Featured Featured April 6 at 8:00 am Good Deeds Day Blood Drive Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States Did you know that one pint of blood can save up to three lives? Giving blood is easy and (mostly) painless! The INOVA bloodmobile will be stationed near the entrance ...
Featured Featured April 6 at 10:00 am Conversation with Nova Festival Survivor Gal Bukshpan Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States On October 7, 2023, Gal Bukshpan was attending the Nova Music Festival with friends when Hamas gunmen launched their deadly attack. He will share his harrowing experience and the split-second decisions that enabled him to survive the massacre. After Gal recounts his experience that day, he will discuss his decision to join a lawsuit in ...
April 10 at 7:15 am Siyyum for the Firstborn Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States The annual Siyyum for the Firstborn will be held on Thursday, April 10, at 7:15 am. Morning Minyan will include a brief study session so that the firstborn can eat ...
Featured Featured April 10 at 5:30 pm Resilience Affinity Group Rock Bottom Brewery 7900 Norfolk Ave, Bethesda, MD, United States The Resilience Affinity Group is a community and support network focused on empowering Federal employees impacted by agency downsizing and restructuring, as well as contractors, suppliers, and consultants facing challenges ...
Featured Featured April 10 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 sort non-perishable food donations at the Manna warehouse in Gaithersburg. We are limited to 12 volunteers age 11+.In addition to serving the greater community, ...
Featured Featured April 13 at 7:00 pm Second Night Congregational Seder Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States The Congregational Seder, conducted by Hazzan Fradkin, will be held on Sunday, April 13, at 7:00 pm in the Bender Social Hall, following the 6:30 pm Festival Evening Service. Reservations ... $60
Featured Featured April 16 at 2:00 pm Event Series Coffee with the Clergy 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. Rabbi Megdal will join us for an informal time to catch up with fellow congregants, hear updates ...
Featured Featured April 18 at 6:30 pm Café Pesach Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States Tired of eating in at home during Passover? Join us at Beth El on Friday, April 18, for Café Pesach. Friday Evening Services begin at 6:30 pm, with dinner to ... $27
Featured Featured April 22 at 7:00 pm Yom HaShoah: Next Gen Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States In commemoration of Yom HaShoah, adults are invited to join our older Religious School students to hear “2G” (second generation) Holocaust testimony from our own Beth El member Sharon Pohoryles. Sharon is a speaker trained by JCRC’s Maggid program. Sharon’s father, Lou Pohoryles, was born in 1937 in Lwow, Poland (now Lviv, Ukraine). In 1939, ...
Featured Featured April 25 at 6:30 pm Kol Haneshama Friday Night Musical Service Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States Join us on Friday, April 25 at 6:30 pm for prayer, reflection, and song! Welcome Shabbat in a joyful, participatory, and engaging service, with melodies that calm, songs that enliven, ...
Featured Featured April 25 at 7:30 pm NuBEENs Shabbat Dinner Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States Join NuBEENs on Friday, April 25, for Shabbat Dinner. Dinner will take place at approximately 7:30 pm, after the Kol Haneshama Friday Evening Service concludes. Although the dinner is hosted ... $22
Featured Featured April 26 at 12:30 pm Living in Israel: Stories of Aliyah Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States Dárkōn Yīśreʾēli means an “Israeli passport.” Many Beth El-ers have moved to Israel over the years. Join us for a panel of Beth El families who have a loved one who made Aliyah. They will reflect on the good, the anxious, and the proud of their family member’s move to Israel. Panelists include Glenda Koby ...
Featured Featured April 27 at 10:30 am College Outreach Parent Event Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States Parents of high school seniors and college-aged students are invited to join us to share information about where students are going to college and lessons learned for new college parents. ...
