Fighting pestilence with Lewis Schrager
Lewis Schrager could have missed it. If he wasn’t Jewish, if he didn’t enjoy photography, if his young children had distracted him as he...
Championing refugees with Sam Witten
The plight of refugees concerns Sam Witten, as the former State Department official and Bethesda resident sees the Trump administration’s repeated lowering of the...
Talking agendas with Cheryl Kagan
Updated Oct. 24, 2019
At the pickle bar in Silver Spring’s Parkway Deli, Maryland state Sen. Cheryl Kagan (D-District 17) serves herself pickled tomatoes, dill...
5 questions for Tal & Steve Widdes
By Noreen Friedman
Tal and Steve Widdes are involved with a long list of Washington-area Jewish organizations, so much so that last summer, the Jewish...
5 questions for Rabbi Sanford Shudnow
By Noreen Friedman
Rabbi Sanford Shudnow is a retired Navy chaplain who divides his time between Silver Spring and Sydney, Australia, where his wife has...
Speaking of pride with Erica Brown
As the American Jewish population assimilates, author readings at synagogues, camping trips, cooking classes, happy hours and dating apps targeted at Jews are often...
In Stitches with Shirley Waxman
Shirley Waxman’s work is so recognizable at Washington-area synagogues that if a boy leaves his tallit behind, a synagogue will call the fiber artist...
