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Welcome to DC Minyan!
DC Minyan is a traditional egalitarian Jewish community located in Dupont Circle, in the heart of our nation’s capital. We seek to create an environment that will welcome, enrich, and challenge people of all ages, from all backgrounds, and with all levels of familiarity with Jewish texts and ritual. Our hope is that this young community will provide an inviting space for the members of the DC community to share their ideas, their aspirations, and their prayers. As a lay-led community, the Minyan derives its strength and its warmth from you.
On this website, you can find information about our events, how to get more involved, and more! To get more information, please visit our Frequently Asked Questions. If you have additional questions, please email info@dcminyan.org. We look forward to hearing from you!
COVID-19 Update
Support from DC Minyan
An important strength of our community is supporting one another, even if we can’t physically be together. Many in our community are negatively impacted by the current situation, including illnesses, layoffs, negative financial effects, and additional life stressors. If you have been negatively impacted and could use support or know someone who could—whether it be help getting groceries, financial support, help getting dinner on the table, or something else—please reach out at sc@dcminyan.org. All requests will be kept confidential and will be handled with discretion.
Help Support Fellow DC Minyan Members
Where appropriate and approved by the person requesting support, opportunities to support members of our community will be sent via email to our Mitzvah List. To be added to the list, please click here.
Weekly Announcements - August 5-10, 2020
Services
Friday, 8/7 at 6:30 pm - VIRTUAL KABBALAT SHABBAT (Zoom link)
We’ll e-gather together for a virtual Kabbalat Shabbat. We look forward to davening with you!
Saturday, 8/8 at 9:15 pm - VIRTUAL HAVDALAH (Zoom link)
Join us at 9:15 pm for Virtual Havdalah.
Friday, 8/14 at 6:30 pm - IN-PERSON MINCHA, KABBALAT SHABBAT, AND MAARIV
Due to the success of our first in-person davening in July, we are meeting again for services on Friday, August 14 at 6:30 pm! Please see our In-Person Services Guide for further information, including health and safety precautions and the link for registration. As previously, we will cap attendance at 15 people. Pre-registration is required and will remain open until Thursday, August 13 at 5:00 pm.
NO PRE-SHABBAT KIDS SONG SESSION
Note that the Pre-Shabbat Kids Song Session has been suspended until further notice. We hope to resume when summer comes to a close. The DC Minyan community extends a huge thank you to Josh Klein for leading this activity for many weeks!
MAZAL TOV
Mazal tov to Adam Teitelbaum and Julien Guttman on their recent engagement.
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Mon, August 10 2020
20 Av 5780
This week's Torah portion is Parshat Re'eh
Friday Night
| Virtual Kaballat Shabbat : 6:30p |
| In-person Services : 6:30p |
| Candle Lighting : 7:45p |
Shabbat Day
| Havdalah : 8:43p |
Upcoming Programs & Events
Aug 14 In-person Services Friday, Aug 14 6:30p |
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Volunteer
As part of our continuing effort to maintain a strong and vibrant lay led community, we encourage our members to sign up to volunteer this coming year in some capacity, including volunteering to host new members and other hospitality guests, greeting on Shabbat, planning or volunteering at one of our events during the year, davening, leyning, or setting up/cleaning up Kiddush. Click to learn about volunteer opportunities.
Vaccination Policy
Given the recent measles outbreak, DC Minyan has instituted a vaccine policy. See here for full details.
Support DC Minyan with AmazonSmile
DC Minyan is a part of the AmazonSmile program, which donates 0.5% of the purchase price of eligible products to DC Minyan without any extra cost or loss of service to the buyer. Start shopping and helping DC Minyan today!