Upcoming Events: January 30-February 5

Shavua Tov! Below, I’ve compiled a list of Jewish events I’ve found to be going on next week. Please feel free to comment with any others, and I will add them. See you around town!

Monday, January 30

Labor Seder Planning Meeting
http://www.jufj.org/event/labor_seder_planning_meeting_1

ROC-DC Worker’s Rights Protest
http://www.jufj.org/event/join_roc_dc_workers_rights_protest

Tuesday, January 31

Magen David Sephardic Congregation: MK Haim Amsalem speech
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Wednesday, February 1-Thursday, February 9

ReelAbilities Disabilities Film Festival
http://greaterdc.reelabilities.org/

Wednesday, February 1

Virginia Jewish Advocacy Day 2012
http://www.jcouncil.org/site/Calendar/1706674880?view=Detail&id=105064

Author Talk: Michelle Delaney and Paul Gardullo
http://www.jufj.org/event/author_talk_national_portrait_gallery_michelle_delaney_and_paul_gardullo

Dylan Ratigan Reading
http://www.sixthandi.org/EventDetails.aspx?evntID=713&dispDt=2/1/2012%207:00:00%20PM

B’nai Tzedek: Hazak Lunch with Imam Faizul Khan
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J-Fed: Senior Nutrition Review Group
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North Virginia Hebrew Congregation: The Story of David
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JSC: Israelis, Arabs and the Arab Spring: Perceptions of the Other
https://www.google.com/calendar/render?eid=anE1YWZqNGMwdG83aHB2cThwbzZ0YXVya29fMjAxMjAyMDJUMDAwMDAwWiB1bm5sdDIzNDJlMDBxaG40ajNjbjhlYzBpNEBn&ctz=America/New_York&pli=1&gsessionid=b6CxlvMjx7oA7fGY9z6g0Q&sf=true&output=xml

JSC: Jewish Voters and the 2012 Election
https://www.google.com/calendar/render?eid=bWd1aHRobTZoaTcwOG9kN2g5MDYzYmZuZGtfMjAxMjAyMDJUMDAwMDAwWiB1bm5sdDIzNDJlMDBxaG40ajNjbjhlYzBpNEBn&ctz=America/New_York&pli=1&sf=true&output=xml

Thursday, February 2

People’s Prayer Breakfast
http://www.jufj.org/event/peoples_prayer_breakfast

JCCGW: Rockville Open House for LGBTQQI Jewish Teens
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Hunger Action at the 16th Street J
http://thejdc.convio.net/site/Calendar/1114261262?view=Detail&id=131324

Friday, February 3

Four Chaplains Day Commemoration
http://jhsgw.org/programs/

Friday Night Shabbat Service with MesorahDC
http://www.sixthandi.org/EventDetails.aspx?evntID=421&dispDt=2/3/2012%206:30:00%20PM

Beth Ami: Shira Kline in Concert
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Temple Shalom: Shabbat Family Service and Dinner
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WHC: Inclusion Awareness Shabbat
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Adas Israel: L’Dor V’Dor Shabbat
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YP@AI Shir Delight
https://www.wizevents.com/register/register_add.php?sessid=2407&id=1304

Temple Emanuel: Storah Telling Shabbat
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Saturday, February 4

Saturday Morning Shabbat Service with MesorahDC
http://www.sixthandi.org/EventDetails.aspx?evntID=422&dispDt=2/4/2012%209:30:00%20AM

B’nai Tzedek: Shabbat Yeladim
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Tifereth Israel: Family Service
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Ohr Kodesh: Torah Tots, Interactive Service for Families
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Temple Emanuel: Pajama Havdalah and Social
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Kemp Mill/AFI: “Follow Me: The Yoni Netanyahu Story” screening
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Jonathan Bliss, piano
http://www.sixthandi.org/EventDetails.aspx?evntID=662&dispDt=2/4/2012%208:00:00%20PM

GLOE: Electile Dysfunction with the Kinsey Sicks
http://thejdc.convio.net/site/Calendar/1114261262?view=Detail&id=128722

