For Another Tisha B’Av, Jews Demand ICE Out of Maryland
Zoe Bell and Andrew Guckes | Staff Writers
More than a dozen area synagogues co-sponsored a Tisha B’Av demonstration outside the ICE Baltimore Field Office...
Maryland Hillel Launches New Leadership Model
University of Maryland Hillel is entering a new chapter, having settled into its brand-new building with a larger staff.
The organization recently welcomed a new...
First Cohort of Guardians to Graduate, Protect Area Synagogues
Amid recent headlines detailing attacks on synagogues, a group of Jewish men in greater Washington is taking matters into its own hands.
The Collective Threat...
8 Interesting Events Coming Up in Jewish DMV: July 24-29
Explore these events coming up in Jewish DMV, from a Jews of color affinity group picnic to a Tu B'Av celebration of love.
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Delegation Witnesses Jewish Life Amid War and Hardship
Gil Preuss, CEO of the Jewish Federation of Greater Washington, recently returned from a weeklong trip to Georgia, Ukraine and Poland more optimistic than...
5 DMV Locals, 5 Years of Rabbinical School
An Avodah leader and community organizer, a Jew by choice and a former Hillel professional, all from the greater Washington area, are part of...
Kol Ami’s New Rabbi Doubles as Silversmith
Rabbi Doug Heifetz briefly took a step back from the full-time rabbinate to pursue metalsmithing and art. Now he’s back at the pulpit, this...
Jewish Vegan Life Holds First DC Tikkun Circle
On July 15, about 18 vegans, vegetarians or vegan-curious community members filled the room at Rooted3, a plant-based restaurant in Bethesda, to discuss how...
Ethel Finn, Jewish Community Builder, Social Worker, Dies at 85
Ethel Finn, a longtime Montgomery Village resident who helped build the Jewish community that became Kehilat Shalom in Gaithersburg and later worked for 25...
Tu B’Av Jewish Love Stories in the DMV
Love is in the air with Tu B’Av right around the corner! Enjoy the romantic stories of how these D.C.-area Jewish couples met in...