National Refugee Shabbat 2018 is a moment for congregations, organizations, and individuals around the country to create a Shabbat experience dedicated to refugees.

This national event is a meaningful opportunity to deepen our understanding of today’s global refugee crisis, connect with the Jewish movement for refugees, commit (or recommit) to taking action, and either celebrate your community’s achievements in working with refugees or launch new efforts.

Participating Congregations

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CALIFORNIA

Anaheim, Temple Beth Emet
Berkeley, Beth El
Burlingame, Peninsula Temple Sholom
Castro Valley, Temple Sinai
Foster City, Peninsula Sinai Congregation
Fountain Valley, Congregation B'nai Tzedek
Irvine, Congregation B'nai Israel
Irvine, Congregation Shir HaMa'alot
Irvine, University Synagogue
Lafayette, Temple Isaiah
Los Altos Hills, Congregation Beth Am
Los Angeles, B'nai David Judea
Los Angeles, Kehilat Israel Synagogue  HIAS speaker
Los Angeles, IKAR, Temple Emanuel of Beverly Hills, and Temple Beth Am  HIAS speaker
Los Gatos, Jewish Family Services of Silicon Valley
Newport Beach, The Jewish Collaborative of Orange County
Newport Beach, Temple Bat Yahm
Newport Beach, Temple Isaiah of Newport Beach
Oakland, Temple Sinai
Sacramento, Cong. B'nai Israel
San Diego, Congregation Beth Israel
San Mateo, Peninsula Temple Beth El
San Rafael, Congregation Rodef Sholom
Santa Ana, Temple Beth Sholom
Tustin, Congregation B'nai Israel
Valley Village, Adat Ari El
Westminster, Temple Beth David

CONNECTICUT

Bloomfield, B'nai Tikvoh-Sholom/Neshama Ctr for Lifelong Learning
Orange, Temple Emanuel of Greater New Haven
Stamford, Temple Beth El
West Hartford, The Emanuel Synagogue
Willimantic, Temple Bnai Israel
Woodbridge, Congregation B'nai Jacob

FLORIDA

Miami, Temple Israel of Greater Miami
Miami Beach, Temple Beth Sholom
St. Petersburg, Temple Beth El
Tallahassee, Temple Israel

GEORGIA

Atlanta, Congregation Bet Haverim
Atlanta, Temple Sinai

ILLINOIS

Buffalo Grove, Congregation Beth Am
Highland Park, Congregation Solel
Northfield, Am Yisrael Congregation
Oak Park, Oak Park Temple
Wilmette, Beth Hillel Bnai Emunah

MAINE

Augusta, Temple Beth El
Portland, Etz Chaim Congregation
South Portland, Bet Ha'am

MARYLAND

Baltimore, Bolton Street Synagogue
Baltimore, Temple Oheb Shalom
Bethesda, Adat Shalom
Bethesda, Bethesda Jewish Congregation
Columbia, Columbia Jewish Congregation
Damascus, Congregation Or Chadash
Laurel, Oseh Shalom
Potomac, Congregation B'nai Tzedek
Potomac, Temple Beth Ami  HIAS speaker
Rockville, Beth Chai Jewish Humanist Congregation

MASSACHUSETTS

Attleboro, Agudas Achim
Brookline, Kehillath Israel, Mishkan Tefillah
Chelmsford, Congregation Shalom
Falmouth, Falmouth Jewish Congregation
Florence, Beit Ahavah
Haverhill, Temple Emanu-El of Haverhill (part 1), (part 2)
Lexington, Temple Emunah
Lexington, Temple Isaiah of Lexington HIAS speaker
Needham, Temple Aliyah
Northampton, Congregation B'nai Israel
Pittsfield, Knesset Israel
Somerville, Temple B'nai Brith
Sudbury, Congregation B'nai Torah
Waltham, Brandeis University
Wellfleet, Am HaYam
West Roxbury, Temple Hillel B'nai Torah
Westborough, Congregation B'nai Shalom

MICHIGAN

Ann Arbor, Beth Israel Congregation
Ann Arbor, University of Michigan Hillel
West Bloomfield, Congregation B'nai Moshe

MINNESOTA

Mendota Heights, Beth Jacob
Minneapolis, Darchei Noam Congregation
Minneapolis, Mayim Rabim Reconstructionist Congregation
Minneapolis, Temple Israel
Shoreview, Mount Zion Temple
St. Louis Park, Darchei Noam

MISSOURI

St. Louis, Congregation Shaare Emeth

NEW HAMPSHIRE

Manchester, Temple Adath Yeshurun

NEW JERSEY

Basking Ridge, Congregation B'nai Israel
Bloomfield, Ner Tamid
Cherry Hill, Temple Beth Sholom
Englewood, Congregation Kol HaNeshamah
Franklin Lakes, Barnert Temple
Hoboken, United Synagogue of Hoboken HIAS speaker
Mahwah, Beth Haverim Shir Shalom
Montclair, Bnai Keshet
Morris Plains, Adath Shalom
Springfield, Temple Shaarey Shalom
Summit, Temple Sinai
Teaneck, Temple Emeth
Tenafly, Temple Sinai of Bergen County
Tenafly, WRJ Atlantic District Convention
Wayne, Shomrei Torah: Wayne Conservative Congregation

