Bet Mishpachah is a congregation for Gay, Le***an, Bisexual, Transgender, and Q***r Jews and all who wish to participate in an inclusive, egalitarian, and mutually supportive community. Bet Mishpachah is a congregation for Gay, Le***an, Bisexual, and Transgender Jews and all who wish to participate in an inclusive, egalitarian, and mutually supportive community. They meet for weekly Shabbat servic
es, educational events, social action/social justice community service, and holidays. Membership is comprised of singles, couples, and families, and is open to everyone, regardless of religious affiliation, sexual orientation, or gender identity. While there is a part-time rabbi, Rabbi Jake Singer-Beilin who leads approximately half the weekly services, Bet Mishpachah has always been a lay-led congregation. One night, you may hear more Sephardic melodies - more traditional European songs another; the blessings read from the bimah one week differ from poems you may learn the next week. Bet Mishpachah is a founding member Keshet Ga’avah - the World Congress of GLBTQ Jews, and the Celebration of the Spirit Coalition; members of the Network of Independent Jewish Communities & Havurot; the Jewish Funeral Practices Committee of Greater Washington; and the Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Washington.
