Arts & Culture
Late Winter Arts Preview
Escape the winter weather with these bright performances and activities. All around the Washington area, organizations are hosting Jewish arts events varying from film...
Sasha Olinick finds connections between his theater work and Judaism
Takoma Park-based actor Sasha Olinick finds his work in the rehearsal room and on stage has deep connections to his Judaism.
“The idea of storytelling...
Apples to Apples
Review
“Temptation Transformed: The Story of How the Forbidden Fruit Became an Apple” by Azzan Yadin-Israel. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 2022. 181 pages....
You Should Know
Nation and World
Could ancient wheat be the solution to the world’s food crisis?
By Elana Shap
A quarter of the world’s food comes from just one crop. It grows abundantly in Russia and Ukraine, but war has obstructed...
Maryland’s Jamie Raskin has cancer
Jamie Raskin, the Jewish Maryland Democrat who has been a lead investigator of former President Donald Trump’s alleged responsibility for the deadly Jan. 6,...
Some Jewish groups are quiet on far-right extremists’ election in Israel
Few of the American Jewish groups who would not speak out about the prospect of extremists in government before Israel’s elections have done so...
Top Picks
- Kol Shalom’s new cantor is one of its own
When Sally Heckelman joined Kol Shalom in 2005, she had no idea how far the support from her new community would carry her. Nearly two ...
- Paul S. Frommer
On Jan. 21, Paul S. Frommer, of Alexandria, died at age 87. Beloved husband of Elizabeth; father of Joshua (Melissa), Alexandra Schnitzer (Daniel), Samuel (Richard) ...
- Maxine Cohen
On Jan. 19, Maxine Cohen, of Rockville, died at 92. Maxine was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., in 1930 to Ruth and Michael Freeman. After growing ...
- Aaron Gerber
On Jan. 25, Aaron Gerber passed away at age 92. Son of Mike and Annie Gerber. Husband to Marilyn, who passed in 2015. He will ...
- Doris Goldman
On. Jan. 22, Doris Goldman (nee Chilton) died peacefully at her home surrounded by family in Boynton Beach, Fla. She was 97. Doris is survived ...
Food and Dining
Sufganyot : Fried, filled donuts for Chanukah
By Jessica Grann
Many of us live in places without a good bakery to buy donuts for Chanukah. It’s very satisfying to make them for...
Chanukah brings out the oil and the good cheer
By Ethel G. Hofman
Ah, Chanukah — the holiday when we eat fried foods to commemorate the miracle of the oil.
The eight-day “Festival of Lights,”...
It’s about (pie) time
Quiche, cheesecake, Shepard’s pie, any pie … my children say I make round foods well. I’ll take the compliment. And it’s true that there...
