Virtual Info Session with Honeymoon Israel November 11, 2025 @ 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm Washington Hebrew Congregation 3935 Macomb Street Northwest Washington, DC 20016 , United States Have questions about the Honeymoon Israel experience? At our info session, you'll have the chance to talk to alumni couples and HMI staff to learn how our trip to Israel provides you with a chance to deepen your connection with your partner and create a new community of lifelong friends while gaining your own perspective on the nuances and diversity of Israel. We're ready to share more details about our itinerary and answer all of your questions.
Virtual Info Session with Honeymoon Israel October 22, 2025 @ 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm Washington Hebrew Congregation 3935 Macomb Street Northwest Washington, DC 20016 , United States Have questions about the Honeymoon Israel experience? At our info session, you'll have the chance to talk to alumni couples and HMI staff to learn how our trip to Israel provides you with a chance to deepen your connection with your partner and create a new community of lifelong friends while gaining your own perspective on the nuances and diversity of Israel. We're ready to share more details about our itinerary and answer all of your questions.
The Art of the High Holidays with Jewish Art Education September 21, 2025 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Washington Hebrew Congregation 3935 Macomb Street Northwest Washington, DC 20016 , United States THE ART OF THE HIGH HOLIDAYS brings Rosh Hashanah (Head of the Year) and Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) to life through 1,500 years of Jewish art. The presentation offers a chronological and topical overview of visual art objects and their symbolism related to these two holidays. Enjoy the powerful art included in the slideshow as well as the in-depth narration. The presentation will be recorded. _All registrants will receive a link to the recording, which will be available for 14 days. Funds raised from our public programs will be used to assist organizations that could not otherwise afford our regular program fees. Cost Range: $9.00 - $36.00 $23
Building the Stories: Creating Narratives and Videos from Research with JGSGW September 21, 2025 @ 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm Washington Hebrew Congregation 3935 Macomb Street Northwest Washington, DC 20016 , United States Ever spent countless hours researching your family history only to watch younger generations' eyes glaze over when sharing your discoveries? In this presentation, learn how to transform your genealogical research into compelling narratives and engaging videos that resonate across generations. Discover practical techniques for adding the crucial "why" behind events and choices. Learn how to integrate the contextual information that creates emotional hooks and bridges generational gaps, ensuring your family's legacy lives on through stories that future generations will actually want to hear and share. Additionally, you'll get introduced to a few timely tools to help you leverage tech in your narrative creation. This one-hour program, conducted over Zoom at 1:30 PM Eastern Time, is free for members. This is one of the many activities that is a benefit of JGSGW membership. Instructions for joining the online meeting will be placed under Meeting Info & Links in the Members Only Files. $3
Virtual Info Session with Honeymoon Israel September 17, 2025 @ 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm Washington Hebrew Congregation 3935 Macomb Street Northwest Washington, DC 20016 , United States Have questions about the Honeymoon Israel experience? At our info session, you'll have the chance to talk to alumni couples and HMI staff to learn how our trip to Israel provides you with a chance to deepen your connection with your partner and create a new community of lifelong friends while gaining your own perspective on the nuances and diversity of Israel. We're ready to share more details about our itinerary and answer all of your questions.
Wednesday Study Group: “Moses, Moses” & the Burning Bush with WHC September 10, 2025 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Washington Hebrew Congregation 3935 Macomb Street Northwest Washington, DC 20016 , United States Join Rabbi Eliana Fischel in a deep exploration of Moses' first encounter with the Holy One. The beginning of Moses and God's relationship can teach us about our own fears, vulnerabilities, and power when in relationship with others. In another year of Òunprecedented times,' this text feels particularly poignant. Who knows?! Your insight may even make it into Rabbi Fischel's High Holy Day sermon! Class Schedule Aug. 13–What Happens in the Wilderness? Ex. 3:1 Aug. 20–What Happens When We See? Ex. 3: 2-4 Aug. 27–What Happens When We Are Called? Ex. 3:4 Sept. 3–What Happens When We Are Mindful? Ex. 3:5 Sept. 10–What Happens When We Choose to Acknowledge Suffering? Ex. 3:6-10
