Program
Erev Opening Bash
Thursday, June 8, 2023 6–9 pm
Past Event
Sunday, September 19, 2021 11am–2 pm
Meet the architects and explore the public display of creative sukkahs on view in Sukkah City x DC at the National Building Museum’s West Lawn while you learn about Sukkot and participate in an arts workshop, holiday activities, family story time, and a letter-writing campaign in support of eradicating homelessness in our city. Refreshments available for purchase from DC Central Kitchen. Free. Masks suggested. Registration encouraged.
11:15am and 12pm
Participate in the waving of the lulav!
11:30am, 12:30pm and 1:30pm
Join PJ Library for a lively, interactive storytime in the sukkahs. We’ll share stories about the holiday, and you’ll get a book for your family to take home, too!
11am and onward
As we activate Sukkah City x DC and reflect on what it means to create a home for ourselves and others, local artist, Jessica Valoris will engage participants and create a woven painting inspired by the Jewish tradition of the mezuzah.
** Collection Drive **
Support our neighbors in need and donate face masks for SOME. Homemade and store-bought masks are welcome, open packages are accepted.
Presented in collaboration with Avodah, DC Public Library, Edlavitch DCJCC, Museum of the Bible, PJ Library, Project Create, Sixth & I and Yachad. Featuring visual artist, Jessica Valoris.Register and Be Rewarded
Register for programs and be automatically entered into a drawing for museum swag and four complimentary club tickets for Washington Nationals vs Boston Red Sox on Sunday, October 3 (parking pass included!).
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Image: SmithGroup, Neshama (Soul) [detail], 2021. Copyright SmithGroup
Rendering of the Capital Jewish Museum, SmithGroup
Program
Thursday, June 8, 2023 6–9 pm
Notorious RBG book cover illustration by Adam Johnson. Courtesy of HarperCollins. Photographs: Crown © by Hurst Photo/Shutterstock
Program
Sunday, June 25, 2023 11am–6 pm
Roxana Alger Geffen, Dissent Collar #11 (eyepatch). Archival inkjet print on Hahnemuhle paper, framed, 16” x 20”, 2017, Edition of 5. Copyright of the artist.
Program
Wednesday, July 12, 2023 5:30pm–8 pm