Featured 9:00 am - 12:30 pm Café Sababa – Coffee & Community at Beth El Featured April 26 at 9:00 am - 12:30 pm Café Sababa – Coffee & Community at Beth El Start your Sunday with great coffee and great people! Café Sababa is a pop-up Israeli-style coffee experience led by shaliach Yoel Gleizer, offering espresso, hafuch (latte), and more in a relaxed community setting. Coffee is free with optional donations to support a charitable cause, just come, sip, and schmooze.
Featured 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm Seaboard FJMC Blue Yarmulke Person of the Year Awards Lunch Featured April 26 at 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm Seaboard FJMC Blue Yarmulke Person of the Year Awards Lunch Please join Seaboard Region of the Federation of Jewish Men’s Clubs for the 2026 Blue Yarmulke Person of the Year Awards lunch on Sunday, April 26, at noon at Beth Israel Congregation (3706 Crondall Lane, Owings Mills, MD). The cost is $45 per person to attend. Beth El is honoring Jeffrey Grill as its Blue ...
Featured 1:00 pm - 2:15 pm Economic and Demographic Developments in Israel Featured April 26 at 1:00 pm - 2:15 pm Economic and Demographic Developments in Israel Professor Avi Weiss, President of the Taub Center in Israel, will discuss economic and demographic developments in Israel, drawing on the findings of the Center's 2025 "State of the Nation" report. Professor Weiss will specifically address the impact of the current Iran war. This Zoom event is free of charge. RSVP requested by April 19.
Featured 11:45 am - 1:00 pm Dor L’Dor Featured April 30 at 11:45 am - 1:00 pm Dor L’Dor Adults and kids will enjoy lunch, have a chance to talk and share, then join together for fun table activities, such as bingo, coloring, and other games, planned by the BEPS staff.
Featured 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm Let’s Get Cooking! Featured April 30 at 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm Let’s Get Cooking! Join Women of Beth El for a fun, interfaith cooking event with members of the Church of Latter Day Saints. Our two groups will use our culinary talents to make a delicious soup that will be donated to Interfaith Works. It’ll be a great opportunity to give back to those in need while getting to ...
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 ... $36
Featured 10:30 am - 11:30 am Daniel Mann Literary Luminaries Lecture Featured May 3 at 10:30 am - 11:30 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 Influence of Soros: Politics, Power, and the Struggle for an Open Society. Tamkin is a journalist by trade, and she writes and reports mostly on ...
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, March 22, 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.
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.
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.
Featured 6:00 pm Shabbat Together: A Family Shabbat Service Featured May 8 at 6:00 pm Shabbat Together: A Family Shabbat Service Join Beth El Religious School (BERS) for a joyful and engaging Shabbat experience designed especially for children in grades K–5 and the adults who love them. $15
Featured 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Jews & Brews Featured May 12 at 7:00 pm - 9:00 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. Please RSVP using the form below. The location will be sent to registrants closer to the date of the program.
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 ...
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
Featured 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm Broadway Revue Concert Featured May 17 at 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm Broadway Revue Concert Broadway comes to Beth El! Join Beth El's talented lineup of performers for this incredible afternoon of hits from your favorite Broadway Musicals. This concert is free to attend with a suggested donation of $10 per person. Registration is required.
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 Join Senior Caucus for lunch and a program on Tuesday, May 19, at 12:30 pm. 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, ... $10
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
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. ...
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 the County Executive before the Primary Election in June. Ask questions and get answers. In person and livestreamed. Free and open to the entire community. Dessert reception following the forum. Please RSVP using the form below to attend in person.
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 Shir Yachad Friday Night Musical Service Featured June 5 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 June 5 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
Featured May 19 at 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm Lunch and a Program: Stolpersteine: Memorializing the Victims of Nazism $10
Featured May 29 at 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm Kol Haneshama Friday Night Musical Service and Congregational Shabbat Dinner
