Turning on the heat with Arnie Hoffman
Arnie Hoffman made a career for himself as a master electrician. While he retired in 2014, his days in the workshop aren’t behind him....
Advocating for gun safety with Jennifer Stein
Jennifer Rand Stein can lay claim to many titles. She is a former attorney, mother of two college students, blogger, freelance legal researcher, small...
Getting involved in Northern Virginia with Alexis Cohen
By Ellen Braunstein
Corrected Feb. 11 12:45 p.m.
Alexis Cohen is a women’s philanthropy leader who knows the importance of building a cohesive community in Northern...
Blessing Congress with Howard Mortman
More than 400 rabbis have led opening prayers in Congress, and Howard Mortman can tell you about them all. In the dead of night...
Thinking eclectic thoughts with Rabbi Shmuel Kaplan
Two years ago, BB&T Bank and SunTrust Bank merged into a single entity: Truist Bank. Rabbi Shmuel Kaplan took note of the change. Why?...
Talking to animals with John Netzel
Outside Winchester lies a 13-acre property along Peacefield Lane that more than 60 animals call home. Those passing by might catch a glimpse of...
Making musical connections with Vladimir Fridman
Aside from a three-year stint as a civil engineer in Moscow, Vladimir Fridman crows that he’s never worked a day in his life.
“After three...
Fostering peace in the Middle East with Avi Meyerstein
Within the more than 5,000 pages of the budget bill were a few pages establishing an international fund for Israeli-Palestinian peace, with a budget...
Preserving Russian-Jewish identity with Ella Kagan
At the time, the presence of the photocopier was peculiar. Ella Kagan was at the Vienna airport after leaving the Soviet Union for good,...
Keeping faith with Maryrita Wieners
By Tony Glaros
Growing up in the Philadelphia of the 1960s, where it wasn’t uncommon to find as many as five Catholic churches within a...
