7:00 pm - 9:00 pm First Meeting of Tuesday / Thursday Community Circle with IfNotNow May 12 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm First Meeting of Tuesday / Thursday Community Circle with IfNotNow IfNotNow is excited to invite you to participate in our Community Circles Program. What are Community Circles? In a painful...
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm May Happy Hour with NJB+ May 13 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm May Happy Hour with NJB+ Join us for our May happy hour for the LGBTQ+ Jewish community.Accommodations: NoneOrganization: NJB+Livestream or Virtual: No, it's not
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm Torah on Tap with Kesher Israel and DMV Moishe Houses May 14 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm Torah on Tap with Kesher Israel and DMV Moishe Houses Join Kesher Israel, and Moishe Houses Columbia Heights and Arlington this month for a Happy Hour at Sudhouse! This is...
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Voices From the Ground: Discussion With Next Generation Changemakers w/ IPF Atid May 14 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Voices From the Ground: Discussion With Next Generation Changemakers w/ IPF Atid Arab/Palestinian citizens, one-fifth of Israel’s population, navigate complex identities and realities under normal circumstances. During a time in which war,...
7:30 pm - 10:00 pm Screening of MY FRIEND SAM and Q&A with Regina Spektor with JxJ May 14 @ 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm Screening of MY FRIEND SAM and Q&A with Regina Spektor with JxJ Join us for a screening of MY FRIEND SAM from director Daniel Ryan, followed by a Q&A with Regina Spektor,...
6:45 pm - 9:15 pm Egalitarian Services and Vegetarian Potluck with Tikkun Leil Shabbat May 15 @ 6:45 pm - 9:15 pm Egalitarian Services and Vegetarian Potluck with Tikkun Leil Shabbat Please join Tikkun Leil Shabbat (TLS) to welcome Shabbat! Come to recharge and find warmth and comfort in community. If...
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Friday Night Services with Rabbi Aaron with Sixth & I May 15 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Friday Night Services with Rabbi Aaron with Sixth & I 6:00 pm – Happy Hour* 7:00 pm – Service This service is: Inclusive and contemporary with familiar Shabbat elements It’s...
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm Shabbat Circle – Celebration 250! with Mesorah DC May 15 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm Shabbat Circle – Celebration 250! with Mesorah DC Join us for a warm circle/shabbat dinner celebrating USA 250!Accommodations: NoneOrganization: Mesorah DCLivestream or Virtual: No, it's not
9:00 pm - 11:00 pm Adin’s Quarter Century Party with Moishe House Columbia Heights May 16 @ 9:00 pm - 11:00 pm Adin’s Quarter Century Party with Moishe House Columbia Heights Although I have youthful radiance and shine, I am turning 25. 😱A milestone indeeed. Join me to celebrate marking 25...
10:00 am - 12:00 pm Jewish-American Heritage Month Tour with Off the Mall Tours May 17 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Jewish-American Heritage Month Tour with Off the Mall Tours May is Jewish-American Heritage Month! Join Off the Mall tour guide Ami Greener on a walk about notable Jewish contributions...
10:00 am - 12:00 pm Sunday Run with Nice Jewish Runners DC May 17 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Sunday Run with Nice Jewish Runners DC Our group meets most Sundays near Dupont Circle for a 3-mile social run, followed by a meet-up for coffee. All...
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm Jewish Reckoning with Power: Day of Learning with Halachic Left DC May 17 @ 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm Jewish Reckoning with Power: Day of Learning with Halachic Left DC Please join Halachic Left's DC day of learning on Sunday, May 17. The day of learning will take place from...
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm Festival Concert – The Maccabeats with JxJ May 17 @ 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm Festival Concert – The Maccabeats with JxJ A cappella phenomena! Though the Maccabeats aren’t your grandfather’s synagogue choir, their ideology and identity play an important part in...
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm Celebrating Songs of Social Consciousness with Lox & Vodka and DC Public Library May 17 @ 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm Celebrating Songs of Social Consciousness with Lox & Vodka and DC Public Library Explore the history behind iconic songs that fueled movements for civil rights, peace and equality. From folk anthems to protest...
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm Shavuot Ice Cream and Drinks with Jews of Color Young Professionals with EDCJCC May 17 @ 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm Shavuot Ice Cream and Drinks with Jews of Color Young Professionals with EDCJCC Rosh Chodesh Sivan marks the beginning of the Hebrew month of Sivan – a month of revelation and receiving the... Free
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Community Happy Hour with IPF Atid May 18 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Community Happy Hour with IPF Atid Join IPF Atid D.C. for an evening of complimentary drinks, conversation, and community. Connect with IPF Atid Steering Committee members...
