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 22 @ 9:15 am - 2:00 pm Sisterhood/Zhava Shabbat Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD Join Sisterhood and Zhava for our annual Shabbat service on Saturday, January 22, at 9:15 am. In addition to a women-led service, the Golda Meir award will be presented to Rebecca Musher Gross for all her work on behalf of Sisterhood and Beth El. During the service, Rabbi Deborah Megdal will deliver the Resnik Memorial ...
Featured Featured January 23 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Female Healthcare Professionals Affinity Group Meeting All Female Healthcare Professionals are invited to our next Female Healthcare Professionals meeting on Sunday, January 23 at 11:00 am. Rabbi Deborah Megdal will be leading our discussion. Please RSVP for the Zoom link. We are also currently surveying our professional affinity groups to decide how to proceed in the future. Click here to take this ...
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 26 @ 9:00 am - 10:00 am Economists and Financial Professionals Affinity Group All Economists and Financial Professionals are invited to our next Economist and Finance Professionals meeting on Wednesday, January 26 at 9:00 am. Rabbi Deborah Megdal will be leading our discussion. We will be meeting on Zoom for this meeting. Please RSVP for the Zoom link. We are also currently surveying our professional affinity groups to ...
Featured Featured January 27 @ 9:00 am - 10:00 am Real Estate Professionals Affinity Group Meeting All Real Estate Professionals are invited to our next Real Estate Professionals meeting on Thursday, January 27 at 9:00 am. Rabbi Greg Harris will be leading our discussion. We will be meeting on Zoom for this meeting. Please RSVP for the Zoom link. We are also currently surveying our professional affinity groups to decide how ...
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 1 @ 9:00 am - 10:00 am STEM Professionals Affinity Group Meeting Everyone is invited to join the STEM Professionals Affinity Group for our next meeting with a special guest speaker, Dr. Rita Colwell. The title of her talk will be "Climate, Oceans, and Human Health: What Cholera Can Teach Us About COVID-19." Dr. Colwell is one of the most eminent scientists in the US, if not ...
Featured Featured February 3 @ 8:30 pm - 10:00 pm Hearing Men’s Voices Beth El men are welcome to join us as Charles Cohen leads a discussion of “Coincidence, Luck, Fate, Providence.” Please use the form below to RSVP.
February 4 @ 5:30 pm Recurring Services for Families with Young Children Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD Services for Families with young children are back in person! Please meet us on the first Friday of each month for songs, prayers, and other Shabbat and holiday activities. We will meet outside in the back of the synagogue (where the Sukkah is built each fall). All families are welcome, but most appropriate for families ...
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 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: ...
Featured Featured February 13 @ 4:00 pm Livshi Oz: Tales of Biblical Heroines Baroque Music Concert Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD Join MIRYAM Baroque Ensemble for an afternoon of chamber music by early 18th century composer Élisabeth Claude Jacquet de La Guerre. This program celebrates Judith and Esther, two biblical heroines who exhibited courage and perseverance, confronted unjust power structures, and prevailed despite staggering odds. This program will feature soprano Alicia DePaolo, violinist Marika Holmqvist, viola ... $10
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 ...
March 4 @ 5:30 pm Recurring Services for Families with Young Children Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD Services for Families with young children are back in person! Please meet us on the first Friday of each month for songs, prayers, and other Shabbat and holiday activities. We will meet outside in the back of the synagogue (where the Sukkah is built each fall). All families are welcome, but most appropriate for families ...
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.
