Featured Featured December 2 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Family Shabbat with BEPS and Nitzanim Join with BEPS and Nitzanim on Friday, December 2, at 6:00 pm for an interactive Shabbat service and song experience. After we welcome Shabbat together, we will have a light dinner and fun oneg! This event is best for children under age 6 but siblings are always welcome. Please RSVP using the form below.
Featured Featured December 2 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Shir Yachad Friday Night Musical Service Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD Friday night is a time for community, song, and joyful noise. Everyone is invited to join us for this exciting service filled with music past and present that stirs the soul and welcomes Shabbat with joy and warmth. 6:30 pm: Happy Half-Hour! Everyone is invited to schmooze while enjoying a light dinner. 7:00 pm: Main ...
Featured Featured December 4 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Meet Author Hans von Trotha German historian-novelist-journalist Hans von Trotha will visit via Zoom on Sunday, December 4, at 11:00 am to introduce his new "small jewel of a novel," Pollak's Arm, about the legendary Jewish art dealer Ludwig Pollak. In October 1943, a unexpected guest visits Pollak at his home in Rome and urges him to take shelter in ...
December 5 @ 7:00 pm - 7:45 pm Practicing Mindfulness: Jewish Meditation and the Study of Jewish Ethics Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD Join Hazzan Asa Fradkin on Monday, December 5, at 7:00 pm for a blend of chant and silent and guided meditation that leads us to a more meaningful relationship with God and with those around us. Please register to attend these events in person as they will move to zoom only if less than 10 ...
Featured Featured December 6 @ 9:30 am - 10:30 am JDS Pre-K Parent Meet and Greet Attention Parents of Four-Year-Olds: If you are interested in learning about CESJDS's Kindergarten, please join Dorie Ravick, CESJDS’ Director of Lower School Admission and Rabbi Matthew Bellas, the CESJDS Lower School Principal, to hear about their engaging, thoughtful, and meaningful lower school program. Learn about their Kindergarten program, as well as the entire lower school experience. ...
December 7 @ 9:30 am - 10:30 am Recurring Event Ancient Rabbinic Law with Rabbi Megdal Ancient Rabbinic Law with Rabbi Megdal We welcome newcomers and returning regulars to our discussions of law, theology, history, and culture from ancient times to the modern day. Join Rabbi Megdal in studying the first major collection of written rabbinic law, the Mishnah. Codified around 200 CE, the Mishnah is the foundation for the thousands of years of law that followed. ...
Featured Featured December 9 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Yedid Nefesh Friday Night Service Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD Do you like to sing from your heart to bring in Shabbat? Did you love Friday nights at Jewish summer camp? Join Rabbi Megdal and community leaders for a new Friday evening musical service that blends familiar melodies and traditional liturgy, woven together with kavannot (intentions) and short teachings.
December 14 @ 9:30 am - 10:30 am Recurring Event Ancient Rabbinic Law with Rabbi Megdal Ancient Rabbinic Law with Rabbi Megdal We welcome newcomers and returning regulars to our discussions of law, theology, history, and culture from ancient times to the modern day. Join Rabbi Megdal in studying the first major collection of written rabbinic law, the Mishnah. Codified around 200 CE, the Mishnah is the foundation for the thousands of years of law that followed. ...
Featured Featured December 15 @ 12:00 pm Senior Caucus Hanukkah Lunch Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD Join the Senior Caucus for our monthly lunch. This month we will be celebrating Hanukkah as a community. The cost of lunch is $10 per person. Please contact Ricardo Munster at rmunster@bethelmc.org or 301-652-2606 with any questions or concerns about attending. Please RSVP using the form below by 3:00 pm on Tuesday, December 13. $10
December 17 @ 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm Support After Loss With a special invitation to those who have had a recent loss, we will gather for a brief teaching and discussion led by the clergy. Please join us at 12:30 pm after morning services for this six-session series. All are welcome to join for one or all sessions. Registration is recommended in case there are ...
