B'nai Israel Congregation

All 5th, 6th and 7th graders are invited to join B’nai Israel clergy and staff at Pearlstone Retreat Center for a weekend of fun and games! Celebrate Shabbat and get to know new friends on this special weekend away.

All B'nai Israel 5th, 6th, and 7th graders are invited to a wonderful Shabbat weekend at the Pearlstone Retreat Center in Reisterstown, Maryland. We will travel together to Pearstone on Friday afternoon and return Sunday at approximately 12:30 PM.

All 5th, 6th and 7th graders are invited to join B’nai Israel clergy and staff at Pearlstone Retreat Center for a weekend of fun and games! Celebrate Shabbat and get to know new friends on this special weekend away.

All B'nai Israel 5th, 6th, and 7th graders are invited to a wonderful Shabbat weekend at the Pearlstone Retreat Center in Reisterstown, Maryland. We will travel together to Pearstone on Friday afternoon and return Sunday at approximately 12:30 PM.

B'nai Israel will be providing lunch for the residents of the Taft Court Interfaith Works Women's Shelter. We need your help in supplying various parts of the meal. Items can be purchased or prepared in your home. The item should serve 6 to 8 people and be in disposable pans. Cosponsored by Men’s Club and Sisterhood.

Learn the art and logic of chanting Torah! Cantor Bolts, our weekly Torah reader, shares her skills and expertise with others in this practical skills-focused class. You too can learn to read the trope notes and chant from the Torah scroll. Participants in this class will work towards an opportunity to chant Torah on a Shabbat morning. Open to students at all levels. $36 members / $50 nonmembers

Join us as we continue our study of Berakhot, which includes a comprehensive discussion of the Shema and Amidah, the essential components of the prayer service. Newcomers are more than welcome to join us. No prior knowledge is necessary.

Noar B'Yachad program for Lessans Talmud Torah teens in grades 7 and up.

Hearing the Megillah is not the only mitzvah on Purim! We are also taught to send food to friends (mishloach manot), gifts to the needy (matanot l’evyonim), and celebrate on the day of Purim with a festive meal (Purim se’udah). Learn about the significance of these three mitzvot today, and how you can easily fulfill all three of them!

12:00 PM BYO Dairy Lunch 12:30–1:30 PM Program What happens when a Rabbi, Priest and Minister walk into a bar? And what exactly is the difference between a shlemiel and shlimazel? Find out the answers and prepare to laugh a lot at Dan’s deep dive into the world of Jewish humor and comedy. Dan traces the development of Jewish humor back to Biblical times and brings it forward to its historic high-water mark in the Catskills and into the 21st Century. Is Jewish humor based on the concept of “laughing to keep from crying”? Is it a means of therapy for an oppressed people, fine-tuned over centuries of struggle for self-preservation? What is the state of Jewish humor today, amid a resurgence of anti-Semitism and threats to the bedrock of American democracy? Come prepared to share your favorite Jewish joke!

$150 (Registration includes a hard copy of the textbook and a class Shabbat dinner at Beth El) A multi-denominational journey into the heart of Judaism taught by Metro DC-area rabbis representing a variety of Jewish affiliations. No matter your background, the Miller Intro to Judaism Program, developed by American Jewish University, is here to guide you on your Jewish journey. Whether you’re soul-searching or seeking your community, the Intro Program will walk you through Judaism’s big ideas and the nuts and bolts of daily Jewish living. Presented by The Haberman Institute for Jewish Studies.

Join us for a men’s only program with nosh, drinks, and a topical discussion led by Rabbi Mitchell Berkowitz.

Celebrate Shabbat with a community of song! Join us for a potluck Shabbat dinner followed by soulful singing led by Cantor Sarah Bolts. All attendees are expected to contribute a vegetarian (parve or dairy) dish for the potluck dinner.

Join us for a morning of fun and engaging learning as we partner with our neighbors at CESJDS to create a Shabbat morning experience for all B’nai Israel community members. Learn more about CESJDS and all that it has to offer our community during the morning and at the congregational kiddush.