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CONGREGATION OR CHADASH

Mission Statement: Congregation Or Chadash is a vibrant and innovative Reform Jewish Community that promotes Jewish Spirituality and lifelong learning based on the values of Torah, social action, friendship, and caring.

Congregation Or Chadash is in Damascus, MD and serves the upper Montgomery County suburbs of Clarksburg, Germantown, and beyond. All are welcome for our weekly Shabbat services and holiday celebrations. We offer an accredited Religious School for Pre-K through 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. Browse around our website to learn more.

 

Small enough to feel like family,
and large enough to serve you.

Upcoming Events

  1. Thu 21

    Religious School supplies pick-up

    Jan 21 @ 3:30 pm - 4:00 pm
  2. Thu 21

    Guys Night Out

    Jan 21 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
  3. Thu 21

    Guy’s Night Out

    This event has a video call.
    Jan 21 @ 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm
  4. Fri 22

    Adult Learning multi series prayer class

    Jan 22 @ 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm
  5. Fri 22

    Religious School supplies pick-up

    Jan 22 @ 6:45 pm - 7:15 pm
  6. Fri 22

    Shabbat Services

    Jan 22 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Coffee with RSC (1)
Accredited Religious School
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  • Teacher Appreciation Shabbat

    Teacher Appreciation Shabbat

  • Packing Supplies for Refugee Families

    Packing Supplies for Refugee Families

  • Simon Sargon Concert @ Temple Sinai in DC

    Simon Sargon Concert @ Temple Sinai in DC

  • Discover: Purim @ Urbana Library

    Discover: Purim @ Urbana Library

  • The Or Chadash Singers

    The Or Chadash Singers

  • Packing Meals for Rise Against Hunger

    Packing Meals for Rise Against Hunger

  • Packing Meals for Rise Against Hunger

    Packing Meals for Rise Against Hunger

  • Purim Carnival

    Purim Carnival

  • Banner Build an Ark
  • Religious School "Mitzvah Mall"

    Religious School "Mitzvah Mall"

  • Simchat Torah

    Simchat Torah

From the Union For Reform Judaism / Reform Movement

Jewish Disability Advocacy Month: Creating an Accessible World for All People

Jewish Disability Advocacy Month: Creating an Accessible World for All People kbkaput January 20, 2021

Disability Rights
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Join us to learn new advocacy strategies and take action to put the needs and rights of people with disabilities squarely on the policy agenda of the administration and the 117th Congress.

Keep Calm and Bake Challah: My New Pandemic Practice

Keep Calm and Bake Challah: My New Pandemic Practice kbkaput January 20, 2021

Jewish Values
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I've made challot each Friday while sheltering in place, kneading in prayers not only family and friends but also for our country and our world during these trying times.

Nationalism Unhinged: Jewish Insight and Wisdom

Nationalism Unhinged: Jewish Insight and Wisdom kbkaput January 19, 2021

Torah Study
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In Hebrew, two terms describe two different aspects of nationalism. Leumiut directly translates to “nationalism"; leumanut carries a jingoistic, chauvinistic, supremacist, and extremist brand of nationalism.

Owning Our Racial Equity Work Ahead: Three Things We Must Do

Owning Our Racial Equity Work Ahead: Three Things We Must Do kbkaput January 14, 2021

Racial Justice
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In the video “Owning Our Racial Equity Work Ahead,” Yolanda Savage-Narva, the Union for Reform Judaism’s director of Racial, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (REDI), calls on each of us in the Jewish community to do three things.

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