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The Washington Area Movement to Free Soviet Jewry

Capital Jewish Museum +1 more

In the fight to free Soviet Jewry, the Greater Washington community played an outsized role on the national stage. Discover how local activists pioneered the movement’s iconic tactics, like refusenik bracelets, bat mitzvah twinning, and more. Professor Kelner will be in conversation with refusenik, Yelena Luckert, discussing his book, A Cold War Exodus: How American …

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$10

Apple Picking

Stribling Orchard 11587 Poverty Hollow Lane, Markham, VA

Come one, come all, families, grandparents, singles — apple picking is fun for everyone! You know fall is here when warm apple pie, cider, and apples are calling. Meet us at Stribling Orchard – a gorgeous drive west, about an hour from the Pozez JCC! Please bring your own picnic blanket or camp chair and …

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$18

Pre Rosh Hashana Night of Inspiration

Rosh Hashanah Honey Resin Women's Event Take your High Holiday season to the next level with inspirational insights. Make your own Rosh Hashanah Resin Honey Dish!  

$25

ConnectJew Live

New(ish) to Jew(ish) DC or just looking for your crew? We’ve got your people.   🌟Shabbat Services and Dinners. Torah study and Happy Hours. From Synagogues to Social Orgs, come learn about them all at ConnectJew: Live! ✡️This year, ConnectJew is doing things in real life, with the chance to mix and mingle with Jewish …

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$8
Event Series Make Your Mark: Art and Reflection for the New Year

Make Your Mark: Art and Reflection for the New Year

Edlavitch DCJCC

Big questions deserve bold expression. In this hands-on, four-part art workshop, we’ll explore personal growth, release, and renewal through a Jewish lens. As the New Year approaches, use creativity as your tool for reflection. No art skills needed. Just curiosity, a bit of courage, and a willingness to try. Registration is $75 for the full …

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$75
Event Series Supporting the Soul Workshops

Supporting the Soul Workshops

People's Church (4704 13th St NW, Washington, DC

Workshops on Grief, Mourning, and Healing with Kaleidoscope & Chevre Step into the High Holidays with intention. The Jewish month of Elul invites us to slow down and turn inward. This allows us to gently open ourselves to an emotion we often avoid: grief. We are given the spiritual space to sit with grief to …

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Event Series Wednesday Study Group: “Moses, Moses” & the Burning Bush

Wednesday Study Group: “Moses, Moses” & the Burning Bush

Virtual

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 “unprecedented times,” this text feels particularly poignant. Who knows?! Your insight may even …

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Welcome Hour Cereal Bar

Moishe House Arlington

Come enjoy the start of another set of incredible events🤗😱 as we kick off our second year as residents with a cereal bar😋😯!! We are welcoming anyone new to our community to grab some cereal🥣 to get you over the hump day and meet some new people🕺. This event is specifically geared to all the …

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Challah Bake

Am Kolel's Rockville Center 1729 Wilmart Street, Rockville, Maryland

Come learn how to braid a round challah as we prepare for Rosh HaShanah! We will make the dough together, let it rise while we shmooze about other Jewish foods, and then braid it together! You will be able to take your challah home to bake.   Am Kolel asks for a donation, of $10 …

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$10 – $15
Event Series Unprepared Together: A High Holiday Reading Series for Ages 35-50

Unprepared Together: A High Holiday Reading Series for Ages 35-50

Edlavitch DCJCC

We all know the High Holidays are coming. Yet somehow, the deep spiritual work feels like something we consistently forget to schedule until it’s right around the corner. In this four-session series for 35- to 50-year-olds, we’ll read Rabbi Alan Lew’s This Is Real and You Are Completely Unprepared, unpacking the rituals, questions, and tough …

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$75

Parsha, Pizza, and Prep

Moishe House Columbia Heights

Join us for Parsha, Pizza, and Prep*at Moishe House Columbia Heights, where we’ll dive into the weekly Torah portion over pizza and great conversation. We’ll also roll up our sleeves to help prep for Shabbat and bring the warmth of community into the weekend.

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