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm Cafe Nite on the Roof! with Mesorah DC May 18 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm Cafe Nite on the Roof! with Mesorah DC An unforgettable night under the stars! Cost Range: $5 - $10Accommodations: NoneOrganization: Mesorah DCLivestream or Virtual: No, it's not
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm First Meeting of Monday Community Circle with IfNotNow May 18 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm First Meeting of Monday Community Circle with IfNotNow IfNotNow is excited to invite you to participate in our Community Circles Program. What are Community Circles? In a painful...
6:00 pm - 10:00 pm Centennial Gala with the EDCJCC May 19 @ 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm Centennial Gala with the EDCJCC The Edlavitch DCJCC Centennial Gala is the JCC's annual signature event celebrating the Center’s impact on Jewish life in Washington,... $180
6:45 pm - 9:00 pm Jewish Community Day with the Washington Nationals May 19 @ 6:45 pm - 9:00 pm Jewish Community Day with the Washington Nationals The Nationals and The Jewish Federation of Greater Washington invite members of local Jewish organizations, synagogues, and all of Jewish... $46
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Dupont Maker Space with the EDCJCC May 19 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Dupont Maker Space with the EDCJCC Come together in creative community for a unique maker space at the EDCJCC. Supplies ranging from watercolors, mod podge, high-quality... $10
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Downtown Beit Midrash with Hadar DC and DC Minyan May 20 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Downtown Beit Midrash with Hadar DC and DC Minyan On Sukkot, Purim, Pesah, Shavuot and Tisha b'Av, we read special megillot connected to the themes of the holiday. In...
10:00 am - 5:00 pm A Day for Reflection and Remembrance with the Capital Jewish Museum May 21 @ 10:00 am - 5:00 pm A Day for Reflection and Remembrance with the Capital Jewish Museum The Museum will be open to the public for reflection and remembrance. Visitors can see a small display in honor...
5:00 pm - 6:30 pm Young Professionals Shavuot Dinner with Adas Israel Congregation May 21 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm Young Professionals Shavuot Dinner with Adas Israel Congregation Kick off Shavuot with Adas YPs over dinner and learning. We’ll gather for good food (pay your own way-style) and...
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm Shavuot Ice Cream Social with Hill Havurah May 21 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm Shavuot Ice Cream Social with Hill Havurah Join us for an Shavuot celebration on Thursday, May 21 from 5:30–7:00 pm. Enjoy bagels, light dinner fare, and an...
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm Erev Shavuot Service with Dairy Oneg with Temple Micah May 21 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm Erev Shavuot Service with Dairy Oneg with Temple Micah Join us on Thursday, May 21 for a dairy oneg featuring cheesecake bites at 6 p.m., followed by our Erev...
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Sips and Shavuot: Religion, Mental Health, and Healing with Abrahamic House May 21 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Sips and Shavuot: Religion, Mental Health, and Healing with Abrahamic House Shavuot, a Jewish holiday celebrated seven weeks after Passover, commemorates the moment the Israelites stood at the base of Mount...
7:30 pm - 10:30 pm Sinai Slam: An Alternative Shavuot Experience with Sixth & I May 21 @ 7:30 pm - 10:30 pm Sinai Slam: An Alternative Shavuot Experience with Sixth & I During our take on the holiday of Shavuot, hear candid, autobiographical stories from Sixth & I’ers exploring themes of anticipation,...
10:30 am - 12:00 pm Shavuot Festival Service and Yizkor with Washington Hebrew Congregation May 22 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Shavuot Festival Service and Yizkor with Washington Hebrew Congregation Our religion provides us with many opportunities to remember and honor those who are no longer with us. Traditionally, those...
6:30 pm - 7:00 pm Yizkor with Chabad East DC May 22 @ 6:30 pm - 7:00 pm Yizkor with Chabad East DC A meaningful Yizkor service at 6:30 p.m., offering a quiet moment to remember and honor parents and loved ones who...
12:15 pm - 1:30 pm YP Kiddush with Adas Israel Congregation May 23 @ 12:15 pm - 1:30 pm YP Kiddush with Adas Israel Congregation Join your peers after services at a YP-dedicated table during kiddush. We’ll have some nice conversation with good company…and maybe...
12:30 pm - 3:00 pm Shavuot Second Day Lunch Mix and Match with Kesher Israel Congregation May 23 @ 12:30 pm - 3:00 pm Shavuot Second Day Lunch Mix and Match with Kesher Israel Congregation Sign up for Kesher's Shavuot Mix & Match lunch! Meet new people, eat food, and savor the last meal of...
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm Shavuot Seudah + Learning with Minyan Segulah and Tifereth Israel Congregation May 23 @ 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm Shavuot Seudah + Learning with Minyan Segulah and Tifereth Israel Congregation To usher out both Shabbat and the second day of Shavuot the evening of May 23, Segulah+TI are co-hosting a...
