Biran Beit Midrash
Kabbalat Shabbat Services
Biran Beit MidrashCommunity Kabbalat ShabbatThe tone of this service is traditional, passionate, joyful, and spiritual. We will join together in rousing traditional melodies, along with moments of depth and quiet contemplation. Our rabbis and other community members will share short divrei Torah (words of Torah). You will leave the service feeling renewed and in time to enjoy […]
Morning Minyan and Siyyum Lecture
Biran Beit MidrashJoin 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 Pages
Evening Minyan
Biran Beit MidrashJoin In-Person on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and via Zoom every day (Sunday-Thursday).Siddur Pages: Mincha, Maariv
Talmud Study: From Cover to Cover
Biran Beit MidrashFrom 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 […]
Post Minyan Learning
Biran Beit Midrash
Morning Minyan
Biran Beit MidrashJoin 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 Pages
Evening Minyan
Biran Beit MidrashJoin In-Person on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and via Zoom every day (Sunday-Thursday).Siddur Pages: Mincha, Maariv
Morning Minyan
Biran Beit MidrashJoin 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 Pages
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 […]
Morning Minyan
Biran Beit MidrashJoin 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 Pages
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 […]
Boker Or
Biran Beit MidrashThe 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.
Kabbalat Shabbat Services
Biran Beit MidrashCommunity Kabbalat ShabbatThe tone of this service is traditional, passionate, joyful, and spiritual. We will join together in rousing traditional melodies, along with moments of depth and quiet contemplation. Our rabbis and other community members will share short divrei Torah (words of Torah). You will leave the service feeling renewed and in time to enjoy […]
Morning Minyan
Biran Beit MidrashJoin 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 Pages
Evening Minyan
Biran Beit MidrashJoin In-Person on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and via Zoom every day (Sunday-Thursday).Siddur Pages: Mincha, Maariv
Morning Minyan
Biran Beit MidrashJoin 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 Pages
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 - […]
Evening Minyan
Biran Beit MidrashJoin In-Person on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and via Zoom every day (Sunday-Thursday).Siddur Pages: Mincha, Maariv
Morning Minyan
Biran Beit MidrashJoin 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 Pages