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Shabbat Morning Services
2025-12-06 09:30 - 12:00, 2025-11-29 09:30 - 12:00, 2025-11-22 09:30 - 12:00, 2025-11-15 09:30 - 12:00, 2025-11-08 09:30 - 12:00, 2025-11-01 09:30 - 12:00, 2025-10-25 09:30 - 12:00, 2025-10-18 09:30 - 12:00 (America/New_York) and 16 more dates

First Friday Musical Kabbalat Shabbat
2025-12-05 18:00 - 20:30
Join us for a musical welcome into Shabbat. At 6PM we’ll join for a musical Kabbalat Shabbat service. Dinner to follow at 7PM.
Please RSVP here by November 28th. Contact info@adatshalom.net if you have any questions.

11th Annual Allan Schwarz Music Shabbaton
2025-12-05 - 2025-12-06 | Adat Shalom, 7727 Persimmon Tree Lane, Bethesda, MD, 20817, United States
Join Adat Shalom for the 11th Annual Allan Schwarz Music Shabbaton!
This year, we are thrilled to welcome Yoel Sykes of Neva Tehila as our guest artist.
Yoel is a spiritual facilitator who co-creates intentional community through music and prayer, cultivating and teaching deep listening and open hearted communication. Born and raised in Jerusalem, Yoel is known through his work as part of the Nava Tehila leadership team, where he has composed many melodies for Jewish liturgy, recorded 4 professional albums and co-led musical kabbalat Shabbat services for 13 years. Yoel studied music at the Center for Eastern Music in Jerusalem and flamenco guitar in the Fundacion de Christina Heeren school of Flamenco Arts in Seville, Spain. Yoel will also kick-off our Shabbat Voices series for 2025/2026! View the full line-up here.
Check out Yoel Sykes’ Youtube here.
Shabbaton Schedule
Friday, December 5th
6 PM | Musical Kabbalat Shabbat with guest Yoel Sykes
7:15 PM | First Friday Shabbat dinner
8 PM | Yoel in conversation with Beth Sperber Richie discussing his Jewish musical journey
Saturday, December 6th
9:30 AM | Shabbat Morning Services with Yoel Sykes, Aaron Shneyer, Rabbi Sid, and friends
12 PM | Shabbat Lunch
1 PM | Yoel will offer a teaching and more music at an after Oneg Tish (Shabbat table)
Sponsored by Rabbi Sid Schwarz and Sandy Perlstein
About Allan Schwarz z’l (1922-2013)
Allan Schwarz passed away on the 18th of Cheshvan/October 21, at the age of 91. He was born in Berlin, and his childhood was deeply affected by the rise of Nazism. Just two weeks before Kristallnacht, at the age of 16, he made his way to the United States as a result of the efforts of his uncle, Cantor Chaskel Gewirtz, and his Aunt Bertha and Uncle Sam.
He lived with Bertha and Sam in Brooklyn until he enlisted in the U.S. Army and returned to the European theater to fight in WWII. His mother and younger sister died in the Shoah. His father survived the war in an Italian POW camp and later came to live in New York. His other sister was rescued through Youth Aliyah and raised a family in Israel.Allan is survived by his wife, Judy (Brand), to whom he was married for 62 years, and his three children, Mindy Stern, Rabbi Sidney Schwarz and Rena Schwarz. Allan played many leaderships roles in the Jewish community, including serving as the President of the Franklin Square Jewish Center, a Board member at the JCC of West Hempstead, and a docent at the Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County. A devout Jew and proud Zionist, he worked professionally for the Israel Bonds organization until his retirement.
Allan Schwarz’s life traced the tragedy and triumph of the Jewish people’s experience of the 20th century. He was an outstanding student in Berlin but the war did not allow him to finish his formal education.A self-taught man, Allan was a voracious reader who could engage any and all on a wide range of topics. He was a first-class athlete, excelling at soccer, first in Germany and then in New York Club leagues. Making his living as a salesman, he made sure that his children had access to quality Jewish educational experiences.
Previous Allan Schwarz Music Shabbaton Guest Artists
Rabbi Lizzi Heydemann (2024), Jacob Spike Kraus (2023), Rabbi Deborah Sacks Mintz (2022), Rabbi Josh Warshawsky (2021), Micah Hendler (2020), Galeet Dardashti (2019), Joey Weisenberg (2018), Shir Meira Feit (2017), Naomi Less (2016), Rabbi Noam Katz (2015).

