Featured Featured May 5 at 10:00 am Daniel Mann Literary Luminaries Lecture Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States 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 Featured May 18 at 12:30 pm Building a Shared Future in Israel Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States 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 ...
Featured Featured May 19 at 11:00 am Book Chat: The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States 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, ...
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 Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States 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 ...
Featured Featured June 11 at 6:30 pm Tikkun Leil Shavuot Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States Please join us for Tikkun Leil Shavuot, a traditional night of learning. In-Person Schedule 6:30 pm: Hazzan Asa Fradkin - Niggunim: The Songs That Make Us a People 7:00 pm: ...
Featured Featured June 23 at 10:00 am Reflections from Israel Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States Please join Hazzan Fradkin to hear reflections from his most recent mission to Israel with other Beth El members. Have the opportunity to see pictures, learn about the important work ...
Featured Featured September 7 at 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Event Series Women’s Study Session Elul Learning: Forgive? Forget? All or none of the above? Join Women of Beth El for our annual Elul Shabbat Learning session on Saturday, September 7, at 2:00 pm. Our own Marsha Rehns will be leading us with an interactive teaching session focused on this season of forgiveness and renewal. For questions, contact Gerri Baer, WBE co-VP for Spirituality at gbaer73@gmail.com. Please use the form ...
Featured Featured September 12 at 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm Elul Lunch & Learn with Rabbi Harris Enjoy your lunch at a local restaurant while discussing the theme of teshuva (repentance/returning) and how it connects to our everyday life as we prepare for the High Holidays. Buy your own lunch and join Rabbi Harris, who will facilitate a meaningful conversation while we eat. Please RSVP using the form to receive the address. ...
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 fiction to be translated into English. Wise and witty, the three novellas in The Hebrew Teacher delve into the experience of Israelis living in the ...