Capital Jewish Museum Hosts D.C. Block Party
On a sunny Sunday afternoon in Northwest Washington D.C., the typically quiet F Street was filled with vendors and music as part of a...
High Holidays on a College Campus
The High Holidays are an important time for many Jewish families to come together and celebrate the beginning of the new year while reflecting...
Coordinating Moroccan Earthquake Relief Efforts from Potomac
Charles Dahan was an 11-year-old living off the coast of Morocco in 1960 when the deadly Agadir earthquake struck the country, killing over 12,000...
B’nai Israel Emeritus Rabbi Matthew Simon Dies at 91
Matthew Simon, a Conservative rabbi who marched with civil rights leader The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. in the 1960s, led B’nai Israel Congregation...
Rabbi Marc Israel on Being Pro-Israel
Rabbi Marc Israel got his first taste of AIPAC when he was 17. And for the next 35 years, Israel was an AIPAC man...
Pick a holiday. At Ner Shalom there might be a seder for that.
Over the summer, Rabbi Lizz Goldstein of Congregation Ner Shalom in Woodbridge attended a conference on Jewish life. Her favorite workshop turned out to...
Rabbi David Wolkenfeld Brings Continuity and Change to Ohev Sholom
Rabbi David Wolkenfeld and Rabbanit Sara Wolkenfeld are settling into their new home, as this summer he became Ohev Sholom Congregation’s rabbi and she...
Rabbi Hillel Broder Starts School
It’s been 22 years, but Rabbi Dr. Hillel Broder is back where he started — at Melvin J. Berman Hebrew Academy in Rockville, which...
6 Things to Know About Selichot
“Selichah,” in modern Hebrew, means “I’m sorry” or “excuse me.” But in the traditions surrounding the high holidays, “selichah” most closely translates to “forgive.”...
MOMs of Machane Builds Community at Temple Beth Ami
On a screened-in porch in the spring of 2022, a group of moms gathered. All belonged to Temple Beth Ami, a Reform synagogue in...