GLOE: You Had Me At Shalom: Jewish LGBT Speed Dating
http://thejdc.convio.net/site/Calendar/1114261262?view=Detail&id=131121

Sunday, February 5

Sixth & I Running Club
http://www.sixthandi.org/EventDetails.aspx?evntID=710&dispDt=2/5/2012%2010:00:00%20AM

WHC: Amram Scholar Series Speaker Professor Jacques Berlinerblau
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Beth El: Ages and States with Judith Viorst
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In Our Backyard: The S.L. and Eileen Shneiderman Collection of Yiddish Books

Most of the S.L. and Eileen Shneiderman Collection of Yiddish Books is available for public consumption on the 6th floor of McKeldin Library / photo taken by Rachel Mauro

As I journey into my second semester of Library Science school books are naturally on my mind. And studying at a university with a large Jewish Studies program, some of these books are invariably about Judaism.

Many of these texts are secondary sources—scholars who have written about Jewish history, culture, religion and etc. But libraries offer more than just scholarly articles sitting on shelves. Special collections handlers often care for and display primary sources…rare books, historical authors, and important pieces of our collective culture. In this day and age, these collections are often available to the public like never before as they get digitized and put online.

So you don’t even have to set foot on the University of Maryland College Park campus to be able to see part of the S.L. and Eileen Shneiderman Collection of Yiddish Books. Donated in 1996 by Mrs. Shneiderman when her husband passed, the collection consists of 395 international (and often autographed) books in Yiddish that the couple acquired during Mr. Shneiderman’s career as a journalist, poet and essayist. The books, ranging in subject matter from fiction, poetry and memoirs to journalism, shtetl history and Israeli policy, are largely available for public consumption at McKeldin Library. But you can find the full list of translated book titles on the university Web site, as well as a few scanned covers and inscriptions.

Living in a bustling city like Washington, DC with a large Jewish population often means that we’re involved in many forms of public activism. But let’s not forget, too, that we Jews are “the people of the book” with a long and detailed heritage written down for us. These cultural volumes are worth our attention. For more information on where to locate these books, check out the UMD card catalog.

Upcoming Events: January 23-29

Shavua Tov! Below, I’ve compiled a list of Jewish events I’ve found to be going on next week. Please feel free to comment with any others, and I will add them. See you around town!

Tuesday, January 24

The Search for Jewish Identity Using the Short Stories of Sholem Aleichem
http://www.foundjs.org/calendar.php?evntId=635

Music and the Jewish Immigrant Experience: Jewish Sources in the Music of Gershwin, Copland and Bernstein
http://www.foundjs.org/calendar.php?evntId=628

Hub DC Citizen Circles Peer Learning Launch Group
http://www.jufj.org/event/hub_dc_citizen_circles_peer_learning_launch_group

ROC-DC and Occupy Supporters’ Worker’s Rights Protest
http://www.jufj.org/event/roc_dc_and_occupy_supporters_workers_rights_protest

Delta Rae Concert
http://www.sixthandi.org/EventDetails.aspx?evntID=712&dispDt=1/24/2012%208:00:00%20PM

Har Shalom: Making Modern Midrash
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Locally Grown Festival
http://thejdc.convio.net/site/Calendar/456722507?view=Detail&id=131205

Wednesday, January 25

Not Your Bubbe’s Sisterhood: Are You a Football Girl?
http://www.sixthandi.org/EventDetails.aspx?evntID=715&dispDt=1/25/2012%207:00:00%20PM

The Network Power Lunch: Executives Making a Difference—Educating, Engaging and Advocating for Israel
http://www.jcouncil.org/site/Calendar/695054896?view=Detail&id=105301

JCCNV: Life on a kibbutz
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Avalon Theater: “Salsa Tel Aviv” screening
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Locally Grown Festival: The Prostate Dialogues
http://thejdc.convio.net/site/Calendar/456722507?view=Detail&id=131207

