David Schwartz ordained
Silver Spring native David Schwartz, of Riverdale, N.Y., is being ordained as a rabbi at Yeshivat Chovevei Torah.
After working for 20 years as an...
Epstein awarded
Carol B. Epstein, center, of Chevy Chase is awarded an honorary doctorate from the Technion–Israel Institute of Technology in Haifa on June 20. With...
A high Scout honor
The Boy Scouts of America (BSA), National Capital Area Council (NCAC), on May 28 presented Jeffrey Cohen, holding plaque, with the Silver Beaver Award,...
Confirmation at Temple B’nai Shalom
Participants in Temple B’nai Shalom’s June 9 confirmation class are, from left:
FRONT: Max Borenstein, Abigail Vogel, Sara West, Elizabeth Vichness, Sydney Dondes and
Alexandra Earle....
Ending Shabbat, welcoming the week
Mollie Bowman, center, holds the wine and spices, and Shelley Greenspan, right, holds the candle, at Jewish Women International’s D.C. Young Women’s Leadership Network’s...
Community | June 13, 2019
Beth Emeth confirmation class
Members of Congregation Beth Emeth in Herndon’s 2019 confirmation class are, from left:
Top row: Cameron Levin, Allison Silas, Gavin Tedder, Campbell...
Evening of community relations
The Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Washington brought 500 people to Congregation Har Shalom on June 5 for the agency's annual gala.
The JCRC...
Community | June 5, 2019
Address joins chevra kadisha institute
Rabbi Richard F. Address, founder and director of Jewish Sacred Aging, has joined the Columbia-based Gamliel Institute Institute as dean,...
Silverstein bat mitzvah
Jocelyn Rae Silverstein will become a bat mitzvah on June 1 at B’nai Israel Congregation in Rockville. She is a seventh grader at Lakelands...
Community | May 22, 2019
Schwaber awarded for civic achievement
Jeff Schwaber, third from left, won the Benjamin Ourisman Memorial Award for Civic Achievement at the Bender Jewish Community Center...
