Name: Shir Yachad Friday Night Musical Service
Start: 2026-06-05T18:00:00-04:00
End: 2026-06-05T18:00:00-04:00
Location: Congregation Beth El

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					2 events 1 2 events, 1 Featured 6:00 pm Shir Yachad Friday Night Musical Service Featured May 1 at 6:00 pm Shir Yachad Friday Night Musical Service 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., Featured 6:00 pm Young Family Shabbat with BEPS and Nitzanim Featured May 1 at 6:00 pm Young Family Shabbat with BEPS and Nitzanim Join other families with young children for a family friendly Shabbat service, followed by a family style dinner! Please use the form below to register for dinner by noon the Wednesday before the service takes place. $36	0 events 2 0 events, 2
4 events 3 4 events, 3 Featured 10:30 am - 11:30 am Daniel Mann Literary Luminaries Lecture Featured May 3 at 10:30 am Daniel Mann Literary Luminaries Lecture Please join us for the annual Daniel Mann Literary Luminaries Lecture featuring guest speaker Emily Tamkin, author of Bad Jews: A History of American Jewish Politics and Identities, and The ..., Featured 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Tzelem Featured May 3 at 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Tzelem Tzelem is Beth El's 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. For more information, contact Allison Brown abrown@bethelmc.org. Please use the form below to sign ..., Featured 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm Coffee Around the World & Hebrew Experience Featured May 3 at 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm Coffee Around the World & Hebrew Experience Love coffee? Join Shaliach Yoel Gleizer for a unique, hands-on coffee workshop exploring flavors from around the world, plus learn how to order your favorite drink in Hebrew! Hosted in a warm home setting, this experience blends culture, language, and great coffee. The event will take place at a private home in Bethesda; address details ..., Featured 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Chug Kriah Featured May 3 at 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Chug Kriah Chug Kriah meets regularly to read and discuss modern Israeli literature in Hebrew. Our next meeting will be on Sunday, May 3, at 7:00 pm via Zoom. We will complete our discussion of Yonim b’Trafalgar (Pigeons at Trafalgar Square) by Sami Michael. For more information including the Zoom link, please contact Bill Kanter at kanterdsw@aol.com.	0 events 4 0 events, 4	0 events 5 0 events, 5	0 events 6 0 events, 6	3 events 7 3 events, 7 Featured 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Family Volunteering: Nourishing Bethesda Food Packing Featured May 7 at 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Family Volunteering: Nourishing Bethesda Food Packing Join Beth El families in packing produce and shelf-stable food for Nourishing Bethesda, a local nonprofit operating out of the Bethesda Chevy Chase Rescue Squad just up Old Georgetown Road. Volunteers must be 9 years or older. We are limited to 15 participants., Featured 7:30 pm Beth El Night at JxJ: DC Jewish Film and Music Festival Featured May 7 at 7:30 pm Beth El Night at JxJ: DC Jewish Film and Music Festival Join us for the JxJ: DC Jewish Film and Music Festival's Opening Night presentation of Once Upon my Mother at Landmark Bethesda Row $16, Featured 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Hearing Men’s Voices Featured May 7 at 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Hearing Men’s Voices Beth El men are invited to join us in person at Beth El or via Zoom as Yoel Gleizer, our Beth El shaliach, leads a discussion on “Bridging Israeli and American Cultures.” Please RSVP using the form below.	1 event 8 1 event, 8 Featured 6:30 pm Yedid Nefesh Friday Night Musical Service Featured May 8 at 6:30 pm Yedid Nefesh Friday Night Musical Service 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.	0 events 9 0 events, 9
0 events 10 0 events, 10	0 events 11 0 events, 11	1 event 12 1 event, 12 Featured 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Jews & Brews Featured May 12 at 7:00 pm Jews & Brews Join Rabbi Harris for some schmoozing and casual Jewish learning. Jews & Brews is sponsored by Men’s Club, but all Beth El members are welcome to attend. May's meeting will ...	0 events 13 0 events, 13	1 event 14 1 event, 14 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm Kesher Nashim: Women’s Cancer Connection May 14 at 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm Kesher Nashim: Women’s Cancer Connection 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 Zoom 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 ...	2 events 15 2 events, 15 Featured 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Parking Lot Shabbat Featured May 15 at 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Parking Lot Shabbat Join us for a Shabbat outdoors in the Parking Lot with Hazzan Fradkin and friends featuring a musical service, warm atmosphere, and good weather! This is a laid-back, relaxed outdoor Shabbat experience – casual attire encouraged. Stay for the oneg after the service to connect with familiar faces, make new friends, and welcome Shabbat together. ..., 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm 10th Grade Confirmation Shabbat May 15 at 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm 10th Grade Confirmation Shabbat Celebrate with our 10th-grade students and their families as we come together on May 15 at Beth El for Shabbat services and dinner. Services start at 6:30 pm at Beth El. A private dinner just for the 10th graders and their families follows the service and will be held at the home of Rabbi Harris. ... $15	2 events 16 2 events, 16 Featured 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm Yah Echsof Meditation and Exploration Group Featured May 16 at 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm Yah Echsof Meditation and Exploration Group While classical Jewish teaching suggests "Naaseh V'Nishmah" ("first we do, then we understand"), Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, founder of Jewish Renewal, advocated for an alternative approach. He believed that profound connection comes from first understanding one's inner Jewish self through study, practice, and meditation. This monthly gathering adopts Reb Zalman's path. We will use meditation, chant, ..., 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm Shabbat Mahj May 16 at 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm Shabbat Mahj Calling all Mahj players...Get your Mahj fix on Shabbat! Join us for monthly Shabbat Mahj at Beth El on the following Saturdays from 12:30pm to 2:30 pm. Email Jennifer Powers at wbe@bethelmc.org with any questions. Please sign up so we know to expect you. Hope to see you there! Click Here to Register
