Featured Featured October 17 at 12:00 pm Ushpizin in the Sukkah Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States After services on the first day of Sukkot, Shaliach Yoel Gleizer will share a special program in the sukkah. Ushpizin means "guests" and refers to a Jewish tradition of inviting ...
October 29 at 1:00 pm Learn to Play Canasta Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States Join us for four weeks of Canasta fun every Tuesday afternoon, starting October 29, at Beth El. Whether you’re new to the game or need a complete refresher, this class will cover all the essentials and more. You’ll learn how to form melds, manage your hand, and master the rules of the game. Canasta is ... $75
October 30 at 7:00 pm Learn to Play Mahj Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States For five weeks, every Wednesday evening starting on October 30, come to Beth El and learn all the Mah Jongg basics and then some. You will learn how to read the card, identify the tiles, how to pick a hand, do the Charleston, build a wall, and play defensively. Make new friends and have fun playing ... $90
Featured Featured November 3 at 10:30 am Book Chat: Meet Author Esther Goldenberg Adas Israel Congregation 2850 Quebec Street, NW, Washington, DC, United States 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 ...
Featured Featured November 9 at 1:00 pm Warriors Among Us Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States 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 Featured November 14 at 7:30 pm Event Series Women’s Study Session 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 ...
Featured 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 preschoolers often find these questions very stressful, but they don’t have to be! Join early literacy expert Lynn Klaiman for a practical and reassuring discussion ...
December 7 at 12:30 pm JTS Shabbat Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States Help shape future clergy! Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS) rabbinical students often visit with communities to gain practical experience and to allow us to hear new perspectives. We are thrilled to ...
Featured Featured December 8 at 11:00 am 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 ...
Featured Featured December 10 at 7:30 pm Event Series Women’s Study Session 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. Join us on ...
Featured Featured December 13 at 6:30 pm Congregational Shabbat Dinner and Speaker Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States Welcome Shabbat with your Beth El community! Join for services at 6:30 pm and stay for a traditional Shabbat dinner. During the dinner, Rabbi Harris will discuss the topic of miracles to coincide with our Middah of the Month topic, Miracles and Wonders. Dinner registration is now closed. $18
Featured Featured December 15 at 10:00 am Teitel Family: Through the Lens of the Holocaust Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States Long time Beth El member Robert F. Teitel is an orphaned child Holocaust survivor born in 1941 in Amsterdam, Holland, while that city was under Nazi occupation. Based on extensive research, his talk will describe some fascinating aspects of his family's history, illustrated with historical documents, maps, photographs, other illustrations, and many newspaper articles about ...
Featured Featured December 19 at 7:00 pm Quirks and Surprises Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States Join us for a fun evening exploring how history, economics, and politics inform art and design in curious and unexpected ways. Through this lens, our own Women of Beth El artist and art historian, Angela Munitz, will lead us in examining puzzling and humorous examples of creativity over the centuries. We will enjoy wine, cheese, ...
January 7, 2025 at 9:30 am Learn to Play Canasta Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States Learn to Play Canasta Like a Pro!Join us for four weeks of Canasta fun every Tuesday morning, starting January 7, at Beth El. Whether you’re new to the game or need a complete refresher, this class will cover all the essentials and more. You’ll learn how to form melds, manage your hand, and master the ...
January 8, 2025 at 7:00 pm Learn to Play Mahj! Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States Learn to play Mah Jongg like a Maven! For five weeks, every Wednesday evening starting on January 8, come to Beth El and learn all the basics and then some. You will learn how to read the card, identify the tiles, how to pick a hand, do the Charleston, build a wall, and play defensively. ... $90
Featured Featured January 12, 2025 at 11:00 am Book Chat: Meet Author Steven Ujifusa Meet historian-author Steven Ujifusa via Zoom as he introduces his acclaimed new book, The Last Ships from Hamburg: Business, Rivalry, and the Race to Save Russia's Jews on the Eve of World War ...
Featured Featured January 15, 2025 at 7:30 pm Event Series Women’s Study Session 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 ...
Featured Featured January 29, 2025 at 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm Leaving No One Behind Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States Imagine a way for your Israelis with disabilities to find both purpose and a supportive community – this is the promise of the Jewish National Fund-USA's Special in Uniform. This ...
Featured Featured February 4, 2025 at 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Event Series Interfaith Study: Women of the Bible Interfaith Study: Women of the Bible Come and learn together with your neighbors from across the street! Join Rabbi Megdal from Congregation Beth El and Dr. Shaw Brewer of Bethesda United Methodist Church for three-part interfaith ...
February 9, 2025 at 8:45 am World Wide Wrap Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States Stop by the table in the Beth El Lobby on Sunday, February 9 to learn how to wrap tefillin - or teach others how to wrap! Whether you're new to ...
Featured Featured February 11, 2025 at 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Event Series Women’s Study Session 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 ...
Featured Featured February 15, 2025 at 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm Shabbat Learning with Rabbi Megdal Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States Come engage in lively discussion, share insights and learning, forge new friendships, and dig a little deeper into Rabbi Megdal's teachings. This learning session will take place at the home ...
Featured Featured February 18, 2025 at 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Event Series Interfaith Study: Women of the Bible Interfaith Study: Women of the Bible Come and learn together with your neighbors from across the street! Join Rabbi Megdal from Congregation Beth El and Dr. Shaw Brewer of Bethesda United Methodist Church for three-part interfaith ...
Featured Featured February 19, 2025 at 7:30 pm Book Chat: Have a Little Faith Bethesda United Methodist Church 8300 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States Our across-the-street neighbor, Bethesda United Methodist Church (BUMC) has warmly invited us to join them for a book discussion of Have A Little Faith by Mitch Albom on Wednesday, February ...
Featured Featured February 23, 2025 at 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Social Action Tea: Understanding and Embracing Neurodiversity Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States Join Women of Beth El for a panel discussion exploring neurodiversity from a Jewish perspective. Panelists will include spiritual leaders, health care experts and advocates who will highlight new understandings ...
