Back to Camp with Jeff Dannick
Jeff Dannick still remembers a Jewish summer camp experience from 40 years ago, when he was a bunk counselor and theater and tennis specialist...
Hilary Smith Kapner Keeps Her Commitment to Israel
For Hilary Smith Kapner, 61, Judaism is a commitment in both her private and public lives. She’s a member of Congregation Beth El of...
Thinking Globally With Liza Levy
Liza Levy is a community activist who has received numerous awards and recognitions for decades of volunteer service in the D.C. area Jewish community.
A...
Recruiting for the bone marrow registry with Billy Begal and Kira Epstein Begal
For nearly 30 years, William “Billy” Begal has been a motivating force behind the Gift of Life Marrow Registry, a stem cell and bone...
Art and Intellect with Debra Band
Debra Band of Potomac is a scholarly artist of illuminated manuscripts of Jewish texts.
Descended from an eminent rabbinic family, her extensive studies of Jewish...
Rabbi David Finkelstein’s lifetime at Camp Shoresh
When Dave Finkelstein, then both a rabbinic and an MBA student, phoned his parents to tell them he wanted to be ordained as a...
Celebrating 25 years at Gesher Jewish Day School with Beverly Kramer
Beverly Kramer has worked at Gesher Jewish Day School for 25 years, but she’s been involved with the Northern Virginia institution longer than that.
Decades...
Hayley Finn: The New Play’s the Thing
Hayley Finn, the incoming artistic director of Theater J, is looking forward to experiencing the convergence of two of her life’s passions — Judaism...
Applause for Alan Elsner
After spending a professional lifetime as a global correspondent for The Jerusalem Post and Reuters, as a communications person for The Israel Project and...
Shelly Kupfer is committed to giving back to the community
Chevy Chase resident Shelly Kupfer, the former Jewish Federations of North America chair of National Women’s Philanthropy, spent eight summers of her childhood at...
