10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series Conversational Hebrew December 27, 2021 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series Conversational Hebrew Learn to speak Hebrew—or practice and improve your fluency—without having to master the aleph-bet. This innovative method will have you speaking at the first class, and the ability to read or write in Hebrew is not necessary. We offer classes for every level. Not sure which is best for you? Contact instructor Gerdy Trachtman for placement assistance. ...
11:30 am - 12:30 pm Event Series Conversational Hebrew December 27, 2021 @ 11:30 am - 12:30 pm Event Series Conversational Hebrew Learn to speak Hebrew—or practice and improve your fluency—without having to master the aleph-bet. This innovative method will have you speaking at the first class, and the ability to read or write in Hebrew is not necessary. We offer classes for every level. Not sure which is best for you? Contact instructor Gerdy Trachtman for placement assistance. ...
10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series Conversational Hebrew December 28, 2021 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series Conversational Hebrew Learn to speak Hebrew—or practice and improve your fluency—without having to master the aleph-bet. This innovative method will have you speaking at the first class, and the ability to read or write in Hebrew is not necessary. We offer classes for every level. Not sure which is best for you? Contact instructor Gerdy Trachtman for placement assistance. ...
12:30 pm - 1:00 pm Event Series (Higher) Power Lunch with 2239 December 28, 2021 @ 12:30 pm - 1:00 pm Event Series (Higher) Power Lunch with 2239 Tired of spending your lunch break scrolling through social media/the news/your morning inbox? What if you could use this time to get in touch with your spiritual side by exploring Torah (over Zoom) with other smart and interesting people? Every Tuesday from 12:30-1:00 pm, Washington Hebrew’s 2239 community will dive into the week’s Torah portion, ...
5:45 pm - 6:45 pm Event Series Conversational Hebrew December 29, 2021 @ 5:45 pm - 6:45 pm Event Series Conversational Hebrew Learn to speak Hebrew—or practice and improve your fluency—without having to master the aleph-bet. This innovative method will have you speaking at the first class, and the ability to read or write in Hebrew is not necessary. We offer classes for every level. Not sure which is best for you? Contact instructor Gerdy Trachtman for placement assistance. ...
10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series Conversational Hebrew December 30, 2021 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series Conversational Hebrew Learn to speak Hebrew—or practice and improve your fluency—without having to master the aleph-bet. This innovative method will have you speaking at the first class, and the ability to read or write in Hebrew is not necessary. We offer classes for every level. Not sure which is best for you? Contact instructor Gerdy Trachtman for placement assistance. ...
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm Event Series Shabbat Evening Service December 31, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm Event Series Shabbat Evening Service WE INVITE YOU TO END THE WEEK AND WELCOME SHABBAT WITH US! 6:00 pm: Snack, Sip, and Schmooze (S3) SNACK — Hot appetizers, cheese, crackers, and fruit! Perfect for families looking to feed their kids before the service. Gluten-free and vegan options will be available. This week's menu: SIP — Beer, wine, and non-alcoholic drinks ...
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Joint Shabbat Service December 31, 2021 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Joint Shabbat Service The final Shabbat service of the year is a rotating “joint venture” between Washington Hebrew Congregation, Adas Israel, Temple Micah, and Temple Sinai. This year, Shabbat worship for Friday, December 31 will take place virtually, hosted by Temple Sinai, and be available via livestream Due to COVID protocols, this service will ONLY be available via ...
10:00 am - 11:30 am Shabbat Morning Worship January 1, 2022 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am Shabbat Morning 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 ...
10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series Conversational Hebrew January 3, 2022 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series Conversational Hebrew Learn to speak Hebrew—or practice and improve your fluency—without having to master the aleph-bet. This innovative method will have you speaking at the first class, and the ability to read or write in Hebrew is not necessary. We offer classes for every level. Not sure which is best for you? Contact instructor Gerdy Trachtman for placement assistance. ...
11:30 am - 12:30 pm Event Series Conversational Hebrew January 3, 2022 @ 11:30 am - 12:30 pm Event Series Conversational Hebrew Learn to speak Hebrew—or practice and improve your fluency—without having to master the aleph-bet. This innovative method will have you speaking at the first class, and the ability to read or write in Hebrew is not necessary. We offer classes for every level. Not sure which is best for you? Contact instructor Gerdy Trachtman for placement assistance. ...
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Pregnancy Group January 3, 2022 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Pregnancy Group Join Rabbi Fischel, who is expecting her second child in the spring, for conversations around 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 ...
10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series Conversational Hebrew January 4, 2022 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series Conversational Hebrew Learn to speak Hebrew—or practice and improve your fluency—without having to master the aleph-bet. This innovative method will have you speaking at the first class, and the ability to read or write in Hebrew is not necessary. We offer classes for every level. Not sure which is best for you? Contact instructor Gerdy Trachtman for placement assistance. ...
