Holiday and Special Services

Traditional services take place on all Holidays.  If a Holiday falls on Shabbat, then alternative services often also take place.

Interfaith Thanksgiving Service

Beth El has an Interfaith Thanksgiving Service with the Bethesda United Methodist Church, our neighbors across the street.  This takes place on the Tuesday before Thanksgiving and has been going on for several decades.  The service includes the clergy and adult and children's choirs from both places of worship.  The location alternates between the church and synagogue.

Purim - Megillah Madness

If you want to be at the ultimate Purim shpiel, come to Beth El's Megillah Madness.  Megillah Madness brings together a number of different segments of the shul, combining tradition and creativity in a unique Purim service. While Beth El also offers a full traditional reading of the Megillah, as well as a “Bit of Megillah” for preschool age children, Megillah Madness takes a fun, innovative and musical approach to Purim for adults, teenagers and children.  After selected verses of each chapter are read in Hebrew, key aspects are then acted out in English, in both word and in song parodies, with either karaoke or live music in the background.

2004 Winner of the Solomon Schechter Silver Award 
Mentioned on the NBC hit series “The West Wing”
Filmed and shown on Israeli TV Channel 1

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