Featured February 16, 2024 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Besters Book Club Presents: Jonathan Freedland Online Only Learn The Besters are pleased to welcome author Jonathan Freedland to their Book Club series on Friday, February 16 at 11:00 am on Zoom to discuss his book The Escape Artist. This lecture is free and open to everyone, but RSVP is required. RSVP HERE This lecture is presented in partnership with the Jewish Book Council. About ...
February 16, 2024 @ 5:30 pm - 6:00 pm Tot Shabbat & Family Dinner JBSC 11810 Falls Road, Potomac, MD, United States Worship Our clergy and song leader Lisa Baydush 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. Following the service, ...
February 16, 2024 @ 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm Shabbat@WHC Temple & Livestream 3935 Macomb St. NW, Washington, DC, United States Worship We invite you to end your week and welcome Shabbat with us! At 6:00 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 your community. Kids are always welcome, and they’ll be able ...
February 17, 2024 @ 8:30 am - 10:00 am Early Torah Study Temple & Livestream 3935 Macomb St. NW, Washington, DC, United States Learn 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 ...
February 17, 2024 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Shabbat Morning Worship Temple & Livestream 3935 Macomb St. NW, Washington, DC, United States 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: 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 ...
February 17, 2024 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm WHC Connections: Haftarah Study Group Online Only Learn 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. ...
February 19, 2024 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm Pregnancy Group (Winter 2024) Temple & Livestream 3935 Macomb St. NW, Washington, DC, United States Connect WHC's Pregnancy Group Join Rabbi Fischel for conversations about the wonders, awe, frustrations, and ridiculousness of pregnancy. Our discussions will be framed in a Jewish light, and our focus will be on building a community of soon-to-be moms who can depend on each other for years to come. This program costs $18 for WHC members; ...
February 20, 2024 @ 9:15 am - 10:15 am Kesher Class JBSC 11810 Falls Road, Potomac, MD, United States Learn The RJW ECC is excited to share a new learning experience for families with children 12-24 months! Caregivers are invited to come in with their toddlers for an hour of connection and communication, designed to support your child’s speech and language development. Led by licensed speech pathologist, Allison Parker and our ECC Director, Kfirah HaLevi, ...
February 20, 2024 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Deep Dive Into Jewish World Music Temple 3935 Macomb St. NW, Washington, DC, United States Learn We’re all familiar with klezmer and may know a few Yiddish songs and know that the Jews of Europe had rich musical traditions. But as American Jews, we’re often less familiar with the music of our people from the rest of our global diaspora such as Turkey and Persia (among others). Join Cantor Hamstra for ...
February 21, 2024 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm New Moms’ Group (Winter 2024) Temple 3935 Macomb St. NW, Washington, DC, United States Connect Extended through March! 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 ...
February 21, 2024 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Wednesday Study Group: Prophets Online Only Learn Reform Judaism is often cited as the Prophetic sect of our tradition, but what does that mean? What does it mean to be descendants of the Prophets? Join Wednesday Study Group for an exploration of these humans who spoke for God. For this class, we will be using Abraham Joshua Heschel’s famous book, The Prophets. ...
Featured February 23, 2024 @ 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm Jewish Disability Awareness, Acceptance, and Inclusion Shabbat@WHC — JBSC JBSC 11810 Falls Road, Potomac, MD, United States Worship Jewish Disability Awareness, Acceptance, and Inclusion Month (JDAIM) is a unified effort among Jewish organizations worldwide to raise awareness and foster acceptance and inclusion of people with disabilities and mental health conditions and those who love them. An ASL interpreter will be present for tonight's service, and we will have large-print prayer books available. Extra ...
Featured February 23, 2024 @ 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm Jewish Disability Awareness, Acceptance, and Inclusion Shabbat@WHC Temple & Livestream 3935 Macomb St. NW, Washington, DC, United States Worship Jewish Disability Awareness, Acceptance, and Inclusion Month (JDAIM) is a unified effort among Jewish organizations worldwide to raise awareness and foster acceptance and inclusion of people with disabilities and mental health conditions and those who love them. We're honored to have WHC member Madison Essig address the congregation during the service. Tonight's service will have ...
