The Epichorus Blends Judeo-Arabic and Area Music at 2015 Washington DC Jewish Music Festival

The Epichorus performs an encore at the DCJCC/ photo taken by Rachel Mauro

New York-based The Epichorus performed to a full auditorium at the DCJCC Washington Jewish Music Festival Wednesday night. Heavy on instrumentals, the group also featured the soulful vocals of Priya Darshini.

Zach Freedman, rabbi at the New Shul in Manhattan and player of the oud and guitar, composed much of the music. Other group members in attendance included Daniel Ori on bass, Megan Gould on violin, Hadar Noiberg on flute and Rich Stein on percussions.

Among the songs they performed for their hour and a half long concert, Freedman had the audience sing along to a rendition of Lecha Dodi, a traditional Jewish piece for welcoming Shabbat, that he composed for his wedding. Other pieces he spun from such religious texts as verses of the Song of Songs and the Jewish blessing after meals. The group also touched on melodies from Syria and Pakistan.

Although beset with very minor technical difficulties, I was very taken with the instrumental harmonies, particularly by the flute and violin in tandem. The musicians all performed with evident, physical passion for their work, which made it all the engrossing and enjoyable.

This program was promoted in part by the Foundation of Jewish Studies. The Washington Jewish Music Festival continues through the weekend; click here for more information.

Lincoln’s Jewish Legacy and Jews in Pa Mining Towns Among Local Lectures for Jewish American Heritage Month

Lincoln’s Jewish podiatrist, Isachar Zacharie / courtesy of Jewish World Review

May heralds in the ninth commemoration of Jewish American Heritage Month! The official website has been updated with upcoming events at venues such as the National Gallery of Art, the National Archives, the Library of Congress and the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.

The Jewish Historical Society of Greater Washington is teaming up with two of these organizations to present events:

• May 7: Book discussion, Lincoln and the Jews: A History, by American Jewish historian and professor Dr. Jonathan Sarna at the National Archives
• May 18: Historic lecture by Tammy A. Hepps of Reconstructing the Jewish History of Homestead, Pa in partnership with the Jewish Genealogy Society of Greater Washington at the Library of Congress

The Society is also hosting a challah sale—four loaves for $24 to benefit it’s educational programs with pick up at their offices or free delivery in Penn Quarter. Deadline is May 4; sign up here.

On May 3, the Foundation for Jewish Studies and Congregation Beth El in Bethesda are co-hosting Jews, Protestants and the Secularization of Modern America with historian/professor Dr. David Hollinger.

Please comment with any other area events below!

Past JAHM coverage on JewishDC: 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009.

Book talks, Panels, Walking Tours and Plays for Jewish American Heritage Month 2014

April 30 commemoration of the Days of Remembrance at the Capitol building/ photo courtesy of USHMM

Today, in honor of the Days of Remembrance for the Holocaust, the Capitol building hosted a memorial ceremony, complete with speeches and a U.S. Infantry presentation of the flags of the liberating divisions. But tomorrow is May, and ergo the eighth year of the commemoration of Jewish American Heritage Month! The official website has been updated with upcoming events at venues such as the National Gallery of Art, the National Archives, the Library of Congress and the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.

The Jewish Historical Society of Greater Washington is teaming up with two of these organizations to present events:

• May 14: Panel discussion and book signing, A Nation of Immigrants: How They Have Shaped America, with Pulitzer Prize winner Nick Kotz and journalists Steve V. Roberts and Sanford J. Ungar at the National Archives
• May 19: Book lecture by Sanford Sternlicht of The Tenement Saga: the Lower East Side and Early Jewish American Writers at the Library of Congress

For hyper-local history, sign up for the May 4 Walking tour of Arlington Cemetery, or meet up with young adults from DCJCC’s EntryPoint DC for a downtown walking tour of Chinatown. Only a few spots left!

If you’re free tomorrow evening, the Foundation for Jewish Studies and Washington Hebrew Congregation are co-hosting Beyond the Battlefield: The Legacy of the Civil War for America’s Jews with historian/author Adam Mendelsohn.

