4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (282+ words) By David J. Benger Same meal. Same neighbors. Different rules. On Aug. 25, the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel concluded that this arrangement is not merely strange. It is unconstitutional. The Office of Legal Counsel is the component of the Justice…...

4+ day, 23+ 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…...

1+ week, 3+ 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…...

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…...

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,…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (664+ words) Grace Gilson | JTA The Trump administration’s investigations into antisemitism at three elite universities were driven by premeditated political goals and violated federal law, according to an account by a former Justice Department attorney. The testimony of the whistleblower, Haley Van…...

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…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (877+ words) Rabbi Jacob Blumenthal’s first paycheck came from leading junior congregation at his childhood synagogue in Bethesda. Little did he know, he would go on to become the founding rabbi of a nearby shul and head the world’s largest network of…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (102+ words) Members of Women of Reform Judaism gathered, shared stories, engaged in conversation and got to know Temple Emanuel’s new cantor, Emily Short, Aug. 16. The post WRJ Members Get to Know Temple Emanuel’s New Cantor appeared first on Washington Jewish Week....

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (1781+ words) Sasha Silber | JNS Agam Berger was handed a small whiteboard and a marker on the afternoon of Jan. 30, 2025, in the back of an Israeli Air Force helicopter carrying her from Gaza to Beilinson Hospital in Petach Tikvah. Hamas terrorists had…...