Name: Hearing Men’s Voices
Start: 2026-10-01T19:30:00-04:00
End: 2026-10-01T21:00:00-04:00
Location: Congregation Beth El

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		1 event 1 1 event, 1 Featured 12:30 pm - 2:45 pm Senior Caucus End-of-Summer BBQ Featured September 1 at 12:30 pm Senior Caucus End-of-Summer BBQ Join the Senior Caucus and welcome fall with a BBQ lunch of burgers, dogs, and side dishes. Vegetarian options are available. Visit with friends then explore the richness of Jewish heritage through music. The cost is $10 per person. Register using the form below by noon on Thursday, August 27. $10	1 event 2 1 event, 2 Featured 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Honey, Healing, and Nature’s Pharmacy Featured September 2 at 7:00 pm Honey, Healing, and Nature’s Pharmacy Join Women of Beth El as congregant Alisa Silverman shares her knowledge of the fascinating world of bees and the benefits of honey. We'll also enjoy a guided honey tasting together as we prepare for a sweet new year. Please register by August 28 at noon using the form below.	1 event 3 1 event, 3 Featured 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Hearing Men’s Voices Featured September 3 at 7:30 pm Hearing Men’s Voices Beth El men are welcome to join us in person or via Zoom for our monthly gathering. Martin Sieff will lead discussion of "When and Where Were You Happiest?" Please RSVP using the form below.	1 event 4 1 event, 4 Featured 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Community Shofar Gathering – Modena Featured September 4 at 2:00 pm Community Shofar Gathering – Modena Excited for the sounds of the High Holiday season? Join us at one of Beth El's community shofar gatherings as you warm up for the New Year, 5787. Don't miss out on these "bonus blasts" while connecting to friends, neighbors, and Beth El clergy! Shofar blowing will happen just before Modena's early Friday night Shabbat ...	1 event 5 1 event, 5 Featured 8:00 pm - 9:45 pm Sound Bath and Contemplative Selichot Service Featured September 5 at 8:00 pm Sound Bath and Contemplative Selichot Service Join us as we enter the High Holidays with intentionality and prepare our hearts to return and do teshuva (repentance). This three-part journey involves 1. Sound, 2. Havdalah, and 3. ...
1 event 6 1 event, 6 Featured 5:00 pm Community Shofar Gathering Featured September 6 at 5:00 pm Community Shofar Gathering Excited for the sounds of the High Holiday season? Join us at one of Beth El's community shofar gatherings as you warm up for the New Year, 5787. Don't miss out on these "bonus blasts" while connecting to friends, neighbors, and Beth El clergy! This event will take place at the home of Rabbi Greg ...	1 event 7 1 event, 7 Featured 5:00 pm Community Shofar Gathering – Kensington Featured September 7 at 5:00 pm Community Shofar Gathering – Kensington Excited for the sounds of the High Holiday season? Join us at one of Beth El's community shofar gatherings as you warm up for the New Year, 5787. Don't miss out on these "bonus blasts" while connecting to friends, neighbors, and Beth El clergy! This event will take place at the home of Hazzan Asa ...	0 events 8 0 events, 8	0 events 9 0 events, 9	0 events 10 0 events, 10	0 events 11 0 events, 11	0 events 12 0 events, 12
0 events 13 0 events, 13	0 events 14 0 events, 14	1 event 15 1 event, 15 Featured 7:00 pm High Holiday Season Movie Outing – Death & Taxes Featured September 15 at 7:00 pm High Holiday Season Movie Outing – Death & Taxes Tickets sales through the Beth El website are now closed. But you can still join us by purchasing tickets through the JxJ website at https://www.edcjcc.org/jxj/show/death-taxes/#performances while tickets are still available. Use the coupon code: "BEHEREAFTER" to get a discount off the regular ticket price. $16	1 event 16 1 event, 16 Featured 9:30 am - 11:00 am Theology with Rabbi Harris Featured September 16 at 9:30 am Theology with Rabbi Harris Join Rabbi Harris for an in-depth study throughout the year. This class is open to all congregants and only requires your curiosity and enthusiasm. We will meet every Wednesday, in-person and via Zoom, starting September 16 and going through May 26, with the exception of November 18 and April 28. New participants may register using ...	0 events 17 0 events, 17	1 event 18 1 event, 18 Featured 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm Let’s Do Lunch with Women of Beth El Featured September 18 at 12:00 pm Let’s Do Lunch with Women of Beth El Take a break for lunch with the Women of Beth El! We're meeting at Corner Bakery (10327 Westlake Drive, Bethesda) on Friday, September 18, from noon to 2:00 pm. Join other Beth El women for lunch, conversation, and connection. Please RSVP so we know to expect you.	0 events 19 0 events, 19
0 events 20 0 events, 20	3 events 21 3 events, 21 2:15 pm - 3:15 pm Yom Kippur Nigun Circle and Meditation September 21 at 2:15 pm Yom Kippur Nigun Circle and Meditation In the stillness of the afternoon, between the intensity of the prayers, gather with Hazzan Asa Fradkin, Rabbi Rami Schwartzer, and shaliach Yoel Gleizer to enter the quiet power of melody. Through the ancient practice of nigun—wordless, winding song—we open the heart, settle the spirit, and draw close to something deeper. No experience needed; off-key voices most welcome., 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm Support After Loss September 21 at 3:30 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. ..., 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm High Holiday Seminar September 21 at 3:30 pm High Holiday Seminar Join us on Yom Kippur for our High Holiday Seminar, led by Rabbi Harris. The seminar will feature a discussion with congregant Michelle Brafman about her newest book, Draw Near to Me. Draw Near to Me, the sequel to Michelle’s book Swimming with Ghosts, is a timely story about the emotional and spiritual work it takes to repair ...	0 events 22 0 events, 22	1 event 23 1 event, 23 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm Joyful Living and Wise Aging September 23 at 1:30 pm Joyful Living and Wise Aging The Joyful Living and Wise Aging course is a six session weekly class beginning in September 2026. The goal is to help participants to explore a variety of facets of aging well from a Jewish perspective. The class is participatory and experiential in nature. Acceptance into the course will be on a first come, first ...	0 events 24 0 events, 24	1 event 25 1 event, 25 Featured 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm Kol Haneshama Friday Night Musical Service Featured September 25 at 6:00 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 ...	0 events 26 0 events, 26
0 events 27 0 events, 27	1 event 28 1 event, 28 Featured 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Volunteering at Manna Food Center Featured September 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 ...	0 events 29 0 events, 29	2 events 30 2 events, 30 Featured 9:30 am - 10:30 am Ancient Rabbinic Law with Rabbi Megdal Featured September 30 at 9:30 am Ancient Rabbinic Law with Rabbi Megdal Mishnah Rosh Hashanah begins with a deceptively simple question: Who decides when time begins? Along the way, we'll study astronomy, eyewitness testimony, courtroom debate, Jewish law, and the rituals of Rosh Hashanah from the sighting of the new moon to the sounding of the shofar. The tractate invites us to explore how the Jewish calendar, ..., Featured 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm Beyond BEENs Happy Hour in the Sukkah Featured September 30 at 4:00 pm Beyond BEENs Happy Hour in the Sukkah Join Beyond BEENs for our annual gathering in the sukkah. Reconnect with old friends and meet new ones. Please use the form below to register.