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#GivingTuesday

#GivingTuesday

We are proud to be part of a day dedicated to giving—when charities, families, businesses, community centers, students, retailers and more will all come together for #GivingTuesday.

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Frank Warren

Frank Warren

PostSecret is a collection of over 500,000 highly personal and artistic postcards displaying secrets, mailed anonymously from around the world. Warren, the project’s creator, shares a new collection of secrets in The World of PostSecret.

Hebrew Litera...

Hebrew Literacy I

Demystify the Hebrew alphabet as you learn the letters and vowels and how to combine them to “crack the code.”

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Andy Cohen

Andy Cohen

With a nod to the 1989 bestseller The Andy Warhol Diaries, The Andy Cohen Diaries: A Deep Look at a Shallow Year is a pop-culture time capsule covering a year in the life of the host of the Bravo TV talk show Watch What Happens Live.

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Sixth & ...

Sixth & I Tour

Open tour hours are from 9:00 am – noon Uncover the unexpected story of renewal, revitalization, and reinvention of our building that has led to what Sixth & I is today. Tours More +

UCB Improv Cr...

UCB Improv Crash Course

Learn the ins and outs of improv in a “crash course” of UCB’s Improv 101 class led by a UCB Cast member.

Upright Citiz...

Upright Citizens Brigade Touring Company

The acclaimed comedy troupe performs an original showcase of some of the nation’s best improv.

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Pop Culture H...

Pop Culture Happy Hour

NPR’s Pop Culture Happy Hour contributors Linda Holmes, Stephen Thompson, and Glen Weldon gather for a thoughtful, funny, spirited discussion of the best and worst in pop culture – movies, TV, books, music, theater, comics, and video games.

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What It Takes...

What It Takes: To Officiate Your Friend’s Wedding

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

Hot Tuna

Hot Tuna

An off-shoot from the legendary ’60s group Jefferson Airplane, Rock and Roll Hall of Famers Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Casady play acoustic and electric versions of original and traditional blues songs.

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Glenn Kurtz

Glenn Kurtz

Three Minutes in Poland traces the author’s journey to identify the people in a small, predominantly Jewish town in Poland who his grandfather captured on 16 mm Kodachrome color film in August 1938, one year before the outbreak of World War II.

Trivia Night

Trivia Night

From sports to pop culture, geography to politics, we’ll test your knowledge of it all.

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Shabbasana™

Shabbasana™

Prepare your mind and body for Shabbat with Jewish-inspired yoga and meditation.

6th in the Ci...

6th in the City Shabbat

Musical and interactive service with Rabbi Shira and musician Rick Recht.

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Ellis Paul

Ellis Paul

Over the course of 15 years, the singer-songwriter has built a vast catalog of music that weds striking poetic imagery and philosophical introspection with hook-laden melodies.

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Chanukah

Chanukah

Festival of t...

Festival of the Daughters

Experience the North African tradition of Chag HaBanot (Festival of the Daughters) to commemorate Jewish women in history, in our families, and in our lives.

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My So-Called ...

My So-Called Jewish Life

During Chanukah, join us for the sixth annual night of funny, poignant, powerful, and peculiar autobiographical stories about all things Jewish, not-so-Jewish, and wanna-be Jewish.

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Good Soul Sha...

Good Soul Shabbat

Rabbi Scott, Kevin Snider of DeLeon, percussionist Guy Irlander, and Michal Bilick offer soulful acoustic music, deep spirituality, and thoughtful service to DC.

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Saturday Morn...

Saturday Morning Services with MesorahDC

A traditional service with soulful melodies, contemporary insights, and stories.

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Chanu-Comedy: A Festival of Laughs

Rachel Bloom headlines the third annual holiday show on our Downstairs stage.

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Chanukah Part...

Chanukah Party with MesorahDC

Join MesorahDC for their annual Chanukah mega-event including a latke bar, open bar, music, and more!

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Chanukah Yoga

Chanukah Yoga

Greg Marzullo of Flow Yoga Center and Rabbi Scott lead Jewish-inspired yoga and meditation alongside the glow of Chanukah candles.

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Downtown Shabbat

Downtown Shabbat

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

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Good Soul Sha...

Good Soul Shabbat

Rabbi Scott, Kevin Snider of DeLeon, percussionist Guy Irlander, and Michal Bilick offer soulful acoustic music, deep spirituality, and thoughtful service to DC.

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The Bar Mitzv...

The Bar Mitzvah of Rabbi Shira’s Son

Join Rabbi Shira Stutman and Russell Shaw as their son Caleb celebrates his Bar Mitzvah.

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