:: Contact Information

For more information, please contact our Temple at 202-362-7100 or via email through our interactive contact form.

:: Mishkan T'Filah

Last year, we introduced the new URJ prayer book, Mishkan T’filah (“Dwelling Place of Prayer”) to our congregation. Mishkan T’filah is an all-new Reform prayer book, the first since Gates of Prayer was published in 1975. There have been significant changes in Reform Judaism in those 35 years, and Mishkan T’filah reflects the most current thinking about Reform worship and ideology. Some of Mishkan T’filah’s key features include:

• Complete transliterations and precise translations of all the Hebrew prayers, so that everyone can participate and understand what we are praying,
• Beautiful new English readings that speak to the diversity of Reform Jewish belief,
• More than 100 traditional and contemporary song texts, to enrich the music of our services.

We use the Mishkan T’filah prayer book at 6:00 pm Friday Shabbat services.

On January 20, February 17, and March 16, Rabbi Fabricant or Rabbi Miller will officiate at a “Contemporary” Musical service and lead the congregation in song with guitar accompaniment.

:: Shabbat Under the Stars

Shabbat Under the Stars

For a full listing of our Shabbat Under the Stars services, as well as RSVP form, please click here.
For additional information, please contact Madge Novel at 202-895-6314 or MNovel@whctemple.org.

:: Shabbat Services

Friday evenings

5:30 pm, Lay-led Service
This service is held at Temple and led by trained congregants.

6:00 pm, Shabbat Service
This service, led by our clergy, includes a sermon as well as opportunities for congregational participation through liturgy and music.

Saturdays

9:00 am, Early Torah Study
Come study the weekly Torah portion with our rabbis and cantors. No preparation, special training or advance registration is necessary – only an open mind and a willingness to share ideas.

10:30 am, Morning Service
The Shabbat morning service is led by our clergy and may include special life-cycle events, including B'nai Mitzvah. This service includes a D'var Torah given by a rabbi or B'nai Mitzvah, music led by a cantor, and congregational responsive prayer. On mornings when no Bar or Bat Mitzvah will take place, the rabbi may use this opportunity to conduct a Learner's Service and explain different aspects of the service or liturgy.

5:30 pm, Havdalah Service
This service, held when there is a Bar/Bat Mitzvah, includes all elements of the morning service with the addition of the Havdalah ceremony. Havdalah, which means "to separate," is a brief but moving ceremony that uses all of our senses to help us honor the separation between Shabbat and the rest of the week.