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Silver Spring Preschoolers Learn About Rosh Hashanah
3+ day, 21+ hour ago (96+ words) Rabbi Eli Meir Zaks demonstrates the sounding of the shofar for preschoolers at the Silver Spring Learning Center ahead of Rosh Hashanah. The post Silver Spring Preschoolers Learn About Rosh Hashanah appeared first on Washington Jewish Week. Rabbi Eli Meir…...
Editorial: The Rebbes Go to Washington
4+ day, 22+ hour ago (378+ words) An extraordinary procession of Hasidic rebbes and Orthodox leaders descended upon the White House last week, some arriving by private jet, for what was billed as an opportunity to exchange Rosh Hashanah greetings with President Donald Trump. And then, naturally,…...
Opinion: The Stranger Among Us
5+ day, 2+ hour ago (619+ words) By David J. Butler As we prepare for Rosh Hashanah, the High Holy Days invite us to take stock of ourselves. We think about the year that is ending and the one about to begin. We reflect on the kind of…...
D'var Torah: We Need Each Other … Now and Always
1+ week, 4+ day ago (794+ words) Rabbi Corey Helfand This week’s Torah portion is Nitzavim-Vayelech Deuteronomy 29:9-31:30 In just over a week, Jews around the world will come out in droves to usher in and celebrate the Jewish New Year: family dinners, round challahs, apples dipped in…...
The ‘Whys’ of the High Holidays
1+ week, 4+ day ago (979+ words) Rabbi Jason Kimelman-Block thinks of High Holiday services almost like an opera. Some attendees study an opera ahead of the performance because there’s often “a lot happening” in the plot. “By studying it and learning, [services] will be a more…...
Schuster Takes Helm of Washington Jewish Week
1+ week, 4+ day ago (436+ words) I am thrilled to announce I have joined Mid-Atlantic Media as the new editor of Washington Jewish Week. We will work to deepen our engagement with our audience and create a publication that people turn to not only for news,…...
Woman Asked to Leave Alexandria Salon Files Civil Rights Complaint
1+ week, 5+ day ago (668+ words) The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law filed a civil rights complaint today on behalf of the Israeli American woman asked to leave an Alexandria salon after a dispute over Israel. The complaint alleges that the permanent makeup…...
Jonathan Levy Takes the Lead at Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School
1+ week, 5+ day ago (772+ words) Dr. Jonathan Levy jokes that working in education is the family business. It’s somewhat true — he was raised by a mother who served as a head of school, and a Bible professor father. His brother is a teacher, and so…...
Temple Micah Breathes New Life Into Haftarah
2+ week, 6+ day ago (722+ words) For many, the haftarah is the “forgotten stepchild” of Shabbat morning services, according to Rabbi Samantha Frank. “Everyone is so excited about the Torah reading, and then we just kind of have to get through the haftarah reading before we…...
Dog Days: Including Man's Best Friend in Jewish Tradition
3+ week, 1+ hour ago (1137+ words) It’s not every day you see a golden retriever or a poodle mix seated for Shabbat services. But that was the scene outside a Bethesda synagogue Aug. 14. Every summer for three years now, Congregation Beth El of Montgomery County has…...