Thursday, January 26

Hafla Israeli Cultural Celebration
http://www.birthrightisrael.com/site/Calendar/464156347?view=Detail&id=214804&whence=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.birthrightisrael.com%2Fsite%2FPageServer%3Fpagename%3Dnext_local_dc_calendar

The Insider Briefing, premier for Virginia Jewish Advocacy Day
http://www.jcouncil.org/site/Calendar/695054896?view=Detail&id=105063

Kennedy Center: Michael Winograd Klezmer Trio
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PJLL: Melton Israel Seminar Information Session
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PJLL: May 14, 1948: What did those 28 minutes represent?
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Jubilee Jobs
http://thejdc.convio.net/site/Calendar/456722507?view=Detail&id=131142

Friday, January 27

Downtown Shabbat with Larry Paul and Robyn Helzner
http://www.sixthandi.org/EventDetails.aspx?evntID=609&dispDt=1/27/2012%206:45:00%20PM

Melvin J. Berman Hebrew Academy: My Grown Up and Me
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Friday, January 27-Saturday, January 28

Learning and Connecting with Rabbi Dr. Yaakov Salomon
http://www.aishdc.org/2011/event.php?id=165

Saturday, January 28

Brad Mehldau concert
http://www.sixthandi.org/EventDetails.aspx?evntID=659&dispDt=1/28/2012%208:00:00%20PM

Jewish Primary Day School: Trivia Night!
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Sunday, January 29

Zbigniew Brzezinski Reading
http://www.sixthandi.org/EventDetails.aspx?evntID=719&dispDt=1/29/2012%203:00:00%20PM

Beth El: Healing Service
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JewishDC: 2011 in review

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2011 annual report for this blog.  Check it out; it’s very sparkly and graphical.

I want to thank everyone who has continued to make this blog a success, even and especially when I don’t have as much time to update anymore due to grad school.  But I’m glad people are still looking me up, and finding my posts interesting and informative.  I started this blog to celebrate local Jewish culture, and am keeping it up for all of you.

So make sure you keep having a JewishDC experience!  Stay tuned for upcoming events covering MLK weekend and more!  And happy 2012!

Here’s an excerpt:

A New York City subway train holds 1,200 people. This blog was viewed about 7,700 times in 2011. If it were a NYC subway train, it would take about 6 trips to carry that many people.

Click here to see the complete report.

Upcoming Events: January 9-15

Shavua Tov! Below, I’ve compiled a list of Jewish events I’ve found to be going on next week. Please feel free to comment with any others, and I will add them. See you around town!

Monday, January 9

Jewish Federation Identity Division Meeting
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NSO in your neighborhood: chamber music concert
http://thejdc.convio.net/site/Calendar/1008753569?view=Detail&id=131082

Belly Dance January 2012
http://thejdc.convio.net/site/Calendar/1008753569?view=Detail&id=130978

Tuesday, January 10

Har Shalom: “Temple of Peace” film screening
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National Museum of American Jewish Military History: Stitches for Soldiers
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Tifereth Israel: Mitzvah Knitting and Crocheting
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Agudas Achim: Preschool Open House
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Krav Maga Class
http://thejdc.convio.net/site/Calendar/1296869475?view=Detail&id=131081

Locally Grown Festival: The Prostate Dialogues
http://thejdc.convio.net/site/Calendar/1296869475?view=Detail&id=131201

Wednesday, January 11

Public Dialogue on Community Needs and Spaces
http://www.jufj.org/event/public_dialogue_community_needs_and_spaces_follow_up

Uncovering the Secrets for Today’s Job Market
http://www.sixthandi.org/EventDetails.aspx?evntID=694&dispDt=1/11/2012%207:00:00%20PM

Liana Finck Exhibit Opening
http://www.sixthandi.org/EventDetails.aspx?evntID=716&dispDt=1/11/2012%207:00:00%20PM

Introduction to Judaism for Interfaith Couples
http://www.sixthandi.org/EventDetails.aspx?evntID=695&dispDt=1/11/2012%207:30:00%20PM

