Jewish Heritage Night with the Washington Wizards

Monday, April 23 @ 7 p.m., Verizon Center in Washington DC

 

• Discount tickets for Jewish community starting at $17 
• National anthem by Univ. of Maryland Jewish a capella group Rak Shalom 
• Lottery to win player high five fan-tunnel and pre-game benchwarming activities for children and teens (enter by Fri. April 20 here)
• Half-time game by local teen Maccabi teams
• Primetime game by local Jewish day school teams
• Early bird registration prizes... and lots more!

Get your discounted tickets today by clicking here (enter offer code JHN), or call Pete Sekulow at 202-266-2342 for group sales (10 or more purchased together gets your name on the jumbo tron!). After you get your tickets, fill out this form by Fri. April 20 to enter to win exciting on court activities for children and teens. Opportunities include a high-five fan tunnel as players run onto the court and sitting on the home team's bench as the players warm up! 100 slots available. Winners notified April 23 morning with meeting details. For activity questions, email apriso@pjll.org.

 

 

Give over $50,000 in grants to non-profits 

On Sunday April 15 at two homes - one in Virginia and another in Maryland - local teens presented $50,000 worth of grant checks to representatives of local, national and international non-profits. These presentations were the culminating sessions of the teens' experience in the Partnership for Jewish Life and Learning's Jewish Youth Philanthropy Initiative (JYPI). Read full article here. Check out pics here. 

 

  

 

Weekly D'Var Torah from the Partnership

 

This week's D'var Torah, Parashat Shemini (Leviticus 9-11): Fit and Proper is by Avi West, Director of the Shulamith Reich Elster Resource Center at the Partnership  

 

 

  

 

Partnership's Annual Meeting

Save the Date: Mon. June 18 @ Ohr Kodesh Congregation 

More details to come!

 

 

 

 

Around Town

 

 

Yom Ha'Shoah Commemorations, Sun. April 22

 

Northern Virginia, 2 - 5 p.m. @ Gesher Jewish Day School 

Corporate Complicity: European Industry in the Holocaust Years. 

Keynote Address by Ambassador Stuart Eizenstat  

RSVP and arrive by 2:30 p.m. for guaranteed seating. 

Details & registration here.

 

Maryland @ Ohr Kodesh Congregation
4 - 5 p.m. Dor L'Dor Youth Program and Reading of Names
5 - 6:30 p.m. Community Commemoration

Details here or call 301.770.0881.

 

  

13th Annual Washington Jewish Music Festival

May 3 - 21 @ Washington DCJCC and other venues.

A highlight of the Music Festival will be a TOT Shabbat with ShirLaLa on Fri. May 18, plus Israeli hip hop group Hadag Nachash, and lots more. Click here for more details and to purchase tickets.