And finally, Arena Stage presents the world premiere of Camp David, a historical drama about the meeting for Middle East peace with world leaders Jimmy Carter, Menachem Begin and Anwar Sadat. JHSGW is offering a discount on ticket prices; click here for more! The play continues until May 4.

Past JAHM coverage on JewishDC: 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009.

Modern-Day Learning at Adas Israel’s MakomDC

Several months ago, shortly after High Holidays, in fact, Adas Israel launched a new series of innovative learning programs, largely for adults, in their renovated beit midrash (study center.) These monthly programs revolve around a theme, and include lectures, panels, screenings and more in what they hope will be more of a 21st century, “coffee house” environment. This month’s theme was justice, and I figured it was time to review some events.

“Justice” is a rather versatile subject and Adas embraced many aspects—from Rabbi Steinlauf’s exploration of the mitzvah of tzedakah to the reading of a play on interfaith conversations. In keeping with the 21st century gestalt, I decided to zero in on two events that were about including marginalized groups in the modern Jewish community—LGBT and people with disabilities.

Studying Jewish religious texts through “a different lens,” as presented on our handout / photo taken by Rachel Mauro

Dr. Jay Michaelson, who recently published the book God vs Gay? The Religious Case for Equality, was the keynote speaker on Tuesday, Feb. 4, who sat down with Rabbis Steinlauf and Holtzblatt to discuss progressive advances in the Conservative Jewish community, issues LGBT people face when approaching Jewish communal life, and even a thoughtful, broad-minded stance on the issues facing Orthodox groups.

My favorite part was breaking off into traditional Jewish study groups of 2-3 called “chevruta” where we provided with biblical verses about gender, specifically as it applies to the patriarch, Jacob. We also had access to quotes from scholarly thought on these passages, ranging from the modern to a surprisingly homoerotic interpretation in the Zohar of Jacob wrestling with the angel. Our concluding group discussion touched upon how ideas of gender and sexuality are intertwined, among other things. Certainly more useful for a longer, more in depth series of study sessions, but the evening was a great way to get our feet wet! The event was presented in partnership with Bet Mishpachah, Nice Jewish Boys DC and Nice Jewish Girls DC.

On the Shabbat of Feb. 22, I attended a more insular event on making the synagogue and community more accessible to people of varying disabilities. Rabbi Feinberg officiated over a panel of five congregants advocating for various physical and intellectual issues, plus the director of the Interfaith Initiative of the American Association of People with Disabilities. It was a good chance for this smaller cache of members to take stock of what they as a group had accomplished and what they had left to do, broadly speaking. I enjoyed getting the chance to hear from a diverse group of people about their experiences in the Jewish community at large, and their hopes for Adas specifically.

Justice month wraps up with another biblical class this Wednesday, Feb. 26, about divine justice, in conjunction with the Foundation of Jewish Studies. Next week brings a new month and a new theme: Israel. Check out the programming here!

Celebrate Jewish American Heritage Month with Local Benchmarks

President Bill Clinton and Holocaust survivor and founding chairman Elie Wiesel help dedicate the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in April 1993 / photo courtesy of USHMM

In perhaps the most fitting way to herald in May as Jewish American Heritage Month, the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, today and tomorrow, celebrate their 20th anniversary in downtown DC. Click here for their national calendar of events, Museum timeline, multimedia coverage of public programming and collections building, and an online form to submit your own impressions.

Be sure to visit the official site, and JAHM pages at the Library of Congress, the National Endowment for the Humanities, The National Park Service and USHMM.

And in local fare, a look at what’s coming up at The Jewish Historical Society of Greater Washington:

May 5: Walking Tour, Arlington National Cemetery, in partnership with the Foundation for Jewish Studies and the Jewish Museum of Maryland

May 9: Featured Speaker: Gerda Wiessman Klein—Author, Humanitarian, Holocaust Survivor, hosted at the William G. McGowan Theater at the National Archives

May 19: Walking Tour, Downtown Jewish Washington, in partnership with the Foundation for Jewish Studies, Jewish Study Center and the Jewish Museum of Maryland

And in more fortuitous timing, Sixth & I is currently a contestant in the Partners In Preservation’s competition for a $100,000 prize. If the synagogue wins, it plans to use the funds to repair the historic stained glass windows. You can vote daily through May 10 by clicking here!

