Events & Programs

B’nai Israel is committed to promote tikkun olam (repairing the world) and gemilut hasadim (acts of kindness) through our variety of social action projects.  Our annual Mitzvah Day attracts more than 400 individuals who are eager to make a difference in our local community, but that is only the beginning.  

Our ongoing collection drives for nonperishable foods, clothing, diapers, and periodic collections for toiletries, school supplies and more support various local organizations.  We also have a direct impact through our work with the Manna Food Center, Interfaith Works of Montgomery County, Jewish Social Services, holiday gift programs, and more.

We are grateful for relationships with the Jewish Social Service Agency, Makom, Interfaith Works, and other direct service providers in the Greater Washington area.

Collection projects

B’nai Israel has four ongoing collection projects throughout the year. Click here for details.

School Supply Drive

Through September 1
B'nai Israel is working with Weller Road Elementary School and Interfaith Works to provide needed school supplies to children in Montgomery County. There are several ways to help:

• Order school supplies from the Weller Road ES Amazon Wish List here
• Drop off NEW school supplies to B'nai Israel for distribution to Interfaith Works and Weller Road ES through September 1st. Items needed include:
  • Backpacks
  • Pencils, pens, markers, boxes of crayons
  • Scissors, glue sticks, rulers
  • Spiral and composition notebooks
  • Packaged notebook paper, folders

For more information or questions, contact Signe Wetrogan (301-384-2994) or Randi Poli (301-325-9612).

Holiday Snowflake Project

November & December 2024
B’nai Israel will again be participating in the Holiday Snowflake Project for families at the Weller Road Elementary School. We will receive a wish list and post the list as a Signup Genius in early November. For information, contact Signe Wetrogan or Randi Poli.

S.E.A. Change: Racial Equity Roundtable

(STUDY · ENGAGE · ACT · CHANGE)

Presented by B'nai Israel Congregation and Washington Hebrew Congregation in Partnership with JOIN for Justice

B'nai Israel and Washington Hebrew, two of the most prominent Jewish congregations in the nation, both located in the suburbs of Washington DC, from the Reform and the Conservative movements, will engage our communities in meaningful conversations, critical education and collective action to address racial inequity internally and in the broader community. We will create a model for serving as a unified Jewish voice amplifying that our values compel us to respond to the call for Civil Rights at this moment in our nation’s history. Click here for details.

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