Featured Featured May 4 @ 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm Being a Zionist in Progressive Spaces with Jody Rabhan Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States Join us for a conversation with Jody Rabhan, Chief Policy Officer for National Council of Jewish Women, in the next of our series of Shabbat discussions. As head of NCJW’s government relations and advocacy work, Jody helps lead the organization’s advocacy efforts in Washington and plays a key role in mobilizing effective grassroots work on the ...
Featured Featured May 5 @ 10:00 am Daniel Mann Literary Luminaries Lecture Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States Hayley Finn, Artistic Director of Theater J, will deliver the annual Daniel Mann Literary Luminaries Lecture on Sunday May 5, at 10:00 am in the Zahler Social Hall (following the Men’s Club breakfast). Her topic is “The Contemporary American Jewish Play.” Ms. Finn is an accomplished director and producer with more than 25 years of ...
Featured Featured May 5 @ 7:15 pm - 8:30 pm Holocaust Remembrance in Theater, Music, and Prayer Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States Please join us as we commemorate Yom HaShoah, mourning and remembering the approximately six million Jews who perished in the Holocaust. In this special commemoration, we will remember the lives lost through shared stories, music, and prayer. Theater – Beth El teen Elana Snyder (Whitman High School) joins Ayla Gerstenblith (Jewish Day School) and Ava ...
May 7 @ 7:00 pm Event Series Tuesday Mah Jongg Tuesday Mah Jongg Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States Interested in playing Mah Jongg? Join us at Beth El on Tuesday nights in the Bender Social Hall B from 7:00-9:00 pm. Click Here to sign up
Featured Featured May 9 @ 7:30 pm Beth El Night at the Jewish Film Festival Landmark Bethesda Row Cinema 7235 Woodmont Ave, Bethesda, MD, United States The Edlavitch DCJCC's JxJ: DC Jewish Film and Music Festival begins on May 9 and runs through May 19.This year, Beth El, in partnership with JxJ, has an exciting opportunity! Now through Sunday, April 21, tickets for the Opening Night presentation of Seven Blessings at Landmark Bethesda Row will be reserved exclusively for Beth El members. ... $13
May 10 @ 6:30 pm BERS 5th Grade Kabbalat HaSiddur and 10th Grade Confirmation Shabbat Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States Please join us for a special Friday evening Shabbat service where we'll come together with Beth El Religious School to celebrate 5th Grade Kabbalat HaSiddur and 10th Grade Confirmation. Services begin at 6:30 pm, followed by Family Shabbat Dinner for 5th and 10th graders and their families. Everyone is welcome to join us for services! ...
Featured Featured May 13 @ 5:00 pm - 7:30 pm Yom HaZikaron & Yom Ha’Atzmaut Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States Join with the full Beth El community on a special evening focused on Israel! The Am Yisraeli Chai committee is honored to partner with FIDF for a special Yom HaZikaron speaker starting at 5pm. Then the celebration starts for Yom Ha'Atzmaut at 5:30 pm! There will be arts and crafts, Israeli dancing, a shouk, photo opportunities, dance parties, ...
May 14 @ 7:00 pm Event Series Tuesday Mah Jongg Tuesday Mah Jongg Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States Interested in playing Mah Jongg? Join us at Beth El on Tuesday nights in the Bender Social Hall B from 7:00-9:00 pm. Click Here to sign up
Featured Featured May 16 @ 7:00 pm Annual Meeting Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States Join us for our annual congregational meeting at 7:00 pm. Light snacks will be served from 6:30 pm to 7:00 pm. Please make every effort to attend so we can meet our quorum requirement. We look forward to being together! If you cannot make it in person, please join us via Zoom. Please RSVP using ...
Featured Featured May 17 @ 6:00 pm Event Series Family Shabbat Family Shabbat with BEPS and Nitzanim Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States Join Beth El Preschool and Nitzanim families for an interactive Shabbat service and song experience. Shabbat songs and prayers will be followed by dinner. This event is best for children under age 6, but siblings are always welcome.
Featured Featured May 18 @ 12:30 pm Building a Shared Future in Israel Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States Please join us on Saturday, May 18 when we are joined by three representatives from Hand in Hand: Centers for Jewish-Arab Education In Israel. They will share an inside look at how they are building inclusion, equality, and shared society between Arab and Jewish citizens of Israel through a growing network of integrated, bilingual schools ...
May 21 @ 7:00 pm Event Series Tuesday Mah Jongg Tuesday Mah Jongg Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States Interested in playing Mah Jongg? Join us at Beth El on Tuesday nights in the Bender Social Hall B from 7:00-9:00 pm. Click Here to sign up
Featured Featured May 21 @ 7:00 pm Volunteering at Manna Food Center Manna Food Center 9311 Gaither Rd, Gaithersburg, MD, United States Beth El is scheduled to help pack boxes of non-perishable food donations at the Manna warehouse in Gaithersburg. We are limited to 12 volunteers age 11+.In addition to serving the greater community, one of the goals is to give all Beth El parents a way to participate with their children (age 11 and older) in ...
May 23 @ 7:30 pm Event Series Kesher Nashim: Women’s Cancer Connection Kesher Nashim: Women’s Cancer Connection Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States Kesher Nashim supports female cancer survivors and those with a new cancer diagnosis. Join Beth El women for confidential, lively discussions, friendship and support at our monthly meetings. Discussion/Support group for women newly diagnosed or survivors of cancer. One or two women from the group will be "On Call" monthly to talk to any woman ...
Featured Featured May 25 @ 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm Continuity and Presence: A Bright Look at the Future of the Jewish Community in Warsaw Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States Please join us on Saturday, May 25, for a Shabbat discussion with Patrycja Dołowy, the CEO of the JCC Warsaw. She will be at Beth El to share her experience of Warsaw’s renewed and vibrant Jewish life. She will also reflect on how the current Israel-Hamas war has affected the Polish Jewish community. She will ...
May 28 @ 7:00 pm Event Series Tuesday Mah Jongg Tuesday Mah Jongg Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States Interested in playing Mah Jongg? Join us at Beth El on Tuesday nights in the Bender Social Hall B from 7:00-9:00 pm. Click Here to sign up
June 16 @ 3:00 pm Music of the Bible Concert Join us on Sunday, June 16, at 3:00 pm for a Parlor Concert featuring Hazzan Fradkin and special guests performing some of the greatest classical works that uplift our tradition and bring the genius of the world’s greatest composers to our beloved texts. Please note that this concert has been rescheduled from May 12 to ...
Featured Featured June 19 @ 7:00 pm Volunteering at Manna Food Center Manna Food Center 9311 Gaither Rd, Gaithersburg, MD, United States Beth El is scheduled to help pack boxes of non-perishable food donations at the Manna warehouse in Gaithersburg. We are limited to 12 volunteers age 11+.In addition to serving the greater community, one of the goals is to give all Beth El parents a way to participate with their children (age 11 and older) in ...
June 20 @ 7:30 pm Event Series Kesher Nashim: Women’s Cancer Connection Kesher Nashim: Women’s Cancer Connection Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States Kesher Nashim supports female cancer survivors and those with a new cancer diagnosis. Join Beth El women for confidential, lively discussions, friendship and support at our monthly meetings. Discussion/Support group for women newly diagnosed or survivors of cancer. One or two women from the group will be "On Call" monthly to talk to any woman ...
