Featured Featured September 12 at 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm Elul Lunch & Learn with Rabbi Harris Enjoy your lunch at a local restaurant while discussing the theme of teshuva (repentance/returning) and how it connects to our everyday life as we prepare for the High Holidays. Buy your own lunch and join Rabbi Harris, who will facilitate a meaningful conversation while we eat. Please RSVP using the form to receive the address. ...
Featured Featured September 13 at 5:30 pm Back to Shul BBQ Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States It's time for our annual Back to Shul BBQ! Join with your friends and community for an evening for food, fun and connection! We will have information from different groups about how to get involved this year, along with inflatables, a yummy BBQ dinner, and a chance to catch up with members of the Beth ... $16
Featured Featured September 15 at 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Conversation and Coffee on the Crescent Trail Join the Women of Beth El for a walk down the Capital Crescent Trail and then for coffee at Starbucks afterwards (ladies only please). We will have 3 pace groups (fast, medium, and leisurely walkers). Registration is appreciated so that we can contact you with any last minute updates. Please RSVP using the form below. ...
Featured Featured September 15 at 11:00 am Book Chat: The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States Join us for an in-person discussion at Beth El of The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo, a thrilling novel blending historical fiction and fantasy, set in 16th century Spain. What happened to the Jews forced to become conversos (converts to Catholicism) who remained in Spain after the mass expulsion of 1492? In The Familiar, Bardugo imagines ...
Featured Featured September 15 at 6:00 pm Beth El Goes Back to the Movies Edlavitch DCJCC 1529 16th St NW, Washington, DC, United States Beth El is going back to the movies! Join your Beth El community for opening night of Ain’t No Back to a Merry-Go-Round, a JxJ* movie playing at the Edlavitch DCJCC, followed by a conversation with director Ilana Trachtman. The movie tells the story of five Black students who rode a segregated carousel in 1960, ...
Featured Featured September 17 at 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm Event Series Jews & Brews Jews & Brews Join Rabbi Harris at his home on Tuesday, September 17, at 7:30 pm for the next Jews & Brews. Jews & Brews is an informal way for Beth El members to gather with Beth El clergy, meet other members, and engage in some Jewish learning. It is sponsored by Men’s Club, but all Beth El ...
Featured Featured September 20 at 6:00 pm Event Series Yedid Nefesh Yedid Nefesh Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States Join Rabbi Megdal for a Friday evening musical service that blends familiar melodies and traditional liturgy, woven together with kavannot (intentions) and short teachings. 6:00 pm: Join us for a light dinner. 7:00 pm: Main musical service. Dinner Cost: $18 per Beth El member household (up to two adults) / $25 for non-member families (up to ...
Featured Featured September 20 at 6:00 pm BERS Family Shabbat Dinner & Service Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States Join us on Friday, September 20, for the first BERS Shabbat of the year! Come at 6:00 pm for dinner and join other BERS families at the Yedid Nefesh service at 7:00 pm. Cost: $18 per Beth El member household (up to two adults) / $25 for non-member families (up to two adults), and $10 per ...
Featured Featured September 21 at 1:00 pm Pre-High Holiday Meditation Join us on Saturday, September 21, at 1:00 pm to spend an hour in contemplation, mediation and conversation as Hazzan Fradkin leads a meditation that deals with themes of humility, fragility and faith as we approach these holy days. Please register using the form below.
Featured Featured September 22 at 9:30 am Media Freedom at War Time: The Case of the Israel-Hamas War Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States Please join us on Sunday, September 22, as we welcome special guest speaker Amit Schejter, who will give a talk entitled "Media Freedom at War Time: The Case of the Israel-Hamas War." A parliamentary democracy since its foundation in 1948, Israel has developed a unique constitutional structure safeguarding basic rights, among them freedom of expression ...
Featured Featured September 22 at 12:00 pm Tzelem LGBTQ+ Group for Teens Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States Beth El is excited to continue to partner with Moving Traditions to bring the Tzelem group for LGBTQ+ teens. This group is geared for 7th-12th graders and is meant to create a safe space for Jewish teens of all genders and sexualities to talk about the issues in their lives as teens. The next Tzelem ...
Featured Featured September 22 at 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm Chug Kriah Join the Chug Kriah to read and discuss modern Israeli literature in Hebrew. Our first meeting will be in person on September 22, at 1:30 pm at Beth El. Zoom access will also be available. Our first book is HaTank (“The Tank”) by Assaf Inbari. For more information please contact Bill Kanter at kanterdsw@aol.com. Please ...
