Featured March 10 @ 9:00 am - 10:00 am Freelancers and Consultants Professional Affinity Group Meeting All Freelance Professionals and Consultants in any discipline are invited to the next affinity group meeting. Congregant Paul Horn will be leading the discussion on “How Can We Make Better Decisions?” Rabbi Fabián Werbin will be participating. Please RSVP using the form below to receive the Zoom information.
Featured March 11 @ 9:15 am - 10:15 am Coffee with the Capital Jewish Museum Learn about the new Capital Jewish Museum and how you can be a part of new exhibits and museum programming. Hosted by the Capital Jewish Museum and Congregation Beth El. Enjoy virtual coffee and conversation with Kara Blond, CJM executive Director; Stephany Fry, CJM museum educator; Michelle Malet, CJM director of development; and Melissa Hausfeld, ...
Featured March 11 @ 8:30 pm - 10:00 pm Zhava Crafty Lettering Night Save the date! Get together with all your Zhava friends and learn a new skill at the same time! We will participate in a hand lettering class with an instructor and then have some time to catch up with each other. The deadline to register for the class and supplies has passed, but we are ...
Featured March 14 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Meet Author David Biespiel Are we ever done leaving home? In A Place of Exodus: Home, Memory, and Texas, acclaimed poet and essayist David Biespiel tells the story of his Jewish boyhood in Texas, and muses on the meaning of home, family, and identity. David will discuss his book and answer questions in this program, co-sponsored by Beth El ...
March 16 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm Jews and Brews Join us for the March meeting of Jews and Brews! Come for the camaraderie and stay for some timely learning with Rabbi Harris. Bring your beverage of choice. All are welcome. Sponsored by Men's Club. Please RSVP using the form below to receive the Zoom meeting information.
Featured March 21 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Virtual Tour of the Tenement Museum Join Beth El for a private, virtual tour exploring the Rogarshevsky family, a Jewish American family from Lithuania who lived in 97 Orchard Street in the 1910s. Just like on our “Sweatshop Workers” building tour, a Tenement Museum Educator will virtually guide you through their home and discuss how the family balanced their traditions with ...
Featured March 28 @ 6:30 pm Passover Second Night Seder Come enjoy our traditional community Seder led by Hazzan Fradkin, including stories, teachings lots of virtual revelry! The Seder will be preceded by a Festival service at 6:30pm. Use the form below to sign up for a reminder with the Zoom information, or click here to visit our Passover page to access the Zoom.
Featured March 28 @ 7:00 pm Se Habla Espanol Chavura Passover Second Night Seder El Rabino Werbin dirigirá un Seder en español el domingo 28 de marzo. Confirme su asistencia mediante el formulario a continuación.
April 1 @ 8:30 pm - 10:00 pm Hearing Men’s Voices Hazzan Asa Fradkin will lead discussion of "The Mysticism of the Omer." Please use the form below to RSVP.
Featured April 9 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Parking Lot Shabbat with Preschool and Religious School Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda Join us for a Shir Yachad-style Friday night service in the Beth El parking lot! 5:00 pm - Families with young children preschool through third grade are welcome to join us in the parking lot for a socially distanced musical service. 6:30 pm - Religious School families and friends with children fourth grade and older ...
April 13 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm Small Group Book Discussion Our small group book club will be meeting again on Tuesday, April 13, at 7:30 pm. We will be reading Waking Lions by Ayelet Gundar Goshen. Please RSVP to receive the zoom information. If you want to read ahead, we will be reading The Lost Shtetl by Max Gross for our May meeting (date TBD). ...
Featured April 18 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Book Chat: Caste by Isabel Wilkerson Join us to discuss Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents, a powerful and critically acclaimed social history by Isabel Wilkerson, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Humanities Medal. Wilkerson explores the caste system in India and anti-Jewish policies in Nazi Germany to better understand racism in the United States. Co-sponsored by Beth El ...
Featured April 23 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Parking Lot Shabbat Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda Join us for a Shir Yachad-style Friday night service in the Beth El parking lot! We are excited to begin bringing services back in-person but we can accommodate no more than 50 individuals at one time, outside, in our parking lot. Attendance is limited to congregants only. Each member of your family must be in ...
Featured June 6 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Meet Author Geraldine Brooks Pulitzer Prize-winning author Geraldine Brooks, creator of the best-selling historical novels The Year of Wonders, March, Caleb's Crossing, as well as the acclaimed "Jewish-themed" novels, People of the Book and The Secret Chord, will discuss her literary work and answer participants' questions. This program is co-sponsored by Beth El and Adas Israel Congregation. Questions? Contact ...
