In NoVa, different paths to becoming bar or bat mitzvah
Lisa Downing was raised as a Roman Catholic. But as an adult, she said, she could not find her footing in Christianity. So she...
The time is now to document family history
By Bob Roth
The gold charm, fashioned in the likeness of a book, had my mother’s initials engraved on it and the date: 10/21/57. Polishing...
The new Florida? Record number of U.S. retirees relocated to Israel in 2021
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By Larry Luxner
TEL AVIV — A few weeks ago, Joel Tenenbaum, 81, and Marilyn Berkowitz, 84, arrived in Tel Aviv on an El Al...
He wanted to be an actor, and ended up as George Washington
By Jarrad Saffren
George Washington’s legacy is quite literally the United States of America. So when Daniel Shippey became the nation’s foremost Washington impersonator at...
New project to help seniors register for COVID vaccination
A few weeks ago, Dava Schub, CEO of the Edlavitch DC Jewish Community Center, had an idea that seemed out of reach. There was a...
Mollie Witow’s adventurous century
Mollie Witow has led a life filled with traveling and solar eclipses. She’s assisted German atomic scientists, worked as a librarian and volunteered with...
Smaller and older now, Beth Torah Congregation in Hyattsville retains its spark
Family-like. Welcoming. Diverse. That’s how people describe Beth Torah Congregation, which made its home for more than four decades in Hyattsville, Md.
However, the Conservative...
Tony Hausner’s genealogical journey
It was at a cousin’s son’s wedding in 1993 where Tony Hausner of Silver Spring learned he was related to a Hausner who entered...
Seniors spend quarantine putting memories on paper
During quarantine, people have had a lot more free time, and a lot more time to think.
Some members of Congregation Beth El of Montgomery...
I’m an older woman dating during the pandemic
By Lynn Rosenberg
At age 77, I was just beginning to truly appreciate my Jewish heritage when I met Dan, who is not Jewish.
My late...