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It’s our annual MLK Day of Service, your chance to work side-by-side with our interfaith partners and provide much-needed items to folks across the DMV! Dr. King once said, “Life’s most persistent and urgent question is: What are you doing for others?” Guided by this question, volunteers of all ages will join forces to make …
Written and directed by Jonathan Jakubowicz (Resistance with Jesse Eisenberg, Hands Of Stone with Robert De Niro), Soul of a Nation is the first great documentary of 2025. This inspiring and eye-opening film delves into a perilous chapter in Israeli history, a time of profound internal conflict and external danger. Faced with deep divides, political unrest, and tremendous threats, the …
Featuring Trio Sefardi A Concert in Commemoration of International Holocaust Remembrance Day Join us for a special multi-media show by Trio Sefardi. “La Nona Kanta” is a tale of survival and courage that has significant relevance in today’s turbulent world. In filmed interviews, Flory Jagoda, who was an active member of Northern Virginia’s Jewish community, …
La Nona Kanta—The Remarkable Life of Flory Jagoda Read More »
Brooke Shields has spent a lifetime in the public eye. Growing up as a child actor and model, her every feature was scrutinized, her every decision judged. Today, Shields faces a different kind of scrutiny: that of being a “woman of a certain age.” And yet, at fifty-nine, she feels more comfortable in her skin …
Brooke Shields In Conversation with Dr. Sharon Malone Read More »
In Partnership with At The Well Jewish tradition holds the world’s best-kept wellness secrets—these ancient practices support our wholeness individually and in community. Please join in this collaborative experience as At the Well and the Wellness Center @ Adas partner to explore the wisdom of the lunar calendar through the sacred technology of Rosh Chodesh. …
Moon by Moon: A Community Integration of Spiritual Time Based on the Hebrew Calendar Read More »
Do you ever feel like you could use a handbook for how to build a Jewish life? If you identify as Jewish and are exploring how to bring Judaism into your life as an adult for the first time, this 12-week series offers equal parts community-building and deep-dive into core lessons from our tradition to …
Join Rabbi Aderet for this unique mini-cohort experience on exploring antisemitism at the Den. In April, Rabbi Aderet was invited to present on antisemitism at Johns Hopkins University’s Religious Literacy Series. In Rabbi Aderet’s presentation on antisemitism for the JHU DEI staff team she covered: antisemitism’s origins, its history, antisemitic tropes, and ways for the …
Understanding and Navigating Antisemitism (3-part cohort series) Read More »
We will be hosting a special program with Israel Policy Forum on Israel and The Gulf Region. We look forward to co-hosting this program with IPF and welcoming community members for a constructive talk. More details to come! Stay tuned to our socials.
Session 1: Jewish History of Comics: A detailed history of what it means to be Jewish on a comic book panel Join us for an engaging evening of drinks, jokes and comics. Between giants of the comic book industry like Jack Kirby and Joe Simon, or Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, there are also Jewish …
This five-week workshop meets Wednesdays, January 29, February 5, 19, and 26, and March 5 from 7:00 – 8:30 pm. Additionally, attending Shabbat services on Friday, February 21 at 7:00 pm is a requirement of the course. This experiential introduction to Judaism course is designed for those looking to reconnect with Judaism, as well as …
We all feel it—the distractions and the addictive focus on the wrong things for too long. We stare in pity at the people in the restaurant, all on their phones, and then we feel the buzz in our pocket. Something has changed: for most of human history, the boundary between public and private has been …
Join us for an evening of inspiration and creativity as we explore the power of "Green Speech", transforming the way we speak to remove negativity and toxicity...Includes a light dinner and an activity (decorate a friendship mug).
