Rachel Bergstein Instills a Love of Jewish History at CESJDS
Rachel Bergstein views Jewish history as the “connective tissue” of a Jewish day school, which is why she aims to foster a love of...
Shaare Torah Member Hannah Weisman Pioneers DMV Israeli Dance Troupes
What began as a sixth-grade hobby now allows Hannah Weisman to help connect dozens in the DMV to their Jewish heritage.
“I’m very big into...
Chevy Chase’s Rabbi Avi Strausberg Shares Love of Torah With All Ages
Rabbi Avi Strausberg was always drawn to Judaism, but didn’t find “her people” and calling as a Jewish educator until a post-college program.
She described...
Potomac’s Alex Band Creates Strong Jewish Foundations Through Bender Early Childhood Center
A self-proclaimed “JCC nerd,” Alex Band believes she has the most fun job at the Bender Jewish Community Center of Greater Washington.
The Potomac resident...
Cantor Josh Perlman Brings Love of Music and Learning to B’nai Israel for 25...
The cantorate runs through Cantor Josh Perlman’s blood: his father and three brothers are all cantors, and he grew up singing in his dad’s...
North Potomac’s Dawn Savage Steps Into Lead Role at Mason Hillel
Dawn Savage never saw herself going into Jewish communal work, as she “didn’t realize it was a thing.”
The Hillel chapter at James Madison University,...
Bethesda’s Rabbi Jonah Pesner Spearheads Social Justice Through Jewish Lens
Rabbi Jonah Pesner has a hefty job overseeing the Reform movement's justice work in 850 congregations across North America, keeping social justice and Jewish...
Jaclyn Talon Connects Young Jewish Families in Alexandria
Jaclyn Talon helps sustain Jewish life in her pocket of northern Virginia as a way to honor her maternal grandparents, who survived the Holocaust.
The...
Fairfax’s Erin Dreyfuss Boosts Enrollment at Jewish Day Schools
Erin Dreyfuss is a true Jewish professional, with past roles at a local synagogue, Jewish community centers, a Jewish nonprofit and a Jewish day...
Bethesda’s Noam Fischman Uses Legal Prowess to Guide Bender JCC’s Mission
Noam Fischman’s involvement in the local Jewish community comes in response to what he didn’t have growing up: thriving Jewish communal life.
“I had a...