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High Holy Days 2025/5786

High Holy Days 2025/5786

Gather with the entire WHC community for the High Holy Days. Details on tickets, parking, security, and more can be found on the High Holy Days hub.

Rosh HaShanah Service Schedule

ServiceBuildingTimeClergySermon TitleLocationLivestream
Erev Rosh HaShanah
Monday, September 22
Intergenerational serviceTemple7:00 pmRabbis Miller & Fischel, Cantor HamstraRooted and Rising: The Greatest Gift Your Parents GaveSanctuaryWatch Replay
Intergenerational serviceJBSC5:00 pmRabbis Shankman & Schmelkin, Cantor BortnickRooted and Rising: Gratitude Can Save Our LivesLawn^Watch Sermon
2239 serviceTemple8:00 pmRabbis Fischel & SchmelkinMake Your MoveChapelWatch Replay
Rosh HaShanah
Tuesday, September 23
Preschool service
Preschool serviceJBSC9:00 amRabbis Fischel & Schmelkin, Cantor HamstraSocial Hall
Intergenerational serviceTemple10:30 amRabbis Shankman & Miller, Cantor BortnickRooted and Rising: Hope and Resilience (NOTE: Different sermon from Erev Rosh HaShanah)SanctuaryWatch Replay
Intergenerational serviceJBSC10:30 amRabbis Fischel & Schmelkin, Cantor HamstraMake Your MoveSocial Hall
Family serviceTemple1:30 pmALLSanctuary

Yom Kippur Service Schedule

ServiceBuildingTimeClergySermon TitleLocationLivestream
Kol Nidrei
Wednesday, October 1
Family serviceTemple5:00 pmRabbis Fischel & Schmelkin, Cantor BortnickChapel
Intergenerational serviceTemple7:00 pmRabbis Shankman, Fischel, and Lustig, Cantors Bortnick & ManevichHow We Talk to Each Other About IsraelSanctuaryWatch Replay
Intergenerational serviceJBSC7:00 pmRabbi Miller, Cantor HamstraThe High Cost of Being So RightSocial HallWatch Sermon
2239 serviceTemple8:00 pmRabbis Fischel & SchmelkinThe Power of AngerChapelWatch Replay
Yom Kippur
Thursday, October 2
Preschool serviceTemple9:00 amRabbis Shankman & Fischel, Cantor HamstraChapel
Preschool serviceJBSC9:00 amRabbis Miller & Schmelkin, Cantor BortnickSocial Hall
Intergenerational serviceTemple10:30 amRabbis Shankman & Fischel, Cantor HamstraWhy Do We Care About Suffering?SanctuaryWatch Replay
Intergenerational serviceJBSC10:30 amRabbis Miller & Schmelkin, Cantor BortnickThe Power of AngerSocial HallWatch Sermon
Rabbi M. Bruce Lustig Human Relations Study Session: When Words Harm: The Impact of Hate Speech in Our CommunitiesTemple12:30 pmEdlavitch Hall
Study Session: Ensuring & Preserving the Jewish Future Around the WorldTemple2:00 pmFreed Youth Wing
Study Session: Legacy in Action: Making an Impact at Every AgeTemple2:00 pmEdlavitch Hall
Study Session: History of ZionismSTemple2:00 pmOchsman Multipurpose Room
Family service, crafted and led by teensTemple2:00 pmRabbi Schmelkin and other clergyChapel
Poetry & MusicTemple3:30 pmALLSanctuaryWatch Replay
Afternoon, Yizkor & N'ilahTemple4:00 pmALL, Rabbi Shankman (Yizkor)Walking the Path of Loss TogetherSanctuary
Community Break Fast^TempleAfter N'ilah Service
^Break Fast Ticket Sales ClosedBOLD: Delivering sermon

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Washington, DC 20016
Phone: 202-362-7100

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11810 Falls Road
Potomac, MD 20854
Phone: 301-279-7505

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