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.
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.
Sat, September 13 2025
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Today's Calendar
Shabbat Morning Service : 9:30am |
Bat Mitzvah of Setareh Sawyer : 9:30am |
"The Last Repair Shop" Selichot Program : 8:30pm |
Upcoming Programs & Events
Sep 13 Bat Mitzvah of Setareh Sawyer Shabbat, Sep 13 9:30am |
Sep 13 "The Last Repair Shop" Selichot Program Motzei Shabbat, Sep 13 8:30pm |
Sep 14 Sisterhood Meeting Sunday, Sep 14 9:30am |
Sep 22 Synagogue offices close at 3:00 pm Monday, Sep 22 |
Sep 28 Sukkah Building and Decorating Sunday, Sep 28 10:00am |
This week's Torah portion is Parshat Ki Tavo
Shabbat, Sep 13 |
Candle Lighting
Shabbat, Sep 13, 7:03pm |
Erev Rosh Hashana
Monday, Sep 22 |
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
Sylvia Mace, Executive Director
Upcoming Events
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Saturday ,
SepSeptember 13 , 2025
Shabbat, Sep 13th 9:30a to 12:00p
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Saturday ,
SepSeptember 13 , 2025
Motzei Shabbat, Sep 13th 8:30p to 10:00p
Join CBT for a special Selichot Program including a screening of the moving, short film, The Last Repair Shop. Selichot services led by Rabbi Bayar and Cantor Kapell will follow the musical presentation. Please RSVP. -
Sunday ,
SepSeptember 14 , 2025
Sunday, Sep 14th 9:30a to 11:00a
Please join us for a Sisterhood Meeting in the Library
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