Morning Minyan
2025-12-04 08:00 - 08:45, 2025-12-01 08:00 - 08:45, 2025-11-27 08:00 - 08:45, 2025-11-24 08:00 - 08:45, 2025-11-20 08:00 - 08:45, 2025-11-17 08:00 - 08:45, 2025-11-13 08:00 - 08:45, 2025-11-10 08:00 - 08:45 and 40 more dates
A great way to begin your day along with members of both Adat Shalom and fellow Reconstructionist synagogue Darchei Noam (Toronto). There are numerous opportunities to enhance your davening, lein Torah, and lead parts of the service. For more information and to receive Zoom login information, email Info@AdatShalom.net.

Rabbi's Study
2025-12-03 12:00 - 13:00, 2025-11-19 12:00 - 13:00
Weekly on Wednesdays, 12 pm via ZOOM.

Music and Maariv
2025-12-02 19:00 - 19:30, 2025-11-25 19:00 - 19:30, 2025-11-18 19:00 - 19:30, 2025-11-11 19:00 - 19:30, 2025-11-04 19:00 - 19:30, 2025-10-28 19:00 - 19:30, 2025-10-21 19:00 - 19:30, 2025-10-14 19:00 - 19:30 and 12 more dates
Basic evening prayers woven with melodies to uplift and soothe our souls. Via Zoom. Please email Info@AdatShalom.net for Zoom access.

Morning Meditation with Fran Zamore
2025-12-02 09:00 - 10:00, 2025-11-25 09:00 - 10:00, 2025-11-18 11:00 - 12:00, 2025-11-04 11:00 - 12:00, 2025-10-28 11:00 - 12:00, 2025-10-21 11:00 - 12:00, 2025-09-30 11:00 - 12:00, 2025-09-23 11:00 - 12:00 and 13 more dates
In this particularly stressful time we have many ways to creatively come together and support one another. Please join us for meditation. I’ll start off with a little teaching and then we will meditate together. Those who have the time and interest can stay on longer to share. I anticipate that teaching and meditation will run about 30 minutes. All are welcome — no experience necessary. Please mute your mic when you come into the zoom meeting. You are encouraged to unmute during our discussion. We have found that background noises seem to be amplified in the meeting.

Israeli Dancing
2025-12-01 19:30 - 21:30, 2025-11-24 19:30 - 21:30, 2025-11-17 19:30 - 21:30, 2025-11-10 19:30 - 21:30, 2025-11-03 19:30 - 21:30, 2025-10-27 19:30 - 21:30, 2025-10-20 19:30 - 21:30, 2025-10-06 19:30 - 21:30 and 14 more dates

Morning Minyan at Adat Shalom
2025-11-30 09:30 - 10:00, 2025-11-23 09:30 - 10:00, 2025-11-16 09:30 - 10:00, 2025-11-09 09:30 - 10:00, 2025-11-02 09:30 - 10:00, 2025-10-26 09:30 - 10:00, 2025-10-19 09:30 - 10:00, 2025-10-12 09:30 - 10:00 and 2 more dates | Adat Shalom, 7727 Persimmon Tree Lane, Bethesda, MD, 20817, United States
Need to say Kaddish? Want to join a community of people who relish regular davening or are learning to? Join us for 30 minutes on Sunday mornings at Adat Shalom for a great way to begin your day along with members of both Adat Shalom and fellow Reconstructionist synagogue Darchei Noam (Toronto). There are numerous opportunities to enhance your davening, lein Torah, and lead parts of the service. For more information, email Info@AdatShalom.net.

