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Men’s Support Group
Funger HallFirst Wednesday of the Month at 7pm – Participants will support each other navigating life stages drawing upon an established men’s group model. The group generally meets the first Wednesday of each month. Interested in receiving updates on Brotherhood activities? Email us here.
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2nd floor Gan ClassroomsPlease join our burgeoning Or HaLev sitting group in DC for an hour of chanting, silent practice and teaching most Tuesday nights this winter and spring from 7-8pm. We begin and end with a chant, offer about 10-15 minutes of teaching related to where we find ourselves in Jewish spiritual time and allow for a […]
Intro to Judaism 2.0
Biran Beit MidrashMeet a Palestinian-American Member of Adas
Biran Beit MidrashMeet a Palestinian-American Member of AdasHear about lessons learned from a Jewish-American and Palestinian-American marriage. Sunday, March 15, 10am - 11am, Post Morning Minyan, Biran Beit MidrashJoin Adas members Helen Qubain and Harry Matz for a meaningful and intimate conversation about Helen’s story as a Palestinian American, and Helen and Harry’s story of how they […]
Fear No Pharaoh: American Jews & the Civil War
VirtualIn 1860, there were 150,000 Jews living in the United States. How did this small minority, mostly recent immigrants, react to the fierce national debate over slavery? During his virtual visit, Richard Kreitner, author of Fear No Pharaoh: American Jews, the Civil War, and the Fight to End Slavery, will introduce noteworthy Jewish individuals who opposed slavery, defended […]
Weekday Sisterhood Torah!
VirtualMonthly on Tuesdays at 11:00am- Sisterhood's Weekday Torah:2025: October 28, November 18, December 16 2026: January 13, February 24, March 17, April 21, May 19, June 16 Weekday Torah with Sisterhood is an engaging approach to traditional text study that offersparticipants the opportunity to study and discuss challenging texts and ideas. Students of all levels and […]
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2nd floor Gan ClassroomsPlease join our burgeoning Or HaLev sitting group in DC for an hour of chanting, silent practice and teaching most Tuesday nights this winter and spring from 7-8pm. We begin and end with a chant, offer about 10-15 minutes of teaching related to where we find ourselves in Jewish spiritual time and allow for a […]
Dare to Imagine a Free Iran. It’s Time.
Biran Beit MidrashTens of thousands have been killed by the regime's security forces. And still, the Iranian people march.Not because they are reckless, but because they are resolute. They march because liberty is not an abstract idea to them. It is the very air they breathe.Why have leftists and feminists, who once stood far from even the […]
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2nd floor Gan ClassroomsPlease join our burgeoning Or HaLev sitting group in DC for an hour of chanting, silent practice and teaching most Tuesday nights this winter and spring from 7-8pm. We begin and end with a chant, offer about 10-15 minutes of teaching related to where we find ourselves in Jewish spiritual time and allow for a […]
Jewish Perspectives on Genetic Selection in Assisted Reproduction
Biran Beit MidrashOn March 25 at 7:30 PM, the Reproductive Justice Team and the Inclusion Task Force will co-host an evening of learning and discussion about genetic selection in assisted reproduction. Drawing on Jewish texts as well as bioethics and disability justice frameworks, we will explore how emerging reproductive technologies shape the choices parents can make - […]
MakomDC: The Necessity of Narrative in Halakhic Decision Making with Rabbi Aaron Alexander – Passover Test Case: When Matzah Harms
Biran Beit MidrashThe Necessity of Narrative in Halakhic Decision MakingShabbat afternoons Dec 6th, Feb 14th, March 28thIf a Jewish Legal (halakhic) decision is made in the forest with nobody present, did it actually happen? Maybe. The reality is that written law–case-law (responsa) and codes–significantly depend on the very human stories that animates both the unique questions, and […]
Primer for the 2026 Israeli Elections – Mechanisms and Procedures of the Israeli Electoral System with Natan Guttman
Biran Beit MidrashPRIMER FOR THE 2026 ISRAELI ELECTIONS - MECHANISMS AND PROCEDURES OF THE ISRAELI ELECTORAL SYSTEM WITH NATAN GUTTMAN - EMINENT ISRAELI REPORTER BASED IN DCNatan Guttman has been reporting from Washington, DC for the past two decades. Since 2007 he has been the US correspondent for Israel Public Broadcasting Corporation - KAN 11. Natan was Haaretz's […]
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2nd floor Gan ClassroomsYom HaShoah/GOR program
Smith SanctuaryMen’s Support Group
Funger HallSiach: Exploring Big Jewish Questions
Youth LoungeWeekday Sisterhood Torah!
VirtualWC Meditation
2nd floor Gan ClassroomsMakomDC: Repetition, Remixed” – Narrative Sequels in Tanakh
Biran Beit MidrashWC Meditation
2nd floor Gan ClassroomsPlease join our burgeoning Or HaLev sitting group in DC for an hour of chanting, silent practice and teaching most Tuesday nights this winter and spring from 7-8pm. We begin and end with a chant, offer about 10-15 minutes of teaching related to where we find ourselves in Jewish spiritual time and allow for a […]