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Announcements and Upcoming Events

High Holilday services are in person at Churchill H.S. (11300 Gainsborough Road in Potomac, MD) and on-line. Links to register for online services (via Zoom) are posted below.

If you're sick please stay home, join us online and get well soon. Help us keep everyone safe.

Friday, September 11	Rosh Hashanah Evening Service starting at 7:30 PM
Saturday, September 12	Rosh Hashanah Main Services starting at 9:30 AM Rosh Hashanah Family Services starting at 2:45 PM
Sunday, September 13	Tashlich and Silent Auction 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM Tilden Woods Local Park ~ 6800 Tilden Lane ~ Rockville, MD Schedule for Tashlich / Silent Auction 11:00 AM - Doors Open / Auction begins 11:45 AM - Tashlich 1:00 PM - Bidding Ends 1:30 PM - Pick Up Auction winnings
Sunday, September 20	Kol Nidre Services starting at 6:45 PM
Monday, September 21	Yom Kippur Main Services starting at 9:30 AM Yom Kippur Family Services starting at 2:45 PM Text Study starting at 5:30 followed by the Neilah service (~6:30 PM)

Hightlights

High Holiday Sermons - 2025

The Three B’s of Jewish Identity By Rabbi Judy Kummer, Rosh Hashanah 2025/5786
Yom Kippur Sermon 2025 ~ Honoring Our Roots By Rabbi Judy Kummer

High Holiday Sermons - 2024

The Art of Resilience: The Jewish Secret to Standing Strong, By Rabbi Judy Kummer, Rosh Hashanah 2024/5785
Kol Nidre Sermon 2024 - A Letter to the Next Generation, By Rabbi Judy Kummer, Kol Nidre 2024/5785
Carrying Our Wholeness and Our Brokenness, By Rabbi Judy Kummer, Yom Kippur 2024/5785

Ways to help Israel

American Friends of Meir Panim
Magen David Adom: Israel’s National Emergency Pre-Hospital Medical and Blood Services Organization. Click here to donate.
Friends of the IDF: FIDF is the sole organization designated by the IDF in the United States to collect donations for its soldiers. Click here to donate.
Jewish Federation: 100% of your donation to Federation’s Israel Crisis Relief Fund will provide essential support for those in need, with aid distributed swiftly through our partners on the ground. Donate online here.
Barzilai Medical Center, frontline hospital in the war zone near Gaza: Click here to donate.
Amit Children - Building Israel One Child at a Time. To Donate, go to https://amitchildren.org/about-us/ and Click on the Donate Today button.
Zaka Israel Needs You Now: Israel is under attack! Our volunteers are in urgent need of safety equipment, medical supplies, first aid kits, and more. Click here to donate.

Art work by Peter Masters. Mr. Masters told the compelling story of his early life in a memoir, “Striking Back: A Jewish Commando’s War Against the Nazis,” published in 1997. Learn more about the graphic designer, Peter Masters, who’s grandchildren attended our school.