Pesach is coming!
Welcome to our Saturday Morning Shabbat Services
Fabrangen holds two types of Shabbat services: multi-access (hybrid) and Zoom only.
- The in-person part of our multi-access services is held at the Washington Ethical Society, 7750 16th Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20012
- Masks are optional, but there is a mask-only seating section.
- Please email the Fabrangen Coordinator in advance to obtain the Zoom link.
- We use Siddur Lev Shalem in all our services.
Events
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First Day Passover Services via Zoom
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Kabbalistic Second Seder via Zoom
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Fabrangen Notes
Divrei Torah – Commentary from Fabrangen Members
Drash Notes – Mark Perlis
March 28, 2026 – Tzav
Leviticus 6:1-8:36
A note in Etz Chayim states that the burden of the Book of Leviticus was how the people Israel were to live as a holy nation.
One strand is the primacy of justice and compassion for each other and another strand is demonstrating loyalty to the Lord. I would like to approach the parsha this morning through the lens of loyalty. . .
Fabrangen Havurah LifesQR Memorial Website
We now have a LifesQR memorial website for our section at Garden of Remembrance (GOR) in Clarksburg, MD.
LifesQR is a small metal plate with a QR code, that attaches to tombstones and allows visitors to access memorial content through their cell phones. Garden of Remembrance is introducing this option for families, and has given a QR-coded plate free to Fabrangen as a pilot of this project.
Fabrangen Tzedakah Collective Archive Donated
Recently, a full archive of documents from the Fabrangen Tzedakah Collective were donated to the Capital Jewish Museum by former FTC treasurer Debbie Goldman.
Formed in 1975 by members and friends of the Fabrangen Havurah in Washington DC, fifty years later, the Collective continues, having made over 95 allocations worth more than $2 million.
On Wednesday, February 11th at 1:30 PM, Jewish clergy and community members will gather near ICE Headquarters in downtown DC, as part of the largest-ever gathering of Jewish clergy in the streets opposing ICE, to show the world that we will not tolerate their cruelty and violence.
Fabrangen has signed up to support this event.
Bring a shofar if you have one!
Concert! Klezmer Group Baymele
February 15 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Baymele’s Sapling Album Release Concert
Sponsored by Fabrangen and the DC Klezmer Workshop
Doors open at 6:30 p.m.
Concert is from 7:00-9:00 p.m
Tickets: $25 at the door, Cash (preferable) or Venmo.
Washington Ethical Society 7750 16th Street NW, Washington DC
Baymele’s debut instrumental album embodies the idea of new growth from old roots. It’s a celebration of diasporic Jewish folk music, Polish folk music, and the band’s attempts to blend the two styles. The concert will feature selections from Sapling alongside other klezmer and Eastern European folk tunes.
Founded in 2018, Baymele — “little tree” in Yiddish — is a klezmer and Eastern European folk trio rooted in the San Francisco Bay Area on unceded Ohlone land. Avid ethnographic researchers, they perform newly rediscovered gems from Ashkenazi Jewish, Polish, Romanian, Ukrainian, and Hungarian folk music traditions, alongside original compositions.
Some photos from this year`s Chanukah party from the Fabrangen gang!
Come join us for the Hannukah Freedom Concert, cohosted with Am Kolel and the Cheder Community on Thursday, Dec 18. The concert is dedicated to the memory of Arthur Waskow and will benefit Jews United for Justice, the New Israel Fund, Bend the Arc, and the Shalom Center.
Fabrangen’s Mission
Fabrangen is a community devoted to Torah, community service, and social justice activism. We warmly welcome everyone regardless of gender, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, religious background or affiliation, nationality, disability, or age. Our services during the year and for the High Holidays are guided by several principles:
- egalitarian and participatory services that seek to include everyone in the spiritual experience
- creative mix of traditional and innovative worship
- member-led services that engage the congregation