1 event 17 1 event, 17 Featured 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm Broadway Revue Concert Featured May 17 at 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm Broadway Revue Concert Broadway comes to Beth El! Join Hazzan Fradkin with Beth El stars Valerie Issembert, Michelle Bronzo, Cory Breychak, Beth El choirs, and others for this Broadway Revue of songs about Belief and Community. Featuring songs from Pippin, Godspell, Hamilton, Dear Evan Hansen, Wicked, Ragtime, and more! This concert is free to attend with a suggested ...	0 events 18 0 events, 18	2 events 19 2 events, 19 Featured 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm Lunch and a Program: Stolpersteine: Memorializing the Victims of Nazism Featured May 19 at 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm Lunch and a Program: Stolpersteine: Memorializing the Victims of Nazism Stolpersteine (German for stumbling stones) are 4x4 inch brass plaques set into the sidewalk in front of a building where a victim of the Nazis lived or worked. They were created by German artist Gunter Demnig in 1992. Since then, more than 100,000 stones have been set in European cities. In 2008, Marsha Rehns went ... $10, Featured 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Shiva Leader Training Part 2 Featured May 19 at 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Shiva Leader Training Part 2 Join us to continue learning how to lead a shiva minyan in someone's home. Beth El members often take on this leadership role to assist in the mitzvah of nachum avelim, comforting the mourner. Come join Rabbi Harris and Hazzan Fradkin if you would like to learn the skills and sensitivities needed to provide this ...	1 event 20 1 event, 20 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Congregational Annual Meeting May 20 at 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Congregational Annual Meeting The Beth El Annual Meeting will take place on Wednesday, May 20, at 7:00 pm. Drop in to the Zahler Social Hall before the meeting starts for food, schmooze, drinks, and fun from 6:00-7:00 pm. Please make every effort to attend so we can meet our quorum requirement; if you cannot make it in person, ...	2 events 21 2 events, 21 2026-05-21 Featured Tikkun Leil Shavuot 5786 Featured Tikkun Leil Shavuot 5786 Featured May 21 at 6:30 pm - May 22 at 1:30 am Tikkun Leil Shavuot 5786 Join us on Thursday, May 21, at 6:30 pm for Tikkun Leil Shavuot, a traditional night of learning. Shavuot celebrates the Israelites receiving and accepting revelation at Mt. Sinai. This transformative experience has defined and challenged the Jewish people ever since. Tikkun Leil Shavuot is a night of study based on the idea that we ... $12 Featured 9:30 am - 11:00 am Mental Health Professionals Breakfast Study Group Featured May 21 at 9:30 am - 11:00 am Mental Health Professionals Breakfast Study Group We invite Beth El Mental Health Professionals, both working and retired, to join us in person at Beth El for our Mental Health Professionals Study Group. Come for breakfast and a stimulating discussion of "The Wisdom of Jewish Grief Rituals." There is a $5 registration fee to defray the cost of breakfast. $5	1 event 22 1 event, 22 2026-05-21 Featured Tikkun Leil Shavuot 5786	1 event 23 1 event, 23 Featured 12:30 pm Support After Loss Featured May 23 at 12:30 pm Support After Loss 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. ...
0 events 24 0 events, 24	0 events 25 0 events, 25	1 event 26 1 event, 26 Featured 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm Montgomery County Executive Primary Election Candidates Forum Featured May 26 at 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm Montgomery County Executive Primary Election Candidates Forum Hear the candidates for County Executive before the Primary Election in June. Moderated by Beth El member Todd Gillman, a journalism professor at Arizona State University's Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication and former Washington Bureau Chief for The Dallas Morning News. Ask questions and get answers. In person and livestreamed. Free and open to the ...	0 events 27 0 events, 27	2 events 28 2 events, 28 Featured 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Women of Beth El: Coffee & Hebrew with Yoel Featured May 28 at 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Women of Beth El: Coffee & Hebrew with Yoel Join Women of Beth El for a special three-session edition of Coffee & Hebrew with Yoel at Congregation Beth El. Enjoy coffee, conversation, practical Hebrew, Israeli culture, and community in a relaxed café-style setting. Sessions take place on May 28, June 11, and June 25 from 7:00–8:30 pm. This series is perfect for Women of ..., Featured 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Volunteering at Manna Food Center Featured May 28 at 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Volunteering at Manna Food Center 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 in need of up 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 ...	2 events 29 2 events, 29 Featured 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm Kol Haneshama Friday Night Musical Service and Congregational Shabbat Dinner Featured May 29 at 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm Kol Haneshama Friday Night Musical Service and Congregational Shabbat Dinner Join us on for prayer, reflection, and song! Welcome Shabbat in a joyful, participatory, and engaging service, with melodies that calm, songs that enliven, and prayers that elevate. This lay-led service blends tradition and creativity, drawing on contemporary and innovative Jewish music from around the world. 6:30 pm - Kol Haneshama Musical Service 7:30 pm ..., Featured 6:00 pm Young Family Shabbat with BEPS and Nitzanim Featured May 29 at 6:00 pm Young Family Shabbat with BEPS and Nitzanim Join other families with young children for a family friendly Shabbat service, followed by a family style dinner! Please use the form below to register for dinner by noon the Wednesday before the service takes place. $36	0 events 30 0 events, 30
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