Featured 7:15 pm - 8:00 pm Yom HaShoah Film Screening & Discussion: Papillon Featured April 13 at 7:15 pm - 8:00 pm Yom HaShoah Film Screening & Discussion: Papillon Papillon (The Butterfly) was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Short. It depicts the life of Jewish French swimmer Alfred Nakache, who competed in the 1936 Berlin Olympics in Nazi Germany. The film beautifully and evocatively depicts Nakache's experiences. We will screen and discuss the film leading into the evening service at 8:00 ...
Featured 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm Yah Echsof Meditation and Exploration Group Featured April 18 at 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm Yah Echsof Meditation and Exploration 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 10:00 am - 11:00 am BERS Open House Featured April 19 at 10:00 am - 11:00 am BERS Open House Join us for a BERS Open House on Sunday, April 19, 10:00-11:00 am. Learn more about our dynamic school and community, meet our clergy, and hear firsthand from students and parents about what they love about BERS! Please RSVP using the form below. Questions? Contact Education Director Elisha Frumkin at efrumkin@bethelmc.org.
Featured 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Shiva Leader Training Featured April 21 at 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Shiva Leader Training This session is for those interested in learning to lead a shiva minyan in someone's home. Beth El members often take on this leadership role to assist in the mitzvah of nachum avelim, comforting the mourner. Come join Rabbi Harris and Hazzan Fradkin if you would like to learn the skills and sensitivities needed to ...
Featured 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Book Chat: The Director by Daniel Kehlmann Featured April 23 at 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Book Chat: The Director by Daniel Kehlmann Our across-the-street neighbors, the Bethesda United Methodist Church (BUMC) book club, will join us at Beth El for an in-person book discussion of Daniel Kehlmann's The Director. This novel, based on the life of pioneering 20th century Austrian film director, G.W. Pabst, has earned rave reviews for its powerful, darkly comic World War II story of art, ego, ...
Featured 1:00 pm - 2:15 pm Economic and Demographic Developments in Israel Featured April 26 at 1:00 pm - 2:15 pm Economic and Demographic Developments in Israel Professor Avi Weiss, President of the Taub Center in Israel, will discuss economic and demographic developments in Israel, drawing on the findings of the Center's 2025 "State of the Nation" report. This Zoom event is free of charge. RSVP requested by April 19.
