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RELIGIOUS SCHOOL

Our accredited religious school offer students hands-on opportunities to learn Torah, prayers used in our religious services, how to help the community through G’milut Chasadim (acts of loving kindness), and Hebrew.

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SOCIAL ACTION

 

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TEENS

Religous school continues through high school for our teens. These classes focus on social action/social justice, comparative religion and subjects important to teenagers.

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TIKKUN OLAM

Tikkun Olam, “repairing the world”, is a hallmark of Reform Judaism. Congregation Or Chadash has ongoing social action programs as well as special events throughout the year.

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WELCOME TO CONGREGATION OR CHADASH

Congregation Or Chadash is a vibrant, diverse, and inclusive Reform Jewish community in Damascus, MD. We serve the upper Montgomery County suburbs of Clarksburg, Germantown, and beyond.

Congregation Or Chadash welcomes all families and honors every individual in our community for who they are.

We promote Jewish spirituality and lifelong learning based on the values of Torah, social action, and community building. Shabbat services and holiday celebrations. We offer an accredited Religious School for Pre-K-12th grade, as well as, weekly Torah study and other adult learning opportunities. Our congregation is involved in a wide range of social action causes and there are many social groups for adults and kids.

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