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Tashlich (“Casting Off”) Service
Tashlich (“Casting Off”) Service
It is customary on the afternoon of the first day of Rosh Hashanah to gather where there is flowing water and empty our pockets, throwing bread crumbs to symbolically cast off our sins. Join us at Lake Fairfax Park for this powerful and cleansing ritual.
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Beginning Hebrew 1
Beginning Hebrew 1
with Yehudit Shem-Tov-Gerrig Wednesdays, October 2-December 18, no class October 9 or November 27 5:30-6:30 pm Text: Aleph Isn’t Tough $110 for members, $154 for non-members Registration is required. Minimum 5 students. Learn to read Hebrew – no previous experience required. This class introduces the student to Hebrew letters and vowels, and broadens the student’s understanding […]
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Sisterhood Global Lunch
Sisterhood Global Lunch
Get a Taste of Thailand - Join Us for Our Next Global Lunch Finn Thai - 1466 North Point Village Center, Reston RSVP Gail Dezube
Introduction to Judaism
Introduction to Judaism
This class is a broad introduction to the ideas, history, and philosophy of Judaism. Open to all, this course is perfect for interfaith couples, those raising Jewish children, spiritual seekers, individuals considering conversion, and Jews who want a meaningful adult Jewish learning experience. This class is taught through the Union for Reform Judaism. Click here for […]
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Forest Edge Food Pack
Forest Edge Food Pack
Help feed hungry kids! Join us once a month to pack weekend food bags for kids at Forest Edge Elementary school who are on free and reduced lunch. Learn more about this awesome program here.
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Great Texts of America Shabbat Sustenance
Great Texts of America Shabbat Sustenance
Our October Great Texts of America focuses on two texts: Woodie Guthrie's "This Land is Your Land," and an excerpt from The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck. We will study these works using the same skills and devices we use to study Torah. The conversation is always inspiring, and bagels are provided. Great Texts of America was featured in the Washington Post - click here to read the article.
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Sukkot Open House for Young Families with Rabbi Wainer at NVHC
Sukkot Open House for Young Families with Rabbi Wainer at NVHC
There are three major elements to the celebration of Sukkot: the commandment to dwell in booths, the commandment to rejoice (Sukkot is the only festival with an explicit commandment to rejoice), and giving thanks for the bounty of the earth during the fall harvest. This year, in addition to building our sukkah at NVHC like […]
Sukkot Open House with Rabbi Holzman
Sukkot Open House with Rabbi Holzman
There are three major elements to the celebration of Sukkot: the commandment to dwell in booths, the commandment to rejoice (Sukkot is the only festival with an explicit commandment to rejoice), and giving thanks for the bounty of the earth during the fall harvest. This year, in addition to building our sukkah at NVHC like […]
Sukkot Open House with Cantor Caro
Sukkot Open House with Cantor Caro
There are three major elements to the celebration of Sukkot: the commandment to dwell in booths, the commandment to rejoice (Sukkot is the only festival with an explicit commandment to rejoice), and giving thanks for the bounty of the earth during the fall harvest. This year, in addition to building our sukkah at NVHC like […]
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S’mores and Singing in the Sukkah
S’mores and Singing in the Sukkah
Join us for S’mores and Singing in the Sukkah, open to all! We will enter into this joyous time together while enjoying s’mores and singing under the stars as we celebrate Sukkot together. Feel free to bring an instrument to jam with us!
