Directory
We hope this Directory can guide you to a group that reflects your interests and philosophy of life and Jewish community. If you find that distance or other circumstances make it impossible for you to connect with any of these groups, call us. If you are inclined to create your own Havurah or community and need some assistance, contact admin@am-kolel.org. If you find a community you want us to know, contact admin@am-kolel.org.
AM KOLEL
19520 Darnestown Road
Beallsville, MD 20839-3308
Phone: 301-349-2799
Fax: 301-349-2744
Email: admin@am-kolel.org
Website: www.am-kolel.org
Spiritual Leader/Director: Rabbi David Shneyer
Am Kolel is an independent Jewish Renewal community dedicated to the renewal of Jewish life by addressing spiritual needs in a welcoming, inclusive community and responding to issues facing society with a progressive Jewish presence.
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AM KOLEL SANCTUARY RETREAT CENTER
Phone: 301-349-2799
Email: admin@am-kolel.org
Website: www.sanctuaryretreatcenter.com
Sanctuary Retreat Center open to all. Weddings, Retreats, Family Reunions, Spiritual Groups, Youth Groups, B’nai Mitzvah.
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BET MISHPACHAH
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 1410
Washington, DC 20013
Community meets at:
Washington DC Jewish Community Center
1529 16th Street N.W., Washington DC, 20036
Email: administrator@betmish.org
Website: www.betmish.org
Spiritual Leader: Rabbi Jake Singer-Beilin
President: Mindy Gasthalter
LGBTQ synagogue (all are welcome); weekly Friday evening kabbalat Shabbat; Saturday morning service on second and fourth Saturday of the month; annual High Holy Days services.
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BETH CHAI CONGREGATION
6301 River Road
Bethesda MD 20817
Sunday School and Adult Education usually meet at Burning Tree Elementary School, 7900 Beech Tree Rd, Bethesda
Phone: 240-321-9737
Fax: 775-255-8210
Email: info@bethchai.org
Website: www.bethchai.org
Spiritual Leader: Rabbi Deborah Bodin Cohen
President: Jake Stenzler
Jewish Humanist: monthly Friday evening Kabbalat Shabbat; Sunday School for children from pre-school through post-mitzvah; individualized Bar/Bat Mitzvah; weekly adult education on Sunday mornings.
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BETHESDA JEWISH CONGREGATION
6601 Bradley Boulevard
Bethesda, MD 20817-3042
Phone: 301-469-8636
Fax: 301-469-9529
Email: admin@bethesdaJewish.org
Website: www.bethesdajewish.org
Spiritual Leader: Rabbi Elhanah 'Sunny' Schnitzer
President: Sandra Walter
Weekly Friday evening kabbalat Shabbat; school.
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CHEDER COMMUNITY
Website: www.chedercommunity.org
Email: chedertpss@gmail.com
Sunday Education.
Cheder is our vibrant, progressive community of families committed to leading our children's Jewish education.
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DC MINYAN
Mailing address: P.O. Box 53291
Washington, DC 20009
Email: info@dcminyan.org
Website: www.dcminyan.org
DC Minyan is a lay-led traditional egalitarian Jewish community. Weekly Shabbat services generally at the EDCJCC; life cycle events.
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EAST BANK HAVURAH
2401 Diana Rd
Baltimore, MD 21209
Phone: 410-764-6476
Email: SJSiegel613@gmail.com
Website: Meetup.com/East-Bank-Havurah
Contact: Stephen Siegel
Havurah; alternate week evening, morning Shabbat services; monthly study; holidays.
FABRANGEN HAVURAH IN DC
7750 16th Street NW
Washington, D.C. 20012
Phone/Fax: 202-595-9138
Email: coordinator@fabrangen.org
Website: www.Fabrangen.org
Contact: Elena Rodriguez, Coordinator
Havurah; weekly Shabbat morning service; monthly Friday evening kabbalat Shabbat; High Holiday services; Tzedakah Collectives.
FABRANGEN WEST IN VA
Saturday morning on the 2nd Saturday of each month from September- June, in a cozy living room in Vienna, VA, followed by a vegetarian potluck lunch.
Please RSVP to John & Bracha Laster by emailing: fabwest@fabrangen.org
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FAUQUIER JEWISH CONGREGATION
Mailing address: PO Box 3162
Warrenton, VA 20188
Community meets at:
St. James Episcopal Church, 73 Culpeper St.
Warrenton, VA 20186
Phone: 540-341-1844
Email: fauquierjc@gmail.com
Website: www.fauquierjewishcongregation.org
Spiritual Leader: Rabbah Arlene Berger
President: Brian Krause
Growing as the Jewish population of Fauquier and surrounding counties grows; services about once a month with holiday observances; High Holiday services; Sunday School; welcoming, small, friendly congregation.
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Fort Belvoir Jewish Congregation
C/O Office of the Staff Chaplain
5950 12th St
Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-5539
Phone: 703-806-3393
Fax: 703-805-3342
Email: rabbirandybrown@gmail.com
Website: www.belvoir.army.mil/mainchapel/JewishCongregation/
Spiritual Leader: Rabbi Randy Brown
We offer regular Friday evening services at 7:30pm. Our Saturday service is once a month and we have regular holiday dinner and celebrations.
