Adas on the Airwaves
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Shabbat | Daily Minyan | Learn & Gather | Hesed & Tzedek | Additional Content
Below, you will find a comprehensive collection of upcoming services, classes, and other opportunities to engage remotely. We affirm once again that our unwavering connection to each other is among our greatest blessings at Adas, and is felt just as palpably in our hearts, and even online, as it is in our building. We are each of us, arevim zeh la-zeh, deeply bound, one with the other. Let our robust prayer, learning, social, and programmatic offerings over the airwaves serve as a beacon of hope, connection, and inspiration.
Shabbat @ Adas
We invite you to join us for our live weekly Shabbat services. Don't have a siddur at home? Click the following links for the siddur pages we will be using during our services: Kabbalat Shabbat Siddur Pages, Shabbat Morning Siddur Pages, Shabbat Mincha Siddur Pages.
Shabbat Shalom
Kabbalat Shabbat Service
Shabbat Shalom
Saturday Morning Services
Shabbat Shalom
Families with Children
Shavuah Tov
Havdalah Service
Daily Minyan
We invite our Daily Minyan community, particularly those in the early stages of mourning, to join us for our daily Zoom minyanim. Please be sure to use the appropriate meeting login for the applicable date and service. Don't have a siddur at home? Click the following links for the siddur pages we will be using during the Minyan Zoom calls: Shacharit (and Rosh Chodesh), Mincha, Maariv, Psalm for the Season.
In addition to the standing daily minyanim listed below, please click here for upcoming shiva minyanim, so we may comfort our community members, together.
Weekday Prayer
Sunday Shacharit
Weekday Prayer
Weekday Shacharit
Weekday Prayer
Weekday Mincha/Maariv
Weekday Prayer
Friday Mincha Service
*New Day: Every Wednesday
Torah Bites from our Clergy
Service with Rabbi Holtzblatt
Morning Awakening
Parsha Class
Friday Parsha with Clergy
Shabbat Learning
Boker Ohr Parsha Study
Authenticity and Identity:
Spring 2021 Virtual & In-Person Exhibition
This spring, Adas Israel is proud to host Identity and Authenticity, an international art exhibition in our Quebec Street lobby. In partnership with Day Eight, a Jewish arts organization, and curated by Dr. Ori Soltes , over 70 works of visual art will be with us during the period of the Omer. Through their visions, their dedication, and their steady hands, the Torah that blooms from the painters, spray painters, photographers, graphic artists, sculptors, collage and textile artists in this exhibition delivers us to a moment of celebration. Join us for an Opening Night Virtual Reception and Curator Talk with Rabbi Alexander, Dr. Ori Soltes, and selected exhibition artists on Thursday, April 8 at 7:30pm.
Hesed Committee Event:
Adas Cooks @ Home
Cook for a cause! The Adas Israel Hesed Committee and Social Action Committee are joining forces to deliver food to our community partners.
Library Event:
Book Chat: Caste by Isabel Wilkerson
Join us to discuss this powerful and critically acclaimed social history by Isabel Wilkerson, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Humanities Medal. Wilkerson explores the caste system in India and anti-Jewish policies in Nazi Germany to better understand racism in the United States.
MakomDC Event:
Dr. Mara Benjamin: To be Human is to be Obligated
How might our ordinary, daily experiences of being interpersonally obligated shed light on the idea of a life driven by mitzvah, or sacred obligation? Mara Benjamin will lead us in examining how everyday experiences of obligation toward others can shed light on Jewish religious thought, and how both classical and modern Jewish religious thought can speak to us in new ways when we bring the tradition’s key ideas into everyday life
Israel Engagement Event:
Collective Identity with Prof. Lazin and Dr. Chiswick
The Israel of today is far different from the country of Ben Gurion. Tech start-ups and right-wing nationalists have replaced the kibbutz and Labor Zionists. The ultra-Orthodox control religious institutions and religious conflict between Jews intensifies. Knowing the real Israel and understanding the complex challenges it faces are essential for those who cherish her. Professor Lazin will present on his academic study of this topic, and our very own Dr. Chiswick will then join him in conversation.
MakomDC Event:
Advanced Halakhah With Rabbi Aaron Alexander
Rabbi Alexander will lead learners in a textual exploration of a topic in Jewish Law, using original sources without translation. This series is designed primarily for those with previous experience studying classical rabbinic texts in hebrew/aramaic.
Musical Moments:
Composers' Corner with Laurie Akers
Laurie Akers is a nationally acclaimed composer, multi-instrumentalist and Jewish Rock Radio artist. In June 2021, Laurie will launch the cantorial trio, Shul Sisters, at Park Avenue Synagogue. She currently serves as the cantorial soloist at Congregation Or Shalom in Chicago and she is finishing her final year of cantorial studies through the Cantors Assembly. Laurie's album, The Key of We, can be found on all major platforms.