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Vaccine Clinic
Vaccine Clinic
We are pleased to partner with Giant of North Point to offer a free vaccine clinic for flu and pneumonia at NVHC! We will offer the clinic on two different days: Thursday, October 17, 5:30-7:30 pm Sunday, October 20, 12-3:00 pm The flu vaccine is available to those ages 5 and up. Please bring your […]
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Erev Shabbat Service – The Pulpit and the Pew
Erev Shabbat Service – The Pulpit and the Pew
One of the goals of Rebuilding Democracy has been the promotion of viewpoint diversity. At the same time, sermons from the pulpit have long advanced moral causes in our democracy. This format, the sermon from the pulpit, can also be polarizing and divisive due to its mono-directional nature. Pulpit and the Pew is an experiment that encourages sermonic leadership while […]
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Tot Shabbat
Tot Shabbat
Nothing is more heartwarming than the sight of the youngest members of our community running to the Sanctuary for Shabbat! Tot Shabbat affords our children and their families the time and space to truly experience the joys of Shabbat. Songs, stories, plenty of active participation, an Ark overflowing with plush stuffed Torahs, and a child-friendly d’var […]
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Living Our Jewish Values
Living Our Jewish Values
This year, our religious school students will be learning about Jewish values that help them to develop grit and resiliency. Join Rabbi Holzman, Cantor Caro, and Rabbi Wainer for a monthly class that will help to provide context for these values and explore ways that they can be put into practice within your homes. We […]
Simchat Torah & Consecration Celebration
Simchat Torah & Consecration Celebration
Today we come together as a congregation and celebrate the gift and cycle of Torah! Simchat Torah marks the end of the annual Torah reading cycle - we will unroll the entire Torah, read the last verses of Deuteronomy, and then immediately read the first verses of Genesis. We will also dance and carry the […]
Vaccine Clinic
Vaccine Clinic
We are pleased to partner with Giant of North Point to offer a free vaccine clinic for flu and pneumonia to our members! We will offer the clinic on two different days: Thursday, October 17, 5:30-7:30 pm Sunday, October 20, 12-3:00 pm The flu vaccine is available to those ages 5 and up. Please bring […]
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Prayer Hebrew 1: Amidah
Prayer Hebrew 1: Amidah
with Elizabeth Lacher Thursdays, October 24 through December 19, no class November 28 (Thanksgiving) 6:00-7:15 pm Text: Hineni: Prayerbook Hebrew for Adults Optional: Mishkan Tefilah: Shabbat (no transliteration) $55 for members, $77 for non-members This class will take place in the Conference Room. Registration is required. Minimum 7 students. The emphasis of Prayer Hebrew 1 […]
Speaker Series: David Keegan
Speaker Series: David Keegan
The Distinguished Speaker Series Presents... David Keegan China: The Challenge for the US October 24, 2019, 8:00 pm A career Foreign Service Officer, David Keegan was Deputy Director of the American Institute in Taiwan and Director of the State Department’s Office of Taiwan Policy. Dr. Keegan teaches at the State Department Foreign Service Institute and […]
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Sisterhood – Meet the Daughter of Composer Leonard Bernstein
Sisterhood – Meet the Daughter of Composer Leonard Bernstein
Meet the Daughter of Composer Leonard Bernstein! Join Sisterhood for this fascinating afternoon with Jamie Bernstein, the daughter of Composer/Conductor Leonard Bernstein. Ms. Bernstein shares stories and music of her fascinating, complicated, inspiring father. The event includes performance of some of Bernstein's work by the Marcolivia ensemble. Pozez Jewish Community Center of Northern Virginia (JCCNV) 8900 […]
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Shabbat Sustenance – People of the Book
Shabbat Sustenance – People of the Book
We will begin our Shabbat morning experience with sustenance for the body – bagels and shmear, coffee and tea. From there, we will enter into soul-filled sustenance, that may vary some from week to week, including mindful experiences of prayer, music, meditation or yoga. The remainder of our time together with be sustenance for the […]
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6th & 7th Grade Youth Group Trip to TopGolf
6th & 7th Grade Youth Group Trip to TopGolf
Join your fellow 6th and 7th graders on Sunday, October 27 for games, food, and golf at TopGolf! TopGolf is a high-tech, high-energy gamified driving range where you can hone your golf skills, compete with your friends, and have an all-around awesome time. We will leave NVHC at 1pm (after Torah Corps) and will be […]
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FCPS Town Hall Meeting
FCPS Town Hall Meeting
Click here or the image below to learn more and RSVP! RSVPs are encouraged, but not required.
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About
Northern Virginia Hebrew Congregation is a Reform Jewish community of passionate people who embrace innovation, engagement, and exploration. We welcome everyone, regardless of age, race, ethnicity, gender, or sexual identity, whether single or in a relationship, Jewish or non-Jewish. We celebrate our diversity and are open to all who wish to join us in us in our community of Jewish spiritual, educational, and cultural life. Come join us – together we will worship, connect, learn, and build a better world.
