December 20, 2022 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm Oh Gaydel, Gaydel, Gaydel Chanukah Happy Hour Light up the night as we celebrate Chanukah with the greater LGBTQ+ Jewish community (and allies) at As You Are bar in Eastern Market for mingling, drink specials, and candle lighting. Join our WHC LGBTQ+ Affinity Group along with DCJCC's GLOE, Bet Mishpachah, Nice Jewish Boys DC, Nice Jewish Girls, The Den Collective, Capital Qvellers, ...
January 11, 2023 @ 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm LGBTQ+ Drag Bingo @ Pitchers Join us as we gather at Pitchers in Adams Morgan to play some BINGO hosted by one of DC's most veteran drag queens, Ba'Naka Dev! Rick and Laurel are weekly regulars, and we want to share the joy of drag with ALL of you! It's free to play, the prizes are real, the bar is ...
March 9, 2023 @ 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm LGBTQ+ Purim Masquerade Party A Purim Masquerade Party Thursday, March 9, 6:30 – 9:00 pm Franklin Hall - 1348 Florida Ave NW Join GLOE (the LGBTQ program of the Edlavitch DCJCC), Nice Jewish Boys, Nice Jewish Girls, and Washington Hebrew Congregation for a Purim celebration! Come dressed in your favorite costume for our annual LGBTQ+ Purim Party that always ...
April 15, 2023 @ 10:30 am - 12:30 pm LGBTQ+ Visit to Hillwood Museum & Gardens Join us for a lovely morning of strolling the grounds and gardens of Hillwood, Marjorie Merriweather Post's estate in the Forest Hills neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Book your ticket individually and we will meet together outside the mansion at 10:30 am. Curious what's there? Get more information on the museum and gardens. BOOK YOUR TICKET
May 23, 2023 @ 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm LGBTQ+ Theater Night: “Passing Strange” Join the LGBTQ+ Affinity group for a night out at the theater as we celebrate Pride a little early and enjoy Passing Strange. Signature Theatre is a local (and somewhat ...
Featured Featured June 10, 2023 @ 2:30 pm - 5:30 pm WHC in the Capital Pride Parade Washington Hebrew's LGBTQ+ Group invites everyone in the congregation to join in marching in the 2023 Capital Pride Parade! We're limited to 100 people, so be sure to RSVP below. Registrants will be emailed directly about where and when to meet before the parade. More info on ordering our matching t-shirts coming soon, and you ...
Featured Featured December 13, 2023 @ 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm LGBTQ+ Hanukkah Game Night Non-WHC Site LGBTQ+ Hanukkah Game Night Wednesday, December 13 6:30-9:00 pm Allie's Home in Van Ness - VERY METRO ACCESSIBLE! (Exact address to be sent directly to those registered the week of the event) Join the LGBTQ+ Group as we light candles, shuffle up some new friendships, and enjoy old ones while playing games, chatting, and getting ...
Featured Featured January 24, 2024 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm LGBTQ+ Tu Bishvat Seder Non-WHC Site What is a Tu Bishvat Seder? This often-overlooked holiday gives us the opportunity to celebrate the birthday of the trees and our natural world a little more up close and personal! Featuring an array of foods harvested directly from the earth, this tradition dates back to the 16th-century Kabbalists. Modeled after the Passover Seder and ...
December 19, 2024 @ 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm LGBTQ+ Pre-Hanukkah Game Night Non-WHC Site Join the LGBTQ+ Group as we nosh, bathe in togetherness and holiday joy, shuffle up some new friendships and enjoy old ones while playing games, chatting, and getting to know one another. Hanukkah starts late this year, and in an effort to have everyone in town and start the festivities off early (who can ever ...
February 15 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm RESCHEDULED! LGBTQ+ Tu BiShvat Seder Non-WHC Site For our SECOND ANNUAL LGBTQ+ TU B'SHVAT SEDER, we will engage with Judaism, the natural world, and our community through an LGBTQ+ lens.
May 12 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm Celebrate the Art of Jewish Values: The AHAVA Project Temple 3935 Macomb St. NW, Washington, DC, United States Award-winning artist and LGBTQ+ activist, Lisa Marie Thalhammer — whose famous LOVE mural is the most photographed site in D.C. — will guide us in creating a large-scale work that demonstrates love and pride for our LGBTQ+ youth. The collective painting session will be followed by a writing exercise to inspire poetry and words of affirmation to etch into the work. The 5x5-foot painting will be displayed at Temple throughout June and beyond, as part of WHC’s permanent collection.
June 7 @ 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm WHC in the World Pride Parade Non-WHC Site ️Save the Date: Saturday, June 7th - Marching in World Pride Parade! We will join with other congregations to walk the route! The parade is scheduled to begin at 2:00 pm and it takes about three hours for everyone to depart the staging area. Past precedent says we will likely not begin marching until 3:30 ...
