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Welcome to the Silver Spring Blog for the Shabbos Project 2014!

The Shabbos Project, October 24-25, 2014, a monumental Shabbos experience for the entire community, invites you to participate in this special international event. Please watch the video promoting this international Shabbos experience at The Shabbos Project Video

This year’s video anticipating the international Shabbos Project is here

Find out more about Shabbos at www.theshabbosproject.org

My congregation (Southeast Hebrew Congregation in White Oak) will be participating in the Shabbos Project and will be hosting special programming for this special Shabbos. Additionally, groups are now forming in homes and synagogues in the Greater Washington area. To find our more, e-mail us at shabbosproject2014@gmail.com .

In addition to a full Shabbos program which is planned, there are 3 events which will focus on the greater Silver Spring/ DC community, to empower people living in all areas to set up their own, meaningful, Shabbos Project Experience. Click Here For the Flier

* The Shabbos Project Empowerment Seminar, and Children’s Crafts Program-

Sunday, October 19, 2:00-3:30pm includes all skills and background you need to know to participate in the Shabbos Project in your own home and with your neighbors. Simultaneous children’s craft program and childcare available by reservation. No prior Judaic knowledge required.

 *  Women’s Challah Making Workshop-

Thursday, October 23, 7:30-9:30pm Participants will be guided in how to make the Challah dough, perform the mitzvah of taking Challah, and how to braid the Shabbos loaves.

 * Havdallah Celebration and Melaveh Malkah Concert-

Motzoei Shabbos, October 25, 9:00-10:30pm

all at Southeast Hebrew Congregation, 10900 Lockwood Drive, Silver Spring, MD, 20901

To RSVP or for more information please contact us at shabbosproject2014@gmail.com

This Blog is intended as a community service to encourage and empower people and organizations in the Silver Spring/ DC area to participate in this special event. If you have an idea or a question, please post it here.

Happy blogging, but not on Shabbos :-), and Shabbat Shalom!!