Wednesday Study Group: “Moses, Moses” & the Burning Bush with WHC September 3, 2025 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Washington Hebrew Congregation 3935 Macomb Street Northwest Washington, DC 20016 , United States Join Rabbi Eliana Fischel in a deep exploration of Moses' first encounter with the Holy One. The beginning of Moses and God's relationship can teach us about our own fears, vulnerabilities, and power when in relationship with others. In another year of Òunprecedented times,' this text feels particularly poignant. Who knows?! Your insight may even make it into Rabbi Fischel's High Holy Day sermon! Class Schedule Aug. 13–What Happens in the Wilderness? Ex. 3:1 Aug. 20–What Happens When We See? Ex. 3: 2-4 Aug. 27–What Happens When We Are Called? Ex. 3:4 Sept. 3–What Happens When We Are Mindful? Ex. 3:5 Sept. 10–What Happens When We Choose to Acknowledge Suffering? Ex. 3:6-10
Wednesday Study Group: “Moses, Moses” & the Burning Bush with WHC August 27, 2025 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Washington Hebrew Congregation 3935 Macomb Street Northwest Washington, DC 20016 , United States Join Rabbi Eliana Fischel in a deep exploration of Moses' first encounter with the Holy One. The beginning of Moses and God's relationship can teach us about our own fears, vulnerabilities, and power when in relationship with others. In another year of Òunprecedented times,' this text feels particularly poignant. Who knows?! Your insight may even make it into Rabbi Fischel's High Holy Day sermon! Class Schedule Aug. 13–What Happens in the Wilderness? Ex. 3:1 Aug. 20–What Happens When We See? Ex. 3: 2-4 Aug. 27–What Happens When We Are Called? Ex. 3:4 Sept. 3–What Happens When We Are Mindful? Ex. 3:5 Sept. 10–What Happens When We Choose to Acknowledge Suffering? Ex. 3:6-10
Jewish Matchmaking Virtual Info Session with Luv with Lev August 25, 2025 @ 9:00 pm - 9:30 pm Washington Hebrew Congregation 3935 Macomb Street Northwest Washington, DC 20016 , United States Join a free 30-minute virtual info session to learn about this community initiative to support Jewish dating. What to Expect: An overview of our services and philosophy Details on how to join and what to anticipate A Q&A segment to address your questions No registration required.
Wednesday Study Group: “Moses, Moses” & the Burning Bush with WHC August 20, 2025 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Washington Hebrew Congregation 3935 Macomb Street Northwest Washington, DC 20016 , United States Join Rabbi Eliana Fischel in a deep exploration of Moses' first encounter with the Holy One. The beginning of Moses and God's relationship can teach us about our own fears, vulnerabilities, and power when in relationship with others. In another year of Òunprecedented times,' this text feels particularly poignant. Who knows?! Your insight may even make it into Rabbi Fischel's High Holy Day sermon! Class Schedule Aug. 13–What Happens in the Wilderness? Ex. 3:1 Aug. 20–What Happens When We See? Ex. 3: 2-4 Aug. 27–What Happens When We Are Called? Ex. 3:4 Sept. 3–What Happens When We Are Mindful? Ex. 3:5 Sept. 10–What Happens When We Choose to Acknowledge Suffering? Ex. 3:6-10
Jewish Matchmaking Virtual Info Session with Luv with Lev August 17, 2025 @ 9:00 pm Washington Hebrew Congregation 3935 Macomb Street Northwest Washington, DC 20016 , United States Join a free 30-minute virtual info session to learn about this community initiative to support Jewish dating. What to Expect: An overview of our services and philosophy Details on how to join and what to anticipate A Q&A segment to address your questions No registration required.
Wednesday Study Group: “Moses, Moses” & the Burning Bush with WHC August 13, 2025 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Washington Hebrew Congregation 3935 Macomb Street Northwest Washington, DC 20016 , United States Join Rabbi Eliana Fischel in a deep exploration of Moses' first encounter with the Holy One. The beginning of Moses and God's relationship can teach us about our own fears, vulnerabilities, and power when in relationship with others. In another year of Òunprecedented times,' this text feels particularly poignant. Who knows?! Your insight may even make it into Rabbi Fischel's High Holy Day sermon! Class Schedule Aug. 13–What Happens in the Wilderness? Ex. 3:1 Aug. 20–What Happens When We See? Ex. 3: 2-4 Aug. 27–What Happens When We Are Called? Ex. 3:4 Sept. 3–What Happens When We Are Mindful? Ex. 3:5 Sept. 10–What Happens When We Choose to Acknowledge Suffering? Ex. 3:6-10
Jewish Matchmaking Virtual Info Session with Luv with Lev July 27, 2025 @ 9:00 pm - 9:30 pm Washington Hebrew Congregation 3935 Macomb Street Northwest Washington, DC 20016 , United States Join a free 30-minute virtual info session to learn about this community initiative to support Jewish dating. What to Expect: An overview of our services and philosophy Details on how to join and what to anticipate A Q&A segment to address your questions No registration required.
