Featured 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Reproductive Rights in America Featured October 29, 2023 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Reproductive Rights in America In partnership with the Barnard in Washington alumni group, WHC is pleased to present a panel discussion about “The Janes,” a real-life story turned into a documentary film available on MAX. In the spring of 1972, police raided an apartment on the South Side of Chicago where seven women who were part of a clandestine ...
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm Fall Fun with ETY (Temple) October 29, 2023 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm Fall Fun with ETY (Temple) All 2nd, 3rd, and 4th graders at Temple are invited to ETY (Elementary Temple Youth)’s exciting Fall Kick-Off on October 29nd after religious school, from 12:00-1:30! We will be having a pizza lunch, followed by a Fall relay race. The students will participate in fun fall and harvest-themed games, and we will end our activities ...
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm Event Series Release the Hostages Vigil October 29, 2023 @ 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm Event Series Release the Hostages Vigil Release the Hostages Vigil Sundays, 1:30 pm, Red Cross Headquarters in DC Unxeptable.org invites you to join in calling for the immediate release of the Israeli hostages kidnapped by Hamas and being held in Gaza. The group plans to gather every Sunday until the hostages are released. Please contact Ronit Yarden, riy2@georgetown.edu, for more information.
10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series Conversational Hebrew October 30, 2023 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series Conversational Hebrew Learning to speak a new language as an adult can be daunting. We offer an innovative method that emphasizes conversation over decoding, and you’ll find yourself speaking Hebrew in the very first class. You don’t need to read Hebrew, or even know the aleph-bet. For the Fall 2023 semester, our 8-week Conversational Hebrew classes will begin ...
10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series Conversational Hebrew October 30, 2023 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series Conversational Hebrew Learning to speak a new language as an adult can be daunting. We offer an innovative method that emphasizes conversation over decoding, and you’ll find yourself speaking Hebrew in the very first class. You don’t need to read Hebrew, or even know the aleph-bet. For the Spring 2024 semester, our 8-week Conversational Hebrew classes will begin ...
11:30 am - 12:30 pm Event Series Hebrew Reading for Adults October 30, 2023 @ 11:30 am - 12:30 pm Event Series Hebrew Reading for Adults If you would like to be able to read our prayers in Hebrew instead of relying on transliteration or keep up with what your kids (or grandkids) are learning in Religious School, this course is for you. For our Fall 2023 semester of Hebrew Reading, classes will begin the week of October 9, and will ...
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Event Series Conversational Hebrew October 30, 2023 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Event Series Conversational Hebrew Learning to speak a new language as an adult can be daunting. We offer an innovative method that emphasizes conversation over decoding, and you’ll find yourself speaking Hebrew in the very first class. You don’t need to read Hebrew, or even know the aleph-bet. For the Fall 2023 semester, our 8-week Conversational Hebrew classes will begin ...
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Event Series Conversational Hebrew October 30, 2023 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Event Series Conversational Hebrew Learning to speak a new language as an adult can be daunting. We offer an innovative method that emphasizes conversation over decoding, and you’ll find yourself speaking Hebrew in the very first class. You don’t need to read Hebrew, or even know the aleph-bet. For the Fall 2023 semester, our 8-week Conversational Hebrew classes will begin ...
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Event Series 8 Jewish Rituals October 30, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Event Series 8 Jewish Rituals Amidst the bustling currents of the 24-hour news cycle and the unceasing rhythm of our schedules, how can we find a moment to cherish for ourselves? When our calendars brim with commitments, how do we establish a space that feels truly sacred? Whether as a follow-up to the enlightening “12 Jewish Questions” or as a ...
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Event Series 12 Jewish Questions October 30, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Event Series 12 Jewish Questions 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 ...
Featured 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Event Series 5 Conversations On Israel Featured October 30, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Event Series 5 Conversations On Israel Local experts, clergy, and others will facilitate these dialogues, exploring critical issues related to Israel. These conversations offer participants the opportunity to engage with different perspectives and gain a deeper understanding of this dynamic nation. Whether you are well-versed in Israeli affairs or are just beginning to explore this topic, these conversations promise to be ...
10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series Conversational Hebrew October 31, 2023 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series Conversational Hebrew Learning to speak a new language as an adult can be daunting. We offer an innovative method that emphasizes conversation over decoding, and you’ll find yourself speaking Hebrew in the very first class. You don’t need to read Hebrew, or even know the aleph-bet. For the Fall 2023 semester, our 8-week Conversational Hebrew classes will begin ...
10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series Conversational Hebrew October 31, 2023 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series Conversational Hebrew Learning to speak a new language as an adult can be daunting. We offer an innovative method that emphasizes conversation over decoding, and you’ll find yourself speaking Hebrew in the very first class. You don’t need to read Hebrew, or even know the aleph-bet. For the Spring 2024 semester, our 8-week Conversational Hebrew classes will begin ...
11:30 am - 12:30 pm Event Series Conversational Hebrew October 31, 2023 @ 11:30 am - 12:30 pm Event Series Conversational Hebrew Learning to speak a new language as an adult can be daunting. We offer an innovative method that emphasizes conversation over decoding, and you’ll find yourself speaking Hebrew in the very first class. You don’t need to read Hebrew, or even know the aleph-bet. For the Fall 2023 semester, our 8-week Conversational Hebrew classes will begin ...
12:30 pm - 1:00 pm Event Series (Higher) Power Lunch with 2239 October 31, 2023 @ 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, ...
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Event Series Hebrew Reading for Adults October 31, 2023 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Event Series Hebrew Reading for Adults If you would like to be able to read our prayers in Hebrew instead of relying on transliteration or keep up with what your kids (or grandkids) are learning in Religious School, this course is for you. For our Fall 2023 semester of Hebrew Reading, classes will begin the week of October 9, and will ...
