We are excited to meet for indoor, in-person Shabbat Evening Services followed by a potluck dinner from 6:30- 8:30pm.

LOCATION:  St. Stephen and the Incarnation Episcopal Church (1525 Newton St NW). The church is .4 miles from the Columbia Heights metro station.

POTLUCK: Please bring a dish labeled with the ingredients! Index cards, pens, and allergen labels will be available if you don’t have a chance to label your dish before you arrive. The potluck will generally be in the backyard of St. Stephen's Church. In the case of inclement weather (less than 50 degrees or raining), the potluck will be inside, in the basement at St. Stephen's Church. 

If you can, consider volunteering this week!

If you have questions or would like to learn more, please email administration@newsynagogueproject.org 

We want programming to be available to as many congregants and members of our extended community as possible, while maintaining our commitment to pikuah nefesh, safeguarding life, as a central value: We hold that to save one member of our community is to save and preserve the entire community of NSP and beyond. We ask that you abide by the following protocals:

1. Please rapid test before attending in person, indoor events on the day of the gathering (you do not need to test for outdoor events). This will help us limit the spread at our events and keep one another safe. We will have rapid tests on site for you to use, feel free to arrive early to use one of these tests.

2. All attendees of NSP in- person events must be fully vaccinated. Fully vaccinated means two shots plus booster for the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines and one shot plus booster for the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. Children under 5 years who are eligible for vaccination must have begun the vaccine schedule. If you have any questions regarding this policy, vaccine eligibility, or should you require a medical or legal exemption, please contact Rabbi Yosef (rabbo@newsynagogueproject.org).

3. Masking is required for all indoor meetings and use of indoor spaces (e.g. bathrooms) at outdoor events. When masks are required attendees over 2 years old must wear a mask. Acceptable face coverings include: 2-layer cotton, surgical, or KN95 masks without a vent; unacceptable face coverings include: gaiters, bandanas or similar. Masks must cover the nose and mouth entirely and be on for the duration of the event. Masks are not required outdoors.

We expect children will have a difficult time being masked and will take off masks indoors to eat snacks. We want everyone to be aware that kids may not be masked, and know that parents are doing their best. Service leaders and speakers may unmask while leading if they receive a negative Covid test and maintain more than 6ft of distance.

4. Members may not attending if they currently have any common symptoms of Covid-19, including clough, sneezing, fever, chills, or nausea. Members may not attend if they are waiting on the result of a Covid-19 test due to possible or confirmed exposure to Covid-19 or have recently been exposed to someone with Covid-19.

In regards to distancing, please be mindful that not everyone have the same risk tolerance, and some atendees will likely want to remain socially distanced. Please ask before hugging or standing in close proximity to other attendees and when possible, maintain distance from others not in your pod.

To make this happen, we need attendees to volunteer to help out with the logistics. Please indicate below if you are availible to help with any of the following.