October 6, 2025 @ 6:00 pm - October 13, 2025 @ 6:00 pm SUKKOT 14 Tishri 5786 to 21 Tishri 5786 Sukkot is one of the most joyful festivals on the Jewish calendar. “Sukkot,” a Hebrew word meaning "booths" or "huts," refers to the ...
October 11, 2025 @ 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.
October 11, 2025 @ 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
October 11, 2025 @ 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm Sukkot Celebrations – LGBTQ+ Brunch Non-WHC Site Connect The LGBTQ+ community comes together for a lovely afternoon brunch in Rabbi Fischel’s sukkah, so come by for some bagels, Sukkot-themed mimosa bar, community, friends, and Shabbat!
October 11, 2025 @ 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.
October 11, 2025 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm Cookie Baking & Havdalah with Jr. WHECTY Non-WHC Site Connect This Jr. WHECTY event includes pizza, drinks, cookie baking and decorating, games and will conclude with a Havdalah experience. The cost is $35 per child. This is the ultimate combination of Jewish, fun, and friendship!
Featured October 11, 2025 @ 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm Harvest & Hops Non-WHC Site Connect What better way to celebrate Sukkot than a beer tasting trip to a working farm growing hops, herbs, vegetables, and more!
October 12, 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!)
October 12, 2025 @ 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm Sukkot Celebrations – New Members Non-WHC Site Connect We invite you to get to know your WHC clergy, leadership, staff, and other new Temple members over light hors d'oeuvres, dessert, and drinks! Contact Director of Member Engagement Jennifer Millstone at jmillstone@whctemple.org with any questions.
October 13, 2025 @ 6:00 pm - October 14, 2025 @ 6:00 pm SH’MINI ATZERET & SIMCHAT TORAH 21 Tishri 5786 to 22 Tishri 5786 Immediately following Sukkot, we observe Sh'mini Atzeret and Simchat Torah, a fun-filled day during which we celebrate the completion of the annual reading of ...
October 13, 2025 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm 12 Jewish Questions – Fall 2025 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.
