Shabbat Services
SHABBAT MORNING SERVICES - 12/06
Join us for Shabbat Morning Services on Saturday, December 6 at 9:15 am. Kids programming will begin at 10:45 am.
Kiddush lunch is sponsored by Earl and Ester Saxon in honor of Nora Saxon's Bat Mitzvah.
DC Minyan extends a hearty mazal tov to Nora Adaire Saxon on the occasion of her becoming a bat mitzvah on December 6. Nora, daughter of Ethan and Deborah Saxon, is a seventh grader at Washington Latin Public Charter School and has been a DC Minyan member since birth. She loves her family, her friends, and most animals, especially her dog Charlie Mango and every whale in the ocean. She is a busy kid, engaged in all kinds of activities including musical theatre, soccer, lacrosse, reading, baking, biking, and more. In honor of her bat mitzvah, she is raising funds for the Marine Mammal Center.
Nora shares her simcha with the DC Minyan and Adas Israel community, grandparents Earl and Ester Saxon and Buddy and Barbara Meyers, and siblings Liam and Rina. Nora gives a special thanks to her bat mitzvah tutor, Eleanor Brosowsky, for her help in preparing for this special day.
FRIDAY NIGHT SERVICES - 12/12
Join us for Friday night davening on Friday, December 12 at 5:30 pm.
Beginning on Friday, December 12, DC Minyan will be piloting an earlier Friday night winter davening start time, with Kabbalat Shabbat beginning at 5:30 pm (rather than 6:00 pm) to provide an opportunity for Shabbat dinners after davening to begin at an earlier time and to enable those with young children to more easily attend davening. You can provide feedback on this by speaking to any of the gabbaim or emailing gabbai@dcminyan.org—we would love to hear about how this impacts your Friday night davening with DC Minyan!
Upcoming Events and Programs
REMINDER: DC MINYAN BOARD ELECTIONS AND VOTING ELIGIBILITY
Everyone should have received an email on Monday evening with a finalized slate of candidates for the open positions for DC Minyan’s 2026 Board of Directors. The election will be held from Monday, December 15 through the end of Wednesday, December 17.
Every full DC Minyan member aged 18 and over in good standing is entitled to one vote per position in the election. If you have any questions about your current membership status, reach out to exec@dcminyan.org or finance@dcminyan.org.
KID-FRIENDLY MAD SCIENTIST CHANUKAH SHOW - 12/16
Join DC Minyan and Kesher Israel families on Tuesday, December 16 at 5:00 pm as we celebrate Chanukah with a kid-friendly Mad Scientist-themed Chanukah Show! Dinner and sufganiyot will be provided. The show will start at 5:30 pm. Registration is required. The early bird price is $10 per family, or $20 per family after December 7.
CHANUKAH MATCH-UP DINNER - 12/18
Join the DC Minyan community for a Chanukah Match-Up Dinner on Thursday, December 18. Dinners will start at approximately 6:30 pm, but hosts will advise about exact timing and whether to bring Chanukiyot.
We are including in the sign-up form a space to state whether you want to stay in your local area or you want us to try and match you people who have not yet shared a match-up meal with you.
Catered meals will be fleishig with vegetarian options, while some hosts will choose to self cater. We will make sure everyone's dietary and accessibility requirements are met. The meal costs $18 per member, $22 per non-member, and $5 per child ages 3–11.
Please register here by Thursday, December 11 as a host or by Saturday, December 13 by 11:59 pm as a guest. Please contact the coordinators at hospitality@dcminyan.org with any questions.
GET INVOLVED
SEEKING COORDINATORS FOR WINTER KID-FRIENDLY KABBALAT SHABBAT AND COMMUNITY DINNER - 01/09
We are seeking two coordinators to oversee a lively and family-friendly Kabbalat Shabbat service and dinner! The service will take place on Friday, January 9 at 5:30 pm and will be followed by a community dinner.
Coordinators will be responsible for the planning and evening-of coordination of the event, with lots of support from the Gabbai Chair, Programming Chair, and Special Events Team. This event will be structured to help folks of all ages make new connections with fellow members.
Sign-up and more details coming soon. Please contact Abigail Romirowsky at programming@dcminyan.org with questions or to volunteer as a coordinator.
COMMUNITY NEWS
MAZAL TOV
Mazal tov to Margarita Bronshteyn and Mo Pasternak on the birth of their son on December 1. You can sign up here to provide a meal for the family.
MAZAL TOV
Mazal tov to Hillel Smith, Joshua Matz, and Asher Smith-Matz on the birth of their son and brother Ronen Levyatan on November 19. You can sign up here to provide a meal for the family. They are very grateful for everyone who joined them for the bris on Zoom and who has helped from afar.
BARUCH DAYAN HAEMET
The DC Minyan community extends deep condolences to longtime members David and Livia Bardin on the death of their daughter Sarah Bardin.
The funeral will take place in New Jersey. Please email bereavement@dcminyan.org if you would like updates on local shiva information when it becomes available.
May David and Livia and their family be comforted among the mourners of Zion and Jerusalem.
THANK YOU - 11/21 KABBALAT SHABBAT
Thank you to Gabi Silver for organizing our enhanced Kabbalat Shabbat with snacks and drinks on Friday, November 21; to those who set up, cleaned up, mixed and mingled; and to Rabbi Deborah Anstandig for sharing words of Torah with us.