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Events for October, 2017
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Hammer Time: ...Hammer Time: Sukkah BuildingPitch in to build Sixth & I’s Sukkah with Rabbi Suzy. Tools and snacks to fuel the build will be provided. |
Café NiteCafé NiteExplore several learning options with MesorahDC, including Hebrew lessons, bar and bat mitzvah training, and basic or intermediate study sessions. ÁsgeirÁsgeirThe artist’s raw emotional honesty is threaded through exciting songs about dragons, gods and wilderness on his last album. With a new album as gently boundary-pushing and moving as Afterglow, Ásgeir creates music that is cathartic for his countless fans, as well as for himself. |
Thinking Jewi...Thinking Jewishly: Ancient Jewish Wisdom for the Modern WorldIn this class, delve into some of the most famous Jewish texts to illustrate how ancient values have informed our current democratic ideals. |
Erev SukkotErev SukkotDinner Unplug...Dinner Unplugged: Sukkot Edition
Exhausted from an over-committed schedule and increasingly fast-paced, go-go-go lifestyle? Detox from nonstop technology with our recurring mid-week dinner – sans smartphones. Mark the first night of Sukkot with an More +
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6th Street Mi...6th Street MinyanRabbi Shira and David Goldstein lead a laid-back, egalitarian minyan. This service will combine many of the most popular melodies from 6th in the City Shabbat, creating an unique service with a familiar feel. After services, enjoy an oneg with snacks, challah, and wine. |
Whitney CummingsWhitney CummingsThe Los-Angeles-based comedian, actor, writer and producer is the executive producer and co-creator of the Emmy-nominated CBS comedy 2 Broke Girls, which is currently in its sixth season. She also wrote, produced and starred in Whitney, which aired on NBC from 2011 to 2013. Cummings directed her first feature film The Female Brain, which will be released in 2017. |
Yotam Ottolen...Yotam Ottolenghi and Helen GohKnown for his inventive savory and vegetarian dishes, as well as his London delis and fine-dining restaurant, NOPI, Ottolenghi is sharing his secrets for making the very best baked goods, desserts, and confections in Sweet, written with Helen Goh. |
Throwing Shad...Throwing Shade LiveCalled “the perfect combination of silly, intelligent, cynical and charming” by Entertainment Weekly and “well worth dialing up” by the New York Times, “Throwing Shade Live” is the boundary-pushing political comedy podcast and TV show hosted by Erin Gibson and Bryan Safi who bring their fresh takes on pop culture, women’s rights, and LGBT rights live to the stage for an evening of hilarity and vulgarity. |
Erev Shmini A...Erev Shmini Atzeret |
Shmini AtzeretShmini AtzeretDancin’ in th...Dancin’ in the Streets: A Simchat Torah CelebrationEnjoy Simchat Torah festivities as Rabbi David Shneyer, Chazzan Larry Paul, and Klezmer musicians lead us from the sanctuary to I Street to dance and sing with the Torah. Ticket includes admission, unlimited food and drinks, and tired feet from dancing. |
Simchat TorahSimchat TorahShabbasana™: ...Shabbasana™: Pre-Shabbat YogaPrepare your mind and body for Shabbat with Jewish-inspired yoga led by yoga instructor, Dan Kapner. 6th in the Ci...6th in the City ShabbatMusical and interactive service with Rabbi Shira and musician Aaron Shneyer. Enjoy appetizers and cocktails before the 7:15 pm service. |
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Alt Nation Pr...Alt Nation Presents Atlas GeniusProduced by Atlas Genius and Frederik Thaae, Inanimate Objects is the follow-up to the band’s 2013 full-length debut, When It Was Now. |
Esther PerelEsther PerelIn The State of Affairs: Rethinking Infidelity, the renowned sex therapist challenges assumptions, upends conventional wisdom, and offers a nuanced look at affairs from multiple viewpoints. The Facts of ...The Facts of Life: A Paid Family Leave WorkshopLearn about the law, and decide for yourself if you want to get involved in the campaign to protect DC’s paid family leave law. Workshop led by leaders from Jews United for Justice and Rabbi Suzy Stone. |
Amy TanAmy TanThe bestselling author of The Joy Luck Club and The Valley of Amazement explores her life as a writer, her childhood, and the symbiotic relationship between fiction and emotional memory in her new memoir, Where the Past Begins. |
Sisterhood Ge...Sisterhood Gets Fresh
Stroll through the Penn Quarter farmers market, buy fresh food, and learn about how DC farmers markets create a more sustainable food system from a community expert from FRESHFARM. Hear More +
Man’s Attempt...Man’s Attempt at ThoughtfulnessCombining spirituality, psychology, modern masculinity, and good scotch, Rabbi Scott brings a group of men together to attempt some thoughtfulness about life’s more important questions. Van JonesVan JonesIn Beyond the Messy Truth: How We Came Apart, How We Come Together, the CNN political contributor offers a blueprint for transforming our collective anxiety into meaningful change. |
Good Soul Sha...Good Soul ShabbatRabbi Scott and musicians Aaron Shneyer and Michal Bilick offer soulful acoustic music, deep spirituality, and a thoughtful service to DC. After services, fill our sanctuary with the spirited sound of new tunes and old favorites. Friday Night ...Friday Night Shabbat Services with MesorahDCA traditional service with soulful melodies, contemporary insights, and stories, followed by dinner. Separate seating for women and men during the service. |
Saturday Morn...Saturday Morning Services with MesorahDCService with soulful melodies and contemporary insights. Separate seating for men and women during services. |
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CANCELED: Ave...CANCELED: Avey Tare
Due to unforeseen circumstances, this program has been canceled. Those who purchased tickets will be refunded. Listen to Avey Tare. The acclaimed songwriter and co-founder of the American experimental pop More +
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Ron ChernowRon ChernowGrant is a synthesis of comprehensive research that makes sense of all sides of President Ulysses S. Grant’s life, explaining how this simple Midwesterner could at once be so ordinary and so extraordinary. |
CANCELED: Din...CANCELED: Dinner UnpluggedExhausted from your over-committed schedule and increasingly fast-paced, go-go-go lifestyle? Detox from the nonstop technology mid-week with our recurring weeknight dinner – sans smartphones. Bryant Johnso...Bryant Johnson, Justice Ginsburg’s Personal TrainerThe RBG Workout: How She Stays Strong . . . and You Can Too! walks you through how to do Justice Ginsburg’s workout—from planks to squats to (full) pushups—in the comfort of your home. Each exercise is demonstrated with full-color illustrations of the Justice in workout gear, always using perfect form, and also includes tips from the bench and sidebars with Johnson’s wisdom on getting fit and staying healthy. |
Serve Others ...Serve Others with Sixth & I
Serve breakfast at So Others Might Eat (SOME), an organization that works to end chronic homelessness in DC. The shift lasts from 6:30 am – 9:15 am.
