May 2 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm HavDOGlah! JBSC 11810 Falls Road, Potomac, MD, United States Connect Calling all pups (and their people!)… HavDOGlah is back! Join WHC for our 4th annual celebration of "all things dogs" and Shabbat on Saturday, May 2, at the Julia Bindeman Suburban Center, from 4:00 - 5:00 pm.
May 3 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am Lag B’Omer Play Date JBSC 11810 Falls Road, Potomac, MD, United States Connect Families with young children are invited to join the Rabbi Joseph Weinberg Early Childhood Center (RJW ECC) and Jewish Family Ambassadors (JFA) for a festive Lag B’Omer playdate at JBSC! Lag Ba’Omer is a joyful holiday often celebrated around bonfires, BBQs, and fireworks. It celebrates the 33rd day of the "omer" - the time of ...
May 3 @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm 2239 Lag B’Omer Non-WHC Site Connect Calling all young professionals ages 22-39! Come commemorate Lag B'Omer with an afternoon of bonfires, music, and fun. Whether you've never celebrated Lag B'Omer or you have your own annual tradition, you're in for a sweet treat!
May 4 @ 6:45 pm - 9:00 pm Great Israeli Scripture Temple 3935 Macomb St. NW, Washington, DC, United States Learn With a similar structure to the Great American Scripture class, this continues the previous conversations, but through an Israeli lens. You’ll read and discuss traditional and contemporary writers thoughts on Israel.
May 4 @ 6:45 pm - 9:00 pm 12 Jewish Questions – Spring 2026 Temple 3935 Macomb St. NW, Washington, DC, United States Learn 12 Jewish Questions is a learning community for adults – Jewish and non-Jewish – that draws upon 3,500 years of Jewish wisdom to deeply explore twelve of life’s most essential questions.
May 4 @ 6:45 pm - 9:00 pm Building Racial Stamina Temple 3935 Macomb St. NW, Washington, DC, United States Learn Talking about race is both challenging and essential—within our Jewish community and in the wider world. Drawing on the concept of racial stamina articulated by educator Robin DiAngelo, this five-week facilitated discussion group offers a thoughtful, supportive space for participants to build the capacity to engage honestly and constructively in conversations about race and racism.
May 5 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Community Issues/Social Action (CISA) Meeting Temple & Zoom 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 ...
May 6 @ 9:30 am - 10:30 am Caregiver-Child Play Dates at Temple Temple 3935 Macomb St. NW, Washington, DC, United States Connect Children and caregivers connect and grow through interactive play, movement, songs, and games! Little ones explore emotions, practice sharing, develop empathy skills, build frustration tolerance, and cultivate resilience. Caregivers learn strategies for connection and co-regulation with their little ones, fostering a strong bond and supportive environment for social-emotional learning while creating cherished memories and building essential skills together!
Featured May 6 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm An Evening with Noa Tishby Location To Be Announced Learn Noa Tishby is a two-time New York Times best-selling author and Israel’s former Special Envoy for Combating Antisemitism and Delegitimization.
May 8 @ 11:00 am - 12:30 pm New Moms Group (Spring 2026) Temple 3935 Macomb St. NW, Washington, DC, United States Connect 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 a specific ...
May 8 @ 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! Our clergy and community look forward to seeing you in person or via livestream.
May 8 @ 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm Social Justice Discussion: Disability Inclusion 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. In May, join us for an ongoing discussion on how to improve access and inclusion for our WHC members and guests with physical or developmental disabilities. Room TBA at services.
May 9 @ 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.
May 9 @ 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
May 9 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm WHC Connections: Haftarah Study Group Online Only Learn 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.
