Shabbat Morning Services
2026-04-18 09:30 - 12:00, 2026-04-25 09:30 - 12:00, 2026-05-02 09:30 - 12:00, 2026-05-09 09:30 - 12:00, 2026-05-16 09:30 - 12:00, 2026-05-23 09:30 - 12:00, 2026-05-30 09:30 - 12:00, 2026-06-06 09:30 - 12:00 (America/New_York) and 96 more dates

Limmud Classes PK-7
2026-04-18 09:30 - 12:00, 2026-04-25 09:30 - 12:00, 2026-05-02 09:30 - 12:00, 2026-05-09 09:30 - 12:00, 2026-05-16 09:30 - 12:00, 2026-05-23 09:30 - 12:00, 2026-05-30 09:30 - 12:00, 2026-06-06 09:30 - 12:00 and 96 more dates | Adat Shalom, 7727 Persimmon Tree Lane, Bethesda, MD, 20817, United States

Tot Shabbat with Ms. Ellie
2026-04-18 11:00 - 12:00, 2026-04-25 11:00 - 12:00, 2026-05-02 11:00 - 12:00, 2026-05-09 11:00 - 12:00, 2026-05-16 11:00 - 12:00, 2026-05-23 11:00 - 12:00, 2026-05-30 11:00 - 12:00, 2026-06-06 11:00 - 12:00 and 96 more dates | Adat Shalom, 7727 Persimmon Tree Lane, Bethesda, MD, 20817, United States

Shabbat Voices: Rachel Gildiner
2026-04-18 13:00 - 14:00 | Adat Shalom, 7727 Persimmon Tree Lane, Bethesda, MD, 20817, United States
Women in Leadership: Victories and Ongoing Challenges

Rachel Gildiner, Executive Director of the Safety, Respect and Equity Network, joins us this April for Shabbat Voices.
Rachel Gildiner (she/her) is the Executive Director of the SRE Network (Safety, Respect and Equity), an organization committed to advancing gender equity and inclusive workplaces in the Jewish community. A leading expert in the field of relational engagement, Rachel previously served as Chief Engagement Officer at Hillel International, Executive Director of GatherDC (the premier relational platform for Jewish 20s & 30s in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area), and CEO of Gather, Inc. Prior to joining SRE, Rachel applied her relational approach to advance women’s equity in the Jewish workplace and beyond. In 2019, she launched Year of the Jewish Woman, a vibrant Facebook community where female Jewish professionals and allies can connect and discuss key issues and challenges. She is a vocal advocate and published thought leader in this area.
Rachel has a B.A. in Sociology from Columbia University, a B.A. in Modern Jewish Studies from the Jewish Theological Seminary, an M.A. in Higher Education Administration from The George Washington University, and a Certificate in Experiential Jewish Education from Yeshiva University. She is the inaugural recipient of the Phyllis G. Margolius Impossible Dream Award, a Schusterman Senior Fellow, and sits on the Board of The Jewish Theological Seminary. Rachel lives in Washington, D.C. with her husband and three children.

Sponsored by Phyllis Lerner, to advance greater inclusivity and equity in our world.

UPCOING SPEAKER

June 20th
Doubt Science and the Degradation of Expertise
Speaker: Dr. David Michaels, former Ass’t Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health (OSHA) and member of Adat Shalom
Sponsor: Claire Engers and David Silberman in memory of Charles and Arlene Silberman

Morning Minyan at Adat Shalom
2026-04-19 09:30 - 10:00, 2026-04-26 09:30 - 10:00, 2026-05-03 09:30 - 10:00, 2026-05-10 09:30 - 10:00, 2026-05-17 09:30 - 10:00, 2026-05-24 09:30 - 10:00, 2026-05-31 09:30 - 10:00, 2026-06-07 09:30 - 10:00 and 96 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.

Morning Minyan
2026-04-20 08:00 - 08:45, 2026-04-23 08:00 - 08:45, 2026-04-27 08:00 - 08:45, 2026-04-30 08:00 - 08:45, 2026-05-04 08:00 - 08:45, 2026-05-07 08:00 - 08:45, 2026-05-11 08:00 - 08:45, 2026-05-14 08:00 - 08:45 and 200 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.

