Federation and USHMM: Strengthen both
by Dottie Bennett
Sunday, April 28 was a special day which involved two organizations I feel strongly about, The Jewish Federation of Greater Washington and...
Affirming our common destiny
The JFNA 2013 Rabbinic Cabinet mission of 32 rabbis to Kiev, Ukraine, and Israel offered the rabbis representing all denominations from across the country...
Happy Passover
Every erev Passover, I sit down with a number of different Haggadot, or with various pieces of information from the Internet.
I try to make...
Obama’s Message of Hope
I found the President's speech to Israelis inspiring and filled with hope.
The line impacting me the most was when he said peace begins "not...
New way to speak about Israel
For as long as I can remember, supporters of Israel have complained about how poor Israel is at hasbara (literally “explanation,” but in this...
The last first day
I have been thinking a great deal about the significance of this day, for it marks the end of a 29-year-streak. It is the...
Thoughts of Pierkei Avot in midst of a storm
As I made way to synagogue on Shabbat of last week, I saw the debris scattered across my lawn, as well as in streets,...
Rabbis lobby for Israel at U.N.
The old adage about the weather is applicable to the United Nations. Everyone complains about it, but no one seems to do anything about...
Dealing with our Jewish generation gap
I am, as I write this, about to depart for a lecture tour to the United States. While I consider myself fairly knowledgeable about...
