Washington Hebrew Congregation

Washington Hebrew Congregation
Washington Hebrew synagogue in 2014
Religion
AffiliationReform Judaism
Ecclesiastical or organizational statusSynagogue
Leadership
  • Rabbi Susan Shankman
  • Rabbi Aaron Miller
  • Rabbi Eliana Fischel (Associate)
Cantor Susan Bortnick Cantor Suzanne Hamstra Rabbi Rachel Schmelkin
StatusActive
Location
Location3935 Macomb Street NW, Washington, D.C. 20016
CountryUnited States
Location in Washington, D.C.
Geographic coordinates38°56′01″N 77°04′41″W / 38.9337°N 77.0781°W / 38.9337; -77.0781
Architecture
Date established1852 (as a congregation)
Completed
  • 1955 (Macomb Street)
  • 1978 (Potomac, Maryland)
Website
whctemple.org

Washington Hebrew Congregation, abbreviated as WHC, is a Reform Jewish synagogue location at 3935 Macomb Street NW, in Washington, D.C., in the United States. Established as a congregation in 1852, the congregation manages two places of worship, the temple in Washington, D.C., completed in 1955, and the Julia Bindeman Suburban Center, a community center, located at 11810 Falls Road, Potomac, Maryland, completed in 1978.

The congregation is a member of the Union for Reform Judaism, and across its two sites, it is one of the largest Reform congregations in the United States, with 2,150 members as of April 2023.