Stump the Rabbi!
By the staffs of Washington Jewish Week and Baltimore Jewish Times
Rabbi Hyim Shafner photographed by David Stuck
They say there are no dumb questions. Somehow...
Far-flung JCCs bring a single film festival to your living room
It’s a truism that in the Washington area, it’s hard to get a Marylander to cross the river into Northern Virginia, and vice versa....
‘Jews in Space’ exhibit lands at Jewish Museum of Maryland
Get ready to take one small step to the Jewish Museum of Maryland in Baltimore for its new exhibit,“Jews in Space: Members of the...
‘Schitt’s Creek’ Season 6 a happy ending
At this point in 2020, TV audiences have settled on their preferred forms of escapism.
My parents are on what appears to be the 137th...
A Jerusalem that doesn’t ring true to life
Review
“Jerusalem as a Second Language” by Rochelle Distelheim. Ashburn, Va.: Aubade Publishing, 2020. 283 pages. $17.95.
If Rochelle Distelheim paints an accurate portrait, the Jews...
Sukkot, the pandemic and a lynching come together in new art installation
For his latest installation, dancer and choreographer Adam McKinney drew inspiration from what may seem like disparate sources: the Jewish holiday of Sukkot, the...
Two Jewish families living the colonial high life
Review
"The Last Kings of Shanghai: The Rival Jewish Dynasties That Helped Create Modern China" by Jonathan Kaufman. New York: Viking Press, 2020. 298 pages....
Pediatrician and math teacher team up for children’s book
Raph the dodo isn’t like most birds. He can’t fly. But with those strong legs, he comes to find he’s proficient at another skill:...
This Jewish comedian has been helping rabbis nail their delivery on their High Holidays...
By Philissa Cramer
When the pandemic began, Alex Edelman was in the middle of a standup comedy tour of the United Kingdom, where he was...
Who’s muted right now anyway? D.C.’s Jewish improv comics take to Zoom
Before toilet paper shortages, mask etiquette, hand sanitizer and bleach wipes became a fixation for Washingtonians, Elizabeth Leff was elucidating a much older neurosis:...
