B'nai Israel Congregation

Everyone is invited as our Men’s Club and Sisterhood join together to participate via Zoom in the annual World Wide Wrap. Instruction for first-timers will be provided. Cosponsored by Men’s Club and Sisterhood.

Judith (Judy) Heumann is a lifelong advocate for the rights of disabled people. She contracted polio in 1949 in Brooklyn, New York and began to use a wheelchair for her mobility. She was denied the right to attend school because she was considered a “fire hazard” at the age of five. Her parents played a strong role in fighting for her rights as a child, but Judy soon determined that she, working in collaboration with other disabled people, had to play an advocacy role due to continuous discrimination. Cosponsored by the LIFE Lecture Series.

Help us provide brunch for the residents of the Interfaith Works Women’s Shelter in Rockville. Items can be purchased or prepared in your home. Cosponsored by Men’s Club and Sisterhood.

Memory is a central element in defining modern Jewish identity. As we look to Israel's future, we need to engage anew with our past and explore its meanings and consequences. Through the consideration of major historic moments, this Hartman iEngage series grapples with the different ideas and values that shape the meaning of Modern Israel, Zionism, and Jewish identity today. This innovative course explores the pivotal events of 1947 and 1967 - following the 1917 Balfour Declaration - as key moments when Zionism unleashed new thinking about the meaning of Jewishness for generations to come. The course engages Jews in an open and pluralistic discussion about issues of Jewish identity, peoplehood, ethics and theology as they relate to nationhood, land, sovereignty, Jerusalem, occupation, and moral red lines.

The Men’s Club invites you to join our annual Sports Night. This year we are pleased to feature Johnny Holliday, Washington’s most versatile broadcaster. His face and voice are one of the most familiar in all of Washington and Baltimore Radio and Television with hundreds of commercials and narrations to his credit. He is now in his 40th year as the play-by-play voice of the University of Maryland. Children of all ages are welcome to join us for Sports Night. Bring your own snacks and drinks.

The Book of Esther, at best, gets looked at by observing Jews for a few days before Purim, on the holiday itself, and then rarely if at all. The story itself is rich and complex and is related to other Biblical books in ways not usually discussed while celebrating Purim. During this deeper dive, we will look into some of the literary aspects of Esther, some of the politics simmering between the lines, and deal with the Jewish diety’s absence from the book. Please have a Tanakh (Hebrew Bible, English translation is fine) for this course. Instructor: Steve Kerbel Eight Wednesday Mornings 9:30 - 11:00 AM January 6 - February 24, 2021 $90 Haberman Institute Friends, B’nai Israel Members $105 General Public Location: This class will take place in an online classroom. Students will receive the Zoom link prior to the first session.

Join our shlicha Netta Asner-Minster for a virtual tour of the Knesset, Israel's Parliament, in honor of the upcoming Israeli elections. Learn about Israel's democracy, see the central locations and rooms in the Knesset building while learning about its function and operation.

The hamantaschen or the latke? Which is the superior Jewish food? A distinguished panel of renowned experts will each make a convincing argument of which Jewish treat they believe is the best!

Celebrate the Men’s Club and their contributions to our community as they lead and participate in our Shabbat service.