1:45 pm - 3:00 pm WHC In the DMV: Bingo With Seniors May 17 @ 1:45 pm - 3:00 pm WHC In the DMV: Bingo With Seniors BINGO - That's the name of the game, as our volunteers will spend a couple of hours at the Charles E. Smith Life Communities on the second Sunday of most months, volunteering to play bingo with some of our Jewish seniors (what a mitzvah!) Learn More
6:45 pm - 9:00 pm Great Israeli Scripture May 18 @ 6:45 pm - 9:00 pm Great Israeli Scripture With a similar structure to the Great American Scripture class, this continues the previous conversations, but through an Israeli lens. You’ll read and discuss traditional and contemporary writers thoughts on Israel. Learn More
6:45 pm - 9:00 pm Building Racial Stamina May 18 @ 6:45 pm - 9:00 pm Building Racial Stamina Talking about race is both challenging and essential—within our Jewish community and in the wider world. Drawing on the concept of racial stamina articulated by educator Robin DiAngelo, this five-week facilitated discussion group offers a thoughtful, supportive space for participants to build the capacity to engage honestly and constructively in conversations about race and racism. Learn More
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm WHC in the DMV: Dinner for Children’s Inn at NIH May 19 @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm WHC in the DMV: Dinner for Children’s Inn at NIH Volunteer with us as we help feed families at the NIH Children’s Inn, where families stay when children receive experimental treatment on campus. Learn More
6:30 pm WWHC & Gen X Mah Jongg May 19 @ 6:30 pm WWHC & Gen X Mah Jongg Mah Jongg is all the rage right now, and we’re adding more opportunities to gather and play at WHC. Join us! Learn More
9:30 am - 10:30 am Caregiver-Child Play Dates at Temple May 20 @ 9:30 am - 10:30 am Caregiver-Child Play Dates at Temple Children and caregivers connect and grow through interactive play, movement, songs, and games! Little ones explore emotions, practice sharing, develop empathy skills, build frustration tolerance, and cultivate resilience. Caregivers learn strategies for connection and co-regulation with their little ones, fostering a strong bond and supportive environment for social-emotional learning while creating cherished memories and building essential skills together! Learn More
11:00 am - 1:00 pm WHC Seniors Lunch & Learn: The Bill Klein Quartet May 20 @ 11:00 am - 1:00 pm WHC Seniors Lunch & Learn: The Bill Klein Quartet Enjoy a delicious lunch with WHC member Bill Klein and his jazz band! Learn More
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Wednesday Study Group: The Hidden Order of Intimacy May 20 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Wednesday Study Group: The Hidden Order of Intimacy Joseph is not known as one of our patriarchs, and yet he gets an entire Broadway show made after him. What can his story teach us about our own strengths? Learn More
4:00 pm - 9:00 pm Potomac Pizza Fundraiser for RJW ECC May 20 @ 4:00 pm - 9:00 pm Potomac Pizza Fundraiser for RJW ECC Enjoy a slice or a pie and support a great cause! On Wednesday, May 20 from 4:00 – 9:00 pm, carry out or dine in at the Potomac Village location of Potomac Pizza (9812 Falls Road, Potomac, MD) and mention Washington Hebrew at checkout. Twenty percent of your purchase will be donated to the RJW ... Learn More
2026-05-21 SHAVUOT (starts at sundown) SHAVUOT (starts at sundown) May 21 @ 6:00 pm - May 22 @ 6:00 pm SHAVUOT (starts at sundown) 5 Sivan 5786 to 6 Sivan 5786 The festival of Shavuot celebrates the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai. Learn More
Featured 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Shavuot Festival Service & Yizkor Featured May 22 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Shavuot Festival Service & Yizkor Our religion provides us with many opportunities to remember and honor those who are no longer with us. Traditionally, those who have lost a dear loved one recite Kaddish every day for one year after the passing of a spouse, child, parent, or sibling. We not only recite Yizkor prayers on Yom Kippur, the Day of Repentance, we also have an opportunity to recite Yizkor during the major festivals of Sukkot, Passover, and Shavuot. Learn More
6:00 pm - 8:30 pm Shabbat@WHC May 22 @ 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 May 23 @ 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 May 23 @ 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 May 23 @ 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
