Featured 9:30 am - 12:00 pm ECC Fall Family Festival Featured October 27 @ 9:30 am - 12:00 pm ECC Fall Family Festival The RJW ECC and the WHC ECC Family Committee, invite you to our annual Fall Family Festival on Sunday, October 27 from 9:30-11 am!
9:45 am - 11:45 am Event Series Bereavement Support Group October 27 @ 9:45 am - 11:45 am Event Series Bereavement Support Group In moments of profound loss, the journey through grief can feel isolating, overwhelming, and deeply personal. At Washington Hebrew Congregation, we recognize the vital importance of communal support in navigating these difficult times. That's why we are proud to introduce our reimagined Bereavement Support Group — a sanctuary where congregants can gather to share, learn, ...
10:30 am - 11:30 am Event Series Amram Scholar Series: Steven A. Cook, “The End of Ambition” October 27 @ 10:30 am - 11:30 am Event Series Amram Scholar Series: Steven A. Cook, “The End of Ambition” RSVP About the Book A clear-headed vision for the United States' role in the Middle East that highlights the changing nature of U.S. national interests and the challenges of grand strategizing at a time of profound change in the international order. Following a long series of catastrophic misadventures in the Middle East over the last ...
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm Event Series Fall Fun with ETY October 27 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm Event Series Fall Fun with ETY All 2nd, 3rd, and 4th graders are invited to ETY (Elementary Temple Youth)’s exciting Fall Festival! Stay after religious school for arts and crafts, fun, games, candy, and more! Please register for the event corresponding to where your child attends Religious School. October 27 - JBSC November 3 - Temple The cost of the event ...
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm WHC Hunger Project October 27 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm WHC Hunger Project Volunteers — adults, children, individuals, families, and groups — put on hairnets, gloves, and aprons to carefully measure and package ingredients that become over 10,000 nutritious meals for the underserved in our area. Our packing events are tikkun olam at its very heart, and the meals we pack are on people’s tables within a week. ...
9:30 am - 10:30 am Event Series FIT4MOM Stroller Strides October 28 @ 9:30 am - 10:30 am Event Series FIT4MOM Stroller Strides Stroller Strides® is FIT4MOM DC’s all-levels total-body conditioning workout designed for caregivers with kids in tow. Each 60-minute workout consists of strength training, cardio, and core restoration, all while entertaining the little ones with songs, activities, and fun! Your instructor is trained to meet you where you are mentally and physically and create space for ...
10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series Conversational Hebrew (Fall 2024) October 28 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series Conversational Hebrew (Fall 2024) 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 2024 semester, our Conversational Hebrew classes will be ...
11:30 am - 12:30 pm Event Series Hebrew Reading for Adults (Fall 2024) October 28 @ 11:30 am - 12:30 pm Event Series Hebrew Reading for Adults (Fall 2024) 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 2024 semester of Hebrew Reading, classes will be offered at the following times: Mondays at ...
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Event Series Conversational Hebrew (Fall 2024) October 28 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Event Series Conversational Hebrew (Fall 2024) 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 2024 semester, our Conversational Hebrew classes will be ...
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Event Series Conversational Hebrew (Fall 2024) October 28 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Event Series Conversational Hebrew (Fall 2024) 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 2024 semester, our Conversational Hebrew classes will be ...
Featured 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Event Series Religious School Reboot Featured October 28 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Event Series Religious School Reboot Did you attend religious school as a child, but sometimes feel like your Jewish education stalled at age 13? Did you never have the opportunity to attend religious school and want to share in that formative experience? Do you experience Deja vu when your kids come home on Sundays and share what they’ve learned? Are ...
Featured 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Event Series 12 Jewish Questions (Fall 2024) Featured October 28 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Event Series 12 Jewish Questions (Fall 2024) As adults, we all have questions about being Jewish, and many of us are still searching for answers. 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? Despite years of religious school as children, ...
Featured 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Event Series Holding Together Featured October 28 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Event Series Holding Together Many of us feel scared and anxious as we anticipate the 2024 presidential election. We see toxic polarization and fragmentation nearly everywhere we look. How will we cope with the tension and resist being part of the cycle of polarization and division? Join Rabbi Rachel Schmelkin to discover what Judaism can teach us about navigating ...
10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series Conversational Hebrew (Fall 2024) October 29 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series Conversational Hebrew (Fall 2024) 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 2024 semester, our Conversational Hebrew classes will be ...
11:30 am - 12:30 pm Event Series Conversational Hebrew (Fall 2024) October 29 @ 11:30 am - 12:30 pm Event Series Conversational Hebrew (Fall 2024) 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 2024 semester, our Conversational Hebrew classes will be ...
12:30 pm - 1:00 pm Event Series (Higher) Power Lunch with 2239 October 29 @ 12:30 pm - 1:00 pm Event Series (Higher) Power Lunch with 2239 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, ...
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Event Series Hebrew Reading for Adults (Fall 2024) October 29 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Event Series Hebrew Reading for Adults (Fall 2024) 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 2024 semester of Hebrew Reading, classes will be offered at the following times: Mondays at ...
