Featured 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 Featured May 3 at 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Kabbalat Shabbat Ramah Style Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States Join us for a heimish and high energy service that evokes those summers singing and dancing to your favorite Shabbat nigunim by the lake. Please note that in May, Kabbalat Shabbat Ramah Style will take place on the first Friday of the month: Friday, May 3 at 6:30 pm.
Featured Featured May 4 at 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm Being a Zionist in Progressive Spaces with Jody Rabhan Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States 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 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 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 5 at 7:15 pm - 8:30 pm Holocaust Remembrance in Theater, Music, and Prayer Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States 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 Featured May 7 at 8:15 pm - 9:00 pm BERS Sorkin Trip Information Meeting Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States 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 Featured May 9 at 7:30 pm Beth El Night at the Jewish Film Festival Landmark Bethesda Row Cinema 7235 Woodmont Ave, Bethesda, MD, United States 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
May 10 at 6:30 pm BERS 5th Grade Kabbalat HaSiddur and 10th Grade Confirmation Shabbat Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States Please join us for a special Friday evening Shabbat service where we'll come together with Beth El Religious School to celebrate 5th Grade Kabbalat HaSiddur and 10th Grade Confirmation. Services ...
Featured Featured May 12 at 12:00 pm - 1:15 pm Tzelem Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States 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 Featured May 16 at 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm Senior Caucus Lunch and A Movie Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States 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 ...
Featured Featured May 16 at 7:00 pm Annual Meeting Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States 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 ...
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 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 21 at 7:00 pm Volunteering at Manna Food Center Manna Food Center 9311 Gaither Rd, Gaithersburg, MD, United States 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 ...
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 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 ...
Featured Featured June 1 at 9:30 am Pride Shabbat Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States 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 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, ...