Fabrangen History

Past Activities

Slobodka Torah | 36th Anniversary | Song Group | Auction | Retreat | Torah Workshop | Torah Procession

• 36th Anniversary - 2007

	Pictures of the 36th Anniversary Gala
from Chaim Dworkin (picasaweb)		from Lloyd Wolf (flickr.com)

Fabrangen celebrated its 36th, double-chai anniversary over the weekend of November 9 - 10, 2007. The celebration included Friday night services & dinners in members' home, a commemorative Shabbat service on Saturday morning followed by a potluck lunch, a panel discussion about Fabrangen's early roots in social justice activism, and a gala extravaganza on Saturday night. The theme of the gala was Fabrangen: Past, Present, and Future. The past included stories by Shoshana Waskow, Arthur Waskow, and Mike Tabor. The present included a special musical presentation coordinated by Emily DeVoto. And Fabrangen's future was foretold in a clever, hilarious skit written and presented by Fabrangen's teens. Other highlights included: Kay Elfant's rendition of the "Top 10 Reasons to Celebrate Fabrangen's 36th Anniversary;" Ellen Garshick's and Rick LaRue's "best of" selections of Adon Olam memodies from Purim shpiels over the years; and a Fabrangen piyyut by Fran Goldman.

Many thanks for all who worked hard on the celebration and to everyone who participated, especially those who came from out-of-town to join us!

Read about Fabrangen's 36th Anniversary in an article published in the Washington Jewish Week on November 8, 2007.

Larry Garber wrote an essay about Fabrangen for the Nov. 12 New Israel Fund Newsletter.

• Fabrangen & Friends Jewish Song Group - 2006

Pictures from Fabrangen's first song swap to share and teach songs and sip some coffee.

• Auction - 2006

Thanks from Fran Goldman & Deb Kolodny: "We had about 100 people in attendance, an incredible array of donated items, delicious food, fun entertainment, and we raised a significant amount money to support our community and even brought in one new member. We raised close to $6,000.

Retreat - 2005 Release, Redemption and Rebalancing: Living into the Jubilee Promise The 2005 Fabrangen retreat was a great success - Here are pictures by Lloyd Wolf of another great Havdalah Live! The originals of these pictures are large files that are very clear and crisp, but take up too much memory for our web server. If you see a picture you would love to have, please email Elena and she will send it to you. Thanks to Michael Pinck for creating this slide show!

• Torah Workshop - 2005

  On Sunday, Jan. 16th, 2005, a group of Fabrangen bar/bat mitzvah-age kids and their parents met at the Jewish Bookstore in Wheaton for a Torah workshop with Rabbi Menachem Youlus. Photos ©2005 by Gilah Langner.

• Torah Procession to WES - 2003

  On September 1, 2003, the Fabrangen Havurah moved from the Hillel building at George Washington University to the Washington Ethical Society building at 16th Street and Kalmia, NW. Members of the community participated in walking our two Torah scrolls to the new site. Members walked through Rock Creek Park and up 16th Street. Photos ©2003 by Lloyd Wolf.