Featured Featured March 27, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm WHC’s First Night Seder Online Rabbi Eliana Fischel will lead this meaningful, spiritual, informal, and interactive (virtual) seder. If the social distancing prevents you from celebrating with friends and family, WHC’s First Night Seder offers break-out rooms where you can enjoy your seder meal in a shared space with friends and family. The seder will take place on Zoom. A ...
Featured Featured March 28, 2021 @ 10:30 am - 11:30 am Passover Festival Service Online An opportunity to join your community in worship to celebrate the Passover festival holiday. This service will be available on Zoom, live stream, and on WHC's Facebook page. For this service, we will be using a different version of our prayer book. Please click here to follow along from home.
March 29, 2021 @ 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm Event Series 12 Jewish Questions 12 Jewish Questions Online Do I need to believe in God to be Jewish? What happens after we die? How do Where is God in times of tragedy? How do I rest when I have no time? And more... Despite years of religious school as children, many of us are unsure how to find meaning in our faith and culture ...
Featured Featured March 30, 2021 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm Event Series Membership Reimagined: Congregational Commitment Online Chat Membership Reimagined: Congregational Commitment Online Chat Online Have questions about WHC's new Congregational Commitment dues model? WHC's lay leaders and senior staff will be on Zoom to help during this open session. No pre-registration is necessary, just click the link to join us. Join Us On Zoom Rescheduled from March 16 and 17
March 31, 2021 @ 8:30 am - 9:30 am Event Series 2239’s Espresso Shot of Torah 2239’s Espresso Shot of Torah Online Join 2239 for Espresso Shot of Torah and start off your day with some caffeination and rumination! Pour your favorite morning beverage and connect with each other and our sacred tradition. Join us on Zoom Free
Featured Featured March 31, 2021 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm Event Series Membership Reimagined: Congregational Commitment Online Chat Membership Reimagined: Congregational Commitment Online Chat Online Have questions about WHC's new Congregational Commitment dues model? WHC's lay leaders and senior staff will be on Zoom to help during this open session. No pre-registration is necessary, just click the link to join us. Join Us On Zoom Rescheduled from March 16 and 17
March 31, 2021 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Event Series Wednesday Torah Study Wednesday Torah Study Online If there were ever a time for miracles, we are living in it. Our holy texts are filled with miraculous events that we often wave off as hyperbole or the work of imagination. However, while we may be doubtful of miracles, we can believe in the hope and optimism they provide in times of hardship. For our spring session of Wednesday ...
April 2, 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 Closed captioning will also be provided for this service on all platforms. We invite you to follow along with us from home using the online version of Mishkan ... Free
April 3, 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 ...
Featured Featured April 3, 2021 @ 10:30 am - 11:30 am Shabbat, Yizkor, and Passover Festival Service Online On this Shabbat morning, we take the opportunity to remember those who live on in our memories and hearts as we conclude the Passover festival. This service will take place virtually on Zoom. It will also be available on our live stream. For this service, we will be using a different version of our prayer ... Free
Featured Featured April 4, 2021 @ 10:30 am - 11:30 am Three Weddings, Three Babies and Israel’s Election It was just two years ago that three Israeli couples traveled thousands of miles to get married in Washington, D.C. because they were unable to have legally recognized marriages in Israel. Since that time, each couple has had a baby – and Israel has held FOUR elections. How will the results of this most recent ...
Featured Featured April 4, 2021 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Everything Bagel! Online What is the best way to end Passover? With a delicious bagel, of course! Join Washington Hebrew and Bethesda Bagels on the last night of Passover as we team up for a bagel-making master class. Using a Bethesda Bagels Bagel Making Kit, Danny and Noah Fleishman of Bethesda Bagels will teach you all about bagels, ...
