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Friday Night ...

Friday Night Shabbat Services with MesorahDC

A traditional service with soulful melodies, contemporary insights, and stories, followed by dinner. Separate seating for women and men during the service.

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Saturday Morn...

Saturday Morning Services with MesorahDC

Service with soulful melodies and contemporary insights. Separate seating for men and women during services.

The Memory Pa...

The Memory Palace

The Memory Palace tells short, surprising stories from the dustier corners of American history, set to music. They’re sometimes heartbreaking, sometimes hysterical, and often a bit of both.

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Café Nite

Café Nite

Over dinner, MesorahDC offers Hebrew lessons, bar and bat mitzvah training, and study sessions.

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Sephardic Jud...

Sephardic Judaism 101

Rabbi Haim Ovadia of Magen David Sephardic Congregation teaches about the rich heritage and traditions of Sephardic Judaism.

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Daniel Pink

Daniel Pink

In When, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Drive and To Sell is Human unlocks the scientific secrets to good timing to help you flourish at work, at school, and at home.

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MLK Shabbat

MLK Shabbat

This moving service with Turner Memorial AME Church, which worshiped in Sixth & I’s building for five decades, commemorates the spirit and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel.

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Ta-Nehisi Coates

Ta-Nehisi Coates

In We Were Eight Years in Power, the national correspondent for The Atlantic and National Book Award winner examines the unprecedented election of President Obama and the shadow of our nation’s old and unreconciled history.

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Take on the T...

Take on the Talmud

Study Talmud with Rabbi Scott. Over two nights, dive into this famously rich, famously difficult magnum opus of Jewish ethical and spiritual thought.

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Friend Request

Friend Request

Connect with other women in their 20s and 30s at our 9th annual speed-friend-making event.

Michael Wolff

Michael Wolff

In Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House, Wolff, an award-winning journalist, presents an account of the first year of the Trump administration.

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Good Soul Sha...

Good Soul Shabbat

Rabbi Scott and musicians Aaron Shneyer and Michal Bilick offer soulful acoustic music and deep spirituality in this thoughtful service. After services, fill our sanctuary with the spirited sound of new tunes and old favorites.

Friday Night ...

Friday Night Shabbat Services with MesorahDC

A traditional service with soulful melodies, contemporary insights, and stories, followed by dinner. Separate seating for women and men during the service.

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Saturday Morn...

Saturday Morning Services with MesorahDC

Service with soulful melodies and contemporary insights. Separate seating for men and women during services.

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Empow(HER)ed:...

Empow(HER)ed: An Evening of Arts & Activism

On the one year anniversary of the Women’s March, musicians, spoken word artists, storytellers, and thought leaders celebrate the power and diversity of women’s voices.

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Café Nite

Café Nite

Over dinner, MesorahDC offers Hebrew lessons, bar and bat mitzvah training, and study sessions.

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Jews and Mone...

Jews and Money: A Financial Empowerment Workshop

Rabbi Shira and Zach Teutsch of Values Added Financials unpack feelings about money and teach strategies for financial well-being.

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Man’s A...

Man’s Attempt At Thoughtfulness

Combining spirituality, psychology, masculinity, and scotch, Rabbi Scott brings men together to talk about life’s more important questions.

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Downtown Shabbat

Downtown Shabbat

A Carlebach-inspired service led by Chazzan Larry Paul and musician Robyn Helzner, followed by dinner and Shabbat singing. Enjoy appetizers and drinks before the 6:45 pm service. Open to all.

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Shabbat: Pure...

Shabbat: Pure & Simple

Rabbi Scott guides an open service at a relaxed pace that allows for thoughtful prayer in a comfortable, spiritual setting.

Re-Root and R...

Re-Root and Re-Boot: A Tu B’Shvat Yoga Class

Enrich your spiritual practice by grounding yourself with a gentle yoga and meditation class. Rabbi Suzy will infuse the class with spiritual insights about Tu B’shvat (the Jewish New Year for trees) and how this ancient holiday can serve as a lens to reflect on personal goals, celebrate all that we have harvested in the past year, and plant seeds of growth for 2018. 

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Text Me: Anci...

Text Me: Ancient Jewish Wisdom Meets Contemporary Technology

Is it inherently unethical to ghost someone? Rabbi Jeffrey Schein, EdD offers Jewish answers to challenges posed by digital communications.

CANCELED: Ben...

CANCELED: Benjamin Clementine

The acclaimed British singer-songwriter performs from his latest album, I Tell a Fly, which he wrote, recorded, and produced.

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Café Nite

Café Nite

Over dinner, MesorahDC offers Hebrew lessons, bar and bat mitzvah training, and study sessions.

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It’s On...

It’s Only Natural: A Tu B’Shvat Seder

On the Jewish New Year for Trees, enjoy local wine and snacks and discover connections between Judaism and environmentalism.

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Work in Progress: Women in Media

CNN reporter Hadas Gold, Washington Post columnist Alexandra Petri, and NPR Morning Edition producer Ashley Westerman share key insights gained by working in media.

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Sacred Sex

Sacred Sex

Rebecca Hassell, who facilitates a monthly women’s sex discussion group at the Lemon Collective, and Rabbi Suzy lead an interactive conversation about what ancient texts have to say about the practice and spirituality of sex and how this relates to women’s contemporary experiences in the bedroom.

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Friday Night ...

Friday Night Shabbat Services with MesorahDC

A traditional service with soulful melodies, contemporary insights, and stories, followed by dinner. Separate seating for women and men during the service.

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Saturday Morn...

Saturday Morning Services with MesorahDC

Service with soulful melodies and contemporary insights. Separate seating for men and women during services.

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