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Past JAHM coverage on JewishDC: 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009.

Jewish American Heritage Month Enters Sixth Year

Following on the tail of Yom Ha’atzmaut (Israeli Independence Day,) I’m expecting U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.)’s annual press release for the stateside Jews any day now! Meanwhile, I’ve gone digging myself through my grad school’s digital archive to contribute a little something—an image of the yearbook page from the first anum where Hillel was a club at the University of Maryland College Park (1940. Hillel itself came into existence in 1923 in Champaign, Ill. Click here to read a booklet on Hillel’s history, including rare documents and photos from the archive. B’nai B’rith International, which Hillel was part of until the end of the last century, published a list of 31 days of Jewish facts and firsts to coincide with the heritage month. And click here to view the UMD 1940 yearbook in full.)

The Jewish American Heritage Website has been updated with events and exhibits taking place around the Washington, D.C. area. Also check out JAHM sites at the National Endowment for the Humanities, The National Park Service and The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.

And in local fare, a look at what’s coming up at The Jewish Historical Society of Greater Washington:

May 3: Book Reading: When General Grant Expelled the Jews, in partnership with the National Archives, co-sponsored by the DCJCC, National Museum of American Jewish Military History, Jewish War Veterans, Jewish Community Relations Council, Foundation for Jewish Studies and Washington Jewish Week

May 6: Walking Tour, Arlington National Cemetery

May 8: Exhibition Lecture: Jewish Washington: Scrapbook of an American Community,, hosted at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library

(2011 coverage)
(2010 coverage)
(2009 coverage)

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
jconnect

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
jconnect

Avalon Theater: “Salsa Tel Aviv” screening
jconnect

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
jconnect

PJLL: Melton Israel Seminar Information Session
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PJLL: May 14, 1948: What did those 28 minutes represent?
jconnect

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
jconnect

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!
jconnect

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
jconnect

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
jconnect

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
jconnect

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
jconnect

Am Kolel: Darkness and Light Shabbaton
jconnect

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
jconnect

Olam Tikvah: Musical Festival of Lights
jconnect

Shalshelet: No Rock Like You: Songs for the Jewish Soul
jconnect

JewishROC Annual Fundraiser
jconnect

Yiddish of Greater Washington Café Kasrilevke
jconnect

Parenting Center Workshop: Baby Signs
http://thejdc.convio.net/site/Calendar/635578540?view=Detail&id=128903

Upcoming Events: November 7-13

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!

Through Sunday, November 13
JCC of GW Annual Book Festival

Monday, November 7

MTA Open House on Proposed Purple Line Project
http://www.jufj.org/event/mta_open_house_proposed_purple_line_project_0

Justice John Paul Stevens Reading
http://www.sixthandi.org/EventDetails.aspx?evntID=666&dispDt=11/7/2011%207:00:00%20PM

Har Shalom: Harvest of Books Fall Sale
jconnect

WJFF Year Round: 77 Steps
http://thejdc.convio.net/site/Calendar/722168138?view=Detail&id=129902

Tuesday, November 8

An Overview of Jewish Liturgical Music
http://www.foundjs.org/calendar.php?evntId=597

Jewish Twenties and Thirties Single Seated Speed Dating
http://www.prosinthecity.com/jewishevents.php#DC_10439

Autumn Brews: A Seasonal Tasting with the Beer Activist
http://www.sixthandi.org/EventDetails.aspx?evntID=682&dispDt=11/8/2011%207:00:00%20PM

Israel Night: Evening Exchange with the Experts
http://www.jcouncil.org/site/Calendar/583067551?view=Detail&id=105121

B’nai Tzedek: The Grandparents’ Circle
jconnect

B’nai Tzedek: American Jewish Experience
jconnect

MCCA Benefit 2011
http://thejdc.convio.net/site/Calendar/722168138?view=Detail&id=129581