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Event Series Back to Basics October 31, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 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 - 11:30 am Event Series Back to Basics November 1, 2023 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am 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 ...
11:00 am - 12:00 pm Event Series New Moms’ Group November 1, 2023 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Event Series New Moms’ Group 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, and mom of three, for an opportunity to share, vent, celebrate, and more. This program costs $18 for WHC members; $36 for non-members. Wednesdays in November at 11:00 ...
11:30 am - 12:30 pm Event Series Hebrew Reading for Adults November 1, 2023 @ 11:30 am - 12:30 pm Event Series Hebrew Reading for Adults If you would like to be able to read our prayers in Hebrew instead of relying on transliteration or keep up with what your kids (or grandkids) are learning in Religious School, this course is for you. For our Fall 2023 semester of Hebrew Reading, classes will begin the week of October 9, and will ...
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Event Series Wednesday Study Group: The Power of a Word November 1, 2023 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Event Series Wednesday Study Group: The Power of a Word For our fall session of Wednesday Study Group, we will dive into ten of the most influential Hebrew words in our canon. Poet and liturgist Alden Solovy recently published These Words: Poetic Midrash on the Language of the Torah. With this text’s unique creativity and scholarship, we will explore words rabbis use all the time, ...
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Event Series Conversational Hebrew November 1, 2023 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Event Series Conversational Hebrew Learning to speak a new language as an adult can be daunting. We offer an innovative method that emphasizes conversation over decoding, and you’ll find yourself speaking Hebrew in the very first class. You don’t need to read Hebrew, or even know the aleph-bet. For the Fall 2023 semester, our 8-week Conversational Hebrew classes will begin ...
6:15 pm - 7:15 pm Event Series Gimels & Gimlets November 1, 2023 @ 6:15 pm - 7:15 pm Event Series Gimels & Gimlets Hebrew looks nothing like what you're probably used to reading, and we know it can seem well...foreign. That's because, for many of us, it is! But fear not - our new Hebrew class is designed for beginners and those who need a refresher because it's been a while! Join other 2239ers on the journey towards ...
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Event Series Hebrew Reading for Adults November 1, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Event Series Hebrew Reading for Adults If you would like to be able to read our prayers in Hebrew instead of relying on transliteration or keep up with what your kids (or grandkids) are learning in Religious School, this course is for you. For our Fall 2023 semester of Hebrew Reading, classes will begin the week of October 9, and will ...
Featured 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Israel Relief Concert Featured November 2, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Israel Relief Concert UPDATE: Online ticket sales are now closed. Tickets are available at the door (credit card only). If you'd prefer to watch via livestream, you may register for that below. REGISTER FOR THE LIVESTREAM In support of relief efforts in Israel, cantors from over 15 congregations across the DMV will gather for one special evening of ...
10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series Conversational Hebrew November 2, 2023 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series Conversational Hebrew Learning to speak a new language as an adult can be daunting. We offer an innovative method that emphasizes conversation over decoding, and you’ll find yourself speaking Hebrew in the very first class. You don’t need to read Hebrew, or even know the aleph-bet. For the Fall 2023 semester, our 8-week Conversational Hebrew classes will begin ...
10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series Conversational Hebrew November 2, 2023 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series Conversational Hebrew Learning to speak a new language as an adult can be daunting. We offer an innovative method that emphasizes conversation over decoding, and you’ll find yourself speaking Hebrew in the very first class. You don’t need to read Hebrew, or even know the aleph-bet. For the Spring 2024 semester, our 8-week Conversational Hebrew classes will begin ...
11:30 am - 12:30 pm Event Series Hebrew Reading for Adults November 2, 2023 @ 11:30 am - 12:30 pm Event Series Hebrew Reading for Adults If you would like to be able to read our prayers in Hebrew instead of relying on transliteration or keep up with what your kids (or grandkids) are learning in Religious School, this course is for you. For our Fall 2023 semester of Hebrew Reading, classes will begin the week of October 9, and will ...
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Event Series Hebrew Reading for Adults November 2, 2023 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Event Series Hebrew Reading for Adults If you would like to be able to read our prayers in Hebrew instead of relying on transliteration or keep up with what your kids (or grandkids) are learning in Religious School, this course is for you. For our Fall 2023 semester of Hebrew Reading, classes will begin the week of October 9, and will ...
11:00 am - 4:00 pm Event Series Mah Jongg with WWHC November 3, 2023 @ 11:00 am - 4:00 pm Event Series Mah Jongg with WWHC Join the Women of WHC for a weekly game of Mah Jongg on Fridays at the Julia Bindeman Suburban Center. Everyone is welcome to try it out! You must become a WWHC member to play on an ongoing basis. For any questions or to confirm the time of this week’s game, please contact Hillary Blackton at hillary@divinelifeyoga.com $5 ...
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Event Series Tot Shabbat & Family Dinner November 3, 2023 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Event Series Tot Shabbat & Family Dinner 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 (once at each of our locations), these evenings begin with an engaging, interactive Tot Shabbat service, which lasts about a half-hour and teaches Jewish prayers, traditions, and ...
Featured 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm Event Series Shabbat@WHC Featured November 3, 2023 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm Event Series Shabbat@WHC REMINDER: Everything starts 30 minutes later than usual this week We invite you to end your week and welcome Shabbat with us! At 6:30 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 ...
Featured 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Event Series 2239 Metro Minyan Shabbat at Lillian and Albert Small Capital Jewish Museum Featured November 3, 2023 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Event Series 2239 Metro Minyan Shabbat at Lillian and Albert Small Capital Jewish Museum SOLD OUT! D.C.’s Jewish landscape has changed drastically over the past few years. Jewish 20s and 30s who used to solely live in Dupont or Capitol Hill, have now migrated to such foreign lands as Arlington and Montgomery County. The pandemic ignited this migration, along with a deeper and more widespread search for authentic spirituality. ...
