Magen David Sephardic Congregation is a Jewish congregation that offers a Sephardic enrichment program as well as adult education classes and several youth programs. The congregation also holds several special meetings and events throughout the year.
CHabad Lubavitch is a 250-year old branch of Hasidism. The central values are " understanding and recognition of the Creator, the role and purpose of Creation, and the importance and unique mission of each Creature. This philosophy guides a person to refine and govern his and her every act and feeling through wisdom, comprehension and knowledge."
This Chabad Center is directed by Rabbi Shmuel Kaplan, and offers home and hospital visitations, synagogue, classes, one-on-one study, funeral services and an extensive library. You can call the center for information on times and programs.
Located at the corner of Ballard Street and Georgia Avenue, Mikvah of Washington provides a Mikvah for use by the local Jewish community. A Mikvah is a "bath" used for religious purification in the Jewish faith. It is a part of the traditional procedure for people converting to Judaism, for women after childbirth or menstruation, and for some men to achieve purification. It may even be used to purify eating and cooking utensils.
The synagogue's mission, as stated on its website, "is to live up to our name and have our Congregation be a spiritual home for all Jews."
Its name comes from the traditional description of Jewish people, Kneseth Israel, according to the website. Moshe Pinchas Weisblum serves as the rabbi.
For a list of prayer services visit www.knesethisrael.org.
Founded in 1990 in a nearby house, Kemp Mill Synagogue's second home is in its new building on Kemp Mill Road, near the far east side of Wheaton Regional Park. The Orthodox synagogue is led by Rabbi Jack Bieler and strives to be a place where community and prayer are combined.
