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Juneteenth

This annual Juneteenth festival in Potomac is being greatly expanded this year to raise funds to rebuild the Scotland AME Zion Church in Potomac which was rendered unusable by a flood in 2019.  Learn more. As we celebrate the past, present,…

Shavuot

The Hebrews gathered at Sinai to receive Torah. That's why we celebrate Shavuot. How do we do it? We gather to eat dairy, sing songs, and study Torah. This a great update from the Sinai desert.

Anita Diamant

Anita Diamant is a novelist, journalist, essayist, and the author of five guidebooks to contemporary Jewish life. She was born in Brooklyn, New York and grew up in Newark, New Jersey until she was twelve years old when her family moved to…

Women Rabbis Rock Shabbat

Women Rabbis will rock your shabbat. Spend an evening with two inspirational Rabbis. Returning to the Jewish Studio is Rabbi Jessica Kate Meyer, a sacred music enthusiast, teacher, and leader of spiritual journeys. She mesmerized us in March…

Rabbi Evan Krame’s 65th Birthday

We've planned an extraordinary weekend of learning, prayer, and song in celebration of Rabbi Evan Krame's 65th Birthday.  The service leaders are Rabbi Jessica Kate Meyer (Romemu and The Kitchen SF), Hazzan Basya Schechter (Romemu Brooklyn),…

Victims, Villains and Victories: Jewish Life in Europe

Let's reflect on both the victims and victories of Jewish Life in Europe. We gather at the Bender JCC for a morning exploring topics of Jewish life in Europe. Rabbi Michael Berenbaum will speak on a topic inspired by Gerda Weissmann Klein z'l.…

Saturday Night – Music, Wine, and Food – 3/11/23

An evening of celebration with the Jewish Studio. Our venue is the bucolic and beautiful Rocklands Farm Winery in Poolesville, Maryland.  We'll begin with a delicious dinner (no meat) and unlimited wine. After sundown, we'll share a joyful…

Shabbat – Eat, Pray, Learn – 3/11/23

Coffee and noshes to start your Shabbat day. We will learn, we will pray, and then we'll eat some more and maybe learn some more or pray some more with these extraordinary leaders. Jessica Kate Meyer received rabbinic ordination from Hebrew…

Friday Night With Friends – 65th Birthday Edition – 3/10/23

Jessica Kate Meyer received rabbinic ordination from Hebrew College. She studies and performs Jewish music from Sephardic and Ashkenazi traditions. Most recently she was Rabbi/Hazzan at the Kitchen in San Francisco and, before that, Rabbi and…

It’s Even Worse Than It Looks – Norman Ornstein

A presentation by noted scholar and commentator Norman Jay Ornstein, American political scientist and Emeritus scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, a Washington, D.C. think tank. He is the co-author of It's Even Worse Than It Looks:…