Adult B’nai Mitzvah Course
This course meets weekly beginning Wednesday, October 16. This 30-week workshop enables participants to deepen their connection to Jewish spirituality and practice. It is designed to create comfort and gain mastery More +
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.
Good Soul Shabbat
Musical and interactive service with Rabbi Jesse and musicians Aaron Shneyer and Michal Bilick. Enjoy appetizers and drinks before the 7:00 pm service.
- Date:
- Oct 18, 2019 • 6:00 pm ET
- Admission:
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Service is free.
Subsidized Shabbat meal is $18 in advance
$20 day of service
Actual cost Shabbat meal is $36
- Category:
- 20s & 30s Programming
Saturday Morning Services with MesorahDC
Service with soulful melodies and contemporary insights. Separate seating for men and women during services.
Dancin’ in the Streets: A Simchat Torah Celebration
Sixth & I rabbis, Rabbi David Shneyer, Chazzan Larry Paul, and klezmer musicians lead us from the sanctuary to I Street to dance and sing with the Torah. Rhythm not required.
In My Feelings
From happiness and shame to love and anger, explore what Judaism has to say about all the feelings with Rabbi Aaron.
- Date:
- Oct 23, 2019 • 7:00 pm ET
- Admission:
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$18 for individual class
$65 for four-class package
- Category:
- 20s & 30s Programming
Partnership Against the Odds: Can Israelis and Palestinians Create a Shared Story?
News coverage about Israelis, Palestinians, Jews and Arabs is filled with narratives of right versus wrong. What happens when instead of perpetuating a culture of blame, those on each side of the conflict challenge themselves to listen and build? In a conversation moderated by Rabbi Shira, explore the challenges, opportunities, and outcomes with activists and creatives involved in unlikely partnerships, including Alon-Lee Green and Maisam Jaljuli of Standing Together, and Tawfik Abu-Wael and Joseph Cedar, two of the co-creators of the new HBO series “Our Boys.”
Downtown Shabbat
A musical service led by Chazzan Larry Paul and musician Robyn Helzner. Open to all.
- Date:
- Oct 25, 2019 • 6:00 pm ET
- Admission:
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Service is free.
Subsidized Shabbat meal is $18 in advance
$20 day of service
Actual cost Shabbat meal is $36
- Category:
- Shabbat Services
Café Nite
Over dinner, MesorahDC offers Hebrew lessons, bar and bat mitzvah training, and study sessions.
- Date:
- Oct 28, 2019 • 7:00 pm ET
- Admission:
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Free. Please RSVP through MesorahDC.
- Category:
- 20s & 30s Programming
Finding My Religion: The Relevance of Judaism Today
With Sarah Hurwitz and Rabbi Aaron Potek
In Here All Along, Sarah Hurwitz—former head speechwriter for First Lady Michelle Obama—recounts her journey to reconnect with Judaism and the profound insights she discovered along the way. During an interactive conversation, Hurwitz and Rabbi Aaron Potek discuss (and debate) the most exciting, important, challenging, and inspiring aspects of Judaism and talk about why it’s worth participating in this rich and complicated tradition.
- Date:
- Oct 29, 2019 • 7:00 pm ET
- Admission:
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Ticket: $15
1 ticket + 1 book: $30
- Category:
- Authors & Talks