Wednesday, November 9

(Un)secure Communities Forum
http://www.jufj.org/event/unsecure_communities_forum

Umberto Eco reading
http://www.sixthandi.org/EventDetails.aspx?evntID=670&dispDt=11/9/2011%207:00:00%20PM

Interfaith Couples
http://www.sixthandi.org/EventDetails.aspx?evntID=459&dispDt=11/9/2011%207:30:00%20PM

Gesher Day School Admissions Open House
jconnect

Fairfax Kollel’s Fall Session
jconnect

JSC: Jewish Cultures Around the Globe: Jews of France
https://www.google.com/calendar/render?eid=c2htOGp2cmFxMWxmM28zbGR2amYwYWN2Y2sgdW5ubHQyMzQyZTAwcWhuNGozY244ZWMwaTRAZw&ctz=America/New_York&pli=1&sf=true&output=xml

Thursday, November 10

Looking into Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden
http://www.foundjs.org/calendar.php?evntId=600

MTA Open House on Proposed Purple Line Project
http://www.jufj.org/event/mta_open_house_proposed_purple_line_project_1

Beth El Visits the National Museum of American Jewish History
jconnect

JCCNV: Afternoon Lunch and Talk with Stephen Fried
jconnect

JCCNV: Book Club and Lovers’ Night with Sonia Taitz
jconnect

Special Briefing from The Agudah: Israel’s National LGBT Task Force
http://thejdc.convio.net/site/Calendar/722168138?view=Detail&id=130045

Discussion of Tent Protests in Israel
http://www.yachad-dc.org/blog/?page_id=7

Friday, November 11

6th in the City Global Hunger Shabbat
http://www.sixthandi.org/EventDetails.aspx?evntID=636&dispDt=11/11/2011%206:30:00%20PM

Temple Emanuel: Tot Shabbat Service and Dinner
jconnect

Tifereth Israel: Carlebach Friday Evening Service and Dinner
jconnect

Theater J: Tea for Two—BEST FRIENDS
http://thejdc.convio.net/site/Calendar/722168138?view=Detail&id=130101

We the People—Veterans Day
http://www.yachad-dc.org/blog/?page_id=7

Saturday, November 12

JCCNV Fall Fundraising Gala: A Night of the Arts
http://www.jccnv.org/events/2011/11/12/upcoming-events/jccnv-fall-fundraising-gala-a-night-of-the-arts/

HURT Acoustic Performance
http://www.sixthandi.org/EventDetails.aspx?evntID=692&dispDt=11/12/2011%209:00:00%20PM

Bikur Cholim Volunteer Appreciation Annual Dinner
jconnect

Beth El: Club 60 Gala
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Tifereth Israel: Israel, Egypt and the new Middle East view
jconnect

Sunday, November 13

Not By Power Home Energy Workshop
http://www.jufj.org/event/not_power_home_energy_workshop_ohr_kodesh

Challah Back Volunteer Training
http://www.sixthandi.org/EventDetails.aspx?evntID=689&dispDt=11/13/2011%2011:00:00%20AM

JSSA Hospice and Transitions Volunteer Training
jconnect

Temple Emanuel Brunch and Movie: Into the Arms of Strangers
jconnect

Tifereth Israel: Building Community One Family at a Time
jconnect

WHC: Boys of Steel: Creators of Superman
jconnect

UMD: Conference on Moses Mendelssohn, Jewish Enlightenment and Eastern Religion
jconnect

Politics and Prose: Gershom Gorenberg: The Unmaking of Israel
jconnect

JewishROC: Classic Kabbalah 101
jconnect

Tifereth Israel: Finding Gd on the Bus
jconnect

JSC: Make Your Own Kosher Sushi
https://www.google.com/calendar/render?eid=MWxscjBwNXY5YmxwZTZkYW5yZ2Y5ajc0OHMgdW5ubHQyMzQyZTAwcWhuNGozY244ZWMwaTRAZw&ctz=America/New_York&pli=1&sf=true&output=xml

Authors Out Loud: Joshua Levitt
http://thejdc.convio.net/site/Calendar/722168138?view=Detail&id=129161

Emery Shelter Visit: November 2011
http://thejdc.convio.net/site/Calendar/722168138?view=Detail&id=129990

Upcoming Events: October 24-30

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!

