Events for July, 2016
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Running ClubRunning ClubLace up your sneakers and hit the streets for a fun run around town followed by a meal at a local eatery. |
A User’s Guid...A User’s Guide to the AmidahHow can the Amidah help us open our hearts to internal reflection and outward devotion? Explore this series of blessings, learn some of the choreography, and delve into the language, structure, and history of what the ancient rabbis call “HaTefillah” (the prayer) with Rabbi Shira. |
Trivia Under ...Trivia Under the StarsFuel your brainpower with fresh air at our thought-provoking summer series. Enjoy the same trivia format you know and love outdoors at one of the nation’s best food halls. Planning to attend all three events? Save with our bundle package. |
6th Street Mi...6th Street MinyanA laid-back Friday night service led by lay-leader Rachel Braden, plus a sermon by our very own Rabbi Suzy. Hang out after services for a small oneg with snacks, challah, and wine. Welcome Rabbi Suzy on her first day on the job! |
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Lion BabeLion BabeThe New York-based duo is made up of singer/songwriter and performance artist Jillian Hervey and instrumentalist and producer Lucas Goodman. The duo constantly embrace polarity, mixing and matching sounds and visuals to create something new and unique. |
Good Soul Sha...Good Soul ShabbatRabbi Shira joins the Good Soul team in honor of Yael and Rabbi Scott’s upcoming wedding. All are invited. Come sing, dance, and pray with the bride and groom. Service will be followed by a light kiddush. |
Shabbat Morni...Shabbat Morning ServicesCelebrate with Rabbi Scott and Yael as they’re called to the Torah on the Shabbat before their wedding. Shabbat morning services will be filled with singing and will include Torah reading. Service will be followed by a light kiddush. |
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Basically JewishBasically JewishRabbi Suzy leads an experiential introduction to Judaism course designed for those looking to reconnect with Judaism, as well as non-Jews looking to discover. This five-week course allows students to develop a deeper connection with the Jewish faith through a digestible, experiential introduction to Jewish traditions, customs, and rituals. |
6th Street Mi...6th Street MinyanA laid-back Friday night service led by Rabbi Suzy and Chazzan David Goldstein, followed by a small oneg with snacks, challah, and wine. |
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Take on the T...Take on the TalmudStudy Talmud with Rabbi Scott. Over two nights, dive into this famously rich, famously difficult magnum opus of Jewish ethical and spiritual thought. Learning will be collaborative with plenty of guidance, support, and explanation. |
Serve Others ...Serve Others with Sixth & IServe breakfast at So Others Might Eat (SOME), an organization that works to end chronic homelessness in DC. |
This IS What ...This IS What a Jew Looks LikeWhether you were born Jewish or converted to Judaism at any point along your life’s journey, if you are a racially or ethnically diverse Jew, you are welcome here. This month, we’ll work on telling our Jewish journey story with political speechwriter Sarah Hurwitz. Lean Right: A...Lean Right: A Conservative Collective
This event is a part of our Collectives program. Collectives are lay-led groups for Jews in their 20s and 30s that meet monthly to discuss shared interests surrounding a given topic. Watch More +
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Downtown ShabbatDowntown ShabbatA Carlebach-inspired service led by Chazzan Larry Paul and musician Robyn Helzner, followed by dinner and Shabbat singing. |
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Trivia Under ...Trivia Under the StarsFuel your brainpower with fresh air at our thought-provoking summer series. Enjoy the same trivia format you know and love outdoors at one of the nation’s best food halls. Benjamin Clem...Benjamin ClementineThe Mercury Prize-winning poet and musician brings relentless piano and haunting lyricism to downtown DC with songs from his debut EP, Cornerstone. |
Jerusalem Sha...Jerusalem ShabbatRabbi Scott leads a service with counselors and participants from Kids4Peace International in which residents of Jerusalem share their narratives of everyday and not-so-everyday life in one of the world’s holiest and most controversial places. |
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CANCELED: Six...CANCELED: Sixth & I Goes to the MoviesWe’re heading to the Carnegie Library for an outdoor screening of Back to the Future. Meet outside Sixth & I at 6:30 pm and we will walk over to Carnegie as a group. For those arriving later, look out for the Sixth & I sign. Movie snacks provided. Jonathan FranzenJonathan FranzenIn remarkable works of fiction such as The Corrections and Freedom, Jonathan Franzen has become one of today’s defining literary voices. His fifth novel, Purity, now in paperback and soon to be a Showtime series, showcases his abiding concern with family as well as his signature dual focus on large issues—nuclear weapons, mass surveillance—and personal concerns. |
6th Street Mi...6th Street MinyanA laid-back Friday night service followed by a small oneg with snacks, challah, and wine. |