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Interest Clusters

Join a community that gets you! EntryPointDC Interest Clusters are casual, peer-led groups where you can explore your favorite activities with others who love them too.

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Join Interest Clusters – find your people and dive into what you love!

Looking for community? Want to meet new people in your area? Interest Clusters are peer-led groups for those in their 20s, 30s, and 40s built around shared interests and activities that gather together once a month around the DMV.

Whether you’re into books or bouldering, mysticism or mahjohg – or anything in between – there’s an Interest Cluster for you. Not simply a meet-up group, this is a space to meet other Jews and walk away with a group of friends. Each Interest Cluster is led by a volunteer coordinator, so all you have to do is show up!

Registration for the July–December session closes on Sunday, June 21, or when groups become full.

Registration for each Interest Cluster is $18. These funds help the JCC support Interest Clusters by covering the cost of supplies, instructors, special admission fees, and more, as well as dedicated staff support.

Some groups may have additional participation costs; check the registration page for more information.

If this registration cost is a barrier to your participation, please reach out to Sarah at sfredrick@edcjcc.org. Nobody will be turned away from our programming based on financial status.

July–December 2026 Clusters

Air Dry Clay

Art Museums

Arts and Crafts

Best of DMV Gardens and Festivals

Canasta

Chutzpah Conversations

Jews on the Move (20s-early 30s)

Jews Who Dance

Strategy and Tabletop Games

Tennis, Anyone?

The Next Chapter (35+ Book Club)

The Practical Kitchen

Top-Rope Climbing

Tough Reads: Joyce’s Ulysses

Other Community Groups

Bayit (Israeli Culture)

DC Jews on Bikes

Frequently Asked Questions

Browse the above categories to see all the groups we offer. If this is your first time registering for a JCC program, you’ll need to make a MyEDCJCC account before you’re able to register.

Once you’ve registered, you’ll get an email from your group coordinator welcoming you and sharing next steps.

Each Interest Cluster registration page will list days, times, and locations of group meetings. After registration, Interest Cluster coordinators will reach out to the group with more specific details for each gathering.

We encourage you to join each Cluster gathering because that’s how relationships and communities get built. We know sometimes conflicts happen, so if you’re not able to attend please reach out to your group coordinator to let them know in advance.

We’d love to hear your idea! While we’re not currently accepting any new cluster ideas for our July–December 2026 season, we’d be happy to keep your idea in mind for our next season. Reach out to Sarah, our EntryPointDC Ambassador, at sfredrick@edcjcc.org to set up a conversation.

We’re happy to answer them! Please reach out to Sarah. Our EntryPoint Ambassador, at sfredrick@edcjcc.org. If you are having trouble logging in or creating an account, please reach out to info@edcjcc.org.

Community Norms and Expectations

EDCJCC welcomes participants from all abilities and backgrounds, levels of religiosity, gender identity, and sexual orientation. We aim to foster an inclusive community and strive to accommodate all needs whenever possible. If you require accommodations or have any questions around accessibility, please contact us at info@edcjcc.org and we will make every effort to meet your needs.

As part of our dedication to creating inclusive and welcoming spaces, EDCJCC is committed to providing a harassment-free experience for all participants at our experiences and as such maintains a strict no-tolerance policy toward any/all forms of harassment. Physical or verbal abuse or repeated offenses may result in removal from an EDCJCC program or revoking membership. When anyone experiences an act of exclusion, we will seek to right the wrong. If you have a concern or would like to report an act of exclusion, you may do so here.

By attending this EDCJCC experience, you understand that there may be photographs and/or video taken at this event, and your image may appear on the EDCJCC website, social media, or other media. If this is a concern, please contact us at info@edcjcc.org.