10:30 am - 12:30 pm What Is Kosher And Why? Exploring Practice and Meaning with the Den Collective June 1, 2025 @ 10:30 am - 12:30 pm What Is Kosher And Why? Exploring Practice and Meaning with the Den Collective Join the Den and Rabbi Emmanuel for a relaxed and meaningful Sunday morning in the park with a picnic-style brunch and learning with lots of opportunities for meaningful conversations and connections with fellow community members. We'll spread out on blankets, share bagels, coffee, and treats while we dive into questions about keeping kosher. Together we'll explore both the Òwhat'–what's traditionally in, what's traditionally out–and the Òwhy': what deeper meanings and motivations shape the diverse ways people keep kosher today? All are welcome–whether you keep kosher, don't, are skeptical, enthusiastic, curious, or questioning–or all of the above! No prior experience necessary. We will gather at a park in DC that is Metro accessible. Exact meet up location will be shared with registrants. Minimum Suggested Donation Amt: 18
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Embodied Torah Class Series June 3, 2025 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Embodied Torah Class Series How does it feel to be wrapped by a tallis? What happens when you use your hands to draw the... $123
6:30 pm Rising Song Shabbat with Tifereth Israel Congregation June 6, 2025 @ 6:30 pm Rising Song Shabbat with Tifereth Israel Congregation Circle up" in song to propel the community into a soul-filling Shabbat. Have little ones in your family? Come early for snacks a half hour before the service. Come and sing, stay to eat and sing some more! Register for dinner by 9 am the Monday before Rising Song each month. Friday, March 7, 2025 ¥ 6:00 PM Friday, April 25, 2025 ¥ 6:30 PM Friday, May 9, 2025 ¥ 6:30 PM Friday, June 6, 2025 ¥ 6:30 PM Cost Range: 0 - 22 $22
10:00 am - 12:00 pm Pride Shabbat with Kol Ami June 7, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Pride Shabbat with Kol Ami Kol Ami invites you to a joyful and affirming Shabbat service honoring LGBTQ+ Pride Month. We'll celebrate the beauty of diversity, the strength of community, and the Jewish values that call us to stand for justice and inclusion. Join us for this special service, which will feature music, reflection, and readings that uplift LGBTQ+ voices.
6:00 pm Sabbath Queen Documentary Screening and Q&A with JxJ June 8, 2025 @ 6:00 pm Sabbath Queen Documentary Screening and Q&A with JxJ After its World Premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival, 65 film festivals, 50 cinemas, 8 awards, a New York Times Critic's Pick and sell-out screenings in New York, Los Angeles, Santa Fe, and the Bay Area, SABBATH QUEEN, directed by Sandi Dubowski, has the following screenings and Q&A's in Washington D.C.: June 8, 6:00PM screening - Q&A with director Sandi DuBowski, Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie and Ilyse Hogue, Fellow at New America overseeing the Gender, Extremism, & Engagement Project. Former President & CEO of NARAL Pro-Choice America (now Reproductive Freedom for All). June 9, 7:30PM screening - Q&A with director Sandi DuBowski, Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie and Ari Shapiro, host of NPR's All Things Considered June 10, 7:30PM screening - Q&A with director Sandi DuBowski, Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie and Rabbi Aaron Potek, Senior Rabbi and Executive Director of Jewish Life at Sixth & I. Sabbath Queen, a feature documentary filmed over 21 years, follows Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie's epic journey as $16
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Jewish Ethics in the Age of Misinformation with the Den Collective June 9, 2025 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Jewish Ethics in the Age of Misinformation with the Den Collective In the era of the internet and social media, questions about speech, truth, and misinformation are more pressing than ever. Join Rabbi Emmanuel and Den member Rebecca Barabas for a learning session exploring the intersection of misinformation and the Jewish ethical tradition of lashon hara–often translated as Ògossip,' but more broadly understood as a call to mindful and responsible speech. Together, we'll delve into Jewish wisdom on communication, trust, and the power of words, with reflections on how these teachings resonate in our lives today. We will gather in a Metro accessible location in Central DC. All are welcome, with no prior experience necessary. Address will be shared with registrants.