Parashat Vayetzei
2025-11-29

Office Closed
2025-11-26 - 2025-11-28, 2025-10-15, 2025-10-03

Seeds of Mussar with Martha Hare
2025-11-23 10:30 - 12:00, 2025-11-02 10:30 - 12:00, 2025-10-26 10:30 - 12:00
Seeds of Mussar: An Introduction to the Study and Practice of Mussar
This 3-part course will introduce a method that focuses on refining our attributes (middot) so that we are able to serve others with greater and greater joy. We will use Jewish mindfulness techniques to get in touch with our own soul and use that lens to understand others. The Torah introduced the idea of loving our neighbor as ourselves thousands of years ago; this Mussar program provides each student with a path toward meeting this overarching goal of Judaism.
Registration forthcoming – keep an eye on Ha Shavua

Tot Shabbat with Ms. Ellie
2025-11-22 11:00 - 12:00, 2025-11-15 11:00 - 12:00, 2025-11-08 11:00 - 12:00, 2025-11-01 11:00 - 12:00, 2025-10-25 11:00 - 12:00, 2025-10-18 11:00 - 12:00, 2025-10-11 11:00 - 12:00, 2025-09-27 11:00 - 12:00 and 1 more date | Adat Shalom, 7727 Persimmon Tree Lane, Bethesda, MD, 20817, United States

Limmud Classes PK-7
2025-11-22 09:30 - 12:00, 2025-11-15 09:30 - 12:00, 2025-11-08 09:30 - 12:00, 2025-11-01 09:30 - 12:00, 2025-10-25 09:30 - 12:00, 2025-10-18 09:30 - 12:00, 2025-10-11 09:30 - 12:00 | Adat Shalom, 7727 Persimmon Tree Lane, Bethesda, MD, 20817, United States

Parashat Toldot
2025-11-22

Rosh Chodesh Kislev
2025-11-21

Reconstructing Creativity
2025-11-20 19:30 - 21:00
If you’d like to join us for Reconstructing Creativity, please email us at info@adatshalom.net.

Sigd
2025-11-20

Standing Together - The Fight Ahead: From Ceasefire to a Just Peace
2025-11-19 19:00 - 21:00 | Adat Shalom, 7727 Persimmon Tree Lane, Bethesda, MD, 20817, United States
Join Standing Together leaders Sally Abed and Alon Lee Green at Adat Shalom Reconstructionist Congregation to hear their reflections on the grassroots movement for a ceasefire, the necessity of Jewish-Palestinian organizing, and the steps the movement will be taking going forward to end the occupation and build peace.

Daveners' Workshop - David Sieradzki
2025-11-16 10:30 - 12:00, 2025-10-19 10:30 - 12:00

Parashat Chayei Sara
2025-11-15

Adrienne Kohn Program for Spritual Growth with Rodger Kamenetz
2025-11-15 - 2025-11-16
Adat Shalom is thrilled to welcome Rodger Kamenetz for the Adrienne Kohn Program for Spritual Growth. Kamenetz is an award-winning poet, author and teacher, best-known for The Jew in the Lotus. His account of an historic dialogue between rabbis and the Dalai Lama became an international bestseller, prompting a reevaluation of Judaism in the light of Buddhist thought.
The New York Times called it a “revered text.” His newest book which he will be teaching from at Adat Shalom is Seeing into the Life of Things: Imagination and the Sacred Encounter.
Sponsored by the Adrienne Kohn Fund for Spiritual Growth
Weekend Schedule

Saturday, November 15th | 1 PM | Shabbat Workshop: How to Count Your Blessings
We are living in a storm of reactivity. Everywhere in our social media, in our politics, and in the news, we are encouraged to react. This workshop will explore how to use Jewish practice to overcome these afflictive states of mind and find our way back to feeling a little bit more sane. We will refresh the daily Jewish morning gratitude practice, learn how to find blessings in the every day, and how to cherish them, giving us strength and resilience as we face the storm.
Sunday, November 16th | 12 PM | Lunch & Learn
The Dalai Lama asked two questions to the Jewish scholars and rabbis who met with him in Dharamsala in 1990. The first was about Jewish spiritual survival in exile. The second, which has become increasingly important, is the problem of reactive emotions and how our spiritual practices might “purify” these states of mind. In this talk, Kamenetz will explore these two questions, the answers offered then, and how these questions are still relevant today. The talk will be followed by an open Q and A. Seeing Into the Life of Things will be available for purchase and autographs during the program.
(Registration for lunch is now closed).