8:30 am - 10:00 am Event Series Early Torah Study November 4, 2023 @ 8:30 am - 10:00 am Event Series Early Torah Study Please note the new, later start times for our Early Torah programming -- effective Saturday, November 5 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. ...
10:30 am - 12:00 pm Event Series Shabbat Morning Worship November 4, 2023 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm 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 ...
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Event Series WHC Connections: Haftarah Study Group November 4, 2023 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Event Series WHC Connections: Haftarah Study Group 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 10:00 am - 11:00 am ECC Playground Playdate Featured November 5, 2023 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am ECC Playground Playdate Join Washington Hebrew Congregation’s E-T ECC Community at Newark Park, Sunday, November 5 at 10 am for a Playground Playdate! Connect with other families with young children and get to know our ECC community! We will have treats for adults and children, crafts, and other fall explorations! Designed for children 2-5 years old, this event ...
Featured 10:30 am - 11:30 pm Event Series Amram Scholar Series Presents: David Leonhardt Featured November 5, 2023 @ 10:30 am - 11:30 pm Event Series Amram Scholar Series Presents: David Leonhardt WHC is pleased to welcome award-winning author and journalist David Leonhardt to open our 2023-2024 Amram Scholar Series on Sunday, November 5 at 10:30 am at Temple to discuss his brand new book, Ours Was the Shining Future. This lecture is free and open to the entire community. RSVP is required. This lecture is sponsored ...
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm Event Series Release the Hostages Vigil November 5, 2023 @ 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm Event Series Release the Hostages Vigil Release the Hostages Vigil Sundays, 1:30 pm, Red Cross Headquarters in DC Unxeptable.org invites you to join in calling for the immediate release of the Israeli hostages kidnapped by Hamas and being held in Gaza. The group plans to gather every Sunday until the hostages are released. Please contact Ronit Yarden, riy2@georgetown.edu, for more information.
10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series Conversational Hebrew November 6, 2023 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series Conversational Hebrew Learning to speak a new language as an adult can be daunting. We offer an innovative method that emphasizes conversation over decoding, and you’ll find yourself speaking Hebrew in the very first class. You don’t need to read Hebrew, or even know the aleph-bet. For the Fall 2023 semester, our 8-week Conversational Hebrew classes will begin ...
10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series Conversational Hebrew November 6, 2023 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series Conversational Hebrew Learning to speak a new language as an adult can be daunting. We offer an innovative method that emphasizes conversation over decoding, and you’ll find yourself speaking Hebrew in the very first class. You don’t need to read Hebrew, or even know the aleph-bet. For the Spring 2024 semester, our 8-week Conversational Hebrew classes will begin ...
11:30 am - 12:30 pm Event Series Hebrew Reading for Adults November 6, 2023 @ 11:30 am - 12:30 pm Event Series Hebrew Reading for Adults If you would like to be able to read our prayers in Hebrew instead of relying on transliteration or keep up with what your kids (or grandkids) are learning in Religious School, this course is for you. For our Fall 2023 semester of Hebrew Reading, classes will begin the week of October 9, and will ...
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Event Series Conversational Hebrew November 6, 2023 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Event Series Conversational Hebrew Learning to speak a new language as an adult can be daunting. We offer an innovative method that emphasizes conversation over decoding, and you’ll find yourself speaking Hebrew in the very first class. You don’t need to read Hebrew, or even know the aleph-bet. For the Fall 2023 semester, our 8-week Conversational Hebrew classes will begin ...
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Event Series Conversational Hebrew November 6, 2023 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Event Series Conversational Hebrew Learning to speak a new language as an adult can be daunting. We offer an innovative method that emphasizes conversation over decoding, and you’ll find yourself speaking Hebrew in the very first class. You don’t need to read Hebrew, or even know the aleph-bet. For the Fall 2023 semester, our 8-week Conversational Hebrew classes will begin ...
Featured 6:30 pm - 7:00 pm Event Series Gather. Pray. Heal. Featured November 6, 2023 @ 6:30 pm - 7:00 pm Event Series Gather. Pray. Heal. NEW! Mondays in November, 6:30 pm, Temple The past few weeks have been excruciating and we want to provide opportunities for healing and wholeness. Throughout November, our clergy will provide a brief, but meaningful, healing experience before Mondays@Macomb. We will share, pray, reflect, and try to center ourselves for the week to come. No RSVP ...
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Event Series 8 Jewish Rituals November 6, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Event Series 8 Jewish Rituals Amidst the bustling currents of the 24-hour news cycle and the unceasing rhythm of our schedules, how can we find a moment to cherish for ourselves? When our calendars brim with commitments, how do we establish a space that feels truly sacred? Whether as a follow-up to the enlightening “12 Jewish Questions” or as a ...
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Event Series 12 Jewish Questions November 6, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Event Series 12 Jewish Questions 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 ...
Featured 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Event Series 5 Conversations On Israel Featured November 6, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Event Series 5 Conversations On Israel Local experts, clergy, and others will facilitate these dialogues, exploring critical issues related to Israel. These conversations offer participants the opportunity to engage with different perspectives and gain a deeper understanding of this dynamic nation. Whether you are well-versed in Israeli affairs or are just beginning to explore this topic, these conversations promise to be ...
10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series Conversational Hebrew November 7, 2023 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series Conversational Hebrew Learning to speak a new language as an adult can be daunting. We offer an innovative method that emphasizes conversation over decoding, and you’ll find yourself speaking Hebrew in the very first class. You don’t need to read Hebrew, or even know the aleph-bet. For the Fall 2023 semester, our 8-week Conversational Hebrew classes will begin ...
