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SUMMARY:Young Family Shabbat with BEPS and Nitzanim
DESCRIPTION:Join other families with young children for a family friendly Shabbat service\, followed by a family style dinner! \nPlease use the form below to register for dinner by noon the Wednesday before the service takes place. \n
URL:https://www.bethelmc.org/events/family-shabbat-0410/
LOCATION:Congregation Beth El\, 8215 Old Georgetown Rd\, Bethesda\, MD\, 20814\, United States
CATEGORIES:Families with Young Children Shabbat,Featured Events,Nitzanim,Pray,Preschool,Services
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ORGANIZER;CN="Beth El Preschool":MAILTO:bepsboardchair@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:Shir Yachad Friday Night Musical Service
DESCRIPTION: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. \n\n6:00 pm: Everyone is invited to schmooze while enjoying a light dinner.\n7:00 pm: Shir Yachad service\n\nPlease register for the dinner using the form below by noon on Tuesday\, April 7. No registration is needed to attend the service.
URL:https://www.bethelmc.org/events/shir-yachad-0410/
LOCATION:Congregation Beth El\, 8215 Old Georgetown Rd\, Bethesda\, MD\, 20814\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Featured Events,Pray,Services,Shaliach,Shir Yachad
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ORGANIZER;CN="Hazzan Asa Fradkin":MAILTO:afradkin@bethelmc.org
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SUMMARY:Yedid Nefesh Friday Night Musical Service
DESCRIPTION:Yedid Nefesh on Friday\, April 17 has been canceled. There will be a traditional Friday Evening Service in its place. \n 
URL:https://www.bethelmc.org/events/yedid-nefesh-0417/
LOCATION:Congregation Beth El\, 8215 Old Georgetown Rd\, Bethesda\, MD\, 20814\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Pray,Services,Yedid Nefesh
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ORGANIZER;CN="Rabbi Deborah Megdal":MAILTO:dmegdal@bethelmc.org
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SUMMARY:Shabbat Together: A Family Shabbat Service
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a joyful and engaging Shabbat experience designed especially for children in grades K–5 and the adults who love them. Through music\, stories\, and age-appropriate prayer\, we welcome Shabbat together\, followed by a warm\, kid-friendly dinner and community gathering. \nCost: $15 per member\, $18 non-member\, $12 for children ages 6-12\, and $8 for children ages 2-5. No charge for children under 2. The meal will be Israeli food. \nQuestions? Contact Education Director Elisha Frumkin at efrumkin@bethelmc.org. \nPlease use the form below to register by noon on Wednesday\, April 22. \n
URL:https://www.bethelmc.org/events/shabbat-together-0424/
LOCATION:Congregation Beth El\, 8215 Old Georgetown Rd\, Bethesda\, MD\, 20814\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured Events,Food & Drink,Pray,Religious School,Services,Shabbat,Youth Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="Beth El Religious School":MAILTO:abrown@bethelmc.org
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SUMMARY:Kol Haneshama Friday Night Musical Service with Shabbat Dinner Hosted by NuBEENs and Beyond BEENs
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\n6:30 pm – Kol Haneshama Musical Service\n7:30 pm – Shabbat Dinner hosted by the NuBEENs and Beyond BEENs empty nester groups.\n8:15 pm – Guest speaker Andrew I. Schoenholtz\n\nFollowing Shabbat dinner\, we will welcome guest speaker Andrew I. Schoenholtz\, who will discuss “A Nation of Immigrants or a Nativist Nation: Which America Will Prevail?”  \nAndrew I. Schoenholtz is a Professor from Practice at Georgetown Law\, where he co-directs the Center for Applied Legal Studies\, the asylum clinic in which students represent refugees fleeing persecution who seek asylum in the United States. He also directs the Certificate in Refugees and Humanitarian Emergencies and serves as the faculty director of the Human Rights Institute. Schoenholtz has taught courses on refugee law and policy\, refugees and humanitarian emergencies\, and immigration law and policy\, as well as a practicum on the rights of detained immigrants. Prior to teaching at Georgetown\, he served as Deputy Director of the US Commission on Immigration Reform. He also practiced immigration\, asylum\, and international law with the Washington\, DC law firm of Covington & Burling. \nSchoenholtz has conducted fact-finding missions in Haiti\, Cuba\, Ecuador\, Germany\, Croatia\, Bosnia\, Malawi\, and Zambia to study root causes of forced migration\, refugee protection\, long-term solutions to mass migration emergencies\, and humanitarian relief operations. He researches and writes regularly on refugee law and policy. He holds a JD from Harvard Law School and a PhD from Brown University. \nDinner registration is now closed\, but all are welcome to join us for the service at 6:30 pm and the speaker at 8:15 pm.
URL:https://www.bethelmc.org/events/kol-haneshama-0424/
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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