When a colleague compared a mental health bill to the Holocaust, Shane Pendergrass interrupted...
It only took 54 seconds for Shane Pendergrass to stand up and call out another member in the Maryland General Assembly for diminishing the...
After two years, Shaare Torah finds its new rabbi(s)
Shaare Torah in Gaithersburg may be about to end a long run of instability. The Conservative congregation has hired husband-and-wife rabbis to begin work...
Temple Isaiah in-person preschool classes begin reopening
Six months after Temple Isaiah’s preschool went online in September of 2020, the program has begun reopening some in-person classes, and Preschool Director Meredith...
Elie Wiesel’s voice, as spoken by his son
What were vacations like in the Elie Wiesel family?
“Many of my friends would be going off to Palm Beach with their parents for their...
Md. House delegate compares bill to Holocaust
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A Maryland state delegate was interrupted yesterday after he made a reference to the Holocaust while speaking in opposition to a bill that lowers...
As border crossings spike, Arizona Jewish leaders call for action
By Nicole Raz
PHOENIX — Eddie Chavez Calderon lives his life two years at a time. That’s how often the Arizona Jews for Justice’s campaign...
Alexandria’s former mayor enters race
Allison Silberberg wants her old job back. From 2016 to 2019, she served as mayor of Alexandria until losing re-election to her vice mayor,...
The next major Jewish action is on behalf of Uighurs
When Rayhan Asat attended a Passover seder last month, its contours seemed familiar and different at once — especially the tradition of leaving a...
New Yom Hashoah ritual aims to bridge Holocaust remembrance to a post-survivor world
By Shira Hanau
Holocaust remembrance day programs in Jewish communities have stuck to a familiar form for decades, featuring Holocaust survivors sharing their stories followed...
Kehilat Shalom celebrates 50 years
It started with a newspaper ad in the Montgomery Village News calling for Jewish families to meet at Watkins Mill Elementary School for a...