Join Rabbi Avi Strausberg, Director of National Learning Initiatives of the Hadar Institute, for this learning experience prepared especially for the Den Collective.

In this session, we will look at a modern midrash (interpretive text) that imagines a grieving God deeply sad as God sees her worlds pool at her feet.  Rooted in the creation story in Genesis, we'll delve together into the creation and destruction of worlds and how to hold loss and hope together.

No experience necessary. Everyone throughout the community is welcome.

This gathering will be virtual; please register below.

We launched our monthly B’Yachad gatherings in response to the horrific events of October 7th, the resulting war, and the rise in antisemitism. We carefully facilitate this intentional safe space for people to engage in timely text study, connection, and reflection of recent events; offering support, comfort, and hope.

We begin with group norms to build out our sacred container. We move into time for silent reflection and journaling, then explore Jewish wisdom for the moment through text study and reflections, closing with prayers for peace; this process enables us to find grounding, support, and comfort as we navigate the path ahead.

After October’s first B’Yachad gathering, people at the Den shared with us that this was the first safe space they felt they could truly articulate their feelings and experiences since the events of October 7th.

Our goal is to emerge feeling less alone and more supported, strengthening one another and lighting a path ahead with more hope. Everyone is welcome.

Tonight’s gathering will be held near downtown Bethesda. Please contact Rabbi Aderet (rabbiaderet@thedencollective.org) for specific location details prior to 5:30pm tonight. Please feel free to extend this invitation to anyone in the 20s/30s/40s throughout the DMV who may benefit from this space. Everyone is welcome.

We’ve all heard voices of hatred and antisemitism around the globe glorifying the October 7th attacks. But these voices will never drown out those who stand against terror and with Israel. Now the Jewish Federations of North America invite you to raise your voice: to defeat antisemitism, to demand freedom for the hostages, and to demonstrate that America stands with Israel.

MARCH for Israel
MARCH to Free Hostages
MARCH Against Antisemitism

When the limitations of words may tether our prayers, nigunim - wordless song - can offer a container for the yearnings of our hearts. Come together in heart-opening, participatory song with Hadar's Rabbi Deborah Sacks Mintz and facilitators from the DC communal song community.

All voices welcome into this uplifting communal space. Doors open at 7:00pm.

It’s been a very heavy and painful week for the Jewish community. Let’s come together in community to create a safe space for comfort, connection, and belonging. Rabbi Aderet will foster a safe space for sharing, utilizing facilitation guidelines that will invite reflection and connection around our experiences. We’ll have time for silent reflection and journaling, then move into learning and sharing, closing with prayers for peace.

This gathering will be in DC; address will be shared with registrants on Saturday night after Shabbat ends as well as on Sunday morning at 7am. Please feel free to extend this invitation to others in the 20s/30s/40s throughout the DMV. Everyone is welcome.

the Den Collective is hosting a community-wide vigil for Israel in partnership with our friends, rabbis from the Jewish Federation of Greater Washington, the Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Washington (JCRC), the Jewish Social Service Agency (JSSA), the Washington Board of Rabbis (WBR), and GatherDC.

We will gather together in community to stand in solidarity with the people of Israel. 

We will connect, pray, sing, and honor the memory of the hundreds of innocent Israelis who have been tragically murdered. We will pray for the healing of the wounded, the safe return of those who have been kidnapped, and we will pray for peace.

Everyone is warmly welcome. Please extend this invitation to your friends and family, and to anyone who is seeking to be in community during this difficult time.

Participating in tonight’s Community Vigil:

Shy Ashkenazi, Member + Song Leader, the Den Collective

Rabbi Aderet Drucker, Executive Director, the Den Collective

Rabbi Rachel Hersh, MSW, Director of Jewish Enrichment & Engagement, JSSA

Rabbi Abbi Sharofsky, Director of Intergroup Relations and Rabbi in Residence, JCRC

Rabbi Sarah Tasman, Director of Jewish Journeys and Engagement, Federation

Rabbi Ilana Zeitman, Senior Rabbi, Gather DC

The Den Collective hosts this gathering in partnership with:

In Deuteronomy, Israel is described as “A land of wheat, and barley, and vines, and fig trees and pomegranates; a land of olive oil and honey.”

What is the connection between the physical land and the Divine quality, the sacredness of something? Why are these seven species are so important to the Jewish people? How are they considered holy, and how do we commemorate that holiness in practice today?

Together, we will discover the answers to these questions and more, as we explore the history of the seven species of Israel - and taste all of them!

This gathering will be held in DC. Please sign up below for details by June 20th.