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DC Minyan is a traditional egalitarian Jewish community located in Dupont Circle. 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. As a lay-led community, DC Minyan derives its strength and its warmth from you.

Shabbat Services

FRIDAY NIGHT SERVICES - 7/11

Join us for Friday night davening on Friday, July 11 at 7:00 pm at The Chastleton (1701 16th St NW).

SHABBAT MORNING SERVICES - 7/19

Join us for Shabbat Morning Services on Saturday, July 19 at 9:15 am at Friends Meeting of Washington (2111 Decatur Pl NW). Kids programming will begin at 10:30 am.

Kiddush is sponsored by Esther Saxon in honor of her grandparents, Moshe ben Simcha Zvi Halevi and Eszter bat Malka, HY"D, who were taken to Auschwitz; her husband's father, Ben Avi ben Zeev veGolda Hakohen; and her father, Moshe ben Chayim veHaya Rivka.

Kiddush is also sponsored by Eytan Deener-Agus in honor of his last Shabbat at DC Minyan before going off to graduate school in August. DC Minyan and all those who make up this incredible community have meant everything these past four to five years. While excited for what's next, the timing feels too soon! Please come say see you soon at Kiddush! Hmm, this is actually fun—the more that I write, the more Akiva has to read out loud during announcements. I wonder if the next EO will also have dark hair, a beard, and be 6 foot 5, just like both of us. Hope we find out soon. Go Red Sox!

Upcoming events and programs

FAST OF SHIVA ASAR BE-TAMMUZ - 7/13

The fast of the 17th of Tammuz (Shiva Asar Be-Tammuz), which commemorates the breaching of the walls of Jerusalem and other tragic events in Jewish history—and begins the three-week mourning period culminating in Tisha B’Av—will be observed this coming Sunday, July 13. The fast begins at 4:14 am and ends at 9:08 pm. More information on the fast can be found here.

Get Involved

DC MINYAN COOP REGISTRATION IS OPEN

Registration is now open for the 2025-2026 DC Minyan Judaics Cooperative and will remain open through July 16. 

The Coop will facilitate the development of cohorts of children who form community and receive high quality, engaging, individualized Jewish education. The program will focus on teaching participants content related to tefilla, chumash, and chaggim.  DC Minyan will provide learning objectives to each teacher on those subjects. We hope to have cohorts for students from pre-k through eighth grades. Assuming numbers permit, we plan to place participating students through third grade into cohorts of three or four.  Students beginning around fourth grade will be placed in pairs. Families commit to participating in the co-op for the full school year ending June 2025. Cohorts will aim to have 34 hours of learning. Families commit to having students participate in at least 80% of their cohort sessions. Tutoring will conducted online, with in person cohort gatherings organized by cohort families during the year.

To register your children, use the form available here: https://www.dcminyan.org/form/judaics-coop-registration-2025.html.

COMMUNITY NEWS

WELCOME NEW KIDDUSH CHAIRS

Welcome to Rose Pollard Kaptchuk and Ben Fleischer as our new Kiddush Co-chairs joining Naomi Hernandez. To join the Set Up/Clean Up Crew, please reach out to Abigail Romirowsky at programming@dcminyan.org. 

Sat, July 12 2025 16 Tammuz 5785