10:00 am - 12:00 pm Sunday Run with Nice Jewish Runners DC May 24 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Sunday Run with Nice Jewish Runners DC Our group meets most Sundays near Dupont Circle for a 3-mile social run, followed by a meet-up for coffee. All...
11:00 am - 2:00 pm Memorial Day Ride with DC Jews on Bikes May 25 @ 11:00 am - 2:00 pm Memorial Day Ride with DC Jews on Bikes DC Jews on Bikes is taking advantage of the empty streets of Memorial Day to own the streets. We'll start...
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm 1st Meeting of Basically Jewish with Sixth & I May 26 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm 1st Meeting of Basically Jewish with Sixth & I This five-week workshop meets Tuesdays, May 26 – June 23. Attending Shabbat on Friday, June 5 is a requirement of... $154
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Dinner + Learn: Religious Zionism’s Challenges and Challengers with DC Minyan May 26 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Dinner + Learn: Religious Zionism’s Challenges and Challengers with DC Minyan Please join us for a dinner-and-learn session on "Religious Zionism and its Challenges and Challengers” on Tuesday, May 26 at... $15
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Lunch and Learn: DC’s First Orthodox Rabbi with the Capital Jewish Museum May 27 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Lunch and Learn: DC’s First Orthodox Rabbi with the Capital Jewish Museum This lunch and learn will explore the life and thought of Rabbi Gedalia Silverstone (1871–1942), who served as the first...
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Upper 16th St. Community Beit Midrash with Hadar, Minyan Segulah, and Partners May 27 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Upper 16th St. Community Beit Midrash with Hadar, Minyan Segulah, and Partners On Sukkot, Purim, Pesach, Shavuot and Tisha b'Av, we read special megillot connected to the themes of the holiday. In...
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Dating, Desire, and the Divine: A Jewish Take on Sex with Sixth & I May 27 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Dating, Desire, and the Divine: A Jewish Take on Sex with Sixth & I Sex isn’t a topic we talk about in public very often, and even less is said about how it intersects...
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Natan Badalov: Chosen Fam with the DC Comedy Loft May 27 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Natan Badalov: Chosen Fam with the DC Comedy Loft Following the success of his first stand-up solo show Connect The Dots (New York Comedy Festival, Y’all Comedy Fest), Bukharian...
6:00 pm - 8:30 pm Singles Social For Dog Owners + Lovers & Their Pets with Stacy’s Social Circles May 28 @ 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm Singles Social For Dog Owners + Lovers & Their Pets with Stacy’s Social Circles Whether you come with your dog or just your love for them, expect good vibes, great new connections, and plenty...
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Capital J Mainstage: David Wallace-Wells with the EDCJCC May 28 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Capital J Mainstage: David Wallace-Wells with the EDCJCC Join author and New York Times essayist David Wallace-Wells for a fascinating discussion about being at the nexus of environmentalism...
7:00 pm - 8:15 pm Pause and Play: A Musical Friday Night with Sixth & I May 29 @ 7:00 pm - 8:15 pm Pause and Play: A Musical Friday Night with Sixth & I This experience is: Laid-back, intimate, heavy on music, and lighter on prayer It’s led by: Musician Aaron Shneyer You can...
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Aged Cheese: Belated Shavuot Shabbat with Moishe House Adams Morgan May 29 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Aged Cheese: Belated Shavuot Shabbat with Moishe House Adams Morgan Join Moishe House Adams Morgan to celebrate Shavuot a week late. In honor of the holiday, there will be aged...
9:00 am - 11:00 am Sunday Run with Nice Jewish Runners DC May 31 @ 9:00 am - 11:00 am Sunday Run with Nice Jewish Runners DC Our group meets most Sundays near Dupont Circle for a 3-mile social run, followed by a meet-up for coffee. All...
1:30 pm - 5:00 pm New Leadership Israel Bonds Day at the Ballpark with Israel Bonds May 31 @ 1:30 pm - 5:00 pm New Leadership Israel Bonds Day at the Ballpark with Israel Bonds Join Israel Bonds New Leadership group for the 14th Day at the Ballpark! 2 adjoining suites with kosher lunch $100...
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm 2026 Annual Gala with Hill Havurah May 31 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm 2026 Annual Gala with Hill Havurah Join us at the 2026 Hill Havurah Gala as we celebrate the Avodah (Service) and Ruach (Spirit) of the Hill...
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm Logan Circle Meeting with Jews United for Justice June 2 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm Logan Circle Meeting with Jews United for Justice Join our Neighborhood Action Teach-In! Learn about the history of Shaw and Logan Circle and find out how to support...
