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 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…
What is your full name? Ian Robert Alcorn Where were you born? Arlington, VA What is the date of your Bar Mitzvah? November 23, 2019 How long have you been in our Religious School? What is your…
The JCC’s Northern Virginia Jewish Film Festival will take place from Thursday, November 7 to Sunday, November 17. CEH will be sponsoring a screening of The Keeper at the Arlington Cinema & Drafthouse on Wednesday, November 13…
Usually when we hear this, we think of child rearing, but this phrase hit home with me this past week of October 14th. There was too much sadness. First, the owner of the storefront where CEH began…
Each year the Rabbi comes to us asking what part of the service we are interested in pontificating on. At the start, I gracefully accepted my assignments, but as time wore on, I became brave enough to…
Last year, when I was asked to do a speech-let for the High Holidays, for the first time, I demurred. In contrast to the previous three years, I felt I did not have anything to say. I…
My first exposure to the events in this parsha was through the great Jewish scholar, Rabbi Steven Spielberg —specifically the end of Raiders of the Lost Ark, when the lead Nazi dressed in the robes, breast plate,…