19th Annual Downtown Seder at City Winery DC
City Winery, Washington,
Sponsored by: City Winery
The 2019 Downtown Seder will feature guests seated at elegant, long family-style tables, each set with the traditional accouterments, including Seder plate and Matzoh. Performers, who are seated with guests throughout the room, will creatively expound on various sections of the Passover Haggadah (Seder text), which has been specially developed for this night. In an...
Make Room for Matzah!
Milton Gottesman Jewish Day School of the Nation’s Capital, Washington, DC
Sponsored by: PJ Library
Join us for hands-on Passover workshop to get ready for Passover and learn more about this tradition for your interfaith or Jewish family. Your family will make items to enliven your seder with hands-on projects, plus songs, stories and snacks. All refreshments will be kosher and nut-free. Register in advance, and you'll save $5 and...
A Celebration of Women: Women’s Seder
Washington Hebrew Congregation, Washington, DC
Sponsored by: Washington Hebrew Congregation
Before you sit down for your family seder, come to our Women’s Seder led by Brooklyn-based singer/songwriter Michelle Citrin and her band; WHC’s Rabbi Shankman, Rabbi Fischel, and Cantor Bortnick; and Temple Beth Ami’s Rabbi Baht Weiss. Gather the women in your life — the 8-year-olds, the 85-year-olds, and everyone in between — and celebrate...
12th Annual National Rainbow Seder
Human Rights Campaign, Washington DC,
Sponsored by: GLOE - GLBTQ Outreach & Engagement at the Edlavitch DCJCC and the Human Rights Campaign
Now in its twelfth year, the National Rainbow Seder is one of the nation’s largest and longest-running Passover seders for the queer Jewish community and its allies, co-presented by GLOE - GLBTQ Outreach & Engagement at the Edlavitch DCJCC and the Human Rights Campaign’s Religion & Faith program. Hosted inside the Equality Center ballroom at...
Challah Tots Rockville
Whole Foods Market (Rockville), Rockville, MD
Sponsored by: Bender JCC, PJ Library
Join the Bender JCC and PJ Library for preschool-friendly challah making, activities, and a PJ Library® story time in preparation for Shabbat. Whole Foods will provide the dough, you bring your creativity to make the perfect challah to take home and bake for Shabbat! We request you download Whole Foods Market’s App in order to...
Challah Tots Rockville
Whole Foods Market (Rockville), Rockville, MD
Sponsored by: Bender JCC, PJ Library
Join the Bender JCC and PJ Library for preschool-friendly challah making, activities, and a PJ Library® story time in preparation for Shabbat. Whole Foods will provide the dough, you bring your creativity to make the perfect challah to take home and bake for Shabbat! We request you download Whole Foods Market’s App in order to...
Pie Squared: Pie tasting and demo with Cathy Barrow
Jewish Community Center of Northern Virginia, Fairfax, VA
Sponsored by: JCC of Northern Virginia
Instead of crimping and meticulously rolling out a round crust, slab pies are an unfussy twist that are perfect for a potluck or dinner party or just a family dinner. Baked on sheet pans, Pinterest's latest food trend, slab pies can easily serve a crowd of people dinner or dessert. Watch Cathy demonstrate making a...
The Jewish Table: Conversation (and Nosh) with Acclaimed Food Critics Phyllis Richman & Todd Kliman
Mishkan Torah, Greenbelt, MD
Sponsored by: Mishkan Torah Synagogue
Phyllis Richman, longtime food critic of The Washington Post and Todd Kliman, former food critic of The Washingtonian, both grew up in Greenbelt and Mishkan Torah Synagogue. Come hear them discuss their journeys from Mishkan Torah babies to nationally acclaimed food critics. Was there something about Greenbelt and Mishkan Torah that helped shape their careers?...
Cooking with Chef Evan – Challah
Temple Rodef Shalom, Falls Church, VA
Sponsored by: Temple Rodef Shalom
Challah is an indispensable part of the Shabbat meal. Learn the secrets to crafting your very own challah with Chef Evan. We'll cover everything from making the dough, the different techniques for braiding, and the bake. You'll go home with dough ready for you to add some flair! Will you make traditional challah or will...
Jewish Veg Sukkot Celebration and DC Launch
Edlavitch DCJCC, Washington, DC
Sponsored by: Jewish Veg
Celebrate Sukkot and join community leaders for a special night unveiling our new Jewish Vegan Holiday Initiative Jewish Veg invites you to join us for a special, all-vegan celebration of the harvest festival of Sukkot. Spend an evening with the growing plant-based community while learning about the connection between Jewish values and the plant-based lifestyle....
