Ancient Rabbinic Law with Rabbi Megdal Featured September 30 at 9:30 am Mishnah Rosh Hashanah begins with a deceptively simple question: Who decides when time begins? Along the way, we'll study astronomy, eyewitness testimony, courtroom debate, Jewish law, and the rituals of Rosh Hashanah from the sighting of the new moon to the sounding of the shofar. The tractate invites us to explore how the Jewish calendar, ...
Parenting Book Club: Nurture the Wow Featured October 1 at 9:30 am Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States As a first-time mom, Rabbi Megdal is discovering how Jewish wisdom speaks to the joys and challenges of parenting small children. You are invited to join her for a fun and meaningful book club, as we read Nurture the Wow: Finding Spirituality in the Frustration, Boredom, Tears, Poop, Desperation, Wonder, and Radical Amazement of Parenting. ...
