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New DC Congregations Center Black Jewish Identity and Community

Before two Black rabbis founded congregations in Washington, D.C., a small, tight-knit group of Jews felt they had no place to call home. “Ashkenazim have...

Ed Peskowitz, Co-Founder of United Communications Group and Philanthropist, Dies at...

DC Museum Features Story of Jim Crow-Era Interfaith Partnership

Community Embraces Rabbi Grieving Sudden Loss of His Brother

American Jewish Committee Hosts Annual Ambassadors’ Seder in DC

Opinion

Editorial: Next Year in Jerusalem

Each year at Passover, Jews gather around the Seder table to tell an ancient story that refuses to stay in the past. The Haggadah...

Editorial: Kudos to Cornell’s Kotlikoff

Editorial: Haaretz’s Judgment, Blinded by Religious Bias

Editorial: The Strike Zone Goes Digital

Opinion: From Sderot to Tehran: Unmasking the Architects of the ‘Double...

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North Potomac’s Dawn Savage Steps Into Lead Role at Mason Hillel

Dawn Savage never saw herself going into Jewish communal work, as she “didn’t realize it was a thing.” The Hillel chapter at James Madison University,...

Jaclyn Talon Connects Young Jewish Families in Alexandria

Fairfax’s Erin Dreyfuss Boosts Enrollment at Jewish Day Schools

Nate Neustadt Leads George Washington University’s Pro-Israel Community

DC’s Emma Velinsky Brings Together Young Jewish Families in the District

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The Agave Solution: Finding Complexity Beyond Scotch This Passover

Jules Polonetsky For Jewish consumers, the arrival of Passover often signals a temporary farewell to beloved spirits. When the festive spirit calls for a L’Chaim,...

Elevating Your Holiday Meals: A Simple Guide to Passover Wine Pairings

2026 Wine Season Kicks Off

Kosher Port Wine: The Return of Porto Cordovero

Kingsmark Wine

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Arts & Culture

In Broadway’s ‘Giant,’ Roald Dahl Is a Warped Messenger for a...

Andrew Silow-Carroll | JTA Roald Dahl is a terrible messenger for a serious conversation about Jews and Israel. Which is part of what makes “Giant,” the...

National Library of Israel Reveals Iranian Haggadah With Persian Poem

‘Jew-FK Jr.’: Meet the Connecticut Dad and Children’s Book Author Who...

‘Children Shaped Clay 15,000 Years Ago in Israel’

For Chinese-Speaking Jews in New York, ‘Mazel Tofu’ Offers a New...

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Undeterred by War, North American Jews Continue to Immigrate to Israel

By Peter Ephross Mordechai Deluca never considered delaying his move to Israel from the United States because of the war with Iran. If anything, the opposite...

Meet the Israeli Scientists Leading the Fight Against Colorectal Cancer

By Larry Luxner First, the good news. Among Americans under 50, the overall cancer mortality has plummeted by 44% over the last quarter-century. Better diagnostic tools,...

At This Jerusalem Museum, Everyday Objects Tell the Story of the Holocaust in a...

By Larry Luxner JERUSALEM — A guitar played by Jewish teenager Nina Simon of Skopje, Yugoslavia. A shortwave radio that once belonged to Raphael Ahav of...

A New Chapter of Service: Lee H. Cohen Joins Northern Virginia Jewish Funerals

Northern Virginia Jewish Funerals continues to expand its presence in the community with the addition of Lee Cohen as Community Liaison, bringing with him...
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