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For Melissa Goemann, juvenile justice reform is about making the justice system work for — not against — kids. A lawyer from Silver Spring, Goemann...

Ask Silver Springer Joelle Novey about her work and she smiles: “I like to say I talk to people sitting in circles of folding...

In 2018, Christopher Celiz was serving in Afghanistan as a leader of a special operations unit that included members of the 1st Battalion, 75th...

A  suspicious-looking person. An unfamiliar vehicle. A conspicuous package. Whatever the unusual occurrence, volunteers at Congregation Tifereth Israel in the District keep an eye...

Ilana Rothberg, 41, is a leader at both Agudas Achim Congregation in Alexandria and Gesher Jewish Day School in Fairfax, serving on the boards...

Bruce Turnbull is a voice for Jewish values rooted in social justice. He retired from four decades of practicing law and now applies his...

Dining out is food blogger Lori Gardner’s obsession. At Been There Eaten That (beenthereeatenthat.net), she shares stories and opinions, and sheds light on the...

Author, journalist and CEO of Moment magazine Nadine Epstein has created a Jewish community in her work and relationships. Epstein’s friendship with the late...

There was a time as a teenager when Jason Loewith aspired to become a rabbi. These days, as artistic director of Olney Theatre Center...

Sabrina Sojourner wears many hats. She is an advocate, a word artist, a “facilitator of important conversations,” as she puts it, a hazzan, a...