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Welcome To Ner Shalom
We invite you to join us, as you are able. The Light of Peace is an intentionally welcoming and kind congregation.
COMMUNITY INVITATION: We have always provided a variety of options to accommodate attendance at services, in adult and youth religious education, and community events on our beautiful campus. Our programs include not only weekly shabbat services and Jewish Holidays, but also an amazing outdoor preschool for our community, social clubs and discussion groups. We livestream our services for those who cannot attend due to health, distance, or other circumstance. We invite those who are healthy and fully vaccinated to join us in person as minion in our traditional and non-traditional Shabbat services. We welcome visitors, and only ask that you register your presence and connection to CNS if you are new.
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We are The Light of Peace.
Congregation Ner Shalom’s purpose for the world is to repair the tears of the world (Tikkun Olam) by promoting Jewish and interfaith relations and advocacy for justice.
Congregation Ner Shalom’s purpose for the community is to create a spiritual home and family that welcomes people of various backgrounds, to advocate for justice, and to embrace interfaith collaboration.
Congregation Ner Shalom’s purpose for the individual is to support their home and family, to inculcate education and social awareness, and to practice and enrich their faith.
We host programs and activities for members of all ages.
We are dedicated to preserving the traditions of the past, and pledged to serving the spiritual, cultural, educational and social needs of our congregation and the community in the present.
We are committed to providing innovative and progressive ideas to meet the challenges of the future.
We are a diverse congregation, intentionally reaching out to all people and making a conscious effort to make everyone feel comfortable and welcome.
We welcome everyone who is interested in participating in the lively, vibrant world of Reform Judaism.
Judaism stresses community. Ner Shalom is your Jewish community, as well as your extended family in Prince William County, Virginia.
We STRIVE to build a community based on inclusiveness, where everyone is welcome, regardless of race, age, ability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, a Jew by birth or by choice, as well as those who are seeking religious identity, learning and experiences, life cycle rituals, and spiritual guidance.
Time to Renew Your Membership!
Joining Ner Shalom as a Member.
If you wish to be considered for membership at CNS, please use the NEW Membership Application form found on the website or call our offices for guidance. Members who are renewing should use the 2023 -2024 Membership Renewal Form.
HEALTH CONSIDERATIONS: Although the specter of global pandemic has receded, at Ner Shalom we are respectful of the needs of the most vulnerable in our community. We have air filters for our building and use outdoor spaces when practical. For the health and safety of all, we expect all who wish to share space with others to be fully vaccinated (with up to date boosters and Flu shots), to maintain social distance or wear masks when guided to do so, be particularly mindful of the need to care for others, and wash hands regularly as a precaution. Doing so fulfills the mitzvah of pekuach nefesh (preserving life).
May the Holy One keep us all safe, healthy, and united as a community.
Mon, September 25 2023
10 Tishrei 5784
Upcoming Events
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Monday ,
SepSeptember 25 , 2023High Holidays 2023
Monday, Sep 25th 9:00a to 9:00p
Ner Shalom is gearing up for High Holy Days again! * We will require RSVPs for the Rosh HaShana Seder. More info will be available soon for registration and pricing. Masks are optional but encouraged when not eating together. We expect all who can be fully vaccinated to be. Doing so fulfills the mitzvah of pekuach nefesh (preserving life). * Here is the schedule: 9/9 Selichot @ 5:30 pm for a meditative Selichot Havdallah service, followed by a showing of the Wizard of Oz (you'll have to come to learn why this choice) 9/10 @ 2:00 pm Reverse Tashlich (Bull Run Occaquan Trail) 9/15 Rosh HaShanah Seder @ 6:00 pm 9/16 Traditional morning Rosh HaShana service @ 10:00 am (in the sanctuary), followed by a BYO picnic lunch outside on synagogue grounds 9/16 Tashlich @ 2 pm (Bull Run Marina) 9/24 Traditional Erev Yom Kippur/Kol Nidre service @ 7:30 pm 9/25 Traditional Yom Kippur morning service @ 9:00 am 9/25 Youth Kippur @ 12:00 pm 9/25 Rabbi's Study 1:30 pm (outdoors on synagogue grounds) 9/25 Traditional Yom Kippur Afternoon service @ 3:30 (in the sanctuary) 9/25 Yiskor and Neilah @ 4:45 pm (in the sanctuary) Break-fast following services, approximately 7:00 pm. -
Wednesday ,
SepSeptember 27 , 2023
Wednesday, Sep 27th 12:00p to 1:00p
We meet the last Wednesday of every month, now at our new time of noon! Always on Zoom. Reach out for more details. -
Friday ,
SepSeptember 29 , 2023
Friday, Sep 29th 6:00p to 8:30p
Join us at 6 pm for a community potluck in the Sukkah, followed by services starting at 7 pm, led by our Religious School! Please bring a vegetarian dish, or desserts, or beverages, to share. -
Sunday ,
OctOctober 1 , 2023
Sunday, Oct 1st 9:30a to 12:00p
Hebrew and Judaics for grades K-7th -
Sunday ,
OctOctober 1 , 2023
Sunday, Oct 1st 1:00p to 2:00p
Join us as we discuss Judaism's long relationship with governmental structures, money and power. We will start out using Rabbi Avi Strausberg's guided lesson from Project Zug by Hadar, and expand to discuss the URJ's view and the establishment of the Religious Action Center. -
Saturday ,
OctOctober 7 , 2023
Shabbat, Oct 7th 10:00a to 12:00p
Join us at 10 am for a combination brunch-Sukkot-Simchat Torah celebration. Includes Bagels, Mimosas, dancing, singing, and praying. -
Sunday ,
OctOctober 8 , 2023
Sunday, Oct 8th 11:00a to 12:00p
Join us as we discuss Judaism's long relationship with governmental structures, money and power. We will start out using Rabbi Avi Strausberg's guided lesson from Project Zug by Hadar, and expand to discuss the URJ's view and the establishment of the Religious Action Center. -
Friday ,
OctOctober 13 , 2023
Friday, Oct 13th 7:30p to 8:30p
Erev Shabbat Services most Friday nights at 7:30 in the sanctuary -
Sunday ,
OctOctober 15 , 2023
Sunday, Oct 15th 9:30a to 12:00p
Hebrew and Judaics for grades K-7th -
Sunday ,
OctOctober 15 , 2023
Sunday, Oct 15th 1:00p to 2:00p
Join us as we discuss Judaism's long relationship with governmental structures, money and power. We will start out using Rabbi Avi Strausberg's guided lesson from Project Zug by Hadar, and expand to discuss the URJ's view and the establishment of the Religious Action Center.
Ner Shalom in the News
- Washington Jewish Week - June 30, 2020
CNS Branded Masks Save Lives
- Prince WIlliam Living - September 20, 2019
Annual Patriot Day Shabbat
- Prince William Living - August 26, 2019
Learn About the Jewish High Holidays!
- Prince William Living - July 16, 2019
Synagogue in Summer
- Prince William Living - May 16, 2019
Seasons of Our Joy
- Prince William Living - March 20, 2019
- Learning About Jewish Traditions
- Building an Inclusive & Vibrant Community
- - Prince William Living - December 14, 2018
- The Future of the Community
- - Prince William Living - November 20, 2018
- Coming Together After a National Tragedy
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