‘Our Shared Bible’
by Suzanne Pollak
Staff Writer
A rabbi, a priest and an imam walked into the Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School May 10, and then...
Selling trees to get to Israel
by Julia Shedlin
WJW Intern
It is common for Orthodox students to take a gap year and study in Israel after graduating from high school, but...
Learning about racism
by Suzanne Pollak
Staff Writer
Anne Frank. Oskar Schindler. Jackie Robinson. Thurgood Marshall.
They were all there, and many more, as students and their families from Waldon...
Tuesday, April 16
Yom Ha’Atzmaut with
B'nai Israel Congregation
Celebrate the 65th year of Israel's independence with fun activities for children, Israeli-style “al ha-esh” barbecue including kosher hamburgers, hot...
Crohn’s disease
by Eric Hal Schwartz
Staff Writer
Our digestive system is a zoo, filled with trillions of dangerous bacteria. Thanks to billions of years of evolution, however,...
Chocolate Dipped Macaroons
Video of me making these on TV last year:
Macaroons
2 1/2 cups sweetened coconut flakes
2 egg whites
1 Tablespoon melted butter or margarine
1 teaspoon almond extract
1...
Leadership needed on transportation
The region's inadequate transportation network is a topic for discussion in the legislative sessions in both Maryland and Virginia. Upgrading and maintaining the current...
Lobbying rabbi happy with budget resolution
by Eric Hal Schwartz
Staff Writer
In December, an interfaith group of clergy took a bus ride to visit Congress. The mixed Christian, Jewish and Muslim...
