B'nai Israel Congregation

Join us as Ilana Trachtman shares excerpts from her documentary film, Ain’t No Back to a Merry-Go Round. During the summer of 1960, two worlds collided on a picket line at segregated Glen Echo Amusement Park: idealistic black college students from Howard University, and white neighbors from Maryland’s Bannockburn community. Together, this unprecedented coalition took on the park owners, Jim Crow, the American Nazi Party, and the Supreme Court, and produced eight of the 1961 Freedom Riders.

David Becker is the founder and executive director of the Center for Election Innovation and Research. He has appeared on CBS and CNN. Our very own Jonathan Salant, co-president of the Men’s Club, is a veteran award-winning political reporter, and past president of the National Press Club. They will look back at 2021 and ahead to the 2022 midterms. Cosponsored by Sisterhood.

Come and build a community of song by singing old and new melodies.

As part of our work with AIM we are hosting listening sessions through the end of February with members whose interests and engagement span the congregation. SEA Change members are being trained to facilitate these conversations which last 30-45 minutes based on the size of the group. During the sessions we break into small groups and each group will have a trained Facilitator leading the session to hear each other’s stories and listen for the issues and problems that keep us from being our best selves. Every member of the group will be asked to answer the following two questions: What is keeping you and your family from thriving Jewishly? What is keeping you and your family from thriving? These sessions are happening across all AIM member congregations and Montgomery County and so by the end of this campaign in February, we will have engaged over 3,000 people that will set our institution and AIM’s agenda for the coming years. More information and direction will be provided at the time of the session. When participating, it is important that we hear everyone’s voice via this campaign so it is helpful to think about our two questions in advance of participating in a session.

As part of our work with AIM we are hosting listening sessions through the end of February with members whose interests and engagement span the congregation. SEA Change members are being trained to facilitate these conversations which last 30-45 minutes based on the size of the group. During the sessions we break into small groups and each group will have a trained Facilitator leading the session to hear each other’s stories and listen for the issues and problems that keep us from being our best selves. Every member of the group will be asked to answer the following two questions: What is keeping you and your family from thriving Jewishly? What is keeping you and your family from thriving? These sessions are happening across all AIM member congregations and Montgomery County and so by the end of this campaign in February, we will have engaged over 3,000 people that will set our institution and AIM’s agenda for the coming years. More information and direction will be provided at the time of the session. When participating, it is important that we hear everyone’s voice via this campaign so it is helpful to think about our two questions in advance of participating in a session.

In Search of Israeli Cuisine (I hr. 34 min.; English) Award-winning chef Michael Solomonov goes on a journey In Search of Israeli Cuisine. Profiling chefs, home cooks, farmers, vintners, and cheese makers drawn from the multitude of cultures that make up Israel today—Jewish, Arab, Muslim, Christian, Druze—a rich, complex and human story emerges.

Celebrate each month’s birthdays at the end of Youth & Family services with songs and treats!

Now offered almost every week, Family Minyan includes spirited prayer, an engaging Torah reading, and lively conversation about the weekly Torah portion. This service is organized by our shlicha, Netta Asner-Minster, who leads it alongside Rabbi Mitchell Berkowitz, and Moshe Ben-Lev, Educational Director.