Jewish Matchmaking Virtual Info Session with Luv with Lev July 23, 2025 @ 7:00 pm - 7:30 pm Washington Hebrew Congregation 3935 Macomb Street Northwest Washington, DC 20016 , United States Join a free 30-minute virtual info session to learn about this community initiative to support Jewish dating. What to Expect: An overview of our services and philosophy Details on how to join and what to anticipate A Q&A segment to address your questions No registration required.
Ukraine Genealogy Research in 2025 with Jewish Genealogy Society July 20, 2025 @ 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm Washington Hebrew Congregation 3935 Macomb Street Northwest Washington, DC 20016 , United States Opportunities for finding ancestral information in Ukraine records are increasing, even as war continues in Ukraine. The Ukraine Research Division of JewishGen expects to double its transcription rate and the resulting output for researchers, beginning in the second half of 2025. Phyllis Berenson, Director of the Ukraine Research Division will discuss the newly available records, how to access them, and research tips. This one-hour program, conducted over Zoom at 1:30 PM Eastern Time, is free for members. This is one of the many activities that is a benefit of JGSGW membership. Instructions for joining the online meeting will be placed under Meeting Info & Links in the Members Only Files. (These files become visible on this website after members sign in.) Nonmembers may register to attend for a fee of $5. Speaker: Phyllis Berenson serves as Director of the JewishGen Ukraine Research Division, which has added 4 million records to the JewishGen database in the last 2.5 years. S $5
The Art of Marc Chagall: The Early Years with Jewish Art Education July 7, 2025 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Washington Hebrew Congregation 3935 Macomb Street Northwest Washington, DC 20016 , United States Join Jewish Art Education as we celebrate the 138th birthday of the Russian-French Draftsman, Painter, and Printmaker. THE ART OF MARC CHAGALL is a survey of the life and art of this quintessential Jewish artist. From paintings to prints to stained glass and tapestries, Chagall created an amazing world of fantasy and reality. See why this painting, I AND THE VILLAGE, was so important to him and to the world! THE ART OF MARC CHAGALL is an overview from the East European village (shtetl) to the world-renowned artist. $9
Jewish Matchmaking Virtual Info Session with Luv with Lev June 22, 2025 @ 9:00 pm - 9:30 pm Washington Hebrew Congregation 3935 Macomb Street Northwest Washington, DC 20016 , United States Come learn more about a new Jewish community initiative to support people who are looking for a relationship! No registration required. More info and get the Zoom link on the website.
Jewish Matchmaking Virtual Info Session with Luv with Lev June 9, 2025 @ 8:00 pm - 8:30 pm Washington Hebrew Congregation 3935 Macomb Street Northwest Washington, DC 20016 , United States Come learn more about a new Jewish community initiative to support people who are looking for a relationship! No registration required. More info and get the Zoom link on the website.
Interfaith Couples Workshop Summer Series with the Interfaith Families Project June 2, 2025 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Washington Hebrew Congregation 3935 Macomb Street Northwest Washington, DC 20016 , United States Interfaith Couples Workshop Growing as a Jewish/Christian Couple Our interfaith couples workshop is a four-part series for partners seeking to learn about life as an interfaith couple, celebrating both Jewish and Christian traditions. Participants might be dating, engaged, or married, with or without children. The workshop is led by IFFP's clergy, Rev. Samantha Gonzalez-Block, Reverend and Christian Spiritual Leader, Rabbi Debbie Reichmann, Rabbi and Jewish Spiritual Advisor, and Father Michael Kelly of St. Martin of Tours, in Washington, D.C. We are also honored to be joined by author and long-time IFFP member Susan Katz Miller, the author of Being Both: Embracing Two Religions in One Interfaith Family and The Interfaith Family Journal. Make sure to check out Susan Katz Miller's blog, On Being Both, where you can find valuable stories about her journey in the world of interfaith families. This series is progressive, with each session building upon the previous ones. It's $350
Jewish Matchmaking Virtual Info Session with Luv with Lev May 28, 2025 @ 6:00 pm - 6:30 pm Washington Hebrew Congregation 3935 Macomb Street Northwest Washington, DC 20016 , United States Come learn more about a new Jewish community initiative to support people who are looking for a relationship! No registration required. More info and get the Zoom link on the website.
Jewish Matchmaking Virtual Info Session with Luv with Lev May 20, 2025 @ 8:00 pm - 8:30 pm Washington Hebrew Congregation 3935 Macomb Street Northwest Washington, DC 20016 , United States Come learn more about a new Jewish community initiative to support people who are looking for a relationship! No registration required. More info and get the Zoom link on the website.
