6:00 pm - 8:30 pm Shabbat@WHC August 28 @ 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm Shabbat@WHC We invite you to end your week and welcome Shabbat with us! Our clergy and community look forward to seeing you in person or via livestream. Learn More
8:30 am - 10:00 am Early Torah Study August 29 @ 8:30 am - 10:00 am Early Torah Study Every Shabbat morning, we begin the day with an informal group at Temple to study parashat hashavua, the weekly Torah portion, in English. Learn More
10:30 am - 12:00 pm Shabbat Morning Worship August 29 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm 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 Learn More
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm WHC Connections: Haftarah Study Group August 29 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm WHC Connections: Haftarah Study Group This informal, lay-led group gets together to discuss the Haftarah for that week. Starting with a read-through in English, the group shares questions, answers, and opinions. Learn More
Featured 10:00 am - 11:00 am Community Memorial Service (Memorial Park) Featured August 30 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am Community Memorial Service (Memorial Park) You are cordially invited to attend the Annual Memorial Service at Memorial Park led by Washington Hebrew and community clergy. Memorial Park 1380 Alabama Avenue SE Washington, DC 20032 To submit names of loved ones to be remembered and announced at the service, please complete the form below by August 27. Learn More
10:00 am - 12:00 pm High Holy Day Family PREP Program August 30 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm High Holy Day Family PREP Program We invite you to join us for a special High Holy Day PREP Program! There will be stations for children, adults, and family engagement. Learn More
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm Fluff, Density & Soul: A Matzah Ball Workshop August 31 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm Fluff, Density & Soul: A Matzah Ball Workshop Get ready for the Jewish New Year with WHC and Valerie Zweig, Prescription Chicken’s founder and chef, during an evening that features cooking, science, and soulful connection. Learn More
11:00 am - 12:30 pm New Dads Group September 2 @ 11:00 am - 12:30 pm New Dads Group For Dads with Infants 0-12 Months A new baby is life's greatest miracle—and nothing brings more change! Daily routines, relationships, careers, or even our sense of identity can shift in unexpected ways. Join David Fisher, local dad and rabbinical student, to build community, share parenting skills and navigate the joys and challenges of early fatherhood. We'll ... Learn More
11:00 am - 12:30 pm New Moms Group (Fall 2026) September 2 @ 11:00 am - 12:30 pm New Moms Group (Fall 2026) Having a new baby is an incredible miracle and simcha (joy!)…and it brings with it big changes and challenges! Join Stephanie Tankel, WHC’s Director of Lifelong Learning, for an opportunity to build community with other moms as you share, vent, celebrate, and more. Learn More
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Wednesday Study Group: “Is This the Fast I Desire?” September 2 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Wednesday Study Group: “Is This the Fast I Desire?” The Haftarah for Yom Kippur demands our attention. Isaiah yells at the Israelites that they should not fast for fasting’s sake. Isaiah continues by sharing that, in fact, no ritual matters if we are not first caring for those in need. Quite the message for the most ritualistic day of the year! What does our Reform machzor have to say about these words? How does our sect of Judaism view right vs. rite differently than others? Learn More
9:00 am - 12:00 pm WHC in the DMV: Food & Friends September 4 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm WHC in the DMV: Food & Friends Join other WHC members volunteering to pack meals with Food & Friends, the only community-based organization in the D.C. region providing home-delivered medically tailored meals, medically tailored groceries and medical nutrition therapy to our neighbors living with cancer, HIV/AIDS, and other serious illnesses. Learn More
6:30 pm - 9:00 pm Shabbat@WHC featuring Metro Minyan September 4 @ 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm Shabbat@WHC featuring Metro Minyan We invite you to end your week and welcome Shabbat with us! Our clergy and community look forward to seeing you in person or via livestream. Learn More
8:30 am - 10:00 am Early Torah Study September 5 @ 8:30 am - 10:00 am Early Torah Study Every Shabbat morning, we begin the day with an informal group at Temple to study parashat hashavua, the weekly Torah portion, in English. Learn More
10:30 am - 12:00 pm Shabbat Morning Worship September 5 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm 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 Learn More
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm WHC Connections: Haftarah Study Group September 5 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm WHC Connections: Haftarah Study Group This informal, lay-led group gets together to discuss the Haftarah for that week. Starting with a read-through in English, the group shares questions, answers, and opinions. Learn More
Featured 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm S’lichot: An Evening of Connection & Rededication Featured September 5 @ 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm S’lichot: An Evening of Connection & Rededication Kick off the High Holy Days season with our annual S'lichot service. Learn More
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