Featured Featured February 10 @ 9:15 am - 12:30 pm Disability Pride: Beyond Inclusion Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States February is Jewish Disability Awareness, Acceptance, and Inclusion Month (JDAIM). JDAIM's goal is to raise awareness and support efforts to foster inclusion in Jewish communities worldwide. Please join us for Shabbat services on February 10 when Beth El congregant Steve Lieberman will give a special d'var (at approximately 11:00 am, after the Torah service) in recognition of ...
Featured Featured February 11 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Memory & Music – War & Hope Please note that this program has been rescheduled from February 4 to February 11. Join us on Sunday, February 11, at 11:00 am, to meet celebrated journalist-authors, Jeremy Eichler and Franklin Foer via Zoom. They will be in conversation about Dr. Eichler's acclaimed new book, Time’s Echo, which delves into the fascinating stories underlying the musical memorials by renowned composers following World War ...
Featured Featured February 16 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Event Series Yedid Nefesh Friday Night Service Yedid Nefesh Friday Night Service Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States Do you like to sing from your heart to bring in Shabbat? Join Rabbi Megdal for a Friday evening musical service that blends familiar melodies and traditional liturgy, woven together with kavannot (intentions) and short teachings.
Featured Featured February 24 @ 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 February 25 @ 12:00 pm - 1:15 pm Tzelem Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States Beth El is excited to continue to partner with Moving Traditions to bring the Tzelem group for LGBTQ+ teens. This group is geared for 7th-12th graders and is meant to create a safe space for Jewish teens of all genders and sexualities to talk about the issues in their lives as teens. The next Tzelem ...
Featured Featured March 1 @ 6:30 pm Event Series Shir Yachad Shir Yachad Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States 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 March 8 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Kabbalat Shabbat Ramah Style Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States Join us on the second Friday of the month at 6:30 pm for a haimish and high energy service that evokes those summers by the lake, singing and dancing to your favorite Shabbat nigunim.
Featured Featured March 10 @ 12:00 pm 2024 Mah Jongg Tournament Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States Join Women of Beth El for our annual Mah Jongg Tournament on Sunday, March 10. Lunch and registration begins at 12:00 pm with play from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm. We will be playing for points following official rules. There will be door prizes, a 50/50 raffle, and first-, second-, and third-place prizes. RSVP by ... $50
March 14 @ 7:30 pm Screening of Bella! at the Edlavitch DCJCC Edlavitch DCJCC 1529 16th St NW, Washington, DC, United States Using never-before-seen home movies, audio diaries, and a vast trove of newly-discovered news footage, Bella! delves into a colorful and gritty era where one woman sacrificed her own political ambitions for future generations of female leadership. 7:30 PM movie at the Edlavitch DC JCC, 1529 Sixteenth Street, NW, Washington D.C. Please purchase tickets using the ...
Featured Featured March 15 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Event Series Yedid Nefesh Friday Night Service Yedid Nefesh Friday Night Service Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States Do you like to sing from your heart to bring in Shabbat? Join Rabbi Megdal for a Friday evening musical service that blends familiar melodies and traditional liturgy, woven together with kavannot (intentions) and short teachings.
Featured Featured March 17 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Book Chat: The Wolf Hunt by Ayelet Gundar-Goshen Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States Join us for an in-person discussion of The Wolf Hunt by Israeli novelist Ayelet Gundar-Goshen. This psychological thriller about an Israeli family living in California's Silicon Valley raises questions about whether parents can fully know their children, Israeli vs. American culture, racial prejudice and much more.Co-sponsored by the Library Committee, the Women of Beth El, ...
Featured Featured March 17 @ 12:00 pm - 1:15 pm Tzelem Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States Beth El is excited to continue to partner with Moving Traditions to bring the Tzelem group for LGBTQ+ teens. This group is geared for 7th-12th graders and is meant to create a safe space for Jewish teens of all genders and sexualities to talk about the issues in their lives as teens. The next Tzelem ...
Featured Featured March 20 @ 4:30 pm Purim Celebration Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States Join with the Beth El community for a CRAZY night of Purim celebration! We will have a special Bit O'Megillah for our K & under crew starting at 4:30 pm followed by a carnival for all 12 and under at 5:15 pm. Dinner will be available for all registered for the carnival. Then stay and ... $18
Featured Featured March 20 @ 7:00 pm Megillah Madness Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States Join us for Megillah Madness, our ever-popular Purim shpiel! This year’s theme is Keys to the Kingdom: A Grand Tribute. Do you love pop star piano players and songwriters? Put on your costume and help us celebrate one of the most joyous nights of the year!
Featured Featured March 23 @ 8:30 pm The Whole Megillah Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States Join us as Minyan Chaverim leads Ma’ariv, Havdalah, and The Whole Megillah! Whether you can’t make it to the Purim Festivities on March 20 or you just want to keep the celebration going, everyone is invited to join in the fun.
Featured Featured April 5 @ 6:15 pm Event Series Shir Yachad Shir Yachad Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States 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. 6:15 pm: Happy Half-Hour! Everyone is invited to schmooze while enjoying dinner featuring a build-your-own taco bar! ...
Featured Featured April 12 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Kabbalat Shabbat Ramah Style Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States Join us on the second Friday of the month at 6:30 pm for a heimish and high energy service that evokes those summers by the lake, singing and dancing to your favorite Shabbat nigunim.
April 14 @ 12:00 pm 2024 Blue Yarmulke Person of the Year Awards Brunch B'nai Shalom of Olney 18401 Burtfield Drive, Olney, MD, United States Please join Seaboard Region of the Federation of Jewish Men’s Clubs (FJMC) for the 2024 Blue Yarmulke Person of the Year Awards brunch on Sunday, April 14, at noon at B’nai Shalom of Olney (18401 Burtfield Drive, Olney). The cost is $45 per person to attend. Beth El is honoring Jonathan Epstein as its Blue ... $45
Featured Featured April 14 @ 12:00 pm - 1:15 pm Tzelem Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States Beth El is excited to continue to partner with Moving Traditions to bring the Tzelem group for LGBTQ+ teens. This group is geared for 7th-12th graders and is meant to create a safe space for Jewish teens of all genders and sexualities to talk about the issues in their lives as teens. The next Tzelem ...
Featured Featured April 14 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Honoring Rabbi Rudolph with Ice Cream Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States As we approach the first yahrzeit of Rabbi Rudolph z"l, everyone is invited to join Gail Fribush and Rabbi Harris to honor and remember Rabbi Rudolph by enjoying two of his favorite things: ice cream and bike riding! We will come together as a community, on a "rolling" basis, at Beth El to enjoy a ...
Featured Featured April 14 @ 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm KindSoup Cooking with Women of Beth El Women of Beth El will be making delicious, healthy and hearty soup in our own homes, with guidance via a Zoom webinar in conjunction with KindSoup. They will then be dropped off at Beth El and distributed to low income families. This will help to fill the critical (and growing) need for food security in ...
Featured Featured April 14 @ 7:30 pm An Evening with David Trone, Candidate for U.S. Senate Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States Men's Club is hosting an evening with David Trone, one of the candidates for the open U.S. Senate seat for Maryland, before the Primary Election in May. Ask questions and get answers. This event will be in person only. No livestream or recording will be available. Free and open to the entire community. Dessert reception ...
