Jewish Life

Trivia Night

British Invasion Edition

From sports to pop culture, geography to politics, we’ll test your knowledge of it all.

Roger Cohen

In The Girl from Human Street: Ghosts of Memory in a Jewish Family, the New York Times columnist traces his ancestors across continents and decades, mapping patterns of struggle and resilience that converge into a resonant portrait of cultural identity in the modern age.

Downtown Shabbat

A Carlebach-inspired service led by Chazzan Larry Paul and musician Robyn Helzner followed by dinner and Shabbat singing.

Sephardic Shabbat with SHinDC

Join Sephardic Heritage in DC (SHinDC) in the chill of winter for a Shabbat service and dinner celebrating soups from Sephardic lands.

Shabbat: Pure & Simple

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

The Daily Show Writers Tour

An Evening of "Political-ish" Comedy

The writers and producers behind The Daily Show perform “political-ish” comedy, followed by a Q&A session about how the Emmy-Award winning news show is produced.

What It Takes: Benching

In this class led by Rabbi Scott, learn the spirited tunes and traditions of Birkat Hamazon, the blessings after the meal.

John Reilly and Friends

Featuring Becky Stark and Tom Brosseau

Veteran entertainer John C. Reilly plays musical host in a set filled with eternal folk songs, classic country tunes, and bluegrass standards.

Peter Manseau

In One Nation, Under Gods: A New American History, Manseau explores an America shaped by people of all religions, cultures, and languages and questions why our nation’s founding has been so profoundly whitewashed as uniformly “Christian.”

Jew-Ish

Belonging

Rabbi Shira leads a three-week, discussion-based class that explores and questions traditional assumptions of what it means to practice Judaism in modern society.