Featured 10:30 am Conversation and Coffee on the Capital Crescent Trail Featured April 28 @ 10:30 am Conversation and Coffee on the Capital Crescent Trail Join the Women of Beth El for a walk down the Capital Crescent Trail followed by socializing. We will have two groups (leisurely walkers and faster walkers), so everyone is welcome. Registration is appreciated so that we can contact you with any last minute updates.
7:00 pm Event Series Tuesday Mah Jongg April 30 @ 7:00 pm Event Series Tuesday Mah Jongg 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 8:30 pm Hearing Men’s Voices Featured May 2 @ 8:30 pm Hearing Men’s Voices Beth El men are invited to join us on Thursday, May 2, 8:30 pm via Zoom for Hearing Men's Voices. Jonathan Simon will lead a discussion on "How Did I Choose My Career?" Please RSVP using the form below.
Featured 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Kabbalat Shabbat Ramah Style Featured May 3 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Kabbalat Shabbat Ramah Style Join us for a heimish and high energy service that evokes those summers singing and dancing to your favorite Shabbat nigunim by the lake. Please note that in May, Kabbalat Shabbat Ramah Style will take place on the first Friday of the month: Friday, May 3 at 6:30 pm.
Featured 6:00 pm Event Series Family Shabbat with BEPS and Nitzanim Featured May 3 @ 6:00 pm Event Series Family Shabbat with BEPS and Nitzanim Join Beth El Preschool and Nitzanim families for an interactive Shabbat service and song experience. Shabbat songs and prayers will be followed by dinner. This event is best for children under age 6, but siblings are always welcome.
Featured 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm Being a Zionist in Progressive Spaces with Jody Rabhan Featured May 4 @ 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm Being a Zionist in Progressive Spaces with Jody Rabhan Join us for a conversation with Jody Rabhan, Chief Policy Officer for National Council of Jewish Women, in the next of our series of Shabbat discussions. As head of NCJW’s government relations and advocacy work, Jody helps lead the organization’s advocacy efforts in Washington and plays a key role in mobilizing effective grassroots work on the ...
Featured 8:00 am - 12:30 pm “Give and Take” Beth El Spring Blood Drive Featured May 5 @ 8:00 am - 12:30 pm “Give and Take” Beth El Spring Blood Drive Give Blood and Take Home a free Inova T-Shirt! - 50 Donors Needed! An Inova Bloodmobile will parked outside Beth El on Sunday, May 5, from 8:00 am - 12:30 pm. Free refreshments and free parking! Click here to sign up.
Featured 10:00 am Daniel Mann Literary Luminaries Lecture Featured May 5 @ 10:00 am Daniel Mann Literary Luminaries Lecture Hayley Finn, Artistic Director of Theater J, will deliver the annual Daniel Mann Literary Luminaries Lecture on Sunday May 5, at 10:00 am in the Zahler Social Hall (following the Men’s Club breakfast). Her topic is “The Contemporary American Jewish Play.” Ms. Finn is an accomplished director and producer with more than 25 years of ...
Featured 7:15 pm - 8:30 pm Holocaust Remembrance in Theater, Music, and Prayer Featured May 5 @ 7:15 pm - 8:30 pm Holocaust Remembrance in Theater, Music, and Prayer Please join us as we commemorate Yom HaShoah, mourning and remembering the approximately six million Jews who perished in the Holocaust. In this special commemoration, we will remember the lives lost through shared stories, music, and prayer. Theater – Beth El teen Elana Snyder and Holocaust survivor Halina Litman Yasharoff Peabody will perform a short, ...
Featured 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Event Series Women’s Study Session Featured May 7 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Event Series Women’s Study Session Join Beth El’s Women’s study group for a study session with Rabbi Avi Strausberg. Please use the form below to RSVP.
Featured 8:15 pm - 9:00 pm BERS Sorkin Trip Information Meeting Featured May 7 @ 8:15 pm - 9:00 pm BERS Sorkin Trip Information Meeting Please join us on Tuesday, May 7, at 8:15 pm in the Family Room to learn about the 2024 Sorkin Israel Trip. Since we had to cancel the December 2023 trip, current 9th and 10th grade BERS teens will have the unique opportunity to experience Israel with their Beth El peers during winter break of ...