12:30 pm - 1:00 pm Event Series (Higher) Power Lunch with 2239 January 4, 2022 @ 12:30 pm - 1:00 pm Event Series (Higher) Power Lunch with 2239 Tired of spending your lunch break scrolling through social media/the news/your morning inbox? What if you could use this time to get in touch with your spiritual side by exploring Torah (over Zoom) with other smart and interesting people? Every Tuesday from 12:30-1:00 pm, Washington Hebrew’s 2239 community will dive into the week’s Torah portion, ...
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Event Series Wednesday Study Group January 5, 2022 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Event Series Wednesday Study Group Come take a deep dive into one of the more complicated and provocative books in the Jewish canon. We will use Dr. Erica Brown's commentary, Esther: Power, Fate, and Fragility in Exile to explore how the Book of Esther can inform modern issues of anti-Semitism, feminism, personal identity, and leadership. Perhaps we too will discover that ...
5:45 pm - 6:45 pm Event Series Conversational Hebrew January 5, 2022 @ 5:45 pm - 6:45 pm Event Series Conversational Hebrew Learn to speak Hebrew—or practice and improve your fluency—without having to master the aleph-bet. This innovative method will have you speaking at the first class, and the ability to read or write in Hebrew is not necessary. We offer classes for every level. Not sure which is best for you? Contact instructor Gerdy Trachtman for placement assistance. ...
10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series Conversational Hebrew January 6, 2022 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series Conversational Hebrew Learn to speak Hebrew—or practice and improve your fluency—without having to master the aleph-bet. This innovative method will have you speaking at the first class, and the ability to read or write in Hebrew is not necessary. We offer classes for every level. Not sure which is best for you? Contact instructor Gerdy Trachtman for placement assistance. ...
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm Shabbat Evening Service January 7, 2022 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm Shabbat Evening Service Together with WHC clergy, welcome Shabbat together as one WHC community. This service will take place on Zoom JOIN US ON ZOOM It will also be available on our Facebook page. Technical difficulties are preventing our livestream from playing tonight. We hope you will join us over Zoom or on Facebook! The health and safety of ...
10:00 am - 11:30 am Event Series Shabbat Morning Worship January 8, 2022 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am Event Series Shabbat Morning 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 ...
10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series Conversational Hebrew January 10, 2022 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series Conversational Hebrew Learn to speak Hebrew—or practice and improve your fluency—without having to master the aleph-bet. This innovative method will have you speaking at the first class, and the ability to read or write in Hebrew is not necessary. We offer classes for every level. Not sure which is best for you? Contact instructor Gerdy Trachtman for placement assistance. ...
11:30 am - 12:30 pm Event Series Conversational Hebrew January 10, 2022 @ 11:30 am - 12:30 pm Event Series Conversational Hebrew Learn to speak Hebrew—or practice and improve your fluency—without having to master the aleph-bet. This innovative method will have you speaking at the first class, and the ability to read or write in Hebrew is not necessary. We offer classes for every level. Not sure which is best for you? Contact instructor Gerdy Trachtman for placement assistance. ...
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Event Series Pregnancy Group January 10, 2022 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Event Series Pregnancy Group Join Rabbi Fischel, who is expecting her second child in the spring, for conversations around 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 ...
10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series Conversational Hebrew January 11, 2022 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series Conversational Hebrew Learn to speak Hebrew—or practice and improve your fluency—without having to master the aleph-bet. This innovative method will have you speaking at the first class, and the ability to read or write in Hebrew is not necessary. We offer classes for every level. Not sure which is best for you? Contact instructor Gerdy Trachtman for placement assistance. ...
Featured 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Women of WHC Present: Elyssa Friedland Featured January 11, 2022 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Women of WHC Present: Elyssa Friedland It’s a family reunion for the ages when two clans convene for the summer at their beloved getaway in the Catskills. In its heyday, The Golden Hotel was the crown jewel of the hotter-than-hot Catskills vacation scene. For more than sixty years, the Goldman and Weingold families - best friends and business partners - have ...
12:30 pm - 1:00 pm Event Series (Higher) Power Lunch with 2239 January 11, 2022 @ 12:30 pm - 1:00 pm Event Series (Higher) Power Lunch with 2239 Tired of spending your lunch break scrolling through social media/the news/your morning inbox? What if you could use this time to get in touch with your spiritual side by exploring Torah (over Zoom) with other smart and interesting people? Every Tuesday from 12:30-1:00 pm, Washington Hebrew’s 2239 community will dive into the week’s Torah portion, ...
