Featured 6:00 pm Shir Yachad Friday Night Musical Service Featured November 6 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 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm Film Screening: Ain’t No Back to a Merry-Go-Round Featured November 7 at 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm Film Screening: Ain’t No Back to a Merry-Go-Round Join Beyond BEENs for a screening of the film Ain't No Back to a Merry-Go-Round. The movie tells the story of five Black students who rode a segregated carousel in 1960, igniting one of the earliest organized interracial civil rights protests in U.S. history. Ain’t No Back to a Merry-Go-Round is the little-known story of ...
Featured 12:00 pm - 2:30 pm Warriors Among Us Featured November 8 at 12:00 pm - 2:30 pm Warriors Among Us Join Congregation Beth El for a moderated speaking forum bringing together congregants who serve in the U.S. Military, Jewish veterans, and personnel from the Israeli Embassy and IDF for a candid conversation about military life. Panelists will explore the experiences and differences between American and Israeli military service, discuss levels of American Jewish support for ...
Featured 7:00 pm - 7:45 pm From Ethiopia to Israel: An Evening of Story, Identity, and Art Featured November 10 at 7:00 pm - 7:45 pm From Ethiopia to Israel: An Evening of Story, Identity, and Art Join us for a compelling evening with Emmy Award-winning creator Yossi Vassa and acclaimed illustrator Yarden Vassa, as they share the story behind their graphic novel, The Last Day to Dress Up. Through a dynamic blend of storytelling, animated visuals, and live illustration, they will bring to life Yossi’s personal journey from Ethiopia to Israel ...
Featured 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm Kol Haneshama Friday Night Musical Service Featured November 13 at 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm Kol Haneshama Friday Night Musical Service 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. 6:00 pm - Light Dinner 7:00 pm - Kol ...
Featured 6:30 pm Yedid Nefesh Friday Night Musical Service Featured November 20 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.
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm Interfaith Thanksgiving Service November 23 at 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm Interfaith Thanksgiving Service Every year before Thanksgiving, Beth El shares an Interfaith Thanksgiving Service with the Bethesda United Methodist Church, our neighbors across the street. Our Interfaith Thanksgiving Service includes prayers and reflections from the clergy and performances by the adult and children’s choirs from both places of worship. This year, we will gather at Beth El. The ...
Featured 6:00 pm Shir Yachad Friday Night Musical Service Featured December 4 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 November 10 at 7:00 pm - 7:45 pm From Ethiopia to Israel: An Evening of Story, Identity, and Art
