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We’ve been through a lot over the past year — collectively and individually. Join Rabbi Aderet for an intimate evening of deep connection, sweet challah baking, and exploration of Jewish teachings addressing the question, “How do we cultivate hope during troubling times?” We’ll begin with learning how to braid round and sweet Rosh Hashana challahs …
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Jewish mystics retreated into nature as a way to experience a more profound sense of intention and attention to their lives. We’ll be guided on our hikes by our very own “hike captains” (nature lovin’ folks from the Den), followed by learning and discussion to get us warmed up for the season. BYO snack + …
Please be sure to sign up on the Google form: https://forms.gle/A4xhe1bR9j8bxGAm8 This event is organized by NOVA Tribe Series and EntryPointDC Cooking Interest Tribe, Hosts for the day:Stacy - Founder of NOVA Tribe Series, a program for Jews in their 20s, 30s, and 40s in Northern VirginiaAndrew - EntrypointDC Cooking Tribe Coordinator We will meet at …
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Whether you are flipping through a High Holy Days prayer book for the first or fiftieth time, sitting in synagogue or outside reflecting in nature, you just may encounter a diversity of names and images for God. Which of these do we find challenging, or hard to relate to? Which offer us inspiration or comfort? …
Join us as we prepare for the High Holidays with inspiring insights by Rabbi Newman and a Challah Baking demonstration led by Mrs. Yehudis Newman. Learn the fine art of making and braiding your own challah, and enjoy refreshments of fresh challah and dips, sumptuous hors d'oeuvres including cocktail franks, egg rolls, potato knishes, as …
Get into the spirit of the Jewish New Year as we learn to braid a round challah for Rosh Hashanah, as well as a traditional loaf. Share a special evening of community & unity with a diverse group of Jewish women and girls of all ages & stages. The evening includes all of your baking …
As we prepare our hearts and minds for the upcoming High Holidays, we invite you to join us for a special Shabbat dinner. Let’s gather to reflect, connect, and plant the seeds of growth and renewal for the year ahead. 🌱💫 📅 Date: September 27th 🕰 Time: 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm 📍 Location: Dupont …
Selichot = Prayers asking for forgiveness. On the Saturday night before we move into the new year, it is an ancient custom to enter the week of the High Holy Days with the tunes of the season in our ears and on our hearts. Everyone is invited to join us for this in-person “Selichot Service,” …
Join Rodef 2100 for an informal dinner before Erev Rosh Hashanah Services on Wednesday, October 2 at 6:00PM. We will be meeting at Upside on Moore in Rosslyn, get food for ourselves, and have dinner together. After dinner join us at Temple Rodef Shalom's alternative service in Rosslyn. See the separate registration link for the …
We love this time of year! Join the Den for our annual Kayaking Tashlich experience on the Potomac River as we experience a meaningful and relaxing way to take part in the powerful ritual of Tashlich. Tashlich, or “casting away”, is performed during the Ten Days between the start of Rosh Hashana and the beginning …
This ritual is traditionally known as tashlich (i.e. casting away). We will gather together at Benjamin Banneker Park in Falls Church by Four Mile Run stream to reflect on the past year and cast away the parts unhelpfully weighing us down. We’ll talk about how to hold onto the important lessons we’re learning and how …
In the West, popular culture often casts the end-of-life as a taboo or private matter. Yet Yom Kippur speaks in a different voice, with many of the day’s traditions simulating Jewish customs around the process of dying. Join Rabbi Emmanuel for study, discussion, and reflection on how Yom Kippur offers us a “near death” experience, …