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Event Series Wednesday Study Group January 12, 2022 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Event Series Wednesday Study Group Come take a deep dive into one of the more complicated and provocative books in the Jewish canon. We will use Dr. Erica Brown's commentary, Esther: Power, Fate, and Fragility in Exile to explore how the Book of Esther can inform modern issues of anti-Semitism, feminism, personal identity, and leadership. Perhaps we too will discover that ...
5:45 pm - 6:45 pm Event Series Conversational Hebrew January 12, 2022 @ 5:45 pm - 6:45 pm Event Series Conversational Hebrew Learn to speak Hebrew—or practice and improve your fluency—without having to master the aleph-bet. This innovative method will have you speaking at the first class, and the ability to read or write in Hebrew is not necessary. We offer classes for every level. Not sure which is best for you? Contact instructor Gerdy Trachtman for placement assistance. ...
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Event Series Community Issues / Social Action Monthly Meeting January 12, 2022 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Event Series Community Issues / Social Action Monthly Meeting The need for social justice has not taken a break during the pandemic, and the CISA committee is back with (virtual) monthly meetings to discuss social action issues and plan social justice and interfaith relationship-strengthening events/ activities. This month, Jews United for Justice’s (JUFJ) Montgomery County Senior Organizer Laura Wallace will join us to discuss ...
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm Not So Noah’s Ark: What’s Jewish About Ethical Non-Monogamy? January 12, 2022 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm Not So Noah’s Ark: What’s Jewish About Ethical Non-Monogamy? A new term has popped up on dating apps that has some people dismayed, others confused, and some totally psyched. ENM, or ethical non-monogamy is not a new concept, but has been getting more air-time (Transparent, Girls, Orange Is the New Black) and is becoming more mainstream. Join Rabbi Eliana Fischel and sex therapist Dr. ...
10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series Conversational Hebrew January 13, 2022 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series Conversational Hebrew Learn to speak Hebrew—or practice and improve your fluency—without having to master the aleph-bet. This innovative method will have you speaking at the first class, and the ability to read or write in Hebrew is not necessary. We offer classes for every level. Not sure which is best for you? Contact instructor Gerdy Trachtman for placement assistance. ...
Featured 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm MLK Shabbat 2022 Featured January 14, 2022 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm MLK Shabbat 2022 January's Martin Luther King Jr. Weekend will be filled with wonderful activities, including a very special MLK Shabbat on Friday, January 14. WHC welcomes clergy from nearly two dozen churches and mosques in the D.C. area and magnificent voices from several choirs join our cantors to lift us up with song as we honor the legacy ...
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm Event Series Shabbat Evening Service January 14, 2022 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm Event Series Shabbat Evening Service WE INVITE YOU TO END THE WEEK AND WELCOME SHABBAT WITH US! 6:00 pm: Snack, Sip, and Schmooze (S3) SNACK — Hot appetizers, cheese, crackers, and fruit! Perfect for families looking to feed their kids before the service. Gluten-free and vegan options will be available. This week's menu: SIP — Beer, wine, and non-alcoholic drinks ...
10:00 am - 11:30 am Event Series Shabbat Morning Worship January 15, 2022 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am Event Series Shabbat Morning 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 ...
Featured 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Amram Scholar Series Presents: LaNitra M. Berger Featured January 16, 2022 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Amram Scholar Series Presents: LaNitra M. Berger Sunday, January 16 at 10:30 am on Zoom For those who appreciate art or want to learn more about social activism around the world, art historian LaNitra N. Berger joins us for a look at the life and legacy of controversial South African artist Irma Stern. Irma Stern (1894–1966) gained international fame for her expressionist ...
10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series Conversational Hebrew January 17, 2022 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series Conversational Hebrew Learn to speak Hebrew—or practice and improve your fluency—without having to master the aleph-bet. This innovative method will have you speaking at the first class, and the ability to read or write in Hebrew is not necessary. We offer classes for every level. Not sure which is best for you? Contact instructor Gerdy Trachtman for placement assistance. ...
Featured 11:00 am - 1:00 pm MLK Day of Service Featured January 17, 2022 @ 11:00 am - 1:00 pm MLK Day of Service Important Update to MLK Day of Service (posted 9am on 1.17.22) PB&J Sandwich Making will now take place inside Freed Youth Wing with doors open and ventilation running. Volunteers for this project must show proof of vaccination AND wear a N95 or KN95 mask (We have some for anyone who needs one!) If you are ...
11:30 am - 12:30 pm Event Series Conversational Hebrew January 17, 2022 @ 11:30 am - 12:30 pm Event Series Conversational Hebrew Learn to speak Hebrew—or practice and improve your fluency—without having to master the aleph-bet. This innovative method will have you speaking at the first class, and the ability to read or write in Hebrew is not necessary. We offer classes for every level. Not sure which is best for you? Contact instructor Gerdy Trachtman for placement assistance. ...
