Comparative Religions with Temple Emanuel
2026-05-28 19:00 - 21:00, 2026-04-23 19:00 - 21:00, 2026-03-26 19:00 - 21:00, 2026-02-26 19:00 - 21:00, 2026-01-22 19:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Temple Emanuel, 10101 Connecticut Avenue, Kensington, MD, 20895, United States
Five-session series: In-depth exploration of faith traditions that surround us, including Roman Catholicism, Protestantism, and Islam. Paul Berman, who has taught comparative religion to Temple Emanuel eighth graders for over 30 years, will serve as leader. All classes held in person at Temple Emanuel in Kensington. Thursdays, 7pm 1/22, 2/26, 3/26, 4/23, 5/28

Accommodations: ADA Accessible Venue

Organization: Temple Emanuel

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Purim Family Shpiel and Carnival with Temple Emanuel
2026-03-01 09:00 - 11:00
Family friendly Purim shpiel at 9:00am (no rsvp or tickets required) followed by carnival at 9:30 (tickets required)

Organization: Temple Emanuel

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Dr Martin Luther King Jr Commemorative Shabbat with Temple Emanuel
2026-01-16 18:00 - 20:00
Temple Emanuel hosts Joshua Maxey as Guest Speaker for our 2025 Dr Martin Luther King Jr Shabbat on Friday January 16. He will speak on “None of Us are Free Until All of Us Are Free: Intersectionality, Jewish Values, and the Ongoing Struggle for Justice.”
Prozdor reception 6:00pm, Service 6:30pm
Joshua Maxey (he/him) is the Executive Director of Bet Mishpachah, DC’S LGBTQ+ synagogue. Josh has a passion for Tikkun Olam and working to create spaces of belonging within the Jewish community.
Josh is also a member of Washington Hebrew Congregation where he serves on the SEA Change Racial Equity Committee, board of directors and organizer of the Jews of affinity space.
Josh is also a member of the Board Community Leadership Council for the Jewish Federation of Greater Washington; Franciscan Mission Service; the Forward Association; and the Edlavitch DC Jewish Community Center.
Temple Emanuel has hosted Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Shabbats since 1987.

Accommodations: ADA Accessible Venue

Organization: Temple Emanuel

Livestream or Virtual: Yes, it is

Sabbath Queen Documentary Screening and Q&A with JxJ
2025-06-10 19:30 - 22:00, 2025-06-09 19:30 - 22:00, 2025-06-08 18:00
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