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Event Series Jewish Mysticism & Kabbalah (Fall 2024) October 29 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Event Series Jewish Mysticism & Kabbalah (Fall 2024) This course will explore where and when Jewish mysticism and Kabbalah began. We will discuss their main ideas and discover their historical context. We will also talk about the most important mystical thinkers and their extraordinary mystical texts. For Fall 2024, this course will be offered via Zoom at the following times: Tuesdays at 7:00 ...
10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series Jewish Mysticism & Kabbalah (Fall 2024) October 30 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series Jewish Mysticism & Kabbalah (Fall 2024) This course will explore where and when Jewish mysticism and Kabbalah began. We will discuss their main ideas and discover their historical context. We will also talk about the most important mystical thinkers and their extraordinary mystical texts. For Fall 2024, this course will be offered via Zoom at the following times: Tuesdays at 7:00 ...
11:00 am - 12:30 pm Event Series New Moms Group (Fall 2024) October 30 @ 11:00 am - 12:30 pm Event Series New Moms Group (Fall 2024) 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 the lens of ...
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Event Series Wednesday Study Group: Fall 2024 October 30 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Event Series Wednesday Study Group: Fall 2024 For millenia, midrash has been used to fill in the holes of our Biblical text. When the narrative did not make sense, our ancestors would simply create the story that filled in the blanks. Recently, modern midrash has been used to fill in the narrative with previously unheard voices. In 2022, a long-awaited anthology of ...
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Event Series Hebrew Reading for Adults (Fall 2024) October 30 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Event Series Hebrew Reading for Adults (Fall 2024) 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 2024 semester of Hebrew Reading, classes will be offered at the following times: Mondays at ...
10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series Conversational Hebrew (Fall 2024) October 31 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series Conversational Hebrew (Fall 2024) 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 2024 semester, our Conversational Hebrew classes will be ...
11:30 am - 12:30 pm Event Series Hebrew Reading for Adults (Fall 2024) October 31 @ 11:30 am - 12:30 pm Event Series Hebrew Reading for Adults (Fall 2024) 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 2024 semester of Hebrew Reading, classes will be offered at the following times: Mondays at ...
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Event Series Hebrew Reading for Adults (Fall 2024) October 31 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Event Series Hebrew Reading for Adults (Fall 2024) 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 2024 semester of Hebrew Reading, classes will be offered at the following times: Mondays at ...
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Event Series Jewish Mysticism & Kabbalah (Fall 2024) October 31 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Event Series Jewish Mysticism & Kabbalah (Fall 2024) This course will explore where and when Jewish mysticism and Kabbalah began. We will discuss their main ideas and discover their historical context. We will also talk about the most important mystical thinkers and their extraordinary mystical texts. For Fall 2024, this course will be offered via Zoom at the following times: Tuesdays at 7:00 ...
9:00 am - 11:30 am Event Series WHC in the DMV: Food & Friends November 1 @ 9:00 am - 11:30 am Event Series WHC in the DMV: Food & Friends Join other WHC members volunteering to pack meals with Food & Friends, the only community-based organization in the D.C. region providing home-delivered medically tailored meals, medically tailored groceries and medical nutrition therapy to our neighbors living with cancer, HIV/AIDS, and other serious illnesses.
Featured 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Besters Book Club Presents: Elizabeth L. Silver Featured November 1 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Besters Book Club Presents: Elizabeth L. Silver Join the Besters Book Club for a look at Elizabeth L. Silver's latest novel, a story inspired by history about love, friendship, motherhood, ambition, and one woman's fight to become a Supreme Court justice. Friday, November 1 11:00 am on Zoom RSVP HERE About the Book Half of the United States is waiting for Justice ...
12:00 pm - 4:00 pm Event Series Mah Jongg with WWHC November 1 @ 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm Event Series Mah Jongg with WWHC 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 ...
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Event Series Tot Shabbat & Family Dinner November 1 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Event Series Tot Shabbat & Family Dinner Friday night services are a fun, fulfilling event for families with young children (or grandchildren). Held twice each month (once at each of our locations), these evenings begin with an engaging, interactive Tot Shabbat service, which lasts about a half-hour and teaches Jewish prayers, traditions, and rituals through songs, stories, and art projects. Following the ...
Featured 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm Event Series 2239 Metro Minyan Shabbat at Lillian and Albert Small Capital Jewish Museum Featured November 1 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm Event Series 2239 Metro Minyan Shabbat at Lillian and Albert Small Capital Jewish Museum With unbelievable exhibits and the restoration of the oldest original synagogue in D.C., the historic prayer space at the Lillian and Albert Small Capital Jewish Museum is filled with original pews from most of D.C.’s major synagogues, including one from WHC’s first location at 8th and I. This slice of Jewish history lives and breathes in our city, and we could not be more excited to pray there.
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm Event Series Shabbat@WHC November 1 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm Event Series Shabbat@WHC REMINDER: Everything starts 30 minutes later than usual this week We invite you to end your week and welcome Shabbat with us! At 6:30 pm and again after the service: Have something to eat (to tide you over or as your dinner), a drink (we offer a full bar, plus non-alcoholic options), and connect with ...
8:30 am - 10:00 am Event Series Early Torah Study November 2 @ 8:30 am - 10:00 am Event Series Early Torah Study Every Shabbat morning, we begin the day with an informal group at Temple to study parashat hashavua, the weekly Torah portion, in English.
