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SUMMARY:Shir Yachad Friday Night Musical Service
DESCRIPTION: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. \n\n6:00 pm: Everyone is invited to schmooze while enjoying a light dinner.\n7:00 pm: Shir Yachad service\n\nPlease register for the dinner using the form below by noon on Tuesday\, April 7. No registration is needed to attend the service.
URL:https://www.bethelmc.org/events/shir-yachad-0410/
LOCATION:Congregation Beth El\, 8215 Old Georgetown Rd\, Bethesda\, MD\, 20814\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Featured Events,Pray,Services,Shaliach,Shir Yachad
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ORGANIZER;CN="Hazzan Asa Fradkin":MAILTO:afradkin@bethelmc.org
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260412
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SUMMARY:Good Deeds Day
DESCRIPTION:Good Deeds Day is Sunday\, April 12. There are several different ways to get involved in tikkun olam at Beth El. Please join us for any or all of these projects and help make a difference in our community!\n*Some projects take place before or after April 12\, so please check the dates. \nINOVA Blood Drive*\nJoin us in the Zahler Social Hall on Sunday\, April 5\, 8:00 am to 12:30 pm to donate blood and help save lives! To schedule your appointment\, visit tinyurl.com/53bm3rau. For assistance\, contact on Simon at jonatan747@gmail.com or Jack Ventura at jack.ventura@verizon.net. \nUpper School Bagel Sale for Kibbutz Nir Oz\nUpper School students will be selling bagels in the Beth El Lobby on Sunday\, April 12\, 9:30 am-12:00 pm. Buy one or one dozen! Cash only for bagels. Donations accepted. \nFriends of Cabin John Creek Clean Up\nJoin volunteers at Cabin John Local Park (7401 MacArthur Blvd) on Sunday\, April 12\, 2:00-4:00 pm to pick up trash along the trail and creek and prevent it from floating down to the Potomac River and then into the Chesapeake Bay. Trash bags and work gloves provided. Sign up at tinyurl.com/yc8htp58. If the parking lot is full\, there is additional parking available at the adjacent Clara Barton Rec Center (7425 MacArthur Blvd). Questions: Abby Miller at abbycmiller@gmail.com. \nMaking Snack Packs for Bethesda Help\nJoin Women of Beth El on Sunday\, April 12\, 2:00-3:30 pm to assemble children’s snack packs for families served by Bethesda Help. Volunteers of all ages are needed\, including children and teens. Families welcome! All materials will be provided by Women of Beth El. Register at bethelmc.org/snack-packs-0412. \nCrafting Red Scarves for Foster Care to Success\nJoin Beth El Crafters on Sunday\, April 12\, 11:00 am-12:00 pm to start a red scarf for young adults exiting foster care. Knitters and Crocheters of all ages and skill levels are welcome. Bring your knitting needles or crochet hook and red yarn (any hue). Limited yarn will be available. Completed scarves will be collected through the end of September. No RSVP needed. Questions: heathergjanssen@gmail.com. \nFood Sorting at Manna Food Center*\nJoin Beth El’s Men’s Club at Manna Food Center in Gaithersburg on Monday\, April 13\, 7:00-9:00 pm to sort food donations for Montgomery County residents. Volunteers of all ages welcome; youths under 16 must be accompanied by an adult. Limited to 15 individuals. SSL hours available. Sign up and complete release forms by emailing Jonathan Epstein at jonathan.epstein@hklaw.com. \nBeth El New DC Diaper Bank Collection Site\nBeginning on Sunday\, April 12\, 9:00 am\, Beth El will become an ongoing drop off location for the DC Diaper Bank. Items accepted: Diapers\, sizes N-8 (open packages accepted)\, Pullups & Overnights\, all sizes (open packages accepted)\, New and unopened Wipes. Drop your donations off in the lobby: Questions: Melissa Fishkin Eisenberg at meisenberg111@gmail.com. \nOther Good Deeds Day Collections at Beth El\nMedication Collection\, Beth El Men’s Club\, Sunday\, April 12\, 9:00 am-12:00 pm. Bring your unwanted\, unused\, or expired medication for safe disposal. There will be a table set up for collection in the lobby. \nFull Size New Toiletry Items for Interfaith Works Women’s Shelters\, NuBEENS\, Sunday\, April 12\, 9:00 am-12:00 pm. Bring new and unopened hand soap\, body wash (full size)\, body lotion (full size)\, body wipes\, razors\, shaving cream\, shampoo (full size)\, conditioner (full size)\, deodorant\, toothbrushes\, toothpaste\, mouth wash (non-alcohol)\, floss\, and washcloths to donate. Questions: Karen Judson kjudson5@gmail.com. \nInterfaith Works Essential Needs Collection\, Sunday\, April 12\, 9:00 am-12:00 pm. Urgent requests for food\, infant boy clothes\, and all sizes of new underwear\, bras\, and socks. Accepting all wish list items except for appliances.