7:30 pm - 10:00 pm Sabbath Queen Documentary Screening and Q&A with JxJ June 9, 2025 @ 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm Sabbath Queen Documentary Screening and Q&A with JxJ After its World Premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival, 65 film festivals, 50 cinemas, 8 awards, a New York Times Critic's Pick and sell-out screenings in New York, Los Angeles, Santa Fe, and the Bay Area, SABBATH QUEEN, directed by Sandi Dubowski, has the following screenings and Q&A's in Washington D.C.: June 8, 6:00PM screening - Q&A with director Sandi DuBowski, Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie and Ilyse Hogue, Fellow at New America overseeing the Gender, Extremism, & Engagement Project. Former President & CEO of NARAL Pro-Choice America (now Reproductive Freedom for All). June 9, 7:30PM screening - Q&A with director Sandi DuBowski, Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie and Ari Shapiro, host of NPR's All Things Considered June 10, 7:30PM screening - Q&A with director Sandi DuBowski, Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie and Rabbi Aaron Potek, Senior Rabbi and Executive Director of Jewish Life at Sixth & I. Sabbath Queen, a feature documentary filmed over 21 years, follows Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie's epic journey as $16
7:30 pm - 10:00 pm Sabbath Queen Documentary Screening and Q&A with JxJ June 10, 2025 @ 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm Sabbath Queen Documentary Screening and Q&A with JxJ After its World Premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival, 65 film festivals, 50 cinemas, 8 awards, a New York Times Critic's Pick and sell-out screenings in New York, Los Angeles, Santa Fe, and the Bay Area, SABBATH QUEEN, directed by Sandi Dubowski, has the following screenings and Q&A's in Washington D.C.: June 8, 6:00PM screening - Q&A with director Sandi DuBowski, Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie and Ilyse Hogue, Fellow at New America overseeing the Gender, Extremism, & Engagement Project. Former President & CEO of NARAL Pro-Choice America (now Reproductive Freedom for All). June 9, 7:30PM screening - Q&A with director Sandi DuBowski, Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie and Ari Shapiro, host of NPR's All Things Considered June 10, 7:30PM screening - Q&A with director Sandi DuBowski, Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie and Rabbi Aaron Potek, Senior Rabbi and Executive Director of Jewish Life at Sixth & I. Sabbath Queen, a feature documentary filmed over 21 years, follows Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie's epic journey as $16
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Monuments and Memory: Walk + Learn on the National Mall with the Den Collective June 12, 2025 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Monuments and Memory: Walk + Learn on the National Mall with the Den Collective Wind down your day with Rabbi Emmanuel and the Den with a summer evening stroll through the monument along the National Mall–one of DC's best after-work traditions. A chance to make new friends or reconnect with familiar faces, we'll go for a leisurely, scenic stroll with a mid-break rest for Jewish learning and meaningful conversation. In keeping with our historic surroundings, we'll explore Jewish texts on leadership and collective memory–focusing on the curious question of why the Torah records that no monument was built for its greatest leader: Moses. We will gather at a Metro accessible location on the National Mall. All are welcome, with no prior experience necessary. Meet up spot will be shared with registrants.
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Embodied Torah Class Series June 17, 2025 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Embodied Torah Class Series How does it feel to be wrapped by a tallis? What happens when you use your hands to draw the... $123
6:45 pm - 9:15 pm Egalitarian services and potluck with Tikkun Leil Shabbat June 20, 2025 @ 6:45 pm - 9:15 pm Egalitarian services and potluck with Tikkun Leil Shabbat 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
June 1, 2025 @ 10:30 am - 12:30 pm What Is Kosher And Why? Exploring Practice and Meaning with the Den Collective
June 12, 2025 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Monuments and Memory: Walk + Learn on the National Mall with the Den Collective
