This Week at the 16th Street J

A sampling of program highlights from the upcoming week at the 16th Street J:
Monday, May 19
7:30 pm–The Screening Room presents: About The Body. When a terrorist attack occurs, the dead are mourned, the calls for vengeance are issued and eventually, the news cycle churns on. But what of those whose lives, whose physical bodies have [...]

Yom HaShoah–Making Memory Meaningful

This week marks Yom HaShoah, the day set aside for remembering the victims of the Holocaust. It is around this time every year that I receive an email from some well-meaning friend or acquaintance that goes something along the lines of, “keep forwarding this email remembering the six million until it has reached six million [...]

This Week at the 16th Street J

With Passover in the rear-view mirror this week, things can start getting back to, ahem, regular. Sorry. Couldn’t resist. Here’s just a sample of what’s available this week at the Washington DCJCC:
Monday, April 28
7:30pm–The Screening Room presents: The Last Fighters. This documentary film follows the lives of the last six surviving members of the Warsaw [...]

Newsweek’s Top Rabbis

So Newsweek has published not one, but two different lists of Rabbis–one 50 names long for most “influential” Rabbis in America, and curiously, one 25 names long of the top ”pulpit” rabbis in America. Now, I think we can all agree that while lists are a fun parlor game, there is a problem with ranking our spiritual leaders [...]

Pope Benedict, Shalom Aleichem!

So in case you haven’t heard about it, the Pope is coming to DC this week. The relationship of the Jewish community to the Holy Father, even in the best of times, is how shall we put it, fraught with mixed emotions. And like so much else with Benedict, the prior Pope casts a long [...]

Shabbat Surfing: Oranges and Ativan

Pardon the irregularity of posting this week. It has been a crazy technology week at the 16th Street J, but one that we’ll no doubt emerge from stronger for the experience. Now for the links…
In the last weeks the 16th Street J has sponsored both the Miriam’s Seder and the Stonewall Seder–both of which feature [...]

This Week at the 16th Street J

Some highlights from the coming week of programming at the Washington DCJCC.
Monday, April 7

The Women Who Kept the Songs: From India to Israel — The Musical Heritage of Cochin. A unique partnership between the Embassies of Israel and India provides the rare opportunity to hear the songs of traditional Jewish communities from India’s Malabar Coast. [...]

Shabbat Surfing: Big Weekend For Jewish Films

The most exciting thing going on this weekend? The Cherry Blossom Festival? Nah, only inflames my allergies. The National Marathon? I’m more of a treadmill guy. Opening of the Nats new Stadium? Couldn’t score tickets (and we tried). NCAA tournament? My bracket’s already gone to gehena (thanks for nothing Georgetown).  
No, the most exciting thing about this weekend is the explosion of [...]

March Madness, Purim Pandemonium

There’s something poetic in the nearly simultaneous launching of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament and the holiday of Purim. They both herald times of great revelry and amusement, behavior just outside the norm, and of course, the dutiful consumption of alcoholic beverages. Beyond that, both contain stories of underdogs triumphing over greater powers to ensure [...]

This Week at the 16th Street J

Some of the highlights from the upcoming week at the Washington DCJCC…
Monday, March 17
The Screening Room Presents: His Wife’s Lover–One of the first Yiddish musicals restored on a new 35mm print.
Tuesday, March 18
Purim Gift Basket Workshop–Create your own custom baskets for delivering mishloach manot this Purim.
Wednesday, March 19
Hamentaschen Bake-In–Join our resident expert Jean Graubart for [...]