Bet Mishpachah
Founded in 1975, the congregation now has over 175 members. Thus you will find that Erev Shabbat services vary depending on the service leader(s).
Bet Mishpachah is a congregation for Gay, Le***an, Bisexual, Transgender, and Q***r Jews and all who wish to participate in an inclusive, egalitarian, and mutually supportive community. Bet Mishpachah is a congregation for Gay, Le***an, Bisexual, and Transgender Jews and all who wish to participate in an inclusive, egalitarian, and mutually supportive community. They meet for weekly Shabbat servic
09/01/2024
May their memories always be a blessing. 🎗️🕯️
08/31/2024
Thank you to Jews United for Justice for joining us for our Labor on the Bimah!
08/30/2024
Join us during Shabbat service this evening, as we observe “Labor on the Bimah.” Since 1998, Jews United For Justice has worked to put “labor” back into Labor Day by engaging local Jewish communities. We will hear from JUFJ Community Organizer, Jenna Israel who will speak about some of the injustices facing workers today in Maryland and DC.
08/04/2024
We invite you to join us on Friday, August 16th for our Tu B'Av Happy Hour. Tu B'Av is a day of joy that follows Tisha B'Av by six days and contrasts with the sadness of Tisha B'Av. In modern times, it has become a romantic Jewish holiday. Whether you are looking for a new friend or your soul mate, join us for an evening of love and community.
To RSVP, visit our website: visit https://www.betmish.org/event/tu-bav-happy-hour
Happy Pride! 🏳️🌈✡️. It was wonderful to march with many organizations and allies. Today, our Jewish community celebrated Pride as one mishpachah.
Happy Pride! ❤🧡💛💚💙💜✡
05/31/2024
Our Pride Shabbat Happy Hour is back! We are so delighted to be joined by Tara Hoot who will help us kick off our 2024 Pride Celebration! Tickets can be found here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/pride-happy-hour-and-shabbat-service-tickets-903414646527?aff=oddtdtcreator
05/17/2024
"May the one who blessed our ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, Sarah, Rebecca, Rachel and Leah, Joseph, David and Jonathan, Ruth and Naomi, bring blessing and healing to all of us in our community of communities who feel or have felt the sting of homophobia, transphobia, and biphobia"- Rabbi Alanna Sklover
05/14/2024
We are less than 30 days away from Pride Month! We hope to see you during the month of June. 🧡💛💙💚💜🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
Celebrate Pride with Bet Mishpachah - Event - Bet Mishpachah The Capital Pride Interfaith Service is an “integrated service” respectfully demonstrating the breadth, depth, and sincerity of our faith, exposing the lie that anti-gay fundamentalists have a monopoly on faith and religion. We take pride that our community expresses its religious faiths in a m...
05/12/2024
This weekend, we were thrilled to be joined by Rabbi Ariel Tovlev for our Annual Shabbaton.
05/08/2024
We invite you to join us this weekend for our Annual Shabbaton. We will be joined by our Scholar in Residence, Rabbi Ariel Tovlev who will teach on Q***r and Trans Theology. Join us on Erev Shabbat on Friday, May 10th at 8 PM and Saturday Morning at 10:00 AM.
05/07/2024
This past Sunday, Bet Mishpachah was honored to host a panel discussion on aging with over 10 community partner and agencies.
04/22/2024
Chag Pesach Sameach! May you have a happy and healthy Passover!
04/14/2024
Source of wisdom, grant us peace, goodness, and blessing.
04/08/2024
There is still time to purchase your ticket to the 16th Annual National Rainbow Seder. Registration will close on Wednesday, April 10th at NOON. Register here:
16th Annual National Rainbow Seder - EDCJCC Support the EDCJCC by becoming a Community Member and enjoy access to complimentary and exclusive programs while helping to enrich our vibrant community.
