June 1, 2025 - July 31, 2025 WHC Collects: 3rd-5th Grade Backpack Drive This summer, you can help area kids get ready for school by helping WHC Collects bring in everything a student will need. With one click, you can put all the items together (less than $70) or select individual supplies and have them shipped directly to Temple (3935 Macomb St. NW, Washington, DC, 20016). We'll collect ...
July 11, 2025 @ 9:00 am - 11:30 am WHC in the DMV: Food & Friends Non-WHC Site Faith in Action 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.
July 11, 2025 @ 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm Social Justice Discussion: Affordable Housing Temple 3935 Macomb St. NW, Washington, DC, United States Faith in Action There is an interesting social justice discussion after Shabbat@WHC services, the second Friday of each month. This week, the discussion centers on affordable housing in our area. Guest speakers are Dan Reed and Alex Baca, who serve as Maryland Regional Policy Director and D.C. Policy Director for Greater Greater Washington. Room TBA at services.
August 1, 2025 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm WHC in the DMV: Food & Friends Non-WHC Site Faith in Action 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.
August 4, 2025 - August 31, 2025 WHC Collects: Every Pair of Shoes Makes a Difference Temple & JBSC Faith in Action WHC is collecting gently used shoes for children, adults, and seniors facing financial hardship in the DMV.
August 8, 2025 @ 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm Social Justice Discussion: Work-Family Balance Temple 3935 Macomb St. NW, Washington, DC, United States Faith in Action There is an interesting social justice discussion after Shabbat@WHC services, the second Friday of each month. This one explores work-family balance and examines paid family and medical leave in Maryland, Virginia, and D.C. Room TBA at services.
September 5, 2025 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm WHC in the DMV: Food & Friends Non-WHC Site Faith in Action 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 September 7, 2025 @ 12:30 pm - 5:30 pm 2025 Unity Walk with the Interfaith Council of Metropolitan Washington Connect IFC’s annual Unity Walk is a public demonstration of love and support for all who live in the DMV. Walk with participants of all ages to visit different houses of worship in upper Northwest DC to learn about and experience diverse faith traditions. Come by yourself or bring friends and family to celebrate the wonderful diversity that exists in our region.
September 12, 2025 @ 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm Social Justice Discussion Temple 3935 Macomb St. NW, Washington, DC, United States Faith in Action There is an interesting social justice discussion after Shabbat@WHC services, the second Friday of each month (Room TBA at services). This discussion will focus on supporting those experiencing homelessness, and on the status of DC Home Rule.
September 14, 2025 @ 1:45 pm - 3:00 pm WHC In the DMV: Bingo With Seniors Non-WHC Site Faith in Action BINGO - That's the name of the game, as our volunteers will spend a couple of hours at the Charles E. Smith Life Communities on the second Sunday of most months, volunteering to play bingo with some of our Jewish seniors (what a mitzvah!)
September 16, 2025 @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm WHC in the DMV: Dinner for Children’s Inn at NIH Non-WHC Site Volunteer with us as we help feed families at the NIH Children’s Inn, where families stay when children receive experimental treatment on campus.
September 22, 2025 - October 3, 2025 WHC Collects: High Holy Day Food Drive Temple & JBSC Faith in Action On the High Holy Days, we take the opportunity to recommit ourselves to social action and perform acts of tzedakah. The Community Issues/Social Action Committee and WHECTY have teamed up to help with this year’s High Holy Day Food Drive.
