Featured Featured January 7, 2021 @ 5:00 pm - 5:20 pm Prayers for Our Nation Online Rabbi Lustig and Washington National Cathedral’s Dean Hollerith are coming together in prayer for our nation’s safety, solace, and unity. We invite you to join us on YouTube for this brief moment of healing.
Featured Featured January 8, 2021 - January 18, 2021 MLK Week of Service As with so many things, MLK Day of Service is being reimagined this year so the community can participate safely and without gathering together in the same physical space. We have a handful of exciting projects to announce, with a special focus on supporting local non-profits working to address hunger and food insecurity. This year, ...
January 8, 2021 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series Chair Yoga & Meditation Chair Yoga & Meditation Online Yoga instructor Brittany Fleck welcomes all ages and abilities to this slow, mindful 45-minute class. There are standing postures, seated postures in a chair, and postures on the floor—all of which can be modified for personal preference or ability. This program will take place on Zoom. Registration required. Click here to RSVP for this program ... Free
January 8, 2021 @ 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
January 9, 2021 @ 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 ...
January 9, 2021 @ 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
January 10, 2021 @ 9:30 am - 10:30 am Event Series Religious School Grades K-2 Religious School Grades K-2 Online The WHC Religious School program for 2020-2021 is taking place virtually (via Zoom) in an effort to ensure safety and accessibility for our community. The experience is student-driven and elective-based for Pre-K through 7th graders and takes place on Sunday mornings. The elective offerings are a diverse mix of art, cooking, social justice, music, drama ...
January 10, 2021 @ 10:30 am - 11:30 pm Event Series Religious School Grades 3-7 Religious School Grades 3-7 Online The WHC Religious School program for 2020-2021 is taking place virtually (via Zoom) in an effort to ensure safety and accessibility for our community. The experience is student-driven and elective-based for Pre-K through 7th graders and takes place on Sunday mornings. The elective offerings are a diverse mix of art, cooking, social justice, music, drama ...
Featured Featured January 10, 2021 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Amram Scholar Series Presents: Steven E. Zipperstein Online During the British Mandate for Palestine (1922-1948)—the early years of the Arab-Jewish conflict in the region—the two parties repeatedly used the law to gain leverage against each other and influence international opinion. By the late 1920s and 30s, the conflict had become as much a battle fought in the courtroom as in the streets, playing ...
January 10, 2021 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Event Series Upper School Upper School Online Washington Hebrew Congregation is proud of the programming and opportunities it offers for our 8-12 graders. Regular programming addresses current social issues, Jewish values and discussions that focus on the most pressing concerns for teens. Our teen programming is designed to provide safe spaces for our teens to talk about real concerns and issues as ...
Featured Featured January 12, 2021 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Event Series New Year, New You with WWHC New Year, New You with WWHC Online Every Tuesday this month, join the Women of WHC (virtually) to focus on a different aspect of life and talk about ways to reset and reboot in 2021. We’ll connect with our minds and bodies, organize “must-have” records, declutter our homes, and have fun in the kitchen. Together, we’ll learn how to make 2021 ...
January 12, 2021 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Event Series Healing from Hate: Battle for the Soul of a Nation Healing from Hate: Battle for the Soul of a Nation Online Healing from Hate: Battle for the Soul of a Nation is about the rise of the alt-right movement. It examines the root causes of hate group activity through the bold work of Life After Hate, an organization founded by former Skinheads and neo-Nazis to help others exit hate groups. Documenting a stunning era of hatred in ...
