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  • Potluck and Planning with the Besters

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    Join the Besters and help brainstorm and plan programming ideas for the upcoming year, reconnect with friends, and enjoy a delicious potluck dinner. This program is free of charge, but advance RSVP is required. RSVP HERE An email will be sent out in the days before the event with the address for the event and ...

  • Besters Cherry Blossom Walk

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    Sunday, March 31, 10:00 am, Bethesda Join the Besters for a walk around Kenwood to view the beautiful cherry blossoms! We will meet in the parking lot near Little Falls Parkway and Arlington Road in Bethesda: “Park & Ride Capital Crescent Trail.” No need to RSVP – just come ready to walk!

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    Denim & Diamonds

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    Remember when you were a teenager, out of school for the summer, footloose and fancy-free? Let's revisit those years with delicious food and dancing to the songs of your generation. Come as you are, or dress up in diamonds and denim.  Be sure to bring your friends too. Cost: $60 for WHC members; $70 for ...

  • Besters Winery Visit

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    Join the Besters for a tasting and visit to the Loew Winery in Mt. Airy, Maryland. The wine here is excellent, but the family history is truly fascinating. The Loew family started in Poland and the Ukraine in the 1870's and barely survived the Holocaust on their way to America. This event will take place ...

  • Shalom Bollywood

    JBSC 11810 Falls Road, Potomac, MD, United States
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    The Program: Growing Up Jewish in India with Dr. Ori Soltes Dr. Soltes teaches at Georgetown University across a range of disciplines, from theology and art history to philosophy and political history. But, in addition to his academic credentials, Dr. Soltes grew up in India so he knows this topic firsthand! This brief talk will ...

  • Besters Theater Outing

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    A HANUKKAH CAROL: THE MUSICAL at Roundhouse Theater 4545 East-West Highway Bethesda, MD 20814 Cost: WHC Members: $58 Non-Members: $68 Tickets are limited and non-refundable. First come/first served. Tickets will be distributed the day of the show at Roundhouse Theater. A separate registration is required for each person who would like to attend and all ...

  • Besters Italian Dinner

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    We'll eat, drink, kibbitz, and enjoy beautiful music provided by our very own Cantor Suzanne Hamstra. Cantor Hamstra’s original training was in classical voice performance so you’ll hear a little opera, eat some white pizza, and maybe…just maybe…have a chance to sing along with her!

  • Besters Dinner & Movie Night: “Maktub”

    Temple 3935 Macomb St. NW, Washington, DC, United States
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    Please join us for deli, dessert, and a great movie. Maktub is a hilarious gangster tale…the biggest Israeli blockbuster since 1986.

  • Besters Book Club: Katherine Fennelly, “Family Declassified”

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    Social scientist Katherine Fennelly unravels the enigmatic life of her grandfather, Francis Kalnay — a high-level Allied spy, vanished father, and celebrated children’s author — to explore the enduring weight of family secrets.

  • Besters Book Club: Sara Goodman Confino, “Don’t Forget to Write”

    JBSC 11810 Falls Road, Potomac, MD, United States
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    This captivating novel follows Marilyn, a rebellious young woman in 1960 who is sent to live with her formidable great-aunt Ada after rejecting a shotgun marriage. What begins as a summer of strict rules and matchmaking schemes turns into a transformative journey of self-discovery, unexpected romance, and a deep bond between two women from different generations.

  • Canceled Besters Winery Visit

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    Time to talk terroir, tasting notes, and more as we head to Rocklands Farm Winery in Poolesville, Maryland. Rocklands is a family-owned winery and working farm, sitting on 34 beautiful acres of Maryland countryside bordering Seneca Creek State Park. Located only 30 minutes from D.C. and 20 minutes from Bethesda and Northern Virginia.

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    Besters’ Key West Havdalah

    JBSC 11810 Falls Road, Potomac, MD, United States

    Join us for Key West Havdalah — complete with dinner, drinks, a live DJ, and an easygoing atmosphere as we close out Shabbat.

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