Friday Night Services
with Rabbi Nora
This inclusive service led by Rabbi Nora and musicians Aaron Shneyer, Sarah Fredrick, and Jeff Geld blends contemporary and traditional elements for an experience that feels both familiar and fresh.
- Date:
- Aug 19, 2022 • 7:00 pm ET
- Admission:
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In-Person Attendance: FREE. Registration required.
Virtual Attendance: FREE via Facebook.
- Category:
- 20s & 30s Programming
Trivia Under the Stars
Location: Wunder Garten
From sports and pop culture to geography and politics, we’ll test your knowledge at Wunder Garten in the heart of NOMA. Grab friends and form a team, or come solo and meet new people at our mix and match table.
Letter Writing with VoteRiders
VoteRiders will train volunteers on the importance of combating confusion around state voter ID laws and share best practices for letter-writing to provide voters with the ID information and assistance they need to ensure their votes count.
Shabbat at Home Resources
While our Jewish Life staff welcomes Shabbat independently, we have plenty of resources to help you lead your own Shabbat at home.
- Date:
- Aug 26, 2022 • 7:00 pm ET
- Category:
- Shabbat Services
Start Fresh: Monthly Morning Intention-Setting
Inspired by Rosh Chodesh, the start of a new month in the Jewish calendar, Rabbi Nora leads song-filled morning prayers and kavvanot (intentions) to start your day.
CANCELED: Working for Change: Labor, Justice, and Judaism
Leading up to Labor Day weekend, hear what Judaism has to say about labor justice and learn about local organizing efforts from Hannah Garelick of Jews United for Justice, Altagracia Kubinyi of the National Domestic Workers Alliance, and Sarah Levesque of OPEIU-Local 2, which represents thousands of workers in DC, Maryland, and Virginia.
- Date:
- Sep 1, 2022 • 7:00 pm ET
- Category:
- Social Justice
Labor on the Bimah
Before Labor Day, Rabbi Nora and musicians Aaron Shneyer, Sarah Fredrick, and Jeff Geld lead a Shabbat service that weaves together labor issues, social justice, and Judaism.
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.
Friday Night Services
with Rabbi Aaron
This inclusive service led by Rabbi Aaron and musicians Aaron Shneyer and Sarah Fredrick blends contemporary and traditional elements for an experience that feels both familiar and fresh.
- Date:
- Sep 9, 2022 • 7:00 pm ET
- Admission:
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In-Person Attendance: FREE. Registration required.
Virtual Attendance: FREE via Facebook.
- Category:
- 20s & 30s Programming
Abdulrazak Gurnah
In Conversation with Tope Folarin
From the winner of the 2021 Nobel Prize in Literature comes Afterlives, which is a sweeping, multi-generational saga of displacement, loss, and love, set against the brutal colonization of East Africa and illuminating a legacy of dislocation that is still with us today.
- Date:
- Sep 13, 2022 • 7:00 pm ET
- Admission:
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In Person:
Ticket: $18
Ticket + Signed Book: $35Virtual:
Ticket: $12
Ticket (free) + Signed Book: $35
- Category:
- Authors & Talks