June 15, 2025 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm Screening of Israeli Opera “Theodor” Non-WHC Site Connect A screening of "Theodor", an opera film by Yonatan Cnaan and Ido Ricklin produced by The Israeli Opera, featuring a live vocal performance by its cast alongside the Cafritz Young Artists of Washington National Opera. The performance includes composer Yonatan Cnaan, baritone Oded Reich, and mezzo-soprano Anat Czarny.
Featured September 11, 2025 @ 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm WHC Brotherhood Blitz Non-WHC Site Connect Join us at Dog Haus Bethesda for pre-game and the first half of Commanders vs. Packers – we’ve got the whole place to ourselves with great food and an open bar. Advanced registration is a must! Discounted pricing for Brotherhood members! If you haven’t paid Brotherhood dues since July 1, 2025, do that first to save on this (and every) Brotherhood event!
Featured October 6, 2025 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm Film Screening: “Plunderer: The Life and Times of a Nazi Art Thief” Temple 3935 Macomb St. NW, Washington, DC, United States Learn This gripping documentary traces the rise, fall, and astonishing postwar resurgence of notorious Nazi art dealer Bruno Lohse, who helped Hitler's right-hand man Hermann Göring amass a vast collection of stolen art in Europe during World War II.
October 15, 2025 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Amram Scholar Series: Pamela S. Nadell, “Antisemitism: An American Tradition” Temple 3935 Macomb St. NW, Washington, DC, United States Learn Award-winning historian and American University Professor Dr. Pamela Nadell returns to Washington Hebrew to discuss her timely new book, "Antisemitsm, an American Tradition." Set to be published on October 14, Nadell's book explores the deep roots of antisemitism in the U.S. — from colonial times to the present — and the powerful ways American Jews have resisted this hatred and bigotry.
October 19, 2025 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm Brotherhood TopGolf Non-WHC Site Connect All WHC men and their families are invited for a great afternoon at TopGolf in Germantown. Enjoy friendly competition and delicious food as we kick off a new year and a new era of Brotherhood at WHC. Cost also includes a lifetime membership to TopGolf. Space is limited, so don’t miss out! Register by October 14 ...
Featured November 5, 2025 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Wednesdays @ Wonderland: Nina Willner, “The Boys in the Light” Non-WHC Site Connect Introducing a brand-new author series from WHC at Wonderland Books (7920 Norfolk Ave, Bethesda), an independent, women-owned bookstore. Celebrating Jewish voices with heartfelt storytelling and wit, each author will be in conversation with a member of our clergy. We can’t wait to see you there!
November 16, 2025 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Amram Scholar Series: Jonathan Horn, “The Fate of the Generals” Temple 3935 Macomb St. NW, Washington, DC, United States Learn Bestselling author and former White House presidential speechwriter Jonathan Horn talks about his recent book, "The Fate of the Generals: MacArthur, Wainwright, and the Epic Battle for the Philippines." Described as a "riveting" read by The Wall Street Journal, this World War II story is one of bravery, survival, and sacrifice — the vow Douglas MacArthur made to return to the Philippines and the oath his fellow general Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright made to stay with his men there whatever the cost.
December 10, 2025 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Wednesdays @ Wonderland: Jean Meltzer, “The Eight Heartbreaks of Hanukkah” Non-WHC Site Connect Introducing a brand-new author series from WHC at Wonderland Books (7920 Norfolk Ave, Bethesda), an independent, women-owned bookstore. Celebrating Jewish voices with heartfelt storytelling and wit, each author will be in conversation with a member of our clergy. We can’t wait to see you there!
December 14, 2025 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Postponed Amram Scholar Series: Sarah Hurwitz, “As a Jew” Temple 3935 Macomb St. NW, Washington, DC, United States Learn Award-winning historian and American University Professor Dr. Pamela Nadell returns to Washington Hebrew to discuss her timely new book, "Antisemitsm, an American Tradition." Set to be published on October 14, Nadell's book explores the deep roots of antisemitism in the U.S. — from colonial times to the present — and the powerful ways American Jews have resisted this hatred and bigotry.
Featured January 8 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Music That Unites – Free Jazz Concert Featuring Israeli and Local Teens Northwest DC Location TBA Music TICKET SALES ARE NOW CLOSED, BUT... If you are a CESJDS family, and would like to attend, please email David Solomon at dsolomon@cesjds.org If you are a member of Washington Hebrew Congregation, and would like to attend, please email Ira Miller at imiller@whctemple.org Unfortunately, we cannot allow walk-up registration for this event. Thank you. The ...
January 13 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm Amram Scholar Series: Sarah Hurwitz, “As a Jew” Temple 3935 Macomb St. NW, Washington, DC, United States Learn Award-winning historian and American University Professor Dr. Pamela Nadell returns to Washington Hebrew to discuss her timely new book, "Antisemitsm, an American Tradition." Set to be published on October 14, Nadell's book explores the deep roots of antisemitism in the U.S. — from colonial times to the present — and the powerful ways American Jews have resisted this hatred and bigotry.
February 1 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Amram Scholar Series: Rabbi Shira Stutman, “The Jewish Way to A Good Life” Temple 3935 Macomb St. NW, Washington, DC, United States Learn For as long as Judaism been a religion, “Jewish” has been a culture—one whose unique blend of ritual and realism has kept its people going for some 3,000 years. In "The Jewish Way to a Good Life," Rabbi Shira Stutman invites readers of every faith—and none—to do chesed (good work), foster tzedek (justice), practice shabbat (rest), and ultimately find happiness.
