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Jewish Values, Jewish Education and Spiritual Growth with Rabbi Fabian Werbin

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Rabbi Fabián Werbin was installed recently as rabbi of Kol Shalom in Rockville. Born in Buenos Aires, Werbin, 50, previously served as associate rabbi...

Rabbi Marc Israel on Being Pro-Israel

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Rabbi Marc Israel got his first taste of AIPAC when he was 17. And for the next 35 years, Israel was an AIPAC man...

Rabbi David Wolkenfeld Brings Continuity and Change to Ohev Sholom

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Rabbi David Wolkenfeld and Rabbanit Sara Wolkenfeld are settling into their new home, as this summer he became Ohev Sholom Congregation’s rabbi and she...

You Should Know… Ben Assaraf

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Ben Assaraf, one of five children, grew up adjacent to a kibbutz. Not an Israeli kibbutz, but the Rollins Park Apartments in Rockville behind...

You Should Know… Ben Joel

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McLean resident Ben Joel is passionate about learning and teaching. The 18-year-old saw how people’s education deteriorated during the COVID pandemic and and co-founded...
Robin Hettleman Weinberg

Robin Hettleman Weinberg’s Path to the Presidency

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How does someone become a “community person” — one of those perpetually busy people who attends a lot of meetings and is deeply involved...

Making Confident, Comfortable, Congregants with Elliot Cowan

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By Barbara Wind Tikvat Israel Congregation member Elliot Cowan has had a long career in cancer immunology. Now 68, the Rockville resident set up his...

You Should Know… Abby Kerbel

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If you don’t know Abby Kerbel, you likely know someone in her family or someone who knows her, or her family. Her father, Steve,...

Mom on Duty: Michelle Cades

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Whether at sleepaway camp for the first time – or maybe the sixth – kids, counselors, even staffers may need a mom once in...

Appreciating Jewish Life With Kinney Zalesne

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E. Kinney Zalesne, 57, is an American writer, political strategist and former business executive. She has served as counsel to U.S. Attorney General Janet...