Events for May, 2016
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Bob BoilenBob BoilenFrom the host and creator of NPR’s All Songs Considered and Tiny Desk Concerts comes |
CANCELED: Foo...CANCELED: Food for ThoughtEach week over lunch, this class will explore different Jewish teachings as they relate to modern life. Don DeLilloDon DeLilloAn ode to language and humanity, and a meditation on death and an embrace of life, Zero K contains DeLillo’s signature observations and sentences, his wry comedy, and his true love of language. |
Erev Yom HaShoahErev Yom HaShoahRunning ClubRunning 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. FiveThirtyEig...FiveThirtyEight Elections PodcastThe FiveThirtyEight team covers the 2016 presidential election, tracking the issues and “game-changers” every week. Through special reports, quick reaction and honest, credible data, the FiveThirtyEight team of Nate Silver, Jody Avirgan, Harry Enten, and Clare Malone report on the latest election news. |
Yom HaShoahYom HaShoahChris AndersonChris AndersonIn TED Talks: The Official TED Guide to Public Speaking, the curator of TED shares how carefully crafted short talks can be the key to unlocking empathy, stirring excitement, and sharing knowledge. |
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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Born Survivor...Born Survivors: A Holocaust Remembrance Day CelebrationThree mothers and their newborn babies survive the Holocaust. Seventy years later, Author Wendy Holden captured the mothers’ stories in Born Survivors. Holden and all three of the children will be here to share how their mothers defied the Nazis in order to give them life. |
Distant CousinsDistant CousinsThe Los Angeles-based band brings their vibrant folk-pop sound to our Downstairs stage. |
Erev Yom HaZi...Erev Yom HaZikaronAngela DuckworthAngela DuckworthIn Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance, MacArthur “genius grant” recipient Angela Duckworth shares new insights from her decades of research on grit and explains why talent is hardly a guarantor of success. 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. |
Yom HaZikaronYom HaZikaronTrivia NightTrivia NightFrom 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. The Jew-ish C...The Jew-ish Collective: Living Out Jewish ValuesTake part in a discussion revolving around Jewish moral and ethical questions in connection to how we struggle (and we all do) with everyday issues. Discussion will use selected text as a jumping-off point for conversation. |
Irene PollinIrene PollinIn Irene and Abe: An Unexpected Life, Irene Pollin details her life’s journey with her husband, from the time they fell in love as teenagers through their experience bringing NBA basketball and NHL hockey to the Nation’s Capital, and ultimately, to Mr. Pollin’s passing in 2009. |
CANCELED: Sha...CANCELED: 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 Shabbat
6:30 pm – Cocktail Hour 7:15 pm – Service 8:15 pm – Dinner Musical and interactive service with Rabbi Shira and musicians Aaron Shneyer and Rich Recht. Enjoy appetizers and More +
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Adult B’...Adult B’nai MitzvahCelebrate the graduates of our Adult B’nai Mitzvah class as they lead Shabbat services and become B’nai Mitzvah. The whole community is invited to join these accomplished students as they culminate a year of study and spiritual grown. Followed by kiddush lunch. |
POSTPONED: Mo...POSTPONED: Modern FamiliesWhat do Jewish texts teach us about values, anxieties, and hope as we push new frontiers in reproductive technology and family structures? Rabbi Aviva Richman and Rabbi Shira lead an afternoon of learning, discussion, and reflection. This IS What ...This IS What a Jew Looks LikeThis collective is a safe space for Jews of color to come together to study, explore new ideas, and build community. SafamSafamThe Boston based six-man band has dominated Jewish music in America with their Jewish-American Sound since 1974. Often copied, never duplicated, they are originals. Songs like Leaving Mother Russia, Amnesty, Just Another Foreigner, Moranno and Nachamu Ami by group composers Joel Sussman and Robbie Solomon have become classics and have kept Safam at the forefront of the Jewish music scene. |
