Upcoming Events

Sundays from 10:30am – 11:45am
Jewish Mindfulness Center of Washington @ Adas Israel
Mindful Yoga @ JMCW

ONGOING AND FREE – JUMP IN ANY TIME!

Join us for an hour and fifteen minutes of yoga rooted in Jewish spiritual concepts.

Classes will invite us to “embody” Judaism and can include explorations of poses, meditation, and chant. Yoga beginners Welcome. Dress for movement; Mats provided

An wide-ranging and informal lunch and learn on Jewish ethics and thought, exploring deep, inspiring and practical wisdom from Jewish sources, led by Rabbi Yosef Edelstein (with lunch included). At Sixth & I Synagogue (enter administrative entrance, 606 I St. NW). RSVP if possible, otherwise feel free to just sh0w up. For more information, contact Rabbi E. at yosef.edelstein@gmail.com or 301-233-2969.

Tuesdays 7:30pm – 8:30pm
Jewish Mindfulness Center of Washington @ Adas Israel
Weekly Meditation Sessions @JMCW

ONGOING AND FREE – JUMP IN ANY TIME!

Weekly Jewish Meditation sessions on Tuesday evenings at 7:30pm, led by Rabbis Gil Steinlauf, Lauren Holtblatt, Gilah Langer as well as members of the community. Sessions include silent meditation, discussion, and exploration of sacred Jewish texts, followed by refreshments. Beginners are most-welcome!

Taking cues from bentos — Japanese packed lunches — we’ll teach you how to elevate your pre-made midday meal to an elegance level far beyond PB&J. You’ll learn to incorporate bento preparation techniques into your present cooking habits, using ingredients available locally.

This is not a cooking class, though you will learn some simple recipes that could serve as a starting point. It’s more of a workshop, so come prepared to talk about the foods you’d like to bento-ize.

“Mifgash” is a high-level Hebrew conversation and social group for young professionals. Join  other Israelis and proficient Hebrew-speakers for  social gatherings, Israeli movies, guest presenters, discussions on  Israeli society/current events, and more – all in Hebrew.  For details about Mifgash or to join our mailing list for regular event notices, please email dc.mifgash@gmail.com.

The Jewish community of Libya was founded in the third century BCE, one of the most ancient in the diaspora, and lasted nearly to the present day. Jews staged a major uprising against Roman rule in Cyrenaica, where we find the first use of the menorah as a political symbol.

Judith Roumani is translator of a history of the Jews of Libya, Renzo De Felice’s Jews in an Arab Land. She is the editor of Sephardic Horizons, a journal of Sephardic studies, and has written extensively on Jewish culture of North Africa

The books of Mishlei (Proverbs) and Koheleth (Ecclesiastes) are filled with immortal one-liners. We’ll read single verses and explore their usage in Jewish tradition and commentary over the ages and how they entered into common Jewish and western parlance. Some examples: “The memory of the righteous is a bless-ing, but the name of the wicked shall rot.” “Her ways are ways of pleasantness and all her paths are peace.” “Go to the ant, thou sluggard, consider her ways and be wise.” “Stolen waters are sweet.” “One who mocks the poor insults his Maker.” We could go on, but “Even a fool, when he holds his peace, is counted wise.”

Norman Shore is a veteran teacher in the Jewish community.

We will be discussing Rabbi Chaim Soloveichiks’ seminal article on Orthodoxy after the Holocaust called “Rupture and Reconstruction”.

This class meets weekly.

All classes are free and open to the public. No registration required and prior attendance is also not required. This class is presented by the Dr. H. Harold Gelfand Memorial Institute of Adult Education.

Join Rabbi Hecht for a Torah Class around some delicious wraps.

Join Rabbi Herzfeld for FREE PIZZA and OPEN BEIT MIDRASH learning on Wednesday evenings at Ohev Sholom “The National Synagogue”

The 150 poems that make up the Book of Psalms are both deeply familiar and deeply strange. Psalms are the backbone of the liturgy, but their language can be tangled and obscure. We’ll untangle the poetry of some of the most familiar psalms—using a variety of English translations—and trace their different settings and uses across the centuries and up to the present day.                      Amy Schwartz , a Washington journalist, has taught many classes on poetry. She is opinion editor of Moment Magazine and president of the Study Center

After completing our study of biblical commentary in the biblical and rabbinic eras, we now move to the approaches and history surrounding the commentaries of people like Saadiah Gaon, Rashi, Rambam, Ramban, the Zohar, Malbim, and many others.

This class meets weekly.

All classes are free and open to the public. No registration required and prior attendance is also not required. This class is presented by the Dr. H. Harold Gelfand Memorial Institute of Adult Education.