People

Get to know people from the DMV Jewish community through profiles, and sections You Should Know, and Last Word.

Malkie Hametz… You Should Know

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Malkie Hametz didn’t initially plan to get into educational administration, but that’s where she finds herself now, as the Dean of Students for the...

Amy Lummer Working to Strengthen Northern Virginia’s Jewish Community

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Amy Lummer has been involved with Jewish life in Northern Virginia for a long time. As a member of Congregation Adat Reyim, Director of...

Jennifer Shulkin…You Should Know

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Jennifer Shulkin is an innovative Jewish business leader with a background in law, having graduated from Harvard Law School and working as an attorney...

Rabbi Arnold Resnicoff: Impacting Others Through Military Service and Chaplaincy

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Rabbi Arnold Resnicoff is a retired, decorated chaplain for the United States Navy, providing guidance to service members for 25 years after his own...

Aviva Kempner: Award-Winning Filmmaker and Film Producer

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Aviva Kempner credits her career as a District-based, award-winning filmmaker and film producer to failing the D.C. bar exam. “I always thanked the D.C....

You Should Know… Rabbi Elazar Freedman

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Rabbi Elazar Freedman wasn’t sure he was ready to leave Israel before he got a job offer to be an educator at the University...

Jody Rabhan: A Champion of Women’s and Social Justice Advocacy

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Jody Rabhan has been serving women, children and families through a Jewish lens since 1994, when she first got a job with the National...

You Should Know… Yovav Gavish

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Yovav Gavish was introduced to business at a young age, following his father around to business meetings in Israel, where he gradually found a...

Miriam Szubin: Connecting Children and Families at EDCJCC

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With a passion for education and Jewish communal involvement, Miriam Szubin has dedicated herself to positively impacting others and helping individuals and families connect...

You Should Know…Rabbi Mitchell Berkowitz

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Rabbi Mitchell Berkowitz serves the Montgomery County Jewish community as an associate rabbi at B’nai Israel Congregation in Rockville. Coming from a household that...