Virtual Info Session with Honeymoon Israel May 20, 2025 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm Washington Hebrew Congregation 3935 Macomb Street Northwest Washington, DC 20016 , United States Join us and Honeymoon Israel alumni couples at our online info session where we will share what Honeymoon Israel is all about, our safety procedures to keep you and your loved one safe on an international trip, and how to apply!
Events of the Holocaust & WWII in Yugoslavia: Book Launch with SHIN-DC May 18, 2025 @ 1:00 pm - 2:15 pm Washington Hebrew Congregation 3935 Macomb Street Northwest Washington, DC 20016 , United States Join us via Zoom to learn about the Holocaust and WWII in the former Yugoslavia. BOOK LAUNCH EVENT by author JORDAN STEVEN SHER for his new released title: DARK SHADOWS HOVER Sunday, May 18, 1-2:15 p.m. EST Sher's newly released work of biographical fiction based on the early adolescence of Ladino speaker Moris Albahari, dives into the little-known events in the former Yugoslavia during the Holocaust and World War II. Register (Free): shindc.org/DarkShadowsHover _________________________________ Questions? Email:Êinfo@shindc.org _________________________________ Sephardic Heritage International (SHIN-DC) LIKE SHIN-DC ON FACEBOOK:Êwww.facebook.com/Sephardic.Heritage.IN.DC FOLLOW SHIN-DC ON TWITTER / INSTAGRAM: @Sephardic_in_DC SHIN DC Website:Êhttp://shindc.org/
Jewish Matchmaking Virtual Info Session with Luv with Lev May 11, 2025 @ 8:00 pm - 8:30 pm Washington Hebrew Congregation 3935 Macomb Street Northwest Washington, DC 20016 , United States Come learn more about a new Jewish community initiative to support people who are looking for a relationship! No registration required. More info and get the Zoom link on the website.
Jewish Matchmaking Virtual Info Session with Luv with Lev May 4, 2025 @ 8:00 pm - 8:30 pm Washington Hebrew Congregation 3935 Macomb Street Northwest Washington, DC 20016 , United States Come learn more about a new Jewish community initiative to support people who are looking for a relationship! No registration required. More info and get the Zoom link on the website.
Virtual Info Session with Honeymoon Israel April 28, 2025 @ 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm Washington Hebrew Congregation 3935 Macomb Street Northwest Washington, DC 20016 , United States Join us and Honeymoon Israel alumni couples at our online info session where we will share what Honeymoon Israel is all about, our safety procedures to keep you and your loved one safe on an international trip, and how to apply!
Jewish Matchmaking Virtual Info Session with Luv with Lev April 27, 2025 @ 8:00 pm - 8:30 pm Washington Hebrew Congregation 3935 Macomb Street Northwest Washington, DC 20016 , United States Come learn more about a new Jewish community initiative to support people who are looking for a relationship!
Federal Employees: Know Your Legal Rights w/ Jewish Community Relations Council April 24, 2025 @ 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm Washington Hebrew Congregation 3935 Macomb Street Northwest Washington, DC 20016 , United States Join the JCRC of Greater Washington and the Jewish Federation of Greater Washington on Thursday, April 24, 4:30 PM, for a webinar about the legal rights of terminated federal employees. JCRC Chief Executive Officer Ron Halber will moderate a discussion with Robert Shriver and Michelle Bercovici as part of our community's efforts to support those directly or indirectly impacted by government employee layoffs, agency reorganizations and/or budget cuts. Mr. Shriver is Managing Director of the Civil Service Strong and Good Government Initiatives at Democracy Forward, Previously, he served as Acting Director of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management in the Biden-Harris Administration, and before that, as OPM's Deputy Director. Ms. Bercovici is a partner with Alden Law Group who represents federal employees across the globe, as well as private sector and local government employees in Maryland and the District of Columbia in employment discrimination, retaliation, and whistleb
Jewish Matchmaking Virtual Info Session with Luv with Lev April 20, 2025 @ 8:00 pm - 8:30 pm Washington Hebrew Congregation 3935 Macomb Street Northwest Washington, DC 20016 , United States Come learn more about a new Jewish community initiative to support people who are looking for a relationship!
Virtual Info Session with Honeymoon Israel April 8, 2025 @ 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm Washington Hebrew Congregation 3935 Macomb Street Northwest Washington, DC 20016 , United States Join us and Honeymoon Israel alumni couples at our online info session where we will share what Honeymoon Israel is all about, our safety procedures to keep you and your loved one safe on an international trip, and how to apply!
