Featured Featured April 19 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Event Series Yedid Nefesh Friday Night Service Yedid Nefesh Friday Night Service Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States Do you like to sing from your heart to bring in Shabbat? Join Rabbi Megdal for a Friday evening musical service that blends familiar melodies and traditional liturgy, woven together with kavannot (intentions) and short teachings.
Featured Featured April 18 @ 7:00 pm Menachem Begin Documentary Screening and Conversation Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States Join at Rabbi Harris as we screen a Menachem Begin documentary and have the opportunity to hear from the movie's director. Please register by April 15 so we can plan accordingly.
Featured Featured April 17 @ 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 with the Clergy. This is an informal time to catch up with each other, hear a little of what is going on at Beth El, and have a light snack together. This month, Rabbi Megdal will join us. Please RSVP using the form below.
April 16 @ 7:00 pm Event Series Tuesday Mah Jongg Tuesday Mah Jongg Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States Interested in playing Mah Jongg? Join us at Beth El on Tuesday nights in the Bender Social Hall B from 7:00-9:00 pm. Click Here to sign up
April 15 @ 7:00 pm Select Songs from “Music of the Bible” Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States Join Hazzan Fradkin for a thrilling performance of Brahms's Four Serious Songs and works from Mendelssohn's Elijah, with accompanist George Peachey. No fees and no registration. Just come and enjoy the music!
Featured Featured April 14 @ 7:30 pm An Evening with David Trone, Candidate for U.S. Senate Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States Men's Club is hosting an evening with David Trone, one of the candidates for the open U.S. Senate seat for Maryland, before the Primary Election in May. Ask questions and get answers. This event will be in person only. No livestream or recording will be available. Free and open to the entire community. Dessert reception ...
Featured Featured April 14 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Honoring Rabbi Rudolph with Ice Cream Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States As we approach the first yahrzeit of Rabbi Rudolph z"l, everyone is invited to join Gail Fribush and Rabbi Harris to honor and remember Rabbi Rudolph by enjoying two of his favorite things: ice cream and bike riding! We will come together as a community, on a "rolling" basis, at Beth El to enjoy a ...
Featured Featured April 14 @ 12:00 pm - 1:15 pm Tzelem Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States Beth El is excited to continue to partner with Moving Traditions to bring the Tzelem group for LGBTQ+ teens. This group is geared for 7th-12th graders and is meant to create a safe space for Jewish teens of all genders and sexualities to talk about the issues in their lives as teens. The next Tzelem ...
Featured Featured April 14 @ 9:30 am - 10:30 am BERS and BEPS Coffee and Conversation with the Clergy Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States Beth El Religious School and Beth El Preschool parents are invited to join us for coffee and a conversation with the clergy. Rabbi Harris will discuss new ways to update your family's Seder. Please RSVP using the form below.
Featured Featured April 12 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Kabbalat Shabbat Ramah Style Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States Join us on the second Friday of the month at 6:30 pm for a heimish and high energy service that evokes those summers by the lake, singing and dancing to your favorite Shabbat nigunim.
April 12 @ 6:30 pm Canceled BERS Family Shabbat Dinner Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States This event has been canceled.
April 11 @ 7:30 pm Event Series Kesher Nashim: Women’s Cancer Connection Kesher Nashim: Women’s Cancer Connection Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States 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 April 11 @ 7:00 pm Flower Power Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States Join Women of Beth El on Thursday, April 11, at 7:00 pm to learn to create a spring bouquet. Take home your own arrangement, handy tools, and a new life skill. You'll leave this program with a beautifully crafted arrangement of vibrant flowers for the next day's Shabbat, along with newfound abilities to elevate your ...
Featured Featured April 10 @ 9:00 am - 4:00 pm Beth El Youth Games Day Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States Thank you so much for your interest in the Beth El Youth Program for Wednesday April 10th. At this time we have reached capacity for the program. Please email Allison at abrown@bethelmc.org to join the wait list. $50
April 9 @ 7:00 pm Event Series Tuesday Mah Jongg Tuesday Mah Jongg Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States Interested in playing Mah Jongg? Join us at Beth El on Tuesday nights in the Bender Social Hall B from 7:00-9:00 pm. Click Here to sign up
Featured Featured April 7 @ 4:00 pm The Cost of Free Land: Jews, Lakota, and an American Inheritance Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States Meet award-winning journalist Rebecca Clarren on Zoom as she introduces The Cost of Free Land: Jews, Lakota, and an American Inheritance, named a Kirkus Reviews Best Book of 2023. This fascinating work pieces together the interwoven history of Jewish immigrants and the Native Americans of South Dakota. Clarren discovered that the American government granted her ...
Featured Featured April 7 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm Beth El Youth Tie-Dye Adventure Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States April 7, the first Sunday back after Spring Break, Bonim and Machar are meeting for a Tie-Dye Adventure! Learn how to make wild Tie-Dye designs, make a challah cover, scrunchie, bandana and more! Free T-shirts for early registration, $5 per shirt after or BYO 100% cotton shirt! $15
Featured Featured April 7 @ 10:00 am BERS Information Session Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States Join us for a BERS Information Session on Sunday, April 7. Learn more about our dynamic school and community, meet our wonderful clergy, and hear firsthand from students and parents what they love about BERS!
Featured Featured April 5 @ 6:15 pm Event Series Shir Yachad Shir Yachad Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States 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. 6:15 pm: Happy Half-Hour! Everyone is invited to schmooze while enjoying dinner featuring a build-your-own taco bar! ...
Featured Featured April 5 @ 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 a fun "pop into spring" dinner with cake pops for dessert. This event is best for children under age 6, but siblings are always welcome.