10:30 am - 12:00 pm Event Series Shabbat Morning Worship November 2 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Event Series Shabbat Morning Worship 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
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Event Series WHC Connections: Haftarah Study Group November 2 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Event Series WHC Connections: Haftarah Study Group This informal, lay-led group gets together to discuss the Haftarah for that week. Starting with a read-through in English, the group shares questions, answers, and opinions.
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm Event Series Fall Fun with ETY November 3 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm Event Series Fall Fun with ETY All 2nd, 3rd, and 4th graders are invited to ETY (Elementary Temple Youth)’s exciting Fall Festival! Stay after religious school for arts and crafts, fun, games, candy, and more! Please register for the event corresponding to where your child attends Religious School. October 27 - JBSC November 3 - Temple The cost of the event ...
9:30 am - 10:30 am Event Series FIT4MOM Stroller Strides November 4 @ 9:30 am - 10:30 am Event Series FIT4MOM Stroller Strides Stroller Strides® is FIT4MOM DC’s all-levels total-body conditioning workout designed for caregivers with kids in tow. Each 60-minute workout consists of strength training, cardio, and core restoration, all while entertaining the little ones with songs, activities, and fun! Your instructor is trained to meet you where you are mentally and physically and create space for ...
10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series Conversational Hebrew (Fall 2024) November 4 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series Conversational Hebrew (Fall 2024) 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 2024 semester, our Conversational Hebrew classes will be ...
11:30 am - 12:30 pm Event Series Hebrew Reading for Adults (Fall 2024) November 4 @ 11:30 am - 12:30 pm Event Series Hebrew Reading for Adults (Fall 2024) 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 2024 semester of Hebrew Reading, classes will be offered at the following times: Mondays at ...
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Event Series Conversational Hebrew (Fall 2024) November 4 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Event Series Conversational Hebrew (Fall 2024) 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 2024 semester, our Conversational Hebrew classes will be ...
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Event Series Conversational Hebrew (Fall 2024) November 4 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Event Series Conversational Hebrew (Fall 2024) 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 2024 semester, our Conversational Hebrew classes will be ...
Featured 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Event Series Religious School Reboot Featured November 4 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Event Series Religious School Reboot Did you attend religious school as a child, but sometimes feel like your Jewish education stalled at age 13? Did you never have the opportunity to attend religious school and want to share in that formative experience? Do you experience Deja vu when your kids come home on Sundays and share what they’ve learned? Are ...
Featured 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Event Series 12 Jewish Questions (Fall 2024) Featured November 4 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Event Series 12 Jewish Questions (Fall 2024) As adults, we all have questions about being Jewish, and many of us are still searching for answers. 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? Despite years of religious school as children, ...
Featured 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Event Series Holding Together Featured November 4 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Event Series Holding Together Many of us feel scared and anxious as we anticipate the 2024 presidential election. We see toxic polarization and fragmentation nearly everywhere we look. How will we cope with the tension and resist being part of the cycle of polarization and division? Join Rabbi Rachel Schmelkin to discover what Judaism can teach us about navigating ...
10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series Conversational Hebrew (Fall 2024) November 5 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series Conversational Hebrew (Fall 2024) 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 2024 semester, our Conversational Hebrew classes will be ...
11:30 am - 12:30 pm Event Series Conversational Hebrew (Fall 2024) November 5 @ 11:30 am - 12:30 pm Event Series Conversational Hebrew (Fall 2024) 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 2024 semester, our Conversational Hebrew classes will be ...
12:30 pm - 1:00 pm Event Series (Higher) Power Lunch with 2239 November 5 @ 12:30 pm - 1:00 pm Event Series (Higher) Power Lunch with 2239 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, ...
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Event Series Hebrew Reading for Adults (Fall 2024) November 5 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Event Series Hebrew Reading for Adults (Fall 2024) 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 2024 semester of Hebrew Reading, classes will be offered at the following times: Mondays at ...
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Event Series Jewish Mysticism & Kabbalah (Fall 2024) November 5 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Event Series Jewish Mysticism & Kabbalah (Fall 2024) This course will explore where and when Jewish mysticism and Kabbalah began. We will discuss their main ideas and discover their historical context. We will also talk about the most important mystical thinkers and their extraordinary mystical texts. For Fall 2024, this course will be offered via Zoom at the following times: Tuesdays at 7:00 ...
10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series Jewish Mysticism & Kabbalah (Fall 2024) November 6 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series Jewish Mysticism & Kabbalah (Fall 2024) This course will explore where and when Jewish mysticism and Kabbalah began. We will discuss their main ideas and discover their historical context. We will also talk about the most important mystical thinkers and their extraordinary mystical texts. For Fall 2024, this course will be offered via Zoom at the following times: Tuesdays at 7:00 ...
11:00 am - 12:30 pm Event Series New Moms Group (Fall 2024) November 6 @ 11:00 am - 12:30 pm Event Series New Moms Group (Fall 2024) 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 the lens of ...
