Week of Events
Morning Minyan
Morning Minyan
Join us in-person or on Zoom:Sundays and Federal Holidays at 9am, Zoom Link HereMondays-Fridays at 7:30am, Zoom Link HereClick Here For Shacharit PagesWinter Break Schedule:The Adas building will be open only for AM minyan on: Mon, Dec 22 – Fri, Dec 26, Sun, Dec 28, Thu, Jan 1, and Fri, Jan 2.PM minyan on Dec […]
Senior Lunch
Senior Lunch
Adas-Behrend Senior Fellowship is a program that provides seniors from the DC metro area a kosher lunch, social activities, and Friday Shabbat celebrations. Social activities include games (such as bingo, scrabble) group exercise classes, entertainment (musicians, sing-alongs, movies), field trips to Theater J and museums, art classes, etc.For a full calendar of events visit adasisrael.org/senior-fellowship […]
Social Action Knit Group
Social Action Knit Group
The Sisterhood Knit and Crochet Social Action group invites all who knit and crochet to join us in making hats and scarves for those in need in our community as well as baby hats for the layettes for the newest Adas members. The group meets the second Monday of each month from 1:00 to 2:30 […]
Evening Minyan
Evening Minyan
Join In-Person on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and via Zoom every day (Sunday-Thursday).Siddur Pages: Mincha, MaarivWinter Break Schedule:The Adas building will be open only for AM minyan on: Mon, Dec 22 – Fri, Dec 26, Sun, Dec 28, Thu, Jan 1, and Fri, Jan 2.PM minyan on Dec 22, 23, and 24, 25, 31 and Jan 1 will be […]
Morning Minyan
Morning Minyan
Join us in-person or on Zoom:Sundays and Federal Holidays at 9am, Zoom Link HereMondays-Fridays at 7:30am, Zoom Link HereClick Here For Shacharit PagesWinter Break Schedule:The Adas building will be open only for AM minyan on: Mon, Dec 22 – Fri, Dec 26, Sun, Dec 28, Thu, Jan 1, and Fri, Jan 2.PM minyan on Dec […]
Senior Lunch
Senior Lunch
Adas-Behrend Senior Fellowship is a program that provides seniors from the DC metro area a kosher lunch, social activities, and Friday Shabbat celebrations. Social activities include games (such as bingo, scrabble) group exercise classes, entertainment (musicians, sing-alongs, movies), field trips to Theater J and museums, art classes, etc.For a full calendar of events visit adasisrael.org/senior-fellowship […]
Morning Awakening
Morning Awakening
Click Here to Join the Zoom sessionShacharit (Morning Minyan) Siddur pages: click here to viewJoin Rabbi Holtzblatt for an uplifting dose of mindful prayer and song as we start the day together. Gather over Zoom at 9:45am to center ourselves with selections from the daily morning tefillot (prayers). We will ground ourselves together with the experience of our own lives and […]
Talmud Study: From Cover to Cover
Talmud Study: From Cover to Cover
From Cover to CoverExploring a Tractate of Talmud in its’ original is a deep dive into some of our tradition’s most important legal and narrative ponderings. Participants will engage with the daf (page) through traditional commentaries and guided discussion, building both skills and confidence in navigating the Talmudic page. The class is designed for those […]
Evening Minyan
Evening Minyan
Join In-Person on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and via Zoom every day (Sunday-Thursday).Siddur Pages: Mincha, MaarivWinter Break Schedule:The Adas building will be open only for AM minyan on: Mon, Dec 22 – Fri, Dec 26, Sun, Dec 28, Thu, Jan 1, and Fri, Jan 2.PM minyan on Dec 22, 23, and 24, 25, 31 and Jan 1 will be […]
MakomDC: Revealed and Retold: The Narrative Heart of Judaism
MakomDC: Revealed and Retold: The Narrative Heart of Judaism
“Revealed and Retold: The Narrative Heart of Judaism”Tuesday Evenings: December 2nd and 9th, January 6th, 13th and 20th* 6:30 pm Snacks, Drinks and Schmoozing 7:00 pm LearningA five part series wherein we will explore the storytelling soul of Jewish tradition through the lens of A Heavenly Torah by Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel. Together we’ll delve […]
Morning Minyan
Morning Minyan
Join us in-person or on Zoom:Sundays and Federal Holidays at 9am, Zoom Link HereMondays-Fridays at 7:30am, Zoom Link HereClick Here For Shacharit PagesWinter Break Schedule:The Adas building will be open only for AM minyan on: Mon, Dec 22 – Fri, Dec 26, Sun, Dec 28, Thu, Jan 1, and Fri, Jan 2.PM minyan on Dec […]
Senior Lunch
Senior Lunch
Adas-Behrend Senior Fellowship is a program that provides seniors from the DC metro area a kosher lunch, social activities, and Friday Shabbat celebrations. Social activities include games (such as bingo, scrabble) group exercise classes, entertainment (musicians, sing-alongs, movies), field trips to Theater J and museums, art classes, etc.For a full calendar of events visit adasisrael.org/senior-fellowship […]
Evening Minyan
Evening Minyan
Join In-Person on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and via Zoom every day (Sunday-Thursday).Siddur Pages: Mincha, MaarivWinter Break Schedule:The Adas building will be open only for AM minyan on: Mon, Dec 22 – Fri, Dec 26, Sun, Dec 28, Thu, Jan 1, and Fri, Jan 2.PM minyan on Dec 22, 23, and 24, 25, 31 and Jan 1 will be […]
Hesed Cooking
Trump’s Gaza Plan: Can it Lead to Arab-Israeli Peace?
