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: October 10-16

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, October 10 ACE Series http://www.jccgw.org/articlenav.php?id=722 Gesher Jewish Day School open house jconnect Learn the Game of Mah Jongg Fall [...]

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Upcoming Events: August 22-28

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! Wednesday, August 24 Har Shalom: Family Fun Night http://jconnect.org/Events/tabid/61/ctl/Details/mid/824/EventId/144/EventDateId/228/Default.aspx Machaya Klezmer Band in Concert http://jconnect.org/Events/tabid/61/ctl/Details/mid/824/EventId/293/EventDateId/457/Default.aspx ReelIsraelDC: Screening of “The Debt” [...]

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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: July 11-17

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 11 Panel on Transit-Oriented Development http://www.jufj.org/event/panel_transit_oriented_development Tuesday, July 12 Caring Across Generations Campaign Launch http://www.jufj.org/event/caring_across_generations_campaign_launch Washington Peace Center [...]

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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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Looking for a Seder to attend on the First or Second Nights?

Chag Sameach! In lieu of my regular postings, I’m offering something a little different this Passover week. I’ve been playing around with Adobe InDesign lately, so I figured why not make a flyer for JewishDC? Obviously, there’s a lot of stuff going on in the local community this week. Taken and updated from my earlier [...]

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Passover in the District 5771

We’re just a couple weeks away from Passover, one of Judaism’s most important holidays, which tells of our exodus from slavery in Egypt to freedom as a united people living under Jewish law. A week in duration, the highlights are largely family affairs, a seder celebrated at home. But is that an excuse for “Jewish [...]

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Upcoming Events: April 4-10

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, April 4-Wednesday, April 6 Gesher Jewish Day School Used Book Sale http://www.shalomdc.org/calendar/index.aspx?startdate=4/4/2011%207:30:00%20AM&enddate=4/4/2011%206:00:00%20PM&id=75&eventid=594007&recurrenceid=0 Monday, April 4 James Carroll “Jerusalem, Jerusalem” [...]

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