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MITZVAH DAY is an annual Temple-sponsored event which  organizes more than 50 community service projects throughout the  Washington area. Volunteers participate on Mitzvah Day, as well  as serve as project team leaders and committee volunteers for  community service activities.

Washington Hebrew Congregation initiated Mitzvah Day fourteen years ago under the leadership of Rabbi M. Bruce Lustig and a small but devoted group of lay leaders who wanted to make a difference in the greater D.C. community.

In the years since its inception, Mitzvah Day has evolved into one of the largest undertakings at Temple and the event has become a national model, adapted by congregations around the country.A committee of Temple members works for nine months to organize over forty projects that will serve the needy in our area.

Each year our members come together, and in just one day prepare hundreds of meals for the hungry and sort clothes for the homeless; organize school supplies for needy and children with HIV; visit seniors in Jewish nursing homes, provide entertainment to under-privileged children and teens; add a new coat of paint to the offices of organizations working for those in need; and clean up outdoor parks that are enjoyed by many in our community.

Visit the official Mitzvah Day website