Usher Instructions
- Arrive 1/2 hour before service. (Note: The Gold kippot (yarmulkas) in the drawer below the prayer books serves to identify you as the usher. Please wear when ushering.) Please also wear your name tag.
- The Usher is the first official representative from BCRC that meets our guests. The Usher should be pleasant, courteous, and especially welcoming.
- Hand out, or show, where prayer books, kippot, and tallits are available.
- Encourage people to sit near the front.
- Assist latecomers with obtaining books, etc., seating, and point out the page.
- BCRC policy is that one should refrain from entering or leaving the sanctuary when the congregation is standing. (Medical or need to use the bathrooms are of course exceptions.)
- Ushers should only politely REQUEST adherence to this policy.
- During the torah service the older school children will assist in distributing and later collecting torah reading books. (However you may have to help or remind them to start giving out the torah reading books when the torahs have been removed from the ark.)
- Books must not be placed on the floor. You may have to gently ask someone to remove the book from the floor, as they are unaware.
- Following the service prayer books need to be replaced on the shelves. The older school children will probably do most of this.
That’s about it! You will find this is a pleasant duty and a good way to take part in a Shabbat service. Thank you for performing this important mitzvah!
Fri, April 16 2021
4 Iyar 5781
BCRC news & Notes
Thank you to Volunteers who Made BCRC-ADAMS Vaccine Clinic a Success!
A huge thank you to volunteers from BCRC and from our friends at the ADAMS Center who contributed their time and expertise to the BCRC-ADAMS Covid-19 vaccine clinic, which took place Sunday, April 11th!
More volunteers (both of the medical profession and non-medical profession) are needed to help community members receive a second dose on May 9th (Mother's Day). Please see the blast to sign up to volunteer for this great Mitzvah! - and for more photos from this event.
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BCRC is about COMMUNITY! Our synagogue community and the community around us! CLICK HERE to view our Virtual Bulletin Board with community offerings.
Have something you would like to contribute to the Virtual Bulletin Board, please email the office (office@bcrcva.org)! We welcome submissions!
The Great Big Game Show!
Sunday, April 25, 4-5pm
Fun for all ages! Join your BCRC friends for a rousing Game Night... errr, Afternoon! Hosted by The Great Big Game Show Online! Try your hand at interactive, high graphic trivia games as an individual or as a team (each participant should log in on their own device). Have fun with games including Fist Bump, Face Off, and more! No need to register, just come ready to play! A zoom link will be sent on the day of the event.
Team BCRC Virtual 5K - Benefitting JCADA
Join Team BCRC in a Virtual 5k to Help Stop Domestic Violence!
Benefiting JCADA (Jewish Coalition Against Domestic Abuse)
JCADA provides trauma-informed care for victims of domestic abuse, and is hosting a Virtual 5K Fundraiser! Join team BCRC by donating and pledging to take part! You may run, walk, or bike a 5k on your own, or safely with friends and family, and log your activities online! Not up for a 5K? Try 5 bench presses, 5 burpees, 5 jumping jacks, or any activity you choose!
Click here to sign up with Team BCRC, and consider sending photos to the office to be shared on BCRC's Virtual Bulletin Board! (the sign up link is to the right of the page.)
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Beth Chaverim Reform Congregation
21740 Beaumeade Circle, Suite 100
Ashburn, VA 20147
(703) 729-1659
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