Bethesda’s Galia Messika Greenberg Brings Israeli Perspective to JCRC Board
Galia Messika Greenberg is prepared to take on a top leadership role with the Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Washington board in a...
Avid Cyclist Matthew Gever Leads DC Jews on Bikes, Holocaust Remembrance Efforts
Matthew Gever didn’t learn to ride a bike until he was 30. The Washington, D.C., resident now leads DC Jews on Bikes and makes...
Rockville’s Rabbi Deborah Bodin Cohen Makes Judaism Fun and Palatable for Youth
Rabbi Deborah Bodin Cohen got into writing midrashim — contemporary interpretations of classic stories — when she realized, “These would make a really cool...
Kensington’s Nancy Kotz Conveys Jewish Art History to Present-Day DMV
Nancy Kotz isn’t afraid to get up in front of a crowd and speak.
That’s what the Kensington art historian does on a regular basis...
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...