We will be offering school-age learning opportunities for kids on Rosh Hashanah. Our innovative and dynamic Kollel teachers will lead activities reflecting the holiday’s themes and connecting them to our … Continue reading Rosh Hashanah School-Age Kids’ Program
*POSTPONED: NEW DATE TBD*This is a first ever, interdisciplinary collaboration between musician, composer and educator Zoë Aqua and music neuroscientist, artistic creator and educator Dr. Jessica Phillips-Silver.We will experience Jewish rhythms from slow … Continue reading POSTPONED Workshop: Exploring Jewish Rhythms in Music, The Brain, & Life
Join NSP for a special tashlich service on the second day of Rosh Hashanah! Join together in the reflective ritual of letting go of the burdens of the previous year.Location will be … Continue reading Tashlich
On October 7, in the midst of the Days of Awe, Jews across the country will come together in community, in heartbreak, and in grief. We will mark one year … Continue reading Every Life, A Universe: D.C. 10/7 Memorial Gathering for Israeli and Palestinian Life
Join Rabbi Yosef and NSP members in a weekly text study class on Thursdays at Noon over Zoom. Each class will focus on a particular aspect of the weekly Torah portion. … Continue reading Rabbi Yosef’s Weekly Parsha Study
The morning before Yom Kippur, we will observe a renewed, queered tradition: kapparot! Kapparot is the ritual of expiation through community support: making donations (traditionally of chickens, now with money) … Continue reading Kapparot (Mutual Aid Ritual)
We will hold space together to welcome the Day of Atonement, beginning with the renunciation of vows, Kol Nidre, and continuing with spirited song and prayer.Location will be emailed to … Continue reading Kol Nidre (Yom Kippur Evening) Service
Kids have a place in Yom Kippur, too! Everyone will have the opportunity to engage deeply in the big questions of the holiday through songs, stories, and activities that spark … Continue reading Yom Kippur Children’s Service (Ages 1-5)
Join NSP on Yom Kippur morning to read the Torah, sing and reflect, wrestle with the old year, and embrace the renewal of the new year.Location will be emailed to … Continue reading Yom Kippur Adult Morning Service
During the afternoon of Yom Kippur, NSP’s spaces will be open for organized learning, relaxation, chant, meditation, and quiet gathering.Location will be emailed to registrants. For more details & to sign … Continue reading Yom Kippur Learning Spaces and Quiet Spaces
Our innovative and dynamic Kollel teachers will lead activities reflecting the holiday’s themes and connect them to our values and texts.Location will be emailed to registrants. For more details & to … Continue reading Yom Kippur School-Age Kids’ Program (K-3rd Grade/4th-7th Grade)
The culmination of the new year’s cycle comes with the “closing of the gates,” ne’ilah. NSP will gather for a final time to sing supplications, pass the Torah from hand … Continue reading Ne’ilah (Closing) Service
