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Yom Ha'Atzmaut 77

                      
2025 Maccabia and Yom Ha'Atzmaut Celebration

This year at Agudas Achim we are doing something new and exciting! 

The entire community is invited to spend Sunday, May 18th together for a day of games, learning, competition, and of course...FOOD! 

To register for the morning's programming and or lunch, please fill out this form.

There are activities for all ages including a Yom Ha'Zikaron commemoration, adult programming, and for the kids (K-6th), a day of friendly competition at the 5785 Maccabia Games (also known as Color War). Teen's can choose whether they would like to join the adult programming or volunteer to help with the Maccabia Games. If joining the adult program, register as an adult, if you would like to volunteer please use the sign-up genius.  

We invited to come together for a traditional Israeli lunch, including meat kebabs, chicken wings, falafel and other Israeli side dishes, to celebrate Israel's 77th birthday. 

We hope everyone in the  will join us this special day! 

Registration ends May 12th! 


If you have any questions about adult programming, contact our shlicha, Tamar Bar Dov,  at tbardov@agudasachim-va.org. 

If you have any questions about youth programming, contact the School and Youth Office at rsinfo@agudasachim-va.org.


This program is sponsored by The Jewish Federation of Greater Washington and Blackers Fund. 
Section 1 is for Adult Programming ONLY, Section 2 is for youth programming ONLY.  If you are signing up both adults and  youth, fill out both sections.

If you wish to participate in the Adult Yom Ha'Atzmaut Program, please answer the questions below.

 
Schedule Below:
Minyan at 9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
Yom Hazikaron Service (Memorial Service For Israel's Fallen Soldiers) 9:30am - 10:15am
Adult Programming 10:15 a.m. -11:45 a.m.
Will include a thoughtful presentation of the dycotomy of Yom Ha'Zikaron and Yom Ha'Atzmaut, how grief and joy reside together. It will include discussion, film, songs and more with our shlicha, Tamar Bar Dov.
 
   
Section 2 is for 5785 Maccabia Games (Color War) ONLY. If you are signing up both adults and youth, remember to fill out both section 1 and section 2. 

The 5785 Maccabia Games are open to all Agudas Achim children in grades K - 7th. We hope our day school and home school students to join the morning's festivities.


the Maccabia Games start at 9:00am and end at 12:00pm. The  Israeli community lunch is from 12:00pm - 1:30pm.

The Shlicha Program is a joint initiative between Jewish Federation and synagogues across the country with the mission of building strong connections between American Jewry and Israel.

In order to continue supporting this program, Agudas Achim is required to fund a certain portion of the costs. We are please to announce that a generous, anonymous donor has offered a matching $10,000 grant to assist fund our portion of the Agudas Shlicha Program for this year. However, to make this a reality, we need your help. Please donate below so that we can support the work of our current shlicha Tamar,  along with future Agudas shlichim.
Fri, May 9 2025 11 Iyyar 5785