10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series Conversational Hebrew January 18, 2022 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series Conversational Hebrew Learn to speak Hebrew—or practice and improve your fluency—without having to master the aleph-bet. This innovative method will have you speaking at the first class, and the ability to read or write in Hebrew is not necessary. We offer classes for every level. Not sure which is best for you? Contact instructor Gerdy Trachtman for placement assistance. ...
12:30 pm - 1:00 pm Event Series (Higher) Power Lunch with 2239 January 18, 2022 @ 12:30 pm - 1:00 pm Event Series (Higher) Power Lunch with 2239 Tired of spending your lunch break scrolling through social media/the news/your morning inbox? What if you could use this time to get in touch with your spiritual side by exploring Torah (over Zoom) with other smart and interesting people? Every Tuesday from 12:30-1:00 pm, Washington Hebrew’s 2239 community will dive into the week’s Torah portion, ...
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Event Series Wednesday Study Group January 19, 2022 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Event Series Wednesday Study Group Come take a deep dive into one of the more complicated and provocative books in the Jewish canon. We will use Dr. Erica Brown's commentary, Esther: Power, Fate, and Fragility in Exile to explore how the Book of Esther can inform modern issues of anti-Semitism, feminism, personal identity, and leadership. Perhaps we too will discover that ...
5:45 pm - 6:45 pm Event Series Conversational Hebrew January 19, 2022 @ 5:45 pm - 6:45 pm Event Series Conversational Hebrew Learn to speak Hebrew—or practice and improve your fluency—without having to master the aleph-bet. This innovative method will have you speaking at the first class, and the ability to read or write in Hebrew is not necessary. We offer classes for every level. Not sure which is best for you? Contact instructor Gerdy Trachtman for placement assistance. ...
10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series Conversational Hebrew January 20, 2022 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series Conversational Hebrew Learn to speak Hebrew—or practice and improve your fluency—without having to master the aleph-bet. This innovative method will have you speaking at the first class, and the ability to read or write in Hebrew is not necessary. We offer classes for every level. Not sure which is best for you? Contact instructor Gerdy Trachtman for placement assistance. ...
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Event Series S.E.A. Change Listening Session January 20, 2022 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Event Series S.E.A. Change Listening Session We want to hear from you! Together with our friends at B'nai Israel Congregation and an initiative called S.E.A. Change (SEA is Study Engage and Act), we've studied community organizing, the history of race and how it's shaped the way Montgomery County has developed and the continuing divide in areas of education, housing, the environment, and healthcare. Now is the Engage part. The SEA Change Coalition ...
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Event Series S.E.A. Change Listening Session January 20, 2022 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Event Series S.E.A. Change Listening Session We want to hear from you! Together with our friends at B'nai Israel Congregation and an initiative called S.E.A. Change (SEA is Study Engage and Act), we've studied community organizing, the history of race and how it's shaped the way Montgomery County has developed and the continuing divide in areas of education, housing, the environment, and healthcare. Now is the Engage part. The SEA Change Coalition ...
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm Event Series Shabbat Evening Service January 21, 2022 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm Event Series Shabbat Evening Service Together with WHC clergy, welcome Shabbat together as one WHC community. This service will take place on Zoom JOIN US ON ZOOM It will also be available via livestream and on our Facebook page. The health and safety of our community continues to be WHC's top priority. To learn more about WHC's COVID-19 protocols please ...
10:00 am - 11:30 am Event Series Shabbat Morning Worship January 22, 2022 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am Event Series Shabbat Morning 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 ...
10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series Conversational Hebrew January 24, 2022 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series Conversational Hebrew Learn to speak Hebrew—or practice and improve your fluency—without having to master the aleph-bet. This innovative method will have you speaking at the first class, and the ability to read or write in Hebrew is not necessary. We offer classes for every level. Not sure which is best for you? Contact instructor Gerdy Trachtman for placement assistance. ...
10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series Conversational Hebrew January 24, 2022 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series Conversational Hebrew Learn to speak Hebrew—or practice and improve your fluency—without having to master the aleph-bet. This innovative method will have you speaking at the first class, and the ability to read or write in Hebrew is not necessary. We offer classes for every level. Not sure which is best for you? Contact instructor Gerdy Trachtman for placement assistance. ...
11:30 am - 12:30 pm Event Series Conversational Hebrew January 24, 2022 @ 11:30 am - 12:30 pm Event Series Conversational Hebrew Learn to speak Hebrew—or practice and improve your fluency—without having to master the aleph-bet. This innovative method will have you speaking at the first class, and the ability to read or write in Hebrew is not necessary. We offer classes for every level. Not sure which is best for you? Contact instructor Gerdy Trachtman for placement assistance. ...
