Free Holiday Services

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A number of synagogues in the Washington area offer High Holiday services without charge. Please check with the synagogue to confirm times and location.

 

Fort Belvoir Jewish Congregation

5950 12th St., Fort Belvoir

703-806-3393

https://www.washingtonjewishweek.com/enewsletter/

 

Rosh Hashanah

Sept. 24

7 p.m.- Erev

 

Sept. 25

9:30 a.m.

Children’s service 11:30 a.m.

Tashlich following services

7 p.m.

 

Sept. 26

9:30 a.m.

7:30 p.m.

 

Sept. 27

9:30 a.m.

 

Yom Kippur

Oct. 3

6:30 p.m.

 

Oct. 4

9:30 a.m.

Yizkor at 11 a.m.

Children’s service at 11 a.m.

Mincha at 5 p.m.

Maariv at 6:30 p.m.

Neilah at 7 p.m.

Shofar at 7:30 p.m.

Break fast at 7:30 p.m.

 

Sukkah dinner

Oct. 10

5:30 p.m.

 

Am Hatorah Congregation

7609 Marbury Rd., Bethesda

amhatorah.org, 301-654-5818

Rosh Hashanah

Sept. 24

Micha/Ma’ariv at 6:40 p.m.

 

Sept. 25

Shacharis at 8:15 a.m.

Children’s program (ages 2 to 7) from 9:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m.

Tekias Shofar at 10:30 a.m.

Mincha at 6 p.m.

Tashlich at 6:30 p.m.

Ma’ariv at 7:30 p.m.

 

Sept. 26

Shacharis at 8:15 a.m.

Children’s programming from 9:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m.

Tekias Shofar at 10:30 a.m.

Mincha at 5:15 p.m.

Ma’ariv at 5:45 p.m.

 

Sept. 27

Shacharis at 9:15 a.m.

Mincha at 6:20 p.m.

Shabbos Shuva Drasha at 7 p.m.

Ma’ariv at 7:40 p.m.

 

Yom Kippur

Oct. 3

Kol Nidrei at 6:30 p.m.

“Prayer and You: The Secret of Jewish Meditation” class at 6:50 p.m.

Ma’ariv at 7:30 p.m.

 

Oct. 4

Shacharis at 8:15 a.m.

Yizkor at 11 a.m.

Mussaf at 11 a.m.

Mincha at 5:15 p.m.

Ne’ilah at 6:15 p.m.

Ma’ariv at 7:30 p.m.

 

Congregation Adat Reyim

6500 Westbury Oaks Ct., Springfield

adatreyim.org, 703-569-7577

 

Rosh Hashanah

Sept. 24

Family service at 7 p.m.

 

Sept. 25

Family service at 3:30 p.m.

 

Sept. 26

Tashlich at Lake Accotink Park (parking lot near train trestle) followed by ice cream social & abbreviated Erev Shabbat service at 4:30 p.m.

 

Yom Kippur

Oct. 4

Family service at 3:30 p.m.

 

Sukkot

Celebration for families with young children at 4:30 p.m.

 

Kol Ami, the Northern Virginia Reconstructionist Community

4444 Arlington Blvd., Arlington

kolaminvrc.org, 703-380-3151

 

Rosh Hashanah

Sept. 20

Selichot services at 8 p.m.

 

Sept. 24

Services at 7:30 p.m.

 

Sept. 25

Services at 9:30 a.m.

Children’s services (ages 3-6) at 10 a.m. and (ages 7-12) at 11 a.m.

 

Yom Kippur

Oct. 3

Kol Nidre services at 5:30 p.m.

 

Oct. 4

Services at 9 :30 a.m.

Children’s services (ages 3-6) at 10 a.m. and (ages 7-12) at 11 a.m.

Yizkor at 1 p.m.

Neilah services at 6 p.m.

 

Chabad Lubavitch Upper Montgomery County

11520 Darnestown Rd., Gaithersburg

ourshul.org, 301-926-5081

 

Rosh Hashanah

Sept. 24

Mincha/Ma’ariv at 6:45 p.m.

 

Sept. 25

Shacharit at 9 a.m.

Shofar blowing at 11:15 a.m.

Mincha at 6 p.m.

Taschlich followed by Ma’ariv at 6:30 p.m.

 

Sept. 26

Shacharit at 9 a.m.

Shofar Blowing at 11:15 a.m.

Mincha/Ma’ariv at 6:30 p.m.

 

Yom Kippur

Oct. 3

Kol Nidrei at 6:30 p.m.

 

Oct. 4

Shacharit at 9 a.m.

Yizkor at 12 p.m.

Mincha/Neilah at 4:45 p.m.

Break fast at 7:26 p.m.

 

Youth activities and services planned, babysitting provided

 

Fabrangen

New York Avenue Presbyterian Church

1313 New York Ave., N.W.

fabrangen.org, 202-595-9138

 

Rosh Hashanah

Sept. 24

Services at 6:30 p.m.

 

Sept. 25

Services at 9 a.m.

 

Sept. 26

Services at 9 a.m.

 

Yom Kippur

Oct. 3

Kol Nidre at 6:30 p.m.

Oct. 4

Services at 9:30 a.m.

 

Children’s services held at 11 a.m. each date, and childcare is provided

 

B’nai Shalom of Olney

18401 Burtfield Dr., Olney

bnaishalomofolney.org, 301-774-0879

 

Rosh Hashanah

Sept. 25

Services at 2 p.m.

Tashlich at 4:30 p.m.

 

Yom Kippur

Oct. 3

Kol Nidre at 6:30 p.m.

 

Oct. 4

Services at 2 p.m.

 

Youth services included, no babysitting provided

 

Temple Shalom

8401 Grubb Rd., Chevy Chase

templeshalom.net, 301-587-2273

 

Rosh Hashanah

Sept. 24

Alternative folk-style service with teen choir at 6:15 p.m.

 

Sept. 25

Family service at 2 p.m.

Tashlich at 3 p.m.

 

Sept. 26

Morning service at 10 a.m.

 

Yom Kippur

Oct. 4

Community family service at 2 p.m., afternoon service at 4 p.m.

Yizkor and Ne’ilah at 5:15 p.m.

 

Youth services on Sept. 26 and Oct. 4 provided for a fee, babysitting provided for toilet-trained children through second grade

 

Beth Joshua Congregation

1330 Arctic Ave., Rockville

bethjoshua.org, 301-962-9400

 

Rosh Hashanah

Sept. 25

Shacharit at 8:30 a.m.

 

Sept. 26

Shacharit at 8:30 a.m.

 

Yom Kippur

Oct. 3

Kol Nidrei at 6:30 p.m.

 

Oct. 4

Shacharit at 8:30 a.m.

Mincha at 5 p.m.

Ne’ilah at 6:10 p.m.

 

Chabad of Silver Spring

11805 Stonington Place, Silver Spring

chabadsilverspring.com, 301-593-1117

 

Rosh Hashanah

Sept. 24

Services at 6:45 p.m.

 

Sept. 25

Services at 9 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.

 

Sept. 26

Services at 9 a.m.

 

Yom Kippur

Oct. 3

Services at 6:15 p.m.

 

Oct. 4

Services at 9 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.

 

Babysitting and youth services provided for newborns through children age 11

 

Oseh Shalom

7515 Olive Branch Way, Laurel

oseh-shalom.org, 301-498-5151

 

Rosh Hashanah

Sept. 25

Beit at 1:45 p.m.

 

Yom Kippur

Oct. 4

Yizkor at 1:30 p.m.

 

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