Featured 10:30 am Conversation and Coffee on the Capital Crescent Trail Featured April 28 at 10:30 am Conversation and Coffee on the Capital Crescent Trail Join the Women of Beth El for a walk down the Capital Crescent Trail followed by socializing. We will have two groups (leisurely walkers and faster walkers), so everyone is welcome. Registration is appreciated so that we can contact you with any last minute updates.
Featured 8:30 pm Hearing Men’s Voices Featured May 2 at 8:30 pm Hearing Men’s Voices Beth El men are invited to join us on Thursday, May 2, 8:30 pm via Zoom for Hearing Men's Voices. Jonathan Simon will lead a discussion on "How Did I Choose My Career?" Please RSVP using the form below.
Featured 6:00 pm Event Series Family Shabbat with BEPS and Nitzanim Featured May 3 at 6:00 pm Event Series Family Shabbat with BEPS and Nitzanim 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 under age 6, but siblings are always welcome.
Featured 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm Being a Zionist in Progressive Spaces with Jody Rabhan Featured May 4 at 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm Being a Zionist in Progressive Spaces with Jody Rabhan Join us for a conversation with Jody Rabhan, Chief Policy Officer for National Council of Jewish Women, in the next of our series of Shabbat discussions. As head of NCJW’s government relations and advocacy work, Jody helps lead the organization’s advocacy efforts in Washington and plays a key role in mobilizing effective grassroots work on the ...
Featured 8:00 am - 12:30 pm “Give and Take” Beth El Spring Blood Drive Featured May 5 at 8:00 am - 12:30 pm “Give and Take” Beth El Spring Blood Drive Give Blood and Take Home a free Inova T-Shirt! - 50 Donors Needed! An Inova Bloodmobile will parked outside Beth El on Sunday, May 5, from 8:00 am - 12:30 pm. Free refreshments and free parking! Click here to sign up.
Featured 10:00 am Daniel Mann Literary Luminaries Lecture Featured May 5 at 10:00 am Daniel Mann Literary Luminaries Lecture Hayley Finn, Artistic Director of Theater J, will deliver the annual Daniel Mann Literary Luminaries Lecture on Sunday May 5, at 10:00 am in the Zahler Social Hall (following the Men’s Club breakfast). Her topic is “The Contemporary American Jewish Play.” Ms. Finn is an accomplished director and producer with more than 25 years of ...
Featured 7:15 pm - 8:30 pm Holocaust Remembrance in Theater, Music, and Prayer Featured May 5 at 7:15 pm - 8:30 pm Holocaust Remembrance in Theater, Music, and Prayer Please join us as we commemorate Yom HaShoah, mourning and remembering the approximately six million Jews who perished in the Holocaust. In this special commemoration, we will remember the lives lost through shared stories, music, and prayer. Theater – Beth El teen Elana Snyder (Whitman High School) joins Ayla Gerstenblith (Jewish Day School) and Ava ...
Featured 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Event Series Women’s Study Session Featured May 7 at 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Event Series Women’s Study Session Join Beth El’s Women’s study group for a study session with Rabbi Avi Strausberg. May's topic is "Striving Toward Holiness." Please use the form below to RSVP.
Featured 8:15 pm - 9:00 pm BERS Sorkin Trip Information Meeting Featured May 7 at 8:15 pm - 9:00 pm BERS Sorkin Trip Information Meeting Please join us on Tuesday, May 7, at 8:15 pm in the Family Room to learn about the 2024 Sorkin Israel Trip. Since we had to cancel the December 2023 trip, current 9th and 10th grade BERS teens will have the unique opportunity to experience Israel with their Beth El peers during winter break of ...
Featured 7:30 pm Beth El Night at the Jewish Film Festival Featured May 9 at 7:30 pm Beth El Night at the Jewish Film Festival The Edlavitch DCJCC's JxJ: DC Jewish Film and Music Festival begins on May 9 and runs through May 19.This year, Beth El, in partnership with JxJ, has an exciting opportunity! Now through Sunday, April 21, tickets for the Opening Night presentation of Seven Blessings at Landmark Bethesda Row will be reserved exclusively for Beth El members. ... $13
Featured 12:00 pm - 1:15 pm Tzelem Featured May 12 at 12:00 pm - 1:15 pm Tzelem 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 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm Senior Caucus Lunch and A Movie Featured May 16 at 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm Senior Caucus Lunch and A Movie This month the Senior Caucus will be gathering to watch a movie about Leonard Berstein, Leonard Bernstein and the Israel Philharmonic. Leonard Bernstein was one of the most celebrated Jewish musicians of all time. This film will explore his legacy in Israel. In honor of Yom Ha'Atzmaut and Bernstein's connection to Israel, we will be ...
