Featured Featured December 13, 2024 at 6:00 pm BERS Kindergarten Consecration Shabbat Service & Dinner Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States We are so excited to celebrate the beginning of our BERS kindergarteners' Jewish education. Congregation Beth El recognizes all students who are new to formal Jewish education with a special ...
Featured Featured December 13, 2024 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, 2024 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Based on extensive research, his talk will describe some fascinating aspects of his family's history, illustrated with historical documents, maps, photographs, other illustrations, and many newspaper articles about ...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 15, 2024 at 12:00 pm - 1:15 pm Tzelem LGBTQ+ Group for Teens 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 December 15, 2024 at 2:00 pm Chug Kriah Join the Chug Kriah to read and discuss modern Israeli literature in Hebrew. Our next meeting will be in person on December 15, at 2:00 pm at Beth El. Zoom access will also be available. We will be reading "Zarut" (“On Her Own”) by Lihi Lapid. For more information please contact Bill Kanter at kanterdsw@aol.com. ...
Featured Featured December 15, 2024 at 4:00 pm Miracles and Light Concert and Sing-Along Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States View the Concert Program Join Hazzan Fradkin and Cantor Melanie Blatt Schuster of Beth El Congregation Baltimore as we welcome Cantor Schuster and her amazing youth choir, Shir Hadash, when ...
Featured Featured December 17, 2024 at 8:15 pm - 9:00 pm Latke-Hamantasch Debate: Next Gen Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States This year's Latke-Hamantasch Debate takes on a new spin (like a dreidel!) as Religious School Upper School students help us decide which food will reign supreme. The entire Beth El ...
Featured Featured December 18, 2024 at 2:00 pm Event Series Coffee with the Clergy Coffee with the Clergy Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States Join the Senior Caucus for our every other month Coffee with the Clergy. This is an informal time to catch up with each other, hear what is going on at Beth El, enjoy a light snack, and do some Jewish learning together. This month, Rabbi Harris will join us. Please RSVP using the form below. ...
Featured Featured December 19, 2024 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, ...
Featured Featured December 23, 2024 at 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Volunteering at Manna Food Center Manna Food Center 9311 Gaither Rd, Gaithersburg, MD, United States Beth El is scheduled to help sort non-perishable food donations at the Manna warehouse in Gaithersburg. We are limited to 12 volunteers age 11+.In addition to serving the greater community, ...
Featured Featured January 1 at 4:45 pm - 5:30 pm Light the Night Outdoor Hanukkah Candle Lighting Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States Bring your hanukkiah to Beth El as we come together on the last night of Hanukkah for an outdoor candle lighting. Our lights shine brighter together and, as a community, ...
January 2 at 7:30 pm Hearing Men’s Voices Beth El men are invited to join us in person at Beth El or via Zoom as Dennis Askwith leads a discussion on "Useful Metaphors" - what metaphors do we use, both religious and secular, to help us to navigate life challenges? Register using the form below.
Featured Featured January 5 at 12:00 pm - 1:15 pm Tzelem LGBTQ+ Group for Teens 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 ...
January 7 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 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 11 at 9:15 am Sisterhood Shabbat Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States Join the Women of Beth El for Sisterhood Shabbat, our annual Shabbat service to honor women within and outside the Beth El community. This year's Resnik Memorial Lecture will be given by Rabbi Shira Stutman, and we will honor this year's recipients of the Golda Meir Award, Alison Baraf and Sharon Fine. Stay after kiddush ...
Featured Featured January 12 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 I. Ujifusa's book is unique in that it focuses on the essential - and fascinating - role played by shipping and business titans in the epic ...
Featured Featured January 16 at 12:00 pm Senior Caucus Lunch: My Story on Three Continents Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States Join the Senior Caucus for lunch on Thursday, January 16, at noon and learn from our congregant and retired NIH scientist Dr. Robert Blumenthal, who will relate the remarkable story ... $10
Featured Featured January 21 at 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Volunteering at Manna Food Center Manna Food Center 9311 Gaither Rd, Gaithersburg, MD, United States Beth El is scheduled to help sort non-perishable food donations at the Manna warehouse in Gaithersburg. We are limited to 12 volunteers age 11+.In addition to serving the greater community, ...
Featured Featured January 24 at 6:00 pm BERS 1st-3rd Grade Family Shabbat Dinner & Service Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States Join your Beth El Religious School friends from first to third grades, and their families, for a special BERS Family Shabbat. Services with Rabbi Megdal are at 6:00 pm, with dinner to follow around 6:40. Join us first at 5:45 for a small pre-service snack! Cost: $18 per Beth El member household (up to two adults) ...
Featured Featured January 25 at 8:00 pm Beth El Annual Gala Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States Congregation Beth El Annual Gala January 25, 2025, 8:00 pm Musical Performance by Award-Winning Broadway Performer Rachel York Cocktails – Music – Silent Auction Cocktail Attire Invited Complimentary Valet Parking More Information & Registration Donate to the Silent Auction $180
Featured Featured January 29 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 initiative creates an inclusive Israel Defense Forces service experience that instills pride, confidence, and skills. Learn more about this program from Lieutenant Colonel Tiran Attia, ...
Featured Featured February 2 at 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Broadway Showcase Concert Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States Broadway comes to Beth El! The Beth El choirs and star soloists from our own community perform your favorite Broadway hits from both the latest shows and well-loved classics. Featuring ...
Featured Featured February 3 at 9:15 am Parent Education Session: Speech and Language Development for Young Children Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Road, Bethesda, MD, United States Presenter Amanda Granoff will speak about speech and language development for young children. Parents will be able to ask questions and learn about speech delays, how to enrich their child's ...
Featured Featured February 4 at 7:00 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 text study on three women of the bible. Additional dates: February 18 and February 25. Please use the form below to register for the Zoom ...