Fairfax Kollel Winter Session
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Yiddish for the Skittish Dinner
http://thejdc.convio.net/site/Calendar/1723310710?view=Detail&id=131181

Jubilee Jobs
http://thejdc.convio.net/site/Calendar/1723310710?view=Detail&id=131141

Winter 2012 Co-Ed Volleyball
http://thejdc.convio.net/site/Calendar/1723310710?view=Detail&id=130303

Interfaith Couples Workshop January 2012
http://thejdc.convio.net/site/Calendar/1723310710?view=Detail&id=130263

Introduction to Judaism Jan/Feb 2012
http://thejdc.convio.net/site/Calendar/1723310710?view=Detail&id=129962

Thursday, January 12

Jodi Kantor Reading
http://www.sixthandi.org/EventDetails.aspx?evntID=707&dispDt=1/12/2012%207:00:00%20PM

Winter Brews: Seasonal Beer Tasting
http://www.sixthandi.org/EventDetails.aspx?evntID=720&dispDt=1/12/2012%207:00:00%20PM

Jewish Federation: Leading with Meaning
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Bible Study with Jewish Educator Norman Shore
http://thejdc.convio.net/site/Calendar/968529943?view=Detail&id=130700

Friday, January 13

MLK Shabbat
http://www.sixthandi.org/EventDetails.aspx?evntID=714&dispDt=1/13/2012%207:00:00%20PM

Berman Hebrew Academy: My Grownup and Me
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Tifereth Israel: Carlebach Shabbat and Dinner
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B’nai Tzedek: MLK Shabbat and Dinner
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Temple Shalom: MLK Shabbat
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Washington Hebrew: MLK Shabbat
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Saturday, January 14

Poverty in the DC Area: MLK Shabbaton
http://www.jufj.org/event/poverty_dc_area_mlk_shabbaton

Sunday, January 15

Tifereth Israel: Mega Jewish Book Sale
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Chabad of Potomac: 10th annual spa for the soul
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B’nai Israel: Is Israeli Classical Music “Jewish”?
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Winter 2012 Indoor Soccer
http://thejdc.convio.net/site/Calendar/476583432?view=Detail&id=130302

Winter 2012 3 on 3 basketball
http://thejdc.convio.net/site/Calendar/476583432?view=Detail&id=130301

Around town for DC Chanukah 5772!

Happy incredibly belated Chanukah! Well into the secular new year, yet I have a small smattering of pictures, including from the DCJCC, Takoma Park Community Center and my own apartment. Click to view!

Also available on Facebook; click here to see.

DC Chanukah Happenings 5772!

Graphic courtesy of Kaboose, Inc.

The winter season is upon us- the weather turns cold and icy and people begin to count the days until they get a little time off from work or school. Why not warm yourself by the kindling Chanukah lights? Local Jewish groups are getting ready to roll out the red carpet for this well-known religious holiday, which will take place this year from sundown Dec. 20 to sundown Dec. 27.
Check these out!

Chanukah at the Ellipse
American Friends of Lubavitch starts off the holiday season with this annual ceremony on the White House lawn
Tuesday, December 20, 4 pm, tickets required

8 Nights of Chanukah
Drop by the DCJCC every night to light the menorah and see what else is in store!
Tuesday, December 20-Tuesday, December 27, 5:30 pm

National Museum of American Jewish Military History Chanukah Celebration
Focusing on the Maccabees and their military victory, plus food!
Tuesday, December 20, 6:30-8 pm

Hanukkah Happy Hour on the Hill
Annual young adult shindig sponsored by several Jewish organizations, held at The Pour House
Tuesday, December 20, 6:30-9:30 pm, $5

Gala Chanukah Mesiba
Greater Washington Community Kollel features a parenting speech and magic show!
Tuesday, December 20, 7:15-9 pm

Synagogue Chanukah Celebrations for Wednesday, December 21:
Ohr Kodesh
5-8 pm
Tifereth Israel
6-8 pm

Synagogue Chanukah Celebrations for Thursday, December 22:
Olam Tikvah
9:30-11 am
B’nai Tzedek
4:30-6 pm