NEW YORK

Armonk, Congregation B'nai Yisrael
Bronx, Congregation Tehillah
Brooklyn, Bay Ridge Jewish Center
Brooklyn, Congregation Beth Elohim HIAS speaker
Brooklyn, East Midwood Jewish Center
Brooklyn, Kolot Chayeinu
Brooklyn, Union Temple of Brooklyn
Dobbs Ferry, Greenburgh Hebrew Center
Forest Hills, The Reform Temple of Forest Hills
Great Neck, Temple Isaiah of Great Neck
Greenburgh, Woodlands Community Temple
Larchmont, Westchester Jewish Center
Mineola, Temple B'nai Torah
New Rochelle, Temple Israel of New Rochelle
New York, ADL New York / New Jersey Regional Office
New York, African Communities Together
New York, Ansche Chesed
New York, B'nai Jeshurun HIAS speaker
New York, Brotherhood Synagogue
New York, Congregation Beit Simchat Torah
New York, Congregation Rodeph Sholom
New York, East End Temple
New York, Greater New York Labor-Religion Coalition
New York, Harlem Edition (Organized by Based in Harlem, Kehillat Harlem, JCC Harlem, Repair the World NYC, Moishe House Harlem) HIAS speaker
New York, Romemu
New York, The Shul of New York
New York, Stephen Wise Free Synagogue
New York, Synagogue Coalition on the Refugee and Immigration Crisis HIAS speaker
New York, West End Synagogue
Oneonta, Temple Beth El
Port Washington, Temple Beth Israel
Port Washington, The Community Synagogue HIAS speaker
Port Washington, Port Jewish Center
Port Washington, Reconstructionist Synagogue of the North Shore
Purchase, Hillels of Westchester
Scarsdale, Scarsdale Synagogue
Schenectady, Congregation Gates of Heaven
Staten Island, Holocaust Center/Hillel, Wagner College
Westchester, Larchmont Temple HIAS speaker
White Plains, Bet Am Shalom Synagogue
White Plains, The Hebrew Institute of White Plains

NORTH CAROLINA

Chapel Hill, Kehillah Synagogue
Charlotte, JCRI and Temple Israel HIAS speaker
Durham, Judea Reform Congregation
Raleigh, Beth Meyer Synagogue

OHIO

Akron, Beth El Congregation
Cleveland Heights, Beth El - The Heights Synagogue

OREGON

Portland, Havurah Shalom

PENNSYLVANIA

Abington, Old York Road Temple-Beth Am
Altoona, Temple Beth Israel, Union of Reform Judaism
Doylestown, Kehilat HaNahar
Dresher, WRJ Atlantic District
Fort Washington, Or Hadash: A Reconstructionist Congregation
Harrisburg, Beth El Temple
Newtown, Shir Ami
Philadelphia, Germantown Jewish Center
Pittsburgh, Congregation Dor Hadash
Pittsburgh, Jewish Family and Community Services
Wallingford, Congregation Ohev Shalom

RHODE ISLAND

Barrington, Temple Habonim
Providence, Temple Beth-El
Providence, Temple Emanu-El
Providence, Temple Sinai

TEXAS

Austin, Shalom Austin
Dallas, Temple Emanu-El
San Antonio, San Antonio Hillel

UTAH

Salt Lake City, Chavurah B'Yachad
Salt Lake City, Congregation Kol Ami

VERMONT

Burlington, Ohavi Zedek Synagogue
Manchester Center, Israel Congregation of Manchester
Stowe, Jewish Community of Greater Stowe

VIRGINIA

Alexandria, Beth El Hebrew Congregation
Arlington, Congregation Etz Hayim
Fairfax, Jewish Community Center of Northern Virginia
Falls Church, Kol Ami: The Northern Virginia Reconstructionist Congregation
Falls Church, Temple Rodef Shalom
Richmond, Temple Beth-El
Springfield, Congregation Adat Reyim

WASHINGTON, DC

Adas Israel
Adat Shalom Reconstructionist Congregation
DC Minyan
Fabrangen HIAS speaker
Hill Havurah
Machar: The Washington Congregation for Secular Humanistic Judaism
Moishe House Columbia Heights
Shirat HaNefesh (Song of the Soul)
Sixth & I
Temple Micah HIAS speaker
Temple Sinai
Tifereth Israel Congregation HIAS speaker
Washington Hebrew Congregation

WASHINGTON

Bainbridge Island, Kol Shalom
Bellevue, Temple B'nai Torah
Mercer Island, Herzl - Ner Tamid Conservative Congregation
Seattle, Congregation Beth Shalom
Seattle, Temple Beth Am
Seattle, Temple De Hirsch Sinai
Spokane, Congregation Emanu-El
Tacoma, Temple Beth El

WISCONSIN

Kenosha, Beth Hillel Temple
Madison, Beth Israel Center
Madison, Temple Beth El
Madison, Congregation Shaarei Shamayim
Madison, University of Wisconsin Madison
Milwaukee, Hillel Milwaukee