Fairfax school board votes no to closing on High Holidays
After months of debate and lobbying from an interfaith coalition, the Fairfax County School Board voted Thursday not to add days off to its 2021-2022...
DC vigil marks one year of isolation
The Edlavitch DC Jewish Community Center marked the anniversary of coronavirus pandemic with an outdoor vigil on March 14, as nearby churches held their...
Howard County rabbi takes matzah baking on the road
Rabbi Hillel Baron is bringing the matzah bakery experience to kids with his portable Brooklyn Matzah Bakery.
“There are two kinds of matzah: There’s machine-made...
Musical congregants at Beth Shalom in Columbia raise money by keeping their voices down
Beth Shalom Congregation in Columbia recently raised $4,000 thanks to congregants who like to sing but aren’t good at it.
The Conservative congregation held a...
Washington Hebrew Congregation changes dues model amid shift in Reform movement
People don’t like to discuss their income. At least, that’s what Lindsay Feldman at Washington Hebrew Congregation noticed. The Reform synagogue operated a “fair...
Tattered copy of ‘Protocols of the Elders of Zion’ found at Capitol Police checkpoint
A Capitol Police officer has been suspended after a copy of “The Protocols of the Elders of Zion,” an infamous anti-Semitic document, was found...
Temple Beth Torah explores Judaism through ‘The Rabbi & I’ web series
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpJ9bnx48RA
Because he belongs to a synagogue, Joe Sutliff is always asked by non-Jewish friends and coworkers about Judaism. Trouble is, Sutliff isn’t Jewish, although...
Student’s app tracks Jewish holy days
Hannah Joffe has had a lot of free time in the last year. The pandemic really opened up the 12 year old’s schedule.
“I was...
Rolodex is a who’s who of high-powered Washington
What do Bill and Hillary Clinton, former Israeli President Ezer Weizman, former presidential wife Lady Bird Johnson, trial attorney Edward Bennett Williams and singer...
Sixth grader’s ‘Safe-T-Tape’ aims to make walking safer
Do you know those bumpy indicators on street corners and subway platforms that make unfamiliar places safer and more accessible to people who are...