On Sunday, February 3, 2019, all ages learned together at our All-Shul Learning: Shabbat event. We started the day with a minyan service and then discussed the 39 Melachot, or categories of work that are prohibited on…
On Saturday, January 26 approximately 15 people from Etz Hayim including parents and students gathered at Arlington’s Thomas Jefferson Community Center to participate in a Havdalah ceremony and enjoy an evening of roller skating. Havdalah (Hebrew: הַבְדָּלָה…
On Wednesday, December 5, we celebrated Hanukkah with a donut decorating challenge called “Donut Wars”. We had a total of 45 people! Students were randomly divided into teams of 4. Each team participated in 3 rounds of…
On Sunday, November 18, 2018, grandparents, parents, and children gathered at CEH to learn “What’s Jewish About Bubbies?” Bubby (plural: bubbies or bubbes) is a Yiddish term for grandmother. The Yiddish term for grandfather is Zayde. We…
From June 24 – 28, I was in Atlanta, GA, participating in the Annual Workshop on Israel Education hosted by the Center for Israel Education (CIE) and the Emory Institute for the Study of Modern Israel (ISMI).…
We had a rockin’ and rollin’ good time at our Tu B’Av celebration on July 15! Tu B’Av is the Jewish Day of Love. This event was co-sponsored by PJ Library and included music, crafts, ice cream…
We at CEH are introducing the Student Torah Reader Incentive Program! We are striving to support a number of critical goals. These include: increasing the ranks of available Torah Readers, encouraging the participation of young people in…
Check out these fabulous photos of the Religious School celebrating Israel’s 70th anniversary!
On April 8, Kitah Chet (8th & 9th Grade) traveled to New York City for 48 hours of Jewish drama, history and food. We hopped on a bus at Union Station in DC and were dropped off…
Q: In the second line of the Shemah we read, “And you shall love the Eternal your God with all your heart, with all your soul and with all your might.” Got any ideas on what the…