JTS Evening of Learning:
Racial Justice and Jewish Values
Last summer’s widespread demonstrations responding to police violence against people of color reminded us that there is much work to be done in our country toward creating a just society. Join JTS scholars to explore how Jewish texts and tradition enrich our understanding of and response to racial injustice.
Library Event:
Meet Author Geraldine Brooks
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Geraldine Brooks, creator of beloved historical novels - "Year of Wonders," "March," "Caleb's Crossing," "People of the Book," and "The Secret Chord" - will discuss her literary work through a 2021 lens and answer participants' questions. Co-sponsored by Adas Israel and Congregation Beth El.
Library Event:
Meet Astronomer-Author Avi Loeb
Are we alone in the universe? World-famous astrophysicist and longtime Harvard professor, Avi Loeb will discuss his provocative science memoir, "Extraterrestrial: The First Sign of Intelligent Life Beyond Earth," taking us on a mind-bending journey from Israel to the far reaches of space to show the latest evidence for extraterrestrial intelligent life. Co-sponsored by Adas Israel and Congregation Beth El.
Hesed and Social Action
Adas Israel invites anyone interested in creating a caring community to become involved in the many activities of the Hesed and Social Action Committees. These committees focus on Acts of Loving Kindness to help meet life challenges among our members and the community.
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Virtual School
We encourage all preschool and religious school families to stay closely connected to us and each other throughout this closure. Our hope is that these experiences will offer a meaningful point of routine, connection, learning, and growth through the airwaves during this period. We look forward to seeing you all online!
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Other Learning Content to Use and Enjoy
We invite you to take (what we hope will be) some extra free time at home to catch up on all of our amazing learning and engagement content. Coming to you straight from the Adas treasure trove.
Torah Bite Archives From Adas Clergy (*Live Torah Bites will Take Place on Wednesdays at 12pm)
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Quarantine Torah
Click here to access
Hatikvah with Community Cantors by the JCRC
Music arranged by Nehemiah Luckett & video arranged by Dillon Meyer
Click here to listen
Heal Us Now with Cantor Arianne Brown
Click here to listen
3/12 Greeting from Rabbis Holtzblatt & Alexander
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3/13 Parsha Study (Ki Tisa) with Rabbi Holtzblatt
Click here to view
Adas @ Home: Blessings Book
Click here to read
Our Comprehensive Text and Source Sheet Learning Archive
adasisrael.org/sourcesheets
Awake: Podcast with Rabbi Holtzblatt
adasisrael.org/awake
Tricks of the Trope with Cantor Brown
adasisrael.org/bnai-torah-trope
Adas Zoom Genius Bar
Do you need help getting connected to the virtual programming that is going on at Adas Israel? Do you want to join or host a Zoom meeting but you aren’t sure how? Our Zoom Genius Bar is here to help you. We will match you up with one of our members who can talk to you on the phone and walk you through the process step by step, in real time, so you can remain connected with our community. If you would like assistance, please sign up here: https://www.adasisrael.org/form/tech-support-request.html
Are you a member who is available to help our members stay virtually connected? We are looking for folks who can help people join and host Zoom meetings, and provide other basic tech services to help us stay connected. We will assign you a member who you can work with one on one over the phone. If you are able to help, please sign up here: https://www.adasisrael.org/form/tech-support-offer.html
Adas Zoom Backgrounds
Click Here to download your own Adas room backgrounds and learn how to enable them!
Zoom Instructions
To help us stay connected as best possible, we will be using Zoom, a web-based video- and teleconferencing platform. If you are new to Zoom (or want to refine your skills), we offer instructions and helpful hints.
Download and install the Zoom App on your computer, smartphone or tablet prior to joining a meeting
- Go to zoom.us
- Click on “Sign Up – It’s Free” at the upper right, OR
- Go to the “Resources” tab at the upper right and click on “Download Zoom Client”
- Follow the instructions
Note: if you click on a link to join a Zoom, and do not have Zoom installed, you will be prompted to download the app before you can join the call.
Join a Zoom Call
A few minutes before your Zoom is scheduled to begin, click on the Zoom link you were given
Tips for Participating
There is a menu of options at the bottom of your screen (if you don't see the menu, just move your cursor to or tap the bottom of your screen, and it will pop up):
- “Mute” - Unless you are the meeting organizer, please mute your microphone; this is especially important when there are multiple participants. You can unmute when called on to make a comment.
- “Stop Video” - This option turns off your webcam. You can still see others, but they cannot see you.
- "Chat" - This opens a panel where you can type a question or make a comment. Within the panel, you will have options for chatting with everyone or selecting a specific participant.
- "Leave Meeting" - When the meeting ends (or when you need to go), click here or simply close the app.
