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  • Celebrate Pride: Learn and Serve with Friendship Place with the EDCJCC

    Northern Virginia Jewish Funerals 8453 Tyco Rd Suite D, Vienna, Virginia, United States

    In Washington, D.C., nearly 40% of homeless youth identify as LGBTQ+. In honor of World Pride, join the EDCJCC for an evening of learning and serving. Volunteers will hear from Friendship Place about their approach to ending homelessness in DC and the unique challenges LGBTQIA+ individuals face in accessing stable housing. Then volunteers will prepare nourishing snacks for the clients served by Friendship Place's drop-in center.

    We will provide a Kosher pizza dinner for participants. Please indicate any dietary restrictions in your registration, and note that we will be using tree nuts for this project. We request a registration fee of $8 per person to help offset the cost of supplies for this project. If this cost is in any way prohibitive to your participation or if you have any additional questions, please email Mira at msmith@edcjcc.org.

    $8

  • Egalitarian services and potluck with Tikkun Leil Shabbat

    Gesher Jewish Day School 4800 Mattie Moore Ct, Fairfax, Virginia, United States

    Please join Tikkun Leil Shabbat this week to welcome Shabbat, to recharge and find warmth and comfort in community. This month we celebrate 20 years of TLS! Come help us celebrate, and bring joy to each other! If you have any questions, please contact the organizers at tikkunleilshabbat@yahoo.com.

    Services: 6:45 PM
    Potluck: 8:00 PM - approximately
    Place: The Festival Center
    1640 Columbia Rd NW
    Washington, DC 20009

    We will meet in an indoor space at the Festival Center in Columbia Heights for a songful, soulful Kabbalat Shabbat and Ma'ariv, followed by potluck dinner. TLS will provide dessert! Covid rapid testing will be required and masks will be optional for this indoor gathering. To further mitigate Covid risks, there will be air filtration units and optional outdoor space for the potluck portion. Please get tested prior to attending, or allow for extra time to get tested at TLS. TLS will provide Covid rapid tests for day-of testing. More Covid protocols below.

    Please RS

  • Shalem: Anti-Semitism – What Can Be Done? with Tifereth Israel Congregation

    St. Stephen and the Incarnation Episcopal Church 1525 Newton St NW , United States

    Ira Forman and David Bernstein will draw on their lifetimes of professional experience to share their thoughts on what is most and least effective in combating anti-semitism.

    Ira Forman is a Senior Fellow at Georgetown's Center for Jewish Civilization and Senior Fellow at the Moment Institute. From 2013-17, he was the U.S. Special Envoy of the Office to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism. David Bernstein is the Founder and CEO of the Jewish Institute for Liberal Values, and the former President and CEO of the Jewish Council for Public Affairs.

  • Virginia Launch with Jews United for Justice

    John A. Wilson Building 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC , United States

    Over 25 years ago, Jews United for Justice was founded to make change in the DC region. We have worked on campaigns for social, racial, and economic justice, and we have engaged a Jewish community that cares deeply about local issues. In 2025, for the first time, we are officially launching our organizing work in Northern Virginia. Join us at our campaign launch to be part of building this exciting new chapter in our ongoing work of thinking Jewishly and acting locally.

  • Egalitarian Services and Potluck with Tikkun Leil Shabbat

    Gesher Jewish Day School 4800 Mattie Moore Ct, Fairfax, Virginia, United States

    TLS meets monthly for Friday night services and potluck dinner. Please join us this week to welcome Shabbat, to recharge and find warmth and comfort in community. If you have any questions, please contact the organizers at tikkunleilshabbat@yahoo.com.

    Services: 6:45 PM
    Potluck: 8:00 PM - approximately
    Place: The Festival Center
    1640 Columbia Rd NW
    Washington, DC 20009

    We will meet in an indoor space at the Festival Center in Columbia Heights for a songful, soulful Kabbalat Shabbat and Ma'ariv, followed by potluck dinner. TLS will provide dessert! Covid rapid testing will be required and masks will be optional for this indoor gathering. To further mitigate Covid risks, there will be air filtration units and optional outdoor space for the potluck portion. Please get tested prior to attending, or allow for extra time to get tested on site. TLS has a limited number of Covid rapid tests for day-of testing. More Covid protocols below.