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Event Series Wednesday Study Group: Fall 2024 November 6 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Event Series Wednesday Study Group: Fall 2024 For millenia, midrash has been used to fill in the holes of our Biblical text. When the narrative did not make sense, our ancestors would simply create the story that filled in the blanks. Recently, modern midrash has been used to fill in the narrative with previously unheard voices. In 2022, a long-awaited anthology of ...
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Event Series Hebrew Reading for Adults (Fall 2024) November 6 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Event Series Hebrew Reading for Adults (Fall 2024) 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 2024 semester of Hebrew Reading, classes will be offered at the following times: Mondays at ...
10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series Conversational Hebrew (Fall 2024) November 7 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series Conversational Hebrew (Fall 2024) 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 2024 semester, our Conversational Hebrew classes will be ...
11:30 am - 12:30 pm Event Series Hebrew Reading for Adults (Fall 2024) November 7 @ 11:30 am - 12:30 pm Event Series Hebrew Reading for Adults (Fall 2024) 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 2024 semester of Hebrew Reading, classes will be offered at the following times: Mondays at ...
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Event Series Hebrew Reading for Adults (Fall 2024) November 7 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Event Series Hebrew Reading for Adults (Fall 2024) 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 2024 semester of Hebrew Reading, classes will be offered at the following times: Mondays at ...
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Event Series Jewish Mysticism & Kabbalah (Fall 2024) November 7 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Event Series Jewish Mysticism & Kabbalah (Fall 2024) This course will explore where and when Jewish mysticism and Kabbalah began. We will discuss their main ideas and discover their historical context. We will also talk about the most important mystical thinkers and their extraordinary mystical texts. For Fall 2024, this course will be offered via Zoom at the following times: Tuesdays at 7:00 ...
11:00 am - 4:00 pm Event Series Canceled Mah Jongg with WWHC November 8 @ 11:00 am - 4:00 pm Event Series Canceled Mah Jongg with WWHC 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 ...
Featured 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm Event Series Shabbat@WHC – Kristallnacht Commemoration Featured November 8 @ 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm Event Series Shabbat@WHC – Kristallnacht Commemoration We invite you to end your week and welcome Shabbat with us! Tonight we recognize the anniversary of Kristallnacht with two special guests — Faris Cassell, author of Inseparable: The Hess Twins' Holocaust Journey through Bergen-Belsen to America joined by Marion Lewin, one of the subjects of the book. LEARN MORE At 6:00 pm and ...
8:30 am - 10:00 am Event Series Early Torah Study November 9 @ 8:30 am - 10:00 am Event Series Early Torah Study Every Shabbat morning, we begin the day with an informal group at Temple to study parashat hashavua, the weekly Torah portion, in English.
Featured 10:00 am - 11:30 am Event Series Young Family Shabbat Featured November 9 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am Event Series Young Family Shabbat On Saturday, November 9, from 10:00-11:30am, we’re hosting a family Shabbat led by Carla Friend, the Founder and Executive Director of Tkiya, - an organization that helps create joyful Jewish connection through music! This experience is ideal for children ages 0-5. Upon arrival, families are met with bagels, fruit, and other treats… in addition to ...
10:30 am - 12:00 pm Event Series Shabbat Morning Worship November 9 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Event Series Shabbat Morning Worship 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
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Event Series WHC Connections: Haftarah Study Group November 9 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Event Series WHC Connections: Haftarah Study Group This informal, lay-led group gets together to discuss the Haftarah for that week. Starting with a read-through in English, the group shares questions, answers, and opinions.
Featured 9:30 am - 6:30 pm Event Series Women of WHC’s Holiday Boutique & Online Auction Featured November 10 @ 9:30 am - 6:30 pm Event Series Women of WHC’s Holiday Boutique & Online Auction Find something for everyone on your holiday shopping list. Shop in person with dozens of vendors. Come check out our awesome silent auction items and place your bids online. Dine in our cafe or grab a bite to go! Visit the WWHC Homepage to Learn More Interested in volunteering to help make this year's event ...
Featured 9:30 am - 6:30 pm Event Series Women of WHC’s Holiday Boutique & Online Auction Featured November 11 @ 9:30 am - 6:30 pm Event Series Women of WHC’s Holiday Boutique & Online Auction Find something for everyone on your holiday shopping list. Shop in person with dozens of vendors. Come check out our awesome silent auction items and place your bids online. Dine in our cafe or grab a bite to go! Visit the WWHC Homepage to Learn More Interested in volunteering to help make this year's event ...
10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series FIT4MOM Stroller Strides November 11 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series FIT4MOM Stroller Strides Stroller Strides® is FIT4MOM DC’s all-levels total-body conditioning workout designed for caregivers with kids in tow. Each 60-minute workout consists of strength training, cardio, and core restoration, all while entertaining the little ones with songs, activities, and fun! Your instructor is trained to meet you where you are mentally and physically and create space for ...
10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series Conversational Hebrew (Fall 2024) November 11 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series Conversational Hebrew (Fall 2024) 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 2024 semester, our Conversational Hebrew classes will be ...
11:30 am - 12:30 pm Event Series Hebrew Reading for Adults (Fall 2024) November 11 @ 11:30 am - 12:30 pm Event Series Hebrew Reading for Adults (Fall 2024) 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 2024 semester of Hebrew Reading, classes will be offered at the following times: Mondays at ...
