Har Tzeon-Agudath Achim Launches Shabbat School
Congregation Har Tzeon-Agudath Achim revamped its building and surrounding area last fall, and its youth education program is no exception.
The traditional Silver Spring synagogue...
‘Wings of Hope’ Flies High at B’nai Tzedek
The piece “Wings of Hope” was originally created by the late artist Livnat Kutz in southern Israel in July 2023. Made up of old,...
Holidays Are a Family Affair at Clarksburg Chabad
The Passover Seder is traditionally centered around the children at the table, and so is the Jewish New Year, according to Rabbi Yossi Kagan.
“Rosh...
Olam Tikvah Gives to Holocaust Survivors Ahead of Rosh Hashanah
While many people kicked back at a cookout or traveled out of town, 26 volunteers spent the Sunday before Labor Day bringing joy to...
Kehilat Pardes Preps for Third Jewish Book Drive
At its second Jewish book drive, in 2024, Kehilat Pardes — The Rock Creek Synagogue received tens of thousands of donated books from the...
Temple Micah Breathes New Life Into Haftarah
For many, the haftarah is the “forgotten stepchild” of Shabbat morning services, according to Rabbi Samantha Frank.
“Everyone is so excited about the Torah reading,...
Bethesda Jewish Congregation ‘Grows Tremendously’
Years ago, Geryl Baer walked into a religious school classroom at Bethesda Jewish Congregation and saw engaged students learning about teshuvah, the repentance typically...
Kehilat Shalom Donates Torah to German Shul
When moving, many of us seek to give away items we no longer use. In Kehilat Shalom’s and Rabbi Charles Arian’s case, that item...
Beth El of Winchester’s Rabbi Climbs the Ranks
On Sunday, the rabbi at Beth El Congregation in Winchester was promoted to lieutenant colonel of the U.S. Army National Guard after more than...
Har Shalom Dedicates Holocaust-Era Torah
In 1971, Congregation Har Shalom received one of the 1,564 Torah scrolls that were confiscated from Czechoslovakian synagogues by the Nazis during the Holocaust....