Shabbat Services
FRIDAY NIGHT SERVICES - 9/12
Join us for Friday night davening on Friday, September 12 at 7:00 pm.
An oneg with cookies is sponsored by Abby Wolfe and Jacob Gross to celebrate their recent wedding.
SELICHOT - 9/13
Join us for Selichot services after Shabbat on Saturday, September 13 at 10:00 pm. We will gather for some brief introductory learning and some mood-setting singing followed by Selichot, a service full of penitential poetry and prayers to begin the High Holiday season.
SHABBAT MORNING SERVICES - 9/20
Join us for Shabbat Morning Services on Saturday, September 20 at 9:15 am. Kids programming will begin at 10:45 am (note the change in time; see below for more info).
Kiddush with bagels is sponsored by Nicole and Ken Cox to celebrate their recent anniversary, Nicole beginning a PhD program, and their new home.
High Holidays 5786 at DC Minyan
DC Minyan will be meeting for Rosh Hashana (9/22–9/24) and Yom Kippur (10/1–10/2). An email with specific details on times will be sent to those registered ahead of the holiday.
Tickets are now available for both members and non-members. Please register soon as we expect some services to sell out. Please also remember to sign up to volunteer and help make sure the days run smoothly. If you have any questions, email info@dcminyan.org.
V'YEETAHU
We are looking for children under bar and bat mitzvah age to lead (or co-lead) a verse of V'yeetahu during musaf of Rosh Hashanah and/or Yom Kippur. Please email Stephanie Schwartz at stephanie.schwartz@gmail.com by Monday, September 15 with your child's name, age, and which services (RH1, RH2, and YK) they will be attending.
LULAV AND ETROG ORDERS
Get your arba minim through DC Minyan! Order here by Sunday, September 21.
- A set with a standard etrog costs $29 for members and $34 for non-members.
- A set with a deluxe etrog costs $34 for members and $39 for non-members.
Pickup will be from October 3–7. If you have any questions, please email Ayelet Weiss at lulav@dcminyan.org.
Membership Drive 5786
DC Minyan's 5786 Membership Drive is underway! If you or someone you know is interested in joining DC Minyan or have questions about your membership, please visit our membership page or contact Rachel Lipman and Ronit Kempler at membership@dcminyan.org for more information. We look forward to building and strengthening our community!
BECOME A MEMBER
To become a new DC Minyan member, please fill out this form or visit dcminyan.org/membership. New members will be able to register for High Holiday tickets as soon as their membership is processed.
RENEW YOUR MEMBERSHIP
If you are already a member, you can pay your dues by logging in to your account at dcminyan.org/member and paying your account balance. You can also pay your membership dues when you sign up for High Holiday services with DC Minyan. Please take a moment to make sure information in your account is up to date.
Upcoming Events and Programs
JOIN THE MISHNAH CLUB
Mazal tov to the DC Minyan Mishnah Club, which will be wrapping up its seventh masechet, Eduyot, right before Rosh Hashana. The Club consists of hevruta-style learning (partner study) with a fixed set of mishnah to learn every week. You can join with a hevruta or request one to be assigned to you. If you are interested in joining for the next masechet, which will begin in October, please email Chana Solomon-Schwartz at community@dcminyan.org.
REMINDER! JOIN PROJECT 929 TANAKH STUDY GROUP
Project 929 is an international initiative to learn all 929 chapters of Tanakh in the daily style of daf yomi, where one chapter is read each day from Sunday through Thursday and Fridays and Saturdays are reserved for review and catching up. The cycle already started, but you can easily catch up! Discuss content and celebrate accomplishments through the DC Minyan 929 study group WhatsApp and check out commentaries and articles for each chapter on the Project 929 website. Please email Maya Levisohn at mayalevisohn@gmail.com with any questions.
Children's Programming: Updates and Volunteer Opportunities
DC Minyan Parents and Kids are excited for a new year of children’s Shabbat programming!
We are also making a few small changes to the services. Please contact Tamara Litwin at parents@dcminyan.org with general questions.
Timing and expectations: All Shabbat morning kids programs will run from 10:45–11:15 am with the goal of children returning for the conclusion of services (note the shift from the current 10:30 start time). Children are expected to either be in their age-appropriate group or in shul during this time.
Toys: Please remind children not to play with the toys not belonging to DC Minyan. We have our own toys that are stored in bins in the DC Minyan closet. Any parent can bring these down at the beginning of davening. We appreciate everyone's help in cleaning up the toys and returning the DC Minyan bins at the end of shul. Contact Jack Zietman at jzietman@gmail.com if you have items to donate, especially cars, trucks, and Jewish books for toddlers.
Tot Shabbat: Ages 0–PK4. Songs and stories for the youngest minyan members led by parent volunteers. Please contact Jack Zietman at jzietman@gmail.com with questions or to volunteer.
Children’s Service: Grades K–4. Includes davening, learning to lead Adon Olam, and snacks! Led by parent volunteers and paid post-b’nai mitzvah kids. We would like to welcome Rebecca Murow Klein as our new children's service coordinator! Please contact Rebecca at rmurowklein@gmail.com with questions or if you or your child would like to volunteer to lead.
Midrash Minyan: Grades 5–6 (pre-b’nai mitzvah). Kids learn to lead the end of the service and to leyn and discuss the parsha. We are looking for new volunteer leaders to teach this class, even just once a month. Please contact Lilah Pomerance at lilah.pomerance@gmail.com with questions or to volunteer.
COMMUNITY NEWS
HACHNASAT SEFER TORAH - THANK YOU
Thanks to everyone who came to our Hachnasat Sefer Torah this past Sunday! We loved celebrating this occasion with the community, and we can't wait to start reading from this Torah going forward. A special thank you to everyone who pitched in to make the event a success:
- Our intrepid co-chairs: Sandra Marks, Tali Pelts, and Adam Szubin
- Our photographers and videographers: Adam Fagen, Ayal Subar, and Malka Svei
- Our schleppers: Lianna Brenner, Adam Fagen, Adam Szubin, Miriam Szubin, Lilah Pomerance, and Ben Rosenbaum
- Our Hagbah station leaders: Dan Gordon and Yigal Schleifer
- Our gabbaim, specifically Benjamin Epstein and Jon Dine, for surfacing and vetting the opportunity to buy this Torah
- Beth Tritter for davening, Josh Klein for blowing the shofar, and Mollie Feldman for her d’var Torah (read it here)
- And last but certainly not least, our soferet, Alex Casser, who brought this Torah to our community.
MAZAL TOV
Mazal tov to Daniel Michelson-Horowitz and Kimmy Feinstein on their recent engagement!
Mazal tov to Josh Weiner and Rabbi Healy Shir Slakman on their recent engagement!
FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN
We are very happy to share that we are well on our way to meeting our fundraising goal of $40,000! Thank you to all those who have donated or pledged so far. The campaign will run through the end of October. Contributions of any size are extremely meaningful; as a reminder, here are the details of the campaign and some Frequently Asked Questions. You can make your donation in tandem with dues renewal or directly on our website (for “Type” select “Donation”; please add “Sefer Torah fundraising” in the notes).