7:00 pm Event Series Tuesday Mah Jongg May 28 at 7:00 pm Event Series Tuesday Mah Jongg 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 7:30 pm Jews & Brews 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 9:30 am Pride Shabbat Featured June 1 at 9:30 am Pride Shabbat 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 1:00 pm Summer Meditation in the Park 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 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Women of Beth El Annual Meeting Featured June 2 at 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Women of Beth El Annual Meeting 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 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Event Series Women’s Study Session Featured June 4 at 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Event Series 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 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm Hearing Men’s Voices 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 6:15 pm Event Series Shir Yachad Featured June 7 at 6:15 pm Event Series Shir Yachad 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 ...
Featured 6:00 pm Event Series Family Shabbat with BEPS and Nitzanim Featured June 7 at 6:00 pm Event Series Family Shabbat with BEPS and Nitzanim 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 ...
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm Support After Loss 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 10:00 am - 2:00 pm Playground Grand Opening Featured June 9 at 10:00 am - 2:00 pm Playground Grand Opening 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 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm Shavuot Party Featured June 11 at 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm Shavuot Party 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 6:30 pm Tikkun Leil Shavuot Featured June 11 at 6:30 pm Tikkun Leil Shavuot 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 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Kabbalat Shabbat Ramah Style – Outdoor Service Featured June 14 at 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Kabbalat Shabbat Ramah Style – Outdoor Service 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 1:00 pm Summer Meditation in the Park Featured June 15 at 1:00 pm Summer Meditation in the Park 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, ...
3:00 pm Music of the Bible Concert 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 ...
Featured 7:00 pm Volunteering at Manna Food Center Featured June 19 at 7:00 pm Volunteering at Manna Food Center 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 greater community, one of the goals is to give all Beth El parents a way to participate with their children (age 11 and older) in ...
Featured 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm Men’s Club and Women of Beth El Happy Hour Featured June 20 at 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm Men’s Club and Women of Beth El Happy Hour Join the Men's Club and the Women of Beth El for a happy hour to kick off the Summer. Join friends for some pool and conversation. We'll provide the "bar food," you'll buy your own drinks. Registration is now closed. For space availability, please email wbe@bethelmc.org.
6:30 pm Event Series Kesher Nashim: Women’s Cancer Connection June 20 at 6:30 pm Event Series Kesher Nashim: Women’s Cancer Connection 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 for women newly diagnosed or survivors of cancer. One or two women from the group will be "On Call" monthly to talk to any woman ...
Featured 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Event Series Yedid Nefesh Friday Night Service Featured June 21 at 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Event Series Yedid Nefesh Friday Night Service Do you like to sing from your heart to bring in Shabbat? Join Rabbi Megdal for a Friday evening musical service that blends familiar melodies and traditional liturgy, woven together with kavannot (intentions) and short teachings.
Featured 10:00 am Reflections from Israel Featured June 23 at 10:00 am Reflections from Israel 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 they did, and find out how you can help. Please RSVP using the form below.
Featured 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Senior Caucus Planning Meeting Featured June 26 at 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Senior Caucus Planning Meeting Join Ricardo prior to the Coffee with the Clergy for June and help plan for the 24-25 year! Bring your best ideas of what the group can do together as we continue to gather and enjoy our time together. Please RSVP using the form below.
Featured 2:00 pm Senior Caucus Coffee with the Clergy Featured June 26 at 2:00 pm Senior Caucus Coffee with the Clergy Join the Senior Caucus for our every other month Coffee w/the Clergy. This is an informal time to catch up with each other, hear a little of what is going on at Beth El, and have a light snack together. This month, Hazzan Asa Fradkin will be with us and tell us about his trip ...
Featured 9:30 am Don’t Call Your Mother, I’m Having Coffee with Women of Beth El Featured June 28 at 9:30 am Don’t Call Your Mother, I’m Having Coffee with Women of Beth El Enjoy a summer morning coffee break with the Women of Beth El! Grab a bagel and coffee from Call Your Mother (8804 Old Georgetown Road) and meet us at the picnic tables next to the bagel trolley on Friday, June 28, at 9:30 am. RSVP below to let us know to expect you!
Featured 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm Israel: What comes next? Continuing the conversation with Tom Warrick Featured June 29 at 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm Israel: What comes next? Continuing the conversation with Tom Warrick Please join us on Saturday, June 29, at 12:30 pm for a Shabbat afternoon conversation with Tom Warrick as we continue our conversation on the war in Israel and what comes next. Tom is a member of the Beth El Security Committee with three decades of experience with the State Department, Department of Homeland Security, ...
Featured 1:00 pm Summer Meditation in the Park Featured July 6 at 1:00 pm Summer Meditation in the Park Join Hazzan Fradkin on Saturday, July 6, 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 29 at 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm Israel: What comes next? Continuing the conversation with Tom Warrick
