Featured 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm Chug Kriah Featured October 26 at 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm Chug Kriah Chug Kriah meets bi-weekly to read and discuss modern Israeli literature in Hebrew. We meet at Beth El and in private homes. Our next meeting will be via Zoom on October 26 at 2:00, when we will discuss Bayta (Home) by Assaf Inbari. For more information, including the Zoom link, please contact Bill Kanter at ...
Featured 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm Voices from Kibbutz Re’im: Stories of Loss, Resilience, and Rebuilding Featured October 30 at 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm Voices from Kibbutz Re’im: Stories of Loss, Resilience, and Rebuilding Join us at Congregation Beth El for a powerful evening of learning, remembrance, and connection. Hear from Zohar Livne Mizrahi (50), a social worker and secretary of Kibbutz Re’im, who was evacuated with her family to Eilat after October 7. Mizrahi will share her community’s story in a 60-minute Q&A panel covering what life at ...
Featured 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Herzl & Friends: When Zionism Was New Featured November 2 at 11:00 am Herzl & Friends: When Zionism Was New British author Rachel Cockerell's Melting Point: Family, Memory, and the Search for a Promised Land has won enthusiastic acclaim for its innovative telling of the story of early Zionism, including the break-away group that settled Jews in the western United States through the Galveston Plan. Cockerell's look back at the past reveals that early 20th century concerns about ...
Featured 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm Hagbah Workshop: Learn to Lift the Torah Featured November 8 at 12:30 pm Hagbah Workshop: Learn to Lift the Torah Are you interested in learning a new Jewish skill or brushing up on your technique? Lifting the Torah – known as hagbah – is a sacred honor that connects you physically and spiritually to the heart of Jewish tradition. This honor is open to anyone willing to learn, including post-b-mitzvah teens and adults of all ...
Featured 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm Tour of the National Museum of American Jewish Military History Featured November 9 at 2:00 pm Tour of the National Museum of American Jewish Military History Join us to commemorate Veterans Day with a 90-minute private tour of the National Museum of American Jewish Military History (1811 R Street NW, Washington, DC). Admission is free but ...
Featured 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm Chug Kriah Featured November 9 at 2:00 pm Chug Kriah Chug Kriah meets bi-weekly to read and discuss modern Israeli literature in Hebrew. Our next meeting will be on Zoom on November 9 at 2:00 pm at a member's home. We are reading Im Yesh Gan Eden (Beaufort) by Ron Leshem. For more information, including the meeting location, please contact Bill Kanter at kanterdsw@aol.com.
Featured October 30 at 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm Voices from Kibbutz Re’im: Stories of Loss, Resilience, and Rebuilding
