My family has 3 dogs. All are mutts that we adopted from rescue organizations. One is a tripawd meaning he has only 3 legs. We rescued him that way. A few weeks ago, Ethan and I were…
CEH was again a Sponsor of this event that drew 1300 people. CEH had a group of about 30 dedicated volunteers there. CEH members participated in various volunteer opportunities supporting local nonprofit organizations, including OAR (promoting restorative…
A huge todah rabah (thank you very much) to members Michael Harris, Jeremy Bronheim and Dan Rosman for securing a PPP (Paycheck Protection Program) loan for Congregation Etz Hayim during this difficult time. Michael, Jeremy and Dan put in countless hours working on the application,…
On Sunday, May 24, the Social Action Committee sponsored a Social Distance Tailgate event to pack snack bags for a local school to distribute to needy families. Claremont Immersion Elementary School is distributing hot meals 3 times/week…
On December 15, 2019, CEH’s Adult Education program sponsored a trip to the Smithsonian American Art Museum led by Deborah Kaplan, CEH member and SAAM docent. CEH members and their families enjoyed a 90-minute tour of paintings…
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…