Featured 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Chug Kriah Featured December 1 at 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Chug Kriah Join the Chug Kriah to read and discuss modern Israeli literature in Hebrew. Our next meeting will be via Zoom on Sunday, December 1, at 7:30 pm. We will be ...
Featured 12:00 pm Let’s Do Lunch with Women of Beth El Featured December 5 at 12:00 pm Let’s Do Lunch with Women of Beth El Take a break for lunch with the Women of Beth El! We're meeting up at Chop't in Wildwood Shopping Center (10307 Old Georgetown Road) on Thursday, December 5, at 12:00 ...
Featured 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Tallit Workshop Featured December 5 at 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Tallit Workshop Congregants are invited to make one tallit for themselves or for a loved one at this free workshop. Pre b-mitzvah youth (close to 12) and teens must attend with an ...
Featured 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm Event Series Jews & Brews Featured December 5 at 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm Event Series Jews & Brews Join Rabbi Harris at Rock Bottom Brewery on Thursday, December 5, at 7:30 pm for the next Jews & Brews. Jews & Brews is an informal way for Beth El ...
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Hearing Men’s Voices December 5 at 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Hearing Men’s Voices Beth El men are invited to join us in person at Beth El or via Zoom as Jonathan Simon leads a discussion on "When and from Whom Do You Seek ...
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm Event Series Kesher Nashim: Women’s Cancer Connection December 5 at 7:30 pm - 9:30 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 ...
Featured 6:00 pm Event Series Shir Yachad Featured December 6 at 6:00 pm Event Series Shir Yachad Friday night is a time for community, song, and joyful noise. Everyone is invited to join us on Friday, November 1, for this exciting service filled with music past and ...
Featured 6:00 pm Event Series Family Shabbat with BEPS and Nitzanim Featured December 6 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 breakfast for dinner. Don't forget to wear ... $18
12:30 pm - 2:30 pm Event Series Shabbat Mahj December 7 at 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm Event Series Shabbat Mahj Calling all Mahj players...Get Your Mahj fix on Shabbat! Please join us for monthly Shabbat Mahj at Beth El from 12:30 to 2:30 pm. Email Nancy Kay with any questions. ...
12:30 pm JTS Shabbat December 7 at 12:30 pm JTS Shabbat 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 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Book Chat: Meet Israeli Author Maya Arad Featured December 8 at 11:00 am - 12:00 pm 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 3:00 pm - 5:30 pm Women of Beth El Annual Event: Candle Making Workshop Featured December 8 at 3:00 pm - 5:30 pm Women of Beth El Annual Event: Candle Making Workshop December makes us think of Hanukkah, and Hanukkah makes us think of candles. Join the Women of Beth El for this year's annual Membership event, a candle making workshop! You'll ... $25
Featured 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Event Series Open Conversations About Israel Featured December 10 at 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Event Series Open Conversations About Israel Join Rabbi Harris for a series of open and safe conversations surrounding Israel. The first session will take place on Tuesday, December 10, at 7:00 pm. All are welcome as ...
Featured 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Event Series Women’s Study Circle Featured December 10 at 7:30 pm Event Series 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 ...
7:30 pm A Hanukkah Carol at Round House Theatre December 11 at 7:30 pm A Hanukkah Carol at Round House Theatre Join the Women of Beth El for a fun night at Round House Theatre. We will enjoy A Hanukkah Carol- or Gelt Trip! the Musical. A Hanukkah Carol is a heartfelt, family-friendly riff on a holiday classic that celebrates making the world a kinder place. The show starts at 7:30 pm. Meet in the theater ... $50
Featured 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Event Series Dor L’Dor Featured December 12 at 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Event Series Dor L’Dor Calling all members 55+ to join Beth El Preschool (BEPS) for an intergenerational program that promises fun and meaningful connections with Beth El preschoolers. This group will meet three times ...
Featured 6:30 pm Congregational Shabbat Dinner and Speaker Featured December 13 at 6:30 pm Congregational Shabbat Dinner and Speaker 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 ... $18
Featured 6:00 pm BERS Kindergarten Consecration Shabbat Service & Dinner Featured December 13 at 6:00 pm BERS Kindergarten Consecration Shabbat Service & Dinner 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 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm Event Series Support After Loss Featured December 14 at 12:30 pm Event Series 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 a member of the Beth El Clergy. ...
Featured 10:00 am Teitel Family: Through the Lens of the Holocaust Featured December 15 at 10:00 am Teitel Family: Through the Lens of the Holocaust 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 ...
Featured 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm Chug Kriah Featured December 15 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 ...
Featured 4:00 pm Miracles and Light Concert and Sing-Along Featured December 15 at 4:00 pm Miracles and Light Concert and Sing-Along 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 12:00 pm - 1:15 pm Tzelem LGBTQ+ Group for Teens Featured December 15 at 12:00 pm - 1:15 pm Tzelem LGBTQ+ Group for Teens 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 create a safe space for Jewish teens of all genders and sexualities to talk about the issues in their lives as teens. The next Tzelem ...
Featured 8:15 pm - 9:00 pm Latke-Hamantasch Debate: Next Gen Featured December 17 at 8:15 pm - 9:00 pm Latke-Hamantasch Debate: Next Gen 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 community is invited to come show support for our students and your favorite of the two delicacies! There will be samples to nosh on after ...
Featured 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Event Series Coffee with the Clergy Featured December 18 at 2:00 pm Event Series Coffee with the Clergy 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 ...
Featured 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Quirks and Surprises Featured December 19 at 7:00 pm Quirks and Surprises 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 6:00 pm Event Series Yedid Nefesh Featured December 20 at 6:00 pm Event Series Yedid Nefesh Join Rabbi Megdal for a Friday evening musical service that blends familiar melodies and traditional liturgy, woven together with kavannot (intentions) and short teachings. 6:00 pm: Join us for a light dinner. 7:00 pm: Main musical service. Dinner is $18 per member family and $25 for non-member families. Please use the form below to register ... $18
Featured 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Volunteering at Manna Food Center Featured December 23 at 7:00 pm Volunteering at Manna Food Center 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 4:45 pm - 5:30 pm Light the Night Outdoor Hanukkah Candle Lighting Featured January 1, 2025 at 4:45 pm Light the Night Outdoor Hanukkah Candle Lighting Bring your hanukkiah to Beth El as we come together on the last night of Hannukah for an outdoor candle lighting. Our lights shine brighter together and, as a community, ...
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Hearing Men’s Voices January 2, 2025 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 ...
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Event Series Kesher Nashim: Women’s Cancer Connection January 2, 2025 at 7:30 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 ...
Featured 6:00 pm Event Series Shir Yachad Featured January 3, 2025 at 6:00 pm Event Series Shir Yachad Friday night is a time for community, song, and joyful noise. Everyone is invited to join us on Friday, November 1, for this exciting service filled with music past and present that stirs the soul and welcomes Shabbat with joy and warmth. 6:00 pm: Everyone is invited to schmooze while enjoying a light dinner. 7:00 ...
Featured 6:00 pm Event Series Family Shabbat with BEPS and Nitzanim Featured January 3, 2025 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 ...
Featured Featured December 8 at 3:00 pm - 5:30 pm Women of Beth El Annual Event: Candle Making Workshop $25
