Arts & Culture
Jews in gameland: here’s where to spot the Jewish characters in video games
Over the past few years, diversity in video games has become a hot-button topic in the gaming industry and in fan communities. Developers have...
Tisha B’Av and Tu B’Av. What’s the difference?
The Jewish month of Av is home to two holidays that, due to their proximity to each other and their similar names, are sometimes...
Saul Golubcow introduces his Holocaust survivor-turned-private eye
As a student at Rutgers, Saul Golubcow wrote for a literary magazine. An English professor saw something in the young man’s work and urged...
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Nation and World
Israel’s big experiment
By Noga Tarnopolsky
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Mansour Abbas, the first leader of any majority-Arab party to join an Israeli government, launched his reelection campaign earlier...
Leading Orthodox groups cheered the end of Roe v. Wade…
Pam Scheininger and J. David Bleich have this much in common: They are Orthodox Jews who are preoccupied with Jewish ethics and teach at...
‘After Shabbat, we will act’: American Jews gear up for wave of post-Roe activism
An array of Jewish groups across the country are kickstarting into action to protest and potentially challenge the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe...
Top Picks
- Family and community gather to mourn Wiener sisters
Family and friends of sisters Jillian and Lindsay Wiener came to Washington Hebrew Congregation today to mourn their passing. Jillian, 21, and Lindsay, 19, both ...
- Edward Friedman
Edward Friedman, of Silver Spring, died on July 20. He was 88. Born in Philadelphia, he was a ward of the Hebrew Orphans Home from ...
- Stan Peikin
Stan Peikin, of Fairfax, died on July 18. Beloved husband of Dianne Peikin for 50 years. Devoted father of Stefani, Dana (Aharon) and Scott (Erin) ...
- Norman Pollack
Norman Pollack, of Rockville, passed away on Aug. 6, at the age of 85. He was the devoted father of Sandra (Joshua) Cohen, Brenda (Tamir) ...
- And the crown goes to … the nice Jewish boy with the ukelele
Contestants in the Mr. Nice Jewish Boy Pageant on July 31 treated the audience to a self-defense class, a crash course on how to pick ...
Food and Dining
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...
MollyBeth Rushfield takes the cake
Ronit Miller was so excited when she saw that her friend and colleague at Camp Shoresh MollyBeth Rushfield on the cover of WJW last...
Super sandwiches for picnics
Linda Morel | Special to WJW
Sandwiches are still your best bet at picnics.
I’ve tried getting fancy with chopped salads in large plastic containers; poached...
