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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 - 4/25

Join us for Friday night davening on Friday, April 25 at 7:00 pm at The Chastleton (1701 16th St NW).

SHABBAT MORNING SERVICES - 5/3

Join us for Shabbat Morning Services on Saturday, May 3 at 9:15 am at Friends Meeting of Washington (2111 Decatur Pl NW). Kids programming will begin at 10:30 am.

FRIDAY NIGHT SERVICES - 5/9

Join us for Friday night davening on Friday, May 9 at 7:00 pm at The Chastleton (1701 16th St NW).

Upcoming events and programs

COMMUNITY LUNCH HONORING OUTGOING BOARD MEMBERS - 5/3

Please join us on Saturday, May 3 for a community lunch immediately following services, where we will also honor this past year’s Outgoing Board Members. The meal will be meat with a vegetarian option. Cost of attendance is $18 for member adults (13+), $22 for non-member adults (13+), $5 for children aged 3–12, and no cost for children under 3.

Please register here by Monday, April 28. Registration may close earlier if we reach capacity.

If you would like to make a donation to DC Minyan in honor of the outgoing board members, you may do so on the registration form. If you are not attending the lunch, you can also do so at the payments page (indicate what the donation is for in the Payment Notes). Please contact programming@dcminyan.org with any questions.

Get Involved

SEEKING COORDINATORS FOR TIKKUN LEIL SHAVUOT

We are looking for volunteers to help coordinate events on Shavuot:

  • Someone who plans to attend the entirety of tikkun leil Shavuot (all-night shavuot learning) to assist our Chinuch Chair Noam Kantor with making sure things run smoothly. This role will be heavily supported by the Chinuch Chair and team. To express interest, please email chinuch@dcminyan.org.
  • Someone to help plan children’s programming. Please email lifecycle@dcminyan.org with questions or to volunteer.

COMMUNITY NEWS

PESACH SERVICES AND 7TH DAY LUNCH - THANK YOU

Thank you to everyone who attended our services at the Edlavitch DCJCC on the last two days of Pesach and the 7th Day Pesach lunch. We would like to thank the following people in particular:

  • Josh Kaye for organizing and ordering food for the event
  • Kaylin Bugos for lending her expertise to the meal
  • Eliana Fishman, Deborah Saxon, Julie Straus Harris, and Michael Tomer for schlepping items between Friends Meeting of Washington and the EDCJCC
  • Marci Bayer, Samantha Zenlea, Avital Finn, Rachel Shifman, Linda Yean, Lilah Pomerance, Sarah Koralnik, Mendy Fisch, and Eliana Fishman for setting up and cleaning up

Finally, we apologize for our error in ordering food for the lunch and thank lunch attendees for their mindful eating and excellent efforts at communal sharing! If you were inconvenienced, please contact programming@dcminyan.org.

Sat, April 26 2025 28 Nisan 5785