Rabbi Sunny Schnitzer announces he will retire from Bethesda Jewish Congregation
After 20 years as rabbi of independent Bethesda Jewish Congregation, Rabbi Elhanan “Sunny” Schnitzer will retire next summer.
Schnitzer, 68, made the announcement in the...
The action is outdoors at Temple Shalom
As the pandemic continues to ebb and flow, Temple Shalom in Chevy Chase has returned to in-person classes at its religious school. This fall,...
The 12 tribes honor member families at Magen David Sephardic Congregation
The Torah teaches us to glorify God while the Talmud elaborates with a lovely concept called “hiddur mitzvah,” which means to beautify a deed...
At Agudas Achim Congregation, Young Families celebrate an Israeli Sukkot
Photos by Jen Halpern
A dozen families came to Agudas Achim Congregation’s Israeli Sukkot event on Sept. 26, led by the synagogue’s shlichah, or Israeli...
In Annapolis, David Sislen is new rabbi at Kneseth Israel
Five years is a long time for a synagogue to go without a rabbi, but with the arrival of Rabbi/Cantor David Sislen, that is...
Kesher Israel Congregation: Heart of a predecessor
For inspiration over the high holidays, Rabbi Hyim Shafner of Kesher Israel Congregation is reaching back a century to the writings of his predecessor,...
Or Chadash preparing food for the hungry on Yom Kippur
Last year, the Damascus Reform synagogue Congregation Or Chadash packaged 10,000 meals to help feed the hungry during Yom Kippur. That was at the...
Leesburg synagogue partners with Israeli congregation
An ocean and more than 6,000 miles separate Congregation Sha’are Shalom in Leesburg and the New Kehila of Ramat Aviv in Israel, but the...
At Washington Hebrew, student cantors find harmony
Last Shabbat, Washington Hebrew Congregation welcomed two new voices as student cantors. Justin Callis and Beth Reinstein appeared for the first time during services,...
Who let Rabbi Axler in the kitchen?
In one memorable class of Rabbi Craig Axler’s cooking class series, “Who let the rabbi in the kitchen,” Axler demonstrated his grandmother’s mushroom barley...