\nFood Pantry Wish List: tinyurl.com/m3kn6jwj\nCollection List: tinyurl.com/3uvpa44s \nThe Treehouse Child Advocacy Center of Montgomery County\, Sunday\, April 12\, 9:00 am-12:00 pm. Collecting new or unused/very gently used puzzles (ages 2 to 12)\, washable markers\, play dough\, stress balls\, coloring and sticker books\, kid size throw blankets. Learn more about the Treehouse Child Advocacy Center at treehousemd.org. Questions: Andrea Rifkind andrearifkind@gmail.com. \nCanned Tuna and Chicken Collection for Bethesda Help\, Beyond BEENs\, Sunday\, April 12\, 9:00 am-12:00 pm. Beyond BEENs has committed to collecting a total of 100 cans of tuna and/or chicken for Bethesda Help. They challenge the rest of the Beth El community to at least match their contribution. Drop off cans in the marked collection box in the lobby during Good Deeds Day. \nYouth Activities\nDuring Religious School\, BERS students will have the opportunity to participate in two projects: Making sandwiches for Shepherd’s Table and assembling toiletry kits for National Center for Children and Families (NCCF). \nBERS Sandwich Making and Toiletry Kit Assembly is presented by Congregation Beth El in partnership with The Jewish Federation of Greater Washington and the generous support of The Sara and Samuel J. Lessans Good Deeds Day Fund. \nBeth El’s Good Deeds Day is underwritten by our Sondra Bender Community Service Fund.
URL:https://www.bethelmc.org/events/good-deeds-day-2026/
LOCATION:Congregation Beth El\, 8215 Old Georgetown Rd\, Bethesda\, MD\, 20814\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Engage,Featured Events,Good Deeds Day,Men's Club,Tikkun Olam,Women of Beth El
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SUMMARY:Snack Packs for Bethesda Help
DESCRIPTION:Women of Beth El will be packing treats for Bethesda Help for Good Deeds Day. Volunteers of all ages needed to help package up the treats. \nFree and open to the community. Families welcome! Please RSVP using the form below.
URL:https://www.bethelmc.org/events/snack-packs-0412/
LOCATION:Congregation Beth El\, 8215 Old Georgetown Rd\, Bethesda\, MD\, 20814\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Engage,Featured Events,Good Deeds Day,Tikkun Olam,Women of Beth El
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260413T191500
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SUMMARY:Yom HaShoah Film Screening & Discussion: Papillon
DESCRIPTION:Papillon (The Butterfly) was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Short. It depicts the life of Jewish French swimmer Alfred Nakache\, who competed in the 1936 Berlin Olympics in Nazi Germany. The film beautifully and evocatively depicts Nakache’s experiences. We will screen and discuss the film leading into the evening service at 8:00 pm.
URL:https://www.bethelmc.org/events/papillon-0413/
LOCATION:Congregation Beth El\, 8215 Old Georgetown Rd\, Bethesda\, MD\, 20814\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adult Education,Community Events,Featured Events,Film,Israel,Learn,Online Events and Activities
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ORGANIZER;CN="Congregation Beth El":MAILTO:info@bethelmc.org
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SUMMARY:Yedid Nefesh Friday Night Musical Service
DESCRIPTION:Yedid Nefesh on Friday\, April 17 has been canceled. There will be a traditional Friday Evening Service in its place. \n 
URL:https://www.bethelmc.org/events/yedid-nefesh-0417/
LOCATION:Congregation Beth El\, 8215 Old Georgetown Rd\, Bethesda\, MD\, 20814\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Pray,Services,Yedid Nefesh
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ORGANIZER;CN="Rabbi Deborah Megdal":MAILTO:dmegdal@bethelmc.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260419T110000
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SUMMARY:Zimriyah: Celebrating Israel’s 78th Independence Day
DESCRIPTION:Join us for Zimriyah 2.0\, a joyful musical celebration of Israel’s 78th Independence Day and a continuation of a new Beth El tradition. Following last year’s successful inaugural Zimriyah\, K–5th–grade students will perform beloved Israeli songs in a festive\, community-wide celebration led by our Israeli shaliach\, Yoel Gleizer. \nFree and open to the community; RSVP encouraged. \n
URL:https://www.bethelmc.org/events/zimriyah-0419/
LOCATION:Congregation Beth El\, 8215 Old Georgetown Rd\, Bethesda\, MD\, 20814\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Engage,Featured Events,Israel,Religious School,Shaliach
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ORGANIZER;CN="Congregation Beth El":MAILTO:info@bethelmc.org
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