Let’s Do Lunch with Women of Beth El Featured September 18 at 12:00 pm Corner Bakery 10327 Westlake Drive, Bethesda, United States Take a break for lunch with the Women of Beth El! We're meeting at Corner Bakery (10327 Westlake Drive, Bethesda) on Friday, September 18, from noon to 2:00 pm. Join other Beth El women for lunch, conversation, and connection. Please RSVP so we know to expect you.
Women of Beth El Sukkah Social Featured October 1 at 7:00 pm Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States Come celebrate in the Sukkah! Join Women of Beth El for our annual Sukkah Social on October 1 at 7:00 pm. We'll gather in the Sukkah and then move inside for some schmoozing, noshing, and a little Sukkot-related learning with our special guest speaker, Sarah Roark. Please register using the form below.
Book Chat – “Returning: A Search for Home Across Three Centuries” Featured October 18 at 11:00 am Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States 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 ...
Meet Historian James McAuley, Author of “Edmond de Rothschild: Finding Zion” Featured December 13 at 11:00 am 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. Born into the French branch of the legendary Jewish ...
The Hidden History of the Renoir Portraits with Author Catherine Ostler Featured January 24, 2027 at 11:00 am Join us via Zoom as British author Catherine Ostler discusses her new work of non-fiction, The Renoir Girls: A Hidden History of Art, War, & Betrayal. The book traces the lives of three French Jewish sisters, painted by Pierre-Auguste Renoir in beloved and widely reproduced Impressionist portraits: Pink and Blue and Little Irène. The sisters were ...
