What it Takes: Kabbalat Shabbat
Rabbi Jesse dives into the music, poetry, and rituals of Kabbalat Shabbat, the evening service that welcomes in the Sabbath each week.
Deborah Lipstadt
In Conversation with Rabbi Shira Stutman
In Antisemitism: Here and Now, the award-winning author of The Eichmann Trial and Denial offers a penetrating and provocative analysis of the hate that will not die and on what can be done about it.
- Date:
- Feb 12, 2019 • 7:00 pm ET
- Admission:
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Ticket: $15
1 ticket + 1 book: $30
2 tickets + 1 book: $42
- Category:
- Authors & Talks
Howard Schultz
In Conversation with Doris Kearns Goodwin
From the longtime CEO and chairman of Starbucks comes From the Ground Up, an account of the new responsibilities that leaders, businesses, and citizens share in society today.
- Date:
- Feb 14, 2019 • 7:00 pm ET
- Category:
- Authors & Talks
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:
- Feb 15, 2019 • 6:00 pm ET
- Admission:
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Subsidized Shabbat Meal is $15 in advance
$18 day of service
Actual Cost Shabbat Meal is $30
- Category:
- 20s & 30s Programming
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.
- Date:
- Feb 15, 2019 • 6:30 pm ET
- Admission:
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$12 for dinner
$18 per pair
- Category:
- 20s & 30s Programming
Saturday Morning Services with MesorahDC
Service with soulful melodies and contemporary insights. Separate seating for men and women during services.
Café Nite
Over dinner, MesorahDC offers Hebrew lessons, bar and bat mitzvah training, and study sessions.
- Date:
- Feb 18, 2019 • 7:00 pm ET
- Admission:
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Free. Please RSVP through Mesorah.
- Category:
- 20s & 30s Programming
Bernard-Henri Lévy
In Conversation with Robert Kagan
Bernard-Henri Lévy—one of the West’s leading intellectuals—asserts in The Empire and the Five Kings that America is retreating from its traditional leadership role as Russia, China, Turkey, Iran, and Sunni radical Islamism are taking steps to assert power and influence.
- Date:
- Feb 19, 2019 • 7:00 pm ET
- Admission:
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Ticket: $15
1 ticket + 1 book: $30
2 tickets + 1 book: $42
- Category:
- Authors & Talks
CANCELED: Reshma Saujani
In Conversation with Christina Cauterucci
In Brave, Not Perfect: Fear Less, Fail More, and Live Bolder, Reshma Saujani—the Founder and CEO of Girls Who Code—shows women how to break free from the trap of perfection and rewire themselves for bravery.
- Date:
- Feb 20, 2019 • 7:00 pm ET
- Category:
- Authors & Talks
Downtown Shabbat
A musical service led by musician Robyn Helzner, followed by dinner and Shabbat singing. Enjoy appetizers and cocktails before the 6:45 pm service. Open to all.
- Date:
- Feb 22, 2019 • 6:00 pm ET
- Admission:
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Subsidized Shabbat Meal is $15 in advance
$18 day of service
Actual Cost Shabbat Meal is $30
- Category:
- Shabbat Services
