Before I joined CEH, in the months after I’d moved to Arlington, but was still shul shopping, something pretty terrifying—and fortuitous—happened. I was dropping into Friday night services semi-regularly. This was back when excerpts from Rabbi David…
I’m currently reading The Chosen Wars: How Judaism Became An American Religion by Steven R. Weisman. It traces the arrival of Jews to America beginning in revolutionary times but spends the bulk of the book discussing the…
What is your full name? Jacob Lybcher Coleman Where were you born? Sibley Hospital. Washington DC What is the date of your Bar Mitzvah? December 14, 2019 How long have you been in our Religious School? What…
In the last minutes of Wednesday night, October 30, I sat in my house praying that Daniel Hudson would throw the right pitches and bring the World Series Championship to Washington DC. This has been an incredible…
On Friday, November 15, 2019, our congregation celebrated the re-dedication of the library. This event was well-timed to coincide with Jewish Book Month which takes place annually in November. To recognize these occasions, there was a special…
The Essentials When: Thursdays, 7:00am Where: Congregation Etz Hayim How long does it last? Usually, about 45 minutes Best for: members, non-members, kids and adults! Anyone who’s interested in getting a spiritual jump-start to their day Dress…
The CEH building came to life on Sun, Nov 10, with artists, shoppers, face painting and a bake sale piled high with goodies. A huge thank-you goes to the many, many volunteers who made this event possible.…
On Tuesday, November 5, the Haberman Institute for Jewish Studies presented a lecture entitled “Justice for All? Ethics From Our Bible,” at Congregation Etz Hayim. The speaker was Professor Jeremiah Unterman who is a Resident Scholar at…
On Sunday, November 3, Congregation Etz Hayim’s Social Action Committee hosted a panel of representatives from local chapters of four non-profit organizations working to mitigate the practical and legal hardships that refugees, asylees and other immigrants face…
