Sukkot/ Simchat Torah

Simchat Torah 

Thu, Oct 24 at 6:30pm: Dancing with the Torah
Fri, Oct 25 at 9:15am: Simchat Torah morning services

"The Torahs dance because they carry the light we need, and together, we carry that light forward."

This Simchat Torah, we embrace the timeless tradition of dancing with the Torah—not just in joy, but in defiance of darkness. At a time when the global Jewish community needs it most, we lift up the truth that joy and resilience are intertwined. We will honor this unique moment in our world with all of it—celebration, song, stillness, and above all, togetherness. The Torahs dance because they carry the light we need, and together, we carry that light forward.

Sukkot Ushpizin (invitation into your Sukkah)
#BringThemHomeNow

Click to download, print, and hang in your Sukkah

There are 101 people who are still being held in captivity. This year, save a seat in your Sukkah for them. Do not let them be forgotten.

New Member Reception "Meet and Greet" 

Tuesday, October 22 at 5:30pm

Shana Tova! This is an invitation to all our wonderful new members at Adas Israel to join us for a relaxed "meet & greet" with the Adas Israel clergy, lay leaders and community members! We will plan to gather outside on the Connecticut Avenue patio in the Adas Sukkah!

One Year Later: The Hebrew University & the Israel-Hamas War

Following the New Member Reception "Meet And Greet" on Tuesday, October 22nd
Learn More and Register

In the months following October 7th, the Hebrew University found itself with over 35% of its 28,000-member campus community sent to the reserves, housing thousands of displaced people, and providing emergency services to students, faculty, their families and more. The Hebrew University now finds itself faced with another challenge, academic boycotts and intellectual isolation, as the boycott, divestment, and sanctions movement (BDS) has gained strength across the globe.

Please join us for dessert in the sukkah immediately following our new member reception with Rector Tamir Sheafer of the Hebrew University, where he will share updates on the Hebrew University since October 7th, the evolution of academic boycotts and intellectual isolation on Israeli universities, and how the Hebrew University is meeting these challenges as it approaches its centennial year in 2025.

Alumni of the Hebrew University and Rothberg International School are strongly encouraged to attend!

Simchat Torah Honorees 5785:
Debbie Wilgoren, Kelsey Grashoff, Daniel Traster and Healey Sutton

Simchat Torah Morning, Friday, October 25 at 9:15am
Click here to read more about this year's honorees

Each year, several congregants who have served with unusual dedication are selected to receive special honors on Simchat Torah. For each of them, Adas Israel is deeply entwined with their lives and those of their families. Please join us on the morning of Simchat Torah on Friday, October 25th when we honor this year’s worthy honorees.

Erev Sukkot, Wednesday, Oct. 16

7:30am Morning Minyan
Livestream or Join in Person, Biran Bet Midrash

6:00pm Mincha / Kabbalat Chag Service
Livestream or in-person, Biran Bet Midrash

Day 1, Thursday, Oct. 17

9:15am Combined Morning Service
Join Us In-Person, Gewirz Beit Am or Livestream

11:00am Sukkot Songs & Books for children and their parents, 0 - 7 years old
Join us in-person, in the Biran Beit Midrash

6:00pm Mincha and Kabbalat Chag Service
Livestream or in-person, Biran Bet Midrash

Day 2, Friday, Oct. 18

9:15am Combined Morning Service
Livestream or Join in Gewirz Beit Am

6:00pm TEM Kabbalat Shabbat and Dinner
In-Person, Gewirz Beit Am | Register Here For Dinner

Day 3, Saturday, Oct. 19

9:15am Chag/Shabbat Service with the Bat Mitzvah of Maayan Berger
Livestream or Join in Person Charles E. Smith Sanctuary

9:15am TEM Service in the Gewirz for Shabbat

1:00pm Mincha Services
In-Person, Biran Beit Midrash
Reading of Kohelet (Ecclesiastes) in the Sukkah, following Mincha - In Person only

Day 4, Sunday, Oct. 20

9:00am Morning Minyan / Chol HaMoed Sukkot
Zoom or Join in Person Biran Beit Midrash

10:00am Family Sukkot Brunch and Crafts
Click Here to Register

6:00pm Mincha / Maariv Services
ZOOM ONLY

Day 5, Monday, Oct. 21

7:15am Morning Minyan / Chol HaMoed Sukkot
Zoom or Join in Person Biran Beit Midrash

6:00pm Mincha / Maariv Services
Zoom or Join in Person

Day 6, Tuesday, Oct. 22

7:15am Morning Minyan / Chol HaMoed Sukkot
Zoom or Join in Person Biran Beit Midrash

6:00pm Mincha / Maariv Services
Zoom or Join in Person

Day 7, Erev Shemini Atzeret, Wednesday, Oct. 23

7:15am Morning Minyan / Hoshana Rabbah
Zoom or Join in the Biran Beit Midrash

6:00pm Kabbalat Chag Services
Livestream or in-person, Biran Bet Midrash

Day 8, Shemini Atzeret / Erev Simchat Torah, Oct. 24

9:15am TEM Morning Service/Yizkor Service (10:30am) in In-person, Gewirz Beit Am

9:15am Chag Morning Service/ Yizkor Service (10:30am) 
Livestream or in the Charles E. Smith Sanctuary 

5:30pm Family Simchat Torah Dinner & Crafts
Register Here, Cohen Hall

6:30pm Erev Simchat Torah Maariv & Hakafot
Livestream or Join in Kay Hall

Simchat Torah, Friday, Oct. 25

9:15am Clergy Led Service
Livestream or in Charles E. Smith Sanctuary

10:00am Simchat Torah Songs and Books 
Join us in-person, Biran Beit Midrash

6:00pm Mincha and Kabbalat Shabbat
Join In-Person in the Biran Beit Midrash

Weekday Siddur Pages

Sukkot Weekday Morning Pages: Download Here
Siddur Sim Shalom Mincha Pages: Download Here
Siddur Sim Shalom Maariv Pages: Download Here

Shabbat & Chag Siddur Pages

Siddur Shabbat & Festival Morning Pages: Download Here
Siddur Shabbat & Festival Afternoon Pages: Download Here
Siddur Shabbat & Festival Evening Pages: Download Here
Siddur Lev Shalem: Download Here

Torah Pages

Torah Reading, Sukkot Day 2: Download Here
Torah Reading, Shemini Atzeret: Download Here
Torah Reading, Simchat Torah: Download Here

Extras

Psalm 27 for the Season of Repentance: Download Here
Hoshana Rabbah Guide: Download Here
Hakafot for Simchat Torah: Download Here