Zionist Congress closes after business as unusual
Liberal Israeli and Diaspora groups this week pushed back against an agreement by a coalition of Orthodox and right-wing groups that would have wrested...
Two years later, Pittsburgh synagogue shooting victims talk healing, loss
By Toby Tabachnick
PITTSBURGH — It’s been two years since a man wielding an assault rifle stormed the Tree of Life building in the...
Teen’s mission is to rally his generation against anti-Semitism
By Dylan Greene
It was back in January when Zack Singerman announced he was organizing what he called a “summit” against anti-Semitism. The 15-year-old’s target...
D.C. attorney general sues Washington Hebrew Congregation in sexual abuse case
The D.C. attorney general on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against Washington Hebrew Congregation, the latest round in a two-year-long sexual abuse investigation of the...
Long-lost friends from DP camp reunite after 71 years
PHILADELPHIA — Cantor Larry Brandspiegel believes everything happens for a reason.
It certainly seemed that way when his mother, Philadelphia resident Ruth Brandspiegel, was reunited...
U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum to reopen Monday
On Monday, the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum will reopen to the public. The museum will allow visitors from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. every...
Jewish news website at U-Md. goes in search of the elusive story
A year ago Mitzpeh, the Jewish student publication on the University of Maryland’s College Park campus, had no problem finding news to report.
Now with...
Md. 6th and 8th congressional candidates state their positions
Candidates for Maryland’s 6th and 8th Congressional Districts met via Zoom on Sunday, not to debate, but to explain their positions on the issues,...
Agudas Achim’s virtual concert to honor a mensch and a cantor
This was supposed to be Hazzan Elisheva Dienstfrey’s year. To celebrate her 20 years at Agudas Achim Congregation in Alexandria, the synagogue had planned...
Trope and audio lag: Torah lessons go virtual
By Ellen Braunstein
Special to WJW
On late afternoons, Sue Marx shares computer screens with her bar and bat mitzvah students on Zoom, bringing them Google...
