Featured Featured July 19 at 6:30 pm Pups in the Parking Lot Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States Bring your four-legged friends to the Beth El parking lot on Friday, July 19, at 6:30 pm for a special dog-friendly Friday Night Shabbat service led by Hazzan Asa Fradkin. All well-behaved, socialized dogs are welcome, but they must remain on their leashes at all times. Don't have a dog? No problem! All dog-loving friends ...
Featured Featured July 20 at 1:00 pm Summer Meditation in the Park Greenwich Neighborhood Park 8400 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States Join Hazzan Fradkin on Saturday, July 20, 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. Please register using the form below.
July 22 at 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Green Tikkun Planning Meeting Join the effort to realize our Beth El community's commitment to a healthy and sustainable environment here at home and across the globe on Monday, July 22, at 7:00 pm via Zoom. Please RSVP using the form below to receive the Zoom link.
Featured Featured July 26 at 6:00 pm Event Series Family Shabbat Summer Family Shabbat Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States Join us for Summer Family Shabbat! We look forward to coming together and seeing our friends and welcoming Shabbat on Friday, July 26, at 6:00 pm with a fun service followed by breakfast for dinner! This service is geared towards families with children ages birth through 6 years old, but siblings are always welcome - ...
Featured Featured July 28 at 9:00 am - 10:30 pm Men’s Club and Women of Beth El Hike Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States Please join the Women of Beth El and the Men’s Club for a hike in Rock Creek Park on Sunday, July 28, at 9:00 am. Park at the Rock Creek Nature Center, 5200 Glover Rd. NW, Washington, DC. We will meet there and then walk across the street towards the horse barn and pick up ...
Featured Featured August 1 at 12:00 pm Let’s Do Lunch with Women of Beth El Call Your Mother 8804 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States Take a break for lunch with the Women of Beth El! We're meeting up at Chop't in Wildwood Shopping Center (10307 Old Georgetown Road) on Thursday, August 1, at 12:00 pm. Please register below so we'll know to look for you!
Featured Featured August 6 at 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm Happy Hour at the Beach Beth El (and Beth El adjacent friends), join Rabbi Harris for on Tuesday, August 6, for a summer l’chayim at the beach at The Cultured Pearl (301 Rehoboth Ave, Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971). Please RSVP using the form below.
Featured Featured August 8 at 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm BERS Ice Cream Social Attention ice-cream lovers of all ages! Join your friends from Beth El Youth, BERS, and BEPS families for a fun summer social. Come grab a delicious treat and tell us about all of your summer adventures. This event is free, but buy your own ice cream. Address provided upon registration. Questions? Email Allison at abrown@bethelmc.org ...
Featured Featured August 12 at 6:30 pm Erev Tisha B’Av Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States Monday evening, August 12, and continuing through Tuesday evening, August 13, marks the fast day commemorating the destruction of the First and Second Temples in Jerusalem and other acts of violence against the Jews throughout history. Join us on Monday, August 12, for Mincha at 6:30 pm, followed by Seudah Shlishit, a light dairy dinner. ...
Featured Featured August 14 at 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm Playdate on the Playground with Rabbi Megdal Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States Join Rabbi Megdal on Wednesday, August 14, at 6:00 pm to welcome new members, catch up with old friends, and enjoy delicious pizza and popsicles on our new playground! Please RSVP using the form below.
Featured Featured August 21 at 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm Ice Cream Playdate with Rabbi Megdal Join Rabbi Megdal on Wednesday, August 21, from 4:00 - 5:30 pm to catch up with old friends, welcome new members, and enjoy delicious ice cream at Sarah’s Handmade Ice Cream Wildwood. Please RSVP using the form below.
Featured Featured August 23 at 6:30 pm Pups in the Parking Lot Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States Bring your four-legged friends to the Beth El parking lot on Friday, August 23, at 6:30 pm for a special dog-friendly Friday Night Shabbat service led by Rabbi Deborah Megdal. All well-behaved, socialized dogs are welcome, but they must remain on their leashes at all times. Don't have a dog? No problem! All dog-loving friends ...
Featured Featured August 25 at 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm New Member Welcome All new members are invited to join us at the home of Rabbi Harris for a special New Member Welcome. Feel free to drop in to say hello any time between 2:00 pm and 3:30 pm. You'll have an opportunity to chat with Rabbi Harris, meet other new Beth El members, and find out what ...
Featured Featured September 4 at 12:00 pm Annual Senior Caucus BBQ Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States Start the Fall off with a blast at our annual Senior Caucus BBQ! Come schmooze with the clergy and Ricardo, catch up with friends after the summer, and treat yourself to a delicious barbecue lunch. The cost is $10 per person. Please RSVP by August 30 to join in the fun! If you need financial ...
Featured Featured September 10 at 7:30 pm Jews & Brews Join Rabbi Harris at his home on Tuesday, September 10, at 7:30 pm 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 ...
Featured Featured September 15 at 11:00 am Book Chat: The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States Join us for an in-person discussion at Beth El of The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo, a thrilling novel blending historical fiction and fantasy, set in 16th century Spain. What happened to the Jews forced to become conversos (converts to Catholicism) who remained in Spain after the mass expulsion of 1492? In The Familiar, Bardugo imagines ...
Featured Featured December 8 at 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Book Chat: Meet Israeli Author Maya Arad Meet celebrated Israeli author Maya Arad – described in Haaretz as the “finest living author writing in Hebrew.” Dr. Arad will introduce The Hebrew Teacher, the first of her books of ...