January 23 - January 25 9th Grade Sexuality & Healthy Relationships Retreat Non-WHC Site Learn The 9th-grade Sexuality Retreat will be held on January 23-25, 2026 at the Claggett Center in Adamstown, MD (3035 Buckeystown Pike, Adamstown, MD 21710). This is a rite-of-passage retreat that Washington Hebrew has held for years. It is an important, meaningful, and real experience for our 9th graders. Bus transportation will be provided to and from the Claggett Center. This ...
January 25 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm Besters Pines of Rome Dinner Non-WHC Site Connect This iconic restaurant is closing its doors after more than five decades, and the Besters are sending it off with one final meal. Space is limited, so reserve your spot soon!
January 27 @ 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm Washington Wizards Jewish Heritage Night Non-WHC Site Connect Washington Wizards Jewish Heritage Night Tuesday, January 27, 7:00 pm, Capital One Arena BUY TICKETS The Wizards take on Israel’s Deni Avdija and the Portland Trail Blazers. Each discounted ticket comes with a special Jewish Heritage Night Wizards shirt! Limited quantities, one size fits most. It will be a night filled with celebration of Jewish culture and will include Pre- Game ...
February 1 @ 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm LGBTQ+ Tu BiShvat Seder Non-WHC Site Connect For our SECOND ANNUAL LGBTQ+ TU B'SHVAT SEDER, we will engage with Judaism, the natural world, and our community through an LGBTQ+ lens.
February 6 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm WHC in the DMV: Food & Friends Non-WHC Site Faith in Action 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.
February 8 @ 1:45 pm - 3:00 pm WHC In the DMV: Bingo With Seniors Non-WHC Site Faith in Action 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!)
February 15 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Besters Chinese New Year Dinner Non-WHC Site Connect Celebrate the start of the Chinese New Year with the Besters at a local Chinese restaurant (address provided upon registration). DETAILS AND REGISTRATION TO COME
February 17 @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm WHC in the DMV: Dinner for Children’s Inn at NIH Non-WHC Site Faith in Action Volunteer with us as we help feed families at the NIH Children’s Inn, where families stay when children receive experimental treatment on campus.
February 21 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm WHECTY Clash of the Classes Non-WHC Site Connect Calling ALL 8th-12th graders: It’s time for WHECTY’s annual Clash of the Classes event! Join us at Zavazone in Rockville (40B Southlawn Ct, Rockville, MD 20850) on Saturday, February 21 from 6-8pm for a team-building, friendly competition. Dinner will be provided and we will end the evening with Havdalah.
March 4 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Wednesdays @ Wonderland: Sara Confino, “Good Grief” 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!
March 6 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm WHC in the DMV: Food & Friends Non-WHC Site Faith in Action 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.
March 15 @ 1:45 pm - 3:00 pm WHC In the DMV: Bingo With Seniors Non-WHC Site Faith in Action 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!)
