Kehilat Shalom Celebrates ‘50-Plus-Two’
Before Kehilat Shalom opened in 1971, Gaithersburg was still, as its Wikipedia pages describes it, “a rural farm town.” But after a period of...
Ladies and Gents, it’s the Grayden Goldman Bar Mitzvah Show!
Bimah — the focal point of the synagogue where the Torah is read and the rabbi stands — means “stage.”
In December, 13-year-old Grayden Goldman...
A football first
Zev Mendelson, second from right, recited Chanukah blessings Sunday at FedEx Field
at the Commanders-Giants game.
CTeen and Chabad of Maryland organized the menorah lighting....
Birth
Rose Victoria Altman
Rose Victoria Altman (Ayelet bat Binyamin v’Tikvah) was born on May 19. Rose is the daughter of Trina Mizrahi and Benjamin Altman,...
B’nai Mitzvah
Evan Benjamin Silberglied
Evan Benjamin Silberglied (Ezra Binyamin), son of Steve Silberglied and Gail Ravnitzky Silberglied, became a bar mitzvah at B’nai Israel Congregation on...
Three students named by StandWithUs
StandWithUs has named three Washington-area students to participate in its programs. Sophomores Gabrielle Guigui, of George Washington University, and Philip Eigen, of American University,...
Friedland 40th
Melissa and Robert Friedland will celebrate their 40th wedding anniversary on Aug. 7. They met in D.C. in 1981 while attending medical and graduate...
Bottle dancers bring the simchah
Justin Regan | Special to WJW
Before going any further, Michael Pasternak would like to answer the question that’s already on your mind.
“They are truly...
Ochs joins OneTable education advisory board
Rabbi Vanessa Ochs, a professor at the University of Virginia, has joined the advisory board of One Table, a national nonprofit that empowers young...
Daphne Feigin named Bronfman Fellow
Daphne Feigin of Vienna is one of 26 high school juniors from across North America chosen as a Bronfman Fellow. The group will participate...
