Young Israel Shomrai Emunah (abbreviated as YISE) is an Orthodox synagogue located at 1132 Arcola Avenue, in Kemp Mill,[2][3] Montgomery County, Maryland, in the United States.

[5] The synagogue provides a full range of religious and social services, such a nursery school,[6] banquet hall for weddings,[7] prayer services for Sephardi Jews,[8] assistance with job hunting,[9] notable guest speakers from the Jewish world, such as a Silver Spring native Lazer Brody who joined the Breslov Hasidim.

[11][12] The synagogue has sponsored Jewish educational activities with other local Orthodox institutions such as The Greater Washington Community Kollel.

[23] In the early 1960s, there was a trend of residents moving further into suburbs of Washington, D.C.[24] With many of its members no longer living within walking distance to Shomrai Emunah's synagogue, attendance on Shabbat decreased significantly.

[24] Rabbi Anemer bought a house near Kemp Mill, Maryland, and he began holding Shabbat services there every other week.

[24] When attendance at Rabbi Anemer's home quickly became too large for the space, Shomrai Emunah built a new synagogue on nearby University Boulevard.

[28] On April 29, 1973, Shomrai Emunah held a groundbreaking ceremony for a new synagogue at Arcola Avenue and Lamberton Drive in Kemp Mill.