    POTLUCK DINNER:
    Please bring a vegetarian e

  • Textual Audacity: Talmud for the Progressive Soul with Rav Avigayil Halpern

    Address provided upon registration. , United States

    Each class will be a deep dive into one Talmudic text on a topic relevant to Jews engaged with the Left. We'll use some supplemental materials to inform our reading, but the core of our study will be the Talmud and its commentaries. Everyone is welcome, but the target audience is Jewish people seeking spiritual nourishment as we engage in the work of building a better world, whatever that looks like for you!

    The class time will be split between chavruta (paired independent study, with guidance from me) and full-group discussion. My goal is for the full-group discussion to feel exciting, stimulating, and accessible to people with a wide range of previous Talmud experience, whether this is your first time encountering the Talmud or you learn Gemara regularly. I will strive to match chavrutot based on your learning needs and goals, particularly around preferring to learn in the original language or in translation. Consider inviting a friend who you might like to be your chavruta!

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    $18

  • Textual Audacity: Talmud for the Progressive Soul with Rav Avigayil Halpern

    Address provided upon registration. , United States

    Each class will be a deep dive into one Talmudic text on a topic relevant to Jews engaged with the Left. We'll use some supplemental materials to inform our reading, but the core of our study will be the Talmud and its commentaries. Everyone is welcome, but the target audience is Jewish people seeking spiritual nourishment as we engage in the work of building a better world, whatever that looks like for you!

    The class time will be split between chavruta (paired independent study, with guidance from me) and full-group discussion. My goal is for the full-group discussion to feel exciting, stimulating, and accessible to people with a wide range of previous Talmud experience, whether this is your first time encountering the Talmud or you learn Gemara regularly. I will strive to match chavrutot based on your learning needs and goals, particularly around preferring to learn in the original language or in translation. Consider inviting a friend who you might like to be your chavruta!

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    $18

  • Egalitarian Services and Potluck with Tikkun Leil Shabbat

    Gesher Jewish Day School 4800 Mattie Moore Ct, Fairfax, Virginia, United States

    Please join TLS this week to welcome Shabbat, to recharge and find warmth and comfort in community. If you have any questions, please contact the organizers at tikkunleilshabbat@yahoo.com. We will learn about Free DC this week, an organization fighting for DC self-determination.

    Services: 6:45 PM
    Potluck: 8:00 PM - approximately
    Place: The Festival Center
    1640 Columbia Rd NW
    Washington, DC 20009

    We will meet in an indoor space at the Festival Center in Columbia Heights for a songful, soulful Kabbalat Shabbat and Ma'ariv, followed by potluck dinner. TLS will provide dessert! Covid rapid testing will be required and masks will be optional for this indoor gathering. There will be optional outdoor space for the potluck portion. Please get tested prior to attending, or allow for extra time to get tested on site. TLS will have a limited number of Covid rapid tests for day-of testing. More Covid protocols below.

    POTLUCK DINNER:
    Please bring a vegetarian entree or salad/side to s

  • Make Art and Noise for a Free DC! with Jews United for Justice

    Thomas Jefferson Building - LJ 119 10 1st Street SE Washington, DC 20540 , United States

    Make art, build community, and fight for a free DC with JUFJ. Join us as we stand in solidarity with our partners at Free DC to make clear that we will protect our home. We'll gather to join the two calls to action from Free DC to make our movement visible, loud, and united -- we'll make DC flag posters to put up in our windows, yards, or businesses, and we'll bang pots at 8pm alongside everyone else at Free DC. We will provide some art supplies but you are welcome to bring your own! This event is in the Capitol Hill neighborhood, exact location will be sent to registrants ahead of the event.

  • Jews Like Free Speech, Actually: Comedy & Fundraiser with Just Kidding Comedy

    Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library - Central Library 901 G Street Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, United States

    Shtick up for what's right with this incredible lineup of local Jewish comedians raising funds for Jews United for Justice!

    Laughing at a time like this? Well, it takes chutzpah. The progressive Jewish community could really use a laugh about now, and the Just Kidding Comedy Collective is delighted to deliver with this incredible lineup of local Jewish comedians! Don't miss Dana Fleitman, Carmiya Weinraub, Alex Barbag, Stacey Axler, Joey Friedman, and more special guests.

    Plus, a portion of proceeds go to Jews United for Justice - an inspiring local nonprofit truly doing the work that exemplifies progressive Jewish values: immigrant justice, housing justice, racial equity, and coalition-building.

    TLDR: We do NOT WANT deportations, fascism, or war. We DO WANT tacos, community, and laughter. Let's make it happen!

