Featured 9:30 am Parenting Book Club: Nurture the Wow Featured November 5 at 9:30 am Parenting Book Club: Nurture the Wow As a first-time mom, Rabbi Megdal is discovering how Jewish wisdom speaks to the joys and challenges of parenting small children. You are invited to join her for a fun and meaningful book club, as we read Nurture the Wow: Finding Spirituality in the Frustration, Boredom, Tears, Poop, Desperation, Wonder, and Radical Amazement of Parenting. ...
Featured 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Hearing Men’s Voices Featured November 5 at 7:30 pm Hearing Men’s Voices Beth El men are welcome to join us in person or via Zoom for our monthly gathering. Ben Bronheim will lead discussion of "Challenges as We Age – How to Stay Positive and Keep Going." Please RSVP using the form below.
Featured 6:00 pm Shir Yachad Friday Night Musical Service Featured November 6 at 6:00 pm Shir Yachad Friday Night Musical Service Join us for our Shir Yachad Friday Night Musical Dinner with a new upgraded dinner from Sunflower Catering. 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 ...
Featured 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm Young Family Shabbat Featured November 6 at 6:00 pm Young Family Shabbat Join Beth El Preschool families for an interactive Shabbat service and song experience. Shabbat songs and prayers will be followed by dinner. This event is best for children under age 6, but siblings are always welcome. On November 6, bring your kids in their pajamas and come enjoy breakfast for dinner! Cost: $36 per Beth ... $36
Featured 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm Film Screening: Ain’t No Back to a Merry-Go-Round Featured November 7 at 7:00 pm Film Screening: Ain’t No Back to a Merry-Go-Round Join Chai Society 60+ for a screening of the film Ain't No Back to a Merry-Go-Round. The movie tells the story of five Black students who rode a segregated carousel in 1960, igniting one of the earliest organized interracial civil rights protests in U.S. history. Ain’t No Back to a Merry-Go-Round is the little-known story ...
Featured 9:45 am - 10:30 am The Jewish Parenting Circle Featured November 8 at 9:45 am The Jewish Parenting Circle How do we raise kids who care about others, create family rituals that stick, pass on our Jewish values, and help our children navigate the tough stuff like antisemitism, death, and loss? Join fellow Beth El parents, clergy, and family therapists from Growing Minds for lively, honest conversations where we can share what's working, wrestle ...
Featured 8:15 am - 9:30 am Real Estate Professionals Affinity Group Breakfast Featured November 10 at 8:15 am Real Estate Professionals Affinity Group Breakfast Whether you finance, build, own, operate, provide professional services to, or just enjoy, real estate, please join us to schmooze, nosh, and learn. The Real Estate Professionals affinity group will gather on Tuesday, November 10, at 8:15 am for breakfast at the office of a leading strategic advisory firm in downtown Bethesda. We'll enjoy bagels ...
Featured 7:00 pm - 7:45 pm From Ethiopia to Israel: An Evening of Story, Identity, and Art Featured November 10 at 7:00 pm From Ethiopia to Israel: An Evening of Story, Identity, and Art Join us for a compelling evening with Emmy Award-winning creator Yossi Vassa and acclaimed illustrator Yarden Vassa, as they share the story behind their graphic novel, The Last Day to Dress Up. Through a dynamic blend of storytelling, animated visuals, and live illustration, they will bring to life Yossi’s personal journey from Ethiopia to Israel ...
Featured 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm Let’s Do Lunch with Women of Beth El Featured November 13 at 12:00 pm Let’s Do Lunch with Women of Beth El Take a break for lunch with the Women of Beth El! We're meeting at Corner Bakery (10327 Westlake Drive, Bethesda) on Friday, November 13, from noon to 2:00 pm. Join other Beth El women for lunch, conversation, and connection. Please RSVP so we know to expect you.
Featured 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm Kol Haneshama Friday Night Musical Service Featured November 13 at 6:00 pm Kol Haneshama Friday Night Musical Service Join us on for prayer, reflection, and song! Welcome Shabbat in a joyful, participatory, and engaging service, with melodies that calm, songs that enliven, and prayers that elevate. This lay-led service blends tradition and creativity, drawing on contemporary and innovative Jewish music from around the world. 6:00 pm - Light Dinner 7:00 pm - Kol ...
11:30 am - 12:30 pm Holy Grounds – Coffee Lab November 15 at 11:30 am Holy Grounds – Coffee Lab Beth El members are invited to join our Israeli shaliach (emissary), Yoel Gleizer, for an interactive coffee workshop at Bethesda United Methodist Church, our neighbors across the street! Explore coffee varieties, roasting, and brewing methods, discover what goes into your favorite coffee drinks, and get a glimpse into the creativity behind latte art. Enjoy tastings ...
