Jewish Life

Thinking Jewishly: Ancient Jewish Wisdom for the Modern World

Session Five: It’s My Life: Jewish Bioethics

Given a modern outlook that privileges individual autonomy and choice, what can Judaism teach us when making complicated ethical decisions about issues such as abortion, circumcision, and end of life care? By comparing the ancient Jewish concept of mitzvot (commandments) within the broader context of covenant, study the scope and limits of the autonomous Jewish self.

What it Takes: How to Officiate Your Friend’s Wedding

Rabbi Shira offers a primer on how to officiate a friend’s Jewish or interfaith wedding and gives helpful advice if you are having a friend officiate your wedding.

Modern Israeli Cooking: Passover Edition

with Vered Guttman

Whether you’re hosting a Passover seder or just want to up your cooking game, explore recipes from around the Jewish world.

The Passover Story: From Disgrace to Glory

Most of us know the classic Passover story of our liberation from slavery in Egypt, but is that all there is? We’ll examine both these stories and inform our own sense of Jewish identity in a contemporary landscape. This class will be taught by Elizabeth Bonney-Cohen, a candidate for Associate Rabbi at Sixth & I. 

Good Soul Shabbat

Rabbi Shira and musicians Aaron Shneyer and Michal Bilick offer soulful acoustic music and deep spirituality in this thoughtful service. After services, fill our sanctuary with the spirited sound of new tunes and old favorites.

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.

Uncover DC: A Camp Nai Nai Nai Scavenger Hunt

Wrestle with clues, discover historical sites, and compete in absurd team challenges to win prizes in this scavenger hunt with Camp Nai Nai Nai, a Jewish summer camp for adults.

Café Nite

Over dinner, MesorahDC offers Hebrew lessons, bar and bat mitzvah training, and study sessions.

Deep Dive: The Passover Haggadah

It’s the Jewish book that Jews know best, and understand least. Rabbi Scott takes a deep dive into the Haggadah.