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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

IMPORTANT: FIRST DAYS OF PASSOVER

The Gabbai Committee is looking at the feasibility of running services at the beginning of Pesach. Please indicate your interest here. 

FRIDAY NIGHT SERVICES - 3/28

Join us for Friday night davening on Friday, March 28 at 7:00 pm at The Chastleton (1701 16th St NW).

SHABBAT MORNING SERVICES - 3/29

Join us for Shabbat Morning Services on Saturday, March 29 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 Ami Snyder in honor of his family visiting for his niece’s Bat Mitzvah on Sunday.

SHABBAT MORNING SERVICES - 4/5

Join us for Shabbat Morning Services on Saturday, April 5 at 9:15 am at Friends Meeting of Washington (2111 Decatur Pl NW). Kids programming will begin at 10:30 am.

Board Elections - Meet our new Board!

We are thrilled to introduce the 2025–26 DC Minyan Board of Directors:

  • Akiva Fishman, Executive Officer [new!]
  • Eytan Deener-Agus, Executive Officer
  • Miriam Cross, Secretary
  • Chana Solomon-Schwartz, Community Relations Chair [new!]
  • Lauren Contard, Finance Chair [new!]
  • Benjamin Epstein, Gabbai Chair
  • Rivka Friedman, Governance and Strategic Planning Chair
  • Tamara Litwin, Lifecycle Chair [new!]
  • Abigail Romirowsky, Programming Chair
  • Hannah Warshawsky, Volunteer Engagement Coordinator [new!]
  • Ariella Bock, Immediate Past Executive Officer

Thank you to the Nominations & Elections Committee—Ariella Bock, Deena Fox, Eytan Deener-Agus, Rachel Lipman, Tali Pelts, and Zach Epstein—for managing the election process, and to all members who nominated others, accepted nominations, and voted!

Upcoming events and programs

COMMUNITY CONVERSATION ON PROGRAMMING SURVEY RESULTS - 3/30 [note change in date]

Thanks to everyone who completed our recent survey on DC Minyan’s programming! We're excited to share the detailed results of the survey and answer members' questions about the results and the process. Members will receive an email with instructions on how to tune in virtually on Sunday, March 30 at 7:30 pm. Get ready for bar charts 📊 and donut graphs! 🍩

Get Involved

NEW BOARD, NEW OPPORTUNITIES!

If the shakeup of DC Minyan’s Board of Directors excites you as much as it excites us, we encourage you to join a board committee or volunteer to chair a subcommittee! (You must be a DC Minyan member to join a committee.) Express your interest on this form or email volunteer@dcminyan.org to discuss options with our Volunteer Engagement Coordinator.

SHABBATON SURVEY

Whether you attended the Shabbaton or not, please fill out this survey, to give feedback to the organizers for future Shabbatonim!

COMMUNITY NEWS

MAZAL TOV

Mazal tov to Lauren Hoffman and Jonathan Warsh on the birth of their son on March 23! You can sign up here to provide a meal for the family.

Mazal tov to Rose and Gabe Kaptchuk on the birth of their daughter Tara Cobi Pollard Kaptchuk on March 5! You can sign up here to provide a meal for the family.

BARUCH DAYAN HA'EMET

The DC Minyan community extends deep condolences to Gabi Silver on the death of his grandfather Gerald Silver. His funeral and burial took place on March 19 in Connecticut.

Donations can be made to the American Jewish World Service in his memory.

THANK YOU - NEW TOYS

We would like to thank the Romirowsky Family for purchasing and organizing new DC Minyan baby and toddler toys in honor of their Zayda and fellow DC Minyan member Howard Mintz. The bins are labeled to indicate which toys are quiet enough for the meeting room and which toys are more appropriate for other spaces.

Wed, April 2 2025 4 Nisan 5785