Events for April, 2016
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UCB Improv Cr...UCB Improv Crash CourseThis intimate UCB workshop is a two-hour long “crash course” in the UCB style of long-form improvisational comedy, based on the same ideas that are central to UCB’s Improv 101 class in NYC. Upright Citiz...Upright Citizens Brigade Touring CompanyThe Upright Citizens Brigade Touring Company brings the very best of its New York City and Los Angeles theatres to our stage. |
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. DIY: Design I...DIY: Design It YourselfOur newest fellowship will give a whole new focus and frame to your Jewish year, as you bring Judaism to life with your own two hands. |
Inside the Mi...Inside the Mind of a PresidentAtlantic national correspondent Jeffrey Goldberg talks to Atlantic president and editor in chief James Bennet about the magazine’s April cover story, “The Obama Doctrine,” for which Goldberg spent hours interviewing President Obama about foreign policy. |
Diane Rehm &#...Diane Rehm – RESCHEDULED DATEOn My Own is a deeply personal account of how one says goodbye to a spouse of 54 years, and the radio host’s support of the movement for the Right to Die. Man’s Attempt...Man’s Attempt at Thoughtfulness: MortalityCombining spirituality, psychology, modern masculinity, and excellent bourbon, Rabbi Scott brings a group of men together to attempt some thoughtfulness about life’s more important questions. |
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. |
Edna O’...Edna O’BrienHailed as the doyenne of Irish literature, O’Brien speaks about her first novel in a decade, The Little Red Chairs. |
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. |
Lean Right: A...Lean Right: A Jewish CollectiveThis group will serve as a thoughtful forum for exchanging ideas around Conservative thought. At each meeting we’ll discuss issues that motivate and inform politically Right-leaning Jews. This collective aims to create a community space where diversity of ideas is explored through thoughtful and meaningful dialogue. |
Shabbasana™: ...Shabbasana™: Pre-Shabbat YogaPrepare your mind and body for Shabbat with Jewish-inspired yoga and meditation with yoga teacher, Dan Kapner. 6th in the Ci...6th in the City ShabbatMusical and interactive service with Rabbi Shira and musicians Aaron Shneyer and Rich Recht. Enjoy appetizers and cocktails before the 7:15 pm service. |
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Call Your Gir...Call Your Girlfriend Podcast“Call Your Girlfriend” is a podcast for long-distance besties everywhere, hosted by Ann Friedman and Aminatou Sow. Listeners eavesdrop as the two best friends call each other to discuss the intricacies of pop culture, politics, feminism, work, undying love for Ruth Bader Ginsburg, caftans, and more. |
Black Jewish ...Black Jewish Unity Seder: Celebrating Connected HistoriesDC’s African American and Jewish communities explore the holiday of Passover by connecting shared histories, values, and a commitment to a better city and world. Through the seder, led by Rabbi Shira Stutman of Sixth & I and Pastor William H. Lamar IV of Metropolitan AME Church, our communities will promote a culture of understanding and respect. Welcoming the...Welcoming the New Jewish FamilySixth & I, The Jewish Federation of Greater Washington, and Honeymoon Israel present a talk about expanding our Jewish community through engagement of young couples, with specific focus on building inclusive opportunities for those in intermarried relationships, presented by Jewish educator and teacher Avraham Infeld. |
Sign Me UpSign Me UpA six-week immersive introduction to American Sign Language aimed at strengthening an inclusive Jewish community. All levels welcome. More than Mat...More than Matzah: Passover Recipes that Don’t Fall FlatThis year, the first seder falls on Shabbat, leaving us wondering what to serve at dinner in place of a challah. Haaretz food writer, chef, and owner of Cardamom & Mint Catering Vered Guttman teaches a hands-on cooking class featuring four Passover-friendly recipes that are actually delicious. Wear your eating pants. |
Annie Clark a...Annie Clark and Andrea PinoIn We Believe You: Survivors of Campus Sexual Violence Speak Out, Clark and Pino share the details of their own experiences of sexual violence, as well as give a platform to a diverse group of fellow survivors. |
