Life Cycle Events
Life Cycle Events
Traditions bring meaning to life’s events, whether you want help with a brit milah; naming ceremony; preparing for a Bar/Bat Mitzvah; or if you have lost a loved one the B’nai Tzedek clergy and staff is here to help you.
Weddings, Brit Milah & Naming Ceremonies
Mazel Tov!
We are thrilled to welcome young couples into our congregational family! Please contact the synagogue office to schedule time to meet with our clergy and to explore dates our space is available for your wedding. Click here to learn more about our facility.
If there is a baby on the way, please let us know! We have classes for expectant parents, and can help you plan a naming or brit (circumcision).
Becoming A Bar/Bat Mitzvah
Photo credit: Michael Bennett Kress Photography
Becoming a Bar/Bat Mitzvah at Congregation B’nai Tzedek is a powerful experience that marks the welcoming of a young adult member of our congregational family into our community. This time-honored tradition and rite of passage is celebrated together with the community. A Bar or Bat Mitzvah is a major transformational event in the life of an entire family, including the child, parents, grandparents, siblings and extended family. The preparation, increased focus on Torah and Jewish identity and the event itself can enrich the family’s Judaism.
This rite of passage offers families a wonderful opportunity to better understand and strengthen their connection with their Jewish heritage as well as with the congregation. For children who have special needs; our congregation does everything possible to ensure that any child with special needs will be able to experience a Bar/Bat Mitzvah with joy and pride in their accomplishment. No one is excluded at B’nai Tzedek. We take great satisfaction and pleasure in working together as a community devoted to all our members.
For questions or for a copy of our B'nai Mitzvah Guidelines, please contact the front office at (301) 299-0225.
Bereavement & Yahrzeit
Your community is here for you in your time of need.
When a death occurs, please call the synagogue at 301-299-0225, so that we may inform the clergy and assist you. After business hours, please call at 410-409-8199.
Please consider celebrating every milestone in your family’s life, including baby namings, brit milah, weddings and Shabbat dinners in our beautiful facility. From reserving a space in the synagogue, customizing the kiddush, to scheduling a time to take your Bnai Mitzvah photos, we are here to help you plan your event and to ensure that everything is done to your satisfaction.
Thu, November 21 2024
20 Cheshvan 5785
Today's Calendar
Torah Study with Rabbi Bayar : 9:30am |
Zoom Minyan : 7:00pm |
Upcoming Programs & Events
Nov 21 Torah Study with Rabbi Bayar Thursday, Nov 21 9:30am |
Nov 24 Special Event for all 7th-12th Graders: History of the Hamas-Israel Conflict Sunday, Nov 24 9:00am |
Nov 24 Jewish Theology & Philosophy Study with Rabbi Bayar Sunday, Nov 24 9:30am |
Nov 25 Weekly Halakah Study with Rabbi Bayar Monday, Nov 25 7:30pm |
Nov 27 Upper School & Religious School Closed Wednesday, Nov 27 |
This week's Torah portion is Parshat Chayei Sara
Shabbat, Nov 23 |
Candle Lighting
Friday, Nov 22, 4:32pm |
Shabbat Mevarchim
Shabbat, Nov 30 |
Mazel Tov Us!
Supporting B'nai Tzedek
B'nai Tzedek provides a vast array of programs designed to enlighten, stimulate and educate. We are challenged to explore our Judaism, history, customs and our relationship with the people of Israel. Your support allows us to maintain memberships and educational opportunities for those who might not otherwise afford it.
Contact Us
Congregation B'nai Tzedek
10621 South Glen Road
Potomac, Maryland 20854
(301) 299-0225
Steven Bayar, Senior Rabbi
Marshall Kapell, Cantor
Stuart Weinblatt, Rabbi Emeritus
Scott Katz, Executive Director
Upcoming Events
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Thursday ,
NovNovember 21 , 2024
Thursday, Nov 21st 9:30a to 12:00p
Every Thursday morning 9:30 am in the Gage Board Room Join Rabbi Bayar on Thursday mornings for study of the parsha. We will be studying the parsha for the upcoming week, paying special attention to how the commentators "reworked" the text to meet their societal needs. Feel free to bring your own translation. -
Sunday ,
NovNovember 24 , 2024
Sunday, Nov 24th 9:00a to 11:00a
Featuring Special Guest Bruce Genderson Bruce Genderson, President of the Washington DC Region of the American Jewish Committee (AJC), and Past President of B'nai Tzedek, will lead a discussion of the history of Jewish and Arab settlement in the land between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea and of the conflict between the two peoples that began in the early 20th Century and continues to this day. This discussion will focus on that history, the history of attempts to reach a peace agreement, the current conflict with Hamas, and what steps should be taken by Israel and by nations in the West to increase the chance of one day obtaining a two-state solution that results in a lasting peace. Breakfast will be served. Please register below! Questions? Contact Rachel and Rani at upperschool@cbtpotomac.org -
Sunday ,
NovNovember 24 , 2024
Sunday, Nov 24th 9:30a to 10:30a
Every Sunday Beginning September 15th 9:30 am in the Gage Board Room Introduction to Jewish Theology and Philosophy: We will explore the theological and philosophical approaches to theodicy (why does evil exist), Holocaust, Community, Messianism and Jewish history. NOTE: • Sept. 29: No Class • Oct. 20: Class will end at 10:15 am
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