10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series Conversational Hebrew November 7, 2023 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series Conversational Hebrew Learning to speak a new language as an adult can be daunting. We offer an innovative method that emphasizes conversation over decoding, and you’ll find yourself speaking Hebrew in the very first class. You don’t need to read Hebrew, or even know the aleph-bet. For the Spring 2024 semester, our 8-week Conversational Hebrew classes will begin ...
11:30 am - 12:30 pm Event Series Conversational Hebrew November 7, 2023 @ 11:30 am - 12:30 pm Event Series Conversational Hebrew Learning to speak a new language as an adult can be daunting. We offer an innovative method that emphasizes conversation over decoding, and you’ll find yourself speaking Hebrew in the very first class. You don’t need to read Hebrew, or even know the aleph-bet. For the Fall 2023 semester, our 8-week Conversational Hebrew classes will begin ...
12:30 pm - 1:00 pm Event Series (Higher) Power Lunch with 2239 November 7, 2023 @ 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, ...
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Event Series Hebrew Reading for Adults November 7, 2023 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Event Series Hebrew Reading for Adults If you would like to be able to read our prayers in Hebrew instead of relying on transliteration or keep up with what your kids (or grandkids) are learning in Religious School, this course is for you. For our Fall 2023 semester of Hebrew Reading, classes will begin the week of October 9, and will ...
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Event Series Back to Basics November 7, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 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 - 11:30 am Event Series Back to Basics November 8, 2023 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am 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 ...
11:00 am - 12:00 pm Event Series New Moms’ Group November 8, 2023 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Event Series New Moms’ Group 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, and mom of three, for an opportunity to share, vent, celebrate, and more. This program costs $18 for WHC members; $36 for non-members. Wednesdays in November at 11:00 ...
11:30 am - 12:30 pm Event Series Hebrew Reading for Adults November 8, 2023 @ 11:30 am - 12:30 pm Event Series Hebrew Reading for Adults If you would like to be able to read our prayers in Hebrew instead of relying on transliteration or keep up with what your kids (or grandkids) are learning in Religious School, this course is for you. For our Fall 2023 semester of Hebrew Reading, classes will begin the week of October 9, and will ...
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Event Series Wednesday Study Group: The Power of a Word November 8, 2023 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Event Series Wednesday Study Group: The Power of a Word For our fall session of Wednesday Study Group, we will dive into ten of the most influential Hebrew words in our canon. Poet and liturgist Alden Solovy recently published These Words: Poetic Midrash on the Language of the Torah. With this text’s unique creativity and scholarship, we will explore words rabbis use all the time, ...
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Event Series Conversational Hebrew November 8, 2023 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Event Series Conversational Hebrew Learning to speak a new language as an adult can be daunting. We offer an innovative method that emphasizes conversation over decoding, and you’ll find yourself speaking Hebrew in the very first class. You don’t need to read Hebrew, or even know the aleph-bet. For the Fall 2023 semester, our 8-week Conversational Hebrew classes will begin ...
6:15 pm - 7:15 pm Event Series Gimels & Gimlets November 8, 2023 @ 6:15 pm - 7:15 pm Event Series Gimels & Gimlets Hebrew looks nothing like what you're probably used to reading, and we know it can seem well...foreign. That's because, for many of us, it is! But fear not - our new Hebrew class is designed for beginners and those who need a refresher because it's been a while! Join other 2239ers on the journey towards ...
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Event Series Hebrew Reading for Adults November 8, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Event Series Hebrew Reading for Adults If you would like to be able to read our prayers in Hebrew instead of relying on transliteration or keep up with what your kids (or grandkids) are learning in Religious School, this course is for you. For our Fall 2023 semester of Hebrew Reading, classes will begin the week of October 9, and will ...
Featured 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm 85th Anniversary of Kristallnacht Remembrance Featured November 8, 2023 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm 85th Anniversary of Kristallnacht Remembrance On November 9-10, 1938, Nazi leaders unleashed a series of pogroms against the Jewish population in Germany and other occupied land. This event came to be called Kristallnacht (The Night of Broken Glass) because of the shattered glass littering the streets after the vandalism and destruction of Jewish-owned businesses, synagogues, and homes. Join our interfaith ...
10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series Conversational Hebrew November 9, 2023 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series Conversational Hebrew Learning to speak a new language as an adult can be daunting. We offer an innovative method that emphasizes conversation over decoding, and you’ll find yourself speaking Hebrew in the very first class. You don’t need to read Hebrew, or even know the aleph-bet. For the Fall 2023 semester, our 8-week Conversational Hebrew classes will begin ...
10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series Conversational Hebrew November 9, 2023 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series Conversational Hebrew Learning to speak a new language as an adult can be daunting. We offer an innovative method that emphasizes conversation over decoding, and you’ll find yourself speaking Hebrew in the very first class. You don’t need to read Hebrew, or even know the aleph-bet. For the Spring 2024 semester, our 8-week Conversational Hebrew classes will begin ...
11:30 am - 12:30 pm Event Series Hebrew Reading for Adults November 9, 2023 @ 11:30 am - 12:30 pm Event Series Hebrew Reading for Adults If you would like to be able to read our prayers in Hebrew instead of relying on transliteration or keep up with what your kids (or grandkids) are learning in Religious School, this course is for you. For our Fall 2023 semester of Hebrew Reading, classes will begin the week of October 9, and will ...
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Event Series Hebrew Reading for Adults November 9, 2023 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Event Series Hebrew Reading for Adults If you would like to be able to read our prayers in Hebrew instead of relying on transliteration or keep up with what your kids (or grandkids) are learning in Religious School, this course is for you. For our Fall 2023 semester of Hebrew Reading, classes will begin the week of October 9, and will ...
