Every kid makes mistakes. The trick is to turn these missteps into character-building moments for your child. Join the Safe Community Coalition at MCC’s Alden Theatre for Turning Setbacks into Success with author Michelle Icard. Based on “8 Setbacks That Can Make a Child a Success”, the talk helps parents know when to step in or step back as kids navigate challenges like friendship struggles, rule-breaking, and self-doubt.
With 20+ years in education and parenting research, Icard shares insights with humor and empathy. Ideal for parents & caregivers of kids in grades 3–12.
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On Sunday, April 27, 2025, a Sunrise Walk will be held at National Harbor to raise awareness and support for Sunrise programs. Both sponsors/donors and walkers are being solicited. Consider joining the walk and/or forming a team. It will be a celebration of community awareness and support. Click here for more information.
Sunrise Day Camp is a program hosted by the Pozez Jewish Community Center to provide a free six week summer day camp experience to children in the Greater DC area who are being treated for cancer, as well as their siblings, irrespective of religion, ethnicity, or economic status. Sunrise provides these kids with a safe and supportive camp environment with the necessary medical and recreational support. Due to the costs associated with transportation, seasonal staffing, and ensuring the necessary medical and recreational resources, a lot of money is needed to support this community program.
Kids are being asked to help support the camp. Did you know that when you fill a 16 oz. water bottle with dimes, you can raise $100? Gather a team of 10 friends and fill 10 water bottles. Consider volunteering and donating.
Join the Greater Washington community for the Annual Holocaust Commemoration, 2025 Yom Ha’Shoah V’Haguvurah at the Bender JCC of Greater Washington with keynote speaker Frank Cohn. We encourage you to tell your family and friends and make plans to join us. The program will also be recorded and posted on our YouTube channel for those who are unable to attend. Click here for more information and to register. Click here to read more about the Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC).
Arrive early or stay late to see several exhibits on display at the Bender JCC:
All are invited to participate in these upcoming events at Chesterbrook:
This year’s on-line program will feature Holocaust survivor Dr. Eugene Bergman. Dr. Bergman and his family endured the dangers and depravations of three ghettos during the Holocaust. In addition, as a child Dr. Bergman was playing in the street when a German soldier struck him in the head with a rifle butt, rendering him deaf. Despite this permanent injury Dr. Bergman was not silenced including his book Survival Artist: A Memoir of the Holocaust. This annual forum is free to the public and no registration is required. The program will be live streamed at HolocaustRemembrance.org.
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The NOVA Summer Network is now accepting applications from any college-age/college-stage individual who will be in Northern Virginia this summer! The NOVA Summer Network, awarded the 2023 Innovation Award from Hillel International, is a summer program run by Mason Hillel that supplements an internship or job. You do not have to be a student at George Mason University to apply and participate. Participants will build Jewish community, develop professional skills through a Jewish lens, be paired with a mentor for individualized mentorship, and earn a $180 stipend. Click here for more information and to apply. Questions? Email .
Sundays at 2:30 PM
You are invited to meet up behind Brown’s Hardware Store, 100 W Broad Street, Falls Church City. Join the Northern Virginia chapter of this global movement that walks weekly to maintain awareness of the hostage situation in Gaza. Each week, we meet up, have a short program, and then walk for ~1 mile on W Broad Street. All invited — please wear red. Signs and flags provided. Learn more at https://run4lives.org/.
