Shemini Atzeret, and Simchat Torah
SHEMINI ATZERET - 10/14
Join us for Shemini Atzeret services on Tuesday, October 14 at 9:15 am.
SIMCHAT TORAH - 10/14 and 10/15
Join us for Simchat Torah evening celebrations on Tuesday, October 14 at 7:15 pm and morning celebrations on Wednesday, October 15 at 9:15 am.
We are thrilled to share that this year we will be honoring Mo Pasternak as Chatan Torah and Stephanie Schwartz as Kallat Bereishit!
Traditionally members of the DC Minyan community have been encouraged to make donations to the Minyan in honor of the Chatan/Kallat Torah/Bereishit. If you would like to honor these individuals, we encourage you to donate either a financial contribution or a pledge of at least an hour of your time to support DC Minyan. If you choose to donate time, please email your pledge to volunteer@dcminyan.org. You are also welcome to make a donation on the DC Minyan website.
SIMCHAT TORAH VOLUNTEERING
We are looking for volunteers to help with tasks that ensure Simchat Torah runs smoothly, from transporting items between locations to ensuring there is plentiful food and drink during hakafot to cleaning up after services are done. Sign up for volunteer slots on this spreadsheet.
Thank you for supporting our holiday programming!
Shabbat Services
SHABBAT MORNING SERVICES - 10/18
Join us for Shabbat Morning Services on Saturday, October 4 at 9:15 am. Kids programming will begin at 10:45 am.
A kiddush lunch with bagels is sponsored by the Koppelman-Milstein Family in honor of William's Bar Mitzvah.
DC Minyan extends a hearty mazal tov to William Lev Koppelman-Milstein on the occasion of him becoming a bar mitzvah on October 18. William, son of Amanda and Charles Koppelman-Milstein, is a seventh grader at the Milton Gottesman Jewish Day School. He has been a DC Minyan member from birth and an Adas Israel member since age two. He enjoys dogs, spending time with his friends, baking delicious cakes, biking, and sports. In honor of his bar mitzvah, he is raising funds for CASA and DC Central Kitchen.
He shares his simcha with the DC Minyan community and Milton community, grandparents Carol and Andy Milstein, brother Joshua, and dog Milo Moshe. He also remembers his grandparents, Rose and Joel Koppelman, and his uncle Daniel Milstein.
FRIDAY NIGHT SERVICES - 10/24
Join us for Friday night davening on Friday, October 24 at 6:00 pm (note start time).
Upcoming Events and Programs
COMMEMORATION OF TWO-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF OCTOBER 7th - 10/13
Registration for home-hosted gatherings commemorating the two-year anniversary of the October 7th attacks have closed. Those who registered for the event, which takes place on Monday, October 13, will receive details this evening. Please email Abigail Romirowsky at programming@dcminyan.org with any questions.
SIMCHAT TORAH KIDS PARTY (REGISTRATION EXTENDED) - 10/14
Join us for a kids Simchat Torah party on Tuesday, October 14 from 5:00–6:30 pm. We'll be making crafts, playing Simchat Torah bingo, taking a tour of the Torah and having dinner. Attendance is free, but please register here by 5:00 pm TOMORROW, Monday, October 13.
We're also looking for a few people to help during the event (teenager/tweenager volunteers welcome!). If you're interested in volunteering or have any questions, please contact Matthew Mayers at mayers.matthew@gmail.com.
ANNUAL DC MINYAN MEMBERSHIP DINNER - 11/7
Please save the date for our Annual Membership Dinner, taking place after Kabbalat Shabbat services on Friday, November 7. Registration form is coming soon.
GET INVOLVED
FINAL CALL FOR HAKAFOT CAPTAINS - 10/14–10/15
Love to dance and sing? We are looking for a few more hakafot captains! Sign up here or email Abigail Romirowsky at programming@dcminyan.org to volunteer.
IN SEARCH OF A LIFECYLE CHAIR
Our current Lifecycle Chair, Tamara Litwin, is leaving DC, so we're looking for someone to complete her term. The Lifecycle Chair oversees children’s programming and the teams that support community members during major lifecycle events, including births and deaths. The Lifecycle Chair is a member of the DC Minyan Board of Directors.
If you are interested in taking over this role, which would start on December 1 and run through the end of Tamara’s term in January 2027, reach out to Executive Officers Akiva Fishman and Deena Fox at exec@dcminyan.org by October 31.
MEMBERSHIP DRIVE
DC Minyan's 5786 Membership Drive is underway! To become a new DC Minyan member, please fill out this form or visit dcminyan.org/membership.
If you have questions about your membership, please visit our membership page or contact Rachel Lipman and Ronit Kempler at membership@dcminyan.org for more information.
If you are already a member, you can pay your dues and ensure you qualify as a member in good standing by logging in to your account at dcminyan.org/member and paying your account balance.
COMMUNITY NEWS
THANK YOU - SUKKOT
Thank you to everyone who joined us for services during the first two days of Sukkot and the Sukkah Hop! We would like to thank the following people in particular:
- Adam Fineberg for serving as solo gabbai, and Dena Roth and Julia Zuckerman for filling in as guest gabbais while many of our regular gabbais were away
- Kyle Lim and Eliana Fishman for lending an extra hand with set-up
- Ayelet Weiss for organizing lulav and etrog orders and distribution
- Sam Hamer and Margarita Bronshteyn for distributing lulav and etrog orders onsite on the first day of Sukkot
- Adam Szubin for serving as lulav instructor
- David Fisher for leading Tot Sukkot and Noa Gordon for leading Children’s Service
- Noah Carnahan for planning a successful Sukkah Hop
- Our imaginative Sukkah Hop hosts: Matt Mayers and Bryce Jacobs (Hoser Hut: A Celebration of Canadian Food and Culture), Josh Nason and Jordy Snyder (Summer Camp), Amalia Mark and Louis Gordon (Magical fairy sukkah with a dash of Japanese shrine), Gabe Kaptchuk and Rose Pollard (Pumpkin), Colin Berkley and Tamara Litwin (Harry Potter), Stephanie Schneiderman (Wicked), Rachel Levitan and Yigal Schleifer (Rebbe’s Tisch), Eliana Fishman and Isaac Brooks Fishman (In-Dip-endent Minyan), Mo Pasternak and Margarita Bronshteyn (Book Genres), Talia Solomon and Brandon Dubner (Flavors from our Travels), Eli Kintisch and Lauren Weinstein (Autumn Smorgasbord), Adam and Miriam Szubin (Under the Sea)
- Our intrepid Sukkah Hop group captains for keeping their groups on course: Liz Rosenberg, Abby Wolfe, Hannah Warshawsky, Sam Levy, Jael Goldstein, Ben Rosenbaum, Adam Fineberg, Raphael Gendler, Eric Schulman, Sara Mosenkis, Kaylin Bugos, Ayelet Weiss