October 23-November 2: The DCJCC Jewish Literary Festival
https://jewishdc.wordpress.com/2011/10/16/sukkot-5772-and-the-dcjcc-national-jewish-literary-festival-on-the-horizon/

Monday, October 24

2nd Virginia Immigrants Advocates Summit 2011
http://www.jufj.org/event/2nd_virginia_immigrant_advocates_summit_2011

Sixth & I Running Club
http://www.sixthandi.org/EventDetails.aspx?evntID=487&dispDt=10/24/2011%206:30:00%20PM

Jewish Chaplain’s Memorial Dedication
http://www.jcouncil.org/site/Calendar/80112694?view=Detail&id=105042

Library of Congress: Synagogues in Hungary
jconnect

JCCGW Screening of Israeli Film “77 Steps”
jconnect

Beth El: Musical Journey Info Session
jconnect

Tuesday, October 25

Ani DiFranco Concert
http://www.sixthandi.org/EventDetails.aspx?evntID=612&dispDt=10/25/2011%208:00:00%20PM

Potomac Community Center: Preschool Fair
jconnect

Library of Congress: Jerusalem’s Future
jconnect

Jewish Foundation for Group Homes 28th Annual Gala
jconnect

B’nai Tzedek: The Grandparent’s Circle
jconnect

JSC: Write Your Own Jewish Prayer
https://www.google.com/calendar/event?eid=NjdjNWlma2hnMHI0YWo1MzJqcGpsdXE1YWtfMjAxMTEwMjVUMjMwMDAwWiB1bm5sdDIzNDJlMDBxaG40ajNjbjhlYzBpNEBn&ctz=America/New_York&gsessionid=OK

What do we Do After Preschool
http://thejdc.convio.net/site/Calendar/832852354?view=Detail&id=129702

Wednesday, October 26

Responsa of the Holocaust
http://www.foundjs.org/calendar.php?evntId=612

Jewish Thirties and Forties Single Speed Dating
http://www.prosinthecity.com/jewishevents.php#DC_10311

Loundon Candidate’s Forum
http://www.jcouncil.org/site/Calendar/80112694?view=Detail&id=105002

B’nai Tzedek: Building Literacy Workshop
jconnect

J-Fed Lunch and Learn: PACT Afulfa
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UMD: Reporting and Misreporting the Arab/Israeli Conflict
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J-Fed: Friends with Benefits: A Deeper Approach to Charitable Giving
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Temple Emanuel: Israeli Movie Night: Divine Intervention
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J-Fed: Securing Our Jewish Future Locally and in Israel
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ReelIsraelDC: “Strangers” screening
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JCC of GW: The Levant comes of Age
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JSC: Basic Judaism
https://www.google.com/calendar/event?eid=c3A3cGdjbDB2cGpmdmFka3VrZmU4dWNtZWNfMjAxMTEwMjZUMjMwMDAwWiB1bm5sdDIzNDJlMDBxaG40ajNjbjhlYzBpNEBn&ctz=America/New_York&gsessionid=OK

Jewish Cultures Around the Globe: Jews in Cuba
https://www.google.com/calendar/event?eid=b3E0cnFqdDl2OGkzMjBzMzNzcWhmdmdkbzAgdW5ubHQyMzQyZTAwcWhuNGozY244ZWMwaTRAZw&ctz=America/New_York&gsessionid=OK

The Siddur: Translation as Commentary
https://www.google.com/calendar/event?eid=cnBiZ29sM3Zkdm5hMjQ0a3BnY3Btcm5oOWtfMjAxMTEwMjZUMjMwMDAwWiB1bm5sdDIzNDJlMDBxaG40ajNjbjhlYzBpNEBn&ctz=America/New_York&gsessionid=OK

