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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!
Weekly Announcements - August 17, 2022
SHABBAT SERVICES
SHABBAT MORNING SERVICES - 8/20
Join us this week, Saturday, August 20 at 9:15 am for Shabbat Morning Services (indoors, Meeting Room).
KABBALAT SHABBAT SERVICES - 8/26
Join us next week, Friday, August 26 at 7:00 pm for Kabbalat Shabbat services (indoors, Assembly Room).
Services are held at Friends Meeting of Washington (2111 Decatur Pl NW) and registration is not required, unless otherwise specified.
All attendees eligible for vaccination must be fully vaccinated. Masks are required inside for everyone except when eating or drinking at kiddush.
Match-Up Shabbat Dinner - 8/19
Registration is now closed for this Friday’s Match Up Meal. If you still wish to register or have any questions, please contact Eliana Fishman at hospitality@dcminyan.org.
End of Summer Picnic - 8/27 at 1 pm
Join us for an end-of-summer picnic next Saturday, August 27 at 1:00 pm in Meridian Hill Park! We encourage everyone to attend and meet existing members, new members, occasional attenders, and new-to-DCers! During the picnic, you will have an opportunity to mix and mingle with folks from your neighborhood as well as get to know the community as a whole. Sign up to bring something here!
Get in the DC Minyan Directory!
We're putting together a printed member directory! How retro! We'll be using the member info you provided on our website, either when you registered as a member or in your member survey responses last winter, including your names, phone numbers, email addresses, physical address (so you can visit each other on Shabbat!), and names and birth years of children. We'd also like to include allergy info to make meal hosting easy, and photos so you can put faces to names and remember everyone you met in shul.
To send us allergy info and photos, please use this form; we may attempt to pull photos from social media as well. You can also use the form to opt out of the directory entirely if you'd like to stay mysterious. Email sc@dcminyan.org with any questions.
High Holidays Registration and Membership Drive
Registration for High Holiday tickets is live for members! Members can use this form to register themselves and their out-of-town guests for seats at our Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur services. Associate and non-members can register starting next Monday, August 22.
To become a member, please complete this form. New members will be able to register for High Holiday tickets as soon as their membership is processed.
All members and associate members have been charged membership dues and will be prompted to pay them in full or part when completing the High Holidays registration form. Membership dues can also be paid here by selecting “for account balance.”
Finances should not be a barrier for anyone interested in being a member of DC Minyan or in attending DC Minyan’s High Holidays services. If cost is a burden for you, please email sc@dcminyan.org to let us know so we can keep your membership active or help you register for High Holiday tickets at a reduced rate or no cost, no questions asked.
DC Minyan on WhatsApp
Reminder that DC Minyan has a WhatsApp group! Click here to join.
Thu, August 18 2022
21 Av 5782
This week's Torah portion is Parshat Eikev
Friday Night
| Match-Up Meal: Shabbat Dinner! : 7:30pm |
| Candle Lighting : 7:39pm |
Shabbat Day
| Shabbat Morning Services : 9:15am |
| Havdalah : 8:38pm |
Upcoming Programs & Events
Aug 19 Match-Up Meal: Shabbat Dinner! Friday, Aug 19 7:30pm |
Aug 20 Shabbat Morning Services Shabbat, Aug 20 9:15am |
Aug 26 Kabbalat Shabbat Services Friday, Aug 26 7:00pm |
Aug 27 End-of-Summer Picnic Shabbat, Aug 27 1:00pm |
Sep 3 Shabbat Morning Services Shabbat, Sep 3 9:15am |
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Mitzvah List
The Mitzvah Volunteer List is there when community members need a little extra support, whether it's an illness, a new baby, or some other event. To join the team, or to let them know that you or a friend needs help, email mitzvah@dcminyan.org.
Vaccination Policy
DC Minyan requires all eligible individuals age 5 and up to be vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to attend all events and services. See here for full details.
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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.