March 16, 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. ...
Featured March 16, 2024 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Purim Carnival for Families with Young Children JBSC 11810 Falls Road, Potomac, MD, United States Connect Happy Purim! Join us for our annual Purim Carnival with this special experience just for our families with young children (5 and under). Older siblings are welcome. $18 (WHC members), $25 (non-members) per participating child. Register Below The cost includes unlimited games and activities. Each child will receive a Purim Prize Bag as they leave. ...
March 17, 2024 @ 10:45 am - 12:00 pm Parenting Is Hard; Judaism Helps. Temple 3935 Macomb St. NW, Washington, DC, United States Connect Join our team of Washington Hebrew clergy and educators as we dive into how Judaism can help us navigate our family, relationship, and individual lives. Over four sessions, we will use Jewish holidays to explore issues of nourishment, rest, decision-making, and connection. We hope this class will provide community for parents of young children, ages ...
Featured March 17, 2024 @ 12:00 pm - 2:30 pm WHC Purim Carnival 2024 JBSC 11810 Falls Road, Potomac, MD, United States Connect Our traditional Purim Carnival is back! Join us at the Julia Bindeman Suburban Center for a family-friendly, all-ages carnival! The carnival includes the classic games kids have always loved and some fun new activities to fit with our Broadway Purim theme. A reminder that our carnival is now a “wristband” event. Each child needs a ...
March 17, 2024 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Potluck and Planning with the Besters Non-WHC Site Connect Join the Besters and help brainstorm and plan programming ideas for the upcoming year, reconnect with friends, and enjoy a delicious potluck dinner. This program is free of charge, but advance RSVP is required. RSVP HERE An email will be sent out in the days before the event with the address for the event and ...
March 18, 2024 @ 9:30 am - 10:30 am FIT4MOM Stroller Strides Temple 3935 Macomb St. NW, Washington, DC, United States Connect 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 ...
March 18, 2024 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Food & Judaism Temple 3935 Macomb St. NW, Washington, DC, United States Learn Jews LOVE food.... Why? Why do so many of our Jewish customs happen around a dining room table? Where did these traditions come from? Where did these foods come from? What do these laws, rituals, and dishes teach us about Jewish history and the Jewish present? During this six-week course, we will explore everything from ...
March 18, 2024 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Toxic Polarization: Learning How to Navigate Division Temple 3935 Macomb St. NW, Washington, DC, United States Learn Do you look at current events in our country, in Israel, or our world and worry that we are more divided than we’ve ever been before? Do you look toward the 2024 election and wonder how you will maintain relationships with family members, co-workers, friends, and neighbors? Join Rabbi Rachel Schmelkin, nationally recognized for her ...
March 18, 2024 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm 12 Jewish Questions (Spring 2024) Temple 3935 Macomb St. NW, Washington, DC, United States Learn 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? 12 Jewish Questions is a learning community for adults – Jewish and non-Jewish – who have questions about Jewish identity, beliefs, culture, and customs. It’s an ...
March 20, 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 ...
March 20, 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. ...
March 20, 2024 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm LGBTQ+ Hamantashen Bake Temple 3935 Macomb St. NW, Washington, DC, United States Connect REGISTRATION CLOSES AT 8 PM ON FRIDAY, MARCH 15! Please register by Friday, March 15 as we will be ingredient shopping that weekend and want to be sure to have enough deliciousness for everyone! Calling all members of our LGBTQ+ community and their families!!! Please join the WHC LGBTQ+ Group for our first-ever hamantashen bake ...
Featured March 21, 2024 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm WHC Brotherhood Ultimate March Madness Non-WHC Site Connect Thursday, March 21 from 7-10 pm Hosted by WHC Brotherhood at The Rev Room at Fleming’s Ultimate Garage 660 Lofstrand Ln, Rockville, MD 20850 Join us for a night of hoops and cars as we get together to eat, drink, and enjoy the first night of NCAA’s March Madness. The games will be shown on ...
