Using Rosh Hashanah leftovers for an apple-tahini crumble
Shannon Sarna | Special to WJW
When the Jewish New Year comes around, it’s common to find apple cake or honey cake on many Ashkenazi...
7 sweet facts about Rosh Hashanah you may not know
By Leah Kadosh
Shanah Tovah, Happy, Healthy New Year! The Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashanah, is nearly here. I can tell this coming year is...
How not to ask for time off on the Jewish holidays
By Eli Gottlieb
“Hey Allies: Please don’t schedule meetings or events on the Jewish holidays!” So says a meme that has circulated widely in recent...
‘It’s time to come home’: 7 American rabbis share reflections amid challenging High Holiday...
By Jacob Gurvis
Any rabbi seeking to connect his or her High Holiday sermons to current events has plenty to draw from this year.
There’s the...
Rabbi Neil Tow returns to Congregation Sha’are Shalom
Rabbi Neil Tow has landed a promotion of sorts — from associate rabbi at Congregation B’nai Tzedek in Potomac to his own pulpit at...
Nora Feinstein: Sixth & I Synagogue’s kitchen table rabbi
Sixth & I’s new rabbi, Nora Feinstein, says her history with the District synagogue goes back to 2013.
“Like many people in their 20s in...
Rabbi Jenna Stein Turow came to the Den Collective for the authenticity
It was raining hard the day of Rabbi Jenna Stein Turow’s welcome picnic at The Den Collective. After the rain subsided, 30 people showed...
The pieces of Corey Helfand at Ohr Kodesh Congregation
Rabbi Corey Helfand, the new rabbi at Ohr Kodesh Congregation, once aspired to be a doctor, but while a pre-med student at Washington University...
At Congregation Olam Tikvah, Rabbi Viki Bedo finds her Jewish community
Viki Bedo was born in Sweden and grew up in Budapest. She converted to Judaism as a teenager, after living with a Jewish family...
The state of our bees
WILL Jewish families still dip apples in honey for Rosh Hashanah if there are no more honeybees?
Beekeepers in Maryland and elsewhere are sounding the...