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Author Talk with Marlene Trestman, Labor Lawyer with the Capital Jewish Museum June 4 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Author Talk with Marlene Trestman, Labor Lawyer with the Capital Jewish Museum Before there was the Notorious RBG, there was the Audacious Bessie Margolin (b. 1909-d. 1996). Marlene Trestman, Margolin’s biographer, will...
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Zumba with Moishe House Columbia Heights June 4 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Zumba with Moishe House Columbia Heights Long day at work? Need to shake off the stress? Looking to be more active? Let's dance and move our...
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Gender in Judaism with Sixth & I June 4 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Gender in Judaism with Sixth & I For generations, most Jews saw gender within Jewish culture as black and white, male and female, with no place for...
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Beytenu Gathering: Rainbow Challah with Temple Micah June 4 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Beytenu Gathering: Rainbow Challah with Temple Micah Spend the night celebrating Jewish culinary traditions and values by marking Pride Month with the collective baking of rainbow challah....
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm Shabbat Dinner at Flor Coffee and Books with Oneg June 5 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm Shabbat Dinner at Flor Coffee and Books with Oneg We’re gathering again for Shabbat at Flor on June 5th. What made our first Shabbat so special was the mix...
6:30 pm - 10:00 pm Shabbat Trip to Paris! with Mesorah DC June 5 @ 6:30 pm - 10:00 pm Shabbat Trip to Paris! with Mesorah DC Join us for a Shabbat Dinner Paris Menu!Accommodations: NoneOrganization: Mesorah DCLivestream or Virtual: No, it's not
7:00 pm - 9:30 pm Pride Shabbat + Dinner with Rabbi Jenna with Sixth & I June 5 @ 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm Pride Shabbat + Dinner with Rabbi Jenna with Sixth & I 6:00 pm – Happy Hour* 7:00 pm – Service 8:15 pm – Dinner Rabbi Jenna and Rabbi Abby Stein, an...
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm First Fridays – Kabbalat Shabbat with Themed Dinner! with Chabad East DC June 5 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm First Fridays – Kabbalat Shabbat with Themed Dinner! with Chabad East DC Every First Friday of the Month. For Children: 5:30 pm - Shabbat program 6:00 pm - Shabbat Dinner For Adults:...
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm Social Justice Discussion: LGBTQ+ Rights with Washington Hebrew Congregation June 5 @ 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm Social Justice Discussion: LGBTQ+ Rights with Washington Hebrew Congregation There is an interesting social justice discussion after Shabbat@WHC services, the second Friday of each month. Room TBA at services....
12:30 pm - 2:30 pm Lunch + Learn Shabbat Potluck: Queer Torah with the Den Collective June 6 @ 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm Lunch + Learn Shabbat Potluck: Queer Torah with the Den Collective Join us for a Shabbat Lunch + Learn gathering where we will explore stories of beauty, intimacy, and connection within...
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm Heated Rivalry Havdalah with GLOE and the EDCJCC June 6 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm Heated Rivalry Havdalah with GLOE and the EDCJCC Kick of Pride Month with a little heat at GLOE's Heated Rivalry-themed Havdalah celebrating the biggest show of the year!...
8:00 pm - 11:59 pm Jewish Speakeasy Singles Social (30s and 40s) with Luv with Lev June 6 @ 8:00 pm - 11:59 pm Jewish Speakeasy Singles Social (30s and 40s) with Luv with Lev Join us for a 1920s-inspired speakeasy night for Jewish singles in their 30s and 40s. Inside a community member's home...
May 14 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Voices From the Ground: Discussion With Next Generation Changemakers w/ IPF Atid
May 17 @ 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm Celebrating Songs of Social Consciousness with Lox & Vodka and DC Public Library
May 17 @ 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm Shavuot Ice Cream and Drinks with Jews of Color Young Professionals with EDCJCC
May 21 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Sips and Shavuot: Religion, Mental Health, and Healing with Abrahamic House
May 23 @ 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm Shavuot Seudah + Learning with Minyan Segulah and Tifereth Israel Congregation
May 26 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Dinner + Learn: Religious Zionism’s Challenges and Challengers with DC Minyan
May 27 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Lunch and Learn: DC’s First Orthodox Rabbi with the Capital Jewish Museum
May 27 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Upper 16th St. Community Beit Midrash with Hadar, Minyan Segulah, and Partners
May 28 @ 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm Singles Social For Dog Owners + Lovers & Their Pets with Stacy’s Social Circles
June 4 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Author Talk with Marlene Trestman, Labor Lawyer with the Capital Jewish Museum
June 5 @ 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm Social Justice Discussion: LGBTQ+ Rights with Washington Hebrew Congregation