11:30 am - 12:30 pm Event Series Conversational Hebrew January 24, 2022 @ 11:30 am - 12:30 pm Event Series Conversational Hebrew Learn to speak Hebrew—or practice and improve your fluency—without having to master the aleph-bet. This innovative method will have you speaking at the first class, and the ability to read or write in Hebrew is not necessary. We offer classes for every level. Not sure which is best for you? Contact instructor Gerdy Trachtman for placement assistance. ...
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Event Series Pregnancy Group January 24, 2022 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Event Series Pregnancy Group Join Rabbi Fischel, who is expecting her second child in the spring, for conversations around 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 ...
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Event Series Hebrew Reading for Adults January 24, 2022 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Event Series Hebrew Reading for Adults Unlock the mystery of the aleph-bet! The Hebrew letters will come together, and Hebrew prayers come to life as you learn to read the language of our Torah. For Winter 2022, this course will be offered at the following dates and times: Mondays, starting January 24, 6:00 pm – Intermediate Tuesdays, starting January 25, 5:45 pm – ...
7:15 pm - 8:15 pm Event Series Conversational Hebrew January 24, 2022 @ 7:15 pm - 8:15 pm Event Series Conversational Hebrew Learn to speak Hebrew—or practice and improve your fluency—without having to master the aleph-bet. This innovative method will have you speaking at the first class, and the ability to read or write in Hebrew is not necessary. We offer classes for every level. Not sure which is best for you? Contact instructor Gerdy Trachtman for placement assistance. ...
10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series Conversational Hebrew January 25, 2022 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series Conversational Hebrew Learn to speak Hebrew—or practice and improve your fluency—without having to master the aleph-bet. This innovative method will have you speaking at the first class, and the ability to read or write in Hebrew is not necessary. We offer classes for every level. Not sure which is best for you? Contact instructor Gerdy Trachtman for placement assistance. ...
12:30 pm - 1:00 pm Event Series (Higher) Power Lunch with 2239 January 25, 2022 @ 12:30 pm - 1:00 pm Event Series (Higher) Power Lunch with 2239 Tired of spending your lunch break scrolling through social media/the news/your morning inbox? What if you could use this time to get in touch with your spiritual side by exploring Torah (over Zoom) with other smart and interesting people? Every Tuesday from 12:30-1:00 pm, Washington Hebrew’s 2239 community will dive into the week’s Torah portion, ...
5:45 pm - 6:45 pm Event Series Hebrew Reading for Adults January 25, 2022 @ 5:45 pm - 6:45 pm Event Series Hebrew Reading for Adults Unlock the mystery of the aleph-bet! The Hebrew letters will come together, and Hebrew prayers come to life as you learn to read the language of our Torah. For Winter 2022, this course will be offered at the following dates and times: Mondays, starting January 24, 6:00 pm – Intermediate Tuesdays, starting January 25, 5:45 pm – ...
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Event Series Back to Basics January 25, 2022 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Event Series Back to Basics Explore why we do what we do as Jews, find the sources for our traditions, and delve into the origins of these ideas. Through holidays, life cycle events, history, theology, beginning Hebrew literacy, Jewish religious movements, Torah laws, the Mishnah, the Talmud, and Kabbalah, we’ll uncover the answers to the “why” behind Judaism. For our ...
10:00 am - 12:00 pm Event Series Back to Basics January 26, 2022 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Event Series Back to Basics Explore why we do what we do as Jews, find the sources for our traditions, and delve into the origins of these ideas. Through holidays, life cycle events, history, theology, beginning Hebrew literacy, Jewish religious movements, Torah laws, the Mishnah, the Talmud, and Kabbalah, we’ll uncover the answers to the “why” behind Judaism. For our ...
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm WWHC Board Meeting January 26, 2022 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm WWHC Board Meeting Wednesday, January 26, 2022 Time: 12:00 p.m. Place: Zoom Please mark your calendars for a robust board meeting where we'll discuss many topics of interest including an overview of our Virtual Boutique, Silent Auction, and Online Judaica Shop Event, a preview of the Winter/Spring 2022 calendar, and some new ideas for consideration and discussion. Most importantly, we ...
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Event Series Wednesday Study Group January 26, 2022 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Event Series Wednesday Study Group Come take a deep dive into one of the more complicated and provocative books in the Jewish canon. We will use Dr. Erica Brown's commentary, Esther: Power, Fate, and Fragility in Exile to explore how the Book of Esther can inform modern issues of anti-Semitism, feminism, personal identity, and leadership. Perhaps we too will discover that ...