Song Circle with Aaron Shneyer
2025-11-13 19:30 - 21:00

Inner Peace with Ellie Goldman
2025-11-09 10:30 - 12:30, 2025-11-02 10:30 - 12:30, 2025-10-26 10:30 - 12:30, 2025-10-19 10:30 - 12:30

Prayer Through Movement
2025-11-08 12:45 - 15:00, 2025-10-11 12:45 - 15:00 | Triple Classroom
In Prayer Through Movement, we express the spirit of Shabbat through movements suggested by the parsha, prayers, holidays, or other content identified by participants. Sessions begin with a focus on breath, joint mobility, and general body awareness and culminate in collaboratively creating a short movement sequence. No dance experience is required. We will meet int he Triple classroom.

Prayer Through Movement is led by Diane DeFries, formerly a professional choreographer and dance teacher, who guides us toward personal and communal expression through movement sequences that we create together. Diane is the daughter of long-time Adat Shalom member Tamar Lieberman z”l, who established the Creative Arts Committee, helped found Prayer Through Movement (as seen in the photo below), and believed the creative arts are an integral part of Reconstructionist services and synagogue life.

Please contact malkak@hotmail.com if you have questions.

First Friday Musical Kabbalat Shabbat
2025-11-07 18:00 - 20:30
Join us for a musical welcome into Shabbat. At 6PM we’ll join for a musical Kabbalat Shabbat service. Dinner to follow at 7PM. Contact info@adatshalom.net if you are interested in joining us.

30 years after Rabin: A Community Commemoration on Peace, Democracy, and Hope
2025-11-04 19:30 - 21:00
Come for music, conversations and selections from November4: a New Musical Play about an assassination that changed the course of history.
With panelist guests including Laura Blumenfeld and Aaron Miller.
Register here.

Parashat Lech-Lecha
2025-11-01

Yom HaAliyah
2025-10-29

Parashat Noach
2025-10-25

Reconstructing Creativity
2025-10-23 19:30 - 21:00
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89161834724

Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan
2025-10-22
Beginning of new Hebrew month of Cheshvan. Cheshvan is the 8th month of the Hebrew year. Corresponds to October or November on the Gregorian calendar

Interfaith Comedy Night
2025-10-19 17:30 - 19:30
Adat Shalom is cosponsoring this event at the Bender JCC: An evening of laughter, community, and connection. Hosted in partnership with InterfaithComedy.com, featuring diverse comedians and light refreshments. Reserve tickets here.

Parashat Bereshit
2025-10-18

Simchat Torah Festival Services
2025-10-14 09:30 - 12:30
Day of Celebrating the Torah Torah:
Deuteronomy 33:1-34:12;
Numbers 29:35-30:1
Haftarah: Joshua 1:1 – 1:18
https://www.hebcal.com/holidays/simchat-torah-2025?utm_source=js&utm_medium=icalendar

Erev Simchat Torah Celebration
2025-10-13 17:30 - 21:00

Sukkot VII (Hoshana Raba)
2025-10-13

Shmini Atzeret
2025-10-13

Sillies in the Sukkah
2025-10-12 10:00 - 12:00

Sukkot VI (CH''M)
2025-10-12

Sukkot V (CH''M)
2025-10-11

Kabbalat Shabbat and Dinner in the Sukkah/Patio
2025-10-10 18:00 - 20:15

Sukkot IV (CH''M)
2025-10-10

Song circle with Aaron Shneyer - In the Sukkah
2025-10-09 19:30 - 21:00

Teen Music Session in Sukkah w/ dinner
2025-10-09 18:00 - 19:30

Sukkot III (CH''M)
2025-10-09

Back to School Night
2025-10-08 18:00 - 20:00

Sukkot II
2025-10-08

Sukkot Day 1 Services
2025-10-07 09:30 - 13:00

Sukkot I
2025-10-07

Erev Sukkot
2025-10-06

Build the Sukkah
2025-10-05 10:00 - 12:00

Parashat Ha'Azinu
2025-10-04

Yom Kippur Services - Ohel
2025-10-02 10:00 - 13:30 | Adat Shalom, 7727 Persimmon Tree Lane, Bethesda, MD, 20817, United States