Featured Featured December 18 @ 10:00 am Latke-Hamentasch Debate Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD Beth El’s Latke-Hamantasch Debate has regaled attendees for the last 14 years, with debaters on both sides offering original and clever defenses for their delicacy, and the audience screaming for more! This year’s esteemed debaters are Marissa Greenberg (Shakespeare professor), Lisa Gunty (rabbi acolyte), Warren Leonard (physicianscientist), and Mark Milner (medical historian). Rabbi Emeritus Bill ...
Featured Featured December 18 @ 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm The Tempest at Round House Theater The Tempest- Classic Tale Magically Reimagined - Outing to Round House Theater sponsored by Women of Beth El On Sunday, December 18, at 2:00 pm, join the Women of Beth El to see the Tempest! The show includes magic by Teller (of Penn & Teller fame), music from the iconic songwriter Tom Waits and mind-bending ... $63
Featured Featured December 18 @ 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm Hanukkah Celebration Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD Celebrate the lighting of the first candle with your Beth El community on Sunday, December 18, at 4:30 pm. We will have activities and games along with yummy treats to kick off the holiday right. The games and activities will be most appropriate for families with children from kindergarten through 5th grade, but all are ... $10
December 19 @ 7:00 pm - 7:45 pm Practicing Mindfulness: Jewish Meditation and the Study of Jewish Ethics Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD Join Hazzan Asa Fradkin on Monday, December 19, at 7:00 pm for a blend of chant and silent and guided meditation that leads us to a more meaningful relationship with God and with those around us. Please register to attend these events in person as they will move to zoom only if less than 10 ...
December 21 @ 9:30 am - 10:30 am Recurring Event Ancient Rabbinic Law with Rabbi Megdal Ancient Rabbinic Law with Rabbi Megdal We welcome newcomers and returning regulars to our discussions of law, theology, history, and culture from ancient times to the modern day. Join Rabbi Megdal in studying the first major collection of written rabbinic law, the Mishnah. Codified around 200 CE, the Mishnah is the foundation for the thousands of years of law that followed. ...
Featured Featured December 25 @ 4:00 pm - 10:00 pm Chinese Food & A Movie Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD Save the date! Beth El is excited to have Chinese Food & A Movie return on Sunday, December 25. Bring your family and friends and join us for this fun tradition.
December 28 @ 9:30 am - 10:30 am Recurring Event Ancient Rabbinic Law with Rabbi Megdal Ancient Rabbinic Law with Rabbi Megdal We welcome newcomers and returning regulars to our discussions of law, theology, history, and culture from ancient times to the modern day. Join Rabbi Megdal in studying the first major collection of written rabbinic law, the Mishnah. Codified around 200 CE, the Mishnah is the foundation for the thousands of years of law that followed. ...
January 4, 2023 @ 9:30 am - 10:30 am Recurring Event Ancient Rabbinic Law with Rabbi Megdal Ancient Rabbinic Law with Rabbi Megdal We welcome newcomers and returning regulars to our discussions of law, theology, history, and culture from ancient times to the modern day. Join Rabbi Megdal in studying the first major collection of written rabbinic law, the Mishnah. Codified around 200 CE, the Mishnah is the foundation for the thousands of years of law that followed. ...
Featured Featured January 7, 2023 @ 7:00 pm Beth El Gala 2023 Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD Join us as we enter our eighth decade and come together in celebration of this incredible community. Seventy years and counting of the core values of Tikkun Olam (repairing the world), egalitarianism, coexistence of tradition and change, education for all of us, and “everybody counts.” This is our first post-pandemic opportunity to dance, eat, experience ...
Featured Featured January 8, 2023 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Peace, Politics, and Plutonium: The Impact of Israel’s Elections Gil Hoffman, formerly chief political correspondent for the Jerusalem Post and currently executive director of HonestReporting, will speak by Zoom from Israel about the recent Israeli elections and their impact on Israel domestic and foreign policy. He is a globally renowned expert and lecturer. He then will respond to questions from participants.