    This venue has a 2-item minimum (Food and/or drinks -- full bar plus mocktails, sodas, etc. Let us know if this won't be possible due to Kashrut!). Doors at 6:30pm,

    $25

  • Textual Audacity: Talmud for the Progressive Soul with Rav Avigayil Halpern

    Address provided upon registration. , United States

    Each class will be a deep dive into one Talmudic text on a topic relevant to Jews engaged with the Left. We'll use some supplemental materials to inform our reading, but the core of our study will be the Talmud and its commentaries. Everyone is welcome, but the target audience is Jewish people seeking spiritual nourishment as we engage in the work of building a better world, whatever that looks like for you!

    The class time will be split between chavruta (paired independent study, with guidance from me) and full-group discussion. My goal is for the full-group discussion to feel exciting, stimulating, and accessible to people with a wide range of previous Talmud experience, whether this is your first time encountering the Talmud or you learn Gemara regularly. I will strive to match chavrutot based on your learning needs and goals, particularly around preferring to learn in the original language or in translation. Consider inviting a friend who you might like to be your chavruta!

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    $18

  • Make Art and Noise for a Free DC! with Jews United for Justice

    Chabad Lubavitch of Alexandria-Arlington 1307 North Highland Street Arlington, VA 22201 , United States

    Make art, build community, and fight for a free DC with JUFJ. Join us as we stand in solidarity with our partners at Free DC to make clear that we will protect our home. We'll gather to join the two calls to action from Free DC to make our movement visible, loud, and united -- we'll make DC flag posters to put up in our windows, yards, or businesses, and we'll bang pots at 8pm alongside everyone else at Free DC. We will provide some art supplies but you are welcome to bring your own! This event is in the Mt Pleasant neighborhood, exact location will be sent to registrants ahead of the event.

  • Open House with Northern Virginia Hebrew Congregation

    A Backyard in Petworth TBA, Washington, DC, United States

    Ready to take the next step in your Jewish journey? Come see what NVHC has to offer! Clergy and leadership will be on hand- as will representatives from our young Jewish professionals, LGBTQ+, Inclusion, Social Action and many other committees and affinity groups. We embrace interfaith couples and families and children are welcome to attend. We looking forward to welcoming you at our Open House event!

  • Textual Audacity: Talmud for the Progressive Soul with Rav Avigayil Halpern

    Address provided upon registration. , United States

    Each class will be a deep dive into one Talmudic text on a topic relevant to Jews engaged with the Left. We'll use some supplemental materials to inform our reading, but the core of our study will be the Talmud and its commentaries. Everyone is welcome, but the target audience is Jewish people seeking spiritual nourishment as we engage in the work of building a better world, whatever that looks like for you!

    The class time will be split between chavruta (paired independent study, with guidance from me) and full-group discussion. My goal is for the full-group discussion to feel exciting, stimulating, and accessible to people with a wide range of previous Talmud experience, whether this is your first time encountering the Talmud or you learn Gemara regularly. I will strive to match chavrutot based on your learning needs and goals, particularly around preferring to learn in the original language or in translation. Consider inviting a friend who you might like to be your chavruta!

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    $18

  • We Are All DC Shabbat Service with Jews United for Justice

    Congregation Olam Tikvah 3800 Glenbrook Road, Farifax, Virginia, United States

    JUFJ and Sixth & I will hold a Shabbat Service to sing, pray, and hold each other in community immediately before the We Are All DC march begins. Following the service, we will gather and march together as a Jewish contingent in the march and rally.

    We encourage anyone coming to the service and march to bring a tallit (prayer shawl) as a symbol of our Jewish spiritual practice. If you have them, also please wear your JUFJ tshirt and bring any relevant JUFJ signs.

  • 2025 IFC Unity Walk with Interfaith Council of Metropolitan Washington

    HIGHLINE RxR 2010 Crystal Drive Arlington, VA 22202 , United States

    IFC's annual Unity Walk is a public demonstration of love and support for all who live in our region. Walk with participants of all ages to visit different houses of worship and spiritual centers in upper Northwest DC to learn about and experience diverse faith traditions. There will be new opportunities to engage through teen dialogues, family activities, dance and drumming workshops, and more! Come by yourself or bring friends to celebrate the wonderful diversity that exists in our region.

    $5

  • Workshop on Grief, Mourning, and Healing with the New Synagogue Project

    Friends Meeting of Washington 2111 Decatur Pl NW Washington, DC 20008 , United States

    Step into the High Holidays with intention. The Jewish month of Elul invites us to slow down and turn inward. This allows us to gently open ourselves to an emotion we often avoid: grief. We are given the spiritual space to sit with grief to experience healthy mourning and comfort.

