• Israel @ 60: A Capital Celebration. Be A Volunteer!
• Beth Chaverim Reform Congregation in Asburn Virginia announces its first permanent Rabbi
• Two important JCCNV International Jewish Film Festival updates
• JCCNV International Jewish Film Festival through May 15
• May 10-24 - Jewish Film Festival at Beth Chaverim Reform Congregation in Ashburn VA
• May 13-27 - Three Part Class: The 100 Year War
• May 14 - Archaeology Lecture at the JCC of Greater Washington
• May 14 - Northern Virginia Commission Meeting
• May 14 & 15 - Congregation Adat Reyim Schmooze and Schmear
• May 15 - Jewish Heritage Class!
• May 15-30 - Art Exhibit at the Goldman Art Gallery of the JCC of Greater Washington
• May 15-Jun 1 - Stageworks presents - Brighton Beach Memoirs by Neil Simon
• May 15 - Foundation for Jewish Studies Downtown Thursday Study Course presents Rabbi Shmuel Herzfeld
• May 15 - The Distinguished Scholar Series - The Merchant of Venice: Shakespeare’s Jews and Their Cultural Context
• Talmudic Ethics: Timeless Wisdom for Timely Dilemmas - Class
• Summer At Keshet Child Development Center
• Young Family Shabbat Services at Congregation Adat Reyim
• Congregation Adat Reyim Preschool Camp
• JCC of Northern Virginia Showcases a Medley of Artist Mark Isaac’s Impressionist “Tropical Flavors”
• The JCCNV is thrilled to offer the community one-of-a-kind Hebrew Immersion programs for children!
• Jun 1 - ISRAEL@60: A CAPITAL CELEBRATION ON THE NATIONAL MALL

Beth Chaverim Reform Congregation, the only Reform Jewish Congregation in Loudoun County, is proud to announce our first permanent spiritual leader, Rabbi Jesse Gallop.  Rabbi Gallop is a native of Minneapolis, MN and comes to us with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Social Science from the University of Denver and a Master of Arts degree in Hebrew Literature from Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion (HUC-JIR).  His achievements have been recognized with awards for academic excellence and leadership in the university community.  Rabbi Gallop received the 2007 Rabbi Jill Kreitman Prize for exceptional achievement in history studies at HUC-JIR; he was the University of Denver’s Outstanding Sophomore Man of the Year for 2000. 

Rabbi Gallop has held social work positions as chaplain for the Beth Israel Medical Center in New York and as a director of youth programs in Israel, Florida and Puerto Rico.   He has been teaching and supervising Jewish education at the elementary, upper grades, family, and adult levels in Denver, Minneapolis, Brooklyn and Ashburn.  Over the last three years at HUC-JIR, then-Student Rabbi Gallop traveled regularly to Northern VA to serve as Beth Chaverim Reform Congregation’s worship leader, educator, and pastoral counselor.  Rabbi Gallop was ordained May 4, 2008 and will be joining the congregation as our permanent Rabbi on July 1st.

For information about Rabbi Gallop and Beth Chaverim Reform Congregation, please contact us at 703-729-1659, www.bethchaverim.org, or chaverim18@aol.com.  Our facilities are located at 21740 Beaumeade Circle, Suite 100, Ashburn, VA 20147.

Israel @ 60: A Capital Celebration, Sunday, June 1, 2008, noon to 5:00 p.m. on the National Mall. Join us for an exciting day to celebrate 60 years of Israel’s achievements. Top music performers, featuring Regina Spektor, Tony and Emmy Award-winning actor, Mandy Patinkin, Israeli rock band, Mashina, Sesame Street Muppets Oscar and Oofnik, theater, family activities and more!

Contact us to register as a volunteer for Israel @ 60: A Capital Celebration, Sunday, June 1, 2008, on the National Mall.

Two-hour shifts available. Volunteers under the age of 18 must have adult supervision – student service learning hours available.

Be a part of the action!

Register online at www.shalomdc.org/JVC

Jewish Volunteer Connection
1-888-246-1818 / 703-357-9060
Fax: (301)230-7260
volunteer@shalomdc.org
www.shalomdc.org/JVC

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