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SUMMARY:Shacharit Training with Hazzan Fradkin
DESCRIPTION:Join Hazzan Fradkin on Sundays during June and July to brush up on or learn how to lead the Shabbat Shacharit service. \nPlease RSVP using the form below. \n
URL:https://www.bethelmc.org/events/shacharit-training-0726/
LOCATION:Congregation Beth El\, 8215 Old Georgetown Rd\, Bethesda\, MD\, 20814\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adult Education,Age and Stage,Learn,Shabbat
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SUMMARY:Yah Echsof Elul Meditations
DESCRIPTION:Join Hazzan Fradkin and Alisa Silverman for High Holidays preparation through mindfulness. We will use meditation\, chant\, and study to delve into our spiritual tradition and explore Elul themes focused on renewal and humility. \nPlease RSVP using the form below. \n
URL:https://www.bethelmc.org/events/yah-echsof-0808/
LOCATION:Congregation Beth El\, 8215 Old Georgetown Rd\, Bethesda\, MD\, 20814\, United States
CATEGORIES:Affinity Groups,Elul,Featured Events,Learn,Mindfulness
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SUMMARY:Yah Echsof Elul Meditations
DESCRIPTION:Join Hazzan Fradkin and Alisa Silverman for High Holidays preparation through mindfulness. We will use meditation\, chant\, and study to delve into our spiritual tradition and explore Elul themes focused on renewal and humility. \nPlease RSVP using the form below. \n
URL:https://www.bethelmc.org/events/yah-echsof-0822/
LOCATION:Congregation Beth El\, 8215 Old Georgetown Rd\, Bethesda\, MD\, 20814\, United States
CATEGORIES:Affinity Groups,Elul,Featured Events,Learn,Mindfulness
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ORGANIZER;CN="Congregation Beth El":MAILTO:info@bethelmc.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260823T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260823T123000
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SUMMARY:Shofar Blowing Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a hands-on Shofar Blowing Workshop where tradition comes to life! Whether you’re preparing for the High Holidays or simply want to explore this powerful mitzvah\, this class offers step-by-step guidance on how to blow the shofar. Open to all ages and skill levels\, no prior experience needed. Come learn the technique\, meaning\, and spiritual significance behind every sound. Please bring your own shofar. \nPlease use the form below to register. \n
URL:https://www.bethelmc.org/events/shofar-workshop-0823/
LOCATION:Greenwich Neighborhood Park\, 8400 Old Georgetown Rd\, Bethesda\, MD\, 20817\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adult Education,Age and Stage,Elul,Featured Events,Learn
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260902T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260902T210000
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SUMMARY:Honey\, Healing\, and Nature's Pharmacy
DESCRIPTION:Join Women of Beth El as congregant Alisa Silverman shares her knowledge of the fascinating world of bees and the benefits of honey. We’ll also enjoy a guided honey tasting together as we prepare for a sweet new year. \nPlease register by August 28 at noon using the form below.
URL:https://www.bethelmc.org/events/honey-0902/
LOCATION:Congregation Beth El\, 8215 Old Georgetown Rd\, Bethesda\, MD\, 20814\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adult Education,Elul,Featured Events,Food & Drink,Learn,Women of Beth El
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260923T133000
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SUMMARY:Joyful Living and Wise Aging
DESCRIPTION:The Joyful Living and Wise Aging course is a six session weekly class beginning in September 2026. The goal is to help participants to explore a variety of facets of aging well from a Jewish perspective. The class is participatory and experiential in nature. Acceptance into the course will be on a first come\, first served basis. \nCost of the class: $36 for Beth El members\, $50 for non-members of Beth El. \nTo apply\, contact wiseagingbethel@gmail.com. Application deadline: Friday\, September 4. The first class will take place on Wednesday\, September 23\, at 1:30 pm.
