‘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...
Rosh Hashanah starts when?? Last-minute recipes
By Linda Morel
Rosh Hashanah is catching many people by surprise this year.
Falling on the heels of Labor Day weekend, the Jewish New Year begins...
Five fascinating facts about the Jewish leap year
By Deborah Fineblum
Buckle your seatbelts; we’re heading in.
With the arrival of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish world is being thrown headlong into the leap year...
Last-minute high holiday services
Rosh Hashanah begins at sunset on Sept. 6. If you aren’t the joining type but still want to share the high holiday experience with...