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Events for January, 2016
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CANCELED: Jew...CANCELED: Jewish Sangha (Meditation)Take a half hour out of your hectic schedule to find peace of mind at this weekly lay-led silent meditation and discussion. |
Friday Night ...Friday Night Shabbat Services with MesorahDCA traditional service with soulful melodies, contemporary insights, and stories, followed by dinner. Separate seating for women and men during the service. |
Saturday Morn...Saturday Morning Shabbat Services with MesorahDCService with soulful melodies and contemporary insights. Separate seating for men and women during services. |
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Café NiteCafé NiteExplore several learning options with MesorahDC, including Hebrew lessons, bar and bat mitzvah training, and basic or intermediate study sessions. |
Food for ThoughtFood for ThoughtEach week over lunch, this class will explore different Jewish teachings as they relate to modern life. What It Takes...What It Takes: Shabbat at HomeThrough three DIY sessions, Rabbi Scott teaches you how to create community and make Shabbat your own. |
CANCELED: Run...CANCELED: Running ClubLace up your sneakers and hit the streets for a fun run around town, followed by a meal at a local eatery. Choose either a two-mile or four-mile route. CANCELED: Gri...CANCELED: Grief and LossThis four-session series, led by Dr. Ayelet Krieger, will focus on different topics surrounding the issue of loss, including dealing with the complex feelings that often accompany grief, useful resources, self-care, and what to expect moving forward. What it Takes...What it Takes: To Officiate Your Friend’s WeddingRabbi Shira offers a primer on how to officiate a friend’s Jewish or interfaith wedding—or gives helpful advice if you are having a friend officiate your wedding. |
Shabbasana™: ...Shabbasana™: Pre-Shabbat YogaPrepare your mind and body for Shabbat with Jewish-inspired yoga and meditation. 6th in the Ci...6th in the City ShabbatMusical and interactive service with Rabbi Shira and Aaron Shneyer. Enjoy appetizers and cocktails before the 7:15 pm service. |
American Spir...American Spiritual EnsembleThe American Spiritual Ensemble is renowned for its compelling performances of songs of praise, pleas for salvation, and lamentations of agony. |
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NSO In Your N...NSO In Your Neighborhood: An Evening of Chamber MusicTo honor Irene Pollin’s longtime support of the National Symphony’s community programs, of Sixth & I, and the revitalized Penn Quarter, violinists, violists, cellists, and pianists perform a varied program of music by Britten, Mendelssohn, and a selection from Bartok’s Duos for Two Violins. |
Jewish Sangha...Jewish Sangha (Meditation)Take a half hour out of your hectic schedule to find peace of mind at this weekly lay-led silent meditation and discussion. |
Interfaith Co...Interfaith Couples WorkshopRabbi Shira facilitates a guided, nonjudgmental space for Jews and their non-Jewish partners to talk, learn, and grow – together and as individuals. |
Jam SessionJam SessionThis monthly meet-up explores the diversity of Jewish music, the sounds of Shabbat, and secular classics. Share and learn songs, jam, and create your own music. Jewish musician Aaron Shneyer creates a space where anyone who loves music, plays an instrument, likes to sing, or just hang out while others make music can connect and find a little more harmony in the every day. CANCELED: Man...CANCELED: Man’s Attempt at Thoughtfulness: Tough EnoughNot many of us are swinging an axe in the woods like our forefathers. While some people are used to serious feats of physical fitness, like marathons and triathlons, most of us spend our days behind a desk. What does being tough look like for a man in today’s world? |
MLK ShabbatMLK ShabbatThis 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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Life Pieces T...Life Pieces To MasterpiecesLife Pieces To Masterpieces uses artistic expression to develop character, unlock potential, and prepare African American boys and young men to transform their lives and communities. See artwork from the program on display in our social hall. |
Serve Others ...Serve Others with Sixth & IServe breakfast at So Others Might Eat (SOME), an organization that works to end chronic homelessness in DC. |
CANCELED: Dow...CANCELED: Downtown ShabbatA Carlebach-inspired service led by Chazzan Larry Paul and musician Robyn Helzner followed by dinner and Shabbat singing. Open to all. |
CANCELED: Sha...CANCELED: Shabbat: Pure & SimpleRabbi Scott guides an open service at a relaxed pace that allows for thoughtful prayer in a comfortable, spiritual setting. |
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CANCELED: Caf...CANCELED: Café NiteExplore several learning options with MesorahDC, including Hebrew lessons, bar and bat mitzvah training, and basic or intermediate study sessions. |
CANCELED: Foo...CANCELED: Food for ThoughtEach week over lunch, this class will explore different Jewish teachings as they relate to modern life. POSTPONED: Vo...POSTPONED: Volunteer With UsLooking for a way to connect with us? Interested in experiencing the cultural and religious programs that we offer while building relationships with our community members and patrons? Look no further – Sixth & I’s Ambassador Program is now recruiting! CANCELED: Jew...CANCELED: Jewish Sangha (Meditation)Take a half hour out of your hectic schedule to find peace of mind at this weekly lay-led silent meditation and discussion. |
Pagan KennedyPagan KennedyIn Inventology, by the former Innovation columnist for the New York Times Magazine, the study of inventions—from the sippy cup to the cell phone—demonstrates how people imagine their way around problems to discover groundbreaking answers. |
Trivia Night:...Trivia Night: New Year, New Trivia!From sports to pop culture, geography to politics, we’ll test your knowledge of it all. Coming solo? Sit at the “Mix & Match” table to meet new people and share your brainpower. |
Good Soul Sha...Good Soul Shabbat for YogisRabbi Scott and the Good Soul gang team up with yoga teacher and psychotherapist Dr. Ayelet Krieger to lead a Shabbat service for practitioners of yoga looking to connect to Jewish spirituality. |
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It’s Only Nat...It’s Only Natural: A Tu B’Shvat Celebration – RESCHEDULED DATEOn the Jewish New Year for trees, join us for a mindful celebration of the earth. |
Food for ThoughtFood for ThoughtEach week over lunch, this class will explore different Jewish teachings as they relate to modern life. CANCELED: Jew...CANCELED: Jewish Sangha (Meditation)Take a half hour out of your hectic schedule to find peace of mind at this weekly lay-led silent meditation and discussion. Inner Light: ...Inner Light: Jewish Meditation for the Busy MindJewish mysticism offers a number of transformative meditation techniques aimed to calm the mind, revitalize the soul, and connect to the Source. Rabbi Ben will introduce participants to a variety of Jewish meditation practices, as well as to general mindfulness meditation. Participants will discover the richness of meditation while finding solace and sanctuary in their own bodies, hearts and minds. |
Friday Night ...Friday Night Shabbat Services with MesorahDCA traditional service with soulful melodies, contemporary insights, and stories, followed by dinner. Separate seating for women and men during the service. |
Saturday Morn...Saturday Morning Shabbat Services with MesorahDCService with soulful melodies and contemporary insights. Separate seating for men and women during services. Brooklyn Ride...Brooklyn Rider & Gabriel KahaneBrooklyn Rider, the four virtuoso chamber band, return this season with fellow Brooklynite and composer/pianist/singer/songwriter Gabriel Kahane. |