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Join us at Adas Israel for their annual Hesed Honey Cake Bake-A-Thon! These delicious cakes will be delivered to Adas veteran members before Rosh Hashanah! We will later grab coffee around the corner to reflect on the tikkun olam experience (as interested)
To discover is to find knowledge and meaning that was previously unknown to us. In this class, we will uncover a deeper understanding of the structure of prayer, as well as the unique additions of the High Holy Day liturgy. This will include the origins of the High Holy Day prayer service, the service meaning, …
Abrahamic House DC and Moishe House Columbia Heights are celebrating New Year's Eve and the Jewish New Year a bit early. Decked out with streamers, balloons and noisemakers, this premature party will have traditional Rosh Hashanah foods like apples, honey, dates, and Austen's famous round honey challah. We'll also have a signature cocktail, sparklers, party …
Start the New Year off right as Chef Vered Guttman demonstrates how to make a Rosh Hashanah spread with recipes inspired by symbolic foods served at a Rosh Hashanah seder. The menu includes: Raw fish, herb, and pomegranate salad over labneh Butternut squash and leek soup Quick goat cheese dumplings Swiss chard burekas Israeli/Russian honey, cookies, …
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 …
To explore is to dive deeper into the meaning once you have discovered something new. In this class, we will navigate through the intentional spiritual content of the prayer service, uncovering and connecting to the thematic elements of the prayers. We will explore how to intentionally prepare for prayer, as well as two unique ways …
Selichot = Prayers asking for forgiveness. On the Saturday night before we move into the new year, the season of renewal, 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. This year we're trying something new + …
Selichot: A Progressive Renewal Experience through Sound, Taste, Heart and Soul Read More »
This tradition invites us to open ourselves up to the essential work of the High Holy Days: the process of repair and return, of acknowledgment and longing. Please join Adas clergy and your community for a one-of-a-kind evening of personal reflection through song and text.