04/04/2024
This coming Shabbat, we are excited Nilli Maderer, CEO of Jerusalem Open House for Pride and Tolerance (JOH) to Bet Mishpachah! Nilli will address the congregation on JOH’s work and the challenges that they and the LGBTQ community are facing in Israel during these difficult times.
03/31/2024
Today, we celebrate Transgender Day of Visibility🏳️⚧️. Many thanks to Admiral Rachel Levine, Assistant Secretary for Health for speaking with our community this afternoon. 🏳️⚧️
03/22/2024
If you are reading this week’s Washington Jewish Week, make sure to check out our spotlight feature!
Bet Mishpachah Celebrates Diversity and Inclusion When Bet Mishpachah was founded in Washington, D.C., in 1975 as a Jewish space for people of the LGBTQ community, there existed little if any representation for members of the broader LGBTQ community, and there were likely even less spaces in religious institutions. Now, almost 50 years later, the s...
03/21/2024
We invite you to join us this Saturday evening at 7:30 PM for a Festive Purim Celebration! Rabbi Jake will lead us through the Purim story through Trivia with many laughs and irreverence. Refreshments and drinks will be available for some extra enjoyment. Costumes are welcome, so bring out your inner Queen Esther or feminist Vashti or wise Mordecai if you like (or any other character).
03/07/2024
We are excited to be joined this Shabbat by Hannah "Hensch" Henschel of Keshet. Hensch will share about the important work that Keshet is engaged in.
02/01/2024
Our new Board of Directors officially begins today! We are so grateful to our friends at Gather, Inc. who attended a part of our retreat over the weekend and facilitated conversations around Relationship-Based Engagement. We are looking forward to an exciting year ahead!
01/19/2024
Due to inclement weather, tonight's Shabbat Service will be virtual only. Shabbat Shalom!
12/22/2023
12/09/2023
Shabbat Shalom and Chag Chanuka Sameach!
12/08/2023
Chag Chanuka Sameach!
11/28/2023
Giving Tuesday is a global day of giving fueled by the power of social media and collaboration. Celebrated the Tuesday after Thanksgiving, it serves as an opportunity for people to pledge to give their time and resources to their communities.
Learn about how you can give back to your Bet Mishpachah community by visiting www.betmish.org/donate
11/23/2023
We wish you and your loved ones a Happy Thanksgiving!
11/21/2023
Next week is Giving Tuesday. How will you make an impact? Through your generosity, Bet Mishpachah is able to continue to be a welcoming and inclusive space for LGBTQ+ Jews, allies, and friends. To learn more about giving back to the Bet Mishpachah community, visit www.betmish.org/donate.
11/16/2023
This Shabbat, we will honor the memory of transgender people whose lives were lost due to anti-transgender violence. Our guest speaker for this special service is Bet Mishpachah member, Charlotte Scherer
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Our Story
Bet Mishpachah is a proud founding member of The World Congress of GLBT Jews: Keshet Ga'avah, founding members of National Capital Synagogue Coalition for Refugees and Immigrants (NASCENT), and proud members of HIAS, as well as the Celebration of the Spirit Coalition; members of the Network of Independent Jewish Communities & Havurot; the Jewish Funeral Practices Committee of Greater Washington; and the Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Washington.
Bet Mishpachah is Washington, DC's synagogue for LGBTQIA+ Jews and their friends & allies. Bet Mish provides an inclusive, egalitarian, and mutually supportive community, welcoming members with diverse religious affiliations, sexual orientations, and gender identities. Bet Mish holds services every Friday night at 8:00 p.m. and the second and fourth Saturdays of every month at 10:00 a.m. Services are held at the Edlavitch DCJCC 16th & Q Streets NW. Bet Mish also holds services for the High Holidays and other holidays throughout the year and hosts social, educational, and social justice/community service events.
Membership is comprised of singles, couples, and families, and is open to everyone, regardless of religious affiliation, sexual orientation, or gender identity. While there is a part-time rabbi, Rabbi Jake Singer-Beilin who leads approximately half the weekly services, Bet Mishpachah has always been a lay-led congregation.
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