Office Coordinator Posted January 4, 2023 ABOUT THE ROLE: Temple Micah, a vibrant and creative Reform congregation of over 650 families in Washington, DC, is seeking an Office Coordinator. The Office Coordinator is a critical member of the administrative team and maintains the day-to-day operations of Temple Micah’s office. This work requires collaboration with all Continue Reading »
By Rabbi Daniel G. Zemel | Erev Shabbat, December 30, 2022 This Shabbat, as we prepare to leave 2022 behind, I want to thank once again—for the third year in a row for the very end of our calendar year–my dear friend Pastor Michael Bledsoe, the retired minister of Riverside Baptist Church in Southwest Washington Continue Reading »
Considering Jewish overnight camp for the first time? Your child may be eligible for a need-blind grant of up to $1,000 this summer! With over 150 traditional and specialty programs to choose from, there is a perfect camp out there for every child. Learn more about One Happy Camper grants, whether you’re eligible, and how to Continue Reading »
Returning to the Sanctuary Updated November 10, 2022 We are excited to return to the sanctuary and begin using our new AV equipment, which we hope will provide an enhanced hybrid experience during worship and other services and events. Assisted Listening Devices We have a new Assisted Listening System (ALS)! You can listen in by Continue Reading »
Thank you: 20,000 donated items! Thank you to all who participated in this year’s Underwear Drive. Our drive provides a FULL YEAR of underwear to Friendship Place, the premier provider of housing services for people experiencing homelessness in the Washington DC region. September 2022 The Machon Micah 6th Graders are once again sponsoring the Underwear Drive which benefits our Continue Reading »
Dear Friends, This past week, I sent the following letter to the editor of the Washington Post — thus far not published. I thought that I would share it with you. Shalom, Rabbi Daniel G. Zemel To the Editor: Former president Donald Trump’s statement on American Jews and Israel this week was abhorrent. “Jews have Continue Reading »
With overwhelmingly generous support from the Temple Micah community, Sukkat Shalom was honored in February to welcome and help resettle Amir, Sharifa and their two young children, who left Afghanistan last year in search of a better life in America. The family has made great progress, and Amir now hopes to purchase a car to Continue Reading »
אַתָּה נוֹתֵן יָד You Extend a Hand a daily email series compiled by Isaac Sonett-Assor Ata Notein Yad. You extend a hand to those who are lost. We recite these words as Yom Kippur comes to a close. We pray that the gates of teshuvah, of return, will be kept open just a bit longer Continue Reading »
An Interview with Friendship Place’s Chris Cannedy By Martha Adler with Jeannelle D’Isa If you’re new to Temple Micah, you may wonder…underwear? For the past 22 years, Temple Micah’s 6th graders and their families have partnered with Friendship Place, a nonprofit dedicated to serving D.C. residents experiencing homelessness. The Underwear Drive, held annually from the Continue Reading »
Do you want to learn how to read Hebrew and chant Torah? Do you hope to deepen your feeling of connection to a community? Do you want to expand your thinking on a myriad of Jewish topics and have thought provoking discussions? If you answered, “Yes!” to these questions, we invite you to join our Continue Reading »
This group meets on select Wednesdays at 12:15 p.m. with Rabbi Zemel beginning November 2, 2022. This year, we will meet to study The Genius of Judaism by Bernard-Henri Levy. Bernard-Henri Levy is one of the great moral voices, philosophers and social justice activists of our time. This book reflects his understanding of Judaism. Here, Continue Reading »
This group meets on select Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. with Rabbi Zemel beginning November 2, 2022. This year’s Morning Study Group will combine the reading of short stories and reflective essays on Jewish identity by a wide variety of writers and thinkers with class participant’s contribution of pieces of their own “spiritual autobiographies.” What does Continue Reading »