Calendar

Interfaith Couples Workshop

Rabbi Shira facilitates a guided, nonjudgmental space for Jews and their non-Jewish partners to talk, learn, and grow – together and as individuals.

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.

Saturday Morning Services with MesorahDC

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

Washington Confidential: For Employees of the Federal Government

If you are a federal employee acutely feeling the impact of the election as it relates to the future of your career, then this confidential opportunity to talk with other government workers is for you. Moderated by Rabbi Jack Moline, who has decades of experience serving the needs of those who work in government, this session is a chance to air your concerns and find support.

James Hamblin

In Conversation with Matt Thompson

In If Our Bodies Could Talk: A Guide to Operating and Maintaining a Human Body, the doctor-turned-journalist explores the human stories behind health questions that never seem to go away—like sleep, aging, and diet—in this comprehensive, illustrated, and humorous guide.

Frank Sesno

In Conversation with Chuck Todd

In Ask More: The Power of Questions to Open Doors, Uncover Solutions, and Spark Change, the Emmy Award-winning journalist and director of the School of Media and Public Affairs at The George Washington University explains what to ask and when, what you should listen for, and what you can expect as the outcome.

MLK Shabbat

Visions of Freedom and Justice

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.

Piers Faccini

The British songwriter with Italian and Jewish roots performs songs from his latest album, I Dreamed an Island, which he was inspired to compose after November 2015’s terrorist attacks in Paris. His performances are a sensitive celebration of cultural diversity and pluralism. This performance will take place on our Downstairs stage.

Finding Strength in Tough Times

Learn the spiritual and religious techniques that our ancestors used to build inner strength, and find dignity in tough times.