Magen David Sephardic Congregation Celebrates a Sweet End to Passover
Forget last-minute pizza delivery or bagels to end the eight days of matzah that makes Passover both the most-observed and most-bemoaned Jewish festival. Moroccan...
Congregation B’nai Tzedek breaks fast with Muslim neighbors
At Congregation B’nai Tzedek in Potomac last month, Dr Talib M. Shareef, imam of the Washington Masjid, walked to the front of the sanctuary...
Now It’s Official. Congregation Beth Emeth Installs Rabbi Ferratier
Over a weekend of meals, music and special guests, Congregation Beth Emeth in Herndon installed Rabbi Warner Ferratier as its spiritual leader and energizer-in-chief,...
The Guys Are Back at Beth Sholom Congregation
Everywhere Maryland Gov. Wes Moore was, there was the crowd. The knot of well-wishers, handlers and selfie-takers moved with him across the event space...
Temple Sinai Celebrates Croen, Welcomes Rhodes
Cantors Laura Croen and Rachel Rhodes met in 2014 when Rhodes became associate cantor at Temple Rodef Shalom. Croen had been senior cantor at...
Congregation Adat Reyim Introduces ‘New Format Fridays’
Congregation Adat Reyim, in Springfield, has changed its Friday night Shabbat services.
Once a month, congregants at the independent synagogue host their own, specially designed...
Getting medieval at Congregation Har Tzeon-Agudath Achim
The grandeur of Constantinople. The inclusive society of Norman-ruled Sicily.
Those are the two places that Gary Fellman would visit if there were a time...
Congregation Beth El readies a new semester of adult education
Of Congregation Beth El of Montgomery County’s 1,000 members, almost 300 of them — as well as other Jewish learners across the country —...
Temple Isaiah Focuses on Disability, Awareness, Inclusion
“Does focusing on disability inclusion and equity as Jewish values need its own month?” Elie Klein asked three dozen people last week at Temple...
Old time music meets Jewish heritage
Nefesh Mountain is described as the place where American bluegrass and old-time music meet with Jewish heritage and tradition.
Singer Doni Zasloff with her husband,...