10:30 am - 12:00 pm Besters Tour the Jewish War Veterans Museum May 26 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Besters Tour the Jewish War Veterans Museum Join us for a rare opportunity to hear living history from someone who served during pivotal moments of World War II. We will start with a guided tour of the National Museum of American Jewish Military History (1811 R St. NW, Washington DC 20009), followed by a conversation and Q&A with 101-year-old Jewish WWII veteran Corporal ... Learn More
9:30 am - 10:30 am Caregiver-Child Play Dates at Temple May 27 @ 9:30 am - 10:30 am Caregiver-Child Play Dates at Temple Children and caregivers connect and grow through interactive play, movement, songs, and games! Little ones explore emotions, practice sharing, develop empathy skills, build frustration tolerance, and cultivate resilience. Caregivers learn strategies for connection and co-regulation with their little ones, fostering a strong bond and supportive environment for social-emotional learning while creating cherished memories and building essential skills together! Learn More
Featured 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm Rabbi Shankman & Cantor Bortnick 25th Anniversary with WHC Shabbat featuring Confirmation Featured May 29 @ 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm Rabbi Shankman & Cantor Bortnick 25th Anniversary with WHC Shabbat featuring Confirmation 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 May 30 @ 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 May 30 @ 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 May 30 @ 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
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Pregnancy Group (Summer 2026) June 1 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Pregnancy Group (Summer 2026) Join us for conversations about the wonders, awe, frustrations, and ridiculousness of pregnancy. For our first sessions, we will gather over Zoom to get to know each other and share aspects of our journey, all within a Jewish lens. Later in the program, we will gather for dinner as a cohort, share Shabbat with partners and families, and experience a pregnancy mikvah—ritual bath—together. Begin to build your village with this meaningful and intentional cohort. Learn More
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Community Issues/Social Action (CISA) Meeting June 2 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Community Issues/Social Action (CISA) Meeting Whether you are looking for stimulating discussion or direct involvement in projects and activities, we hope you will join us. Members of the committee are the Temple’s liaisons with community religious and social service organizations. We plan and run several major annual congregational events, including Martin Luther King Jr. Shabbat and Day of Service and ... Learn More
9:00 am - 12:00 pm WHC in the DMV: Food & Friends June 5 @ 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
5:00 pm - 6:30 pm Tot Shabbat & Family Dinner June 5 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm Tot Shabbat & Family Dinner Friday night services are 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 rituals through songs, stories, and art projects. Following the ... Learn More
6:00 pm - 8:30 pm Shabbat@WHC June 5 @ 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
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm Social Justice Discussion: LGBTQ+ Rights June 5 @ 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm Social Justice Discussion: LGBTQ+ Rights There is an interesting social justice discussion after Shabbat@WHC services, the second Friday of each month. Room TBA at services. In June, we will discuss current challenges to LGBTQ+ rights. Learn More
8:30 am - 10:00 am Early Torah Study June 6 @ 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 June 6 @ 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 June 6 @ 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
May 19 @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm WHC in the DMV: Dinner for Children’s Inn at NIH Non-WHC Site Find out more »
May 20 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Wednesday Study Group: The Hidden Order of Intimacy Temple & Zoom Find out more »
Featured May 22 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Shavuot Festival Service & Yizkor Temple & Livestream Find out more »
May 26 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Besters Tour the Jewish War Veterans Museum Non-WHC Site Find out more »
Featured May 29 @ 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm Rabbi Shankman & Cantor Bortnick 25th Anniversary with WHC Shabbat featuring Confirmation Temple & Livestream Find out more »
