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Events for January, 2015
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Good Soul Sha...Good Soul ShabbatRabbi Scott, Kevin Snider of DeLeon, percussionist Guy Irlander, and Michal Bilick offer soulful acoustic music, deep spirituality, and thoughtful service to DC. |
The Bar Mitzv...The Bar Mitzvah of Rabbi Shira’s SonJoin Rabbi Shira Stutman and Russell Shaw as their son Caleb celebrates his Bar Mitzvah. |
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Food for ThoughtFood for ThoughtEach week over lunch, this class will explore different Jewish teachings as they relate to modern life. Jewish Sangha...Jewish Sangha (Meditation)Take an hour out of your hectic schedule to find peace of mind at this weekly lay-led meditation. Text from Las...Text from Last NightGet a half hour fix of each week’s Torah portion during lunch or after work. |
Text from Las...Text from Last NightGet a half hour fix of each week’s Torah portion during lunch or after work. Jew-IshJew-IshRabbi Shira leads a three-week, discussion-based class that explores and questions traditional assumptions of what it means to practice Judaism in modern society. |
Friday Night ...Friday Night Services with MesorahDCServices with soulful melodies and contemporary insights. Dinner served on Friday. 6th Street Mi...6th Street MinyanThis laid-back minyan is an intimate, egalitarian, chavurah-style service. |
Saturday Morn...Saturday Morning Services with MesorahDCServices with soulful melodies and contemporary insights. |
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Patton OswaltPatton OswaltIn Silver Screen Fiend: Learning About Life from an Addiction to Film, Oswalt details his coming of age as a performer and writer in the late ’90s while obsessively watching classic films that informed his notions of acting, writing, comedy, and relationships. |
Anita DiamantAnita DiamantFrom the author of The Red Tent comes The Boston Girl, a novel about family ties and values, friendship and feminism, told through the eyes of a young Jewish woman growing up in Boston in the early 20th century. |
Serve Others ...Serve Others with Sixth & IServe breakfast at So Others Might Eat (SOME), an organization that works to end chronic homelessness in DC. #JeSuisJuif #...#JeSuisJuif #JeSuisCharlieRabbi Shira and Rabbi Scott facilitate both expressions of loss for those who were murdered, and thoughts and reactions to the ongoing presence of violent extremist ideologies in our time. Jew-IshJew-IshRabbi Shira leads a three-week, discussion-based class that explores and questions traditional assumptions of what it means to practice Judaism in modern society. |
The Red Tent:...The Red Tent: RevisitedRevisit the themes within her first work of fiction, The Red Tent, a novel that reveals the traditions and turmoils of ancient womanhood. |
MLK Shabbat: ...MLK Shabbat: Visions of Justice and FreedomThis moving service with Turner Memorial AME Church, which worshiped in Sixth & I’s building for five decades, commemorates the spirit and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel. |
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Sixth & ...Sixth & I TourUncover the unexpected story of renewal, revitalization, and reinvention of our building that has led to what Sixth & I is today. |
Intro to Isra...Intro to Israeli DancingLearn timeless, easy, and enjoyable Israeli dances. Take on the T...Take on the TalmudOver two nights, dive into this famously rich, famously difficult magnum opus of Jewish ethical and spiritual thought. |
Trivia NightTrivia NightFrom sports to pop culture, geography to politics, we’ll test your knowledge of it all. |
Roger CohenRoger CohenIn The Girl from Human Street: Ghosts of Memory in a Jewish Family, the New York Times columnist traces his ancestors across continents and decades, mapping patterns of struggle and resilience that converge into a resonant portrait of cultural identity in the modern age. |
Downtown ShabbatDowntown ShabbatA Carlebach-inspired service led by Chazzan Larry Paul and musician Robyn Helzner followed by dinner and Shabbat singing. Sephardic Sha...Sephardic Shabbat with SHinDCJoin Sephardic Heritage in DC (SHinDC) in the chill of winter for a Shabbat service and dinner celebrating soups from Sephardic lands. |
Shabbat: Pure...Shabbat: Pure & SimpleRabbi Scott guides an open service at a relaxed pace that allows for thoughtful prayer in a comfortable, spiritual setting. The Daily Sho...The Daily Show Writers TourThe writers and producers behind The Daily Show perform “political-ish” comedy, followed by a Q&A session about how the Emmy-Award winning news show is produced. |
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What It Takes...What It Takes: BenchingIn this class led by Rabbi Scott, learn the spirited tunes and traditions of Birkat Hamazon, the blessings after the meal. |
John Reilly a...John Reilly and FriendsVeteran entertainer John C. Reilly plays musical host in a set filled with eternal folk songs, classic country tunes, and bluegrass standards. |
Peter ManseauPeter ManseauIn One Nation, Under Gods: A New American History, Manseau explores an America shaped by people of all religions, cultures, and languages and questions why our nation’s founding has been so profoundly whitewashed as uniformly “Christian.” Jew-IshJew-IshRabbi Shira leads a three-week, discussion-based class that explores and questions traditional assumptions of what it means to practice Judaism in modern society. |
Emily SpivackEmily SpivackIn Worn Stories, Spivack presents clothing-inspired first-person narratives from cultural icons, offering a revealing look at the clothes that protect us, assert our identity, or bring back the past—clothes that are encoded with the stories of our lives. |
Table ServiceTable ServiceSwap a traditional Friday night for dinner at our communal table where simple Shabbat elements—good food, conversation, and company—combine to create a nourishing and spiritual evening. |
Erin McKeownErin McKeownThe eclectic multi-instrumentalist known for her effortless ability to bridge genres brings her compelling and energy-packed performance style to our Downstairs stage. |