Featured Featured August 8 at 7:00 pm Volunteering at Manna Food Center Manna Food Center 9311 Gaither Rd, Gaithersburg, MD, United States Beth El is scheduled to help pack boxes of non-perishable food donations at the Manna warehouse in Gaithersburg. We are limited to 12 volunteers age 11+.In addition to serving the ...
Featured Featured August 12 at 6:30 pm Erev Tisha B’Av Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States Monday evening, August 12, and continuing through Tuesday evening, August 13, marks the fast day commemorating the destruction of the First and Second Temples in Jerusalem and other acts of ...
Featured Featured August 14 at 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm Playdate on the Playground with Rabbi Megdal Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States Join Rabbi Megdal on Wednesday, August 14, at 6:00 pm to welcome new members, catch up with old friends, and enjoy delicious pizza and popsicles on our new playground! Please ...
Featured Featured August 21 at 2:00 pm Senior Caucus Coffee with the Clergy Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States Join the Senior Caucus for our every other month Coffee w/the Clergy. This is an informal time to catch up with each other, hear a little of what is going ...
Featured Featured August 21 at 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm Ice Cream Social with Rabbi Megdal Offsite Join Rabbi Megdal on Wednesday, August 21, from 4:00 - 5:30 pm to catch up with old friends, welcome new members, and enjoy delicious ice cream. Please RSVP using the ...
Featured Featured August 23 at 6:30 pm Pups in the Parking Lot Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States Bring your four-legged friends to the Beth El parking lot on Friday, August 23, at 6:30 pm for a special dog-friendly Friday Night Shabbat service led by Rabbi Deborah Megdal. ...
Featured Featured August 25 at 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm New Member Welcome All new members are invited to join us at the home of Rabbi Harris for a special New Member Welcome. Feel free to drop in to say hello any time ...
Featured Featured September 4 at 12:00 pm Annual Senior Caucus BBQ Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States Start the Fall off with a blast at our annual Senior Caucus BBQ! Come schmooze with the clergy and Ricardo, catch up with friends after the summer, and treat yourself ...
September 5 at 7:30 pm Event Series Kesher Nashim: Women’s Cancer Connection 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 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 woman ...
Featured Featured September 6 at 6:00 pm Event Series Family Shabbat Family Shabbat with BEPS and Nitzanim Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States Join Beth El Preschool and Nitzanim families for an interactive Shabbat service and song experience. Shabbat songs and prayers will be followed by dinner. This event is best for children ...
Featured Featured September 12 at 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm Elul Lunch & Learn with Rabbi Harris Enjoy your lunch at a local restaurant while discussing the theme of teshuva (repentance/returning) and how it connects to our everyday life as we prepare for the High Holidays. Buy ...
Featured Featured September 13 at 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm Back to Shul BBQ Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States It's time for our annual Back to Shul BBQ! Join with your friends and community for an evening for food, fun and connection! We will have information from different groups ... $16
Featured Featured September 20 at 6:00 pm BERS Family Shabbat Dinner & Service Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States Join us on Friday, September 20, for the first BERS Shabbat of the year! Come at 6:00 pm for dinner and join other BERS families at the Yedid Nefesh service ...
Featured Featured September 27 at 6:30 pm - 7:00 pm Pups in the Parking Lot Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States Bring your four-legged friends to the Beth El parking lot on Friday, September 27, at 6:30 pm for a special dog-friendly Friday Night Shabbat service. All well-behaved, socialized dogs are ...
September 28 at 9:15 pm Selichot Service with Ohr Kodesh Ohr Kodesh Congregation 8300 Meadowbrook Lane, Chevy Chase, MD, United States Please join us at Ohr Kodesh for Selichot on Saturday, September 28. Selichot are Jewish penitential prayers and poems that are recited during the High Holidays and other fast days. ...
Featured Featured September 29 at 9:30 am Building Empathy & Perspective-Taking in Our Children Understanding others' perspectives is how we are able to forgive them and, similarly, understanding others' perspectives is how we are able to recognize when we need to apologize or make ...
Featured Featured October 9 at 7:00 pm Volunteering at Manna Food Center Manna Food Center 9311 Gaither Rd, Gaithersburg, MD, United States Beth El is scheduled to help pack boxes of non-perishable food donations at the Manna warehouse in Gaithersburg. We are limited to 12 volunteers age 11+.In addition to serving the ...
October 10 at 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm Event Series Kesher Nashim: Women’s Cancer Connection 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 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 woman ...
October 12 at 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm Event Series Support After Loss Support After Loss Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States 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. ...
October 13 at 7:00 pm Montgomery County Board of Education Candidate Forum Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States Join the JCRC at Beth El on Sunday, October 13, at 7:30 pm to hear from six candidates running for seats on the Montgomery County Board of Education. Each of ...
Featured Featured October 16 at 2:00 pm Snack & Schmooze in the Sukkah Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States Come have a scoop (or two!) of ice cream, schmooze with friends, and enjoy a lovely afternoon in the Beth El sukkah. This month, our shaliach Yoel Gleizer will join ...
Featured Featured October 17 at 12:00 pm Ushpizin in the Sukkah Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States After services on the first day of Sukkot, Shaliach Yoel Gleizer will share a special program in the sukkah. Ushpizin means "guests" and refers to a Jewish tradition of inviting ...
Featured Featured October 18 at 12:00 pm Second Day Sukkot Deli Sermon and Kiddush Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States Join us for the Second Day Sukkot Festival Morning Service on Friday, October 18, at 9:15 am. Rabbi Greg Harris will give the “deli sermon.” A tradition for Second Day ...
Featured Featured October 19 at 12:30 pm Event Series Support After Loss Support After Loss Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States 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. ...
Featured Featured October 24 at 7:30 pm Simchat Torah Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States Simchat Torah may feel different this year in the wake of October 7, 2023, but the words of King Solomon in Kohelet – which we read on Sukkot – reminds ...
