Arlington’s Jonathan Perlman Gives Back Jewishly Through Coffee

Like many people, Jonathan Perlman can’t start his day without a good cup of coffee. The engineering graduate took it upon himself to launch his...

Germantown’s Courtney Conner Elevates Jewish Education Through Art

Courtney Conner carries her love for teaching young children to the Reform synagogue she grew up attending. A lifelong member of Congregation Or Chadash, Conner...
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Liat Bershad Forges Community Through George Mason Hillel

Liat Friedman Bershad has always wanted to work with youth, so naturally, she wanted to be a teacher. “Then I realized that I really thrive...

Olivia Hazlett Facilitates Jewish Gathering in DC and Beyond

Olivia Hazlett seeks to bring Jewish people together. It’s something she does both professionally and on the side. Hazlett is the senior mid-Atlantic community manager...
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Ella Messler Upholds Democracy, Jewish Advocacy With the Nexus Project

It was the “obvious” next step for Ella Messler to pursue a career in Jewish advocacy after college. The recent graduate is a program associate...

Germantown’s Sam Taylor Finds Judaism And Himself

Sam Taylor is a man of faith. Jewish by choice, Taylor is the faith and religious life coordinator at Makom, a nonprofit organization in...
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Jacob Cooper: Creating Meaningful Jewish Gatherings in DC Area

Jacob Cooper loves being a leader and bringing young Jewish adults together in the nation’s capital through meaningful social events. He’s spent hours researching the...
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Reston’s Rayna Lifland Builds Jewish Youth Engagement

Rayna Lifland is carrying on deep familial roots as a third-generation Jewish northern Virginian. She educates Jewish teens as Northern Virginia Hebrew Congregation’s youth...
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DC’s Elyssa Ronik Matches ‘Top Talent’ With Hillel Chapters

One of Elyssa Ronik’s favorite aspects of Hillel is that the Jewish campus organization is pluralistic, meaning that there are many different ways to...
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DC’s Adam Cooper Brings Jewish Voices to the District

Adam Cooper combines his love for arts and culture with his strong Jewish identity and entrepreneurial spirit every day on the job. He is the...
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