Local Links

Welcome to the Northern Virginia/Washington D.C. metro area! We've prepared a list of Jewish & secular resources that you may find useful in exploring our area.

Where is Congregation Beth Emeth?

CBE is located in Herndon, VA, within easy driving distance of Reston, Fairfax, Vienna, Oakton, Centreville, Great Falls, Tysons Corner and more.

• Google Map
• Dulles Regional Chamber of Commerce (Herndon)
• Herndon, VA on Wikipedia
• Money Magazine: Reston Best Place to Live in Virginia (2018) and Reston 4th Best Place to Live in the South (2017)
• Reston Chamber of Commerce
• Reston, VA on Wikipedia
• Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce

Jewish Community Resources

• JCC of Northern Virginia
• Hadassah Northern Virginia
• Jewish Federation of Greater Washington
• JConnect (Includes community calendar and other DC area Jewish resources and links)
• Northern Virginia Jewish Singles Chavurah (Meetup) 
• Sixth and I Historic Synagogue (Event venue)
• Washington Jewish Week (Newspaper) - Subscribe through CBE for a discount!
• Washington Jewish Week's Annual Guide To Jewish Living (2018-19) (Note: you may need to subscribe to the Washington Jewish Week to view this online)
• Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC)
• JCC of Greater Washington (Rockville, MD)
• JCC of Washington, DC (DCJCC)

Restaurants

• Kosher restaurants in the DC area- Supervised by the Washington Va'ad
• Washington Post Going Out Guide (Includes Northern VA)
• Washingtonian Magazine (Food & Drink section - Includes Northern VA)

Groceries

(All carry some Kosher foods; those with * have more)

• *Wegmans (Fairfax, Sterling/Dulles, Leesburg, Prince William County)
• *Moti's Market (Rockville, MD)
• *Shalom Kosher Market (Wheaton, MD)
• *Shoppers Food Warehouse (Fairfax; other locations have fewer Kosher products)
• Whole Foods Market: Natural and Organic Grocery (Multiple locations)
• Giant Food (Multiple locations)
• Safeway (Multiple locations)
• Trader Joe's (Reston, Fairfax, Centreville) -- kosher meat/poultry

Schools

• Fairfax County Public Schools (Beth Emeth is in Fairfax County)
• Loudoun County Public Schools (Beth Emeth is near the Loudoun County line)
• Gesher Jewish Day School (Fairfax, VA)
• Charles E Smith Day School (Rockville, MD)

Transportation

• Fairfax Connector Local Bus
• Washington Area Metropolitan Transit Authority (Metro) Subway and Bus
• Metro Expansion to Dulles
• Capital Beltway

Community News

• Herndon Patch
• Reston Patch
• Reston Now
• Connection Newspapers
• Fairfax Times
• Washington Post
• Northern Virginia Realtors -- Consumer Resources (Local Real Estate News, Market Statistics, utility costs, useful links)

Colleges & Universities

• George Mason University
• Northern Virginia Community College
• George Washington University
• Georgetown University
• American University
• (There are many more!)

Shopping

• Tysons Corner Center
• Fairfax Corner
• Fair Lakes (Malls, outlets)
• Fair Oaks Mall
• Dulles Town Center
• Potomac Mills Outlet Mall
• Leesburg Outlet Mall

Entertainment & Sports

• Smithsonian Institution
• Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts
• The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
• Arena Stage
• Theatre J (at the Washington DC JCC)
• NextStop Theatre (Herndon community theatre)
• EagleBank Arena  (at George Mason University, Fairfax, VA - formerly Patriot Center)
• Reston Town Center
• Washington Nationals (Baseball)
• DC United (Soccer)
• Washington Wizards (Basketball)
• Washington Capitals (Hockey)
• Washington Redskins (Football)

Washington, DC

• Official Tourism Site of Washington, DC
• Washington Post Going Out Guide (Includes Northern VA)
• Washingtonian Magazine) (Includes Northern VA)