Latkes and Learning
Sixth & I hosts religious study over Chanukah foods for young professionals
Thursday, December 22, 7 pm, $8

Synagogue Chanukah Celebrations for Friday, December 23:
B’nai Tzedek
6:30-8 pm
Temple Emanuel
6:30-9 pm

Good for the Jews: Putting the Ha! In Hanukkah
Uproarious Jewish duo is at it again, poking fun at and celebrating Judaism in this comedy/musical sketch
Saturday, December 24, 8-10 pm, $10-$24

Synagogue Chanukah Celebrations for Sunday, December 25:

Jewish Community of Northern Virginia

11 am-3 pm
B’nai Tzedek
3-7 pm
Ohr Kodesh
7-9 pm

Festival of Lights, Latkes and Family Fun!
The annual AishDC party includes events catered towards kids and teens.
Sunday, December 25, 4-6 pm, Free for members, $10 for non-members, $36 max per family

Kesher Kids Chanukah Mitzvah Party
Children’s mitzvah project followed by pizza, latkes and sufganiyot!
Sunday, December 25, 5-6:30 pm

A Marriage Against the System in Israel/Palestine Documentary “Love During Wartime”

Jasmin and Osama / image courtesy of WJFF

Hope that everyone made it over to see something during the 11-day Washington, DC Jewish Film Festival! I’ve been in the midst of end-of-semester stuff for grad school, but I now have the time to promote the film I squeezed in on Saturday, December 10: “Love During Wartime.”

When I first stepped into AFI, I did harbor some doubts. There is, after all, precious little that is as polarizing as the Israeli/Palestinian conflict. In fact, Swedish director Gabriella Bier could not be with us, but she bid staff to read a little note that claimed, in part, that although she did not always agree with her subjects, she tried to portray them as accurate to themselves. Uh oh, I thought to myself, which side is getting the shaft?

I came to realize that the “side” getting the shaft was the marriage between two people in love. Their oppressor was the system—both Israeli and Palestinian—which could not allow them the affordance of living together in one of their home countries. On a larger scale even other parts of the world were oppressive, which surprised me the most.

Osama (known as “Assi”) in Israel moved briefly to Tel Aviv a few years back and met Jasmin. Watching the documentary, it isn’t difficult to see why they may be in love. They are both artists—Osama with his sculptures and Jasmin with her dance. When Osama’s temporary status in Israel is up, he must move back to Ramallah. The couple tries in vain to get permission for Jasmin to join him, which Israel refuses for security reasons (not entirely unfounded, since Osama himself is taken and beaten by Palestinian police forces for marrying “a Jew.”) But Israel also refuses to let him return to Jasmin’s family in Jerusalem. Out of options, Jasmin moves to Berlin, where her mother was born during the Third Reich and where she hopes to obtain a visa for Osama so they can finally live together as husband and wife.

But even when that happens, troubles still plague the young couple. Germany, which shocked me at first, but now perhaps seems part of European fear-mongering about Arabs, dragged their feet for as long as they could and only allowed Osama a temporary, student visa. This meant that he wasn’t allowed to work, putting strain on the marriage as Jasmin supported the pair of them. They finally kicked him out, citing that Jasmin’s mother was in fact not a German citizen thanks to the complications of a Jew being born there during the Holocaust. On a happier note, they moved to Vienna where Osama had success with a sculpture exhibit. The film ends by saying they now have a little girl. I left the theater in a surprisingly optimistic mood, hoping that despite all these troubles, Osama and Jasmin stayed together, and were happy.

I was also very impressed with Bier. Diligently following this couple around for sporadic stints over a few years, she nevertheless captured the complexity of their characters as they battled between love and hate for their homelands, for Germany, and for their relationship. Their families were also filmed, and from that one can see the truth behind the Israeli/Palestinian conflict—behind the rockets and the gunfire there are real families, just like any, trying to live in peace. Not exactly the major crux of the story, but it was relieving to see past the barricaded wall of the Middle East.

