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Looking Back on 60 Years of Charles E. Smith Jewish Day...
Parents, faculty and alumni spoke to Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School’s tight-knit community, rigorous academics and teachers who go above and beyond for...
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Opinion: Jews Have Found a Home in DC. The DSA Is...
By Ron Halber
In my 25 years leading the Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Washington, the Jewish community has increasingly put down roots in...
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Jaclyn Talon Connects Young Jewish Families in Alexandria
Jaclyn Talon helps sustain Jewish life in her pocket of northern Virginia as a way to honor her maternal grandparents, who survived the Holocaust.
The...
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Last Word
Bethesda’s Rabbi Jonah Pesner Spearheads Social Justice Through Jewish Lens
Rabbi Jonah Pesner has a hefty job overseeing the Reform movement's justice work in 850 congregations across North America, keeping social justice and Jewish...
Food & Dining
Elevating Your Holiday Meals: A Simple Guide to Passover Wine Pairings
Jules Polonetsky
As Passover approaches, it is time to think about your wine selections. My focus has often been on the seder, prioritizing easy drinking,...
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Nation and World
German School Named for Albanian Who Saved Jews Sends Students to...
Larry Luxner | JTA
Sixteen-year-old Melisa Malo, a 10th-grader at the Gjimnazi Sami Frashëri here, first learned about the Holocaust four years ago when she...
Arts & Culture
For Chinese-Speaking Jews in New York, ‘Mazel Tofu’ Offers a New...
Jackie Hajdenberg | JTA
A YouTuber, a theater consultant and an accordionist walk into a kosher Chinese restaurant.
It’s not the setup to a Borscht Belt...
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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...
Amid Critical Doctor Shortage, Israel Launches International Program to Bring 2,000 Physicians by 2029
By Larry Luxner
TEL AVIV — Dr. Olivia Keller-Baruch had long dreamed of working as a doctor in Israel.
Originally from Montreal, she knew making the move...
These Jewish Day Schools Embracing AI are Reimagining Education for the High-Tech Era
By Peter Ephross
In one classroom, students create a podcast featuring an “interview” with the prophet Elijah. In another, instructors teach Jewish prayers using AI-created songs...