11:00 am - 4:00 pm Event Series Mah Jongg with WWHC November 10, 2023 @ 11:00 am - 4:00 pm Event Series Mah Jongg with WWHC Join the Women of WHC for a weekly game of Mah Jongg on Fridays at the Julia Bindeman Suburban Center. Everyone is welcome to try it out! You must become a WWHC member to play on an ongoing basis. For any questions or to confirm the time of this week’s game, please contact Hillary Blackton at hillary@divinelifeyoga.com $5 ...
Featured 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm Event Series Veterans Shabbat@WHC Featuring a Classical Service Featured November 10, 2023 @ 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm Event Series Veterans Shabbat@WHC Featuring a Classical Service We invite you to end your week and welcome Shabbat with us! This year, Cantors Bortnick and Hamstra, along with Washington Hebrew Congregation’s volunteer choir, Kol Rinah, will be crafting two Classical Shabbat experiences that will remind us of the musical legacy we hold here at WHC. The first is tonight, as we feature Jewish ...
6:00 am - 7:00 am Event Series Pray Your Values: Support Abortion Access & Justice November 11, 2023 @ 6:00 am - 7:00 am Event Series Pray Your Values: Support Abortion Access & Justice Join Rabbi Fischel, the National Council of Jewish Women, and other local synagogues on Saturday morning, 6:00 am (that is no typo — 6 am!) with a Shabbat Morning Service outside the Falls Church Health Care Center, 900 S Washington Street, Falls Church, VA 22046. This health center is an abortion provider that is picketed daily by abortion foes. We will proudly ...
8:30 am - 10:00 am Event Series Early Torah Study November 11, 2023 @ 8:30 am - 10:00 am Event Series Early Torah Study Please note the new, later start times for our Early Torah programming -- effective Saturday, November 5 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. ...
10:30 am - 12:00 pm Event Series Shabbat Morning Worship November 11, 2023 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm 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 ...
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Event Series WHC Connections: Haftarah Study Group November 11, 2023 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Event Series WHC Connections: Haftarah Study Group 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. ...
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm Havdalah, Healing, & Healthy Conversation with 2239 November 11, 2023 @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm Havdalah, Healing, & Healthy Conversation with 2239 The world sucks right now. It is wildly hard to be Jewish. Social media comment sections are a hotbed of toxic arguments and useless debates. All we want is to connect with real people in real-time. Join 2239 to learn how to have conversations grounded in curiosity and compassionate sharing and listening. We will practice ...
Featured 9:30 am - 6:30 pm Event Series Women of WHC’s Holiday Boutique & Silent Auction Featured November 12, 2023 @ 9:30 am - 6:30 pm Event Series Women of WHC’s Holiday Boutique & Silent Auction Find something for everyone on your holiday shopping list. Shop in person with dozens of vendors. Come check out our awesome silent auction items and place your bids online. Dine in our cafe or grab a bite to go! Interested in volunteering to help make this year's event a success? Contact Paige Korb
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm Event Series Release the Hostages Vigil November 12, 2023 @ 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm Event Series Release the Hostages Vigil Release the Hostages Vigil Sundays, 1:30 pm, Red Cross Headquarters in DC Unxeptable.org invites you to join in calling for the immediate release of the Israeli hostages kidnapped by Hamas and being held in Gaza. The group plans to gather every Sunday until the hostages are released. Please contact Ronit Yarden, riy2@georgetown.edu, for more information.
Featured 9:30 am - 6:30 pm Event Series Women of WHC’s Holiday Boutique & Silent Auction Featured November 13, 2023 @ 9:30 am - 6:30 pm Event Series Women of WHC’s Holiday Boutique & Silent Auction Find something for everyone on your holiday shopping list. Shop in person with dozens of vendors. Come check out our awesome silent auction items and place your bids online. Dine in our cafe or grab a bite to go! Interested in volunteering to help make this year's event a success? Contact Paige Korb
10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series Conversational Hebrew November 13, 2023 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series Conversational Hebrew Learning to speak a new language as an adult can be daunting. We offer an innovative method that emphasizes conversation over decoding, and you’ll find yourself speaking Hebrew in the very first class. You don’t need to read Hebrew, or even know the aleph-bet. For the Fall 2023 semester, our 8-week Conversational Hebrew classes will begin ...
10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series Conversational Hebrew November 13, 2023 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series Conversational Hebrew Learning to speak a new language as an adult can be daunting. We offer an innovative method that emphasizes conversation over decoding, and you’ll find yourself speaking Hebrew in the very first class. You don’t need to read Hebrew, or even know the aleph-bet. For the Spring 2024 semester, our 8-week Conversational Hebrew classes will begin ...
11:30 am - 12:30 pm Event Series Hebrew Reading for Adults November 13, 2023 @ 11:30 am - 12:30 pm Event Series Hebrew Reading for Adults If you would like to be able to read our prayers in Hebrew instead of relying on transliteration or keep up with what your kids (or grandkids) are learning in Religious School, this course is for you. For our Fall 2023 semester of Hebrew Reading, classes will begin the week of October 9, and will ...
11:30 am - 12:45 pm Event Series The History of the State of Israel, Zionism through 2023 November 13, 2023 @ 11:30 am - 12:45 pm Event Series The History of the State of Israel, Zionism through 2023 In the aftermath of the devastation that befell the State of Israel and the Jewish People, which began on Simchat Torah, October 7, 2023, many may find themselves on very shaky ground. How did this happen? Why did this happen? What actually happened, and how can I explain how I feel and why? While no ...
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Event Series Conversational Hebrew November 13, 2023 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Event Series Conversational Hebrew Learning to speak a new language as an adult can be daunting. We offer an innovative method that emphasizes conversation over decoding, and you’ll find yourself speaking Hebrew in the very first class. You don’t need to read Hebrew, or even know the aleph-bet. For the Fall 2023 semester, our 8-week Conversational Hebrew classes will begin ...