Featured Featured September 22 at 2:00 pm Shofar Blowing with Rabbi Harris Celebrate Elul and get into the Rosh Hashana spirit by hearing the Shofar in Rabbi Harris's backyard. Take this opportunity to reconnect with your Beth El friends before the High Holidays and reflect on the past year while thinking about the upcoming one. Snacks will be provided. Please RSVP using the form below to receive ...
September 27 at 12:00 pm Beth El Youth Challah Bake Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States School is closing early, come hang out at Beth El! We’ll be making challah from scratch and you’ll bring home a fresh loaf for dinner Friday night. Drinks and snacks will be flowing, and the gaga pit will be open while the dough is rising! This event is for Kindergarten and up. The youth lounge ...
Featured Featured September 27 at 6:30 pm - 7:00 pm Pups in the Parking Lot Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States Bring your four-legged friends to the Beth El parking lot on Friday, September 27, at 6:30 pm for a special dog-friendly Friday Night Shabbat service. All well-behaved, socialized dogs are welcome, but they must remain on their leashes at all times. Don't have a dog? No problem! All dog-loving friends and family are welcome. Registration ...
September 28 at 9:15 pm Selichot Service with Ohr Kodesh Ohr Kodesh Congregation 8300 Meadowbrook Lane, Chevy Chase, MD, United States Please join us at Ohr Kodesh for Selichot on Saturday, September 28. Selichot are Jewish penitential prayers and poems that are recited during the High Holidays and other fast days. The word selichot is Hebrew for "forgiveness." Selichot prayers focus on God's mercy and ability to forgive sins, as well as God's benevolence and compassion. ...
Featured Featured October 9 at 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Volunteering at Manna Food Center Manna Food Center 9311 Gaither Rd, Gaithersburg, MD, United States Beth El is scheduled to help pack boxes of non-perishable food donations at the Manna warehouse in Gaithersburg. 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 (age 11 and older) in ...
October 12 at 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm Event Series Support After Loss Support After Loss Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States With a special invitation to those who have had a recent loss, we will gather for a brief teaching and discussion led by a member of the Beth El Clergy. All are welcome to join this six-session series as often as they wish. Registration for each individual session is recommended in case there are updates. ...
October 13 at 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Montgomery County Board of Education Candidate Forum Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States Join the JCRC at Beth El on Sunday, October 13, at 7:30 pm to hear from six candidates running for seats on the Montgomery County Board of Education. Each of the candidates — Brenda Diaz and Natalie Zimmerman in District 2, Shebra Evans and Laura Stewart in District 4, and Lynne Harris and Rita Montoya ...
Featured Featured October 13 at 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Chug Kriah Join the Chug Kriah to read and discuss modern Israeli literature in Hebrew. Our next meeting will be via Zoom on Sunday, October 13, at 7:30 pm. We will continue ...
Featured Featured October 16 at 2:00 pm Snack & Schmooze in the Sukkah Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States Come have a scoop (or two!) of ice cream, schmooze with friends, and enjoy a lovely afternoon in the Beth El sukkah. This month, our shaliach Yoel Gleizer will join us and entertain us with live music. Please note: Snack & Schmooze in the Sukkah is replacing this month's Coffee with the Clergy. Please RSVP ...
Featured Featured October 17 at 12:00 pm Ushpizin in the Sukkah Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States After services on the first day of Sukkot, Shaliach Yoel Gleizer will share a special program in the sukkah. Ushpizin means "guests" and refers to a Jewish tradition of inviting special guests to the sukkah during the holiday of Sukkot. This year, our ushpizin will be one of the hostages from October 7 who is ...
Featured Featured October 18 at 12:00 pm Second Day Sukkot Deli Sermon and Kiddush Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States Join us for the Second Day Sukkot Festival Morning Service on Friday, October 18, at 9:15 am. Rabbi Greg Harris will give the “deli sermon.” A tradition for Second Day Sukkot at Beth El, the deli sermon is a witty and humorous teaching around the readings for Sukkot that was first started by our beloved ...
October 19 at 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm Event Series Shabbat Mahj Shabbat Mahj Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States Calling all Mahj players...Get Your Mahj fix on Shabbat! Please join us for monthly Shabbat Mahj at Beth El from 12:30 to 2:30 pm. Email Nancy Kay with any questions. ...
Featured Featured October 20 at 10:00 am NuBeens Fall Walk Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States Please join NuBeens for a walk on Little Falls Trail to enjoy the change of seasons. We will meet at Little Falls Library (5501 Massachusetts Avenue) on Sunday, October 20, ...