Turning strangers into neighbors at Temple B’nai Shalom in Fairfax Station

Temple B’nai Shalom, like many, went virtual when the pandemic hit. Their latest service project has led them back together with the goal of...

Washington Hebrew Congregation flips the switch on solar energy

  The Washington Hebrew Congregation (WHC) will now save 348 metric tons of Carbon Dioxide emissions from entering the Earth’s atmosphere yearly after installing solar panels...

Affordable housing in Ward 3 gets interfaith support

A  lone fire hydrant stands on a hill in Fort Reno Park in Northwest D.C. It might look old and out of place but...

D.C. No. 4 for bagel lovers, lawn care company says

Washington D.C. came in 4th for a list about places for bagel lovers? That’s right, lawn care company Lawn Love ranked 2022’s Best Cities...
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2021’s Jewish pop culture moments

By Andrew Lapin Jewish pop culture had quite the “Unorthodox” year. A new reality-TV sensation, a raunchy indie-film spin on shivas and a rare glimpse into...
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Harry Reid, pugnacious Senate majority leader with deep Jewish ties, dies at 82

WASHINGTON (JTA) — When Harry Reid was 19, he wanted to marry Landra Gould. Her Jewish parents had other ideas. Reid, a middleweight boxer who...

Summer hummus and easy salad/sides

I am a huge fan of hummus. It’s something that we always have in the fridge. Mostly, I buy a quality brand at the...