“Love During Wartime” was cosponsored with the Embassy of Sweden. View the “Love During Wartime” trailer on YouTube. Check out my previous coverage of WJFF films, including “Judios en el espacio” and “La Cámera Obscura.”

Upcoming Events: December 5-11

Shavua Tov! Below, I’ve compiled a list of Jewish events I’ve found to be going on next week. Please feel free to comment with any others, and I will add them. See you around town!

Until Sunday, December 11

Washington Jewish Film Festival
http://washingtondcjcc.org/center-for-arts/film/WJFF/

Sunday, December 4 – Thursday, December 8

Community Connections Week
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Monday, December 5

The State of Young America
http://www.jufj.org/event/state_young_america_new_data_generation%E2%80%99s_economic_challenges_and_solutions_secure_americas_fu

Paid Sick Leave Grassroots Kickoff
http://www.jufj.org/event/paid_sick_leave_grassroots_kickoff

LGBT All Fired Up for Chanukah
jconnect

JSC Reading the Zohar
https://www.google.com/calendar/render?eid=bmU1bXR1czFxaWk3aHRqNDE2N245a3JxYWNfMjAxMTEyMDZUMDAzMDAwWiB1bm5sdDIzNDJlMDBxaG40ajNjbjhlYzBpNEBn&ctz=America/New_York&pli=1&sf=true&output=xml

Creative Little Kids Winter 2011
http://thejdc.convio.net/site/Calendar/1481836098?view=Detail&id=130082

Tuesday, December 6

The Edge of History
http://www.aishdc.org/2011/event.php?id=162

Young Invincibles Holiday Reception
http://www.jufj.org/event/join_young_invincibles_their_dc_holiday_reception

District 15 Parlor Meeting
http://www.jcouncil.org/site/Calendar/864420568?view=Detail&id=105023

Hadassah and Temple Shalom: Winds of Change: Fast Moving Events in the Middle East
jconnect

National Museum of American Jewish Military History: Stitches for Soldiers
jconnect

JSC Sacred Fragrances of the Tenach
https://www.google.com/calendar/render?eid=bXRrbnVucDViMzVyZG9vYTgxa3NtYnNxaWcgdW5ubHQyMzQyZTAwcWhuNGozY244ZWMwaTRAZw&ctz=America/New_York&pli=1&sf=true&output=xml

JSC Inquisition and Expulsion of Jews from Spain and Portugal
https://www.google.com/calendar/render?eid=MG10a2w1dWs5NW9oazQ4cG1uc2F2dHVrdThfMjAxMTEyMDdUMDAwMDAwWiB1bm5sdDIzNDJlMDBxaG40ajNjbjhlYzBpNEBn&ctz=America/New_York&pli=1&sf=true&output=xml

JSC Why does Yiddish Poetry Matter?
https://www.google.com/calendar/render?eid=djRvaWRndTgybXFoOTFvZmh2N205bmNuZmsgdW5ubHQyMzQyZTAwcWhuNGozY244ZWMwaTRAZw&ctz=America/New_York&pli=1&sf=true&output=xml

Wednesday, December 7

Melissa Clark reading
http://www.sixthandi.org/EventDetails.aspx?evntID=655&dispDt=12/7/2011%207:00:00%20PM

NOVA State Legislators’ Reception 2011
http://www.jcouncil.org/site/Calendar/864420568?view=Detail&id=105062

B’nai Tzedek: Film, Lunch and Latkes
jconnect

Hebrew Home Starlight Lounge
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JSC The Three Waves of Jewish Migration to China
https://www.google.com/calendar/render?eid=bG52ZXE2Mm03ZjljdmRyc25hbnJ1cnRlajQgdW5ubHQyMzQyZTAwcWhuNGozY244ZWMwaTRAZw&ctz=America/New_York&pli=1&sf=true&output=xml

JSC Branching Out from Prayer: Contemporary Poetry on Liturgical Themes
https://www.google.com/calendar/render?eid=Y2VqMzhpdjBrNXJiZ2dnbWQ5bDhybzB1NmNfMjAxMTEyMDhUMDEzMDAwWiB1bm5sdDIzNDJlMDBxaG40ajNjbjhlYzBpNEBn&ctz=America/New_York&pli=1&sf=true&output=xml