URL:https://www.bethelmc.org/events/joyful-living-0923/
LOCATION:Congregation Beth El\, 8215 Old Georgetown Rd\, Bethesda\, MD\, 20814\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adult Education,Age and Stage,Chai Society 60+,Learn
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261018T110000
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SUMMARY:Book Chat - "Returning: A Search for Home Across Three Centuries"
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an in-person discussion at Beth El of Returning: A Search for Home Across Three Centuries. This multi-layered and moving memoir by renowned author-journalist Nicholas Lemann\, former dean of the Columbia School of Journalism\, follows Lemann’s life journey. He grew up in an ultra-assimilated New Orleans Jewish home\, shaped by Mardi Gras balls (and Jews’ exclusion from them) and now\, somewhat unpredictably\, is a committed Conservative Jew who negotiates a complicated balance between his Jewish allegiances and a challenging career in the secular world. \nBeyond Lemann’s personal story\, the book is a treasure-trove of intriguing and unusual topics. Some of the book’s most thought-provoking elements are Lemann’s reflections on the anxieties of Jews in America today\, drawn from his role as co-chair of the Columbia University Task Force on Antisemitism following October 7. \nThis program is sponsored by the Library Committee\, the Women of Beth El\, and Men’s Club. \nQuestions? Please contact Robin Jacobson at librarian@adasisrael.org.
URL:https://www.bethelmc.org/events/book-chat-1018/
LOCATION:Congregation Beth El\, 8215 Old Georgetown Rd\, Bethesda\, MD\, 20814\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured Events,Learn,Library,Men's Club,Women of Beth El
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261107T190000
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SUMMARY:Film Screening: Ain't No Back to a Merry-Go-Round
DESCRIPTION:Join Beyond BEENs 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 of the Jews they marched with\, Nazis they provoked\, Congressmen they inspired\, and Civil Rights leaders they became. When white Jewish suburbanites from the community near Glen Echo Amusement Park joined the Black students in picketing\, an extraordinary history-making partnership was born. \nPlease register to attend using the form below by noon on November 1. This event is open to Beth El members only. \n
URL:https://www.bethelmc.org/events/film-screening-1107/
LOCATION:Congregation Beth El\, 8215 Old Georgetown Rd\, Bethesda\, MD\, 20814\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adult Education,BEENs,Featured Events,Film,Learn
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261110T190000
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SUMMARY:From Ethiopia to Israel: An Evening of Story\, Identity\, and Art
DESCRIPTION: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 and the experience of building a new identity in a new homeland. This program offers a powerful look at immigration\, Ethiopian Jewish history\, and the ways personal narrative can become meaningful art. Come be part of an engaging conversation about resilience\, belonging\, and the power of storytelling. \nPlease register using the form below.
URL:https://www.bethelmc.org/events/ethiopia-1110/
LOCATION:Congregation Beth El\, 8215 Old Georgetown Rd\, Bethesda\, MD\, 20814\, United States
CATEGORIES:Family Education,Featured Events,Learn,Religious School
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261213T110000
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SUMMARY:Meet Historian James McAuley\, Author of "Edmond de Rothschild: Finding Zion"
DESCRIPTION:Join us via Zoom as prize-winning author and historian James McAuley introduces his latest work of nonfiction. Edmond de Rothschild: Finding Zion offers a fresh look at Zionism\, Jewish history\, and Jewish identity at a time when these issues have taken on a new\, urgent relevance. \nBorn into the French branch of the legendary Jewish banking family\, Edmond de Rothschild was devoted to art collecting and archaeology until his passions took an unlikely turn in the 1880s. To the surprise and disapproval of many Jews and others\, he began purchasing land in Ottoman Palestine for persecuted Jewish refugees from Czarist Russia. The agricultural settlements Rothschild established lay the groundwork for what would one day become the State of Israel and also seeded some of its current complexities. \nSponsored by Beth El and Adas Israel\, with the support of the synagogue’s two Library Committees\, Adas Israel Sisterhood\, Women of Beth El\, and Beth El Men’s Club. \nCopies of Edmond de Rothschild: Finding Zion may be purchased at a 10 percent discount from Politics & Prose here. Enter the coupon code SPECIAL10 (no spaces) in the coupon code field when checking out. For the code to work\, you need to set up a Politics & Prose account\, but this is free and easy to do. \nQuestions? Contact Robin Jacobson at librarian@adasisrael.org \nPlease register using the form below to receive the Zoom link.
URL:https://www.bethelmc.org/events/mcauley-1213/
CATEGORIES:Adult Education,Featured Events,Israel,Learn,Library,Men's Club,Online Events and Activities,Women of Beth El
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