    ___ September 9 Workshop One will dive into resources to explore the sacred tasks of caring for mourners and end-of-life journeys. The workshop focuses on practical information while giving opportunities to share experiences and feelings of grief in a supportive and safe environment.

    __ September 16 Workshop Two will utilize the healing and creative process of Huichol yarn art, accessible to all skill levels, to process grief in a nonverbal way. There will also be small group conversations on mourning and healing as people work on their art.

    Childcare and a light dinner are provided with prior registration. Attend one or both sessions–each stands on its own while building on shared themes.

  • Workshop on Grief, Mourning, and Healing with the New Synagogue Project

    Friends Meeting of Washington 2111 Decatur Pl NW Washington, DC 20008 , United States

    Step into the High Holidays with intention. The Jewish month of Elul invites us to slow down and turn inward. This allows us to gently open ourselves to an emotion we often avoid: grief. We are given the spiritual space to sit with grief to experience healthy mourning and comfort.

    ___ September 9 Workshop One will dive into resources to explore the sacred tasks of caring for mourners and end-of-life journeys. The workshop focuses on practical information while giving opportunities to share experiences and feelings of grief in a supportive and safe environment.

    __ September 16 Workshop Two will utilize the healing and creative process of Huichol yarn art, accessible to all skill levels, to process grief in a nonverbal way. There will also be small group conversations on mourning and healing as people work on their art.

    Childcare and a light dinner are provided with prior registration. Attend one or both sessions–each stands on its own while building on shared themes.

  • Immigration Legislation: Then and Now with Capital Jewish Museum

    Reflection location TBA. , United States

    Join us for a timely panel discussion examining key moments in U.S. immigration legislation–past and present–and how history continues to shape today's policies and debates.ÊThe conversation will explore how Jewish immigration and exclusion fit into the broader story of American immigration restrictions.ÊÊPanelists include Katherine Benton-Cohen, PhD, Professor of History, Georgetown University, Ted Gong, Executive Director of the 1882 Foundation, and Yael Schacher,ÊDirector for the Americas and Europe at Refugees International.ÊModerated by Arno Rosenfeld, reporter for The Forward.ÊThis event is offered both in person and virtually.
    Cost Range: 0 - 18

    $9

  • ARHU Dean’s Lecture Series with Peter Sagal at The Clarice

    The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center 8270 Alumni Drive, College Park, MD, United States

    Humor, Hope, and the Humanities: Why Creativity Matters For more than 25 years, Peter Sagal has made sense of the...

  • Mobilize for the Future with Jews United for Justice

    National Mall - Exact location will be shared with registered participants , United States

    Trump's occupation of DC has been shocking and horrifying - for immigrants, unhoused people, youth of color who are brutally targeted by federal agents, and for everyone in DC who cares about their neighbors and communities. It's important and urgent to galvanize our community members behind the demands of the moment! That's why on Sunday, September 28th, JUFJ is hosting this community meeting for Jews across the District to:

    - Come together and take stock of the moment we're in
    - Ground in community, art and song
    - Discuss our strategies to support our neighbors' immediate needs
    - Learn about opportunities to take powerful action.

    As we head into the Jewish New Year we are asked to heed the call to reflect, repent and renew, and ultimately turn that call into action. So, whether you've been active with JUFJ for years or you heard about us for the first time last week, this event is for you.

    Light Kosher vegetarian refreshments will be provided. All ages are welcome; there

  • Challah Bake with Challah Back Girls and YWIN DC

    Logan Circle address to be shared with registrants. , United States

    Challah Back Girls™ and JWI's Young Women's Impact Network of DC are breaking bread just in time for the holiday...

    $36

  • Voter Information Session with UUCA and Kol Ami

    UUCA - Unitarian Universalist Church of Arlington, VA 4444 Arlington Blvd., Arlington, VA, United States

    Join us for a non-partisan voter information session as our two congregations come together to educate and empower members before...

  • 2026 Election Cycle Launch with Jews United for Justice

    JUFJ Campaign Fund Office 2027 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, DC, United States

    The federal takeover of DC has shown us one thing very clearly: DC residents need local leaders who will fight...

  • The Lavender Scare Film Screening and Talkback with Capital Jewish Museum

    Reflection location TBA. , United States

    Learn the history of the Lavender Scare–featured in LGBTJews in the Federal City–with a thought-provoking film screening about the federal government's campaign to identify and fire all employees suspected of being homosexual. (1h 17min)
    Cost Range: 13 - 16

    $15