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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. \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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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. \nThe deadline to register for dinner is 12:00 pm on Wednesday\, April 22. No RSVP required if you are only attending the service. \n
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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