5:45 pm - 6:45 pm Event Series Conversational Hebrew January 26, 2022 @ 5:45 pm - 6:45 pm Event Series Conversational Hebrew Learn to speak Hebrew—or practice and improve your fluency—without having to master the aleph-bet. This innovative method will have you speaking at the first class, and the ability to read or write in Hebrew is not necessary. We offer classes for every level. Not sure which is best for you? Contact instructor Gerdy Trachtman for placement assistance. ...
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Event Series Hebrew Reading for Adults January 26, 2022 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Event Series Hebrew Reading for Adults Unlock the mystery of the aleph-bet! The Hebrew letters will come together, and Hebrew prayers come to life as you learn to read the language of our Torah. For Winter 2022, this course will be offered at the following dates and times: Mondays, starting January 24, 6:00 pm – Intermediate Tuesdays, starting January 25, 5:45 pm – ...
10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series Conversational Hebrew January 27, 2022 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series Conversational Hebrew Learn to speak Hebrew—or practice and improve your fluency—without having to master the aleph-bet. This innovative method will have you speaking at the first class, and the ability to read or write in Hebrew is not necessary. We offer classes for every level. Not sure which is best for you? Contact instructor Gerdy Trachtman for placement assistance. ...
11:15 am - 12:15 pm Event Series Hebrew Reading for Adults January 27, 2022 @ 11:15 am - 12:15 pm Event Series Hebrew Reading for Adults Unlock the mystery of the aleph-bet! The Hebrew letters will come together, and Hebrew prayers come to life as you learn to read the language of our Torah. For Winter 2022, this course will be offered at the following dates and times: Mondays, starting January 24, 6:00 pm – Intermediate Tuesdays, starting January 25, 5:45 pm – ...
5:45 pm - 6:45 pm Event Series Hebrew Reading for Adults January 27, 2022 @ 5:45 pm - 6:45 pm Event Series Hebrew Reading for Adults Unlock the mystery of the aleph-bet! The Hebrew letters will come together, and Hebrew prayers come to life as you learn to read the language of our Torah. For Winter 2022, this course will be offered at the following dates and times: Mondays, starting January 24, 6:00 pm – Intermediate Tuesdays, starting January 25, 5:45 pm – ...
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm Repro Shabbat January 28, 2022 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm Repro Shabbat This Shabbat, Washington Hebrew Congregation proudly joins the National Council of Jewish Women and hundreds of other Jewish organizations this weekend in celebrating Repro Shabbat -- a weekend that calls attention to women’s health care and abortion access. Joining us for this special service will be Shira Zemel and Glenn Northern -- the Co-Directors of ...
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm Event Series Shabbat Evening Service January 28, 2022 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm Event Series Shabbat Evening Service WE INVITE YOU TO END THE WEEK AND WELCOME SHABBAT WITH US! 6:00 pm: Snack, Sip, and Schmooze (S3) SNACK — Hot appetizers, cheese, crackers, and fruit! Perfect for families looking to feed their kids before the service. Gluten-free and vegan options will be available. This week's menu: SIP — Beer, wine, and non-alcoholic drinks ...
10:00 am - 11:30 am Event Series Shabbat Morning Worship January 29, 2022 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am Event Series Shabbat Morning 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 ...
Featured 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Amram Scholar Series Presents: Leah Garrett Featured January 30, 2022 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Amram Scholar Series Presents: Leah Garrett Sunday, January 30 at 10:30 am ON ZOOM! Did you know that there was a group of German-Jewish commandos who fought in Britain’s most secretive special-forces unit during World War II? Probably not because, until now, the story has gone untold. Thankfully, author Leah Garrett spent years researching this almost-forgotten piece of history and made ...
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Event Series S.E.A. Change Listening Session January 30, 2022 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Event Series S.E.A. Change Listening Session We want to hear from you! Together with our friends at B'nai Israel Congregation and an initiative called S.E.A. Change (SEA is Study Engage and Act), we've studied community organizing, the history of race and how it's shaped the way Montgomery County has developed and the continuing divide in areas of education, housing, the environment, and healthcare. Now is the Engage part. The SEA Change Coalition ...
10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series Conversational Hebrew January 31, 2022 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series Conversational Hebrew Learn to speak Hebrew—or practice and improve your fluency—without having to master the aleph-bet. This innovative method will have you speaking at the first class, and the ability to read or write in Hebrew is not necessary. We offer classes for every level. Not sure which is best for you? Contact instructor Gerdy Trachtman for placement assistance. ...
