Saturday, January 22nd, 7:00 PM (online). This class will serve as an introduction to safrut, the Jewish scribal tradition, including materials, different handwriting styles, and the most important laws of creating a torah scroll.
January 19th, 7:30-9:00 PM. The Bible tells us that every seventh year will be a Shmita or sabbatical year, where debts are forgiven. How was this actually practiced in Biblical and later times? What does it look like in Israel today? This panel discussion, co-sponsored by the Haberman Institute, features CEH’s own Rav Natan; author and ecologist Rabbi David Seidenberg; and Hazon’s Bruce Spierer.
When: Monday, January 17. Time: 9:00 AM-12:00 PM. CEH will once again partner with Volunteer Arlington to participate in “MLK Day of Service: A Day On, Not a Day Off!” Opening announcements at 9:00am will be virtual.
Ethan O’Keefe, Steve Zimmet’s grandson, is collecting used glasses to donate them to Lions Club International for his Bar Mitzvah project.
Lions Club takes the used glasses and cleans and sanitizes them and then ships them to countries where people can’t afford glasses. By donating glasses you are helping people who can’t afford glasses see better.
Three dedicated Jewish Educators will receive their certification of Conservative Jewish Educator (CJE) from the Jewish Educators Assembly (JEA) at the annual conference to be held in January, 2022. We are incredibly proud of Laura Naide (VA),…
CEH has the opportunity to welcome our new neighbors by volunteering with NoVA RAFT (Resettling Afghan Families Together). NoVA RAFT is a grassroots group supporting Afghan refugees with many different needs as they resettle in Northern VA. Often they act quickly to meet immediate needs.
On Saturday, December 4, we met to celebrate Havdalah, light the Hanukkah candles, and learn about kosher wine and cheese pairings. The wine and cheese class was led by sommelier Brett Drucker. We tasted a white wine…
CEH had a magical Hanukkah party on Sunday, December 5! We kicked off the party with a hanukkiah lighting and a spirited song session with Moreh Nick. After filling up on latkes and applesauce, the kids made…
While most holidays have an entire tractate of Talmud dedicated to their little details, Hanukkah appears as a side conversation in the middle of the tractate about Shabbat (21b). The rabbis are discussing what is the essential…
When: Wednesday, January 12thTime: 7:00 PMOnline only Click Here for Background Document (PDF) Since 1943, Congregation Etz Hayim has had a Sisterhood! For those women members of Congregation Etz Hayim who missed the December 12 meeting, we…