Featured Featured January 20 @ 11:00 am Jewish Museum Virtual Tour: “Hare With Amber Eyes” Exhibit Join us for a Jewish Museum virtual tour of the exciting new exhibition, "The Hare With Amber Eyes," based on the international bestseller by Edmund de Waal. Like the book, the exhibit traces the history of the prominent Jewish Ephrussi family and showcases the breadth and depth of their illustrious art collection. Due to the ...
Featured Featured January 20 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm J Street and the 2022 Election Cara Kupferman is responsible for J Street’s political engagement with candidates in congressional races across the country. She will deliver a talk about the organization’s political work, focusing on the upcoming November elections, with Q&A to follow. Amos Gil, J Street's Director for the Capital/South Region, will also be available to answer any questions regarding ...
Featured Featured January 24 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm Small Group Book Discussion Join Beth El's next Small Group Book Discussion as we read the book "The Messiah of Stockholm" by Cynthia Ozick. Whether you read this book years ago or a just picking it up now, we'd love to hear your thoughts. Questions? Contact Geryl Baer at gbaer@bethelmc.org. Please RSVP using the form below to receive the ...
Featured Featured January 29 @ 9:15 am Repro Shabbat Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD On January 29, Beth El joins synagogues around the country for #ReproShabbat — a national, themed Shabbat in support of reproductive rights. Rabbi Megdal will give a Shabbat morning sermon that engages with traditional texts and also centers the voices and experiences of women and all persons with reproductive rights. Repro Shabbat is sponsored by ...
Featured Featured February 4 @ 6:30 pm Recurring Shir Yachad Friday Night Musical Service Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD The band is back! Help us welcome Shabbat with community and song as we come together for our Shir Yachad musical Friday Night service on the first Friday of each month at 6:30 pm.
Featured Featured February 6 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Meet Author Julian Zelizer Julian Zelizer is a professor of American political history at Princeton University and a frequent media commentator on current events. He will present his new book, Abraham Joshua Heschel: A Life of Radical Amazement, which portrays Heschel as both a religious and political figure. To this day Heschel remains a symbol of the relevance of ...
February 6 @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm Beth El Day School Families Hot Chocolate and Reconnect Beth El Day School families are such an integral part of our community and share special bonds with one another, both within Beth El and broader area. Hazzan Fradkin and Jon Polon would like to invite you for a Hot Chocolate and Reconnect event on February 6th, where we will get feedback and ideas from ...
February 7 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Recurring Jewish Meditation Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD Jewish Meditation is a blend of chant and silent and guided meditation that guides us to a more meaningful relationship with God and with those around us. Join us via Zoom or live streaming on the first and third Monday of each month. Jewish Meditation on Zoom https://zoom.us/j/91926201956 Meeting ID: 919 2620 1956 Passcode: ...
February 21 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Recurring Jewish Meditation Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD Jewish Meditation is a blend of chant and silent and guided meditation that guides us to a more meaningful relationship with God and with those around us. Join us via Zoom or live streaming on the first and third Monday of each month. Jewish Meditation on Zoom https://zoom.us/j/91926201956 Meeting ID: 919 2620 1956 Passcode: ...
Featured Featured February 27 @ 9:45 am - 10:30 am Parent Coffee Social Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD Religious School Parents are invited for coffee and snacks after drop off for a morning of connection, community and caffeine. This informal gathering is a great opportunity to reconnect with other parents and also clergy and other synagogue leaders. Please RSVP using the form below.
Featured Featured February 27 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Sisterhood Social Action Tea Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Road, Bethesda, MD Welcoming the Stranger: Jewish Values and Refugee Assistance. Join Sisterhood members to learn about local and national efforts to assist refugees and their foundation in Jewish values and experiences. Speakers will include representatives from HIAS and Solutions in Hometown Connections, as well as Beth El congregants. Please use the form below to RSVP for the ...
Featured Featured March 4 @ 6:30 pm Recurring Shir Yachad Friday Night Musical Service Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD The band is back! Help us welcome Shabbat with community and song as we come together for our Shir Yachad musical Friday Night service on the first Friday of each month at 6:30 pm.
March 7 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Recurring Jewish Meditation Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD Jewish Meditation is a blend of chant and silent and guided meditation that guides us to a more meaningful relationship with God and with those around us. Join us via Zoom or live streaming on the first and third Monday of each month. Jewish Meditation on Zoom https://zoom.us/j/91926201956 Meeting ID: 919 2620 1956 Passcode: ...
March 13 @ 9:45 am - 10:30 am Parent Coffee Social Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD Religious School Parents are invited for coffee and snacks after drop off for a morning of connection, community and caffeine. This informal gathering is a great opportunity to reconnect with other parents and also clergy and other synagogue leaders. Please RSVP using the form below.
March 21 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Recurring Jewish Meditation Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD Jewish Meditation is a blend of chant and silent and guided meditation that guides us to a more meaningful relationship with God and with those around us. Join us via Zoom or live streaming on the first and third Monday of each month. Jewish Meditation on Zoom https://zoom.us/j/91926201956 Meeting ID: 919 2620 1956 Passcode: ...
Featured Featured March 27 @ 11:00 am Book Chat: Antiquities by Cynthia Ozick Join us to discuss this charming and enigmatic novella by literary legend Cynthia Ozick. The narrator, an elderly retired lawyer, Lloyd Petrie, reflects on his boarding school days in New York’s Westchester County in the early 20th Century. He particularly tries to make sense of his intense friendship with a mysterious boy who claimed to ...
Featured Featured April 1 @ 6:30 pm Recurring Shir Yachad Friday Night Musical Service Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD The band is back! Help us welcome Shabbat with community and song as we come together for our Shir Yachad musical Friday Night service on the first Friday of each month at 6:30 pm.
April 4 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Recurring Jewish Meditation Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD Jewish Meditation is a blend of chant and silent and guided meditation that guides us to a more meaningful relationship with God and with those around us. Join us via Zoom or live streaming on the first and third Monday of each month. Jewish Meditation on Zoom https://zoom.us/j/91926201956 Meeting ID: 919 2620 1956 Passcode: ...
April 18 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Recurring Jewish Meditation Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD Jewish Meditation is a blend of chant and silent and guided meditation that guides us to a more meaningful relationship with God and with those around us. Join us via Zoom or live streaming on the first and third Monday of each month. Jewish Meditation on Zoom https://zoom.us/j/91926201956 Meeting ID: 919 2620 1956 Passcode: ...
Featured Featured April 24 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Meet Author Andrew Lawler Acclaimed author-journalist Andrew Lawler will introduce his new book, Under Jerusalem: The Buried History of the World’s Most Contested City, via Zoom with an immersive, illustrated presentation. Lauded by reviewers, Under Jerusalem is a thrilling archeological adventure story of “biblical treasures, intrepid explorers, and political upheaval.” Local independent bookstore Politics & Prose is offering registrants ...