Featured 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm From the Cockpit to the Pentagon: A Lunch & Learn with Colonel Aaron C. Schilleci Featured November 18 at 12:30 pm From the Cockpit to the Pentagon: A Lunch & Learn with Colonel Aaron C. Schilleci Join Chai Society 60+ for a thought-provoking Lunch & Learn with Beth El congregant Colonel Aaron C. Schilleci, a decorated Army aviator and senior leader in the Army National Guard. Colonel Schilleci will share stories and insights from more than three decades of military service, from enlisting in the Army as a young Intelligence Analyst ... $10
Featured 6:30 pm Yedid Nefesh Friday Night Musical Service Featured November 20 at 6:30 pm Yedid Nefesh Friday Night Musical Service Join Rabbi Megdal for our Yedid Nefesh Friday Night Musical Service with a new, upgraded Shabbat dinner from Sunflower Catering. This service blends familiar melodies and traditional liturgy, woven together with kavanot (intentions) and short teachings. Services are at 6:30 pm, followed by dinner at 7:30 pm. Dinner is subsidized by a generous donation from ...
Featured 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm Yah Echsof Meditation Group Featured November 21 at 12:30 pm Yah Echsof Meditation Group While classical Jewish teaching suggests “Naaseh V’Nishmah” (“first we do, then we understand”), Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, founder of Jewish Renewal, advocated for an alternative approach. He believed that profound connection comes from first understanding one’s inner Jewish self through study, practice, and meditation. This monthly gathering adopts Reb Zalman’s path. We will use meditation, chant, ...
Featured 12:30 pm - 1:00 pm Family Trip to Israel Information Meeting Featured November 22 at 12:30 pm Family Trip to Israel Information Meeting Come find out about the Family Trip to Israel with Keshet tour host Geoff Winston. The trip, which will be led by Hazzan Fradkin, will take place June 21-30, 2027.
Featured 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm Travel with Rabbi Harris to Israel Featured November 22 at 1:30 pm Travel with Rabbi Harris to Israel Interested in traveling with Rabbi Harris to Israel, March 15-25, 2027? This meeting will provide information and details about the trip and an opportunity to experience Israel in a new way! Join Rabbi Harris for this enriching journey designed for adults returning to Israel who want to go beyond the familiar and discover new perspectives. ...
Featured 5:30 pm - 8:00 pm Chutzpod! Live On Location at Beth El Featured November 22 at 5:30 pm Chutzpod! Live On Location at Beth El On Location at Beth El: Live Recording of the Chutzpod! Podcast Doors open at 5:00 pm; the podcast recording begins promptly at 5:30 pm. A light reception to follow. Chutzpod! is a renowned, frank, and wide-ranging conversation about how to build a good life, drawing on real-life dilemmas and millennia-old Jewish wisdom. Each week, Rabbi ...
Featured 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm Interfaith Thanksgiving Service Featured November 23 at 7:30 pm Interfaith Thanksgiving Service Every year before Thanksgiving, Beth El shares an Interfaith Thanksgiving Service with the Bethesda United Methodist Church, our neighbors across the street. Our Interfaith Thanksgiving Service includes prayers and reflections from the clergy and performances by the adult and children’s choirs from both places of worship. This year, we will gather at Beth El. The ...
Featured 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Volunteering at Manna Food Center Featured November 24 at 7:00 pm Volunteering at Manna Food Center Beth El volunteers will pack boxes of non-perishable food at the Manna warehouse in Gaithersburg for distribution to the needy in Montgomery County. We are in need of up to ...
Featured 9:30 am Parenting Book Club: Nurture the Wow Featured December 3 at 9:30 am Parenting Book Club: Nurture the Wow As a first-time mom, Rabbi Megdal is discovering how Jewish wisdom speaks to the joys and challenges of parenting small children. You are invited to join her for a fun ...
Featured 6:00 pm Shir Yachad Friday Night Musical Service Featured December 4 at 6:00 pm Shir Yachad Friday Night Musical Service 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.
Featured 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm Yah Echsof Meditation Group Featured December 5 at 12:30 pm Yah Echsof Meditation Group While classical Jewish teaching suggests “Naaseh V’Nishmah” (“first we do, then we understand”), Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, founder of Jewish Renewal, advocated for an alternative approach. He believed that profound connection ...
Featured November 18 at 12:30 pm From the Cockpit to the Pentagon: A Lunch & Learn with Colonel Aaron C. Schilleci $10
