Featured 6:00 pm Event Series Shir Yachad Featured November 1 at 6:00 pm Event Series Shir Yachad Friday night is a time for community, song, and joyful noise. Everyone is invited to join us on Friday, November 1, for this exciting service filled with music past and present that stirs the soul and welcomes Shabbat with joy and warmth. 6:00 pm: Everyone is invited to schmooze while enjoying a light dinner. 7:00 ...
Featured 6:00 pm Event Series Family Shabbat with BEPS and Nitzanim Featured November 1 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. Registration is now closed.
Featured 10:30 am - 11:30 am Book Chat: Meet Author Esther Goldenberg Featured November 3 at 10:30 am - 11:30 am Book Chat: Meet Author Esther Goldenberg Join us in-person to meet author Esther Goldenberg in the Adas Israel Library on Sunday, November 3, at 10:30 am. Goldenberg will introduce The Scrolls of Deborah, her historical novel set during biblical times that has earned starred reviews. Told from the perspective of Deborah, Rebekah's handmaid, Scrolls transports readers to the ancient world and ...
Featured 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm Event Series Jews & Brews Featured November 7 at 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm Event Series Jews & Brews Join Rabbi Harris around his firepit on Thursday, November 7, at 7:30 pm for the next Jews & Brews. Jews & Brews is an informal way for Beth El members ...
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Hearing Men’s Voices November 7 at 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Hearing Men’s Voices Beth El men are invited to join us in person at Beth El or via Zoom as Paul Horn leads a discussion of "Best Friend: Do you have or need ...
Featured 9:15 am - 12:00 pm Pathways to Prayer Featured November 9 at 9:15 am - 12:00 pm Pathways to Prayer Join us on Saturday, November 9, as we experience a new Pathway to Prayer. Prayer is meant to move us, inspire us, change us, and give us an anchor each Shabbat when we gather as a community. In practice, though, prayer contains many challenges - the Hebrew, the length of the service, competing commitments, and ...
Featured 1:00 pm Warriors Among Us Featured November 9 at 1:00 pm Warriors Among Us Congregant Jeremy Bash, former chief of staff of the CIA from 2009-2011 and chief of staff for the Secretary of Defense from 2011-2013, will moderate a discussion with Beth El congregants who are active or veteran servicemembers, honoring their service and discussing what it is like to be a Jewish servicemember. The panel will feature ...
Featured 7:30 pm - 10:30 pm Game Night Unplugged Featured November 9 at 7:30 pm - 10:30 pm Game Night Unplugged Join the Women of Beth El and Men's Club on Saturday, November 9, at 7:30 pm, for a Game Night with an analog vibe. Play cards or spend some time over a puzzle. Pick up a marker for Pictionary, see what you can recall for Trivial Pursuit and Wits & Wagers, and try some new ...
Featured 10:00 am - 11:30 pm Men’s Club and Women of Beth El Hike Featured November 10 at 10:00 am - 11:30 pm Men’s Club and Women of Beth El Hike Join the Women of Beth El and Men's Club on Sunday, November 10, 10:00 am for a hike in Cabin John Regional Park. We will meet at the Pauline Betz ...
Featured 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Event Series Women’s Study Circle Featured November 14 at 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Event Series Women’s Study Circle A monthly gathering for women to connect through learning and discussion. This year we’ll focus on life-cycle events, looking at Jewish laws and practices, and the issues and challenges life-cycle events raise. Guest teachers from our congregation will guide us during each session. Come whenever you can to converse and grow together. We’ll begin on ...
Featured 9:30 am - 10:30 am Parent Education Session: Raising a Future Reader Featured November 15 at 9:30 am Parent Education Session: Raising a Future Reader How does a child become a life-long reader? What can parents do to foster pre-literacy and early literacy skills? When and how should children be learning to read? Parents of ...
Featured 7:30 pm Beth El Goes to the Movies Featured November 21 at 7:30 pm Beth El Goes to the Movies We’re going back to the movies on Thursday, November 21, at 7:30 pm. Join your Beth El community for a screening of Centered: Joe Lieberman, a JxJ showing of the ... $16
Featured 6:00 pm Event Series Yedid Nefesh Featured November 22 at 6:00 pm Event Series Yedid Nefesh Join Rabbi Megdal for a Friday evening musical service that blends familiar melodies and traditional liturgy, woven together with kavannot (intentions) and short teachings. 6:00 pm: Join us for a ...
Featured 6:00 pm BERS Family Shabbat Dinner & Service Featured November 22 at 6:00 pm BERS Family Shabbat Dinner & Service Join your Beth El Religious School friends and families for a special BERS Family Shabbat. Come at 6:00 pm for dinner and join other BERS families at the Yedid Nefesh ...
Featured 12:00 pm - 1:15 pm Tzelem LGBTQ+ Group for Teens Featured November 24 at 12:00 pm Tzelem LGBTQ+ Group for Teens 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 ...
Featured 7:30 pm Annual Interfaith Thanksgiving Service Featured November 25 at 7:30 pm Annual Interfaith Thanksgiving Service 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 ...