Featured 7:00 pm Annual Meeting Featured May 16 at 7:00 pm Annual Meeting Join us for our annual congregational meeting at 7:00 pm. Light snacks will be served from 6:30 pm to 7:00 pm. Please make every effort to attend so we can meet our quorum requirement. We look forward to being together! If you cannot make it in person, please join us via Zoom. Please RSVP using ...
Featured 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Event Series Yedid Nefesh Friday Night Outdoor Service Featured May 17 at 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Event Series Yedid Nefesh Friday Night Outdoor Service 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 6:00 pm Event Series Family Shabbat with BEPS and Nitzanim Featured May 17 at 6:00 pm Event Series Family Shabbat with BEPS and Nitzanim 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 under age 6, but siblings are always welcome.
Featured 12:30 pm Building a Shared Future in Israel Featured May 18 at 12:30 pm Building a Shared Future in Israel Please join us on Saturday, May 18 when we are joined by three representatives from Hand in Hand: Centers for Jewish-Arab Education In Israel. They will share an inside look at how they are building inclusion, equality, and shared society between Arab and Jewish citizens of Israel through a growing network of integrated, bilingual schools ...
10:00 am Learner’s Shabbat with Rabbi Megdal May 18 at 10:00 am Learner’s Shabbat with Rabbi Megdal Join Rabbi Megdal and a group of fellow adult learners who want to find more meaning and become more comfortable at services. We will “learn by doing,” as well as engage in informal, interactive, supportive, and open conversations. We will study the meaning of the prayers, practice Hebrew pronunciation, and gain familiarity with the core ...
Featured 11:00 am Book Chat: The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride Featured May 19 at 11:00 am Book Chat: The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride Join us for an in-person discussion of The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride, a big-hearted historical novel about a community of Jews, Blacks, and Italians in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, in the 1920s and 1930s. The characters have different views on many things, but they somehow unite in an effort to protect a young deaf ...
Featured 7:00 pm Volunteering at Manna Food Center Featured May 21 at 7:00 pm Volunteering at Manna Food Center 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 greater community, one of the goals is to give all Beth El parents a way to participate with their children (age 11 and older) in ...
Featured 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm Continuity and Presence: A Bright Look at the Future of the Jewish Community in Warsaw Featured May 25 at 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm Continuity and Presence: A Bright Look at the Future of the Jewish Community in Warsaw Please join us on Saturday, May 25, for a Shabbat discussion with Patrycja Dołowy, the CEO of the JCC Warsaw. She will be at Beth El to share her experience of Warsaw’s renewed and vibrant Jewish life. She will also reflect on how the current Israel-Hamas war has affected the Polish Jewish community. She will ...
Featured 7:30 pm Jews & Brews Featured May 29 at 7:30 pm Jews & Brews Join Rabbi Harris for the next Jews & Brews. Jews & Brews is an informal way for Beth El members to gather with Beth El clergy, meet other members, and engage in some Jewish learning. It is sponsored by Men’s Club, but all Beth El members are welcome to attend. This month's meeting will be ...
Featured 9:30 am Pride Shabbat Featured June 1 at 9:30 am Pride Shabbat Happy Pride Shabbat! On June 1, we will celebrate our LGBTQ+ members, family, and friends. At the Shabbat morning service, we invite you to join a group aliyah to the Torah.
Featured 1:00 pm Summer Meditation in the Park Featured June 1 at 1:00 pm Summer Meditation in the Park Join Hazzan Fradkin on Saturday, June 1, at 1:00 pm for a relaxing blend of silent, guided, and walking meditation in the park as we find space for renewal, reflection, and rejuvenation. Registration is required. There will also be Summer Meditation in the Park on June 15. Please register using the form below.
Featured Featured May 25 at 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm Continuity and Presence: A Bright Look at the Future of the Jewish Community in Warsaw