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Event Series Conversational Hebrew (Fall 2024) November 11 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Event Series Conversational Hebrew (Fall 2024) 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 2024 semester, our Conversational Hebrew classes will be ...
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Event Series Conversational Hebrew (Fall 2024) November 11 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Event Series Conversational Hebrew (Fall 2024) 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 2024 semester, our Conversational Hebrew classes will be ...
Featured 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Event Series Religious School Reboot Featured November 11 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Event Series Religious School Reboot Did you attend religious school as a child, but sometimes feel like your Jewish education stalled at age 13? Did you never have the opportunity to attend religious school and want to share in that formative experience? Do you experience Deja vu when your kids come home on Sundays and share what they’ve learned? Are ...
Featured 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Event Series 12 Jewish Questions (Fall 2024) Featured November 11 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Event Series 12 Jewish Questions (Fall 2024) As adults, we all have questions about being Jewish, and many of us are still searching for answers. 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? Despite years of religious school as children, ...
Featured 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Event Series Holding Together – 2024 Election Review Featured November 11 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Event Series Holding Together – 2024 Election Review Tonight, we are honored to welcome ABC News Washington Bureau Chief (and WHC member) Rick Klein to recap what's happened since election day, and what it all means going forward.
10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series Conversational Hebrew (Fall 2024) November 12 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series Conversational Hebrew (Fall 2024) 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 2024 semester, our Conversational Hebrew classes will be ...
11:30 am - 12:30 pm Event Series Conversational Hebrew (Fall 2024) November 12 @ 11:30 am - 12:30 pm Event Series Conversational Hebrew (Fall 2024) 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 2024 semester, our Conversational Hebrew classes will be ...
12:30 pm - 1:00 pm Event Series (Higher) Power Lunch with 2239 November 12 @ 12:30 pm - 1:00 pm Event Series (Higher) Power Lunch with 2239 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, ...
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Event Series Hebrew Reading for Adults (Fall 2024) November 12 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Event Series Hebrew Reading for Adults (Fall 2024) 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 2024 semester of Hebrew Reading, classes will be offered at the following times: Mondays at ...
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Event Series Jewish Mysticism & Kabbalah (Fall 2024) November 12 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Event Series Jewish Mysticism & Kabbalah (Fall 2024) This course will explore where and when Jewish mysticism and Kabbalah began. We will discuss their main ideas and discover their historical context. We will also talk about the most important mystical thinkers and their extraordinary mystical texts. For Fall 2024, this course will be offered via Zoom at the following times: Tuesdays at 7:00 ...
10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series Jewish Mysticism & Kabbalah (Fall 2024) November 13 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series Jewish Mysticism & Kabbalah (Fall 2024) This course will explore where and when Jewish mysticism and Kabbalah began. We will discuss their main ideas and discover their historical context. We will also talk about the most important mystical thinkers and their extraordinary mystical texts. For Fall 2024, this course will be offered via Zoom at the following times: Tuesdays at 7:00 ...
11:00 am - 12:30 pm Event Series New Moms Group (Fall 2024) November 13 @ 11:00 am - 12:30 pm Event Series New Moms Group (Fall 2024) 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 the lens of ...
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Event Series Hebrew Reading for Adults (Fall 2024) November 13 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Event Series Hebrew Reading for Adults (Fall 2024) 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 2024 semester of Hebrew Reading, classes will be offered at the following times: Mondays at ...
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Event Series Community Issues/Social Action (CISA) Meeting November 13 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Event Series Community Issues/Social Action (CISA) Meeting Whether you are looking for stimulating discussion or direct involvement in projects and activities, we hope you will join us. Members of the committee are the Temple’s liaisons with community religious and social service organizations. We plan and run several major annual congregational events, including Martin Luther King Jr. Shabbat and Day of Service and ...
10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series Conversational Hebrew (Fall 2024) November 14 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series Conversational Hebrew (Fall 2024) 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 2024 semester, our Conversational Hebrew classes will be ...
11:30 am - 12:30 pm Event Series Hebrew Reading for Adults (Fall 2024) November 14 @ 11:30 am - 12:30 pm Event Series Hebrew Reading for Adults (Fall 2024) 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 2024 semester of Hebrew Reading, classes will be offered at the following times: Mondays at ...
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Event Series Hebrew Reading for Adults (Fall 2024) November 14 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Event Series Hebrew Reading for Adults (Fall 2024) 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 2024 semester of Hebrew Reading, classes will be offered at the following times: Mondays at ...
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Event Series Jewish Mysticism & Kabbalah (Fall 2024) November 14 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Event Series Jewish Mysticism & Kabbalah (Fall 2024) This course will explore where and when Jewish mysticism and Kabbalah began. We will discuss their main ideas and discover their historical context. We will also talk about the most important mystical thinkers and their extraordinary mystical texts. For Fall 2024, this course will be offered via Zoom at the following times: Tuesdays at 7:00 ...
12:00 pm - 4:00 pm Event Series Mah Jongg with WWHC November 15 @ 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm Event Series Mah Jongg with WWHC 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 ...
