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Inventing New Jewish Rituals

Thursday, February 5, 2026 6:30pm–7:30 pm

Black and white image of a woman playing guitar in front of a crowd of school children.

Family Program

Family Day: Tu B’shevat

Sunday, February 1, 2026 1–4 pm

Family Program

Story Time @ CJM: Renewal

Saturday, January 31, 2026 3:30pm–4:30 pm

Partner Program

Myths, Legends, and Monuments: The Popular Legacy of Early American Jewish History

Wednesday, January 14, 2026 7:30pm–9 pm

Chris Ferenzi Photography, 2025

Public Program

December 25 @ CJM: Wrapped in Tradition

Thursday, December 25, 2025 10am–3 pm

Public Program

Spotlight On: Stories by LGBTQ+ Jews in the Federal City

Tuesday, December 16, 2025 7–8:30 pm

CHRIS FERENZI 2024

Public Program

Public Tour of Special Exhibition LGBTJews in the Federal City

Family Program

Crafternoon at CJM: Writers Workshop

Sunday, December 14, 2025 2–3:30 pm

Public Program

Antisemitism Past and Present: A Conversation with Pamela Nadell and James Loeffler

Thursday, December 11, 2025 6:30pm–8 pm

Family Program

Story Time at CJM: Hanukkah

Thursday, December 11, 2025 10–11 am

Educator Program

NCSS Educators’ Night Out

Saturday, December 6, 2025 6–8 pm

Chris Ferenzi Photography

Drop-In Program

Community Day

Wednesday, December 3, 2025 10am–8 pm

Public Program

Voices Series: Memories from the AIDS Epidemic

Tuesday, December 2, 2025 6:30pm–8 pm

Drop-In Program

Museum Store Sunday

Sunday, November 30, 2025 10am–5 pm

Family Program

Story Time at CJM: Shalom

Saturday, November 29, 2025 3:30pm–4:30 pm

Photograph by Michael Moates

Public Program

An Evening with Pati Jinich and Anna Spiegel

A family "braiding challah" at The Jewish Deli Family Day, Summer 2024.

Family Program

Grandparent’s Day: M’dor L’dor

Sunday, November 16, 2025 10am–12 pm

U.S. Patent Office (the building which now houses the National Portrait Gallery and Smithsonian American Art Museum), c. 1902-1904. Color lithograph, Raphael Tuck & Sons LTD, active 1866 - 1959, National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution.

Member Program

Member’s Field Trip: Jewish Stories in American Art

Public Program

The Lavender Scare Film Screening and Talkback

Thursday, November 13, 2025 7–9 pm

Family Program

Story Time at CJM: Thank You, Toda

Thursday, November 13, 2025 10–11 am

Educator Program

Artifacts of Action: Jewish Life in the Era of Mass Immigration

Thursday, November 6, 2025 4:30pm–6 pm

Public Program

A Bookish Night at the Museum

Wednesday, November 5, 2025 5–8 pm

Chris Ferenzi Photography

Drop-In Program

Community Day

Wednesday, November 5, 2025 10am–8 pm

Color photo from the 2019 Mr. Nice Jewish Boys Pageant held at the former U Street Music Hall.
Photograph by Ian Foulk. Lillian and Albert Small Capital Jewish Museum
Collection. Gift of Ben Rosenbaum.

Public Program

Voices Series: Multigenerational Stories of Coming Out

Tuesday, October 28, 2025 6:30pm–8 pm