Three Classic Midrashim: Talmudic Literature and Existentialism
https://www.google.com/calendar/event?eid=YXJoajdmNWhvdWdzYWJxbHEwazNzMDNoOW9fMjAxMTEwMjdUMDAzMDAwWiB1bm5sdDIzNDJlMDBxaG40ajNjbjhlYzBpNEBn&ctz=America/New_York&gsessionid=OK

Taste of Sage-ing Circle
http://thejdc.convio.net/site/Calendar/692545055?view=Detail&id=129502

Jubilee Jobs
http://thejdc.convio.net/site/Calendar/692545055?view=Detail&id=129727

Off the Wall” Alina and Jeff Bliumis
http://thejdc.convio.net/site/Calendar/692545055?view=Detail&id=129021

Introduction to Judaism October 2011
http://thejdc.convio.net/site/Calendar/692545055?view=Detail&id=128581

Theater J After the Fall
http://thejdc.convio.net/site/Calendar/784934464?view=Detail&id=128702

Thursday, October 27

Between History and Memory: Rethinking the American Jewish Past
http://www.foundjs.org/calendar.php?evntId=604

Kesher Israel: Book Event with Senator Lieberman
https://www.google.com/calendar/event?eid=c2dvMzlsMnFkdTlodG9oNTIzNnVma2tjNDAgZjBicjI0dWs0dHA2Z3NkMWU2azNnM2s0OTBAZw&ctz=America/New_York&gsessionid=OK

Justice by Stephen Bryer reading
http://www.sixthandi.org/EventDetails.aspx?evntID=654&dispDt=10/27/2011%207:00:00%20PM

Educators Symposium
http://www.jcouncil.org/site/Calendar/80112694?view=Detail&id=104981

GWU: Military Correspondent Yaakov Katz
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AJC Learned Hand Award Dinner
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B’nai Tzedek: David Ifshin Memorial Award Honoring Wolf Blitzer
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Preschool Karate Fall 2011
http://thejdc.convio.net/site/Calendar/784934464?view=Detail&id=129601

Blood Drive October 2011
http://thejdc.convio.net/site/Calendar/784934464?view=Detail&id=129302

Bone Marrow Drive October 2011
http://thejdc.convio.net/site/Calendar/784934464?view=Detail&id=129303

Friday, October 28

Downtown Shabbat with Larry Paul and Robyn Helzner
http://www.sixthandi.org/EventDetails.aspx?evntID=609&dispDt=10/28/2011%206:45:00%20PM

Politics and Prose: Gilad Sharon: Sharon
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Temple Beth Ami: Musical Inclusion Shabbat
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Shabbat “Sleep” Walk at the J
http://thejdc.convio.net/site/Calendar/832852354?view=Detail&id=129661

Saturday, October 29

Chamberlin with special guest Wildlife
http://www.sixthandi.org/EventDetails.aspx?evntID=664&dispDt=10/29/2011%209:00:00%20PM

Temple Emanuel: Saturday Morning Minyan and Torah Study
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JCCNV Singles Event
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Sunday, October 30

Ingrid Fliter, Pianist
http://www.jccgw.org/articlenav.php?id=672

Not By Power! Home Energy Workship; Tifereth Israel
http://www.jufj.org/event/not_power_home_energy_workshop_tifereth_israel

JCCNV: Create for a Cure and Rosh Chodesh
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Machar: Peace for Israel and Palestine
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JCCNV: The Ruth Spector Memorial Mah Jongg Competition
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Olam Tikvah: Encountering Gd—from Sinai to Today
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Politics and Prose: Amos Oz: Scenes from a Village Life
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Beth Ami: Sephardi Songs of Imagined Migrations: The Ladino Project
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Strathmore: Gil Shaham, piano
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B’nai Israel: A Lifetime of working with Russian Jews
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Ohr Kodesh: Dr. Yehuda Kurtzer Lecture
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Walking Tour: Jewish Washington
http://jhsgw.org/programs/

Prostate Cancer: What’s Your Story?
http://thejdc.convio.net/site/Calendar/832852354?view=Detail&id=129923

Yachad Community Builders Bash
http://www.yachad-dc.org/blog/?page_id=7