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…
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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…
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…