7:00 pm Event Series Tuesday Mah Jongg May 7 @ 7:00 pm Event Series Tuesday Mah Jongg 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 7:30 pm Beth El Night at the Jewish Film Festival Featured May 9 @ 7:30 pm Beth El Night at the Jewish Film Festival The Edlavitch DCJCC's JxJ: DC Jewish Film and Music Festival begins on May 9 and runs through May 19.This year, Beth El, in partnership with JxJ, has an exciting opportunity! Now through Sunday, April 21, tickets for the Opening Night presentation of Seven Blessings at Landmark Bethesda Row will be reserved exclusively for Beth El members. ... $13
6:30 pm BERS 5th Grade Kabbalat HaSiddur and 10th Grade Confirmation Shabbat May 10 @ 6:30 pm BERS 5th Grade Kabbalat HaSiddur and 10th Grade Confirmation Shabbat Please join us for a special Friday evening Shabbat service where we'll come together with Beth El Religious School to celebrate 5th Grade Kabbalat HaSiddur and 10th Grade Confirmation. Services begin at 6:30 pm, followed by Family Shabbat Dinner for 5th and 10th graders and their families. Everyone is welcome to join us for services! ...
Featured 12:00 pm - 1:15 pm Tzelem Featured May 12 @ 12:00 pm - 1:15 pm Tzelem 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 5:00 pm - 7:30 pm Yom HaZikaron & Yom Ha’Atzmaut Featured May 13 @ 5:00 pm - 7:30 pm Yom HaZikaron & Yom Ha’Atzmaut Join with the full Beth El community on a special evening focused on Israel! The Am Yisraeli Chai committee is honored to partner with FIDF for a special Yom HaZikaron speaker starting at 5pm. Then the celebration starts for Yom Ha'Atzmaut at 5:30 pm! There will be arts and crafts, Israeli dancing, a shouk, photo opportunities, dance parties, ...
7:00 pm Event Series Tuesday Mah Jongg May 14 @ 7:00 pm Event Series Tuesday Mah Jongg 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 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Event Series Yedid Nefesh Friday Night Outdoor Service Featured May 17 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Event Series Yedid Nefesh Friday Night Outdoor Service Do you like to sing from your heart to bring in Shabbat? Join Rabbi Megdal for a Friday evening musical service that blends familiar melodies and traditional liturgy, woven together with kavannot (intentions) and short teachings. This month's service will be an outdoor service held in the Beth El parking lot.
Featured 6:00 pm Event Series Family Shabbat with BEPS and Nitzanim Featured May 17 @ 6:00 pm Event Series Family Shabbat with BEPS and Nitzanim Join Beth El Preschool and Nitzanim families for an interactive Shabbat service and song experience. Shabbat songs and prayers will be followed by dinner. This event is best for children under age 6, but siblings are always welcome.
Featured 12:30 pm Building a Shared Future in Israel Featured May 18 @ 12:30 pm Building a Shared Future in Israel Please join us on Saturday, May 18 when we are joined by three representatives from Hand in Hand: Centers for Jewish-Arab Education In Israel. They will share an inside look at how they are building inclusion, equality, and shared society between Arab and Jewish citizens of Israel through a growing network of integrated, bilingual schools ...
10:00 am Learner’s Shabbat with Rabbi Megdal May 18 @ 10:00 am Learner’s Shabbat with Rabbi Megdal Join Rabbi Megdal and a group of fellow adult learners who want to find more meaning and become more comfortable at services. We will “learn by doing,” as well as engage in informal, interactive, supportive, and open conversations. We will study the meaning of the prayers, practice Hebrew pronunciation, and gain familiarity with the core ...
Featured 11:00 am Book Chat: The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride Featured May 19 @ 11:00 am Book Chat: The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride Join us for an in-person discussion of The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride, a big-hearted historical novel about a community of Jews, Blacks, and Italians in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, in the 1920s and 1930s. The characters have different views on many things, but they somehow unite in an effort to protect a young deaf ...
Featured 7:00 pm Volunteering at Manna Food Center Featured May 21 @ 7:00 pm Volunteering at Manna Food Center 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 ...
7:00 pm Event Series Tuesday Mah Jongg May 21 @ 7:00 pm Event Series Tuesday Mah Jongg 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
7:30 pm Event Series Kesher Nashim: Women’s Cancer Connection May 23 @ 7:30 pm Event Series 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 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 ...
Featured 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm Continuity and Presence: A Bright Look at the Future of the Jewish Community in Warsaw Featured May 25 @ 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm Continuity and Presence: A Bright Look at the Future of the Jewish Community in Warsaw Please join us on Saturday, May 25, for a Shabbat discussion with Patrycja Dołowy, the CEO of the JCC Warsaw. She will be at Beth El to share her experience of Warsaw’s renewed and vibrant Jewish life. She will also reflect on how the current Israel-Hamas war has affected the Polish Jewish community. She will ...
7:00 pm Event Series Tuesday Mah Jongg May 28 @ 7:00 pm Event Series Tuesday Mah Jongg 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 7:30 pm Jews & Brews Featured May 29 @ 7:30 pm Jews & Brews Join Rabbi Harris 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 are welcome to attend. Please RSVP using the form ...
Featured Featured May 25 @ 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm Continuity and Presence: A Bright Look at the Future of the Jewish Community in Warsaw