11:30 am - 12:30 pm Event Series Conversational Hebrew January 31, 2022 @ 11:30 am - 12:30 pm Event Series Conversational Hebrew Learn to speak Hebrew—or practice and improve your fluency—without having to master the aleph-bet. This innovative method will have you speaking at the first class, and the ability to read or write in Hebrew is not necessary. We offer classes for every level. Not sure which is best for you? Contact instructor Gerdy Trachtman for placement assistance. ...
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Event Series Hebrew Reading for Adults January 31, 2022 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Event Series Hebrew Reading for Adults Unlock the mystery of the aleph-bet! The Hebrew letters will come together, and Hebrew prayers come to life as you learn to read the language of our Torah. For Winter 2022, this course will be offered at the following dates and times: Mondays, starting January 24, 6:00 pm – Intermediate Tuesdays, starting January 25, 5:45 pm – ...
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Event Series Pregnancy Group January 31, 2022 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Event Series Pregnancy Group Join Rabbi Fischel, who is expecting her second child in the spring, for conversations around 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 ...
7:15 pm - 8:15 pm Event Series Conversational Hebrew January 31, 2022 @ 7:15 pm - 8:15 pm Event Series Conversational Hebrew Learn to speak Hebrew—or practice and improve your fluency—without having to master the aleph-bet. This innovative method will have you speaking at the first class, and the ability to read or write in Hebrew is not necessary. We offer classes for every level. Not sure which is best for you? Contact instructor Gerdy Trachtman for placement assistance. ...
2022-02-01 Featured Cleaning Supply Drive Featured Cleaning Supply Drive Featured February 1, 2022 - March 1, 2022 Cleaning Supply Drive Spearheaded by WHC’s 2239 community, we are partnering with Furnish Hope DC - an organization founded by WHC Member Niki Mock to help collect cleaning items for low-income families in Washington, D.C. From February 1 – March 1 we will be collecting the following items, many of which are not covered by food stamps and ...
2022-02-01 Featured Hamantashen Pre-Sales Featured Hamantashen Pre-Sales Featured February 1, 2022 - February 18, 2022 Hamantashen Pre-Sales Back for 2022-- with a few slight adjustments to keep things pandemic-friendly. WHECTY is selling yummy, delicious hamantashen! This year all boxes must be pre-ordered between February 1 and February 18. Each box costs $6 and comes with 4 hamantashen. Flavor choices include: Apple • Apricot • Cherry • Chocolate • Poppy Seed • Prune ...
10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series Conversational Hebrew February 1, 2022 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series Conversational Hebrew Learn to speak Hebrew—or practice and improve your fluency—without having to master the aleph-bet. This innovative method will have you speaking at the first class, and the ability to read or write in Hebrew is not necessary. We offer classes for every level. Not sure which is best for you? Contact instructor Gerdy Trachtman for placement assistance. ...
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm New Mom’s Group February 1, 2022 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm New Mom’s Group Having a new baby is an incredible miracle and simcha (joy!)...and it brings with it big changes and challenges -- especially during this time of pandemic. Join Stephanie Tankel, WHC's Director of Lifelong Learning, (whose second child was born in March of 2020!) for an opportunity to share, vent, celebrate, and more. This group will ...
12:30 pm - 1:00 pm Event Series (Higher) Power Lunch with 2239 February 1, 2022 @ 12:30 pm - 1:00 pm Event Series (Higher) Power Lunch with 2239 Tired of spending your lunch break scrolling through social media/the news/your morning inbox? What if you could use this time to get in touch with your spiritual side by exploring Torah (over Zoom) with other smart and interesting people? Every Tuesday from 12:30-1:00 pm, Washington Hebrew’s 2239 community will dive into the week’s Torah portion, ...
5:45 pm - 6:45 pm Event Series Hebrew Reading for Adults February 1, 2022 @ 5:45 pm - 6:45 pm Event Series Hebrew Reading for Adults Unlock the mystery of the aleph-bet! The Hebrew letters will come together, and Hebrew prayers come to life as you learn to read the language of our Torah. For Winter 2022, this course will be offered at the following dates and times: Mondays, starting January 24, 6:00 pm – Intermediate Tuesdays, starting January 25, 5:45 pm – ...
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Event Series Back to Basics February 1, 2022 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Event Series Back to Basics Explore why we do what we do as Jews, find the sources for our traditions, and delve into the origins of these ideas. Through holidays, life cycle events, history, theology, beginning Hebrew literacy, Jewish religious movements, Torah laws, the Mishnah, the Talmud, and Kabbalah, we’ll uncover the answers to the “why” behind Judaism. For our ...
10:00 am - 12:00 pm Event Series Back to Basics February 2, 2022 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Event Series Back to Basics Explore why we do what we do as Jews, find the sources for our traditions, and delve into the origins of these ideas. Through holidays, life cycle events, history, theology, beginning Hebrew literacy, Jewish religious movements, Torah laws, the Mishnah, the Talmud, and Kabbalah, we’ll uncover the answers to the “why” behind Judaism. For our ...
