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SUMMARY:Zhava Challah Bake
DESCRIPTION:Zhava* Kickoff – Come bake with us! \nThe challah bake has been postponed due to inclement weather. The new date is March 19\, 7:00 pm. \n*Zhava is a Beth El group for “younger” women and moms with school-aged kids. This event is exclusively for Zhava members. Not yet a member of Zhava? Click here – it’s free to join!
URL:https://www.bethelmc.org/events/challah-0129/
LOCATION:Congregation Beth El\, 8215 Old Georgetown Rd\, Bethesda\, MD\, 20814\, United States
CATEGORIES:Engage,Food & Drink,Zhava
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ORGANIZER;CN="Women of Beth El - Zhava":MAILTO:wbe@bethelmc.org
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SUMMARY:Kol Haneshama Friday Night Musical Service with Artist-in-Residence Micah Hendler
DESCRIPTION: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. \n\n6:00 pm – Light Dinner\n7:00 pm – Kol Haneshama Musical Service with Artist-in-Residence Micah Hendler\n8:15 pm – Oneg with guest speaker Miranda Bogen\n\nMicah Hendler\, son of longtime congregants Clifford Hendler and Deborah Neipris\, is the founder of The Jerusalem Youth Chorus and Beth El’s own acapella group\, Marak Hayom. He returns to Beth El as artist in residence for Shabbat Shirah to share his inspirational approach to community building through singing and shared dialogue. Micah will join the Kol Haneshama service for a special presentation about his life work and mission of promoting peace and dialogue through music and leading us in an inspirational Friday night musical experience. \nAfter services\, we welcome Miranda Bogen\, founding director of the Center for Democracy & Technology AI Governance Lab. Bogen will speak on “The End of the World as We Know It? Competing Visions of How AI Will Shape the Future and What We Can Do About It.” \nMiranda Bogen is the founding director of the AI Governance Lab at the Center for Democracy & Technology\, where she leads a team working to develop and promote the adoption of robust\, technically-informed solutions for the effective regulation and governance of AI systems. Miranda has led work at the intersection of policy and AI fairness and governance in senior roles in industry and civil society\, and her research on the potential for discrimination in personalized advertising and the role of artificial intelligence in the hiring process has been cited widely and has informed both policymaking and civil rights enforcement. Her writing and work have been featured on NPR\, Reuters and Last Week Tonight\, and in the Harvard Business Review\, The Wall Street Journal\, The Atlantic\, The Economist\, and other major outlets. She holds a Masters from The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University with a focus on international technology policy\, and she graduated summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from UCLA with degrees in political science and middle eastern & north African studies. \nRegistration for dinner is now closed\, but all are welcome to attend the service and oneg.
URL:https://www.bethelmc.org/events/kol-haneshama-0130/
LOCATION:Congregation Beth El\, 8215 Old Georgetown Rd\, Bethesda\, MD\, 20814\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured Events,Kol Haneshama,Music,Pray,Services,Shabbat
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ORGANIZER;CN="Congregation Beth El":MAILTO:info@bethelmc.org
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SUMMARY:Shabbat Shirah with Artist-in-Residence Micah Hendler
DESCRIPTION:Shabbat Shirah celebrates Moses and Miriam’s song as they cross the sea of reeds and celebrate their freedom. Micah Hendler\, son of longtime congregants Clifford Hendler and Deborah Neipris\, is the founder of The Jerusalem Youth Chorus and Beth El’s own acapella group\, Marak Hayom. He returns to Beth El as artist in residence for Shabbat Shirah to bring his unique blend of acapella expertise and the power of communal singing to our Shabbat morning service for a special musical and prayer experience. Please join us ready to share your voice with our community.
URL:https://www.bethelmc.org/events/shabbat-shirah/
LOCATION:Congregation Beth El\, 8215 Old Georgetown Rd\, Bethesda\, MD\, 20814\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured Events,Music,Pray,Shabbat
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ORGANIZER;CN="Congregation Beth El":MAILTO:info@bethelmc.org
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SUMMARY:Shabbat Mahj
DESCRIPTION: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! \nClick Here to Register
URL:https://www.bethelmc.org/events/shabbat-mahj-0131/
LOCATION:Congregation Beth El\, 8215 Old Georgetown Rd\, Bethesda\, MD\, 20814\, United States
CATEGORIES:Connect,Women of Beth El
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