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Event Series Tot Shabbat & Family Dinner November 15 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Event Series Tot Shabbat & Family Dinner Our clergy and song leader make going to Friday night services a fun, fulfilling event for families with young children (or grandchildren). Held twice each month, these evenings begin with an engaging, interactive, 30-minute Tot Shabbat service which teaches Jewish prayers, traditions, and rituals through songs, stories, and art projects.
Featured 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm Event Series Veterans Shabbat@WHC Featured November 15 @ 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm Event Series Veterans Shabbat@WHC We invite you to end your week and welcome Shabbat with us! We honor our veterans and combine it with a Classical Shabbat service highlighting music from the Korean War era and the Union Hymnal. If you are a veteran or active service member who would like to be recognized, please fill out this form ...
6:00 pm - 8:30 pm Event Series Serenity Shabbat November 15 @ 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm Event Series Serenity Shabbat Does music lift your soul or help you feel grounded? Join us for Serenity Shabbat, a unique and contemplative service On November 15th. During the service we will journey into peaceful spirituality through the singing of niggunim—soulful, wordless melodies. Together, we will immerse ourselves in these melodies, allowing our voices to build and blend in layered harmonies as we repeat each song, creating a meditative and uplifting experience. This service invites us to let go, breathe deeply, and connect and with one another through the power of music and community.
8:30 am - 10:00 am Event Series Early Torah Study November 16 @ 8:30 am - 10:00 am Event Series Early Torah Study Every Shabbat morning, we begin the day with an informal group at Temple to study parashat hashavua, the weekly Torah portion, in English.
10:30 am - 12:00 pm Event Series Shabbat Morning Worship November 16 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Event Series Shabbat Morning Worship 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
12:30 pm - 2:00 pm 2239 Friendsgiving November 16 @ 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm 2239 Friendsgiving Join 2239 for a vegetarian Friendsgiving Potluck on Saturday, November 16th from 12:30-2:00 at Temple. Catch up with friends, meet new people, and learn a little bit about what Judaism has to say about gratitude. Please RSVP by November 13. We can’t wait to see you! RSVP HERE
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Event Series WHC Connections: Haftarah Study Group November 16 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Event Series WHC Connections: Haftarah Study Group This informal, lay-led group gets together to discuss the Haftarah for that week. Starting with a read-through in English, the group shares questions, answers, and opinions.
9:45 am - 11:45 am Event Series Bereavement Support Group November 17 @ 9:45 am - 11:45 am Event Series Bereavement Support Group In moments of profound loss, the journey through grief can feel isolating, overwhelming, and deeply personal. At Washington Hebrew Congregation, we recognize the vital importance of communal support in navigating these difficult times. That's why we are proud to introduce our reimagined Bereavement Support Group — a sanctuary where congregants can gather to share, learn, ...
9:45 am - 11:45 am Event Series Bereavement Support Group November 17 @ 9:45 am - 11:45 am Event Series Bereavement Support Group In moments of profound loss, the journey through grief can feel isolating, overwhelming, and deeply personal. At Washington Hebrew Congregation, we recognize the vital importance of communal support in navigating these difficult times. That's why we are proud to introduce our reimagined Bereavement Support Group — a sanctuary where congregants can gather to share, learn, ...
Featured 4:30 pm - 7:00 pm Brotherhood Movie Night: “Israel Swings for Gold” Featured November 17 @ 4:30 pm - 7:00 pm Brotherhood Movie Night: “Israel Swings for Gold” In 2021, Israel’s baseball team competed in the Olympics for the first time. With no media allowed in Tokyo’s Olympic Village, the players record their own experiences. Mostly newly minted Israelis, they log unexpected battles against antisemitism and anti-Zionism. Victory for Israel comes on t he playing field, even if not on the podium. Israel Swings for Gold follows the 2018 hit Heading Home: The Tale of Team Israel, about Israel’s Cinderella run at the 2017 World Baseball Classic.
10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series Conversational Hebrew (Fall 2024) November 18 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series Conversational Hebrew (Fall 2024) 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 2024 semester, our Conversational Hebrew classes will be ...
10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series FIT4MOM Stroller Strides November 18 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series FIT4MOM Stroller Strides Stroller Strides® is FIT4MOM DC’s all-levels total-body conditioning workout designed for caregivers with kids in tow. Each 60-minute workout consists of strength training, cardio, and core restoration, all while entertaining the little ones with songs, activities, and fun! Your instructor is trained to meet you where you are mentally and physically and create space for ...
11:30 am - 12:30 pm Event Series Hebrew Reading for Adults (Fall 2024) November 18 @ 11:30 am - 12:30 pm Event Series Hebrew Reading for Adults (Fall 2024) 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 2024 semester of Hebrew Reading, classes will be offered at the following times: Mondays at ...
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Event Series Conversational Hebrew (Fall 2024) November 18 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Event Series Conversational Hebrew (Fall 2024) 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 2024 semester, our Conversational Hebrew classes will be ...
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Event Series Conversational Hebrew (Fall 2024) November 18 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Event Series Conversational Hebrew (Fall 2024) 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 2024 semester, our Conversational Hebrew classes will be ...
Featured 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Event Series Religious School Reboot Featured November 18 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Event Series Religious School Reboot Did you attend religious school as a child, but sometimes feel like your Jewish education stalled at age 13? Did you never have the opportunity to attend religious school and want to share in that formative experience? Do you experience Deja vu when your kids come home on Sundays and share what they’ve learned? Are ...