Trump’s Gaza Plan: Can it Lead to Arab-Israeli Peace?
Phase one of the Gaza plan seems to be holding. But the real test of the initiative’s success is yet to come. Can the US overcome the security, governance, and reconstruction challenges let alone build on ending the war in Gaza to address the broader issue of Israel-Palestinian and regional peace? Join Aaron David Miller […]
Intro to Judaism 2025-26
Morning Minyan
Morning Minyan
Join us in-person or on Zoom:Sundays and Federal Holidays at 9am, Zoom Link HereMondays-Fridays at 7:30am, Zoom Link HereClick Here For Shacharit PagesWinter Break Schedule:The Adas building will be open only for AM minyan on: Mon, Dec 22 – Fri, Dec 26, Sun, Dec 28, Thu, Jan 1, and Fri, Jan 2.PM minyan on Dec […]
Shir A Song with Ms Ellie
Senior Lunch
Senior Lunch
Adas-Behrend Senior Fellowship is a program that provides seniors from the DC metro area a kosher lunch, social activities, and Friday Shabbat celebrations. Social activities include games (such as bingo, scrabble) group exercise classes, entertainment (musicians, sing-alongs, movies), field trips to Theater J and museums, art classes, etc.For a full calendar of events visit adasisrael.org/senior-fellowship […]
Evening Minyan
Evening Minyan
Join In-Person on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and via Zoom every day (Sunday-Thursday).Siddur Pages: Mincha, MaarivWinter Break Schedule:The Adas building will be open only for AM minyan on: Mon, Dec 22 – Fri, Dec 26, Sun, Dec 28, Thu, Jan 1, and Fri, Jan 2.PM minyan on Dec 22, 23, and 24, 25, 31 and Jan 1 will be […]
Morning Minyan
Morning Minyan
Join us in-person or on Zoom:Sundays and Federal Holidays at 9am, Zoom Link HereMondays-Fridays at 7:30am, Zoom Link HereClick Here For Shacharit PagesWinter Break Schedule:The Adas building will be open only for AM minyan on: Mon, Dec 22 – Fri, Dec 26, Sun, Dec 28, Thu, Jan 1, and Fri, Jan 2.PM minyan on Dec […]
Senior Lunch
Senior Lunch
Adas-Behrend Senior Fellowship is a program that provides seniors from the DC metro area a kosher lunch, social activities, and Friday Shabbat celebrations. Social activities include games (such as bingo, scrabble) group exercise classes, entertainment (musicians, sing-alongs, movies), field trips to Theater J and museums, art classes, etc.For a full calendar of events visit adasisrael.org/senior-fellowship […]
Friday Morning Parsha
Friday Morning Parsha
Click Here to Join the ClassJoin us for an exclusive in-depth look at the Torah portion. On alternating Fridays Rabbi Holtzblatt will explore the parsha through the lens of Hassidut and mysticism, Rabbi Alexander will use the Talmud as the prism for the weekly reading, and Rabbi Krinsky will teach the hidden recesses of the Parsha’s passages and discover its […]
WC: Yoga & Meditation with Tobie Whitman
Families With Young Children Shabbat Service & Dinner
Families With Young Children Shabbat Service & Dinner
Our monthly Shabbat dinners for families with young children are back! Join us for services at 5pm, followed by dinner. Geared towards ages 0-7. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Please register, if your family plans to stay for dinner following services!Register
Families With Young Children Shabbat Service & Dinner
Families With Young Children Shabbat Service & Dinner
Our monthly Shabbat dinners for families with young children are back! Join us for services at 5pm, followed by dinner. Geared towards ages 0-7. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Please register, if your family plans to stay for dinner following services!Register
Intro to Judaism Shabbaton Happy Hour and Dinner
Community Happy Hour
YP Happy Hour
Families With Young Children Shabbat Service & Dinner
Families With Young Children Shabbat Service & Dinner
Our monthly Shabbat dinners for families with young children are back! Join us for services at 5pm, followed by dinner. Geared towards ages 0-7. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Please register, if your family plans to stay for dinner following services!Register
Shabbat Friday Night Musical Services
Boker Or
Boker Or
The Boker Or Torah study group meets Saturday mornings at 8:30 a.m. with the weekly portion as its focus. Join our clergy and community in person each week for an engaging, text-based conversation on the week's parsha, before Shabbat services.
