Arts & Culture
Ari Roth’s third act
Theater producer and playwright Ari Roth last made headlines in the fall of 2020, when he resigned from Mosaic Theater Company, which he founded...
Theater J’s ‘Old Stock’ takes the immigrant saga to Canada
We Jews are wanderers. It’s both an intergenerational curse and survival mechanism. That trunks, satchels and suitcases have always been at the ready, for...
Leonard Bernstein’s Jewish ‘Mass’ returns to its Washington source
When Leonard Bernstein’s “Mass” opened the Kennedy Center in 1971, it was the social event of the season. And tensions were high. America was...
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Nation and World
Jewish organizations assist in hurricane relief
Hurricane Ian tore through Florida, moving from the Gulf of Mexico along the West Coast over the state to the other side, leaving a...
On the bus with the army of pro-Israel TikTok influencers
By Deborah Danan
A group of fired-up 20-somethings crush together in the aisle of the bus, singing at the top of their lungs, “WE’RE GOING...
Decades after the Holocaust, efforts to return Nazi-looted art are slow, steady
It’s never just as simple as “finders keepers, losers weepers.”
In June, the Philadelphia Museum of Art returned a 16th-century marksman’s shield in its possession...
Top Picks
- At Congregation Beth Emeth, Rabbi Warner Ferratier returns to NoVa
As we count down to Rosh Hashanah, we’d like to introduce you to five new rabbis in the Washington area who are gearing up ...
- The High Holidays are approaching. How do you ask for forgiveness?
It’s the time of year when your Facebook friends post this mea culpa: “Please forgive me if I’ve wronged you in any way over the ...
- What are ‘Judeo-Christian values’? Analyzing a divisive term
A debate that reveals deep political differences
- Ari Roth’s third act
Theater producer and playwright Ari Roth last made headlines in the fall of 2020, when he resigned from Mosaic Theater Company, which he founded in ...
- Jewish lives lost to the coronavirus
Chabad.org is working on a project to record and recall every member of the Jewish community who has perished during this plague. Yaakov Abayev ● ...
Food and Dining
Seated at the Mexican Table with Pati Jinich
Pati Jinich has been many things: a chef, a political analyst, a mom, an expat. Throughout it all, her cultural heritage and love for...
Best-dressed summer salads
With summer produce at its seasonal peak, now is the time to showcase it!
Salad for supper is a great idea when the temperatures rise,...
Becca Hyman’s best bites
Last week, Becca Hyman visited me. She’s the Washington-based creator of “Becca’s Best Bites,” a series of cooking videos on Instagram that features primarily...
