Shabbat Services
FRIDAY NIGHT SERVICES - 6/27
Join us for Friday night davening on Friday, June 27 at 7:00 pm.
SHABBAT MORNING SERVICES - 7/5
Join us for Shabbat Morning Services on Saturday, July 5 at 9:15 am. Kids programming will begin at 10:30 am.
Upcoming events and programs
SHABBAT IN THE PARK - 6/28
Come mix and mingle this Saturday, June 28 from 4:15–6:15 pm. Snacks will be provided by DC Minyan. Please bring your own picnic blanket—and if you're inspired, lawn games or games of any sort. Contact Chana Solomon-Schwartz at community@dcminyan.org with any questions. [Note: no rain location. If it's raining at 4:00 pm on Saturday, this event will be rescheduled.]
COMMUNITY SECURITY UPDATES
On Friday, we sent two emails to the community:
- One to all subscribers on DC Minyan’s current security practices, the steps we’ve taken in response to evolving circumstances, and ways members can participate in our community’s security;
- One to DC Minyan members only with information on how to register for virtual security trainings held by Community Security Service. We hope every one of our members chooses to attend one of the two training sessions. If you are a member and did not receive information on how to register, please email Akiva Fishman at exec@dcminyan.org.
Get Involved
JOIN THE PARENTS AND KIDS COMMITTEE!
The Parents and Kids Committee is looking for new volunteers! We are particularly interested in more volunteers to lead Middle Minyan and Midrash Minyan, organize programming for teenagers, and coordinate holiday events for kids. Many of these opportunities have low time commitments but are valuable to the minyan. Please contact Tamara Litwin at lifecycle@dcminyan.org with questions, or to nominate yourself or a friend.
CALLING ALL B’NAI MITZVAH
We will kick off a new learning cohort this fall for students celebrating a bar or bat mitzvah in the 2026–2027 school year. This past year, students with b’nai mitzvah during the 2024–2025 and 2025–2026 school years gathered for social action and learning programs with their families. Please email Tamara Litwin and Deena Fox at lifecycle@dcminyan.org if your child will be celebrating a bar or bat mitzvah during the 2026–2027 school year and would like to participate in the next cohort.
COMMUNITY NEWS
A TOKEN OF GRATITUDE TO OUR HOSTS
In a neighborhood of limited options for a community of our size and needs, Friends Meeting of Washington (FMW) and its staff have been consistently warm, welcoming, and collaborative, ensuring that DC Minyan is able to daven in a space that meets our needs. As a gesture of appreciation and in consultation with the board, the Szubin family has sponsored the gift of an olive tree to FMW on behalf of the DC Minyan community.
The tree has been placed in a pot with a plaque bearing the following language:
ותבא אליו היונה לעת ערב והנה עלה־זית טרף בפיה (בראשית ח:י״א)
And the dove came back to him toward evening, and there in its beak was a plucked-off olive leaf. (Genesis 8:11)
A gift to Friends Meeting of Washington
From the DC Minyan Community, with deep gratitude
THANK YOU
We wanted to share our deep gratitude to Yael Nagar and Ethan Kahn, two volunteer leaders in our community, on their service to DC Minyan!
- Yael Nagar served on the Gabbai Committee for over eight years and was Gabbai Chair (and on Leadership Council) from 2020–2022.
- Ethan Kahn served as Social Action Co-Chair from 2024–2025.
REMINDER ABOUT BOARD MEETING MINUTES
If you wonder what gets discussed in DC Minyan Board of Directors meetings—or you want a peek at what is on the horizon for the minyan—we encourage you to check out our board meeting minutes on the Records and Minutes page. The page has been updated through May.