Shabbat Smith Service
Shabbat Smith Service
Click Here To LivestreamLed by our inspiring Rabbis and Cantor, this service includes a D'var Torah and sermon and often includes participation by members and B'nai Mitzvah.Shabbat Service Links:Siddur Lev Shalem: Kabbalat Shabbat | Click Here to DownloadSiddur Lev Shalem: Shabbat Morning | Click Here to Download
TEM Shabbat Services
TEM Shabbat Services
The Traditional Egalitarian Minyan (TEM) is a warm, spirited service, committed to participatory worship. It meets in the Gewirz Beit Am every Shabbat morning and on some holidays at 9:30 a.m. Led by volunteers with the occasional assistance of Adas clergy, the TEM service offers a full P’sukei D’Zimrah (introductory Psalms), Shacharit, Torah service (starting […]
Tot Shabbat (0 – 7 Years Old)
Tot Shabbat (0 – 7 Years Old)
Join us every week for singing, stories, and snacks! Geared toward children ages 0-7 years old and their families. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Pre-registration is not required.
Youth Havurah (8-13 years old)
Youth Havurah (8-13 years old)
Join us on Saturdays at 11:00am in the Adas Library for youth-centered Shabbat services, led by Rabbi Andy Weissfeld. Geared toward 3rd-7th graders to learn the Shabbat morning prayers; children in 2nd grade and below are welcome to attend but must be accompanied by an adult. No pre-registration required: All are welcome, even if not […]
Intro to Judaism Shabbaton Kiddush
Congregational Kiddush
MakomDC: Mendelson Family Scholar Series- Dr. Marjorie Lehman and Dr. Mira Wasserman
MakomDC: Mendelson Family Scholar Series- Dr. Marjorie Lehman and Dr. Mira Wasserman
Dr. Marjorie Lehman and Dr. Mira Wasserman"Stories of Slaves in Rabbinic Households: Daru, Tavi, and Rebi’s Slavewoman"Shabbat, December 13th 1 pmWe live with the legacy of a foundational story about our freedom from Egyptian slavery. It informs our rituals, our liturgy, and structures our past. And yet, slaves were a regular part of life for […]
Shabbat Mincha Service
Shabbat Mincha Service
Join us for a Saturday afternoon of prayer and Torah. The content of the mincha prayers reflects the essential goal of menucha (rest) on the Sabbath day.
YP Havdalah & Hot Chocolate
Morning Minyan
Morning Minyan
Join us in-person or on Zoom:Sundays and Federal Holidays at 9am, Zoom Link HereMondays-Fridays at 7:30am, Zoom Link HereClick Here For Shacharit PagesWinter Break Schedule:The Adas building will be open only for AM minyan on: Mon, Dec 22 – Fri, Dec 26, Sun, Dec 28, Thu, Jan 1, and Fri, Jan 2.PM minyan on Dec […]
Dan Kaufman Memorial Latke Party
Dan Kaufman Memorial Latke Party
Dan Kaufman Memorial Latke Party
Dan Kaufman Memorial Latke Party
Six13 Hannukah Concert
Six13 Hannukah Concert
Celebrate Hanukkah at Adas Israel with Six13, the award-winning Jewish a cappella sensation. Join us for a morning of soaring harmonies, joyful energy, and Hanukkah spirit for all ages.Juxtaposing the traditional and the contemporary, Six13 is anchored by a strong Jewish identity, fueled by soulful harmonies, intricate arrangements and their signature dynamic, full-band-like sound, and driven […]
Middle School Hanukkah Party
Middle School Hanukkah Party
Evening Minyan
Evening Minyan
Join In-Person on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and via Zoom every day (Sunday-Thursday).Siddur Pages: Mincha, MaarivWinter Break Schedule:The Adas building will be open only for AM minyan on: Mon, Dec 22 – Fri, Dec 26, Sun, Dec 28, Thu, Jan 1, and Fri, Jan 2.PM minyan on Dec 22, 23, and 24, 25, 31 and Jan 1 will be […]