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JEWISH STUDY CENTER
5614 Connecticut Ave. NW #180
Washington DC 20015
Phone: 202-332-1221
Email: info@jewishstudycenter.org
Website: www.jewishstudycenter.org
Contact: Jerry Garfinkel
Adult Jewish education; offers eight-session beginner and intermediate courses; catalog available on website.
KEHILA CHADASHA
President: Kavita Berger
Phone: 301-681-4528
Email: membership@e-kehila.org
Website: www.e-kehila.org
Spiritual Leaders: Rabbi David Shneyer and Rabbi Laurie Green
Havurah; monthly Friday evening kabbalat Shabbat; Sunday school; social action, open High Holiday services led by Rabbi David Shneyer.
MARYLAND SCHOOL FOR JEWISH EDUCATION
Mailing address: PO Box 10573
Rockville, MD 20849
Community meets at:
Robert Frost Middle School
9201 Scott Drive, Rockville, Maryland
Phone: 240-720-9711
Email: msfje@yahoo.com
Website: www.msfje.org
The Maryland School for Jewish Education serves the Washington DC metro area and provides students with an education about their Jewish heritage, customs and traditions.
MINYAN ONEG SHABBAT
Washington DC 20015
Phone: 202-362-3270
Email: minyanonegshabbat@gmail.com
Website: www.minyanonegshabbat.org
Spiritual Leader: Rabbi Mark Novak
Minyan Oneg Shabbat promotes Judaism as spiritual practice. Fostering spiritual inquiry and discernment.
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NEW SYNAGOGUE PROJECT
Email: info@newsynagogueproject.org
Website: newsynagogueproject.org
Spiritual Leader & Contact: Rabbi Joseph Berman
Mailing address: PO Box 43153, Washington, DC 20010
The New Synagogue Project is building a spiritually vibrant, radically inclusive synagogue that reflects our vision for a world of justice, equity, and liberation. Our community is being created by and for families with kids, couples and single people, queer and trans people, interfaith families, Jews of color and white Jews, Jews from many religious and secular backgrounds, and anyone interested in exploring and experiencing Jewish life. Our congregation gathers for Shabbat each week in churches located in Columbia Heights and Petworth.
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OLNEY KEHILA
P.O. Box 852
Olney, MD 20830-0852
Phone: (301) 200-1818
Email: olneykehila@gmail.com
Spiritual Leader: Rabbah Arlene Berger
Website: http://groupspaces.com/OlneyKehia/
Olney Kehila is a non-affiliated Jewish congregation in the greater Olney area which is inclusive and welcoming to all. We have members from a variety of Jewish and interfaith backgrounds. Many members are from the Olney area but others come from Rockville, Silver Spring, Gaithersburg, and Howard county. Join us for our monthly Friday night Shabbat services and enroll your children in our weekly Sunday school that meets during the school year at beautiful Sandy Spring Friends School.
SHIRAT HANEFESH (Song of the Soul)
Mailing address: PO Box 8681 Silver Spring, MD 20907-8681
Community meets at:
North Chevy Chase Christian Church
8814 Kensington Pkwy, Chevy Chase, MD 20815
Phone: 240-292-9450
Email: info@shirathanefesh.org
Website: www.shirathanefesh.org
Spiritual Leader: Rabbi Gilah Langner
Hazzan: Ramón Tasat, PhD
An eclectic Jewish congregation rooted in community, music, learning, and social justice. We welcome everyone from young families to vibrant elders, from interfaith and LGBTQ couples to singles of all ages. We value religious diversity, as our members range from Shabbat observant to secular. We seek through our practice, our prayer, our voices, and our questions to foster joyous Jewish living and build a more just world. Currently, all services and programs are online until further notice.
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SIXTH & I HISTORIC SYNAGOGUE
600 I St, NW
Washington DC 20001
Phone: 202-408-3100
Senior Rabbi: Shira Stutman
Website: www.sixthandi.org
Sixth and I celebrates intersections – the unexpected places where Jewish and secular culture meet.
SHORESHIM JEWISH COMMUNITY
Mailing address: P.O. Box 2516
Reston, VA 20195
Phone: 571-445-0563
Email: info@restonshoreshim.org
Website: www.restonshoreshim.org
Our 45-year-old Chavurah, based in Reston, Virginia, draws members from throughout Northern Virginia. In our “shul without walls” we enjoy an engaging combination of prayer, songs, thought-provoking discussions and meals during our monthly Shabbat services, holiday celebrations, adult seminars, book clubs, and a yearly retreat. We also provide a religious and cultural education to our children in preparation for their Bar/ Bat Mitzvah. Our members, with a range of Jewish backgrounds, perspectives, and knowledge are active in our many tzedakah and community service projects, which have a strong focus on social justice and equity. All are welcome to attend our much-loved lay-led High Holiday Services.
TIKKUN LEIL SHABBAT
Email: tikkunleilshabbat@yahoo.com
Website: https://tikkunleilshabbat.blogspot.com/
Songful, soulful, Sabbath services featuring a teaching about a social justice issue and followed by a potluck vegetarian dinner