Featured 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Event Series 12 Jewish Questions (Fall 2024) Featured November 18 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Event Series 12 Jewish Questions (Fall 2024) As adults, we all have questions about being Jewish, and many of us are still searching for answers. 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? Despite years of religious school as children, ...
Featured 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Event Series Holding Together Featured November 18 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Event Series Holding Together Many of us feel scared and anxious as we anticipate the 2024 presidential election. We see toxic polarization and fragmentation nearly everywhere we look. How will we cope with the tension and resist being part of the cycle of polarization and division? Join Rabbi Rachel Schmelkin to discover what Judaism can teach us about navigating ...
10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series Conversational Hebrew (Fall 2024) November 19 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series Conversational Hebrew (Fall 2024) 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 2024 semester, our Conversational Hebrew classes will be ...
11:30 am - 12:30 pm Event Series Conversational Hebrew (Fall 2024) November 19 @ 11:30 am - 12:30 pm Event Series Conversational Hebrew (Fall 2024) 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 2024 semester, our Conversational Hebrew classes will be ...
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm WWHC Literary Club Presents: Sara Glass November 19 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm WWHC Literary Club Presents: Sara Glass The Women of WHC are pleased to welcome Dr. Sara Glass to discuss her memoir — A moving coming-of-age account of her desperate attempt to protect her children and family while embracing her queer identity in an Orthodox Jewish community.
12:30 pm - 1:00 pm Event Series (Higher) Power Lunch with 2239 November 19 @ 12:30 pm - 1:00 pm Event Series (Higher) Power Lunch with 2239 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, ...
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Event Series Hebrew Reading for Adults (Fall 2024) November 19 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Event Series Hebrew Reading for Adults (Fall 2024) 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 2024 semester of Hebrew Reading, classes will be offered at the following times: Mondays at ...
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Event Series Jewish Mysticism & Kabbalah (Fall 2024) November 19 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Event Series Jewish Mysticism & Kabbalah (Fall 2024) This course will explore where and when Jewish mysticism and Kabbalah began. We will discuss their main ideas and discover their historical context. We will also talk about the most important mystical thinkers and their extraordinary mystical texts. For Fall 2024, this course will be offered via Zoom at the following times: Tuesdays at 7:00 ...
10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series Jewish Mysticism & Kabbalah (Fall 2024) November 20 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series Jewish Mysticism & Kabbalah (Fall 2024) This course will explore where and when Jewish mysticism and Kabbalah began. We will discuss their main ideas and discover their historical context. We will also talk about the most important mystical thinkers and their extraordinary mystical texts. For Fall 2024, this course will be offered via Zoom at the following times: Tuesdays at 7:00 ...
11:00 am - 12:30 pm Event Series New Moms Group (Fall 2024) November 20 @ 11:00 am - 12:30 pm Event Series New Moms Group (Fall 2024) 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 the lens of ...
11:00 am - 1:00 pm WHC Seniors Lunch & Learn: Shabbat@WHC November 20 @ 11:00 am - 1:00 pm WHC Seniors Lunch & Learn: Shabbat@WHC The sound and style of Shabbat at WHC has changed dramatically over the years. If you have been a member for long enough, you likely remember when the only Hebrew in our Shabbat services was when we recited Sh’ma and only the choir and cantors sang. Now Hebrew is in nearly every prayer and the ...
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Event Series Wednesday Study Group: Fall 2024 November 20 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Event Series Wednesday Study Group: Fall 2024 For millenia, midrash has been used to fill in the holes of our Biblical text. When the narrative did not make sense, our ancestors would simply create the story that filled in the blanks. Recently, modern midrash has been used to fill in the narrative with previously unheard voices. In 2022, a long-awaited anthology of ...
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Event Series Hebrew Reading for Adults (Fall 2024) November 20 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Event Series Hebrew Reading for Adults (Fall 2024) 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 2024 semester of Hebrew Reading, classes will be offered at the following times: Mondays at ...
10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series Conversational Hebrew (Fall 2024) November 21 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series Conversational Hebrew (Fall 2024) 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 2024 semester, our Conversational Hebrew classes will be ...
11:30 am - 12:30 pm Event Series Hebrew Reading for Adults (Fall 2024) November 21 @ 11:30 am - 12:30 pm Event Series Hebrew Reading for Adults (Fall 2024) 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 2024 semester of Hebrew Reading, classes will be offered at the following times: Mondays at ...
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Event Series Hebrew Reading for Adults (Fall 2024) November 21 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Event Series Hebrew Reading for Adults (Fall 2024) 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 2024 semester of Hebrew Reading, classes will be offered at the following times: Mondays at ...
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Event Series Jewish Mysticism & Kabbalah (Fall 2024) November 21 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Event Series Jewish Mysticism & Kabbalah (Fall 2024) This course will explore where and when Jewish mysticism and Kabbalah began. We will discuss their main ideas and discover their historical context. We will also talk about the most important mystical thinkers and their extraordinary mystical texts. For Fall 2024, this course will be offered via Zoom at the following times: Tuesdays at 7:00 ...
