Jewish Family Living & Learning

Jewish Family Living and Learning

Strengthen your Jewish heritage, gain a better understanding for Judaism and enhance your cultural experience through our wide variety of language programs, educational lecture series, Jewish holiday celebrations and workshops, Yiddish programming and interfaith outreach classes.

Classes
Jewish Family Living and Learning presents exciting new classes for the fall. Click here for more information.

Cultural Re-Visions of Biblical Women
Introduction to Judaism
Why Are We Who We Are?

Hebrew
Learn Hebrew in a supportive and fun environment through conversation, reading, writing and more. Ulpan Ben Yehuda conversational Hebrew and prayerbook Hebrew are offered in small classes, in both daytime and evening, from the very beginner (Aleph level) to the most advanced (Vav level).

Israel Lecture Series and Forums

Co-sponsored with The Jewish Federation of Greater Washington, Gilad Golani, our community shaliach (emissary), will present fascinating and timely lectures about Israel today. For more information, please contact Debbie Sokobin at 301-348-3760 or dsokobin@jccgw.org.

Archaeology Lecture Series
The Archaeology Lecture Series features outstanding lectures presented by leading educators from institutions including Tel Aviv University, The Hebrew University, George Washington University, Johns Hopkins University, George Mason University and Emory University. This Series is co-sponsored with the American Schools of Oriental Research (ASOR). Contact Debbie Sokobin at 301-348-3760 or dsokobin@jccgw.org.

"Recent Findings at Beit Shemesh and in History as an Iron Age Border City"
Tuesday, September 28, 8 p.m.
World-renowned archaeologist Professor Zvi Lederman of Tel Aviv University will speak on his most recent findings. The ancient site of Beit Shemesh was originally named after the Canaanite sun goddess Shemesh, and is mentioned notably in Chapter 6 of I Samuel as being the first city encountered by the Ark of the Covenant on its way back from Philistia after having been captured by the Philistines in battle.
$7 lecture fee/$5 for Revitz House and Ring House residents, and students
"Recent Controversies Concerning the Dead Sea Scrolls"
Sunday, October 3, 2 p.m.
Mr. Herschel Shanks, founder of the Biblical Archaeology Society, which sponsors the annual Bible & Archaeology Fest, and the editor of the Biblical Archaeology Review.
$7 lecture fee/$5 for Revitz House and Ring House residents, and students

Lunch and Learn Bible Series
Co-sponsored with the Foundation for Jewish Studies (FJS). Each of the Lunch and Learn study groups devotes weekly sessions to a specific book of the Bible or a topic that runs through more than one book. Classes are led by local rabbis and scholars. Bring a Bible and a brown bag dairy or pareve lunch. We supply coffee and tea. Classes are held at the JCCGW. Lunch is from 12 to 12:30 p.m. For more information and to register, call the Foundation for Jewish Studies at 301-770-4787.

The Sacred Canvas: Using Art to Understand Genesis
Wednesdays, October 6-27, 12:30-1:30 p.m.
Instructor: Dr. Erica Brown
$35 mem. and FJS mem./$45 gen. public
Rabbi Shimon Bar Yachai: Scholar, Zealot and Role Model
Wednesdays, November 3-24, 12:30-1:30 p.m.
Instructor: Rabbi Lyle Fishman
$35 mem. and FJS mem./$45 gen. public
The Method of Midrash: or, How to Read the Bible Like a Rabbi
Wednesdays, December 1-22, 12:30-1:30 p.m.
Instructor: Rabbi Joshua Maroof
$35 mem. and FJS mem./$45 gen. public

Yiddish Programming

JCCGW Yiddish programs are supported in part by the Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County. They are co-sponsored by Yiddish or Greater Washington and the Workmen’s Circle. The JCC offers beginning and continuing Yiddish language classes introducing students to spoken and written Yiddish using dialogues, songs, oral exercises, proverbs and video clips. For more information, contact Debbie Sokobin at 301-348-3760 or dsokobin@jccgw.org.

Yiddish Language
Thursdays, October 7-December 23, 7:30-8:45 p.m.
This course incorporates spoken and written Yiddish using dialogue, songs, oral exercises, proverbs, and video clips to build basic speaking and listening skills. The Yiddish alefbeyz is reviewed and a textbook will be available for purchase. Instructor Lee Goldberg has been teaching Yiddish for more than ten years.
No class: Nov. 25
$165 JCC & Yiddish of Greater Wash. mem./$270 gen. public
Code 10FJK001. Please note: Registration will open in mid-August.

Interfaith
The JCC is a welcoming environment for mixed-faith couples and families. We provide resources to individuals, couples and families exploring what it means to be part of a Jewish community. Personal support, ongoing interaction and a nonjudgmental approach allow individuals with non-Jewish backgrounds and others embracing Judaism to feel welcome. For more information about interfaith programs, contact Debbie Sokobin at 301-348-3760 or dsokobin@jccgw.org.