Yom Kippur Services - Bayit
2025-10-02 09:30 - 13:30 | Adat Shalom, 7727 Persimmon Tree Lane, Bethesda, MD, 20817, United States

Yom Kippur
2025-10-02

Kol Nidre Services - Ohel
2025-10-01 18:45 - 21:15

Kol Nidre Services - Bayit
2025-10-01 18:15 - 21:15

Erev Yom Kippur
2025-10-01

Limmud Classes K-7
2025-09-27 09:30 - 12:00, 2025-09-20 09:30 - 12:00 | Adat Shalom, 7727 Persimmon Tree Lane, Bethesda, MD, 20817, United States

Shabbat Shuva
2025-09-27

Parashat Vayeilech
2025-09-27

Tzom Gedaliah
2025-09-25

Rosh Hashanah Day 2 Services - Bayit
2025-09-24 09:30 - 13:00
Get Tickets and More Details Here!

Rosh Hashanah II
2025-09-24

Rosh Hashanah Day 1 Services Ohel
2025-09-23 10:00 - 13:00

Rosh Hashanah Day 1 Services Bayit
2025-09-23 09:30 - 13:00

Rosh Hashanah 5786
2025-09-23
The Jewish New Year. Also spelled Rosh Hashanah
Torah: Genesis 21:1-21:34; Numbers 29:1-29:6 Haftarah: I Samuel 1:1 – 2:10

Erev Rosh Hashanah
2025-09-22

Morning Minyan at Adat Shalom
2025-09-21 09:30 - 10:00 | Adat Shalom, 7727 Persimmon Tree Lane, Bethesda, MD, 20817, United States

Prayer Through Movement
2025-09-20 12:45 - 15:00 | Triple Classroom
You are invited to join our Prayer Through Movement Chug every second Shabbat of the month in the triple classroom from 12:45-3:00.
The chug explores the connection of the body and spirit and the creative process. Each session is self-contained and there is no commitment to come every week. Sessions begin with gentle movement focused on breath, joint mobility, awareness of moving from the “inside,” and connections of the body to the environment. Through improvisation and collaboration, together we will create a short dance using the parasha, prayers, holidays, or other content suggested by participants as jumping off points. No dance experience is required, just a curiosity and willingness to participate.

Reconstructing Creativity
2025-09-18 19:30 - 21:00 | Adat Shalom, 7727 Persimmon Tree Lane, Bethesda, MD, 20817, United States
Please contact Info@AdatShalom.net for Zoom access.

Jewish Responsibilities: Climate Change, with Ron Edelstein
2025-09-17 19:00 - 20:00

The Rabbi's Study
2025-06-25 12:00 - 12:35
The Rabbi’s Study – Delving into the Weekly Parsha with Rabbi Scott Perlo
Step into The Rabbi’s Study, a weekly gathering where participants join Rabbi Scott Perlo for an intimate and in-depth exploration of the Torah portion that will inspire his upcoming Shabbat drash (sermon). This is no ordinary study group—The Rabbi’s Study opens a space for deep, thought-provoking dialogue as Rabbi Scott shares insights, interpretations, and questions that often go unseen on Shabbat morning.
In this class, participants will dig into the week’s parsha together, uncovering the nuances, layers, and resonances within the text. Rabbi Perlo guides the study with his signature blend of humor, wisdom, and curiosity, inviting participants to grapple with ancient questions and discover contemporary relevance in the Torah’s timeless words. Each session encourages lively discussion and reflection, allowing participants to shape and challenge the ideas that may unfold in Rabbi Scott’s drash.
Whether you’re a seasoned student of Torah or a newcomer to Jewish learning, The Rabbi’s Study offers a rare opportunity to explore the weekly parsha in a setting that’s both rigorous and accessible.
