Community Events
On this page we list upcoming events not run by Hill Havurah in which our community might be interested. If you have any suggestions of events we can add here, please email Alan at alan.shusterman@hillhavurah.org. Thanks.
-- Jewish Holocaust Survivors & Descendants 2023 Annual Conference -- August 25th-28th, Omni Shoreham Hotel (2500 Calvert St., NW)
Survivors, their descendants, and their spouses/partners are invited to register for the 34th annual Conference of the World Federation of Jewish Survivors of the Holocaust and Descendants in Washington, DC from August 25th – 28th, 2023. The conference will feature speakers including Ellen Germain, Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues at the State Department, and Eli Rosenbaum, known as “America’s top Nazi hunter,” and many workshops and panels looking to the future as well as at the past.
For more information and to register, click here.
-- March on Washington with MLK's Family, ADL, and Partners -- Saturday, August 26th
ADL will join MLK’s family, the Drum Major Institute, the National Action Network, NAACP, NUL, LCCHR, Lawyers Committee, NAACP LDF, NCNW, The National Coalition, Unidos and AAJC in marching and speaking out for civil rights and against hate. The ADL community will lead Jewish communal participation in the March to demonstrate a strong show of support for our partners in the fight for democracy, social justice and civil rights.
For more information and to register, click here.
-- Capital Jewish Museum Neighborhood Block Party -- Sunday, September 10th, 11:00 am - 3:00 pm; on F Street, between 2nd & 3rd Streets, NW
"Fall" in love with CJM! Join us as we continue our grand opening celebrations with live music, food trucks, a beer garden, workshops from cultural and community partners, merchandise from local artisans, and more.
For more information and to register, click here.
-- A Paradoxical Powerhouse: The Rise of Haredi Feminism -- Thursday, September 21st, 1:00 pm, on Zoom
This talk by Dr. Tanya Zion-Waldoks examines the emergence of a revolutionary and novel feminist movement within Israel’s Haredi (Ultra-Orthodox) community; a highly conservative, illiberal, and relatively insular religious community committed to upholding ancient traditions and strict gender roles. In recent decades, haredi society in Israel has been shaped by profound political, economic, and social changes. Gender relations are a central site of contention and transformation, affecting haredi society and its interactions with Israel writ large. Feminist haredi activists, invested in championing women's rights while remaining within a collectivist conformist society and conservative tradition, push for the reimagination of individual lives, communal structures, and Israeli society.
For more information and to register, click here.
-- Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks z'l: A Spiritual Biography -- 4 Wednesdays, October 11-November 1, 1:00-2:30 pm, online
If you know a scholar well enough, you see how the ideas they share are windows to their soul. In this ground-breaking course, Rabbi Johnny Solomon, a dedicated student of Rabbi Lord Sacks z’l, will share a range of teachings of Rabbi Sacks on themes relating to identity, self-esteem, failure, and joy. While doing so, we will gain a knowledge and understanding of the great man who was the Chief Rabbi of England but whose teachings impacted contemporary Jews from around the world.
For more information and to register, click here.
-- Ben-Gurion Day in the USA -- November 19th, 2023
This year, on the 50th anniversary of his passing, “Ben-Gurion Day” returns to the USA for a second year as Americans for Ben-Gurion University joins Israel in paying tribute to its founding father, David Ben-Gurion.
For more information and to register, click here.
