Back-to-Shul BBQ Featured August 28 at 5:00 pm Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States It's time for our annual Back to Shul BBQ! Join us on Friday, August 28, at 5:00 pm to welcome everyone back from the summer. There will be opportunities to ... $16
Chug Kriah August 30 at 7:00 pm Chug Kriah meets regularly to read and discuss modern Israeli literature in Hebrew. Our first meeting of the year will be on August 30 at 7:00 PM on Zoom. Our ...
Sound Bath and Contemplative Selichot Service Featured September 5 at 8:00 pm - 9:45 pm Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States 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. Selichot (Return). Please register using the form below.
High Holiday Season Movie Outing – Death & Taxes Featured September 15 at 7:00 pm Edlavitch DCJCC 1529 16th St NW, Washington, DC, United States Beth El is going back to the movies! In the spirit of the High Holidays, JxJ is screening films in September that explore some of life's big questions - renewal, ... $16
Support After Loss September 21 at 3:30 pm 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. ...
Joyful Living and Wise Aging September 23 at 1:30 pm Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States 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 ...
Kol Haneshama Friday Night Musical Service Featured September 25 at 6:00 pm Kol Haneshama Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States 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 ...
Beyond BEENs Happy Hour in the Sukkah Featured September 30 at 4:00 pm Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States 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.
Senior Caucus Coffee with the Clergy Featured October 1 at 2:00 pm 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 with the Clergy. This is an informal time to catch up with each other, hear what is going on at ...
Support After Loss October 3 at 12:30 pm 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. ...
Book Chat – “Returning: A Search for Home Across Three Centuries” Featured October 18 at 11:00 am Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States Join us for an in-person discussion at Beth El of Returning: A Search for Home Across Three Centuries. This multi-layered and moving memoir by renowned author-journalist Nicholas Lemann, former dean ...
Kol Haneshama Friday Night Musical Service Featured October 23 at 6:00 pm Kol Haneshama Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States 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 ...
Film Screening: Ain’t No Back to a Merry-Go-Round Featured November 7 at 7:00 pm Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States Join Chai Society 60+ 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 ...
Warriors Among Us Featured November 8 at 12:00 pm Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States 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 ...
Kol Haneshama Friday Night Musical Service Featured November 13 at 6:00 pm Kol Haneshama Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States 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 ...
Interfaith Thanksgiving Service November 23 at 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States 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 ...
Senior Caucus Coffee with the Clergy Featured December 8 at 2:00 pm 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 with the Clergy. This is an informal time to catch up with each other, hear what is going on at ...
Meet Historian James McAuley, Author of “Edmond de Rothschild: Finding Zion” Featured December 13 at 11:00 am Join us via Zoom as prize-winning author and historian James McAuley introduces his latest work of nonfiction. Edmond de Rothschild: Finding Zion offers a fresh look at Zionism, Jewish history, ...
Support After Loss December 19 at 12:30 pm 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. ...
The Hidden History of the Renoir Portraits with Author Catherine Ostler Featured January 24, 2027 at 11:00 am Join us via Zoom as British author Catherine Ostler discusses her new work of non-fiction, The Renoir Girls: A Hidden History of Art, War, & Betrayal. The book traces the lives ...
Kol Haneshama Friday Night Musical Service Featured January 29, 2027 at 6:00 pm Kol Haneshama Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States 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 ...
Senior Caucus Coffee with the Clergy Featured February 17, 2027 at 2:00 pm 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 with the Clergy. This is an informal time to catch up with each other, hear what is going on at ...
Support After Loss February 20, 2027 at 12:30 pm 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. ...
Senior Caucus Coffee with the Clergy Featured April 15, 2027 at 2:00 pm 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 with the Clergy. This is an informal time to catch up with each other, hear what is going on at ...
Support After Loss April 24, 2027 at 12:30 pm 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. ...
Support After Loss June 12, 2027 at 12:30 pm 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. ...
