Purim 5777 – Megillah Reading List

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The following list is for Megilah reading times in Silver Spring (and possibly nearby areas if people send them in). The times are for Purim 5777 – March 11, 2017 (night) and March 12, 2017 (day). Please submit additional times/locations (and corrections if anything is incorrect) via email to purim@jewishsilverspring.org. Please submit only publicly available readings – e.g., if a reading is planned for a private home and is only for family or a few close neighbors, please do not submit it here.

Chabad = Chabad of Silver Spring
KMS = Kemp Mill Synagogue
SEHC = Southeast Hebrew Congregation, Knesset Yehoshua
SSJC = Silver Spring Jewish Center
YISE = Young Israel Shomrai Emunah

Purim Night

This year Purim is on Motzei Shabbos. Shabbos ends at 6:51pm. Some Megillah readings are immediately following Maariv. There are many Megillah readings that start 30 – 50 minutes later so that people can get into costume and drive (or walk) to the Megillah reading.

Location Time Minyan details or other notes
YISE – 1132 Arcola Ave. – Small Beis Medrash 6:50 Maariv followed by Megillah – Nusach Sefard
Chabad – 519 Lamberton Dr. 7:15 Havdalah and Megillah reading
Ohr Hatorah – at YGW – 1216 Arcola Avenue – Small Beis Medrash 7:15 Maariv followed by Megillah
KMS – 11910 Kemp Mill Rd. – Sanctuary 7:15 Maariv followed by Megillah
KMS – 11910 Kemp Mill Rd. – Beit Midrash 7:15 Maariv followed by Megillah
KMS – 11910 Kemp Mill Rd. – Social Hall 7:15 Youth – Maariv followed by Megillah
Marion Baras’s Apt. – 1121 University Blvd., #906 7:15 Call first to ensure a space: 301-681-3299
YISE – 1132 Arcola Ave. – Sephardi – Large Beis Medrash 7:20
SEHC – 10900 Lockwood Dr. 7:20
YISE – 1132 Arcola Ave. – Belonofsky Sanctuary 7:30
YISE – 1132 Arcola Ave. – Social Hall 7:30 Youth/Family
YISE – 811 University Blvd. 7:30
Minchas Yitzchok – 1103 Arcola Avenue 7:30
SSJC – 1401 Arcola Ave. 7:30
Chabad – 519 Lamberton Dr. 8:00 Purim Under the Sea: Megillah reading and Purim party
Ohr Hatorah – at YGW – 1216 Arcola Avenue – Small Beis Medrash 8:30
KMS – 11910 Kemp Mill Rd. – Youth Beit Midrash 9:00 Women’s Tefila Group Megillah
KMS – 11910 Kemp Mill Rd. – Beit Midrash 9:00
YISE – 1132 Arcola Ave. – Belonofsky Sanctuary 9:30
Rabbi Levy’s house – 609 Hyde Rd. 9:30
SEHC – 10900 Lockwood Dr. 10:30

Purim Day

Don’t forget to Spring Forward. All times for Purim Day are DST.

Location Time Minyan details or other notes
YISE – 1132 Arcola Ave. – Social Hall 6:30 Shacharis followed by Megillah
YISE – 1132 Arcola Ave. – Sephardi – Large Beis Medrash 7:00 Shacharit followed by Megillah
Ohr HaTorah – 1299 Lamberton Dr. 7:55 Shacharis Netz Minyan at 7:00
SEHC – 10900 Lockwood Dr. 7:23 Shacharis at 6:40
YISE – 1132 Arcola Ave. – Belonofsky Sanctuary 7:30 Shacharis followed by Megillah
KMS – 11910 Kemp Mill Rd. – Sanctuary 7:30 Shacharis followed by Megillah
Minchas Yitzchok – 1103 Arcola Avenue 7:50 Vasikin Shacharis at 6:45
KMS – 11910 Kemp Mill Rd. – Youth Beit Midrash 8:15 Shacharis followed by Megillah
SEHC – 10900 Lockwood Dr. 8:55 Shacharis at 8:15
YISE – 1132 Arcola Ave. – Belonofsky Sanctuary 9:00 Shacharis followed by Megillah
KMS – 11910 Kemp Mill Rd. – Sanctuary 9:00 Youth – Shacharis followed by Megillah
Chabad – 519 Lamberton Dr. 9:00 Shacharis followed by Megillah
Maayan Chadash – 411 Sisson St. (Kemp Mill Elementary School) 9:00 Shacharis followed by Megillah
Ohr HaTorah – 1299 Lamberton Dr. 9:15
Rabbi Levy’s house – 609 Hyde Rd. 10:30
YISE – 1132 Arcola Ave. – Belonofsky Sanctuary 11:00
KMS – 11910 Kemp Mill Rd. – Beit Midrash 11:00
Chabad – 519 Lamberton Dr. 12:00
Chabad – 519 Lamberton Dr. 2:00
Chabad – 519 Lamberton Dr. 4:00 Purim Seudah and Megillah reading