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Event Series Conversational Hebrew November 13, 2023 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Event Series Conversational Hebrew Learning to speak a new language as an adult can be daunting. We offer an innovative method that emphasizes conversation over decoding, and you’ll find yourself speaking Hebrew in the very first class. You don’t need to read Hebrew, or even know the aleph-bet. For the Fall 2023 semester, our 8-week Conversational Hebrew classes will begin ...
Featured 6:30 pm - 7:00 pm Event Series Gather. Pray. Heal. Featured November 13, 2023 @ 6:30 pm - 7:00 pm Event Series Gather. Pray. Heal. NEW! Mondays in November, 6:30 pm, Temple The past few weeks have been excruciating and we want to provide opportunities for healing and wholeness. Throughout November, our clergy will provide a brief, but meaningful, healing experience before Mondays@Macomb. We will share, pray, reflect, and try to center ourselves for the week to come. No RSVP ...
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Event Series 8 Jewish Rituals November 13, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Event Series 8 Jewish Rituals Amidst the bustling currents of the 24-hour news cycle and the unceasing rhythm of our schedules, how can we find a moment to cherish for ourselves? When our calendars brim with commitments, how do we establish a space that feels truly sacred? Whether as a follow-up to the enlightening “12 Jewish Questions” or as a ...
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Event Series 12 Jewish Questions November 13, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Event Series 12 Jewish Questions 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 ...
Featured 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Event Series 5 Conversations On Israel Featured November 13, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Event Series 5 Conversations On Israel Local experts, clergy, and others will facilitate these dialogues, exploring critical issues related to Israel. These conversations offer participants the opportunity to engage with different perspectives and gain a deeper understanding of this dynamic nation. Whether you are well-versed in Israeli affairs or are just beginning to explore this topic, these conversations promise to be ...
Featured 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm COMMUNITY EVENT: March for Israel Featured November 14, 2023 @ 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm COMMUNITY EVENT: March for Israel We’ve all heard voices of hatred and antisemitism around the globe glorifying the October 7th attacks. But these voices will never drown out those of Americans who stand against terror and with Israel. Now it’s time to raise your voice: to defeat antisemitism, to demand freedom for the hostages, and to demonstrate that America stands ...
10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series Conversational Hebrew November 14, 2023 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series Conversational Hebrew Learning to speak a new language as an adult can be daunting. We offer an innovative method that emphasizes conversation over decoding, and you’ll find yourself speaking Hebrew in the very first class. You don’t need to read Hebrew, or even know the aleph-bet. For the Fall 2023 semester, our 8-week Conversational Hebrew classes will begin ...
10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series Conversational Hebrew November 14, 2023 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series Conversational Hebrew Learning to speak a new language as an adult can be daunting. We offer an innovative method that emphasizes conversation over decoding, and you’ll find yourself speaking Hebrew in the very first class. You don’t need to read Hebrew, or even know the aleph-bet. For the Spring 2024 semester, our 8-week Conversational Hebrew classes will begin ...
11:30 am - 12:30 pm Event Series Conversational Hebrew November 14, 2023 @ 11:30 am - 12:30 pm Event Series Conversational Hebrew Learning to speak a new language as an adult can be daunting. We offer an innovative method that emphasizes conversation over decoding, and you’ll find yourself speaking Hebrew in the very first class. You don’t need to read Hebrew, or even know the aleph-bet. For the Fall 2023 semester, our 8-week Conversational Hebrew classes will begin ...
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Event Series Hebrew Reading for Adults November 14, 2023 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Event Series Hebrew Reading for Adults If you would like to be able to read our prayers in Hebrew instead of relying on transliteration or keep up with what your kids (or grandkids) are learning in Religious School, this course is for you. For our Fall 2023 semester of Hebrew Reading, classes will begin the week of October 9, and will ...
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Event Series Back to Basics November 14, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 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 - 11:30 am Event Series Back to Basics November 15, 2023 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am 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 ...
11:00 am - 12:00 pm Event Series New Moms’ Group November 15, 2023 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Event Series New Moms’ Group 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, and mom of three, for an opportunity to share, vent, celebrate, and more. This program costs $18 for WHC members; $36 for non-members. Wednesdays in November at 11:00 ...
11:30 am - 12:30 pm Event Series Hebrew Reading for Adults November 15, 2023 @ 11:30 am - 12:30 pm Event Series Hebrew Reading for Adults If you would like to be able to read our prayers in Hebrew instead of relying on transliteration or keep up with what your kids (or grandkids) are learning in Religious School, this course is for you. For our Fall 2023 semester of Hebrew Reading, classes will begin the week of October 9, and will ...
11:30 am - 12:45 pm Event Series The History of the State of Israel, Zionism through 2023 November 15, 2023 @ 11:30 am - 12:45 pm Event Series The History of the State of Israel, Zionism through 2023 In the aftermath of the devastation that befell the State of Israel and the Jewish People, which began on Simchat Torah, October 7, 2023, many may find themselves on very shaky ground. How did this happen? Why did this happen? What actually happened, and how can I explain how I feel and why? While no ...
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Event Series Wednesday Study Group: The Power of a Word November 15, 2023 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Event Series Wednesday Study Group: The Power of a Word For our fall session of Wednesday Study Group, we will dive into ten of the most influential Hebrew words in our canon. Poet and liturgist Alden Solovy recently published These Words: Poetic Midrash on the Language of the Torah. With this text’s unique creativity and scholarship, we will explore words rabbis use all the time, ...
