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, ...
May 21 at 7:00 pm Event Series Tuesday Mah Jongg Tuesday Mah Jongg Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States Interested in playing Mah Jongg? Join us at Beth El on Tuesday nights in the Bender Social Hall B from 7:00-9:00 pm. Click Here to sign up
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 ...
May 23 at 7:30 pm Event Series Kesher Nashim: Women’s Cancer Connection Kesher Nashim: Women’s Cancer Connection Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States Kesher Nashim supports female cancer survivors and those with a new cancer diagnosis. Join Beth El women for confidential, lively discussions, friendship and support at our monthly meetings. Discussion/Support group ...
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 ...
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, ...
Featured Featured June 2 at 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Women of Beth El Annual Meeting Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States Mark your calendars for Sunday, June 2, at 10:00 am! Join us at Beth El as we elect our new slate of Women of Beth El Officers and Board Members. ...
Featured Featured June 4 at 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Event Series Women’s Study Session Women’s Study Session Join Beth El’s Women’s study group on the second Tuesday of the month for study session with Rabbi Avi Strausberg. Please use the form below to RSVP.
Featured Featured June 6 at 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm Hearing Men’s Voices Beth El men are invited to join us on Thursday, June 6, for Hearing Men's Voices. Charles Cohen will lead discussion of "Three questions I wish I could ask my ...
Featured Featured June 7 at 6:00 pm Event Series Family Shabbat Family Shabbat with BEPS and Nitzanim Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States 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 ...
Featured Featured June 7 at 6:15 pm Event Series Shir Yachad Shir Yachad Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States Friday night is a time for community, song, and joyful noise. Everyone is invited to join us for this exciting service filled with music past and present that stirs the soul and welcomes Shabbat with joy and warmth. 6:15 pm: Happy Half-Hour! Everyone is invited to schmooze while enjoying a light dinner. 7:00 pm: Main ...
June 8 at 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm Support After Loss With a special invitation to those who have had a recent loss, we will gather for a brief teaching and discussion led by the clergy. Please join us at 12:30 ...
Featured Featured June 9 at 10:00 am - 2:00 pm Playground Grand Opening Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States We are so excited to have the grand opening of our new playground! We can’t wait to show you the finished product, have a little nosh, and schmooze as the ...
Featured Featured June 11 at 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm Shavuot Party Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States Get out your lactaid pills and join Beth El Youth as we celebrate Shavuot with ALL THE DAIRY! While Shavuot celebrates the Israelites' journey through the desert, the annual wheat harvest and receiving the Torah at Mount Sinai - we're focusing on the tradition of eating all the dairy - we'll play some games, make ...
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: Evening Minyan 7:15 pm: Dinner 8:00 pm: Jon Levy - Obligations to Live in Israel 8:00 pm: Gideon Amir - Introduction to the Apocrypha Books ...
Featured Featured June 14 at 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Kabbalat Shabbat Ramah Style – Outdoor Service Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States Join Hazzan Fradkin on the second Friday of the month at 6:30 pm for a heimish and high energy service that evokes those summers singing and dancing to your favorite Shabbat nigunim by the lake. This month's service will be an outdoor service held in the Beth El parking lot.
Featured Featured June 15 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, June 15, at 1:00 pm for a relaxing blend of silent, guided, and walking meditation in the park as we find space for renewal, reflection, ...
June 16 at 3:00 pm Music of the Bible Concert Join us on Sunday, June 16, at 3:00 pm for a Parlor Concert featuring Hazzan Fradkin and and tenor Nathan Hawsey performing some of the greatest classical works that uplift our tradition and bring the genius of the world’s greatest composers to our beloved texts. The concert will highlight the works of Handel, Mendelssohn, and ...
