ConnectJew is in beta and under active development. Learn more here.
Gather together for a soulful, mindful, and intentional service with the Adas clergy. Adas Members and Israeli citizens, Mike and Anna Ravvin will be offering personal words as the D’var Torah. 5:30pm - 6:30pm: Our Israel Engagement, Hesed, and Social Action Committee will be hosting an Open House to receive members of the community who …
Come welcome Shabbat with the TEM at a spirited, traditional Friday night davening. Kabbalat Shabbat and Maariv are followed by a register-in-advance dinner. Bring your own kosher wine and corkscrew. Singles, families, teens and empty nesters are all welcome.
Join us for Festival Shabbat on the evening of December 8 at 6:30pm for a spirited & soulful service, followed by Shabbat/Hannukah dinner. We will be joined by Amer Abu Arqub, Executive Director of the Jerusalem Youth Chorus (founded by Micah Hendler). Amer is a Palestinian lawyer with an MBA focused on international organizational management, …
Friday Night Shabbat & Hanukkah Festival at Adas Read More »
Join us as we usher in Shabbat together as a community. Pray and sing with us at this passionate, joyful, and spiritual service. Join us in person or virtually at facebook.com/adasisraeldc.
Calling all corners of our community for a soulful, extravagant Shabbat festival experience. Full Schedule: 5:30pm - 6:30pm: YP Happy Hour (Registration Required) 6:30pm: Musical Shabbat Service
The Pre-Party: Enter a pink and perfect world, where the grass is always a flawless shade of green and the sky blue. Here, in this Barbie-inspired utopia, everything from the fake yet yummy food to joyful activities, mirrors our own hidden desires for a world without flaws. As you walk into the building, let yourself …
The Megillah: Within the Megillah, we uncover the layers of real life, much like peeling back the layers of an onion to reveal the complexities within. Just as Barbie steps out of her perfect world into one filled with challenges and unexpected turns, so too will you journey through the story of Esther and our …
Join the Adas Israel 22-35 year-old community for an extended Shabbat afternoon of playing, chatting, and relaxing! After Shabbat services (attendance optional), we'll have Kiddish together in Funger Hall on the third floor, then hang out for an hour or three afterwards. We'll bring the board games, beer, and breakers-of-ice; you just bring yourself!
"The Torahs dance because they carry the light we need, and together, we carry that light forward." This Simchat Torah, we embrace the timeless tradition of dancing with the Torah—not just in joy, but in defiance of darkness. At a time when the global Jewish community needs it most, we lift up the truth that …
The Shushani Philosophy Book Club will be held at Adas Israel Congregation in DC in the 3rd floor library, on alternating Wednesdays from 6:30 - 8:30 PM. We will start with Martin Buber's I & Thou, which you can purchase here. Currently we are reading part 2. We will be collecting emails to keep people up …
Mara Benjamin “Jewish Peoplehood in an Ecological Age” In recent decades, scientists have found increasing evidence that plants, non-human animals, and other life forms share many qualities once thought to be the unique property of human beings. Humans are more similar than dissimilar other organisms in critical respects, and our fate as a species may …
Makom DC: Dr. Mara Benjamin on Jewish Peoplehood in an Ecological Age Read More »
