After Long Path to Judaism, Rockville’s Rabbi Emily Howard Meyer Spreads Jewish Wisdom
Rabbi Emily Howard Meyer wears many hats in the DMV Jewish community — rabbi-in-residence, spiritual leader, artist, educator, musician and business owner.
She’s taught herself...
Ashburn’s Rabbi Amy Sapowith Fosters Lifelong Jewish Learning
As a graduate school student in comparative literature, Rabbi Amy Sapowith pored over texts religiously, including the Mayan Popol Vuh, “Book of the Community.”
“At...
Adas Israel’s Jeanie Milbauer Provides Tools for a Meaningful Shabbat
Everything that entrepreneur and lawyer by training Jeanie Milbauer has done is connected to service and mission, she said.
The Washington, D.C., resident co-founded a...
Glen Echo’s Vanessa Sax Seeks to Unify Jewish Northern Virginia
After 20 years of working in commercial real estate, Vanessa Sax knows a thing or two about building community.
Wanting to combine her Jewish identity...
Rachel Bergstein Instills a Love of Jewish History at CESJDS
Rachel Bergstein views Jewish history as the “connective tissue” of a Jewish day school, which is why she aims to foster a love of...
Chevy Chase’s Rabbi Avi Strausberg Shares Love of Torah With All Ages
Rabbi Avi Strausberg was always drawn to Judaism, but didn’t find “her people” and calling as a Jewish educator until a post-college program.
She described...
Cantor Josh Perlman Brings Love of Music and Learning to B’nai Israel for 25...
The cantorate runs through Cantor Josh Perlman’s blood: his father and three brothers are all cantors, and he grew up singing in his dad’s...
Bethesda’s Rabbi Jonah Pesner Spearheads Social Justice Through Jewish Lens
Rabbi Jonah Pesner has a hefty job overseeing the Reform movement's justice work in 850 congregations across North America, keeping social justice and Jewish...
Bethesda’s Noam Fischman Uses Legal Prowess to Guide Bender JCC’s Mission
Noam Fischman’s involvement in the local Jewish community comes in response to what he didn’t have growing up: thriving Jewish communal life.
“I had a...
DC’s Matt Nosanchuk Champions Civil Rights Through Decades of Public Service
Having served in two presidential administrations, worked in civil rights law for more than 30 years and started a nonprofit from scratch, Matt Nosanchuk...