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Event Series Wednesday Study Group February 2, 2022 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Event Series Wednesday Study Group Come take a deep dive into one of the more complicated and provocative books in the Jewish canon. We will use Dr. Erica Brown's commentary, Esther: Power, Fate, and Fragility in Exile to explore how the Book of Esther can inform modern issues of anti-Semitism, feminism, personal identity, and leadership. Perhaps we too will discover that ...
5:45 pm - 6:45 pm Event Series Conversational Hebrew February 2, 2022 @ 5:45 pm - 6:45 pm Event Series Conversational Hebrew Learn to speak Hebrew—or practice and improve your fluency—without having to master the aleph-bet. This innovative method will have you speaking at the first class, and the ability to read or write in Hebrew is not necessary. We offer classes for every level. Not sure which is best for you? Contact instructor Gerdy Trachtman for placement assistance. ...
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Event Series Hebrew Reading for Adults February 2, 2022 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Event Series Hebrew Reading for Adults Unlock the mystery of the aleph-bet! The Hebrew letters will come together, and Hebrew prayers come to life as you learn to read the language of our Torah. For Winter 2022, this course will be offered at the following dates and times: Mondays, starting January 24, 6:00 pm – Intermediate Tuesdays, starting January 25, 5:45 pm – ...
10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series Conversational Hebrew February 3, 2022 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series Conversational Hebrew Learn to speak Hebrew—or practice and improve your fluency—without having to master the aleph-bet. This innovative method will have you speaking at the first class, and the ability to read or write in Hebrew is not necessary. We offer classes for every level. Not sure which is best for you? Contact instructor Gerdy Trachtman for placement assistance. ...
11:15 am - 12:15 pm Event Series Hebrew Reading for Adults February 3, 2022 @ 11:15 am - 12:15 pm Event Series Hebrew Reading for Adults Unlock the mystery of the aleph-bet! The Hebrew letters will come together, and Hebrew prayers come to life as you learn to read the language of our Torah. For Winter 2022, this course will be offered at the following dates and times: Mondays, starting January 24, 6:00 pm – Intermediate Tuesdays, starting January 25, 5:45 pm – ...
5:45 pm - 6:45 pm Event Series Hebrew Reading for Adults February 3, 2022 @ 5:45 pm - 6:45 pm Event Series Hebrew Reading for Adults Unlock the mystery of the aleph-bet! The Hebrew letters will come together, and Hebrew prayers come to life as you learn to read the language of our Torah. For Winter 2022, this course will be offered at the following dates and times: Mondays, starting January 24, 6:00 pm – Intermediate Tuesdays, starting January 25, 5:45 pm – ...
11:00 am - 4:00 pm Event Series Mah Jongg with WWHC February 4, 2022 @ 11:00 am - 4:00 pm Event Series Mah Jongg with WWHC Join the Women of WHC for Mah Jongg. $5 purse Everyone is welcome!* No need to RSVP, just show up when you can and join the fun! *Please click here to learn about our health and safety protocols and plan to arrive a few minutes early.
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm Event Series Shabbat Evening Service February 4, 2022 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm Event Series Shabbat Evening Service Together with WHC clergy, welcome Shabbat together as one WHC community. This service will take place on Zoom JOIN US ON ZOOM It will also be available via livestream and on our Facebook page. The health and safety of our community continues to be WHC's top priority. To learn more about WHC's COVID-19 protocols please ...
10:00 am - 11:30 am Event Series Shabbat Morning Worship February 5, 2022 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am Event Series Shabbat Morning 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 ...
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January 12, 2022 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Event Series Community Issues / Social Action Monthly Meeting Online Find out more »
January 12, 2022 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm Not So Noah’s Ark: What’s Jewish About Ethical Non-Monogamy? Online Find out more »
January 14, 2022 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm Event Series Shabbat Evening Service Hybrid – Temple Find out more »
Featured Featured January 16, 2022 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Amram Scholar Series Presents: LaNitra M. Berger Online Find out more »
January 18, 2022 @ 12:30 pm - 1:00 pm Event Series (Higher) Power Lunch with 2239 Online Find out more »
January 20, 2022 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Event Series S.E.A. Change Listening Session Online Find out more »
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January 25, 2022 @ 12:30 pm - 1:00 pm Event Series (Higher) Power Lunch with 2239 Online Find out more »
January 28, 2022 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm Event Series Shabbat Evening Service Hybrid – Temple Find out more »
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January 30, 2022 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Event Series S.E.A. Change Listening Session Online Find out more »
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