Chabad of Bethesda: A miracle and a playground
A brand-new playground was the centerpiece of the Lag B’Omer celebration at Chabad of Bethesda.
A jungle gym, two slides and a four-way seesaw, it...
Beth Chaverim Reform Congregation: A toy drive for Afghan refugees
Rachel and Mark Zuckerman understand the importance of tzedakah — or charitable giving. It is something that they also try to instill in their...
Sixth & I expanding what it means to be holy
Rabbi Aaron Potek believes Sixth & I Historic Synagogue in Washington sets itself apart from other synagogues with its mixture of Judaism and popular...
German students reach out to local Holocaust survivor
Correction, May, 12, 2022, 12:25 p.m. Ann and Freddy Loeb's last name was corrected.
Ann Loeb had slammed the door shut on the first 13...
Northern Virginia Hebrew Congregation studies Jezebel
Rabbi Lia Bass aims to understand the Hebrew Bible on “different levels and Jewish lenses.” On April 24, she taught a class at Northern...
Temple Beth Ami at 50 years and counting
Over 50 years ago, seven Reform Jewish families wanted to have a place of worship in northwest Montgomery County. Within a month, Temple Beth...
Megdal brings ‘passion and care’ to new congregation
Corrected April 14, 2022, 10:30 a.m.
Rabbi Deborah Megdal was on what she calls a “life of the mind path” before she learned to “integrate...
At Washington Hebrew Congregation, there’s nothing better than a good question
When Washington Hebrew Congregation’s Rabbi Aaron Miller was in religious school, he was taught “the I and the Two H’s” — Israel, the Holocaust...
For the love of music at Kol Ami, the Northern Virginia Reconstructionist Community
Music is central to Jewish worship. At Kol Ami, the Northern Virginia Reconstructionist Community in Arlington, prayer is augmented by a musical ensemble of...
What’s happening at … Shaare Torah A lunch with little waste
When Shaare Torah celebrated Tu B’Shevat with lunch earlier this year, the amount of trash the synagogue made amounted to “a shopping bag full...
