Jewish Flavor: Shavuot Feast
The week before Shavuot, Chef Vered Guttman puts a Sephardic twist on the Ashkenazi tradition of eating dairy dishes on the holiday.
- Date:
- May 12, 2021 • 7:00 pm ET
- Admission:
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$12
Free for those with financial need
- Category:
- Holidays
Sinai Slam: An Alternative Shavuot Experience
Featuring stories from Sixth & I’ers and emceed by Rabbi Shira and Rabbi Aaron, this virtual storytelling event explores unexpected takes on the holiday’s themes of anticipation, revelation, and conversion.
- Date:
- May 16, 2021 • 7:00 pm ET
- Admission:
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$12 for Sinai Slam and late-night Torah study
Free for those who really want to celebrate, but their budget is a little tight right now.
- Category:
- Holidays
National Pride Shabbat
In solidarity with #StillWe Celebrate Pride 2021, Rabbi Aaron and the Sixth & I LGBTQIA Collective lead an inclusive service celebrating the diversity of DC Jewish life.
Hit Refresh: Preparing for the High Holidays
In the weeks leading up to Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, Rabbi Nora explores how to cultivate deeper meaning, emotional connection, and spiritual focus for the High Holidays and the start of Jewish New Year. Through learning, personal reflection, and conversation, gain practical tools to reset for a more open-minded and open-hearted start to 5782.
- Date:
- Aug 3, 2021 • 7:00 pm ET
- Admission:
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$12
Free for those who really want to learn Torah, but their budget is a little tight right now.
- Category:
- High Holidays
This is Real and You Are Completely Unprepared
Book Club with Rabbi Nora
With Rabbi Nora, take a deep dive into This is Real and You are Completely Unprepared as you embark on your own journey during the Days of Awe. You’ll have the opportunity to reflect on the book’s themes and discuss how they relate to your own experiences.
- Date:
- Aug 10, 2021 • 7:00 pm ET
- Admission:
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$18
Free for for those who really want to learn Torah, but their budget is a little tight right now.
We encourage you to order the book from Politics and Prose Bookstore.
- Category:
- High Holidays
Jewish Flavor: Rosh Hashanah Feast
Start the New Year off right as Chef Vered Guttman cooks up a Rosh Hashanah spread featuring both traditional and contemporary recipes from around the Jewish world.
- Date:
- Aug 24, 2021 • 7:00 pm ET
- Admission:
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$12
Free for those with financial need
- Category:
- High Holidays
Sukkah Open Hours
In celebration of the harvest holiday, stop by to check out our sukkah and shake the lulav and etrog.
Dwelling Within: A Yoga Class for Sukkot
In celebration of Sukkot, Jewish yoga and mindfulness teacher Alison Waldman leads an integrated text study and gentle yoga flow.
- Date:
- Sep 22, 2021 • 7:00 pm ET
- Admission:
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$12
Free for those who really want to learn Torah, but their budget is a little tight right now.
- Category:
- Holidays
Building a Better World
This past year exposed things about our nation that were broken well before the pandemic—racial injustice, inequities in housing and health care, exploitation of workers. As we look to repair in the year ahead, learn with Rabbi Nora about the intersection between justice and the holiday of Sukkot, and hear from Hilary Klein, interim DC Legislative Director at Jews United for Justice, about local efforts to lift up the rights of workers in DC.
End of the Line: A Simchat Torah Celebration
Location: metrobar
As we embrace a new year and a new cycle of reading from the Torah, celebrate at metrobar—a new outdoor venue in Brentwood—during an evening filled with dancing, live music, themed cocktails, and other festivities led by the Sixth & I rabbis and musicians. All aboard.
