GatherDC

05/13/2026

How does Steve's Jewish practice inform his work as a meteorologist? Find out in this week's Jewish Person of the Week feature!

https://gatherdc.org/2026/05/13/meet-steve-jewish-meteorologist-of-the-week/

05/12/2026

We're almost halfway through Jewish American Heritage Month. How are you celebrating?

We feel so lucky to live in a place with such a large, diverse, creative, kind, and welcoming Jewish community....all of which means there are so many different ways to get together as May comes to a close.

Swipe to see what we're thinking of doing, and let us know what you're up to!
Image description: a crowd at a Gather happy hour; white and blue text on a purple background with a golden challah; a set table; the exterior of the Capital Jewish Museum; blue and white text on a purple background; a DC intersection on a partially cloudy day; blue and white text on a purple background with an accordion; blue and white text on a purple background; a crowd at a Gather happy hour.

05/11/2026

What are you up to this week? There's plenty to do with JUFJ, Kesher Israel Congregation, JxJ - Washington Jewish Film and Music Festival, and the Den Collective, plus more on our online community calendar!
Image description: Flowers in front of townhomes. A busy Adams Morgan intersection.

05/08/2026

We feel love for our DMV community every month, but we're feeling it just a little bit extra right now...happy Jewish American Heritage Month!

We're thinking of you this Shabbat, and all the ways you make this such a special community to be a part of. Enjoy some photos from just a few of the times we've had the chance to gather with you over the past year💙
Image description: 20s and 30s pose at happy hours, read Jewish texts, mingle, laugh, and exchange Cheerios.

05/06/2026

How did Nina find her Jewish home at Tifereth Israel Congregation? Find out in this week's Jewish Person of the Week feature!

Nina chats about her research as a doctoral student, moving from Hawaii to the DMV, Tifereth Israel, and writing on Substack.

05/05/2026

this is how we talk about you behind your back (proud and supportive and glowing)

05/04/2026

We're wishing you a joyful and illuminating Lag B'Omer! Swipe to see what this holiday (and a plague from the 2nd Century CE) can teach us about interrupting mourning with joy🔥🧑‍🎓📚👩‍🎓
Image description: Black and white text set atop white and burnt orange backgrounds. A bonfire grows with each slide.

05/04/2026

Jewish history, volunteering, film festivals, and prom? Find it all on our community calendar this week🗓️🗓️🗓️

https://gatherdc.org/calendar/
Image description: DC trees on a cloudless sunny day, overlaid with dark blue and white text.

05/01/2026

Shabbat Shalom, DMV! We're nearing the end of Pesach Sheni, the "Second Passover." Swipe to see what this holiday tells us about being part of a community, and the intentions we're setting this Shabbat💙🔄️🕯️
Image description: Green backgrounds with white text, interspersed with images of Passover plates, bottles of wine, a set table, and a silver cup.

04/30/2026

Excited for Lag B'Omer? Celebrations for this fiery, fun holiday begin this weekend — swipe through to see what's happening and when, and visit our digital community calendar for details and registration!🔥
Image description: Plum backgrounds with faint outlines of orange bonfires, overlaid with white and bright blue text.