Krista TippettKrista TippettIn Becoming Wise: An Inquiry into the Mystery and Art of Living, Peabody Award-winning broadcaster and National Humanities Medalist Krista Tippett presents a hopeful vision of humanity for this century. CANCELED: Let...CANCELED: Let My People Know: Seder StorytellingOneTable’s resident Rabbi Jessica Minnen illuminates what happens when you make room for storytelling at the seder table. |
Good Soul Sha...Good Soul ShabbatRabbi Scott, Aaron Shneyer, and Michal Bilick offer soulful acoustic music, deep spirituality, and thoughtful service to DC. After services, fill our sanctuary with the spirited sound of new tunes and old favorites. 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. Jen Kirkman “...Jen Kirkman “I Know What I’m Doing And Other Lies I Tell Myself”Join Jen Kirkman for a night of funny, personal, and cringe-worthy stories told by Jen – aka “dispatches from a life under construction,” followed by a reading from Jen’s new book and a Q&A session. |
Sunday in the...Sunday in the Park with Sixth & ISoak up the sun and hang out at a potluck picnic lunch in Meridian Hill Park. Bring a vegetarian dish, plus outdoor games like frisbee or croquet. We’ll bring drinks, ring toss, and corn hole! |
CANCELED: Rep...CANCELED: Repair the World, One Seder at a TimeRepair the World’s Amy Goldsmith leads a session on how to infuse social justice into your seder. Participate in a social justice action to help marginalized refugee communities and discuss texts and questions to help bring the issue of refugees to your seder table. |
Cathy Alter a...Cathy Alter and Dave SingletonCRUSH: Writers Reflect on Love, Longing and the Lasting Power of Their First Celebrity Crush is a star-studded collection of 38 original essays. |
Serve Others ...Serve Others with Sixth & IServe breakfast at So Others Might Eat (SOME), an organization that works to end chronic homelessness in DC. Torah Text, T...Torah Text, Torah SexConsider modern sexual experiences through the lens of ancient Jewish perspectives on sex and gender in a salon-style conversation and text study with writer and educator Merissa Nathan Gerson. Brad Mehldau ...Brad Mehldau TrioOne of the most ceaselessly inventive and highly regarded trios of the past 20 years is that of pianist Brad Mehldau (with bassist Larry Grenadier and drummer Jeff Ballard). |
Daniel L. Sha...Daniel L. ShapiroIn Negotiating the Nonnegotiable, Shapiro – Founder and Director of the Harvard International Negotiation Program – reveals the unconscious forces that strain relationships and make conflict feel nonnegotiable, and charts a powerful new path to resolution. 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. |
Erev PassoverErev PassoverSeders Across DCSeders Across DC
DIY your seder this year. Sixth & I is joining forces with OneTable, a New York-based organization that helps people have Shabbat together on their own terms year-round, for a More +
Community SederCommunity SederChazzan Larry Paul and musician Robyn Helzner lead us through a traditional seder, complete with reflection and singing. |
PassoverPassover |
CANCELED: Caf...CANCELED: Café NiteExplore several learning options with MesorahDC, including Hebrew lessons, bar and bat mitzvah training, and basic or intermediate study sessions. Arianna Huffi...Arianna HuffingtonIn The Sleep Revolution: Transforming Your Life, One Night at a Time, The Huffington Post co-founder and editor-in-chief delves into the role that sleep plays–and how we can harness its power to improve every aspect of our lives, from our health and happiness to our job performance and relationships. |
CANCELED: Foo...CANCELED: Food for ThoughtEach week over lunch, this class will explore different Jewish teachings as they relate to modern life. Basically JewishBasically JewishRabbi Erin Glazer leads an experiential introduction to Judaism course designed for those looking to reconnect with Judaism, as well as non-Jews looking to discover. |
Andrew SolomonAndrew SolomonFrom the recipient of The National Book Award comes Far and Away, a collection of essays about places undergoing seismic shifts—political, cultural and spiritual—spanning seven continents and 25 years. |
Lay-led ShabbatLay-led ShabbatBring in Shabbat at Sixth & I with a lay-led service in our sanctuary. Enjoy kosher for Passover appetizers and cocktails before the 7:15 pm service. |