Jewish Life

Good Soul Shabbat

Musicians Aaron Shneyer and Michal Bilick offer soulful acoustic music, deep spirituality, and a thoughtful service to DC. After services, fill our sanctuary with the spirited sound of new tunes and old favorites.

Growing Pains: Ride Through DC’s Gentrification Story

Summer Cycling Series

Learn about the history of the Shaw neighborhood and the H Street and U Street corridors on a bike ride that explores multiple perspectives on the city’s development, followed by a conversation with Derek Hyra, author of Race, Class, and Politics in the Cappuccino City at the V Street location of local restaurant Busboys & Poets.

Sips & Sweets: A Whiskey and Chocolate Paired Tasting

Wind down in the final weeks of summer with a truffle and whiskey tasting, led by Catoctin Creek’s Chief Distiller, Becky Harris. She’ll teach you how to pair the sweet creaminess of truffles with the smooth, spicy notes in a rye whisky for the perfect combination of flavors. 

Downtown Shabbat

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

Labor on the Bimah

Before Labor Day, Rabbi Shira leads a Shabbat service that weaves together labor issues, social justice, and Judaism.

CANCELED: 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 Scott, this session is a chance to air your concerns and find support.

Atul Gawande

In Conversation with Sarah Kliff

A practicing surgeon, Atul Gawande fearlessly reveals the struggles of his profession through eye-opening research and gripping stories of his own patients and others in Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End.

The Beauty of Sephardic High Holidays

From Morocco to Algiers and from Baghdad to Egypt and beyond, half of the Jewish world is Sephardic. Sephardic Judaism is known for its love of the Hebrew language, soaring poetry and prayer, philosophical clarity, and haunting music.

The Jewish Welcome Workshop

The class is a mix of lectures, group activities, text studies, and holiday celebrations. No Hebrew language knowledge is required for this class. Those wishing to convert will meet with one of the rabbis individually during the year and beyond.

Man’s Attempt at Thoughtfulness

Combining spirituality, psychology, modern masculinity, and good scotch, Rabbi Scott brings a group of men together to attempt some thoughtfulness about life’s more important questions.