSVP ...
December 3, 2023 @ 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm Event Series Release the Hostages Rally Release the Hostages Vigil Community Event Release the Hostages Vigil Sundays, 1:30 pm, Red Cross Headquarters in DC Unxeptable.org invites you to join in calling for the immediate release of the Israeli hostages kidnapped by Hamas and being held in Gaza. The group plans to gather every Sunday until the hostages are released. Please contact Ronit Yarden, riy2@georgetown.edu, for more information.
December 3, 2023 @ 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm WHECTY Secret Hanukkah Harry Gift Swap Non-WHC Site Join WHECTY for a Hanukkah gift swap! You will have the entire mall to search for the perfect gift. Make sure to bring $20 for your purchase, and money for dinner if you'd like. We will meet in the food court. See you there! Email Leila Gordon (lgordon@whctemple.org) to let us know you're coming. WHAT: ...
Featured Featured December 3, 2023 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm 2023 Cantors’ Concert JBSC 11810 Falls Road, Potomac, MD, United States Senior Cantor Susan Bortnick and Cantor Suzanne Hamstra will be joined by Senior Cantor Michael Shochet of Temple Rodef Shalom and Cantor Emerita Laura Croen of Temple Sinai to honor the music and legacy of Stephen Sondheim. The concert was previously performed at both Temple Sinai and Temple Rodef Shalom before making its way to ...
December 4, 2023 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series Conversational Hebrew Fall 2023 Conversational Hebrew Online Learning to speak a new language as an adult can be daunting. We offer an innovative method that emphasizes conversation over decoding, and you’ll find yourself speaking Hebrew in the very first class. You don’t need to read Hebrew, or even know the aleph-bet. For the Fall 2023 semester, our 8-week Conversational Hebrew classes will begin ...
December 4, 2023 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series Conversational Hebrew (Spring 2024) Conversational Hebrew Online Learning to speak a new language as an adult can be daunting. We offer an innovative method that emphasizes conversation over decoding, and you’ll find yourself speaking Hebrew in the very first class. You don’t need to read Hebrew, or even know the aleph-bet. For the Spring 2024 semester, our 8-week Conversational Hebrew classes will begin ...
December 4, 2023 @ 11:30 am - 12:30 pm Event Series Hebrew Reading for Adults (Fall 2023) Hebrew Reading for Adults Online If you would like to be able to read our prayers in Hebrew instead of relying on transliteration or keep up with what your kids (or grandkids) are learning in Religious School, this course is for you. For our Fall 2023 semester of Hebrew Reading, classes will begin the week of October 9, and will ...
December 4, 2023 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Event Series Conversational Hebrew Fall 2023 Conversational Hebrew Online Learning to speak a new language as an adult can be daunting. We offer an innovative method that emphasizes conversation over decoding, and you’ll find yourself speaking Hebrew in the very first class. You don’t need to read Hebrew, or even know the aleph-bet. For the Fall 2023 semester, our 8-week Conversational Hebrew classes will begin ...
