Adas on the Airwaves
Pray with us. Learn with us. Connect with us. Online.
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 | Daily Minyan | Learn & Gather | Hesed & Tzedek | Additional Content
Live Prayer and Learning
We invite you to join us for our live weekday learning and Shabbat services. Don't have a siddur at home? Click the following links for the siddur pages we will be using during our live Shabbat services: Kabbalat Shabbat Siddur Pages, Shabbat Morning Siddur Pages, Shabbat Mincha Siddur Pages.
*New Day: Every Wednesday
Torah Bites from our Clergy
Shabbat Celebration
Gan Shabbat Sing
Shabbat Shalom
Kabbalat Shabbat Service
Shabbat Shalom
Saturday Morning Services
Shabbat Shalom
Service for Families with Young 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.
Weekday Prayer
Sunday Shacharit
Weekday Prayer
Weekday Shacharit
Weekday Prayer
Weekday Mincha/Maariv
Weekday Prayer
Friday Mincha Service
Parsha Class
Friday Parsha Class with Adas Clergy
Join us for an exclusive in-depth look at the Torah portion. On alternating Fridays Rabbi Holtzblatt, Rabbi Alexander and Rabbi Krinsky will teach the hidden recesses of the Parsha’s passages and discover its meaning and relevance.
Shabbat Learning
Boker Ohr Shabbat Morning Parsha Study
The Boker Ohr Torah study group meets Saturday mornings at 8:30 a.m. with the weekly portion as its focus. Join our clergy and community over zoom each week for an engaging, text-based conversation on the week's parsha, before Shabbat services. *Note: Zoom meeting will begin before Shabbat starts.
Musical Moments
Composers' Corner with Dr. Michael Isaacson
Join Cantor Arianne Brown for a Composers' Corner with guest Dr. Michael Isaacson. With an astounding portfolio including a Ph.D. in Composition, 40 years experience as a composer, conductor, and record producer, and so much more, Dr. Isaacson will join us to discuss his journey.
Community Support
Thanksgiving Check-In w/ Rabbis Holtzblatt & Krinsky
While we hope this holiday season brings some much-needed joy, we also know Thanksgiving this year may be one of loss, loneliness or pain. We will gather to check in with one another and offer community and support. If you're in need of some contact or some love this holiday, join us for conversation and for centering ourselves in a practice of gratitude even as we acknowledge hardship.
Weekday Prayer
Morning Awakening with Rabbi Lauren Holtzblatt
Join Rabbi Holtzblatt for an uplifting dose of mindful prayer and song as we start the day together. Center ourselves with selections from the daily morning tefillot (prayers). We will ground ourselves together with the experience of our own lives and meditate together.
MakomDC Class
Two-Part Pod Series with Rabbi Alexander
Join Rabbi Alexander as he explores 3 core areas of Jewish Life and Living. Each session will be devoted to a deep-dive textual exploration of the chosen topic. While these classes are labeled as “advanced” and may assume some working knowledge of the topic, all are welcome to join and each learner will gain new insight that will will expand their knowledge and skills.
Book Chat
"The Convert" by Stefan Hertmans
Join the discussion of this captivating memoir/historical novel by an acclaimed Belgian author about an 11th Century convert to Judaism. Our librarian, Robin Jacobson, will provide background information and facilitate the discussion. All welcome.
JMCW Event
Meditation and Text Study with Michal Bilick
Michal Bilick has been teaching Jewish mindfulness meditation for four years and has been a regular part of the JMCW cohort of teachers. She will be bringing with her a teaching about cultivating faith from the feeling of an empty well. Texts from the Torah portion and lessons learned in quarentine will be presented and explored. Beginner's mind encouraged!
MakomDC Speaker
Mendelson Scholar: Rabbi Dr. Burt Visotzky
In honor of Hanukkah, Rabbi Visotzky will speak on "Aphrodite and the Rabbis: How the Rabbis Adapted Greco-Roman Culture to Create Judaism as We Know It." Master teacher Burt Visotzky will share two rabbinic texts from second century Roman Palestine to illustrate the "marriage" of Aphrodite and the rabbis.
MakomDC Class
Advanced Mysticism with Rabbi Holtzblatt
This class will offer a deep dive into Jewish mystical practices of centering the mind. We will explore the teachings of the Piacezno Rebbe, Rabbi Nachman of Breslov, the Zohar, and HaRav Kook. We will look into the specific Hasidic theologies of each teacher and delve into their mindfulness practices. Each class will conclude with a “mindfulness lab”- a chance to try on the practice that we study.
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
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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.
