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Food & Friends is the only community-based organization in the D.C. region providing home-delivered medically tailored meals, medically tailored groceries and medical nutrition therapy to our neighbors living with cancer, HIV/AIDS, and other serious illnesses. Join WHC members on the first Friday of each month as we prepare food for Food & Friend’s clients. Volunteer …
Join your fellow D.C. young professionals as we welcome the start of Shabbat. At 6:30, we'll begin with a little bit of learning + hot appetizers and drinks followed by beautiful Kabbalat Shabbat services. Then we'll have a delicious dinner as we catch up with friends -- new and old. If this is your first …
This experience is: Laid-back, intimate, heavy on music, and lighter on prayer It’s led by: Musician Aaron Shneyer You can expect: Stirring music, a collaborative feel, and intentions that strike a chord It’s a good fit for: Those unafraid to sing like no one’s listening
Join us for our seconnd Shabbat potluck - bring food, friends, and maybe some ice because August is hot y'all. The meal will be kosher dairy. Please make sure anything you bring has a hechshur or is prepared in a kosher kitchen (and if you can't, feel free to bring unprocessed fruit!). Sign up to …
A monthly Shabbat dinner with your NOVA YJP Community✨ August 1 • 8PM 🍻🥂🍷🎉💥 RSVP for location: ChabadNova.Org/YJP *Optional sponsorships available*
Ruth Elenberg Eisenberg (born Rachel Sygal Epstein in 1935 in Skalat, Poland) is a Holocaust survivor and volunteer at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. During the Nazi occupation, Ruth survived multiple Nazi actions and the liquidation of the Skalat ghetto by hiding in basements, barns, and forests, with the help of courageous non-Jewish rescuers, …
Tisha B’Av – Conversation with Holocaust Survivor Ruth Elenberg-Eisenberg Read More »
Clean up the Anacostia River in style! Join the EDCJCC and Living Classrooms to clean up trash and debris from the river while paddling in a kayak. You’ll be guided by staff certified in paddling education and CPR/First Aid. Participation is open to children ages 5 and up, and they must be accompanied by an …
Join us for an informal and reflective gathering, two days after Tisha b’Av. We'll begin with dinner (since the fast has passed), followed by a short study of Eicha and a powerful sharing from second-generation Holocaust survivor Dianne Schafer. This evening will offer space to sit with difficult emotions—around antisemitism, trauma, and the fragile yet …
Guess Who has another game night♟️! Sorry! Do you need a Clue🎲 ? Our number Uno ♠️♦️ event is back and our house may have a Monopoly on it🧐. It’s worth the Trouble, I swear on my (game of) Life. 🔴🟡🟢🔵
Join us for a heartwarming afternoon of watercolor painting at Brighton Gardens! Every other month, we spend time with the incredible senior residents there, and it’s always a meaningful experience. This time, we’ll be breaking out the brushes and creating some beautiful art together. No painting experience needed—just bring your good vibes and creativity. It’s …
Join the EDCJCC at the Capital Jewish Museum to learn about the history and current work of local organization Food & Friends, featured in the Lillian and Albert Small Capital Jewish Museum’s special exhibition LGBTJews in the Federal City. Support their work by making birthday bags for people with life-challenging illnesses. The bags we decorate …
This is a four-week discussion-based course designed for couples in their 20s and early 30s who do not yet have children. The workshop is held four to five times throughout the year. This cohort meets on Wednesdays, August 6 – 27 from 6:30 – 8:00 pm. Rabbi Aaron facilitates a guided, nonjudgmental space for Jews and their …