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Event Series Conversational Hebrew November 15, 2023 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Event Series Conversational Hebrew Learning to speak a new language as an adult can be daunting. We offer an innovative method that emphasizes conversation over decoding, and you’ll find yourself speaking Hebrew in the very first class. You don’t need to read Hebrew, or even know the aleph-bet. For the Fall 2023 semester, our 8-week Conversational Hebrew classes will begin ...
6:15 pm - 7:15 pm Event Series Gimels & Gimlets November 15, 2023 @ 6:15 pm - 7:15 pm Event Series Gimels & Gimlets Hebrew looks nothing like what you're probably used to reading, and we know it can seem well...foreign. That's because, for many of us, it is! But fear not - our new Hebrew class is designed for beginners and those who need a refresher because it's been a while! Join other 2239ers on the journey towards ...
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Event Series Hebrew Reading for Adults November 15, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Event Series Hebrew Reading for Adults If you would like to be able to read our prayers in Hebrew instead of relying on transliteration or keep up with what your kids (or grandkids) are learning in Religious School, this course is for you. For our Fall 2023 semester of Hebrew Reading, classes will begin the week of October 9, and will ...
10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series Conversational Hebrew November 16, 2023 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series Conversational Hebrew Learning to speak a new language as an adult can be daunting. We offer an innovative method that emphasizes conversation over decoding, and you’ll find yourself speaking Hebrew in the very first class. You don’t need to read Hebrew, or even know the aleph-bet. For the Fall 2023 semester, our 8-week Conversational Hebrew classes will begin ...
10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series Conversational Hebrew November 16, 2023 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series Conversational Hebrew Learning to speak a new language as an adult can be daunting. We offer an innovative method that emphasizes conversation over decoding, and you’ll find yourself speaking Hebrew in the very first class. You don’t need to read Hebrew, or even know the aleph-bet. For the Spring 2024 semester, our 8-week Conversational Hebrew classes will begin ...
11:30 am - 12:30 pm Event Series Hebrew Reading for Adults November 16, 2023 @ 11:30 am - 12:30 pm Event Series Hebrew Reading for Adults If you would like to be able to read our prayers in Hebrew instead of relying on transliteration or keep up with what your kids (or grandkids) are learning in Religious School, this course is for you. For our Fall 2023 semester of Hebrew Reading, classes will begin the week of October 9, and will ...
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Event Series Hebrew Reading for Adults November 16, 2023 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Event Series Hebrew Reading for Adults If you would like to be able to read our prayers in Hebrew instead of relying on transliteration or keep up with what your kids (or grandkids) are learning in Religious School, this course is for you. For our Fall 2023 semester of Hebrew Reading, classes will begin the week of October 9, and will ...
11:00 am - 4:00 pm Event Series Mah Jongg with WWHC November 17, 2023 @ 11:00 am - 4:00 pm Event Series Mah Jongg with WWHC Join the Women of WHC for a weekly game of Mah Jongg on Fridays at the Julia Bindeman Suburban Center. Everyone is welcome to try it out! You must become a WWHC member to play on an ongoing basis. For any questions or to confirm the time of this week’s game, please contact Hillary Blackton at hillary@divinelifeyoga.com $5 ...
6:00 pm - 8:30 pm Event Series Shabbat@WHC with Rabbi Na’ama Dafni Kellen November 17, 2023 @ 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm Event Series Shabbat@WHC with Rabbi Na’ama Dafni Kellen 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 ...
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Event Series Shabbat@WHC — JBSC Featuring a Tribute to the Mirons November 17, 2023 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Event Series Shabbat@WHC — JBSC Featuring a Tribute to the Mirons We invite you to end your week and welcome Shabbat with us at the Julia Bindeman Suburban Center in Potomac! At 6:00 pm and again after the service: Have something to eat (to tide you over or as your dinner), grab a drink from our full bar, and connect with your community. Kids are always ...
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm 5th Grade Shabbat Family Dinner November 17, 2023 @ 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm 5th Grade Shabbat Family Dinner If you have a 5th grader with a b'nei mitzvah in the future, this event is for you! First, we'll celebrate Shabbat@WHC at the Julia Bindeman Suburban Center, where your child can experience and become more familiar with the prayer service. Then we'll learn about the order of the service, and the prayers that represent ...
8:30 am - 10:00 am Event Series Early Torah Study with Rabbi Na’ama Dafni Kellen November 18, 2023 @ 8:30 am - 10:00 am Event Series Early Torah Study with Rabbi Na’ama Dafni Kellen SPECIAL THIS WEEK: Rabbi Na'ama Dafni Kellen from our twin congregation Or Hadash from Haifa, Israel joins us. 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 ...
10:30 am - 12:00 pm Event Series Shabbat Morning Worship with Rabbi Na’ama Dafni Kellen November 18, 2023 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Event Series Shabbat Morning Worship with Rabbi Na’ama Dafni Kellen SPECIAL THIS WEEK: Rabbi Na'ama Dafni Kellen from our twin congregation Or Hadash from Haifa, Israel joins us. 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 ...
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Event Series WHC Connections: Haftarah Study Group November 18, 2023 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Event Series WHC Connections: Haftarah Study Group 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 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Sunday Stuffing Featured November 19, 2023 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Sunday Stuffing One of WHC's favorite tikkun olam traditions is back! We are excited to offer a variety of volunteer opportunities so that we can help those in need in our area have a happy Thanksgiving All the Fixin's Help us assemble 550 bags of Thanksgiving essentials for families from Abram Simon Elementary School, N Street Village, ...
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm Event Series Release the Hostages Vigil November 19, 2023 @ 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm Event Series Release the Hostages Vigil Release the Hostages Vigil Sundays, 1:30 pm, Red Cross Headquarters in DC Unxeptable.org invites you to join in calling for the immediate release of the Israeli hostages kidnapped by Hamas and being held in Gaza. The group plans to gather every Sunday until the hostages are released. Please contact Ronit Yarden, riy2@georgetown.edu, for more information.
