DC Chanukah Happenings 5772!

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 [...]

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Upcoming Events: September 12-18

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, September 12 Film Screening: Through the Eye of the Needle http://www.jufj.org/event/film_screening_through_eye_needle Triumphs and Failures of Israeli Counterterrorism http://jconnect.org/Events/tabid/61/ctl/Details/mid/824/EventId/460/EventDateId/792/Default.aspx?SearchParams=xlcUZEKV6uT0lF8Qwh7BL-xbWB8hqyYSOIJ0znQFNhMXC4yA4uBB_pmlDIWC-TPy9M6Dg8OxqgXNFvh2jc0-SIDaD6SIm5z1xOWedYEAgA_MLHZ7te8oN5pfoWFPJ8PE_Ii9CJxaqZ20-Gl-QU6TP6M33AHi5yePdIay_gxZCIPNDMaGzTaOIwCZtMc27n5O1cjpmd_SOawgw6JFlPA5Zvk3WXU7zTyjdogW5F4SkZriuQXczS-tZnXgnvw8wJc8Gq1IeesSt0D6Doslt4J2lSXsVpjWXbjC475J8Nko0ZxIt0WoG0A28_U_uDY3XZWIw6CLap0wpigEdonoEjCmOsHGEs9Iv5QFmvsP8KQfCbciVyIYp3zXRw4wXPvzOshtoizHSeHDQlZxbk–vNN2Bq-pPqPcaU6NaCU4EhILFMSGaZL_5tt9HhlL_sTW9tNuOm5WqXAP06pVxMI5H5laxitUPRbEbEXIWhaEBXBFQPo6J5WclqXxNad1USZYVijNcLsk_IRJTodsaPoGob7pPf9dtgMvYs4jV74cx5FaP4iQxOekMmmpoJo8StuEAF4kQLWtdOy-_mzn1GNPNLKMvo80IQqcuECisR5cLHvNWKiHHHDDoEHHKA%3d%3d LGBT [...]

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Upcoming Events: August 16-21

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, August 16 “Transcending Stereotypes” with Midge Potts http://www.jufj.org/event/transcending_stereotypes_midge_potts Wednesday, August 17 JCCNV: Camp Omanoot Theater Performance: The Seussical Jr [...]

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Jewnity DC Brings Vibrancy to the Summer

Summers in DC can be pretty slow for the Jewish community. Increased vacation time and a lack of major religious holidays thin out the crowds and the community offerings. So what intrigued me most about Jewnity DC 2011, tomorrow night’s big bash sponsored by 18 local organizations, is that it reminded me of the annual [...]

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Upcoming Events: July 25-31

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, July 25 DC Metro Forum Planning Meeting http://www.jufj.org/event/dc_metro_social_forum_planning_meeting Tuesday, July 26 Library of Congress: Sephardic-Ladino-Judeo-Spanish-Song: Myths and (Relative) Realities [...]

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Upcoming Events: June 13-19

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! Ongoing Until June 16 Washington, DC Jewish Community Center Jewish Music Festival http://washingtondcjcc.org/center-for-arts/music/wjmf/ Monday, June 13 Interfaith Meditation http://www.sixthandi.org/EventDetails.aspx?evntID=592&dispDt=6/13/2011%207:30:00%20PM Agnes [...]

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Upcoming Events: May 16-22

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, May 16 Mother’s Circle Informational Meeting http://www.sixthandi.org/EventDetails.aspx?evntID=543&dispDt=5/16/2011%206:30:00%20PM American University: The Turbulent Middle East: Challenges and Opportunities http://www.shalomdc.org/calendar/index.aspx?startdate=5/16/2011%208:00:00%20AM&enddate=5/16/2011%204:30:00%20PM&id=75&eventid=611187&recurrenceid=0 Federation: VOICES [...]

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Yom Ha’Shoah 5771 in Washington, DC

Sunday is Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day. It was decided by the Israeli government in 1953 to fall on the 27th day of Nissan, a week after the conclusion of Passover. Throughout the world, Jews and gentiles mourn the millions of victims of Nazi Germany. Here in town, the congressionally-sanctioned United States Holocaust Memorial Museum [...]

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Upcoming Events: February 14-20

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, February 14 UMD: The Social Process of Dying in Biblical Literature http://www.shalomdc.org/calendar/index.aspx?startdate=2/14/2011%2012:00:00%20PM&enddate=2/14/2011%202:00:00%20PM&id=75&eventid=582454&recurrenceid=0 Library of Congress: The Presence of Abraham [...]

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Upcoming Events: January 17-23

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 17: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Click here for events happening in Jewish DC: http://jewishdc.wordpress.com/2011/01/13/mlk-2011-for-dc-jews/ JCC of NoVa [...]

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