Local Colleges Offer Passover Seders Far from Home
With Passover fast approaching, many college students will be heading back home to celebrate the holiday with their families. But not every student will...
These texts tell us we must find ourselves in one another
By Robbie Schaefer
Pikpa Refugee Camp, Lesvos, Greece. June, 2016.
“No problem?” asks Sahar, pointing at my guitar. This is her favorite English phrase. She is...
Lots of Purim Fun
Purim came in like a lion across the Washington area on March 6 — with a roar of boos for the evil Haman, dens...
Passover Fondue. Fun-do!
Passover is a joyous holiday and, in addition to the important rituals it involves, it delivers festivity and fun. With that in mind, we...
Md. among states with primary on first day of Passover
Maryland is one of four states with presidential primaries that fall on the first day of Passover next year and legislation has been introduced...
At Congregation Etz Hayim, a month of Chanukah celebrations
Congregation Etz Hayim had a big calendar of activities during the month of December.
“We really fill the days with Chanukah celebrations that make kids...
The shamash is the hidden light within us
By Rabbi Corey Helfand
This week’s Torah portion is Miketz, Genesis 41:1 - 44:17.
I have always found it interesting that we light the Chanukah candles...
First night lights
The first light of Chanukah appeared atop the National Menorah near the White House on Sunday evening. Lighting the National Menorah, a tradition in...
MoCo menorah lighting takes place in shadow of hate acts
"We are welcome. We are part of this community,” Montgomery County Council Vice President Andrew Friedson declared to the hundreds of people gathered at...
Public menorah-lightings withstand controversy, antisemitism, pandemic
The crowd for this year’s National Menorah lighting in Washington, D.C., is expected to exceed 4,000 guests. That’s the estimate of Rabbi Levi Shemtov,...
