April 3 @ 7:00 pm Learn to Play Mahj! Spring Session Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States Learn to play Mah Jongg like a Maven!For 5 weeks, every Wednesday evening starting on April 3, come to Beth El to learn all the basics and then some. You will learn how to read the card, identify the tiles, how to pick a hand, do the Charleston, build a wall, and play defensively. Make ... $90
Featured Featured April 4 @ 7:30 pm Jews & Brews BabyCat Brewery 10241 Kensington Parkway, Kensington, MD, United States Join Rabbi Harris at BabyCat Brewery (10241 Kensington Pkwy, Kensington, MD 20895) 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 members ...
April 4 @ 8:30 pm Hearing Men’s Voices Beth El men are invited to join us via Zoom as Martin Sieff leads a discussion on "Moving Forward As We Age."
Featured Featured April 5 @ 10:30 am Women of Beth El Schmooze ‘n Schmear Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States Come schmooze with your community! Join Women of Beth El on Friday, April 5 for coffee, a nosh, and conversation - an uplifting way to start your weekend! RSVP below to let us know to expect you!
Featured Featured April 5 @ 6:00 pm Event Series Family Shabbat Family Shabbat with BEPS and Nitzanim Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States Join Beth El Preschool and Nitzanim families for an interactive Shabbat service and song experience. Shabbat songs and prayers will be followed by a fun "pop into spring" dinner with cake pops for dessert. This event is best for children under age 6, but siblings are always welcome.
Featured Featured April 5 @ 6:15 pm Event Series Shir Yachad Shir Yachad Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States Friday night is a time for community, song, and joyful noise. Everyone is invited to join us for this exciting service filled with music past and present that stirs the soul and welcomes Shabbat with joy and warmth. 6:15 pm: Happy Half-Hour! Everyone is invited to schmooze while enjoying dinner featuring a build-your-own taco bar! ...
Featured Featured April 7 @ 10:00 am BERS Information Session Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States Join us for a BERS Information Session on Sunday, April 7. Learn more about our dynamic school and community, meet our wonderful clergy, and hear firsthand from students and parents what they love about BERS!
Featured Featured April 7 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm Beth El Youth Tie-Dye Adventure Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States April 7, the first Sunday back after Spring Break, Bonim and Machar are meeting for a Tie-Dye Adventure! Learn how to make wild Tie-Dye designs, make a challah cover, scrunchie, bandana and more! Free T-shirts for early registration, $5 per shirt after or BYO 100% cotton shirt! $15
Featured Featured April 7 @ 4:00 pm The Cost of Free Land: Jews, Lakota, and an American Inheritance Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States Meet award-winning journalist Rebecca Clarren on Zoom as she introduces The Cost of Free Land: Jews, Lakota, and an American Inheritance, named a Kirkus Reviews Best Book of 2023. This fascinating work pieces together the interwoven history of Jewish immigrants and the Native Americans of South Dakota. Clarren discovered that the American government granted her ...
April 9 @ 7:00 pm Event Series Tuesday Mah Jongg Tuesday Mah Jongg Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States Interested in playing Mah Jongg? Join us at Beth El on Tuesday nights in the Bender Social Hall B from 7:00-9:00 pm. Click Here to sign up
Featured Featured April 9 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Event Series Women’s Study Session Women’s Study Session Join Beth El’s Women’s study group on the second Tuesday of the month for study session with Rabbi Avi Strausberg. In preparation for Passover, Rabbi Avi will lead a discussion called "Children of Believers: Faith and Fear on the First Pesach." Please use the form below to RSVP.
Featured Featured April 10 @ 9:00 am - 4:00 pm Beth El Youth Games Day Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States Thank you so much for your interest in the Beth El Youth Program for Wednesday April 10th. At this time we have reached capacity for the program. Please email Allison at abrown@bethelmc.org to join the wait list. $50
Featured Featured April 10 @ 7:00 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 ...
Featured Featured April 11 @ 7:00 pm Flower Power Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States Join Women of Beth El on Thursday, April 11, at 7:00 pm to learn to create a spring bouquet. Take home your own arrangement, handy tools, and a new life skill. You'll leave this program with a beautifully crafted arrangement of vibrant flowers for the next day's Shabbat, along with newfound abilities to elevate your ...
April 11 @ 7:30 pm Event Series Kesher Nashim: Women’s Cancer Connection Kesher Nashim: Women’s Cancer Connection Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States Kesher Nashim supports female cancer survivors and those with a new cancer diagnosis. Join Beth El women for confidential, lively discussions, friendship and support at our monthly meetings. Discussion/Support group for women newly diagnosed or survivors of cancer. One or two women from the group will be "On Call" monthly to talk to any woman ...
April 12 @ 6:30 pm Canceled BERS Family Shabbat Dinner Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States This event has been canceled.
Featured Featured April 12 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Kabbalat Shabbat Ramah Style Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States Join us on the second Friday of the month at 6:30 pm for a heimish and high energy service that evokes those summers by the lake, singing and dancing to your favorite Shabbat nigunim.
Featured Featured April 14 @ 9:30 am - 10:30 am BERS and BEPS Coffee and Conversation with the Clergy Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States Beth El Religious School and Beth El Preschool parents are invited to join us for coffee and a conversation with the clergy. Rabbi Harris will discuss new ways to update your family's Seder. Please RSVP using the form below.
April 14 @ 12:00 pm 2024 Blue Yarmulke Person of the Year Awards Brunch B'nai Shalom of Olney 18401 Burtfield Drive, Olney, MD, United States Please join Seaboard Region of the Federation of Jewish Men’s Clubs (FJMC) for the 2024 Blue Yarmulke Person of the Year Awards brunch on Sunday, April 14, at noon at B’nai Shalom of Olney (18401 Burtfield Drive, Olney). The cost is $45 per person to attend. Beth El is honoring Jonathan Epstein as its Blue ... $45
Featured Featured April 14 @ 12:00 pm - 1:15 pm Tzelem 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 ...
