Magen David Congregation, the Sephardic synagogue of the nation’s capital, celebrates 25th Anniversary and installation of new Rabbi

Felisitationes - Mazal Tov to Magen David Sephardic Congregation in Maryland on a fantastic 25th Anniversary Gala and Installation of their new Haham, Rabbi Dr. Col. Ari Soussan! The community celebrated on Sunday, March 17th, in Bethesda with a beautiful Gala Dinner, amazing live Sephardic music, a special exhibition on the Sephardic Community history in D.C., and Installation Ceremony for the new Rabbi.

The Sephardic Brotherhood’s Managing Director, Ethan Marcus, along with National Central Council Members Larry Bensignor and Ian Pomerantz, were proud to represent the Sephardic Brotherhood and celebrate with the Magen David Community. Para munchos anyos - to many more years!

From left to right: Larry Bensignor, National Central Council Member; Ethan Marcus, Managing Director; Rabbi Yosef Zarneghian, Congregation Mikveh Israel

Brotherhood member Ian Pomerantz enjoying the live music at the Gala

Magen David Sephardic Congregation (MDSC) is a Sephardic synagogue serving families in the Maryland suburbs of our nation’s capital, Washington, D.C. Its distinctive Sephardic character is a source of inspiration for the community, but membership in MDSC is not exclusive to Jews from Sephardic and Mizrachi backgrounds. The congregation has a wonderfully diverse set of heritages, and includes many Ashkenazi families. Magen David's precursor, the Yom Tov Congregation of Washington, D.C., was founded originally by Sephardic Jews from Greece and Turkey, and later joined with newly arrived Moroccan and North African Sepharadim in the 1950s and 60s to form the Magen David Sephardic Congregation. To this day, the Congregation still uses the Zehut Yosef Sephardic Siddur Series, based in the Ladino-Sephardic traditions of our Community.