11:00 am - 4:00 pm Event Series Mah Jongg with WWHC November 22 @ 11:00 am - 4:00 pm Event Series Mah Jongg with WWHC 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 ...
Featured 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm Event Series Shabbat@WHC – Honoring Hunger Project Featured November 22 @ 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm Event Series Shabbat@WHC – Honoring Hunger Project We invite you to end your week and welcome Shabbat with us! The Besters will sponsor a special “adult ice cream bar” oneg after the service in honor of the Hunger Project reaching 1.5 million meals packed! What is the Hunger Project? The USDA estimates one out of every eight D.C. households cannot afford or ...
Featured 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Event Series 12 Jewish Questions (Fall 2024) Featured November 22 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Event Series 12 Jewish Questions (Fall 2024) As adults, we all have questions about being Jewish, and many of us are still searching for answers. 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? Despite years of religious school as children, ...
8:30 am - 10:00 am Event Series Early Torah Study November 23 @ 8:30 am - 10:00 am Event Series Early Torah Study Every Shabbat morning, we begin the day with an informal group at Temple to study parashat hashavua, the weekly Torah portion, in English.
10:30 am - 12:00 pm Event Series Shabbat Morning Worship November 23 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Event Series Shabbat Morning Worship 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
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Event Series WHC Connections: Haftarah Study Group November 23 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Event Series WHC Connections: Haftarah Study Group This informal, lay-led group gets together to discuss the Haftarah for that week. Starting with a read-through in English, the group shares questions, answers, and opinions.
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm Bowling & Havdalah with Jr. WHECTY November 23 @ 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm Bowling & Havdalah with Jr. WHECTY Jr. WHECTY events are a fantastic opportunity for kids to strengthen friendships from class and connect with new friends from both buildings!
Featured 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm Sunday Stuffing Featured November 24 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm Sunday Stuffing One of WHC's favorite tikkun olam traditions is back! We are excited to offer a variety of volunteer opportunities so that we can help those in need in our area have a happy Thanksgiving All the Fixin's Help us assemble 550 bags of Thanksgiving essentials for families from Abram Simon Elementary School, N Street Village, ...
10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series FIT4MOM Stroller Strides November 25 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series FIT4MOM Stroller Strides Stroller Strides® is FIT4MOM DC’s all-levels total-body conditioning workout designed for caregivers with kids in tow. Each 60-minute workout consists of strength training, cardio, and core restoration, all while entertaining the little ones with songs, activities, and fun! Your instructor is trained to meet you where you are mentally and physically and create space for ...
Featured 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Event Series Religious School Reboot Featured November 25 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Event Series Religious School Reboot Did you attend religious school as a child, but sometimes feel like your Jewish education stalled at age 13? Did you never have the opportunity to attend religious school and want to share in that formative experience? Do you experience Deja vu when your kids come home on Sundays and share what they’ve learned? Are ...
Featured 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Event Series 12 Jewish Questions (Fall 2024) Featured November 25 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Event Series 12 Jewish Questions (Fall 2024) As adults, we all have questions about being Jewish, and many of us are still searching for answers. 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? Despite years of religious school as children, ...
Featured 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Event Series Holding Together Featured November 25 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Event Series Holding Together Many of us feel scared and anxious as we anticipate the 2024 presidential election. We see toxic polarization and fragmentation nearly everywhere we look. How will we cope with the tension and resist being part of the cycle of polarization and division? Join Rabbi Rachel Schmelkin to discover what Judaism can teach us about navigating ...
12:30 pm - 1:00 pm Event Series (Higher) Power Lunch with 2239 November 26 @ 12:30 pm - 1:00 pm Event Series (Higher) Power Lunch with 2239 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, ...
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm Community Thanksgiving Meal November 28 @ 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm Community Thanksgiving Meal In partnership with Annunciation Catholic Church and St. Albans Episcopal Church, we will prepare and serve a warm, delicious, Thanksgiving meal, to anyone who needs one! Meals will be served from 12 pm - 2 pm No need to RSVP for the meal -- just come as you are! We also have limited availability for ...
11:00 am - 4:00 pm Event Series Mah Jongg with WWHC November 29 @ 11:00 am - 4:00 pm Event Series Mah Jongg with WWHC 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 ...
6:00 pm - 8:30 pm Event Series Shabbat@WHC November 29 @ 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm Event Series Shabbat@WHC We invite you to end your week and welcome Shabbat with us! Our clergy and community look forward to seeing you in person or via livestream.
8:30 am - 10:00 am Event Series Early Torah Study November 30 @ 8:30 am - 10:00 am Event Series Early Torah Study Every Shabbat morning, we begin the day with an informal group at Temple to study parashat hashavua, the weekly Torah portion, in English.
10:30 am - 12:00 pm Event Series Shabbat Morning Worship November 30 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Event Series Shabbat Morning Worship 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
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Event Series WHC Connections: Haftarah Study Group November 30 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Event Series WHC Connections: Haftarah Study Group This informal, lay-led group gets together to discuss the Haftarah for that week. Starting with a read-through in English, the group shares questions, answers, and opinions.
October 27 @ 10:30 am - 11:30 am Event Series Amram Scholar Series: Steven A. Cook, “The End of Ambition” Temple Find out more »
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