Israeli Dancing
2026-04-20 19:30 - 21:30, 2026-04-27 19:30 - 21:30, 2026-05-04 19:30 - 21:30, 2026-05-11 19:30 - 21:30, 2026-05-18 19:30 - 21:30, 2026-05-25 19:30 - 21:30, 2026-06-01 19:30 - 21:30, 2026-06-08 19:30 - 21:30 and 96 more dates

Morning Meditation with Fran Zamore
2026-04-21 09:00 - 10:00, 2026-04-28 09:00 - 10:00, 2026-05-05 09:00 - 10:00, 2026-05-12 09:00 - 10:00, 2026-05-19 09:00 - 10:00, 2026-05-26 09:00 - 10:00, 2026-06-02 09:00 - 10:00, 2026-06-09 09:00 - 10:00 and 96 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.

Music and Maariv
2026-04-21 19:00 - 19:30, 2026-04-28 19:00 - 19:30, 2026-05-05 19:00 - 19:30, 2026-05-12 19:00 - 19:30, 2026-05-19 19:00 - 19:30, 2026-05-26 19:00 - 19:30, 2026-06-02 19:00 - 19:30, 2026-06-09 19:00 - 19:30 and 96 more dates
Basic evening prayers woven with melodies to uplift and soothe our souls. Via Zoom. Please email Info@AdatShalom.net for Zoom access.

Rabbi's Study
2026-04-22 12:00 - 13:00, 2026-04-29 12:00 - 13:00, 2026-05-06 12:00 - 13:00, 2026-05-13 12:00 - 13:00, 2026-05-20 12:00 - 13:00, 2026-05-27 12:00 - 13:00, 2026-06-03 12:00 - 13:00, 2026-06-10 12:00 - 13:00 and 2 more dates
Weekly on Wednesdays, 12 pm via ZOOM.

First Friday Musical Kabbalat Shabbat
2026-05-01 18:00 - 20:30, 2026-06-05 18:00 - 20:30, 2026-07-03 18:00 - 20:30, 2026-08-07 18:00 - 20:30, 2026-09-04 18:00 - 20:30, 2026-10-02 18:00 - 20:30, 2026-11-06 18:00 - 20:30, 2026-12-04 18:00 - 20:30 and 16 more dates
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.

Prayer Through Movement
2026-05-09 12:45 - 15:00, 2026-06-13 12:45 - 15:00, 2026-07-11 12:45 - 15:00, 2026-08-08 12:45 - 15:00, 2026-09-12 12:45 - 15:00, 2026-10-10 12:45 - 15:00, 2026-11-14 12:45 - 15:00, 2026-12-12 12:45 - 15:00 and 16 more dates | 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.

Ruach Song Circle
2026-05-20 19:30 - 21:00, 2026-06-17 19:30 - 21:00 | Adat Shalom, 7727 Persimmon Tree Lane, Bethesda, MD, 20817, United States
Adat Shalom’s Ruach (Soul) Song Circle offers a heartfelt space to experience the power of music and communal singing. Led by Aaron Shneyer with other Adat Shalom service leaders, singers and instrumentalists will dive into the melodies for that week’s upcoming Shabbat morning service as well as other familiar and new tunes. Singers and instrumentalists of all levels are welcome to join. Song circle participants are especially encouraged to sit in the front of the sanctuary on the Shabbat morning service immediately following the song circle (and other weeks too!) to help raise the ruach.
Usually on the 3rd Wednesday of each month from 7:30-9 PM in the Sanctuary.
Sheet music / lead sheets will be provided for instrumentalists.
Click here for a Youtube playlist of songs.
If you’re attending please email aaron.shneyer@adatshalom.net to RSVP.

Reconstructing Creativity
2026-05-21 15:00 - 16:30
Drawing on our innate creativity, you’ll explore what it takes to “walk a very narrow bridge” and how we might find resilience when facing daunting times. No art experience required.