JSC Jews of the American South: West Virginia
https://www.google.com/calendar/render?eid=aWoyYmRlOWI3MG1vZ2poazhvNGJoZ3E3bm8gdW5ubHQyMzQyZTAwcWhuNGozY244ZWMwaTRAZw&ctz=America/New_York&pli=1&sf=true&output=xml

Handmade for the Homeless
http://thejdc.convio.net/site/Calendar/1481836098?view=Detail&id=130841

Thursday, December 8

Activists Awards Grassroots Gala
http://www.jufj.org/event/activist_awards_grassroots_gala

Sixth & I Men’s Club The art of whisky: A tasting from Cooper Fox Distillery
http://www.sixthandi.org/EventDetails.aspx?evntID=700&dispDt=12/8/2011%207:00:00%20PM

District 16 Parlor Meeting
http://www.jcouncil.org/site/Calendar/864420568?view=Detail&id=105024

Bible Study with Norman Shore
http://thejdc.convio.net/site/Calendar/1481836098?view=Detail&id=130695

Friday, December 9

HYL Shabbat Dinner
http://www.jufj.org/event/hyl_shabbat_dinner

6th in the City Shabbat Dinner
http://www.sixthandi.org/EventDetails.aspx?evntID=637&dispDt=12/9/2011%206:30:00%20PM

Interfaith Couples Shabbat Dinner
http://www.sixthandi.org/EventDetails.aspx?evntID=706&dispDt=12/9/2011%207:15:00%20PM

Ohr Kodesh: Tot Shabbat
jconnect

Washington Hebrew Congregation Special Celebration
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Am Kolel: Darkness and Light Shabbaton
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Saturday, December 10

Rally for Housing for All
http://www.jufj.org/event/rally_housing_all

Sunday, December 11

Kabbalah, Science and Universal Ethics
http://www.foundjs.org/calendar.php?evntId=611

Kesher Israel Home Energy Initiative
https://www.google.com/calendar/render?eid=cDc5azM3ajA0ajFzaG1pOTEyZmRwYWl2czggZjBicjI0dWs0dHA2Z3NkMWU2azNnM2s0OTBAZw&ctz=America/New_York&pli=1&sf=true&output=xml

Om Shalom Yoga
http://www.sixthandi.org/EventDetails.aspx?evntID=621&dispDt=12/11/2011%2011:00:00%20AM

Grandparenting Interfaith Grandchildren
jconnect

JCCGW Chanukah Celebration
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Olam Tikvah: Musical Festival of Lights
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Shalshelet: No Rock Like You: Songs for the Jewish Soul
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JewishROC Annual Fundraiser
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Yiddish of Greater Washington Café Kasrilevke
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Parenting Center Workshop: Baby Signs
http://thejdc.convio.net/site/Calendar/635578540?view=Detail&id=128903

Thanksgiving 2011: Events around Jewish DC

Graphic courtesy of Weaver's Clip Art

It’s that time of year again, when red and brown leaves fall from trees, friends and relatives make plans for road trips or plane rides, and Turkey, rolls and cranberry sauce are suddenly in short supply at the grocery store. Thanksgiving is less than a week away!

Though primarily a family holiday, there’s plenty of ways that the community can come together to commemorate the spirit of this American tradition. Check out what the DC Jewish community is up to!

Wednesday, November 23

A Holiday Meal for the Occupy Washington Movement
New York Ave. Presbyterian Church, 2 pm
Join this interfaith movement to support the Occupy movement and an American holiday.

Everything But the Turkey
DCJCC, 6:30 pm
Hope you got your tickets for this annual DC Jewish tradition to volunteer to make Thanksgiving more homey for those in need!

And an added bonus:

For Thanksgiving books with a Jewish twist, try the Adas Israel library! / photo taken by Rachel Mauro

Gobble, gobble!