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  Local Events Calendar                             Last updated on May 07, 2008

Local Events of Interest

This calendar is provided as a courtesy and public service to Bethesda Jewish Congregation and visitors to our web site. Inclusion of an item on this calendar should in no way be considered an endorsement by Bethesda Jewish Congregation of the event, or the point of view of the sponsoring organization.

BJC congregants only may submit event information for inclusion on this page to calendar@bethesdajewish.com. Events are usually updated monthly. Please send short notice announcements to localevents@bethesdajewish.com
 

Link to Jewish Federation of Greater Washington's Online Calendar

Help Our Neighbors, the National Center for Children and Families

NCCF is having a car wash on 5/17, 6/14, and 7/26 to support their summer student activities. The car wash will be held on the NCCF campus at 6301 Greentree Road from 9:00am to 2:00pm on each date, and NCCF will charge $ 5 per car and $ 10 per van/SUV.

International Jewish Film Festival
Tuesday, April 29 – Thursday, May 15
Film Festival Chairperson, Naomi Sweet
 

The JCCNV is proud to present the 8th Annual International Jewish Film Festival. Truly international, the film festival features films from eight countries including the U.S. and Israel. This year, in addition to the screenings at the Cinema Arts Theater in Fairfax and the JCCNV, the festival has expanded to include movie screenings at the Rosslyn Spectrum in Arlington.

The 8th International Jewish Film Festival is co-sponsored by the Jewish Federation of Greater Washington, Embassy of Israel, Arlington County Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources, Fairfax Choral Society, Hadassah and area synagogues. It is partially underwritten by King David Memorial Gardens. (Logos)

The Israeli films in the festival are co-sponsored by the Embassy of Israel.

TICKET PRICES:
$9.50 Gen’l Adm; $7 Seniors/Students & Before 6pm; $6 Groups; $3.50 10:30am Matinee; $25 Opening Closing Screening & Reception

8900 Little River Turnpike | Fairfax, VA 22031
PH 703.323.0880 | FX 703.323.1993
 

Personal Landscapes: Contemporary Art from Israel

American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center
4400 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington
April 1- May 18

This exhibition, which coincides with the 60th anniversary of the founding of the state of Israel, is a collaboration among the Center for Israel Studies, the American University Museum and the Naomi and Nehemiah Cohen Foundation. The exhibit features works from 15 emerging Israeli artists that reveal the physical, emotional, and intellectual landscape of contemporary Israel.

The exhibit is free and open to the public from 11:00am-4:00pm, Tuesday-Sunday.

Location: American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Cent, 4400 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, USA, 20016-8103, 202-885-1300, www.american.edu/museum  Contact: Adina Kanefield, 202-885-3780, adina.kanefield@american.edu 

 

The Foundation for Jewish Studies
Spring Distinguished Scholar Series

As part of its continued dedication to educating Jewish minds and nourishing Jewish souls, the Foundation brings educators from around the area and around the world to speak to the community. Lectures are scheduled for March, April, and May.

Each event will be held at the Sixth and I Historic Synagogue in Washington, DC, starting at 7:30 pm.

These programs are free and open to the public. All are encouraged to attend.

bulletThursday, April 3
bulletProf. David Ruderman, Department of History, University of Pennsylvania Mystical Messiah’s and Their Significance
bulletThursday, May 15th
bulletProf. Lindsay Kaplan, Associate Professor of English at Georgetown University The Merchant of Venice: Shakespeare's Jews and their Cultural Context
bulletThursday, May 22
bulletRabbi Michael Berenbaum Has Modern Jewish Thought Recovered From the Shock of the Holocaust?
bulletThursday, May 29
bulletProfessor Naomi Gale, Schusterman Visiting Professor, Center for Israel Studies, AmericanUniversity The Forgotten Jewish Refugees from Arab Land

For more information, http://www.foundjs.org/programs/distinguishedscholar/distinguishedscholar.html

 

 
 

Lunch & Learn in the Country
at Am Kolel Sanctuary & Renewal Center
www.sanctuaryretreatcenter.com

Am Kolel Sanctuary is a place of natural beauty and serenity, a place to relax and renew, and to celebrate life. We are a spiritual retreat center on 28 beautiful acres in the Agricultural Reserve of Upper Montgomery County.

Please join us for
these wonderful seminars !
10:00 AM Welcome & Continental Breakfast
10:30 - 12:00 PM Presentation:  Part One
12:15 - 1:00  PM Kosher Dairy/ Vegetarian Lunch
1:00 - 1:30 PM Relax and Tour Sanctuary
1:30 - 3:00 PM Presentation:  Part Two
 

Wednesday, April 9, 2008

MYRA SKLAREW
Professor Emerita of Literature, American University,
and author of six collections of poetry.

“The Poets of Israel”
 
 

Wednesday, May 14, 2008

RABBI DAVID SHNEYER

Founder & Director of Am Kolel, spiritual leader of Kehila Chadasha and member of the Fabrangen Fiddlers.

“The Songs of Israel”

Individual Lunch & Learn Seminar:   $40                                   
All Three Lunch & Learn Seminars: $100

Reservations Required

For more information or to register:  Contact Gilah at 301.349.2799 or gilah@am-kolel.org

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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