If you’d like to join us for Reconstructing Creativity, please email us at info@adatshalom.net.

Shabbat Voices
2026-06-20 13:00 - 14:00
Adat Shalom’s Shabbat Voices is back with 6 influential speakers, December 2025 – June 2026!
Shabbat Voices brings prominent personalities to our community featured both during Shabbat morning services and a post-oneg session at 1 PM.

Join us once a month to hear from thought-leaders, artists, and activists such as Emmy and Grammy Award winner Denyce Graves, Executive Director of the Safety, Respect and Equity Network Rachel Gildiner, and former Ass’t Secretary of OSHA Dr. David Michaels.

Shabbat Voices brings to life the core concepts of Reconstructionist Judaism by joyfully combining worship, learning, and spirituality.

THE LINE UP

December 5th – 6th
The 11th Annual Allan Schwarz Music Shabbaton
Speaker: Yoel Sykes of Nava Tehilla
Sponsor: Rabbi Sid Schwarz and Sandy Perlstein
Learn more about the Music Shabbaton here
January 17th
The African-American Contribution to American Culture
Speaker: Denyce Graves, Emmy and Grammy Award winner and Global Music Ambassador for the United States
Sponsors: Jaime Banks and Jon Grossman, Yael Septee Kane and Donald Kane, Rabbi George Driesen, Phil and Marla Zipin, Joyce and Nelson Migdal, Marcia Nusgart

February 21st
The Choreography of Being Jewish
Speaker: Liz Lerman, Choreographer and MacArthur Genius Award winner
Sponsor: Estelle Quain and Sy Dubow in memory of Myrna Seidman

March 21st
Faith, Social Justice, and America: A Family Story
Speaker: Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush, President and CEO of Interfaith Alliance
Sponsor: Polly Panitz, Allen Joseph, and Stephen Isaacson in memory of Susana (Zsuzsi) Isaacson
April 18th
Women in Leadership: Victories and Ongoing Challenges
Speaker: Rachel Gildiner, Executive Director of the Safety, Respect and Equity Network
Sponsor: Phyllis Lerner, to advance greater inclusivity and equity in our world

June 20th
Doubt Science and the Degradation of Expertise
Speaker: Dr. David Michaels, former Ass’t Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health (OSHA)
Sponsor: Claire Engers and David Silberman in memory of Charles and Arlene Silberman

Shabbat Voices: Dr. David Michaels
2026-06-20 13:00 - 14:00 | Adat Shalom, 7727 Persimmon Tree Lane, Bethesda, MD, 20817, United States
Doubt Science and the Degradation of Expertise

Join us for our final Shabbat Voices of 2026 with Dr. David Michaels, former Ass’t Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health (OSHA).
David Michaels PhD, MPH, is an epidemiologist and professor at the George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health. He has held high-level, Senate-confirmed public health positions, including as the Department of Energy’s Assistant Secretary for Environment, Safety and Health from 1998-2001. His primary responsibility was protecting the health and safety of workers, the neighboring communities and the environment surrounding the nation’s nuclear weapons facilities. From 2009 – 2017, Dr. Michaels served as Assistant Secretary of Labor for OSHA and was the longest serving administrator in OSHA’s history. During his tenure, Dr. Michaels issued new rules on workplace safety, injury and illness record-keeping and reporting, and hazard communications.
Much of Dr. Michaels’ current work centers on safety and health management systems, and the importance of workplace safety in achieving operational excellence. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Michaels focused much of his work on improving the protection of workers exposed to SARS-CoV-2. He was a member of the Biden-Harris Transition COVID-19 Advisory Board and the Lancet COVID-19 Commission Task Force on Safe Work, Safe School, and Safe Travel. Throughout his career, Dr. Michaels has focused on the health of disadvantaged communities and the impact of infectious diseases on underserved populations. Learn more about his work here.
Sponsored by Claire Engers and David Silberman in memory of Charles and Arlene Silberman.