The Hardest C...The Hardest ConversationNearly 400,000 Israeli Jews live in the West Bank for ideological, economic, or just plain practical reasons. A look at the philosophy of settlers and settlements, religious and economic underpinnings of settlements, debate in Israeli society about settlements, and the 2005 disengagement from Gaza. Stories of th...Stories of the Sages of BaghdadRabbi Haim Ovadia, of Magen David Sephardic Congregation in Rockville, heard the stories of his Iraqi ancestors as a child, growing up in Jerusalem. Part of an unbroken chain of Baghdadi rabbis, Rabbi Ovadia brings the stories of his youth to Sixth & I, sharing tales of the rich past of Iraqi Jews. |
Jenna Bush Ha...Jenna Bush Hager and Barbara Pierce BushIn their co-authored memoir, Sisters First: Stories from Our Wild and Wonderful Life, Jenna and Barbara share never-before-told stories about their family, their adventures, their loves and losses, and the special sisterly bond that ties them together. |
Downtown ShabbatDowntown ShabbatA Carlebach-inspired service led by Chazzan Larry Paul and musician Robyn Helzner, followed by dinner and Shabbat singing. |
Shabbat: Pure...Shabbat: Pure & SimpleRabbi Scott guides an open service at a relaxed pace that allows for thoughtful prayer in a comfortable, spiritual setting. Gavin DeGrawGavin DeGrawThe multi-platinum selling singer, performer, and songwriter first broke through with the release of his debut album, Chariot, which sold over 1 million copies, earned platinum certification, and yielded three hit singles. The New York native has since released five successful studio albums, including his latest album, Something Worth Saving. |
Khizr KhanKhizr KhanAn American Family is a personal narrative about the nature of true patriotism, showing what it means to leave the limitations of one’s country behind for the values and promises of another. Interfaith Ro...Interfaith Roundtable: The Nature of PatriotismAs the debate between free speech and patriotism heats up in the public arena, this interfaith dialogue is an opportunity to explore what Judaism, Christianity, and Islam can teach us about the meaning of patriotism in the context of social resistance. By exploring verses from the Torah, Christian Bible, and Qur’an we will discuss what our faith traditions say about civic engagement, patriotism, and social justice. This interfaith roundtable is an ongoing project of Sixth & I, The District Church, and CenterDC. Newcomers welcome. Makkah Ali, of the podcast Identity Politics, will help facilitate the conversation alongside Rabbi Suzy Stone and Pastor Aaron Graham. Limited space available. Please RSVP here on a first come, first serve basis. |
Who? Weekly LiveWho? Weekly LiveWho? Weekly hosts Lindsey Weber and Bobby Finger will be flaunting their good form and slim pins at this live podcast taping. Sources claim the show will feature special guests, fun games, and everything you need to know about the celebrities you don’t. Allegedly. |
CANCELED: Hoc...CANCELED: Hocus Focus: Living Healthy in DCThis Halloween, trade costumes and candy for athleisure and nutritious snacks at our healthy living expo. Trick-or-treat for healthy snacks and samples, try out AcroYoga and guided meditation, and learn how to live a healthy lifestyle in DC from a panel of local experts, moderated by Cori Sue, co-founder of Bitches Who Brunch. |
Lore Podcast ...Lore Podcast LiveLore is an award-winning, critically-acclaimed podcast that exposes the darker side of history, exploring the people, places, and things we fear the most. |
Deb PerelmanDeb PerelmanEleven years ago, Deb Perelman started SmittenKitchen.com to collect her favorite recipes. Since then, she has built a community of avid fans who rely on her recipes and her responsiveness in the comment section. She also published The Smitten Kitchen Cookbook, an instant bestseller in 2012, and started a web series on the Food Network. Now she’s back with Smitten Kitchen Every Day: Triumphant and Unfussy New Favorites. |
Friday Night ...Friday Night Shabbat Services with MesorahDCA traditional service with soulful melodies, contemporary insights, and stories, followed by dinner. Separate seating for women and men during the service. |
Saturday Morn...Saturday Morning Services with MesorahDCService with soulful melodies and contemporary insights. Separate seating for men and women during services. A Far Cry and...A Far Cry and Luciana Souza: The Blue HourBrazilian superstar Souza joins forces with the seventeen virtuoso strings of A Far Cry to give voice to poet Carolyn Forché’s “On Earth,” a luminous meditation on life and loss, through musical settings by some of the most distinctive creative voices in indie-classical music. |