Meet the Author: Sasha Vasilyuk Featured October 23, 2025 at 7:00 pm Join us via Zoom for a talk with Sasha Vasilyuk, author of Your Presence is Mandatory, winner of the 2025 Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature and a California Book Award Gold Medal. Vasilyuk's gripping novel, which is based on her own family history, illuminates both the Soviet past and the present-day Russia-Ukraine war. You ...
Volunteering at Manna Food Center Featured October 23, 2025 at 7:00 pm Manna Food Center 9311 Gaither Rd, Gaithersburg, MD, United States 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 limited to 12 volunteers age 11+.In addition to serving the greater community, one of the goals is to give all Beth El parents a way to participate with their children ...
Jews & Brews Featured October 28, 2025 at 7:00 pm Jews & Brews Join Rabbi Harris at his home for some schmoozing and casual Jewish learning around the fire pit. Jews & Brews is sponsored by Men’s Club, but all Beth El members are welcome to attend. Please RSVP using the form below.
Herzl & Friends: When Zionism Was New Featured November 2, 2025 at 11:00 am 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 ...
Volunteering at Manna Food Center – Emergency Assistance for Furloughed Workers Featured November 5, 2025 at 7:00 pm Manna Food Center 9311 Gaither Rd, Gaithersburg, MD, United States Manna is ramping up food distribution to provide emergency assistance to furloughed federal works and federal contractors affected by the Government shutdown. 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 seeking 8-12 volunteers age 11+ to help.In addition ...
Hearing Men’s Voices November 6, 2025 at 7:30 pm Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States Beth El men are invited to join us in person at Beth El or via Zoom as Charles Cohen leads a discussion of "Resilience: How I Responded to Life Challenges." Please RSVP using the form below.
Tour of the National Museum of American Jewish Military History Featured November 9, 2025 at 2:00 pm National Museum of American Jewish Military History 1811 R Street NW, Washington, DC, United States 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 donations are welcome. Although the tour is organized by Men's Club, all Beth El members are invited. Please register using the form below.
Jews & Brews Featured November 20, 2025 at 7:00 pm Jews & Brews Tommy Joe's 7940 Norfolk Ave, Bethesda, MD, United States Join Rabbi Harris at Tommy Joe’s (7940 Norfolk Avenue, Bethesda) for some schmoozing and casual Jewish learning. Jews & Brews is sponsored by Men’s Club, but all Beth El members are welcome to attend. Please RSVP using the form below.
Hearing Men’s Voices Featured December 4, 2025 at 7:30 pm Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States Beth El men are invited to join us in person at Beth El or via Zoom as Howard Stein will lead a discussion of "Where Have You Found Spirituality?" Please ...
Jews & Brews Featured December 17, 2025 at 7:00 pm Jews & Brews Clear Skies Meadery 15201 Display Court, Rockville, MD, United States Join Rabbi Harris at Clear Skies Meadery (15201 Display Court, Rockville) for some schmoozing and casual Jewish learning. Jews & Brews is sponsored by Men’s Club, but all Beth El ...
Volunteering at Manna Food Center Featured December 18, 2025 at 7:00 pm Manna Food Center 9311 Gaither Rd, Gaithersburg, MD, United States 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 limited to 12 volunteers age 11+.In addition to serving the greater community, one of the goals is to give all Beth El parents a way to participate with their children ...
Hearing Men’s Voices Featured January 8 at 7:30 pm Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States Beth El men are invited to join us in person at Beth El or via Zoom as Dennis Askwith leads a discussion of "Why Are We Here?" Please RSVP using ...
American Maccabee: Theodore Roosevelt and the Jews Featured January 11 at 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States A wealthy, Protestant, powerful member of the American elite, Teddy Roosevelt was an unlikely friend to struggling Jewish immigrants. Yet across the span of his public career, Roosevelt was closely involved with Jewish issues, both domestic and foreign. Many of the quandaries Roosevelt grappled with more than a century ago feel newly relevant and urgent – ...
