Sixth grader’s ‘Safe-T-Tape’ aims to make walking safer
Do you know those bumpy indicators on street corners and subway platforms that make unfamiliar places safer and more accessible to people who are...
In the tents of MoEd
Behind Ohr Kodesh Congregation in Chevy Chase stands a series of connected tents. No, the circus isn’t in town. But the laughter of children...
Deni Avdija named to NBA’s Rising Stars team
By Rob Charry
As he tries to acclimate to the NBA, Deni Avdija got some much-needed good news: The Israeli first-year pro was picked for...
(PHOTOS) Ponies and Purim
Photos by Eric Schucht
As the story goes, Haman, through his own vanity, set himself up to lead his enemy Mordechai through the streets of...
B’nai Israel Congregation’s ‘A Peter Pan Purim’
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“Purim is about bringing happiness and laughter, forgetting your troubles for a little while,” said Naomi Gerstenblith, a member of B’nai Israel Congregation.
For the...
Russian-speaking Jews find a place of their own at American University
Kholodets is a dish that Katherine Kaplan savors. It’s meat and vegetables cooked in broth that turns to gelatin when it cools. It’s popular...
Pandemic brings ‘sister shuls’ closer
Shaare Tefila Congregation in Olney and Beth Shalom Congregation in Columbia are about 25 minutes apart by car. But when it comes to virtual...
Jewish officer named chief of Frederick police
By Toby Tabachnick
From the time he was a child growing up on Northumberland Street in Squirrel Hill, it was Jason Lando’s dream to...
Israeli Supreme Court rules state must grant citizenship to non-Orthodox Jewish converts
Israel must grant citizenship to Jews who converted to Judaism in Israel under non-Orthodox auspices, its Supreme Court ruled Monday, possibly igniting another round...
Shulamith Reich Elster, the ‘dean of Jewish education,’ dies at 81
Shulamith Reich Elster was known as a gift giver. Whether it was a book, some trinket or a memory, she never liked to leave...