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.
Fri, October 10 2025
18 Tishrei 5786
Today's Calendar
Chol Hamoed Sukkot |
Candle Lighting : 6:20pm |
Friday Evening Service : 6:30pm |
Sukkot Shabbat Dinner with Inbal : 7:30pm |
Upcoming Programs & Events
Oct 10 Sukkot Shabbat Dinner with Inbal Friday, Oct 10 7:30pm |
Oct 11 Bar Mitzvah of Cameron Spergel Shabbat, Oct 11 9:30am |
Oct 12 Take a Hike w/ B'nai Boomers Sunday, Oct 12 9:30am |
Oct 12 Sisterhood Meeting Sunday, Oct 12 9:30am |
Oct 13 Synagogue Offices Close at 3:00 pm Monday, Oct 13 |
Candle Lighting
Friday, Oct 10, 6:20pm |
Chol Hamoed Sukkot
Friday, Oct 10 |
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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Friday ,
OctOctober 10 , 2025
Friday, Oct 10th 7:30p to 8:30p
Celebrate Sukkot with a festive community dinner! Early Bird Registration through September 19: $25/Adult & $18/Child. After September 19: $30/Adult & $15/Child. Registration closes September 25th. Free for new members who have joined since January 2025. -
Saturday ,
OctOctober 11 , 2025
Shabbat, Oct 11th 9:30a to 12:00p
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Sunday ,
OctOctober 12 , 2025
Sunday, Oct 12th 9:30a to 11:30a
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