Welcome to Shoreshim Jewish Community
  an inclusive, lay-led havurah in Reston facilitating personal approaches to Judaism.

 

The High Holidays are fast approaching!

As is our tradition, Reston Shoreshim invites the larger community to attend our services, at no cost and with no tickets required.

Erev Rosh Hashanah – Friday, September 11, 2026        7:30 pm
Rosh Hashanah Day  –  Saturday, September 12, 2026 10:00 am
Erev Yom Kippur –  Sunday, September 20, 2026    7:30 pm
Yom Kippur Day  –  Monday, September 21, 2026   10:00 am

If you are interested in attending, just reach out:
via phone (703-493-1114)
click here to send an email: info@restonshoreshim.org
or click here to fill out an online form: interest form
and someone will get back to you with details

Shoreshim provides High Holiday services to our greater Jewish Community, encourages others to join us for our events, and considers Tzedakah a pillar of our values  If you would like to donate to Shoreshim or to our social justice programs, please use the donate link below. You will be able to designate where the funds are used.   Todah  Rabah

DONATE HERE

Here’s a list of Frequently Asked Questions
about our community.
Click here for the FAQs

Click here to learn more about becoming a member
or fill out this simple form

Shoreshim is a vibrant and friendly havurah – a group of Jews who gather to facilitate Shabbat and holiday prayer services, and to share communal experiences. We are a participatory community that crafts creative and spiritual activities led by members or by area Rabbis with whom we work closely. By choice, we do not own a building and, for over 40 years, have met at venues in the Reston area.

Our members live in Northern Virginia and come from a wide range of Jewish traditions – conservative, Reform, Nontheistic, Humanistic. Our membership includes those raised as Jews, Jews by choice, and interfaith families.  We are open to all who want to connect with Judaism, including traditional families, couples, individuals, and people of all gender identifications.

If you have just two minutes, this video from the lovely people at Cornerstones, the faith-based group serving our local community, describes how the organization works to help vulnerable families, with contributions from the Shoreshim congregation. We’re so proud to be a part of their activities!

Shoreshim means ROOTS

Our deeply rooted Jewish values include:
Chesed – caring, kindness
Kahilla – community
Tzedakkah – social justice
Tikun Olam – a responsibility to help heal the world in which we live

We had a wonderful annual retreat.

Our annual Spring Retreat for 2026 was great fun!

Here are the participants who came together to enjoy a day of discussion and fun.

Looking Back at our Purim Party

Some members were in costumes or masked, we ate great food (of course!)
and enjoyed a play reading that made for lots of laughs, along with a true sense of community.

The Cultural Committee Keeps Us Busy!

The Shoreshim Cultural Committee arranges for our members to attend concerts, visit museums, and stay engaged with fun, informative activities in the DMV region.

For example, we took a summertime trip to the Jewish Museum for members to see an exhibit about Jewish delis and tour the permanent collection. It’s just one of the entertaining and informative events the committee has been treating our members to.