Buzz AldrinBuzz AldrinHalf a century after walking on the moon, icon and astronaut Buzz Aldrin reflects on a lifetime of achievements and what he’s learned through it all in No Dream Is Too High: Life Lessons from a Man Who Walked on the Moon. |
Serve Others ...Serve Others with Sixth & IServe breakfast at So Others Might Eat (SOME), an organization that works to end chronic homelessness in DC. MobyMobyIn Porcelain, Moby recounts his path from suburban poverty and alienation to a life of beauty, squalor and unlikely success. |
Siddhartha Mu...Siddhartha MukherjeeIn The Gene, Mukherjee enumerates the realms transformed by the understanding of the gene: race and identity, sexuality, gender identity, sexual preference, illness, temperament, even free will. |
Camp Sixth &#...Camp Sixth & IPack your bags for the third annual Jewish summer camp-inspired weekend at the idyllic Pearlstone Retreat Center. Experience a spiritual Shabbat service, a Saturday night bonfire and Havdallah, and more of Sixth & I’s signature programs—all set against the backdrop of the great outdoors. 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. |
Camp Sixth &#...Camp Sixth & IPack your bags for the third annual Jewish summer camp-inspired weekend at the idyllic Pearlstone Retreat Center. Experience a spiritual Shabbat service, a Saturday night bonfire and Havdallah, and more of Sixth & I’s signature programs—all set against the backdrop of the great outdoors. 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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Camp Sixth &#...Camp Sixth & IPack your bags for the third annual Jewish summer camp-inspired weekend at the idyllic Pearlstone Retreat Center. Experience a spiritual Shabbat service, a Saturday night bonfire and Havdallah, and more of Sixth & I’s signature programs—all set against the backdrop of the great outdoors. |
Reagan, FX’s ...Reagan, FX’s The Americans, and the 1980sJacob Weisberg, chairman of The Slate Group and author of a new biography about Ronald Reagan, speaks with his brother Joe, a former CIA agent and the creator of FX’s hit series The Americans about how ’80s politics and culture shaped our current landscape. |
Running ClubRunning 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. |
Faithfully Fe...Faithfully FeministContributors to the anthology Faithfully Feminist: Jewish, Christian, and Muslim Feminists on Why We Stay discuss how to navigate faith and feminism. |
Moira WeigelMoira WeigelIn Labor of Love: The Invention of Dating, Weigel follows the concept of dating to its origin in the late 19th century and guides us back to the present for a lively history of how Americans – women, men, gay, straight, black, and white – have approached the public and private activities of love and sex. Man’s A...Man’s Attempt at Thoughtfulness: FeelingsCombining spirituality, psychology, modern masculinity, and excellent bourbon, Rabbi Scott brings a group of men together to attempt some thoughtfulness about the new scientific advances in the area of “feelings.” |
Downtown Shab...Downtown Shabbat: Memorial Day EditionA Carlebach-inspired service led by Chazzan Larry Paul and musician Robyn Helzner, followed by dinner and Shabbat singing. During the service, the names of the more than 50 fallen heroes will be read in solemn remembrance and prayer. Enjoy appetizers and cocktails before the 6:45 pm service. |
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Cass SunsteinCass SunsteinThe World According to Star Wars is an original celebration of George Lucas’s masterpiece and an exploration of what we can learn from Star Wars: history, presidential politics, law, economics, fatherhood and culture. |
Maybe Baby?Maybe Baby?Susan Weidman Schneider, Editor in Chief of Lilith Magazine, leads an interactive discussion about choosing motherhood (or not) and how Jewish culture can influence the decision. |
Good Soul Sha...Good Soul ShabbatExperience deep spirituality in a thoughtful service led by Rabbi Scott, Aaron Shneyer and Michal Bilick. This service will also celebrate the Bat Mitzvah of Rabbi Shira’s daughter, Maayan. Service will be followed by a light kiddush. |