10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series Conversational Hebrew November 20, 2023 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series Conversational Hebrew Learning to speak a new language as an adult can be daunting. We offer an innovative method that emphasizes conversation over decoding, and you’ll find yourself speaking Hebrew in the very first class. You don’t need to read Hebrew, or even know the aleph-bet. For the Spring 2024 semester, our 8-week Conversational Hebrew classes will begin ...
11:30 am - 12:45 pm Event Series The History of the State of Israel, Zionism through 2023 November 20, 2023 @ 11:30 am - 12:45 pm Event Series The History of the State of Israel, Zionism through 2023 In the aftermath of the devastation that befell the State of Israel and the Jewish People, which began on Simchat Torah, October 7, 2023, many may find themselves on very shaky ground. How did this happen? Why did this happen? What actually happened, and how can I explain how I feel and why? While no ...
Featured 6:30 pm - 7:00 pm Event Series Gather. Pray. Heal. Featured November 20, 2023 @ 6:30 pm - 7:00 pm Event Series Gather. Pray. Heal. NEW! Mondays in November, 6:30 pm, Temple The past few weeks have been excruciating and we want to provide opportunities for healing and wholeness. Throughout November, our clergy will provide a brief, but meaningful, healing experience before Mondays@Macomb. We will share, pray, reflect, and try to center ourselves for the week to come. No RSVP ...
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Event Series 8 Jewish Rituals November 20, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Event Series 8 Jewish Rituals Amidst the bustling currents of the 24-hour news cycle and the unceasing rhythm of our schedules, how can we find a moment to cherish for ourselves? When our calendars brim with commitments, how do we establish a space that feels truly sacred? Whether as a follow-up to the enlightening “12 Jewish Questions” or as a ...
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Event Series 12 Jewish Questions November 20, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Event Series 12 Jewish Questions 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 ...
Featured 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Event Series 5 Conversations On Israel Featured November 20, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Event Series 5 Conversations On Israel Local experts, clergy, and others will facilitate these dialogues, exploring critical issues related to Israel. These conversations offer participants the opportunity to engage with different perspectives and gain a deeper understanding of this dynamic nation. Whether you are well-versed in Israeli affairs or are just beginning to explore this topic, these conversations promise to be ...
10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series Conversational Hebrew November 21, 2023 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series Conversational Hebrew Learning to speak a new language as an adult can be daunting. We offer an innovative method that emphasizes conversation over decoding, and you’ll find yourself speaking Hebrew in the very first class. You don’t need to read Hebrew, or even know the aleph-bet. For the Spring 2024 semester, our 8-week Conversational Hebrew classes will begin ...
12:30 pm - 1:00 pm Event Series (Higher) Power Lunch with 2239 November 21, 2023 @ 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, ...
11:30 am - 12:45 pm Event Series The History of the State of Israel, Zionism through 2023 November 22, 2023 @ 11:30 am - 12:45 pm Event Series The History of the State of Israel, Zionism through 2023 In the aftermath of the devastation that befell the State of Israel and the Jewish People, which began on Simchat Torah, October 7, 2023, many may find themselves on very shaky ground. How did this happen? Why did this happen? What actually happened, and how can I explain how I feel and why? While no ...
10:00 am - 1:00 pm Community Thanksgiving Meal November 23, 2023 @ 10:00 am - 1:00 pm Community Thanksgiving Meal Together with our interfaith partners, we are providing a free, hot, delicious Thanksgiving meal for anyone who is in need. No RSVP is necessary -- just come to Annunciation Catholic Church in NW DC between 10:00 am and 1 pm on Thanksgiving Day. LEARN MORE
10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series Conversational Hebrew November 23, 2023 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series Conversational Hebrew Learning to speak a new language as an adult can be daunting. We offer an innovative method that emphasizes conversation over decoding, and you’ll find yourself speaking Hebrew in the very first class. You don’t need to read Hebrew, or even know the aleph-bet. For the Spring 2024 semester, our 8-week Conversational Hebrew classes will begin ...
6:00 pm - 8:30 pm Event Series Shabbat@WHC November 24, 2023 @ 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm Event Series Shabbat@WHC We invite you to end your week and welcome Shabbat with us! https://youtube.com/shorts/xwXi42tzGvM?si=7siXMpIW2ZPiamGp 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 ...
8:30 am - 10:00 am Event Series Early Torah Study November 25, 2023 @ 8:30 am - 10:00 am Event Series Early Torah Study Please note the new, later start times for our Early Torah programming -- effective Saturday, November 5 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. ...
10:30 am - 12:00 pm Event Series Shabbat Morning Worship November 25, 2023 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm 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 ...
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Event Series WHC Connections: Haftarah Study Group November 25, 2023 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Event Series WHC Connections: Haftarah Study Group 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. ...
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm Event Series Release the Hostages Vigil November 26, 2023 @ 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm Event Series Release the Hostages Vigil Release the Hostages Vigil Sundays, 1:30 pm, Red Cross Headquarters in DC Unxeptable.org invites you to join in calling for the immediate release of the Israeli hostages kidnapped by Hamas and being held in Gaza. The group plans to gather every Sunday until the hostages are released. Please contact Ronit Yarden, riy2@georgetown.edu, for more information.
10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series Conversational Hebrew November 27, 2023 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series Conversational Hebrew Learning to speak a new language as an adult can be daunting. We offer an innovative method that emphasizes conversation over decoding, and you’ll find yourself speaking Hebrew in the very first class. You don’t need to read Hebrew, or even know the aleph-bet. For the Fall 2023 semester, our 8-week Conversational Hebrew classes will begin ...