Get Enlightened!

 

 

Be creative in your Jewish expression, find Jewish community and connect to all things Jewish at
the 16th Street J’s


Leo & Anna Smilow Center for Jewish Living and Learning. 

 

 

Retreats/Special Events 

Whether it’s a special guest speaker, our popular January Women's Shabbaton
and Writer’s Retreat or our annual Community Second Night Seder, we offer you
out of the ordinary ways to experience Judaism.


 

 

 

Open University

Learn a language, delve into a holy book, bring new rituals into your home,
learn the joys of Jewish cooking, learn to play Mah Jongg
and more with classes, workshops and one-day programs. 

 

 

Interfaith Connections

Join us for classes and programs based on respect for the heritage,
tradition and the spirituality of both partners.



 

Adas-Behrend Senior Lunch Fellowship

Exciting activities, classes and a nutritious kosher lunch plus great friends
—it’s all here every weekday.
Yoga with Sally Craig every Monday and Wednesday, 11:15 am - 12:15 am.

 

 
 

JCC Travel

Take a trip to Cuba, Egypt, Israel and other countries
in adventurous travel with a Jewish flavor.

 

 

We welcome new ideas for classes and programs.
Click here and tell us what you want to do.

Get Enlightened

The Smilow Center's mission is to offer opportunities to open your mind, heart and soul to a variety of Jewish ideas, thoughts, and experiences. Our doorway will lead you to a vibrant community of learners.

Other Jewish Living and Learning resources:

Jconnect.org is the one place where you can go to find information on everything Jewish in the Greater Washington community.
www.jconnect.org
(301) 348-7356
(703) 286-1022

What does it mean
to be a Jew today?
What do Jews bring
to the world?
Find out at Moment Magazine 2010 Symposium online!
Read all 70 responses and discover what it means to be Jewish in America today and what Jews bring to the world.

Jewish Historical Society of Greater Washington (JHGW)
Object of the Month
Every month highlights a local Jewish artifact and its historical significance.

Center for Online Judaic Studies where the Past Meets the Present to Build for the Future

Hazon works to create a healthier and more sustainable Jewish community, and a healthier and more sustainable world for all.

Hear and Now: Jewish Downloads to Go: Let Judaism come to you, where you are. From Jews in sports to foreign policy to Jewish prayer, short podcasts to grow your inner wisdom.

Israel 21C for the Reality of Everyday Life in Israel

Partnership for Jewish Living & Learning (PJLL) Jewish educational and identity building experiences in the Greater Washington area.

Project Open Book: a new, non-denominational online learning resource. Browse, study, watch, listen and participate.

Storahtelling, blog reporting from the frontlines of the Jewish world.

Tablet Magazine - A New Read on Jewish Life (a project of Nextbook Inc.)

Yad Vashem - do you know of a Holocaust victim? Preserve their memory for future generations. Click here to search the online Database or submit unregistered names or visit the site at www.yadvashem.org

 

Contact

Jean Graubart
Director, Center for Jewish Living and Learning
(202) 777-3268

Aviva Atkin, Site Director
Behrend-Adas Senior Fellowship
(202) 363-7530